Russians Bar Berlin Rail Entry Amid Crumbling Soviet Grip
Allied reports say Soviet troops restricted traffic through the Berlin sectors causing delays to freight and passenger trains. American and British trains ran yesterday with limited interference as Lt Col Eugene W. Hilton barred Soviet officers from key rail headquarters per orders from Gen. Lucius D. Clay.
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Berlin
Frankfurt
Eugene W. Hilton
Lucius D. Clay
U.S
Col
Hitton
Vernon Robertson
Sanford
N. C
Hilton
Russians Hold Berlin Radio Building Amid Encirclement
Officers from Russia remained inside the encircled complex as British and American forces surrounded the site. About 1,100 German workers were admitted after paper checks while guards were seen moving in secretly. A Russian general reportedly stayed inside as food and cigarettes were ferried to guards.
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Hilton
Eagle Rock
Los Angeles
Berlin
$30 000 Asked in Suits Filed
The plaintiff alleges serious internal injuries from a crash into a telephone pole and seeks 30 000 in damages. Attorney G Angie Wolfinger represents the plaintiff. Dorothy V. Sensenbaugh sues Hall's Grocery for 35 000 after slipping on debris outside the store on August 16 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.angie Wolfinger
Dorothy V. Sensenbaugh
Charles W. Sensenbaugh
Crossley and Latimer
Charles Hall
Hall
Wilson Boulevard
Pope Avenue
Isacson Denied Passport Calls Action Frightening
New York April 3 U S Rep Leo Isacson of New York condemned the State department for refusing his passport to attend an international conference in Paris. He called the denial frightening and suggested it may be a personal reprisal for his criticisms of U S policy on the Jewish homeland in Palestine. He had planned to attend a Greece aid conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S
Leo Isacson
State Department
Paris
American Labor Party
Isacseen
Congress
Henry A. Wallace
Bronx
Greece
Department
Isacson
Palestine
Stassen Presses Wisconsin Delegation Bid Tuesday
Stassen aims to secure a majority of Wisconsin's 23 Republican delegates with 12 pledged to Dewey and others split among Taft MacArthur and uncommitted. Eisenhower discussed as a potential Democratic substitute amid civil rights talks but gave no nomination encouragement. MacArthur seeks ballot access in California while Truman faces a veto override of the tax bill and Dewey touts the day as good for Americans. Stassen voices tax cuts for small firms and warns against deep cuts amid military expansion.
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Iowa
Stassen
Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate Armed Services Committee
Washington
Truman
Eisenhower
Army
Riacarthur
Wisconsin
California
Warren
Tion
Frank M. Jordan
Los Angeles
County Registrar of Voters
Ehough
Virginia
William Tuck
Congress
Milwaukee
Eisenhower opposes draft views and urges registration
Secretary of Defense outlines plan opposing Eisenhower on draft limits and urges registration of men up to 45 with restricted drafts for non veterans aged 29 to 26. Eisenhower testifies before a Senate group in uniform, stressing manpower needs, base seizure, and that push button warfare is not here yet. He says Selective Service and UMIT are essential to national security amid ideological conflict.
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Defense Forrestal
Eisenhower
Senate
UMIT
Stolen Car Ring Brought Down in Baltimore Case
Gilbert A. Goldstein, 34, was sentenced to five years for transporting six stolen cars in interstate commerce. He admitted profiting about 125,000 dollars in under a year by selling stolen vehicles and stealing them back while free on bail, with operations spanning Baltimore New York and Mexico before his Roanoke arrest.
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Baltimore
Gilbert A. Goldstein
Gray
Goldstein
New York
Mexico
Liberty
FBI
Roanoke
Chamber Election Results Monday
The Chamber of Commerce will announce the seven new board members at a board meeting next Monday. The results will be released only after confirming the elected members are willing to serve.
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Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Italy prepares 350000 armed to block election violence
Rome reports the government has 330000 armed men ready to strike swiftly to prevent violence at polls. A 150000 strong shock force will enforce order, with another 150000 guarding voting places on election day April 18. Mario Sceiba vows freedom to vote. US Ambassador Dunn warns Italians against propagandists as relief ships arrive.
