U S Tank Inflicts Breakthrough in Korea Front
Fifty American tanks led a sunrise assault eight miles through Chinese lines in eastern Korea near Mundung and Heartbreak Ridge. Gen Van Fleet visited the front as U.S. forces pressed a hard-fought advance amid air clashes and ground counterattacks.
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U. S
Korea
James A. van Fleet
Heartbreak Ridge
Mundung
Qine
38Th
Kim Sung Ridge
Heartbreak
U. N
Yonchon
Pyongyang
Gas Price War Intensifies and Local Court Plea
A fierce gasoline price war spreads through eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey with Philadelphia retail gas at 15.9 cents a gallon including taxes, tied to refiners cutting tank wagon prices. The article notes ongoing price competition, other cities easing, and a court case where James Wedge was found not guilty of failure to provide support, with several fines listed for traffic offenses.
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New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
Seattle
H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Peoples Court
James Wedge
Centerville
Howard Oram
Baltimore
George
Truman Puts Finish On Memorial Library
A letter soliciting funds for a Harry S. Truman Memorial Library and noting potential tax savings drew 12 sharp White House replies. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch said Truman disassociated and would have stopped it. Senator Anderson drafted the letter and claimed it was not broadcast, saying it was sent to about 50 to 100 people as friends of the President.
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ST. Louis
Harry S. Truman
White House
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Truman
Anderson
D-N ME
Washington
Albuquerque
N. M
Deeds Recorded For Sales Of Property In Emmitsburg Area
Deeds were recorded in the clerk's office for several property sales. George H. Miller and others sold to Harry H. Swomley Jr. a 163 acre farm about one mile southeast of Emmitsburg for roughly 32000. Russell R. Main sold property along the Yellow Springs to Hamburg road in Tuscarora district for about 10000. Edith H. Shank sold about eight acres of pasture land along the East Church street side of the county road for around 4000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Miller
Edward Fleagle
Ora Grace Miller
Harry H. Swomley, Jr
Emmitsburg
Russell R. Main
John T. Alexander
Yellow Springs
Hamburg
Tuscarora
Edith H. Shank
John Renn
East Church Street
Day of Atonement Yom Kippur Observed in Faithful Fast
The most solemn feast in the Jewish calendar began at sunset. Yom Kippur requires a complete fast from sunset to sunset for adult Jews and older youths. Prayers of confession and atonement fill synagogues as worshippers seek purification. Butter Advances on Chicago Market Hit 70 Cents Wholesale
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Crime Probers Ready To Quit
Maryland crime investigating committee announced it found no organized rackets in the state and will not pursue deeper inquiry. Five members supported stopping the probe while three favored continuing the inquiry, with votes reflecting divisions among senators and delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Legislative Council
McLaughlin
Washington County
Turnbull
Baltimore County
White
Wicomico County
Derr
Frederick County
Dempsey
Della and
Melnicore
McNulty
Anne Arundel County
Crothers
Cecil County
Delegate Riggin
Somerset County
Armistice Day Observance Planned for November 12
Francis Scott Key Post No. 11 American Legion will hold its Armistice Day observance Monday November 12 instead of Sunday to avoid church service conflicts. A program and guest speaker are planned. Past Commander Night highlighted the meeting with J Alfred Catsail honored for 1950 51 service and a roll call of former leaders.
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Francis Scott Key
American Legion
Memorial Park
Court House Park
Richard W. Graham
J. Alfred Catsail
G. Ernest Lipps
James G. Conroy
Wilbur W. Baler
Thomas E. Williams, Sr
W. M. Ray Spurrier
Robert E. Clapp, Jr
Alvey M. Norwood
Francis Perrott
Irving M. Landauer
Charles 8. Houck, Jr
F. Lester Smith
H. S. Rohrer
Department
R. M
Aerial Erected for City Police Radio at City Hall
A new radio aerial was raised forty feet above City Hall and stands about eight feet above street level. Isaac Hankey installed the aerial, replacing the chimney attachment to fix dead spots in patrol car communications. Tests were planned this afternoon to verify coverage across city property including water sheds, and the lower height removes the need for a CAA blinker light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Issac Hankey
CAA
Troopers Assigned Here at Frederick Barracks
Three State Police troopers recently trained are assigned to Frederick Bar racks B. They are Troopers James Lewis Joseph V Stakem and Edward Crowther. Trooper Harry Bowman moves from Waldorf Barracks to the local barracks. Lewis and Stakem are natives of Cumberland while Bowman Crowther hail from Hagerstown.
