Warns Against Byrd Plan To Forget Russia
Senator George of Georgia warned that any attempt to reorganize the United Nations without Russia would fail, creating power blocs. He opposed Byrd’s idea to pressure Greece and Turkey by UN action if Russia vetoes, arguing reorganization without Russia undermines the UN. He urged building the UN with Russia and allies rather than exile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George
D-Ga
United Nations
Russia
Byrd
D-Va
Senate
Pasterday
Greece
Turkey
Truman
U.N
United States
Brrn
United Nations Organization
Great Britain
China
France
Clean Restaurant Drive Begins
Representatives of the State Department of Health and Hagerstown groups meet at the Health Department to plan mass instruction for waitresses on proper utensil handling scheduled for April 23 and 24. A demonstration of washing methods is set before the group today. Woodford T. Norment chairs the committee amid concerns over utensil cleanliness following swab tests showing tavern operators failing to keep glasses clean.
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State Department of Health
Hagerstown
Woodford T. Norment
Weather outlook for Maryland Virginia and nearby states
Forecasts indicate Maryland and Virginia will have rain with mild temperatures this afternoon, followed by cloudy periods and a continued cool trend tonight. West Virginia sees occasional rain this afternoon with showers and cooler, mostly cloudy conditions tonight, Ohio reports scattered showers this afternoon with continued cloudiness and a cooler Thursday with little temperature change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Marshall Expected To Seek Stalin Interview To Break Deadlock
Western diplomats speculated that Secretary of State George C. Marshall would seek a meeting with Prime Minister Stalin to break the German reparations deadlock at the Moscow conference. The Council of Foreign Ministers produced no decision on reparations, with Russia demanding 10.9 billion over 3 years and insisting on Germany's assets and economic future as a condition for unification.
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John M. Hightower
Moscow
George C. Marshall
Stalin
Council of Foreign Ministers
Germany
Marshall
J Bien
Dlaia
Frank
United States
Russia
Ms. Molotov
Rus Sia
Suits Filed In Court Over $52,000 Damages
Ten damage suits totaling 52000 were filed in circuit court after a December 15 cab crash at Antietam and Mulberry. Howard L Oyler and family seek 30000 for Mrs Oyler 7500 for their son and 2000 for Mr Oyler against William Schindler and Carlton Martin. Drivers allegedly ran a traffic light and shared fault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sims
Fitling
Bruce C. Lightner
William 4. Schindler
Astor Cab Company
Carlton H. Martin
Howard L. Oyler
Kathleen
Howard, Jr
Oylers
Schindler
Martin
Antietam
Mulberry
Oyler
Evan McC
Crossley
Harold L. Hill
Frances
Albert Corderman
Daylight Saving Delegation Planned by Hagerstown Makers
The Hagerstown Manufacturer's Bureau voted 36 to 3 to back daylight savings time and resolved to send a delegation to the Mayor and Council meeting Thursday night. The Junior Chamber of Commerce pushed the drive for daylight time this summer, while several dissenters reported many employees oppose changing the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Britain's Peacetime Draft Bill Passes in Commons
London April 2 The labor government's peacetime conscription bill seems assured after passage on second reading in the House of Commons. Conservatives and loyal Laborites backed the measure by 384 to 85 to reject a motion to defeat it. The bill divided the Labor party with dissident members and Liberals opposing, arguing industry needs more men, that conscription clashes with party policy, and that costs are high.
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London
House of Commons
Labor Party
FBI says draft card carrying no longer a crime
Chief Rickard was informed by Fred Haliford of the Baltimore FBI that failure to carry a draft card is not a federal offense as the Selective Service law expired March 31. He urged voluntary carry for identification, though not required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max W. Rickard
Fred Hallford
Baltimore
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Haliford
PBL
Rickard
Sandy Hook Span Ready By Sept. 1
Officials of Bethlehem Steel said the Sandy Hook bridge over the Potomac will be open by September. Concrete deck pouring starts around April 35 and will take about four months. the Maryland approach nears completion, while the Virginia approach faces delays risking late completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Hook
Potomac
Bethlehem Steel Company
Big
Maryland
Virginia
Two Trains Collide In Texas Special Wreck At Durant
In Armstrong Ohio on April 2, the Missouri Kansas Texas Texas Special passenger train sideswiped a freight engine. Two lives were lost including the passenger train engineer and fireman. Several injured, with victims reported arriving at Durant hospital. Acetylene torches used for extrication as wreckage included overturned locomotive and several cars derailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong
Ohio
Durant
Otfted Cries to Remove Krug over Mine Disaster
Heads of Utah's 4 100 United Mine Workers call for Secretary of the Interior James A Krug's ouster alleging negligence led to the Centratia mine disaster death toll and the slaughter of dozens of miners.
