Britons Laugh In Quiet Campaign Amid Election Gag
London reports show Britons in a restrained campaign using humor to lampoon official language. Churchill at Cardiff leads a spoof of government jargon with “accommodation unit” while Bevan and Morrison spar with dry wit. Liberals stay independent amid Tory and Labour taunts.
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McCarthy Says He Will Name Communists in State Department
Senator McCarthy travels the nation accusing State Department officials of Communist ties. He claims 57 card carrying Communists are in the department and would name them only if Acheson confirms sincerity by a presidential order and the loyalty records are released. He cites a 3,000 person screening and notes many of the 57 hold influential posts.
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Toledo midwife Sarah Davies dies after 50 years of service
Sarah Davies of Toledo delivered thousands of births over five decades, maintaining a written record of each birth. She died yesterday after a long practice. In one family she delivered a baby, both parents, and two of the four Krani parents.
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Toledo
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Mercersburg Community Notes Highlight Local Education and Visits
The Rev. H. H. Stroup Jr leads Mercersburg Academy YMCA members to a conference at Natural Bridge Virginia. William H. Cramer of Mercersburg eyes a Penn State chemistry PhD. Local residents attend church events, dinners, and club meetings. scouts plan Camp Sinoquipe trip. multiple family and travel notes populate the weekend updates.
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Route 2
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Richmond
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Netron
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Baltimore
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Herbert W. Keefer
B. S. Keadie
Greencastle
Paul Whetstone
Harry King
Earl King
Everett
Hershey
Clay A. Weiler
Betty Jane
Victor Fiery
Romitsburg
Melvin J. Flickinger
Hanover
J. Irwin Flickinger
Merceraburg
Mite Society of the
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Rebecca Agnew
Dl 7
Edmiston Turner
Deeda
Harold Cmtchall
Edwin Baker
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Raymond House
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St. Thomas
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Eizaxbeth Brubaker
Bessie Bittner
Chambershire Hospital
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Potomac Motor Lines
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Inlaw
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Riverton
David Rowe
David, Jr
Washington, D.C
Tilghmanton Church Council Residents Installed Sunday
Tilghmanton Tilghmanton Vincent Coe and Reginald Vickers were renamed members of the Church Council. They were installed Sunday. The Bakersville congregation will attend pre Lenten services at Locust Grove at 2 20 on Sunday.
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Reginald Vickers
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Locust Grove
Eddie Scott
Donna Lee
Noreman Stephen
Manchester
Grayson Cochran
Cochrane
Rohrersville
Betty Huntzberry
Maryland University
Alfred Roberts
Annie Gerberick
Tommy Kretzer
Marvin Bowers
Maryland Senate nears tax relief and veterans bonus plan
Lawmakers, eager to end the week, advance a set of bills including up to five days per month sentence reductions for prisoners who study, and a veteran bonus measure up to 500 dollars per person. Other actions cover jobless benefits, tax district reassessment limits, and welfare board overruling power.
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Teacher Is Given 40 Years For Lover’s Lane Killing
Arthur Marino a 29 year old music teacher was sentenced to 40 years in prison after a jury convicted him of the murder of his 17 year old fiancée Joan Coward a suburban Blue Island High School junior. The state had sought the electric chair but the judge rejected the request and denied a new trial.
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Blue Island
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United States Service Members Flood Rome for Holy Year Pilgrimage
Between 1590 and 2000 American soldiers and sailors on furlough have visited Rome since the Holy Year began. Most have met the Pope, and larger organized pilgrimages start March 1 led by Cardinal Spellman with about 800 Catholics. Civilian pilgrims arrive in small groups while naval crews from the Mediterranean fleet and airmen from Tripoli base join later crowds.
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Flying Trader Heads to Communist China Amid Blockade
Capt. Alexander C. Hager said the Flying Trader will sail from Philadelphia to Shanghai despite warnings. He claimed Isbrandtsen Lines will back captains, denying fear of Nationalist blockade and asserting loyalty to brandtsen over officials.
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Alexander C. Hager
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Flying Arrow
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Hang Isbrandtsen
U. S
Truman Gets Coal Strike Baned
The article reports a restraining order by Judge Keech on Lewis and the United Mine Workers to halt strikes and work stoppages tied to four contract demands including a union shop welfare fund and work only when able and willing. It critiques both sides for seeking tactical gains and notes taft hartley injunctions affecting production restoration.
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