Air Show Set For June 5 In Frederick
Frederick will host an air show on June 5 featuring six Blue Angels from Corpus Christi Texas. The aircraft will fly east to participate in Naval Academy graduation exercises and appear at Anacostia Field before traveling to Frederick. Jet planes helicopters parachute jumps and aerobatic stunts are planned with local pilots also performing.
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Frederick
Municipal Air Field
Delaplaine
Navy Department
Blue Angels
Corpus Christi
Texas
Naval Academy
Anacostia Field
D. C
John
Jaycee Committee
Dickerson Man Dies After Self-inflicted Rifle Wound
Dickerson resident Curtis Baker 46 died at Frederick Memorial Hospital after shooting himself with a .22 rifle during a minstrel show night at the Dickerson school. A note left at home indicated self-inflicted death. Police say the bullet entered the mouth. state police assisted. Funeral services set for Monday at Hilton funeral home Jamesville with burial at Monocacy cemetery Ballsville.
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Dickerson
Farry Curtis Baker
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Montgomery County
Baker
Iis
George Sroneburg
Gordon M. Smith
Barnesville
William B. Hilton
Walter
Katherine Baker
Wat Vicinity
Ethel Baker
William
Kathrine
Betty
Irene Baughanan
Hilton Funeral Home
Jamesville
Monocacy
Safety Patrol Parade Draws 20000 In Washington
May 14 Washington hosts 20000 safety patrol volunteers from 17 states and DC for the 13th annual Constitution Avenue parade. The program supports traffic safety in 6,000 communities protecting 8,000,000 children, with 450,000 additional patrols nationwide. Logged transport from county group to the event followed by buses bringing others. Senate moves to study a coal mine safety bill as Senator Neely of West Virginia is named chair of the Labor subcommittee. A hearing is set for May 18.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Constitution Avenue
Sam
Earing
Eely
D-W.va
Senate
Neely
See Three Billion Deficit Next Year
Congressional tax experts estimate a $3.0 billion deficit for the fiscal year starting July 1, higher than President Truman's $900 million projection. Earlier talk had suggested deficits up to $5 billion. The estimate rests on expected tax revenues about $2.1 billion below Truman's forecast due to weaker business activity.
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Washington
Truman
Joint
Senate House Tax Committee
Hood May Day Festivities Include Coronation Night
Hood College celebrates May Day with a coronation in Hudson Outdoor Theater at 7:30 p.m. Prince Hood is followed by Queen JoAn Schmitt of Tarentum and Anne Howell of Richmond. The Marionettes perform A Midsummer Night's Dream, with fallback in Frederick High School if rain.
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Hood College
Hudson
Prince Hood
Joan Schmitt
Tarentum
Anne Howell
Richmond
Marionettes
College Dramatic Society
Hudson Theater
Frederick High School
Meyran
Coblentz Hall
Andrew G. Truxal
Father's Club
Fathers’ Club
Francis Scott Key
C. Walter Kleist
Frederick
Friends of the Library
Delaplaine
Truxal
Vivian Wolfe
Sally Wills Holland
Theseus
Duke of Athens
Nancy
Douglass
Inglewood
Calif
Hippolyta
Moris Dreller
Washington, D. C
Philostrate
Joan Geiss
Elkins
Lysander
Kathryn McDougall
Paterson
N. J
Puck
Robin Goodfellow
Donna Morthouse
Tyrone
Titania
Yonkers
N. Y
Peter Quince
Jean Waples
Baltimore
Nick Bottom
Nancy Hoskins
West Chester
Francis Flute
Thisbe
Elizabeth Enterline
Ashline
Tom Snout
the Wall
Doris Nygren
Mineola
Snug
Mary Ellen Wood
Robin Starveling
Anne Frankel
Plainfield
Biss Madeline Taylor
Uniontown
Boy dies in driveway accident near baseball game
Scottdale Pa May 14 Richard Thorn drove from a home driveway to a baseball game, killing his five year old brother Arthur who lay in the driveway. Coroner Joseph Check said the death was accidental and there will be no inquest. In Washington Truman nominates Gordon Gray to be Undersecretary of the Army with authority to run the department until a new secretary is named.
