Likely Increase in Foreign Aid Faceed by Congress
Discussion of extending Marshall Plan funding into next year notes potential extra appropriations and possible use of unspent 1.2 billion. Hoffmann says less may be needed in year two due to progress, while a private survey shows broad support for continued aid with varied dollar amounts among lawmakers.
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Economic Cooperation
Truman
ECA
Congress
Pew
House
Senate
Social Security Benefits Paid to Frederick County Residents
William J. Lanahan of the Hagerstown Social Security Office announced that 734 Frederick County residents received monthly old age and survivors benefits totaling 12 343 dollars on June 30. Fully insured beneficiaries included 3035 people drawing 6 659 dollars monthly, with 21 children of retired or deceased workers receiving 2497 dollars in total. Benefits suspend if a beneficiary earns more than 1499 dollars in a covered job, though some may work in non covered ventures and still receive insurance.
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Frederick County
William J. Lanahan
Hagerstown
West Washington
Tim
Lanahan
Ask Economic Pressure On Holy Land War
Paris October 28 Britain and China proposed United Nations Security Council action using economic pressure to halt the Palestine conflict. Sir Alexander Cadogan presented a draft resolution to study measures under Article 41 of Chapter Seven, including halting economic relations and communications. The United States is expected to back the British Chinese measure, with Canada and Belgium slated to support on a vote.
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Paris
Britain
China
United Nations Securiy Council
Alexander Cadogan
U.N
Security Council
United Nati
Council
United States
Canada
Belgium
Montgomery Charter Fight Heats Up in County
In Montgomery County a proposed charter change on the ballot would replace the County Commissioners with a seven member Rockville council and end local laws adoption by council. The plan creates three departments Public Works Finance and Legal with a May annual legislative window and council salaries up to 1800 dollars.
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Montgomery County
Rockville
General Assembly
Sevenman Council
Mar
Damages Sought In Circuit Court Over 1956 Route 24 Crash
James W Lenhart and Lilly A Lind sue Ira C Kelbaugh and John B Steulemyer in Washington county alleging a September 18, 1956 collision on Route 24 near Frederick. Lenhart seeks 700 for his car and Lind seeks 5000 for serious injuries from a parked car without proper lights.
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James W. Lenhart
Frederick
Lilly A. Lindsay
Ira C. Kelbaugh
Thurmont
John B Steulemyer
Washington County
Edwin F.ikirk
Lenhart
Koineso
Steulemyer
Relbaugh
Panyushkin Seeks U S Disclosure On Tokyo Conference
Soviet ambassador Panyushkin demanded today that the United States reveal what happened at a secret military conference Gen Douglas MacArthur held this month in Tokyo. Election logistics: voting equipment moved from the Board of Election Supervisors to city precincts for next Tuesday’s election day. Market activity: stock averages edged upward with few notable gains. Brown Jr. returns to public life after three weeks at Tl street home.
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Washington
Russia
Panyus
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Board of Election Supervisors
Court House
Alarret
New York
Mr. Samuel &. Brown, Jr
Tl Street
Battle for Manchuria and North China Heats Up
On Oct 28 heavy clash positions shift across Manchuria and North China as Nationalists and Communists slug it out toward a decisive control bid. Key fighting centers include Chinhsien area west of the Peiping Mukden railway with war planes aiding government troops.
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Aries
Manchuria
North China
Chinhsien
Wa Tabushan
Peiping-Mukden
Mukden
Peiping
Taiyuan
Shansi Province
Kal‘gan
Chahar Province
China
West Virginia Miners Back Dewey Endorsement Split
United Mine Workers leaders in West Virginia issued an election statement signed by William Blizzard and two district chiefs, signaling a de facto endorsement of Thomas E. Dewey. The Cincinnati convention saw John L. Lewis oppose Truman but stop short of a formal endorsement for Dewey or the Republican ticket.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers Leadership of
West Virginia
William Blizzard
Thomas FE. Dewey
Blizzard
Cincinnati
UAW
John L. Lewis
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Unused Pole Broken Off By Automobile
A street pole in front of Tower Apartments on East Church street was broken when a westbound car struck it early today. Police identified the driver as Ira V. Miss Jr of Shookstown who agreed to cover damages. The obsolete pole likely dates from Calvary Methodist Church era and will not be replaced, with pavement repairs planned.
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Tower Apartments
East Church Street
Ira V. Miss, Jr
Shookstown
Calvary Methodist Church
Tower
Temperature Report and Weather Outlook
Frost again appears with a 30 degree minimum marking the sixth freeze this month. Cloudy skies today limit daytime rise to about 70, with a mild, partly cloudy outlook Friday and Saturday and a chance of rain by Sunday.
Congressman's bid to list Capitol phone number stalls
Rep. Gathings of Arkansas seeks National 3120 listing for his office, hoping to replace his district line. The House clerk and a phone company balk due to billing and accounting rules, leaving Capitol access unresolved amid cost concerns and potential wider impact.
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Washington
Rep
Gathings
Arkansas
Ofice
Congress
Capitol
German Generals Found Guilty in War Crimes Trials
An American court convicted eight German generals of war crimes in Nuernberg on Oct 28, sentences to be set later. Twelve other leaders faced verdicts, with two acquittals and one death prior to trial conclusion. judges condemned crimes against civilians and POWs, while denying policy-making in starting WWII.
