Maryland Budget Talks Signal Growth Amid Tax Proposals
Annapolis reports show the 1948 49 budget totaling 219.25 million dollars for two years from general and special funds. Senate Finance Committee favors the plan while support grows for cuts of 1 million dollars and a 1 cent gas tax to fund highway programs. House and Senate consider a 163 million highway expansion and a companion use tax, with debates on reapportionment lingering.
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Eastern Western Shore Bridge Plan and State Budget Talks
The article notes a proposed Chesapeake Bay bridge linking the Eastern and Western Shores as a climactic project. It covers Senate passage of two Sherbon Commission bills on tax returns, expected adjournment timing, and budget figures including general and supplemental funds. It also reports elected club membership at Franklin and Marshall College, and a bequest of 270000 to Washington County Free Library from Edward W. Mealer.
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Billingsley Sentenced to 10 Years in Davenport Case
Jack Billingsley once of Brunswick known as the brains of a local jail break began a ten year term in an Iowa State Prison. The action clears the way for trial of three other men in Baltimore on federal kidnapping charges related to abducting a taxi driver during the jailbreak. Authorities expect federal court handling for Hite, Ball, and Maukare amid related charges.
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Harry Fillenore Ball
Lloyd Roger Mauk
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Ridgeville
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Frederick County
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Fined $25 On Charge Tampering With Auto
Earl W. Fellows of Frederick was fined $25 and costs after pleading guilty to unlawfully tampering with Elmer H Gubert’s car glove compartment and taking a flashlight. A younger brother and two juveniles accompanied him. other attempted thefts involved a locked car with shoes but failed. Glen Honaker of Adamstown pleaded guilty to drunkenness and received four days in default of $5 fine. Oram forfeited $1 and $5 costs for additional charges. WILLIAMS REAPPOINTED as member of Interstate Commission. George Owbrlurns of Romney reappointed for term ending March 26, 1953. Commission includes representatives from PA, VA, DC, and the Federal Government to curb Pimac River pollution. From 1949-1954, male production rose 12 percent and egg production 40 percent.
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13 Men Jump Plane Lands at Fort Worth Air Field
The Army Air Forces 8 36 giant land based bomber made a safe emergency landing at Fort Worth Army Air Field after landing gear trouble. Twelve of the fourteen aboard parachuted over a wide area west of Fort Worth. six were injured. Pilot B A Erickson and co pilot Gus Green executed the landing. Technicians from Air Materiel Command Layton Ohio and two Curtiss Weight Aeronautical propeller division representatives were among the parachuted passengers. The ship had taken off from Fort Worth Army Air Field.
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Army Air Forces B-36 bomber details and bailout report
A routine test flight ended with four men bailing out after landing gear trouble. By 4.45 p.m. twelve had left the ship. Lieutenant Willams suffered a broken leg in his jump. The B-36 bomber features six Pratt and Whitney engines, a 230 foot wingspan, and a 182 foot fuselage.
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Atomic bomb carrier plane capacity tops past earlier models
The Air Forces announced a bomber able to transport an atomic bomb to any inhabited region and return without refueling during an attack. The craft, built for a normal range of 10 000 pounds of bombs, reportedly carries 36 tons at a reduced, undisclosed range, eclipsing the We 58-29 bombers used in World War II.
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Shortest Railway Tunnel Named in Appalachia Virginia
The Bee Rock Tunnel near Appalachia Virginia runs 30 feet and is claimed as the nation's shortest railway tunnel and reputedly the world’s shortest.
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