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Frederick
James Lewis
Joseph V.stakem
Edward Crowther
Harry Bowman
Waldorf Barracks
Lewis and Siakem
Cumberland
Bowman and Crowther
Hagerstown
Fire damages Peoples Finance office on Court Street
A hole burned in the floor of the Peoples Finance Company at 31 North Court Street as the wooden floor ignited around 11:45 this morning. Firemen from the Independents and Citizens forced entry, finding the fire started beneath the first floor and unable to determine its origin.
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Court Street
Peoples Finance Company
North Court Street
Independents
Acquittal in Braddock Heights nuisance case
Bruce Remsburg, a Braddock Heights transportation operator, was acquitted in Circuit Court of maintaining a public nuisance after a trial before Associate Judge Patrick M. Schnauffer. The jury found the evidence insufficient to prove the nuisance beyond a reasonable doubt amid conflicting testimony about blocks to traffic and noise from milk cans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Remsburg
Braddock Heights Transportation Company
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Remsburg
Urner Avenue
Heights
Schnauffer
Robert T. Fincke
Maryland Avenue
Route 40
Remshburg
Rebecca McCutcheon
William Shook
William Fisher
Frank W. Rothenhoefer
Thomas 8
Glass
Frederick
Charles A. Price
W. Jerome Offutt
Rermsburg
Thompson
Herbert Thompson
Charles Wingert
East Fifth Street
State Reformatory
Frank Dorsey
Martin Kanode
Wingert
Draft Board Quits On Induction Policy
A three man local draft board in Lexington resigns in protest of the selective service policy to induct childless married men while deferring college students. The board calls the order discriminatory and refuses to subscribe. Gov. Wetherby unavailable for comment. A second item reports the Treasury plans to issue up to 1.25 billion dollars in bills to fund income tax payments after March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Selective Service
Lawrence Wetherby
Interstate Commerce Commission approves 39 percent fare rise
Washington Ort 10 The Interstate Commerce Commission today granted the Southern railroads a 39 percent increase in passenger fares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Southern Railoads
Heavy Frost Hits City and County With Ice Overnight
A killing frost struck parts of the county while city temperatures held at 34 degrees. Ice formed on buckets in Unionville and flowers and vegetables suffered frost damage. Frederick reported white fields and frost on rooftops and windshields but no killing frost. West of the city some areas stayed frost free. The observer forecast cooler tonight near 35 with no afternoon high, then sunny and warmer tomorrow and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unionville
Frederick
Senate probes widen in tax bureau scandal whispers
House investigators pressed for Treasury Secretary Snyder views as Ways and Means members weigh conflicting testimony on irregularities in the Internal Revenue Bureau. The hearings center on James P. Finnegan, former St. Louis collector, who denies any improper connections between legal fees and unrelated insurance business involving his family. Investigators anticipate extending scrutiny to Boston, Detroit, San Francisco and other offices.
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Washington
House
Internal Revenue Bureau
Truman
James P. Finnegan
Internal Revenue
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
San Francisco
Finnegan
Hugh Finnegan
World Series tied after 444 innings in game six
In today’s sixth World Series game the Yankees and Giants were tied 1 to 1 after 444 innings. Casualties update from Washington reports 86,382 American service members killed or wounded in Korea, up 1,731 since last week. Columbus Day Friday October 12 prompts banks to close city and countywide.