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Nuernberg
Germany
Lfe
Otto Schnievind
North Sea
Hugo Spoerrle
London
Wilhelm von Leeb
Karl Friedrich Wilhelm von Ruechter
Ger
Hermann Hoth
Hitler
Johannes Blaskowiltz
College Student Vanishes From Smith College
Leonore Shanhouse a 19 year old Smith College sophomore disappeared from Northampton Massachusetts leaving with little money. She was found in a Montreal park penniless and distraught and planned to fly to Washington to join her mother Ida Shanhouse of Bay Ridge. Police traced her path from Northampton to Ste Agathe and back to Montreal with a fictitious border name. She refused to explain her departure or how she reached Montreal and officials ruled kidnapping rumors as unfounded. The police said she arrived Monday and hitchhiked to the Laurentian resort town before returning to Montreal. She sought lodging in a central Montreal hotel but the proprietor notified authorities.
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Bontreal
Leonore Shanhouse
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Smith
Northampton Jrondays
Montreal
Wington
Ida Shanhouse
Bay Ridge
Laurentian
Ste. Agathe
Quebec
Suit Seeks 12649 From Williams Over Farm Sanitarium Plan
Montgomery county couple alleges they were induced to invest funds in a Frederick county farm for a Green Valley Sanitarium project. They claim Williams and others misrepresented ownership and failed to transfer deed and assets, seeking 12649.70. Separate case lists Alfred Hood versus Albert E. Johnson for assault with trial set.
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Frederick County
Montgomery County
Srr
Harry PB. Williams
Near
Monrovia
Floyd W. Wennerberg
Takoma Park
Williams
Green Valley
Wennerberg
State Tax Commission
Rockville group urges six lanes on Rockville Pike highway
Abe Lane leads a Rockville association that votes to write to the State Roads Montgomery County Commissioners and the National Capital Planning Commission asking for six lanes between Bethesda Bank and Gaithersburg. The group also supports a stoplight on Rockville Pike near Waverley Sanitarium to aid pedestrians and vehicles exiting Wall and Nicholson lanes.
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Abe Lane
Rockville
Nate Rocky
Montgomery
Iland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Bethesda Bank
Gaithersburg
Rockville Pike
Waverley Sanitarium
Irave
Wall and
Nicholson
Statement By Stalin Familiar in 1946 47 Context
The piece notes Stalin's repeated denials of a coming world war and his calls for peace with the United States and western nations while accusing them of warmongering. It cites interviews with AP's Eddy Gilmore and others, outlining his stance through 1946 and 1947 including the Berlin crisis and the UN Security Council.
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Inter
Merch
Wodur
Associated Press
Eddy Gilmore
Stalin
Russia
Alexander Worth
London Sunday Times
Hugh Baillie
United Press
United States
Churchil
Elliott Roosevelt
Harold Stassin
Minnesota
West
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Berlin
United Nations Security Council
Defense Secretary Forrestal Pushes Unified Service Authority
Secretary Forrestal hints Congress may grant firmer, statutory control over the three armed services as unification fuels ongoing debates. Army leaders Bradley and Royall urge clear missions and end to interservice dog eat dog fights, stressing national security above public favor.
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Washington
Forrestal
Congress
Forrest
Army Royall
Army
Sta
Omar Bradley
Rovyell
Armed Services
United States
Bradley
Navy
Air Force
Peru Faces Second Major Rebellion in 25 Days
In Lima on October 28 government forces moved to quell a revolt as loyal troops were dispatched after an army faction rose at Arequipa. The country faced its second major insurrection within the past 25 days.
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Lima
Peru
Arequips
The Nation Today on Russia and the next four years
The piece discusses how the next president will shape the United States and world, with focus on inflation, defense spending, Europe aid, and the fear of Communist expansion. It notes the need to balance growth with price control while avoiding a bust, and cites Marriner Eccles on pursuing world peace even at risk of war. It highlights the ongoing arms and aid programs tied to containment.
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Washiman
Russia
sPone
White House
America
Europe
Marriner Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
U. S
Write-In Vece Rulimo Made in Maryland Election Notice
Attorney General Hall Hammond said Maryland election officials misinterpret write-in votes for the States' Rights ticket. He reiterated that writing Thurmond and Wright on ballots creates two of eight presidential electors for Maryland if they lead, with remaining electors drawn from the next highest total state. He noted outreach on the Eastern Shore seeking clarifications.
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Maryland
Hammond
Policy Can Lead To New War, He Says
Stalin declares in Pravda interview that the policy of the United States and Britain risks unleashing a new war. He criticizes six Security Council mediators and warns that aggressors will face ignominious failure, urging cooperation with the USSR to prevent renewed conflict.
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Moscow
Det
Stalin
United States
Britain
United Nations Security Council
Pravda
Communist Party
Berlin
China
Canada
Columbia
Syria
Belgium
Argentina
Security Council
Paris
Russia
United States of America
U. N
Winston
Churchill
Church
Ask Dewey To Announce His Position Paris Oct 28
Reporters in Paris urge Gov. Thomas E. Dewey to state plainly his stance on the bipartisan U S policy for the United Nations Assembly. Dulles declines to commit, isolationist Republican fears loom, and delegates await a clear Dewey position before the Assembly adjourns.
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Paris
Thomas E. Dewey
U. S
United Nations Assembly
Dewey
Republican Party
United States
Assembly mi
John Foster Dulles
Cleveland
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