Byrnes Plans Paris Mission and Talks on Peace
Secretary Byrnes and ministers prepared to discuss peace treaties with former Axis satellites as Paris talks near. Burns signaled possible Argentina participation in the Pan American defense pact if Peron government honors hemisphere commitments. Deputy ministers in London report stalemates on boundary and colonial questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bidault
Burns
United States
Argentina
Peron
Byrnes
Paris
London
Reverend Kieffer resigns after 36 years at church
Frederick Md April 9 The Rev Dr H L G Kieffer pastor of the Evangelical Reformed Church will resign effective May 1 after 36 years. He cites ill health. A congregational meeting April 28 will name his successor. Acting minister Rev Paul L Althouse, a discharged Army chaplain and Saipan veteran, assists. Dr Kieffer is son of the late Rev Dr J Spangler Kieffer who served at Zion Reformed Church here for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kieffer
J. Spangler Kieffer
Zion Reformed Church
Murder Suspect Here To Get Lie Detector Test
Police plan a lie detector exam for the murder suspect held at headquarters but say they lack enough evidence to charge anyone. Detective Ramer notes the device has solved major Pennsylvania cases, while a sash cord clue near the Kennedy girl’s body is deemed inconclusive due to market activity this season. Captain Peters says inquiries continue into all associates of the Kennedy girl and the suspect.
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Pennsylvania
Ramer
Kennedy
Peters
Desperate Mother Surrenders Infant to Church Welfare
A grieving mother pleads for help as she abandons her newborn son at a church. She asks the congregation to place the baby in a home if she cannot return, fearing she cannot provide care. The note notes the baby will be turned to the Welfare Department for placement, with adoption possible after a year if the mother does not return.
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Welfare Department
Last Judgment Sermon Reflections In Cathedral Stone
A sermon urges reverence for final judgment citing Matthew 25 and Galatians while contrasting medieval cathedral portals with ongoing world events. It laments modern moral laxity and prays for guidance to live justly, fearing God’s balanced judgment upon nations and individuals.
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Notre Dame
Mounting Layoffs From Coal Strike Spread Across States
More than 200 United Mine Workers members closed 22 non union mines in Preston County West Virginia while picketing blocked Pageton's Page Coal & Coke Co. repairs over retroactive pay disputes. UMW set up Welch WV office to curb repairs and four Pittsburgh unemployment offices open as the strike threatens wider layoffs. Steel firms like Jones & Laughlin show limited cuts with output around half capacity this week.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
UMW
U.S. Employment Service
Pittsburgh
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Steel Corp
Rift In Baldwin Banks Confirmed
An announced slate of candidates for local offices signals a confirmed rift in Baltimore County Democratic ranks around Rep. H Streett Baldwin. Three incumbent county commissioners were omitted. Kahl Haut and Trail seek reelection as independents. Milton A Tolle would be Baldwin’s state senator candidate.
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Baltimore
Baltimore County
H. Streett Baldwin
D-Md
Board of
Baltimore County Commissioners
Baldwin
James J Lindsay
Lindsay
Christian H. Kahl
Board of County Commissioners
John R. Haut
Brewman A. Trail
Samuel A. Green
Robert J. Spitzel
Michael Birmingham
Green
Spittel
Birmingham
Milton A. Tolle
Tolle
Kahl
Haunt
Trail
Soldiers Report Stabbing and Robbery by Negroes
Thomas Harte of Newton D. Baker Hospital Martinsburg reported to police that a Negro robbed him of a $16 pocketbook and papers and stabbed him with a penknife. A companion, Robert E. Stecker, was also stabbed and treated at Washington County hospital. The youths fled. two soldiers had stopped to help an old man lured by two other Negroes.
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Thomas Harte
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Martinsburg
Church
North Prospect Street
Robert E. Stecker
Harle
Washington County Hospital
Rehrer
Bilenard
Gromyko Ends U N Boycott and Iran Row
The Soviet Union demands the Iran case stay on the UN agenda beyond May 6 while plans to discuss a new set of permanent council rules proceed. Polish Ambassador Lange signals a Security Council agenda item on Spain and Franco friction. United Nations officials note Gromyko’s return to the session after his protest. Secretary Byrnes in Washington declines to reveal instructions to Stettinius, stating the U.S. may consider the Russian demand but prefers not to drop the case before May 6.
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Tan
Security Council
Oscar Lange
Treve Lie
United Nations
Spain
United Nations Press Office
Lie
Poland
Council
Gromyko
U. N
Moscow
Russia
Iran
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Washington
Byrnes
Stettinius
United States
Chinese Puppet Is Sentenced To Death
Soochow April 9 Miao Ping former vice president of the legislative council of the puppet Nanking government was convicted of treason by the Kiang su high court today and sentenced to death.