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Want Krug
Price
Utah
United Mine Workers
AFI
A. Krug
Centratia
Bill To Stop Phone Strike Is Approved
The House labor committee approved 16 to 3 a bill granting the President power to halt a telephone strike set for next Monday. Chair Hartley said he would seek quick floor action, but enactment before the deadline is unlikely. The measure would direct the Attorney General to seek a court order to prevent a strike when a dispute harms essential services. NFTW had urged a congressional inquiry into Bell System policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Labor Committee
Hartley
R-Nj
House
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Labor Committee
NFTW
Bell System
In State Set For Strike by Maryland Telephone Workers
About 9,200 Maryland telephone workers from five unions plan a Monday strike, seeking a $12 weekly pay raise. James Yewell said picket lines are arranged with details pending. The Maryland Federation of Telephone Workers, about 2,306 members, voted for the strike. President H. B. Foster announced. The Maryland telephone traffic union, which withdrew a prior arbitration offer, will respect picket lines and proposed an alternative to arbitration by Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. of Maryland.
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Baltimore
Maryland
James Yewell
Maryland Federation of Telephone Workers
H. B. Foster
Maryland Telephone Traffic Union
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Halt in Hagerstown Telephone Service If Strike Hits
A scheduled strike at GC P Telephone in Hagerstown could halt all local and long distance service next Monday at 6 am. Teletype communication would also stop, affecting business and news gathering. A plant union member noted partial restoration might occur with time. Two local unions, operators and plant, are involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
GC. & P. Telephone Company
Daily Mail
Operators Union
National Federation of Telephone
103 Years Old But He Is Still Willing
South Bend Indiana April 2 Dan Young a bachelor who today observed his 103rd birthday says he is willing to consider marriage but refuses younger women aged 85 to 95. He would only wed someone his own age and has no regrets about his life, noting the past century has not been too long for him.
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South Bend
Ind
Dan Young
Young
Easter Weather Outlook Improves Across United States
Washington April 7. Weather Bureau chief Dr Ivan Tannehill says Easter finery may be worn with good weather nationwide. Areas of no rain could be more extensive than rain, and fair weather chances exceed rainy ones. Check local forecasts Friday or Saturday.
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Washington
United States
Weather Bureau
Ivan BR. Tannehill
Tannehill
April Showers Arrive Today Delicate Spring Rain Mills Weather Report
April showers arrived with a light drizzle last night and today as the Weather Bureau predicts occasional rain and mild weather tonight. Keedysville observer J A Miller calls the showers ideal for grass and wheat. brass winds of 25 to 35 mph issued small craft warnings from Cape Hatteras to Atlantic City and inland waters.
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Apri
Weather Bureau
Bureau
J. A. Miller
Keedysville Observer
Miller
Cape Hatteras
Atlantic City
Atlantic Seaboard
Investigate Taxi Control Bill Here
A Hagerstown council member said the taxi control bill will be reviewed at a Mayor and Council meeting. The measure targets PSC control of cab activity and fixes penalties for violations. figures nearby highlight population thresholds affecting inclusion.
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Hagerstown
Maryland
Public Service Commission
General Assembly
Edward Oswald
Pftl
Perty
Cumberland
Cumberjland’s
U. S
P.S.C
PSC
Inspector says he pleaded to close Centralia mine
Illinois state mine inspector Driscoll O Scanlan testified he pleaded in March 1945 for Medill to close the Centralia Coal Mine after an explosion risk to all miners. Medill allegedly refused, saying they would take the chance. Medill resigned as state director of mines and minerals amid ongoing testimony. He denied calling workers derisively but acknowledged asking for shorter inspection reports.
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Centralia
Illinois
Robert M. Medill
Mines and Minerals
Driscoll O. Scanlan
Medill
Scanlan
Medi
Green
U S Forces In China Listed
Moscow reports U S Secretary of State Marshall told Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov that after current troop withdrawals from China only 6180 military and naval personnel will remain at China's request. Marshall noted 3,000,000 Japanese were repatriated from China and offered no details on about 790,000 Japanese in Manchuria. He also sent a formal March 31 letter to Molotov on Moscow 1945 obligations.
