Admits He Fatally Shot Boy in Carroll County
Francis Vincent Welsh, 29, of Baltimore, admitted firing a .38 pistol that fatally wounded 12 year old Robert Stanley Baker in the rear of the Baker home barn at Pickett's Corner. State Police and Carroll County officials said the shot was accidental as Baker moved toward Welsh during a bottle shooting incident. The boy died at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
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Robert Stanley Baker
Pickett's Corner
Francis Vincent Welsh
Baltimore
Baker
Welsh
Carroll County
Donald Sponseller
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frank Baker
Richard Stallings
State Police
Welsh Tallings and Corp
James Poteet
Corp. Poteet
C. M. Waltz
Winfield
L. C. Stitely
Transcontinental Dial Calling By End OL Year
Newark May 3 Transcontinental dial calling by telephone subscribers will be in place by year end New Jersey Bell says The Englewood exchange will originate the first coast to coast dial call Installation of equipment starts next month The trial will let 19 000 Englewood customers dial directly to 11 000 000 telephones nationwide Cities reachable early include San Francisco Boston Philadelphia Providence Fitzsburgh Cleveland Detroit Chicago Milwaukee Oakland and Sacramento Additional New York state offices to follow
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey Bell Telephone Company
Englewood, N. J
Englewood Exchange
Englewood
San Francisco
Boston
Philadelphia
Providence
Fitzsurgh
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Milwaukee
Oakland
Sacraento
New York State
New Law Aids Sewer And Water Systems
Maryland officials announce a new state law to speed up and expand funding for community water and sewer projects. The Earth Board says the measure will aid towns in building and upgrading essential infrastructure.
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Baltimore
Stateearth Board
Maryland
Opinion Checks If Alderman Rice Can Become Mayor
City Attorney E Austin James said he would report that Alderman Donald B Rice is eligible to become mayor of Frederick upon Mayor Elmer F Munshower's resignation to become State Police superintendent The inquiry drew on National Institute of Municipal Law Officers letters and local attorney opinions The 1937 charter change addresses this situation, though general law disfavors a mayor resigning to take another public post Officials expect resignations to take effect June 1 with a new Democrat alderman to be chosen.
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E. Austin James
Donald B. Rice
Frederick
Elmer F. Munshower
National Institute of Municipal Law Officers
Nimlo
James
Rice
Board of Aldermen
James Marlow Washington
Keiauyer Crime Committee
John Q
John
Kefauver Committee
Senate Crime Bills To Be Offered Soon
Washington reports Senator O Conor announced crime investigators plan to introduce anti crime bills within weeks. He said committee lawyers will work with bill drafting experts to shape proposals to curb underworld syndicates. Tobey highlighted public official collusion and warned against overreliance on federal law.
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Washington
O'Conor
D-Md
Senate
Rudolph
Halley
Kefauger
Dtenn
Kefauver
Congress
Tobey
R-Nh
American
New York
Frank Costello
America
Time Piece Neutral At Shepherdstown
The Shepherdstown town clock in West Virginia displays eastern standard time on the east and south faces and eastern daylight on the west, a feature that generated fame last year during a daylight saving controversy. The clock remains mysterious this year as it shows two different times.
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Shepherdstown
W. Va
Louis and Savold Set for Polo Grounds Title Bout
The International Boxing Club announced that Louis and Lee Savold the British recognized heavyweight champion from Englewood New Jersey will fight in a 22 round bout at the Polo Grounds on June 13. The report notes the bout as a major event in a moderately active market.
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New York
Louis
Lee Savold
Englewood
N. J
Polo Grounds
International Boxing Club
Father Kills Eight Children Then Ends His Life
In Lenoir North Carolina an unemployed sawmill worker Ralph Gragg shot his eight children ages three to fifteen and then killed himself with a shotgun after setting their six room home ablaze. Neighbors heard a bang about 815 PM as the blaze started. Gragg's body was found in a hallway and several children showed skull fractures. Coroner Marshall Kincaid and Sheriff George Greer noted the family misfortune followed Gragg's unemployment since an accident last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenoir
N. C
Ralph Gragg
Marshall Kincaid
George D. Greer
Gragg
Deeds Recorded For Sales Of Properties
Deeds were recorded in the clerk s office for multiple property transactions. Arthur G Sherald and wife transferred to M Robert Ritchie Jr a 117 acre farm in New Market district valued around 27000. Nathan J England s 293 acre Urbana district farm sold to Charles P Staley around 25000. Dorothea W Harris transferred to Frederick W Weitzel the Harris Jefferson boulevard Braddock Heights residence about six rooms for about 19000. W Ivan Harshman sold a 115 acre Myersville farm to Paul R Ahalt for about 14000. LeRoy M Masser sold a Rocky Springs road Edgewood residence to F Leo Wickless for about 7500.
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Arthur G. Sherald
M. Robert Ritchie
New Market District
Nathan J. England
Urbana
Charles P. Staley
Dorothea W. Harris
Frederick W. Weitzel
James H. Harris
Jefferson Boulevard
Braddock Heights
W. Ivan Harshman
Paul R. Ahalt
Myersville
LeRoy M. Masser
F. Leo Wickless
Rocky Springs Road
Edgewood
85 Miles an Hour Chase Through Baltimore Streets
Police pursued a car through downtown Baltimore at 85 mph early today firing six shots. The chase for two miles went the wrong way up a one way boulevard toward the Johns Hopkins area where a barricade stopped the vehicle. Eighteen year old Leonard Lockett emerged after crashing the barricade and was charged with car theft and numerous traffic violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Leonard Lockett
Vogeler in Hospital for Hungary Prison Isolation Recovery
Robert A Vogeler will enter Bethesda Naval Hospital today to recover from 17 months in a Hungarian prison cell. He was held in solitary confinement and now seeks medical treatment and rehabilitation at the military facility in Maryland.