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Soochow
China
Miao Ping
Legislative Council
Nanking
Kiangsu High Court
Accused Girl After Freedom Faces Kidnapping Charge
Loritta Frances Brozek 19 begins trial preparations in Washington for kidnapping four year old Terry Taylor in Charlotte North Carolina. Her attorney James J Laughlin says habeas corpus was withdrawn pending extradition hearing as she remains detained for lack of bond. Brozek also known as Rosemary Johnson was found with the child in Annapolis after the Taylor parents reported the girl missing. A $150000 civil suit against Charlotte Chief Frank N Littlejohn seeks damages for unlawful removal and damaged reputation while Brozek awaits hearings. The Taylor parents, visiting from North Carolina, say they will press charges to protect other parents.
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Washington
Loritta Frances Brozek
Charlotte
N. C
Terry Taylor
James J. Laughlin
Miss Brozek
North Carolina
Rosemary Johnson
Annapolis
James W. Morris
Federal District Court
District of Columbia
Panghit
Frank N. Littlejohn
4 H Clubs Plant Trees In Arbor Day Drive At Schools
County 4 H school clubs observe Arbor Day by planting trees and shrubs on school grounds. Raymond Mueller notes Arbor Day was April 5 but planting occurred near that date at Sharpsburg Pinesburg Huyetts Indian Spring Big Pool Greensburg Leitersburg with pupils supplying some trees. The piece also notes a 15 percent drop in farm residents from 1940 to 1945.
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Raymond Mueller
Sharpsburg
Pinesburg
Huyetts
Indian Spring
Big Pool
Greensburg
Leitersburg
Autograph Hunter Seeks Signature From White Princess
Maugansville collector William E. Tolbert adds a letter from Ursula G. Bower Betts, the British figure known as the White Princess, to his autograph files. He includes a wedding photo autographed for his collection, recounting her 1942 44 Nagas against the Japs and her 1944 marriage to Tim Betts now in India and Burma.
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William E. Talbert
Maugansville
Tolbert
India- Burma
American Weekly
Ursula G. Bower
F. N. Betts
India-Burma
Tim
Union Leaders Clash Over Bill in Maryland Delegation
A labor dispute in Washington County centers on a bill moved by delegates from Annapolis. Newcomer Tenney and others vote split along party lines, forcing a stalemate as union calls to defeat two candidates rise ahead of a June primary. Union figures from A F of L and local unions sign the statement.
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Tenney
House of Delegates
Washington County
Annapolis
Newcomer
Tenner
Organized Labor
Earl A. Ryder
A. F. of L
Herbert W. Smith
Plumbers
J. 5. Spalding
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Raymond Middlekauff
Henry J. Martin
Hagerstown Central Labor Union
Know Your Public Health Nurse Week Observed
Washington county and Maryland observe Know Your Public Health Nurse Week from April 7 to 13 to highlight the need for more nurses. Officials note the county has fewer than the minimum essential nurses, with about one per 3,000 residents compared to the ideal 2,000 to 2,500. The event is sponsored by the lay section of the Maryland State Organization for Public Health Nursing.
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Washington County
Maryland
Maryland State Organization For Public Health Nursing
Holiday Is Winning Favor In Draft Extension Debate
War Department likely to back a one year extension with a suspension provision while President gets power to resume inductions if enrollments fall. Senate supports one year extension with 18 months service. Revercomb and Wilson push pay raises and suspended inductions with later drafting if volunteers lag. Revercomb argues Congress could delay actual drafting if volunteers don’t meet totals.
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War Department
Army
House
Senate
Edwin ¢. Johnson
D.- Cole
Revercamp
R.-W.va
Wilson
Iowa
Revercomb
Congress
Call Strike In Seven Sugar Refineries As Impasse Is Reached
Washington April 9 unions called a coast wide strike at seven Atlantic coast sugar refineries processing 70 percent of the nation's cane sugar. More than 8,000 workers would be involved in the walkout as the companies refused to bind to fact finding panel recommendations. The strike starts at 11 39 p m EST and unions still seek arbitration of wage demands.
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Washington
AFL
East Coast
Schwellenbach
Atlantic Coast
Greenbrier Hotel Sold to War Assets Chief Agent
Washington reports sale of the Greenbrier hotel property now Ashford General Hospital at White Sulphur Springs. The War Assets Administration will handle the transaction as preferred by former owner Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, which hopes to regain the property when the hospital closes around June 30.
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Washington
Greenbrier
Ashford General Hospital
White Sulphur Springs
War Assets Administration
Army
Hedrick
D.-W.v
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
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