MacArthur Proposals Mean War Sparks Debate
Gen. Omar N. Bradley told Senators the United States is not ready for a showdown with Russia and would not risk world war by adopting Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Korean war proposals. He said the Joint Chiefs view such plans as dangerous, risking global conflict and pulling the U.S. into the wrong war at the wrong time with the wrong enemy. Bradley defended the current limited war strategy in Korea and warned impatience could threaten peace and the readiness of American forces.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
United States
Russia
Douglas MacArthur
Brady
MacArthur
Red China
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Korea
Soviet Union
Joint Chiefs
Army
Navy
Air Force
Far East
Council Backs Prosecutor Against Gambling in Frederick
The Frederick County Council of Religious Education held an executive session at the Y M C A and unanimously endorsed State's Attorney Charles A. Price's opposition to gambling. The group expressed support for Price's enforcement of Frederick county laws and urged cooperation from the Christian community in this law enforcement effort.
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Frederick County Council of Religious Education
Charles A. Price
Frederick
Frederick County
Price
Flint Hill Church Transferred to Urbana Circuit in June
At a May 14 adjourned conference the Trinity Methodist Charge voted unanimously to transfer Flint Hill church to the Urbana charge effective June 10. Rev Dr J C Milian presided and outlined benefits for both circuits. Rev L Gene Stewart has past two years at Flint Hill, renovating interiors and improving the cemetery and Parish Hall. Stewart to lead final service this Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
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Trinity Methodist Charge
Flint Hill
Urbana
J.C. Milian
Washington West
Trinity Charge
Trinity Church
Frederick
Brook Hill
Yellow Springs
L. Gene Stewart
Flint Hill Church
Trinity Circuit
J. H. Balthis
Stewart
Urbana Circuit
J. W. Kuschel
Baltimore
Westminster
Mr. Stewart
Returned to duty after slight Korean wound
Pfe. Charlee L. Waskey of Lander was slightly wounded in Korea on April 24 and returned to duty on May 1 with the 8th Army Field Artillery Battalion. He has served in Korea since August 1950 and graduated Frederick High School in 1945.
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Otis C. Waskey
Lander
War Department
Pfe
Charlee L. Waskey
Korea
Waskeys
Pfe. Waskey
8Th Army Field Artillery Battalion
Waskey
Phc
Frederick High School
Breckenridge
Fort Lewis
Wash
Charles Waskey
H. Q
F. A
San Francisco
Calif
Crackdown On Spiraling Profits Johnston Plea
Washington May 15 Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston urged Congress for powers to enforce a national crackdown on spiraling profits across sectors from farms to unions and industry price sheets. He pressed for removing the 16 000 cap on fines under the defense production act and extending economic controls to rents and commercial rents to create a unified stabilization program.
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Washington
Eric Johnston
Senate Banking Committee
Johnston
Deeds Recorded For Sales Of Properties
Deeds were recorded in the clerk's office for the sale of several properties. Mr and Mrs John R Miller sold to Mr and Mrs George J Cottrembis a farm of about 175 acres and improvements in Jackson district for around 100000. Mr and Mrs R Eldred Carpenter sold to Mr and Mrs Harvey C Burns property on the west side of the county road from Route 40 to Linganore creek near Pearl for about 9500. Mr and Mrs Carroll FE Ayres sold to Mr and Mrs Ernest King the former David Meeks property on Second avenue in Brunswick for about 3500.
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John R. Miller
George J. Cottrembis
Jackson
R. Eldred Carpenter
Harvey C. Burns
Linganore Creek
Pearl
Carroll FE. Ayres
Ernest ©. King
David Meeks
Second Avenue
Brunswick
Baruch calls for global defense and bigger U S military
In a Virginia Military Institute speech on George Marshall Day Bernard M Baruch urged a huge increase in U S and allied military strength to back a global defense against communism. He emphasized unity of strength and the need to mobilize national power before pursuing unified foreign policy, while avoiding direct reference to MacArthur.
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Lexington
Bernard M. Baruch
George C. Marshall
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Baruch
MacArthur
George Catlett Marshall
Virginia Military Institute
Free World
U. S
America
VMI Honors Gen Marshall at Marshall Day ceremony
General George C Marshall visited Virginia Military Institute in Lexington on Marshall Day receiving the state's Distinguished Service Medal from Governor Battle amid parade ground ceremonies and arch dedication honoring his alma mater. Bernard Baruch spoke at the event as cadets honored Civil War casualties J May 15 also marked New Market Day. A class reunion dinner followed after Marshall testified in Washington on MacArthur firing. Washington Ways and Means panel voted to raise the federal gasoline tax from 2 to 2.5 cents a gallon.
