Man Shot Self After Unknown Injury Along Route 40
A man found along Alternate Route 40 after a gunshot to the head was treated at Frederick s Hospital. Officials say he may be blind from head injury and cannot be identified from initial clues. He denied Coast Guard service and had no ID. The reportedly well-dressed, unemployed drifter ate nearby a few hours before the shooting, and a sawed off pocket pistol was used. Fingerprints will be checked by the FBI. Denise Darcel and Peter Crosby obtained a marriage license in New York, planning a October 16 ceremony. Crosby listed as builder, address Chevy Chase Maryland.
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D Wredericks Hospital
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Marine Inspection Bureau
New York City
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Stearns
Coast Guard
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New York
Denise Darcel
Peter F Crosby
William C Shaw
Los Angeles
Crosby
Chevy Chase
Johnson Sees U. S. As Peace Protector
Former Defense Secretary Louis Johnson told the American Legion convention that the United Nations can protect peace and deter North Korean aggression. He urged a strong UN response and warned against Kremlin aggression, noting atomic power as a deterrent. Johnson spoke as a private citizen and Legionnaire from West Virginia. The Legion urged tough action by the UN police authority, including atomic weapons if needed. President Truman sent a letter stressing calm, resolve, and unity amid distrust as Florida was invited for next year’s gathering.
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America
United Nations
Defense
Louis Johnson
National Convention of the
American Legion
North Korea
Johnson
Korea
Kremlin
West Virginia
George Marshall
Legion
Russia
Dean Acheson
Truman
Florida
Fuller Warren
Legionnaires
Vincent A Carroll
Philadelphia
Legion Convention Opens With Multifaith Chaplains
Arch bishop J Francis A McIntyre opened today's convention in the absence of Father Edward J Carney O B A Navy chaplain. The Legion plans an election next month as committees on conventions accept invitations. Secretary of Defense George C Marshall urged universal military training, saying it serves American and world interests amid fears of downsizing. Red metal composition is four parts copper to one part tin.
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Los Angeles
Father Edward J Carney
Lawrence
Mass
Legion
Father Carney
David Lefkowitz
Shreveport
Marshall
Clarksburg to Inaugurate Street Lights on October 20
Community Association members were told last Friday that Clarksburg will inaugurate new street lights on October 20. An extension along Boyds Road to Clarksburg School is planned. A bazaar to celebrate the installation is chaired by Cal G G Nevitt. The fire pond committee led by Maj. Granville Marts, Henry Hough and Col. Mevitt reported site surveys and will liaise with the Soil Conservation Service before selecting definite locations.
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Clarksburg
Boyds Road
Cal G G Nevitt
Granville Marts
Henry Hough
Col. Mevitt
McKeldin Leads GOP Campaign Tour in St Marys County
Theodore B. McKeldin headed a Republican campaigning swing through St Marys County with the full slate of county candidates. The group spoke to residents in Hollywood Lexington Park and California, stopping at gas stations and stores, while John Marshall Butler and William A. Gunter joined for a late afternoon and evening rally at the county courthouse. Expended $5,669.76 reported in Cumberland for Lang campaign on Oct 10.
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Hollywood
Lexington Park
California
John Marshall Butler
U. S. Senate
William A Gunter
McKeldin
Butler
Gunter
Cumberland
Lang
Campaign finance note in Allegheny county election
A statement filed at the courthouse by Matthew J. Mullaney as political agent notes the Lane fund balance at 2930 dollars. No expense account for George P Mahoney, who carried the county by about 900 votes over Lane, has been filed.
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Gany County
Court House
Matthew J. Mullaney
Lane
George P Mahoney
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