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Rome
Mario Sceiba
Tadig
Police
Army
Navy
Air Corps
Italy
Taranto
U. S
James C. Dunn
Dunn
America
More Indicted In Housing Probe
Baltimore April 3 four more persons were charged in presentments to the Grand Jury with conspiring to cheat veterans buying homes. The inquiry has resulted in 11 contractors, three building firms and four city officials charged with defrauding homeowners. The new defendants include Theodore, Frank and Mrs. Maria Julio of the Chinquapin Building Concern and Frank G. Divers, a city building inspector. Bail set at $1,000 each.
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Baltimore
Grand Jury
Theodore
Frank
Maria Julio
Chinquapin Building Concern
Frank G. Divers
Truman Seeks Friendship With All Nations Policy Stresses Good Neighbor Ties
President Truman told a Williamsburg audience on Canadian American Day at William and Mary College that the United States seeks friendship with every nation. He emphasized a continuing good neighbor policy and did not dwell on any strains with the Soviet Union while standing with Prime Minister Mackenzie King Viscount Alexander and Governor William M. Tuck.
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Williamsburg
Truman
United States
Russia
Mr. Truman
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
Viscount Alexander
Virginia
William M. Tuck
William and Mary College
Cancer Rally to Be Presided by Victor Stine in Washington
Victor F. Stine, Washington County ACS chairman, will preside at a cancer rally tomorrow afternoon at the Maryland Theater. Dr W Ross Cameron will introduce speakers including Dr Richard W TeLinde and Dr W Howard Jones. The hour long program aims to educate the public and raise cancer awareness with no solicitations, the Maryland Theater donated by Warner Brothers.
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Victor F. Stine
Washington County
American Cancer Society
P. m
Ross Cameron
Richard W. TeLinde
W. Howard Jones
Maryland
Warner Brothers
Will Dedicate Traffic Light at Halfway School Corner
Parents and PTA raised 35 dollars for a traffic signal while County Commissioners agreed to share half the cost. The State Roads Commission will maintain the light as installations proceed. The dedication ceremony is planned for Monday with students from Halfway School marching to the corner Tuesday to witness the electric power cut on. Superintendent William Brisk will attend.
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Country Commissioners
State Roads Commission
Hght
PTA
William Brisk
Grains Open Lower On Trade Liquidation and Cotton Pressure
Grains opened slightly lower on the Board of Trade as liquidations continued from yesterday’s close. Early cotton weakness added a dampening tone. A new interoffice communication system was installed in the Clerk of Court's office enabling deputies to answer phones and summon attorneys from the rear vault, reducing delays and interruptions.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Chinese Students Strike In Protest in Peiping
Five Peiping universities began a three day strike protesting Chiang Kai shek's orders to dissolve the North China Students Union. The government says the union is used by the Communists to cause disorders.
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Peiping
Chiang Kaishek
North China Students Union
Lewis Says Miners Can Go To Work
The United Mine Workers leader John L. Lewis maintains miners are not on strike but "unwilling" to work amid a pension dispute over a 1947 contract. A government court injunction action looms as Attorney General and Justice Department weigh steps to end the three week walkout affecting soft coal production and steelmaker operations.
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Lewis
UMAY
Clark
Mr.Prumann
National Health and Safety
President's Board of Inquiry
Justice “Department
Justice Department
Truman
White House
Williamsburg
John L. Lewis
Inquiry Board
United Mine Workers
Railroad and Steel Company
National Guard Enlistments Up in Maryland
Maryland National Guard shows 3,100 total, near its 1939 peak, with 2,062 new enlistments since last April 1. Maj. Gen. Reckord aims for 4,500 by June 1948, while the Army's ultimate Maryland quota sits at 9,306. Also noted is a separate item about 3,500 Mexican War burials in Mexico City.