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Lexington
George C. Marshall
George
Virginia Military Institute
George Catlett Marshall
Marshall
George Washington
Stonewall Jackson
Virginia
John
Battle
Bernard M. Baruch
New Market
VMI
Washington
General MacArthur
Weather masks Chinese move in Korean offensive buildup
Tokyo reports rain drenched Chinese troops pushing south in central Korea as UN forces brace for a new Red offensive next week. Spearheads 12 miles south of the 38th parallel threaten central front lines near Kapyong and Pukhan river, with air reconnaissance limited by clouds.
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Tokyo
Jin
United Nations
Kapyeng
U. S. Eighth Army
U. N. Lunes
Eighth Army
Kapyong
Pukhan River
Seoul
Hongchon
U. N
Sariwon
John Randolph
Mobilization Chief Warns U S Unity Needed Over Capitol Hill Folly
Washington May 158 mobilization director Charles E. Wilson urged American unity at the 1951 industry armed forces conference. He blasted Capitol Hill squabbles as foolish and warned that disclosure of congressional documents could aid the Communist enemy by decoding secrets. Wilson addressed 1,000 industrialists from six national associations of military contractors.
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Washington
Charles BE. Wilson
Capitol Hills
Pan
Capitol Hill
Wilson
Toys Lost In Million Dollar West Virginia Fire
A Marx Toy Company warehouse burned in McMechen West Virginia at about 4 am destroying about 125 000 cartons of toys and a box car full of goods estimated at around 1 million dollars No injuries were reported and fire crews from Wheeling McMechen Moundsville Glenwood Glendale and nearby Ohio towns fought the blaze all night The loss was described as unofficially at least 1 000 000 with higher estimates possible and the fire was brought under control after about four and a half hours
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McMechen
W. Va
Marx Toy Company
Leslie Body
Ohio Valley Board of Trade
Marx Company
Baltimore and Ohio
Bradley Kincaid
Weirton Times
Paul Downs
Wheeling
Moundsville
Glenwood
Glendale
Ohio
Stock Prices Break Sharply On New York Exchange
Prices fell up to five dollars a share in a selling rush on the New York Stock Exchange. The ticker ran four minutes late at times as trades were recorded. No immediate reason was given, though brokers cited adverse economic and political news. After about half an hour, many heavy stocks rebounded from their lows, with oils, rails, steels and motors hardest hit.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Temperature to reach near ninety by Thursday
The city and county face several days of rising warmth with a forecast near 90 degrees by Thursday. Today’s high is expected around 82 after a cool overnight low near 40. Yesterday’s airport maximum reached 74.
OPS to issue price control rules easing chain use
Washington May 15 The Office of Price Stabilization plans to relieve thousands of small retail stores including hardware dealers from price control rules requiring detailed chains. An OPS official said final details of the regulation are being worked out.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Two Magistrates Hear Cases in Odd Courtroom Scene
In a chaotic session the two magistrates held separate hearings in the courthouse basement. John Palmer Poff of Bristol Virginia was convicted of larceny and intoxication, with sentencing on the larceny delayed after his record check. Edward Gross of near Burkittsville was found not guilty of assault and battery after defense argued self defense. Edward Page of Frederick was found guilty of trespassing. a $25 fine was suspended. A hotel guest, John Lenin of Westville New Jersey, was identified postmortem in a downtown Baltimore hotel bathtub.
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Peoples Court
Court House
John Palmer Poff
Bristol
Wibur F. Sheffield, Jr
Marshall Murray
Poff
Sheffield
Baltimore
John Lenin
Westville
N. J
Mobile Field Bakery To Demonstrate Army Combat Bread
Visitors at Camp Detrick Arm ed Forces Day open house will see a mobile Quartermaster bakery from Fort Lee, Va. The 18 enlisted men and one officer will demonstrate on moving troops bread production using a platoon setup and nine-truck system. Two complete mixes will yield about 1,300 pounds of bread for roughly 3,000 visitors over three and a half hours. A second display unit, an Army reclamation platoon from Fort Lee, will repair clothing and canvas with sewing machines in tents nearby.
