Fighting Ssgt Estep Reported Wounded in Korea
Mrs. Evelyn F. Stillwell of 33 Hammond Drive received notice from the Army that her brother, Sst. Harry W. Estep, 30, was slightly injured in Korea on August 10. The telegram, routed from Winchester to Rockville, provided few details and listed him as Private First Class by error. Estep, a World War II veteran with about five years service and four overseas, was separated after the war.
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Clarksburg
Department of the Army
Evelyn F. Stillwell
Hammond Drive
Harry W. Estep
Department of Defense
Stillwell
Charles M. Johnston
Bo Robert L. Johnson, Jr
Ormerly
Urbana
Auditor Dies After Heart Attack at Local Office
Martin W. Garrett, a traveling auditor for Maryland Casualty, suffered a heart attack at 10:20 am in the Maryland Transportation Company offices on DeGrange Street and died almost instantly. The medical examiner ruled death from coronary thrombosis. Garrett, 72, had been in the building minutes before collapse while reviewing truck and property policies. He resided at 1 East University Parkway, Baltimore, and his body was taken to M. R. Etchison and Son Funeral Home as arrangements were made for transfer to Baltimore.
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Martin W. Garrett
Maryland Casualty Company
Maryland Transportation Company
DeGrange Street
Guy Anders
Harry Phillips
The
Transportation Company
Garrett
Eich
North Charles Street
Baltimore
East University Parkway
M. R. Etchison and Son Funeral Home
East Church Street
Over Half Fail To Pass Draft Exams in Maryland
Baltimore report shows more than half of Maryland men drafted in the past two months failed Army physical and mental exams. Col. Henry C. Stanwood, state selective service director, said acceptance rates should improve with 21 and 22 year olds called. Of 3,341 registrants tested, 1,760 were rejected.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Henry C. Stanwood
Selective Service
Five day extended Forecast for Maryland and Delaware
The forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with showers and scattered thunderstorms Saturday. Sunday will be fair and cooler. Monday through Wednesday will be warmer with showers returning Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures for the period average a few degrees above seasonal normals.
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Maryland
Delaware
Six Leaders Of German Reds Purged
East Germany purged six party leaders including former Politburo member Paul Merker amid accusations of espionage and anti Russian sentiment. Four more were ousted from state jobs. others kept party status. Purge directed by Walter Ulbricht with alleged links to OSS and Noel H Field.
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Berlin
East Germany
Socialist Unity (Communist) Party
Neues Deutschland
Paul Merker
Agriculture Ministry
Socialist Unity Party
Leo Bauer
Radio Berlin
Bruno Goldhammer
Gerhardt Eisler
Willi Kreikemyer
Lex Ende
Neués Deutschland
Friedenspost
Maria Welterer
Bauer
Walter Ulbricht
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Cardinal Sin Neues Deutschland
Communist Party
Wolfgang Langhoff
Deutschen Theater
Bruno Fihrmann
Hans Teubner
Walter Beling
Soviet Union
Office of Strategic Services
OSS
Noel H. Field
State Department
Tax Bill Passage May Be Delayed
Washington reports the administration’s 4.5 billion tax bill faces delays as Senate leaders clash with other priorities. Senator George predicts a final vote midweek, risking a weekend deadline for forms to raise individual income taxes on October 1. House action remains pending with two brief sessions planned after Labor Day.
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Washington
Senate
George
D-Ga
Treasury
House
Week's Grand Jury Session Foreseen
State's Attorney Edwin F. Nikirk announced a full week’s session of the September grand jury as he prepared to issue witness summons. The September Circuit Court term opens September 18 with anticipated many criminal matters, including two manslaughter cases from an electric incident on a farm near Unionville.
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Prospect
Edwin F. Nikirk
Circuit Court
Unionville
Collateral Forfeited in Induced Speed Case
Rolland H. Leever of Rushville Ind forfeited collateral before Magistrate Alton Y Bennett in Peoples Court this morning. He faced arrest by Capt Charles W Magaha for exceeding 50 miles per hour in a traffic violation.
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Alton Y. Bennett
Peoples Court
Rolland H. Leever
Rushville
Ind
Charles W. Magaha
Frederick County Hires Fourteen More Teachers For Year
Frederick County public schools announce 14 new teaching positions to meet rising enrollment. Interviews for nine remaining posts proceed as the new term opens with a full staff of 352 principals and teachers. First graders in Frederick City begin school Tuesday at 9 a m with parent lunch, a new arrangement to streamline primary division setup.
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Frederick County
Eugene W. Pruitt
Pruitt
Frederick City
City Officials Visit Hagerstown to Study Solutions
Frederick leaders including Mayor Elmer F. Munshower and City Engineer W. Raymond Walter toured Hagerstown to observe city operations. They inspected city hall, the police department, downtown parking, and the disposal plant to inform policy in Frederick, noting Hagerstown’s parking success and planning for automatic solid-waste handling.
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Hagerstown
Elmer F. Munshower
W. Raymond Walter
Board of Aldermen
Frederick
Walter
Munshower
Plugging Of Trade Loopholes Expected
Washington dispatch says Secretary Acheson will press Britain and France to close trade gaps that could funnel war materials to the Soviet bloc. Diplomatic officials anticipate the issue will be raised at the upcoming New York Big Three foreign ministers meeting. President Truman said efforts are underway to tighten controls and denied U S laxity in shipments aiding Communist powers.
