Worst Drought For California Forces Power Cuts
California faced its worst winter drought with orders to curb electricity use. The Public Utilities Commission instructed seven utilities north of the Tehachapi Mountains to implement drastic limits effective tomorrow at 12:01. Shop windows and outdoor events must dim by 50 percent, households should cut usage by 10 percent, and most industrial and agricultural users face at least a 10 percent reduction.
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San Francisco
California
State Public Utilities Commission
Tehachapi Mountains
Mercury Stands Still as Temperature Ranges Narrow
Weather report from Washington county notes minimal temperature variation over 12 hours with Keedysville station recording a 35 to 32 degree span. Light rain scattered across regions while northern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota see near zero readings. Warm zones include east Texas Louisiana 60s to 70s, Tampa 78, Brownsville 77.
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Washington County
Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Minnesota
North Dakota
Upper Lakes
Missouri
Texas
Arizona
Middle Atlantic States
South Atlantic
Washington Coast
Pacific Coast
Louisiana
Tampa
Fla
Brownsville
Tex
Girl 20 tells of attack here
A California girl Mary Miles 20 of Armand California says she was attacked twice near South Mulberry and Ray streets around 4 AM. Det Sgt Wayne Sellman notes the assailant tore clothes and threatened her life. A Hagerstown man unnamed is sought for questioning. A man claiming to be her husband is detained, with a third party seen with them at 2 AM.
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Hagerstown
California
Mary Miles
Armand
Wayne A. Sellman
South Mulberry
Ray Streets
Sellman
Weather Forecast for Mid Atlantic and Midwest Regions
Maryland and Virginia expect occasional light rain or drizzle tonight and Thursday with milder tonight. West Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee forecast cloudy with occasional light rain or drizzle tonight and some rain likely and continued mild Thursday. Ohio shows cloud cover with light rain or drizzle in the south and central areas and slightly colder in the extreme north tonight. mild Thursday with some rain.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio
Jerusalem court attack leaves Arab guard dead
Police report Jewish gunmen stormed a Jerusalem military court killing an Arab guard and wounding two others with smoke bombs inside and outside the building. Other notices detail coal mine walkouts in Grundy Virginia and antitrust actions in St Louis area dairy firms. Stassen campaigns in California draw large crowd at Shrine Auditorium.
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Jerusalem
Driver Acquitted In Man's Death
Walter Renner 54 of Concord street was found not guilty of manslaughter by auto in the death of Pat Sensel 72 of Hancock. The court found no negligence after Renner testified he could not stop as Sensel stepped into the road from the curb. Witnesses said Renner was driving slowly through Hancock when the victim stepped into the path of the auto.
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Walter Renner
Concord Street
Pat Sensel
Hancock
Joseph D. Mish
Renner
Western Maryland Railway
Sensel
Hancock Street
Senate approves long extension of rent control in 1949 plan
Washington reports the Senate agreed to extend rent controls through April 30, 1949, with a 15 percent increase possible for leases through 1949. The House earlier approved a 31 day extension and will review the Senate 14 month plan, amid moves to keep controls in effect until next year. The measures hinge on landlord loss arguments and tenant lease terms.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate Banking Committee
No Measles Are Reported In County
Philadelphia fears an epidemic as 494 measles cases are reported citywide since January. Washington County Health Department records show not a single measles case in 1948. The county has had low measles activity for some time, but 1948 is unusually quiet.
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Philadelphia
Washington County Health Department
Health Department
No Pay During Teacher Strike in Minneapolis
Minneapolis school superintendent Willard E. Goslin announced payroll removal for all instructors during the strike, with 1,300 non-striking and 1,100 AFL Teachers Federation members affected. He left for Atlantic City to become president of the ASA, saying he will be reachable for emergencies and intends to return Saturday.
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Minneapolis
Willard E. Goslin
Goslin
Atlantic City
N. J
American Association of
AFL Teachers Federation
Charles Boyer
Men’s Federation
Margaret Tupper
Bellevue Trustees: Appointments Delayed Again
Bellevue trustees were not named at yesterday's regular meeting as pressure for change extends the usual January appointment delay. The superintendent warned he might quit if a specific man is chosen, and no public discussion addressed the matter.
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Board of County Commissioners
Bellevue
Washington County Jail inspection report criticized conditions
The Board of County Commissioners gave no comment for the records on the state inspection report of the Washington County Jail released Monday. The report cited poor conditions found by the state inspector and noted mattresses in very dirty condition. In Prince George's County yesterday officials called a critical report unjustified but inspected the jail personally.
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Board of County Commissioners
Washington County
Prince George's
Market Rebound After Mixed Start On February Trading
New York stock market extended its comeback in quiet dealings led by gains in motors rubber and steel shares after a mixed early start. Industrial stocks climbed as investors shifted into sectors showing resilience, helping indices move higher through the session.
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New York
Divorce suit filed by John W Snyder for Edna Snyder
John W Snyder filed suit in court today seeking a divorce from Edna Snyder. The action notes no further details on custody alimony or grounds in the available text.