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Camp Detrick
Armed Forces
Army Quartermaster Mobile
Army
Quartermaster Corps Training Center
Fort Lee
Yilds
Camp Detrick Armed Forces
Camp Detrick Field House
Allen A. Haut
Field House Planned for Rosedale Park in Frederick
The Rosedale Civic Association canvasses western Frederick seeking 2000 to fund a 20 by 40 foot field house with basement and first floor for Kid witer Park. Ground set aside by Mr and Mrs Jacob Kid witer, volunteers offer labor, and Hoy Scout troop to use basement. association officers named.
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The
Rosedale Civic Association
Frederick
Kidwiter
Rosedale
Rosemont Avenue
Macnella Avenue
Seventh Street
Military Road
Jacob Kidwiter
Roert P. Marsh
Rosedale Association
Hoy
Woman Told To Get Work In Maryland Case
Mrs. Ruth Diggs, colored, Urbana, mother of five, found guilty of contributing to the delinquency of her children by Associate Judge Patrick M. Schnauf fer in Circuit Court. A sentence of 18 months in Women's Prison was suspended with two conditions: stay away from her three young children placed in foster care and get a job. The judge questioned welfare payments of 105 dollars monthly as wasteful, noting the State should not fund such aid. Evidence from the juvenile case described neglect, irregular school attendance, and visitors at the Diggs home. State Trooper Harold Basore testified that men stopped at the Diggs home for water during a road project visit. he corroborated the jail transport detail for another individual.
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Ruth Diggs
Urbana
Patrick M. Schnauffer
House of Correction
Harold Basore
Diggs
Dices
Phenomenal Gain Seen in Frederick Bank Clearings
The Frederick Clearing House Association reports fiscal year clearings ending May 2 rose by about 11 million dollars to 63,972,827.48, one of the largest year increases on record. The rise reflects stronger business activity and higher checks, with a new monthly high for April and a total for the year ending May 2, 1950 at 60,972,527.48.
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Frederick
Frederick Clearing House Associaion
Jan Upttern
Embezzlement Charge Filed Against Singapore Driver
Roger Lindsey of Singapore posted a $2000 bond after arrest on an embezzlement warrant for $5000 from Shipley's Bottling Works. He is believed to have operated a cash collection route for years, altering duplicate slips to report less cash. The State's Attorney will present the case to the September grand jury.
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Roger Lindsey
Singapore
Lindsey
Shipley
Dess
Welfare case reveals hardship and alleged assault
The testimony describes a mother with welfare aid spending most of her funds on rent and food while her children go without shoes or clocks. Mrs Diggs admits not sending kids to school at times, citing poverty and hunger. The judge notes about eight dollars a month remained for food and necessities as rats threaten shoes and winter wood cutting is mentioned.
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Roger Grishert
Trapped Youth Caught After Escape Attempt At Locker Plant
A one year old youth was apprehended by City Officer Alton Twentey after attempting to flee Arcticaire Inc locker plant on South Wisner Street at 4:20 a.m. James Donald Toms surrendered when fired upon. Police say canned meat and a fragment of cash were found on him. Several other nearby break ins were investigated and nothing of value was stolen at most sites. Toms faces breaking and entering charges with a $1500 bond pending further questioning.
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Alton Twerley
James Donald Toms
West South Siree
Twentey
Arcticaire, Inc
South Wisner Street
Twenty
Arctbaire
Swentey
Grouth
Denver
Lieu
Frank Dorsey
Oficer
William Bopat
Toms
Frank Furters
Bopst
Estos Motors, Inc
East Patrick Street
Boost
Tater
A. W. Niendenus, Inc
Frederick
West Patrick Street
Tatler
Nicodemus
Robert
iNo
Fred M. Straley
Five Day Forecast for Maryland and Delaware
Fair and warm weather dominates, Wednesday through Saturday, with showers possible Saturday or Sunday and a cooler trend Sunday. Temperatures average 6 degrees above normal. highs near 70 to 75, lows from 45 in the mountains to the mid fifties along the Delmar Peninsula and eastern Maryland.
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Maryland
Delaware
Delmar Peninsula
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U.S
Council
Ervin I. Eisenhower
E. J. Eisenhower
Johnsville
Gen
House
Ways and Means Committee
Edward Gross
Burkittsville
Edwin F. Nikirk
Gross
Harry Cole
Lilly Mae Gross
Cole
A. D. Hasenbucjer
Edward Page
Pauline C. Blumenauer
College Avenue
H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Page
Mobile Field Bakery
Camp Derrick
Field House
Melvin Oden
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