Snow, rain and floods hit Sabillasville area
Rain and snow blanketed Sabillasville with about seven inches on the ground after two nights of heavy snowfall. Monocacy River rose to 15.5 feet at Jug Bridge then fell to 13.54 feet as county roads reopened. Widespread rain and winds eased, though flood warnings persisted and a damaged Form A washed away in the Monocacy near Frederick Junction.
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Sabillasville
Weather Bureau
Jug Bridge
Ceresville
Buckeystown-Urbana
County Roads Board
Foxville-Garfield
State Roads Commission
Garrett County
Salamander Tower
Potomac Edison Company
Rockwell Terrace
Carroll Creek
Flat Run
Emmitsburg
Conduit Foundation Co
Philadelphia
Frederick Junction
Furnace Ford
Italian Premier Seeks Authority to Quell Communist Uprisings
Premier De Gasperi asks for broad power to quell Communist uprisings that have spread violence, bloodshed and work stoppages across Italy. He warned deputies of difficult times ahead as Nh. Giornale D'Italia called Wednesday's general strike a Moscow directed spring offensive.
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Rome
Ainde de Gasperi
Italy
Christian Democrat Party
Nh. Giornale D'Italia
Resignation Accepted In Truman Era Army Post
In Key West on March 24 President Truman reluctantly accepted the resignation of Tracey St. Voorhees from the post of Undersecretary of the Army.
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Key West, Fla
Truman
Tracey St. Voorhees
Army
Supreme Court to rule on loyalty program for government employees
Miss Dorothy Bailey, in a non sensitive position with the U S Employment Service, was fired after the loyalty board found reasonable grounds for belief she was disloyal. The case rose through district court and the D C Circuit, which split 2 1, with Judge Edgerton dissenting, who argued Bailey deserved a fair trial and a face to face with accusers before punishment. The Supreme Court now weighs whether the loyalty process violates due process and constitutional rights.
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James Marlow Washington
Supreme Court
Dorothy Bailey
U. S. Employment Service
FBI
Miss Bailey
Communist Party
United States
U.S
U. S. District Court
U. S. Court of Appeals
Barrett Prettyman
James Proctor
Henry W. Edgerton
Edgerton
Fred
Rotten Winter Leaves Frederick Kids Short of Snow
Frederick youngsters rue a mild winter with scarce snow for sledding ice skating and snowball fights. County areas see up to 12 inches in the north while the city remains sparsely covered. Maryland Day brings a Saturday legal holiday with banks and offices closed and parking meters free.
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Frederick
Court House
Maryland
Explosion damages H L Mills gas station on East Patrick
An explosion at the H. L. Mills service station on East Patrick Street around 9 55 this morning caused a fire and heavy damage to the building and contents. No injuries were reported. Owner and mayor Herman L. Mills estimated about 2000 in damage and said experts would be brought in to inspect before resuming operations.
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H. L. Mills
East Patrick Street
Harold S. Smith
Harry W. Wilt
Loudoun County
Smith
Herman L. Mills
Frederick
Mills
Hagerstown
Frank Keefer
Harold
H L Mills
East Partick Steel
War Time Pepper Not Essential in U S
The Munitions Board announced the country can get along without pepper in an emergency. Pepper stockpiling has ceased after studies by the Armed Forces Quartermaster Food and Container Institute found pepper has no preservative properties and is not essential in an emergency.
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Washington
Munitions Board
Armed Forces Quartermaster Food and Container Institute
Eisenhower to be Called as Witness by Senate Panel
Senators on the Appropriations subcommittee voted unanimously to ask General Dwight D. Eisenhower to testify on his view that the U S has disarmed beyond safety. The session was closed to the press and involved funding for the armed forces. Market opened with a brief sell-off, then steadied as shares fell fractions to about a point before slowing.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Senate Appropriations
Red Cross Nears $10,000 Goal in County Drive
County Red Cross drive nears its $10,000 target with $8,939.43 on hand as final week begins. Admiral Allen G. Quynn, campaign chairman, sets 3 p.m. March 30 deadline for all returns to headquarters at 22 South Market Street. Volunteers can call 1605 for pickup. County districts Braddock Heights Catoctin Tuscarora exceed quotas. city total over by $1,700. Camp Detrick exceeds its $340 goal with $746.14.