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Washington
Acheson
Britain
France
U. S
New York
Truman
United States
Bodies Found After Cairo Constellation Crash
In Cairo on September 1 55 people perished when the four engine Star of Maryland crashed into the Libyan desert near Cairo. 23 were Americans. All seven crew and nine passengers including Francis Pope and family have been identified. Remaining bodies sent to Cairo morgue for identification. Warren L Pierson TWA board chair plans to visit Cairo for inquiry.
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Cairo
Egypt
Trans World Airline
Constellation
Libian Desert
Star of
Francis Pope
TWA
Farouk Field
Warren Lee Pierson
Thinks Girl 17 May Have Been Kidnapped
A father in Seat Pleasant reports his 17-year-old daughter Elizabeth L. Fischer missing after she left for her bedroom Monday night. He urges police along the eastern seaboard to search, noting she seemed in good spirits and that only clothes from that evening outing are missing. He is particularly concerned about new clothes left in her closet.
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Seat Pleasant
Elizabeth L. Fischer
Oliver K. P. Fischer
Seaboard
Fischer
Disagree On Reports Of Strafing
Washington reports a clash over whether an American F 51 Mustang may have strafed a Manchurian airfield. Air Force Headquarters allowed the possibility, while FEAF in Tokyo denied any border crossing. The dispute follows Warren Austin’s remark about a potential incursion five miles into Manchuria.
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Washington
Air Force
Far East Air Forces
Manchuria
Far East
Tokyo
Manchurian
Warren R. Austin
U. S
United Nations
Far East Air Force
FEAF
Austin
Air Force Headquarters
State Department
Medic Draft Bill Ready for Senate Action
Washington news reports a Senate House committee approved a bill to allow drafting of male doctors and dentists through age 50 not in armed forces reserves. The bill also covers allied specialists including pharmacologists, osteopaths, veterinarians, and optometrists.
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Washington
Senate
House
Thieves Take $5000 Loot From Two Cars
State Police report two cars parked outside the Big Savage Inn on U S Route 40 were rifled. A haul exceeding $4000 in government bonds from Mrs Irene Lillie of Silver Spring Maryland and two insurance policies were stolen, possibly used to cash the bonds. Luggage and clothing valued at about $359 were taken from Mr and Mrs Charles Barnhard of Pittsburgh on a vacation trip to Atlantic City New Jersey.
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Cumberland
Big Savage Inn
Here
Irene Lillie
Silver Spring
California
Reds Crossed Naktong In 17 Places In Retreat Across Korea
U S troops withdrew orderly from Yongsan as North Korean forces pushed a tank led drive across the Naktong River. Reds crossed the river in at least 17 locations, widening a bridgehead near Changnyong while American units dig in to defend the Pusan to Taegu supply route.
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Naktong
U.S
Bem Price
Korea
Yongsan
Naktong River
Pusan
Taegu
Miryang
Employment inches to record high in August
Washington reports August employment rose by 1,153,000 to 62,367,000, the first time the 62 million mark was crossed. Nonfarm jobs jumped 1,435,000 while farm workers fell 280,000, and unemployment dropped to 2,507,000 the lowest since 1948. Secretary Sawyer notes defense buildup may sustain the surge toward full employment.
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Washington
Sept
Sawyer
Tring
Maryland State Police Begin Using Radar Speeders
Maryland State Police started using radar speedometers in Elkridge on September 1 to catch speeding drivers. They have not filed charges yet, but stopped 25 motorists on the Washington Baltimore boulevard as the new system is introduced. Col Carey Jarman said the public must become familiar with the technology before pursuing prosecutions.
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Elkridge
Maryland
Washington-Baltimore
Col Carey Jarman
Truman to explain Korea troop decision to world
President Truman will say the United States had no alternative but to send troops to Korea to preserve world peace. He will address the nation from the White House at 9 p.m. over major networks asserting a swift response to North Korea and countering Soviet propaganda. The speech will also touch on domestic belt tightening related to Far East fighting.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Korea
White House
Europe
Asia
Voice of America
South Korea
Jacob Malik
U.N Security Council
Malik
U. S
Seventh Fleet
Formosa
Far East
More Funds For FBI Sought By Truman
President Truman asked Congress for six billion dollars for the FBI citing the changed international situation. He offered no detail on spending, noting budget details come later from the Budget Bureau or the respective agency.
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FBI
Truman
Washington
Congress
Budget Bureau
8 Mile Dent Punched In U S Lines
North Korean forces renewed a massive assault along the Korean front, punching deep into American lines near Haman and threatening Masan and the Pusan perimeter. U S units counterattacked with tanks, recapturing ridges west of Haman and holding key supply routes. The 25th Infantry Division, supported by tanks and air power, blunted the Red drive as reports noted 1,000 enemy killed and several tanks destroyed, with large numbers of troops still pressing the attack.
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Tokyo
U. S
United Nations
Korea
Haman
U. S. 25Th Infantry
Pusah
MacArthur
Waegwan
Taegu
Naktong
Yongsan
Naktong River
Pusan
Masan
Jack MacBeth
U. SS. Fifth Air Force
Eighth Army
25Th Division
Reds
Stan Swinton
Swinton
At & P.m
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Virginia Higgs
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Joseph Maley
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Arvin P. Jones
Hazel K. Caldwell
Carlos P. Englar, Jr
Mary H. Hoke
Alma S. Jones
Helen L. Neighbours
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24Th Division
Richard W. Salomon
Olympia, Wash
Changnyong
Sawyer Reports
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