Wyandotte Students Visit Frederick For Exchange Week
Twenty three Theodore Roosevelt High School students from Wyandotte Michigan will tour Frederick and nearby sites during a weeklong exchange. Highlights include a governor interview in Annapolis a visit to the Naval Academy and trips to Baltimore Washington D C and Camp Meade. Social events feature a reception at Ceresville an exchange square dance and group activities at Hood College Gambrill Park and Barbara Fritchie home with a farewell banquet planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt High School
Wyandotte
Mich
Frederick
Michigan
Frederick High School
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin
Annapolis
U. S. Naval Academy
Wyendotte
Harpers Ferry
Frederick High
Mid-West
Jack Crum
Millard Crum
Ceresville
Bailtmmore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Ballimore
Fort McHenry
Camp Detrick
Army Camp
Washington
White House
Smithsonian Institution
Washington Monument
National Art Gallery
Congressional Library
Capitol
Brann
Hahn
Barbara Fritchie
Ancy
Key Monument
Hood
Hood College
Rotary
Gambrill Park
Chamber of Commerce
Carl Hardwicke
Lyle Lyons
Roosevelt High School
Rotation Priority To Front Line Doughboy Rotation Priority To Front Line
Tokyo May 3 front line Doughboys gain priority in the Army rotation program for Korea. Combat soldiers require six months service for eligibility while rear echelon personnel must complete a full year. Tel Aviv May 3 Israeli claims Syrian forces breached a frontier north of the Sea of Galilee and entered Israeli territory.
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Tokyo
Korea
Tel Aviv
Israel
Sea of Galilee
City Workers to Get Pay Increases Next Week
City employees will receive small raises with the next salary period. Hourly workers gain five cents per hour while weekly-rate staff get two fifty per week, totaling about one hundred thirty dollars annually. A six month tenure is needed for paid sick leave, and vacation with pay runs June to June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krayoy Elmer F
Britons End Free Teeth And Glasses
London reports Parliament approves a bill to charge Britons half the cost of eyeglasses and dentures for three years. The vote was 262 to 3 amid lengthy debate as Labour MPs split, conservatives abstained, and Bevan and two ministers had recently resigned over health policy shifts.
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London
Mary
Fotiny
House of Commons
Laborite
Rif
Aneurin Bevan
Florida Governor challenges Kefauver to public debate
Gov. Fuller Warren accuses Sen. Estes Kefauver of hiding behind senatorial immunity and libel, offers to debate on Washington Capitol steps. He calls Kefauver a "head line-hungry hypocrite" and vows a June challenge to meet in public, liable for statements. Also notes a potential pill treatment for pernicious anemia and early detection efforts by a New York Medical College team.
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Tallahasee
Fla
Fuller Warren
Florida
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Tennessee
Capitol
Washington
Kefauver
Washington, D. C
Cleveland
New York
Medical College
Kefauver Crime Report Left John Q Public Untouched
The Kefauver committee bares how gambling fuels crime and corrupts politics. It found widespread vice, noted TV hearings spurred public awareness, and warned that reform hinges on Congress despite sixteen reports and 29 recommendations.
National Grange urges three man pesticide commission
The National Grange proposed to Congress a three man national pesticide commission to pass upon the safety of new chemicals used in preserving foods and in controlling bugs and blights. The idea was presented in a statement by J T Sanders legislative counsel for the Grange to a House committee probing taste of chemicals in food products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Grange
Congress
National Pesticide Commission
J. T. Sanders
The
Grange
House
Skirmishes Mark Front Line Struggles in Korea May
Tokyo May 3 reports say skirmishes break the quiet on the Korean front as UN patrols probe a Red buildup for new offensives. Four clashes saw tanks advance from Seoul, a Chinese regiment driven back northeast of the city, and a six hour engagement near Chuncheon. Two U S F 80 jets were shot down with pilots presumed killed as ground actions and air strikes continued along the western and central fronts. Intelligence notes indicate three Communist divisions could strike Seoul from the northwest amid broader preparations by forces in the Hwachon hills and central plain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Seoul
Ye Pukhan
Chunthon
Eight Army
oMeer
Hwachot Reserevair
Reds Peddle Propaganda In Washington
In Washington a probe into Chinese propaganda shows copies of People’s China promoting an international sales scheme with Hong Kong postmarks and a Foreign Language Press masthead. The magazine touts Sino Soviet ties and U.S. and foreign subscriptions at discounted rates via New York agents.
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Washington
People's China
Associated Press Bureau
Hongkong
Peiping
Red China
Chou En-Lai
U.N
Korea
America
China
Soviet Union
U. S
U.S
Dodger
New China
International News Company
Stéchert-Hafner, Inc
New York
Hugh Cuthbert
Cuthbert
MacArthur predicts more ground troops for Korea
Washington dispatch reports Gen Douglas MacArthur warning that a few additional ground troops could be drawn into Korea if supported by the full naval and air effort he has urged. He testifies before Senate committees that Soviet Russia is largely defensive in Siberia and says Moscow has been misreading U.S. plans. The hearings, conducted behind closed doors with a censored transcript, focus on MacArthur's outlook on Far Eastern policy and his disputes with the administration over blockade and air action against China.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
Russia
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations
MacArthur
Siberia
Russell
D-Ga
Far East
Butler R-Nebi
Nussia
U. S
Japan
Tugsia
Atto
Soviet Union
China
Truman
Senate
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O’conor
Tron
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Tocay
North Carolina
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Congressional Committee
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Chrsisnt
Reds
Vouglas MacArthur
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Manchuria
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