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Red Cross
Allen G. Quynn
Frederick
Admiral Quynn
Braddock
Braddock Heights
John H. Harbaugh
Catoctin
Charles L Leatherman
Tuscarora
Harry M. Free
Governmental Offices and Schools Committee
Wayne C. Neely
Joseph D. Baker
Camp Detrick
Harold Isbel
Roland FE. Beldon
James L. Lovell
John S. McNulty
City Candidates Must Sign Loyalty Affidavits Under State Law
City officials note that nominees from the two major parties for city office must sign affidavits under the Ober law. The affidavits attest that candidates do not advocate overthrow of the government or belong to subversive groups. Some city employees may also be required to sign. Availability of the certifications is not yet known.
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Richard E. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Red Turns Green Aboard the M S Batory at Sea
Red Russia's Valen tin A Gubitchevy wears a greenish tint after sailing to New York aboard the Polish vessel M S Batory. He began seasick after leaving Ambrose Light on Monday and heads home to the Soviet Union after a spying conviction. He chose a 15 year term or exile from the United States.
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M. S. Batory
Russia
Valentin A. Gubitchevy
New York
Gubitchev
Ambrose
United Nations
Soviet Union
United States
Western Maryland Roads Cleared Of Snow Drifts
Western Maryland highways were cleared of snow drifts today and flood threats vanished as rain swollen rivers crested well below the danger stage. The State Roads Commission used a new rotary plow in Garrett County to clear the Giantville Bittinger section of Route 435. Marslands eastern county remained near normal by noon though sleet on top of snow left some slippery roads.
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Cumberland
Maryland
State Roads Commission
Garrell County
Worksop
Marslands
Belgians Rally in Wrathful Protests Over King Leopold Return
More than 15 000 workers paraded in Brussels and smashed streetcars amid a 24 hour general strike called by Socialist unions. Police were overwhelmed as protests spread to Wallonia with hundreds of thousands striking nationwide. Spaak warned Leopold’s return would bring grave trouble as Catholic unions opposed the walkout. The event marked the largest anti Leopold demonstration in Belgium since 1940. Leopold’s return had been endorsed by a March 12 advisory referendum with 57 percent support.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold
Paul-Henri Spaak
Wallonia
Flanders
Antwerp
pro-Leopold Social Christian (Catholic) Party
Complaint Filed Against Another Antihistamine
The Federal Trade Commission charged Whitehall Pharmaceutical Co. of New York with false and misleading advertising for Kriptin antihistamines, following prior actions against Bristol-Myers Co. and Anahist Co. Inc. in New York. The cases label all three firms’ antihistamine ads as unfair and deceptive.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission Today
Whitehall Pharmacal Co
New York
FTC
Bristol-Myers Co
Anahist Co., Inc
The
Trade Commission
Defense bill authorizes vast military construction program
Washington March 24 The Howe Armed Services committee approved a military construction bill totaling about 689 million with 181 for air defense projects. The Air Force Navy and Army gains include large sums for US base construction and overseas outlays, plus new interceptor stations and a central intelligence center amid Cold War nuclear concerns.
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Army
United States
Navy
Alaska
Air Force
Central Intelligence Center
Camp Detrick
Rent Controls Lifted From Some Apartments
The Housing Expediter lifted controls on unfurnished five room or smaller apartments in buildings with over four rentals in the Baltimore defense rental area. Rentals exceeding $100 per month on Feb 1 determined decontrol eligibility. The order applies to apartments that had been renting above the threshold for over a month.
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Washington
Baltimore Defense
Beall Backs Memorial Highway Plan for Route 15
Congressman J Glenn Beall said he will cooperate to revive the Washington to Gettysburg memorial highway proposal and seek Federal funds for Route 15 north from Frederick. He noted his Public Works chairmanship and plans to contact Maryland and Pennsylvania lawmakers as the project eyeing a Frederick to PA line route moves forward.