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Baltimore
Maryland National Guard
Milton A. Reckord
State Adjutant General
Army Department
Maryland
Realty Mark Record Turnover In County
Real estate transfers noted across Sharpsburg District to Williamsport and beyond include many parcels from Mondell to Mer cer s ville and along Potomac streets. Transactions involve numerous individuals and firms with prices ranging from 2,500 to 36,500 dollars, plus a lease with a 20 year term totaling about 70,000 dollars. Notable parties include Harry D. Bowman , Annie E. Fisher widow, Russell J. Hussong, Genevieve L. Boone, Margaret Sprecher, Edgar L. Sprecher, Noah H. Martin, Potomac Motor Lines Inc., and D. RK. McLaughlin among others.
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Mondell
Mercersville
Sharpsburg
Harry D. Bowman
Daniel L. Hohman
North Potomac
Armory
Annie E. Fisher
Zigimund F. Zimowski
Glenside Avenue
Russell J. Hussong
Odis R. Line
Indian Springs
Irving L. Happel
North Mulberry
North
Broadway
U. Théodore Romesberg
Elmer R. Smith
Lanvale Street
Genevieve L. Boone
Margaret 3B. Maloney
William J. Maloney
Boone Mfg. and Dist. Co., Inc
Paramount
Rohrersville
Clevelandville
Martha Jane Pullen Staup
Charles H. Staup
Potomac Avenue
Cypress
Ludwig Motor Service, Inc
J. Earl Troup
Summit
Reynields
Margaret K. Sprecher
Edgar L. Sprecher
Edna
Potomac
George M. Mitzell
B. W W. Weller
Licking’ Creek
Pecktonville
Edna R., Snyder
Wilbur E. Diebert
Downsville
Noah H. Martin
Preston E. Martin
Reid
Potomac Motor Lines, Inc
Marlin Burkholder
South Cannon Avenue
M. Berry Doub
Nevin M. Shank
Leitersburg
Marsh Pikes
D. RK. McLaughlin
Martin L. Ingram
Mason W. Waters
Brandenburg
Cavetown
George M. Mann
Clarence I. Moser
Halfway
Williamsport
Raymond A. Tucker
Lucie D. Collins Et al
Park Lane
Hitlcrest
Albert W. Fenske
Merrill C. Smoot
Fountain Head Road
Fountain Head
Henry H. Hostetter
Amos I Hostetter
Hagerstown-Leitersburg
Miller's Church
Hagerstown
Ernest W. Sensenbaugh
Percy Clay Line
North Locust
East
Randolph
Bessie M. Unger
John Henry Hopkins
U. S. Rt
City
Maurice G. Hoffman
Estela Moody
Agnes L. Moody
Fenton Avenue
Nettie L. K. Bitler
Levi L. Bitler
Fred C. Wright, Jr
Antietam
Renr
Paul Edwin Miller
Wiliam G. Stavros
Maryland Avenue
28 C-82 Packets Going To Alaska
McChord Field Washington reports sending 28 C-82 flying boxcars to Alaska on routine flights. Sixteen ships will stay three months for maneuvers, while 12 return immediately. Earlier Fort St John in British Columbia noted heavy troop and supply plane movements northward with 36 troop transports seen at one base. Airmen also reported delays to southbound mail planes up to 36 hours as transports took priority. The gardenia is native to China but named after Dr Alexander Garden of Charleston.
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McChord Field
Wash
Alaska
Fort St. John
B. C
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Standard Insulation Company
Penna. Ave
LEED
Army & Navy
Thomas, & Sons, Ing
Catskill Mountains
Onteora
Land In the
General Electric Kitchen
Fleigh Motor Corp
Oak Hill Ave
UMT
Chamber
We Shelby Americas
Shelby
R. D. McKee
N. Potomac
National Guard
Mexico' S
Jonathan St. Hagerstown, Md
Mgr
Gardenia
China
Alexander Garden
Charleston, S. C
Briggs and Stratton
Auto Electric Service CO
E. Baltimore St
Rusco
Church Street
Danzer Metal Works Company
W. Lee St
Vee Ibn Mopokac
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