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Scottdale
Richard Thorn
Richard
Arthur
Ball Gate
Joseph Check
Gray
Washington
Truman
Army
Gordon Gray
Oiling of Alternate 40 and Route 641 to Start in Frederick County
State Roads officials announced a minimal oiling program will begin Monday on Route 641 from Johnsville to Simpson's Mill and on Alternate Route 40 from the city west to the Washington county line, a 12 mile stretch. Work aims to finish within a week with no traffic interruption amid ongoing bridge cleaning and painting across county roads including Ceresville, Carroll Creek, and Frederick Junction bridges, plus 140 cats eyes installed at Worman's Mill intersection.
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Frederick County
Thomas G. Mohler
State Roads Commission
Johnsville
Simpson's Mill
Washington County
Mohler
Ceresville
Carroll Creek
West Patrick Street
Frederick Junction
West Pattrick Street
Potomac River
Brunswick
Worman’s Mill
Murder Trial Delays as Pvt Dennis Testifies at Guam
A court martial in Guam on May 14 heard Pvt Herman Dennis defend himself in the rape slaying case of 27 year old Miss Farnsworth. Dennis testified he watched a movie eight miles from the jade shop where she worked the night of Dec 11. Prosecution witnesses placed him near the theater and near the shop earlier. The trial recessed until Monday for final arguments.
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Guam
Roth Farnsworth
Herman Dennis
Dennis
Miss Farnsworth
Body Found In Baltimore Church For Decent Burial
Chicago May 14 police say a former Baltimore woman and her husband abandoned their two year old daughter’s body in a Baltimore church to ensure she would receive a decent burial. John Golik 30 and wife Jean 29 held. Golik bond $5000. Body found Oct 23 1946 in St Mary’s church. Authorities say death from exposure and negligence.
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Chicago
Ella Blake
Baltimore
John Golik
Jean
Golik
St. Mary’s Church
Western Europe defenses urged as first priority for aid
The State Department warned Western Europe defenses are weak and invite aggression. It proposed a 1950 arms aid program of about 1.13 billion dollars for North Atlantic Pact nations and 320 million for Greece and Turkey, with total near 1.45 billion, plus executive flexibility to address emergencies. The plan emphasizes three forms of military aid: production support, direct arms and equipment, and U.S. technical training.
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Washington
State Department
Europe
United States
Department
Congress
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Western Europe
U.S
Damage to Bridge Closes County Road
A bridge on New Design road was struck by a car Friday afternoon, damaging the rail and substructure. Traffic halted. Ballenger Creek road to be used as a detour. Driver Lloyd Biggs, 132 A West South Street, escaped unharmed. Repairs not until Monday. no charges filed. The incident prompted police and county road crews to warn motorists.
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County Roads Board
Ballenger Creek
Lloyd Biggs
West South Street
Roads Board
Cvounty
Biggs
Two Bethany Beach Hotels Fire Swept
Flames swept two Bethany Beach hotels causing about 100000 dollars in damage. The blaze, started by a cigarette, rapidly destroyed Warren's Hotel and an adjacent restaurant while Hilda's Apartments also burned. No occupants were present in either hotel. Bethany Beach is a resort town south of Rehoboth, known for summer visitors from Washington and nearby areas.
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Bethany Beach
Del
Rehoboth
Washington
Warren
Hilda
Salesman Held Up Near Westminster in 6 Hour Ordeal
Herbert F. Horne a 40 year old Baltimorean, said two men forced him at gunpoint to drive toward the Pennsylvania line. They robbed him of 5.75 dollars, beat him, tied him with a belt and necktie, and left him by the road before he freed himself and got help. He said they referenced another robbery and Friday the 13th.
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Westminster
Herbert F. Horne
Main Street
Horne
Pennsylvania
Shim
Plan for North Atlantic police force discussed by Senators
Washington May 14 A group of Senators led by Mundt and Hendrickson weighed an international police force for the North Atlantic alliance. Mundt backed including Spain Turkey China Argentina and other non Communist nations under UN oversight. Hendrickson remained cautious awaiting UN backing. Ely Culbertson proposed a 12 pact nation contingent force run by a central council with the US holding two votes. Abilene holds a new record as 702 days without a traffic death in the city limits.