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Innnings
Yankees
Giants
Washington
U. S
Korea
Embezzlement Case Heard Before Jury
A Circuit Court jury heard that Roger Lindsay a 31 year old former Shipley bottling works distributor allegedly embezzled over 5000 dollars in 1950 on one count of the indictment. Associate Judge Patrick M Schnauffer presided. Lindsay denied the charges saying he did not defraud the company. Key witness William M Storm testified about March discussions and Lindsay's willingness to repay with checks on records. Lindsay admitted some alterations to beer shipment slips and said he paid retailers for empty bottles from his own funds. The count alleges he collected 97.50 from Saure s liquor store and 83.10 from S A Michael store but turned in less. The total 1950 shortage cited by Shipley officials stood around 5127.23. Lindsay remains on trial while other witnesses described shortages and missing funds. The jury included William B Hauver Virginia S Titus Paul G Harrison and others.
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Roger Lindsay
Shipley
Wrks
Lindsay
Fatrick M. Schnauffer
Traverser
Harges
William M. Storm
Frederick
Shipley Firm
Shipleys
Storm
Charles A. Price
Saure
Hagerstown
Franklin
G. William Shipley
Soon Resume Truce Talks Near Panmunjom Site
Liaison officers named Panmunjom as the cease-fire talks site, six miles southeast of Kaesong where negotiations began three months ago. Allied and Red officers planned a 10 am meeting, with full delegation talks aimed at resuming armistice efforts in Korea.
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Munsan
Korea
Panmanjom
Kacey
Panmun
United Nations
Kaesong
U. MN
American in Switzerland Held as Spy
Geneva report states 24 year old American Charles Davis of Pasadena California faces charges in the Swiss Federal Criminal Court for political spying on behalf of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Davis, arrested last November, is said to have supplied information about U S Minister John Carter Vincent and other diplomats, was kept in a Geneva tuberculosis hospital, and claimed to be a Communist press correspondent. The indictment notes Davis was paid and that he sent McCarthy information before being contacted by John Farrand. McCarthy says he provided FBI with a portion of the material and had an investigator meet Davis in Paris.
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Laredo
Tex
Gus Hall
U. S. Communist Party
FBI
Mexican Communist Party
Hall
United States
Mexico
U. S
U.S
Robert Thompson
Gilbert Green
Henry Winston
Civil Rights Congress
CRC
Tom Green
Ohio
Geneva
Joseph W. McCarthy
Wis
Charles BE
Davis
Pasadena
Calif
John Carter Vincent
Switzerland
McCarthy
Lausanne
California
Wausanne
Vincent
State Department
China
Tangier
Paris
John E. Farrand
Atomic weapons considered then set aside in Korea
Washington report says U S military leaders seriously considered using atomic weapons in Korea but laid aside the idea for now. Gen Omar Bradley urged against use due to brighter chances for a Korean truce, a trusted government source said. Bradley chairs the Joint Chiefs of Staff and advises the President, who has final authority. Stocks drift lower in New York as trading subdued on October 10.
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Washington
Korea
U. S
Tokyo
Omar Bradley
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Truman
Cairo Riots Rally Against British in Suez Crisis Clash
Crowds burn and attack western offices in Cairo amid anti foreign rioting over Egypt's move to sever ties with Britain. Police restore order as Nahas Pasha faces pressure from opposition and calls for a Middle East defense stand in the Suez dispute.
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Cairo
Egypt
Mustapha el Nahas Pasha
Suez Canal
Sudan
Britain
Middle East
Rosa al Youssef
Nahas Pasha
Herbert Morrison
London
Arab League
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Iraq
Yemen
Alexandria
State Enters Suit Over Collision Near Jug Bridge
The State of Maryland files in Circuit Court against Angelo R. Desideris of Rochester New York for 305.37 dollars in damages. Alleged cause is the plaintiff track striking a State Police car in an accident near Jug Bridge recamity. An attachment was served.
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Maryland
Angelo,r. Desideris
Rochester
N. Y
Jug Bridge
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Charles E. Nelson
Ritchie
Horse Highher
District of Columbia
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