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J. Glenn Beall
Washngton
Gettysburg
Frederick
Beall
Public Works
House of Representatives
Moorsland
Pennsylvani
Charles K. Bowers
Chamber of Commerce
Russell H. McCain
Maryland State Roads Commission
Washington - Gettysburg
Tydings
Maryland
Myers
Pennsylvania
Othe Maryland Roads Commission
Washington
Pennsylvania Line
80 000 Railroad Men May Go Out On Strike
Chicago March 24. A nationwide strike threatens again in the dispute over adding a third crew member on diesel locomotives. In a vote by more than 80,000 Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen members an overwhelming majority authorized a strike if a favorable settlement cannot be reached. President David Robertson announced no strike date yet, as negotiations continue with a committee of general chairmen. The union claims about 110,000 members on 160 U.S. railroads.
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Chicago
Some &0
Brotherhood of Firemen
David Bobertson
Rail Brotherhood
Robertson
U. S
Dole Applications Show More Are Idle Baltimore
Maryland unemployment rose to 83,600 in February from January with 1,400 more jobless. Lulls in retail and construction and railroad layoffs tied to a coal strike cut employment to 62,000 mid February, a 2,800 drop from January and 28,000 from February 1949, though manufacturing gained 1,100 in January and reached 204,100 in February.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Department of Employment Security
Bladensburg Town Councilman Charged After Gambling Raid
Bladensburg councilman Pi Josias A. Cobb is charged with permitting gambling in his house after a raid led by former police chief Henry J. Nebel. Nebel claimed he was not informed of his suspension. Cobb posted bond and was released under 100 dollars for Hyattsville police court appearance.
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Bladensburg
Pi Josias A. Cobb
Henry J. Nebel
Cobb
Hyattsville
Theft probe in Montgomery County near Dickerson
State Police and Montgomery County police were investigating a theft from a local resident near Dickerson. A man allegedly involved crossed from Frederick to Montgomery counties and was taken into custody, but definite information was unavailable.
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Montgomery County
Near
Dickerson
Frederick
Montgomery
Huge Trust Fund To Back Pension Plan Backing Chrysler Pension Trust
Detroit March 24 Chrysler Corp loc day offered to set up a 30 million dollar trust fund to back its promise to pay ten dollars per month pensions to its 89,000 employees. The proposal came as the strike expanded to 140,000 workers in its 59th day. The UAW criticized the plan, insisting on equal administration and a funded trust. Chrysler said the fund would guarantee pensions for five years and expand medical benefits while eliminating a separate kitty fund. The company claimed the cost would be borne by Chrysler with partial insurance payments by the employer. The union seeks six cents per hour for pensions and benefits. Chrysler did not provide an hourly price tag.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp. Locday
Cio-United Auto Workers
Das
Chrysler
Ford
UAW
Chrysley
Chryslers
Chrysler Corp
Three Are To Be Questioned In Storekeeper Axe Murder
Centreville March 24 three Negroes arrested by State Police and jailed in Queen Annes county for questioning in the axe murder of storekeeper Winchester Smith. State's Attorney Edward Turner said suspects picked up yesterday as detectives hope for an early solution to the killing believed robbed for cash. Smith, 70, was found Sunday night with a crushed skull in his country store. the axe lay near the body and the pocket contents were turned inside out.
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Centreville
Queen Anne’s
Winchester Smith
Edward Turner
Smith
Firefighting Crew Lands United Plane Safely
A United Airlines twin engine aircraft, flying from Akron to Newark, diverted to Philadelphia after crew members fought a 15 minute fire near the automatic direction finder. Pilot Paul C. Cane and co-pilot Frank Farrell used a hand extinguisher as smoke spread over Lancaster leg. The fire was out by touchdown at Philadelphia International Airport.
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Philadelphia
United Airlines
Paul C. Cane
Metuchen
WN. J
Lancaster
Akron
Newark
N. J
Cane
Frank Farrell
Sunken Japanese warships sold for scrap at Kure
Japan sold three battleships and two cruisers sunk in the war for scrap. The Ise Haruna and Hyuga battleships and the Aoba and Trump cruisers were purchased by a steamship firm two salvage firms and a contractor. They lie at the bottom of Kure anchorage after U S bombings from World War II.
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Tokyo
Japan
Ise
Haruna
Hyuga
Philippine Sea
Aoba
Trump
Kure
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Griffiss Air Force Base
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Howe Armed Services Committee
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