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Moscow
U. S
Marshall
M. Molotov
China
Molotov
Manchuria
Molostov
Molottov
United States
Britain
Russia
Truman
Potomac Edison bus workers end strike in Mid-Atlantic area
About 90 drivers and mechanics of Potomac Edison Co return to work in Maryland West Virginia and Pennsylvania after voting to accept a 16 percent wage increase and improved conditions The settlement ends a transportation shutdown that began March 6 and had sparked city officials to seek seizure powers The union had demanded 23 cents more than the 97 cent base rate and arbitration was rejected by management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Potomac Edison Company
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric and Motor Coach Employees
AFL
Ccompany
Thomas S. Post
Rioting Continues in Calcutta and Howrah
The Indian National Ambulance Corps reports 12 killed and 53 injured in Calcutta and Howrah on the seventh day of Hindu Muslim communal rioting marked by lootings assaults and bomb throwings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Indian National Ambulance Corps
Howrah
4000 Ruhr Miners Strike In Protest Over Food Shortages
Four thousand Ruhr miners walked out in Bochum amid talks by mine union leaders on a full regional strike of Ruhr coal mines to protest food shortages. Demonstrations extended to Neuss and Wesel with planned actions at Cologne and Muenchen Gladbach not materializing. Bochum joins Dortmund Hamborn and Duisburg in a wave affecting Europe's coal output.
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Essen
Germany
Bochum
Ruhr
Neuss
Wesel
Cologne
Muenchen- Gladbach
Dortmund
Hamborn
Duisburh
Income Tax Evader Weeps And Collapses
Aubrey B. Harris, a 60 year old seafood packer from Oxford Maryland, wept and nearly collapsed as Federal Judge W Chestnut fined him 15000 dollars plus costs for income tax evasion. Harris was convicted by jury weeks earlier of evading 34857 dollars in taxes for 1943 through 1945 and fined 5600 dollars for each year.
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Baltimore
Aubrey B. Harris
Oxford
W. Calvin Chestnut
Harris
Jtry
Pangborn Foundation Funds Two Scholarships at St Marys
Thomas W Pangborn announced the Pangborn Foundation funds two annual half scholarships for St Marys High School graduates. The male winner attends Mt St Marys College Emmitsburg and the female winner attends Notre Dame College Baltimore. The Foundation provides twenty thousand dollars to cover four years of college study.
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Thomas W. Pangborn
Pangborn Foundation
St. Mary’s High School
Mt. St. Mary's College
Emmitsburg
Notre Dame College
Baltimore
Jobless Claims Drop In City Last Week
The Hagerstown Maryland Employment office reports 1479 people filed jobless benefit claims last week, down about 100 from the prior week. Manager D Lee Sisley notes only a few were penalized and the decline stems from claimants being placed in jobs by the office.
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Hagerstown, Maryland
D. Lee Sisley
Miners threaten extension over unsafe mines
Washington reports government efforts to strengthen coal mine services as threats loom of extended shutdowns at unsafe pits. John L. Lewis ordered a six day memorial work stoppage for 112 victims of Centralia, with miners in two Midwest districts vowing not to work next week in dangerous pits. The Solid Fuels Administration staff were placed on standby as its functions lapse with the war powers act. President Truman confirmed Dr. R. R. Sayers to lead the Bureau of Mines for now amid criticism of James Boyd as a UMW foe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
Centralia Il
Midwest
Solid Fuels Administration
SFA
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Supreme Court
Secretary of the Interior
Krug
Congress
Truman
R. R.sayers
Bureau of Mines
Sayers
Public
UMW
Arms Cutting Up To Major Powers
The United Nations announced Russia France and China agreed to a special General Assembly session on the Palestine issue opening the way for Britain to use the body. Delegates at Lake Success discussed arms limitation talks urged by Colombia and Syria urging major powers to act first among themselves. The Security Council met for a potential vote on U S trusteeship of Pacific Islands formerly mandated to Japan.
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Lake Success
United Nations
Russia
France
China
General Assembly
Palestine
Britain
United Nations Commission
Colombia
Syria
Great Britain
United States
U.N. Security Council
U. S
Pacific Islands
Japan
Australia
Martinsburg May Merge Hospitals Conference Hints Consolidation
Conferences in Martinsburg discuss consolidating Kings Daughters and City Hospitals into a single regional health center. Officials aim to create a combined institution serving the area from the city center outward, with talks centering on joint facilities and shared services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Kings Daughters
Piang
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Col
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Tonkin
East
Franklin Street
U.S
P-E
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