Detective Chief Jury Seeks Bilbo War Contract Links
Edward P. Terry, ex-secretary to Senator Bilbo, says anonymous threats target him and his family to stop testimony on war contract payments. The Senate War Investigating Committee, with FBI aid, presses for Terry to testify despite his request to avoid appearance.
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Young 15 Indicted for Manslaughter in Baltimore
A 15 year old boy was indicted for manslaughter in the death of Richard Lyne Truman whose decomposed body was found in a wooded area near Gwynns Falls. The grand jury replaced a murder charge with manslaughter. The youth is free awaiting a court appearance. Truman had been missing since September 20. Autopsy indicated a bullet wound in the spine.
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Taft denies plan to bar Gov. O'Conor from Senate
Senator Robert A. Taft rejected a Baltimore Sun report that he would move to object to Herbert R. O’Conor’s seating as Maryland’s senator when Congress opens January 3. Taft said he has no such intention and made the denial in New York last night.
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Taft
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Mutiny Charged As Riot At MacDill Field Described
A court martial hears mutiny charges against Cpl. Joseph Pleasants and PTE James L. Treadwell after a riot at MacDill Field in which soldiers stormed cars attacked officers and threatened to take over the base. Testimony details demand dispersal, with nine more soldiers to face trial.
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Joseph Pleasants
Penola
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Cincinnati
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T. B. Sanford
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Ibesten
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Iscsiped
Sanford
D.R. Hutchinson
Flag Display On Sunday Urged By Morris Frock Post
The Morris Frock Post of the American Legion urges all local groups and individuals to display the flag on Sunday, the 155th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. A bronze World War I and II memorial plaque will be unveiled at the courthouse at 3 p.m. Sunday, honoring local veterans.
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American Legion
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Court House
Morris Frock American Legion Post
Sarah Rinehart
Pennsylvania May Legalize Racing With Pari Mutuels
Harrisburg Pa December 13. Rep Hi yam G Andrews of Cambria county endorses legalizing horse racing and licensing parimutuel betting as a revenue source. He notes the idea is his own and not a party position and cites Governor Duff's taxes concern. He cites out of state bookies and expects a bill under Republican auspices.
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Hiyam G. Andrews
Cambria Contry
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Maryland
New Jersey
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VA Seeks Nurses for Government Hospitals Regionwide
VA sub regional office manager William W Baker announced today that applications are being accepted for nursing positions across government hospitals in Maryland West Virginia Virginia North Carolina and Washington DC. The VA also needs dietitians doctors librarians pharmacists and social workers to meet critical staffing.
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Baker
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West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolinia
Washington, D. C
Plan To Curb Labor Unions Likely House Action
Washington reports the House Campaign Investigating Committee will likely propose curbs on labor union political activity, with emphasis on the CIO PAC. Proposals include clarifying the Corrupt Practices Act to allow unions to publish voting records and fund campaigns and require national council leaders to maintain nationwide activity records for accountability.
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House Campaign Investigating Committee
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Congress
CIO Political Action Committee
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Congressional Record
Housing decontrol eyed as Congress opens
Senate small business chair Stewart forecasts lifting non home curbs after Congress convenes. Hearings today feature veterans groups and building materials producers as industry pressure mounts to ease construction limits and rent controls. Stewart suggests raising rent ceilings and removing the $10,000 limit on new homes, citing potential housing surplus and veteran benefits.
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Standard Oil well on Maryland's Eastern Shore to be abandoned
Final tests planned today as Standard Oil prepares to cap its 8,000 foot Eastern Shore well. Petroleum engineer Slayton M. Wallace notes tests will confirm depth and rock strata while geologist W. B. Spangler says oil discovery is unlikely. The 10 year state lease began in 1945 with 25 cents per acre rent and one eighth royalty. Expenses reached about 125 000 dollars. Tulsa and Ohio firms contributed equipment.
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Secony Vacuum Company
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Wreck on Eastbound Freights Kills Seven Soldiers
A collision after an air hose failed on an east bound freight caused two freights and a west bound passenger to overturn. Seven dead including four soldiers and three others were identified as emergency crews treated the injured at Mansfeld General Hospital. The Red Cross supplied coffee and doughnuts as seven Pullman cars escaped damage and rerouted.
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L. J. Sicele
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Gi’s
Robert Radtke
Hustisford
Wis
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Red Cross
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Senate Probers Confer With Election Chiefs in Maryland
A Senate special committee continues talks with the Baltimore City Board of Election Supervisors over the November 5 senatorial race between Governor O Connor and D John Markey. The panel plans to tour Warehouses storing about 1 000 city voting machines locked and sealed with results intact.
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O'Conor
Henry Kiley
Roy A. Moon
Sullivan Barnes
Senator Ellender
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Widow Runs Plantation in a Big Way
Norwood Georgia reports on Mrs Mary Russell Swain who after her husband’s death in January expanded her 825 acre plantation into a thriving enterprise. She relies on machinery and common sense to manage harrowing tilling and cultivation and to supervise workers while meeting higher living costs with year round employment. She travels the farm by automobile to oversee projects and wears well tailored clothes to reflect her leadership.
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Norwood
Mary Russell Swain
Demand for extra clerks eases in Hagerstown season
Maryland State Employment Service manager D Paul Shilling says Christmas hiring is down from prior years. Merchants report higher sales in dollars but not in volume, with high school students filling offering positions as warming work.
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D. Paul Shilling
Maryland State Employment Service Office
Shilling
Recovery of 3 000 War Dead Reported
The U S Graves Registration Service reports recovery in China of nearly 3 000 American war dead for shipment home. Included are the ashes of 140 cremated airmen and prisoners of war. about 876 remains remain to be reclaimed.
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Shanghai
U. S. Graves Registration Service
China
America
United States
Global share of food and clothing sectors rises
The food and clothing industries account for 50 to 60 percent of business in the United States and 70 to 80 percent worldwide, highlighting their dominant role in commerce.
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