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Washington
North Atlantic Alliance
Mundt
R-Sd
Hendrickson
R-Nj
Spain
Turkey
China
Argentina
United Nations
Ely Culbertson
United States
Barber Shop Quartet Group Plans Frederick Chapter Form
Monocacy Valley Association sponsors a public meeting at 7:30 p.m. Friday May 20 in the YMCA auditorium to form a local SPEBSQSA chapter in Frederick. John R Fitzpatrick chairs. organizers invite male residents with singing voices to join or form quartets and promote park concerts and recitals.
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Barber Shop
Frederick
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
Barber Shop Quartet Singing In America, Incorporated
Monocacy Valley Association
John R. Fitzipatrick
Mr. Fitzpatrick
Spebsqsa
Tulsa
Okla
Tunnel May Be Reopened Tomorrow
At New York Port Authority inspection, the Holland Tunnel is set to reopen to New York bound traffic by tomorrow morning after a truck bombing left 250 feet of tunnel ceiling damaged and caused $1,000,000 in losses. New Jersey bound tube reopened earlier. cause under investigation with no confirmed negligence.
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New York
Austin J. Tobin
New York Port Authority
Tobin
New Jersey
Hudson River
Jersey City
Lower Manhattan
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Air Force Band to Perform at Frederick High School
The United States Air Force Band under Lt. Col. George S. Howard will give a concert next Wednesday at 8 30 p m in the Frederick High School auditorium. Presented by the Frederick County Teachers Association the event is open to the public with reserved seating for lecture series holders and general seating for others. The band formed in 1942 by W O Ail Heiberg numbers 121 members and has played for presidents royalty and allied envoys. It can segment into a marching band orchestra and various ensembles.
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United States Air Force
George S. Howard
Frederick High School
Frederick County
Jobless Pay Claims Dip in Latest Week
Washington on May 14 reports jobless insurance recipients fell by 57,000 to 1,980,000 for the week ending May 7, first drop in a month, while new claims rose from 322,100 to 354,000 in the same period, per the Federal Security Agency.
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Washington
Federal Security Agency
Congress roll call shows Truman program fading fast
The Nation Today notes mid May as Congress nears half its session with few major items enacted. Housing bills progress. labor and Taft-Hartley changes loom. Medical insurance lacks chance. minimum wage likely rises only modestly. Social Security, civil rights stalled. farm program praised and criticized. Tax hike remains on the table amid opposition. The president’s program appears increasingly unlikely to advance.
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James Marlow
Washington
Congress
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Senate
House
Organized Labor
Ines
Irving
Social Security
Agriculture Brannan
Limited Self Rule Approved in Western Berlin
Berlin May 14 United States Britain and France approved self rule for western Berlin under limited Allied supervision. Western commandants signed a statement of principles giving Germans direct administrative control of the western city area while reserving broad Allied oversight on disarmament reparations de cartelization foreign relations displaced persons and police supervision. A four power conference was called to address lingering confusions since the blockade was lifted.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Maryland University Commencement Planned for June 4
University president Dr. H. C. Byrd announced that commencement day ceremonies will be held Saturday June 4 in the Fifth Regiment Armory Baltimore. Transportation for graduates from seven College Park colleges poses space concerns as on campus facilities are insufficient.
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College Park
University of Maryland
Fifth Regiment
Baltimore
H. ¢. Byrd
Eisler Not Taken From Polish Ship
Southampton officials failed to land Communist Gerhart Eisler from the Polish steamer Batory after a long delay and tense negotiations. A special court session was planned, with Eisler on a $23,500 bond and facing possible U.S. prison terms. Scotland Yard and Polish officials coordinated a second-landing option as the Batory remained offshore near Cowes.
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Southampton
Eng
Batory
Gerhart Eisler
Scotland Yard
Eisler
New York
Congress
United States
Uberty
London
Cowes Road
W. E. Bray
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Elsler
Gdynia
CBS
Richard Yaffee
Stand Collapse Injures Twelve At Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis May 14 Twelve persons were injured when a wooden grandstand section collapsed during qualifying at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway crowded with about 5 000 fans. Speedway official Joe Quinn said injuries occurred when people fell through two boxes in Grandstand B at the center of the southwest turn. Firemen quickly controlled a nearby field fire to cause little damage.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Joe Quinn
Safter
The
Speedway
Grandstand B
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