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John W., Snyder
Edna Snyder
Salvation Army aids 43 families in Maryland
The Salvation Army Family Service Department reports forty three families are being housed fed and clothed. At the annual advisory board meeting chairman William A Tobias announced plans for a new building with architect drafting. Fred Wright Sr led a committee on homeless transient care while Lt Col Rose and Adjustant Melvin Jewett spoke. Officers elected for 1948 include S Mitchell Fockler chairmanship A H Warne vice chair and Mrs Gladys Coffman secretary.
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Family Service Department
The
Salvation Army
William A. Tobias
Fred Wright, Sr
S. Mitchell Fockler
A. H. Warne
Gladys Coffman
L. S. Spangler
Cumberland May Face Bus Strike Sunday
Cumberland may be without bus service Monday morning unless Potomac Edison Co and AFL bus drivers settle by Sunday midnight. John M. Elliott, international representative of the Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America, said six and a half hours of talks ended without result. another meeting was scheduled for today as the present contract runs out Sunday. He did not detail the points of disagreement.
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Cumberland
Potomac Edison Co
AFL
John M. Elliott
Amalgamated Asso. of
Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employee of
America
Elliott
Court Prisoners to Be Sentenced at 9:15 Tomorrow
Prisoners who pled guilty or were convicted at the February term of court will be sentenced at 9:15 o'clock tomorrow morning. Judge Joseph D Mish announced this morning.
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Joseph D Mish
Senator Tydings in Bethesda Hospital With Pneumonia
Washington reports Senator Tydings of Maryland is described as in very satisfactory condition by Naval Hospital staff at Bethesda. He was admitted Saturday after developing pneumonia.
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Washington
Senator Tydings
Bethesda
United States to receive 10000 Japanese canaries
Tokyo reports the Asahi says a shipment of 10,000 Japanese canaries will soon arrive in the United States. The import signals growing exchange in aviation and pet trade between Japan and the U.S. through a concluded agreement.
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Tokyo
Asahi
United States
Japan
Steel Price Hike Stirs Inflation Fear Across Nation
Washington reports mounting criticism of a five dollar per ton rise in semi finished steel prices. President Truman orders a full scale inquiry with FBI probes into steel industry records for possible anti trust violations. Taft and Barkley press for justification as Duff of Pennsylvania calls the move shocking to national welfare. Inquiry targets three agencies and eyeing nails iron pipe and structural steel price trends. Truman to return March five.
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Washington
Truman
FBI
Taft
Ohio
Senate
House Economic Committee
Barkley
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
Justice and Commerce Departments
Council of Economic Advisors
Economic Council
Eawin G. Nourse
Nourse
Caribbean
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Uncle John's Will Be Rink Converts Frederick Street Space
Uncle John's Cabin on Frederick street, once an eating place, is being transformed into a skating rink. Owned by John Ridenour, who runs the Little Heiskel restaurant on West Franklin street, the rustic building will soon be ready for skating with a 90 by 30 foot area. John Ridenour's father, John Ride nour, will operate the rink.
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John
Frederick Street
John Ridenour
Little Heiskel
Franklin Street
Ridenour
Benes To Take To Air Tonight
London reports that Eduard Benes, 64 and frail, is Europe’s man of the hour as Czechoslovakia faces a Communist surge. He may broadcast late today offering guidance on democracy and national unity, with associates confident he will speak in firm support of liberty.
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London
Eduard Benes
Europe
Benes
Hapsburg
Munich
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
French Concern Grows Over Czech Crisis and Peace
Paris reports Foreign Minister Georges Bidault voiced grave French concern over the Czech crisis as a threat to peace. Speaking to the Anglo American Correspondents Association he warned that Prague has again become a center of tension in Europe and urged world peacemaking and collaboration while insisting on liberty with peace.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
Czechoslovakia
Bidault
John H. Sorrells Dies at 52 in New York
John H. Sorrells, 52, executive editor of the Scripps-Howard newspapers, died of a heart ailment at his home in New York on February 25.
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New York
John H. Sorrells
Scripps-Howard
Publisher Les Carpenter Dies After Collapse in Office
Easton Pa February 25 Les G Carpenter 43 owner and publisher of the Bangor Pa Daily News died in Easton Hospital after collapsing in his newspaper office last night his death follows a sudden illness at the paper’s office title and position clarified in this obituary note from Easton Hospital records.
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Easton
Les G. Carpenter
Bangor (Pa
Daily News
Easton Hospital
Chivalry Praised by New York Visitor in Hagerstown
Miss Linda Headlander, a New York City visitor, writes the Daily Mail praising local chivalry in Hagerstown. She cites a polite young man, Homer J. Sprankle of 713 Marshall Street, who gave up his bus seat and held a door, hoping to be remembered as a good husband.
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Shirley Ann Peterson
East Antietam Street
Daily Mail
Hilda Peterson
South Potomac Street
Hilda
Wayne Eugene Shilling
Shirley
Milady
Hagerstown
Linda Headlander
New York City
Miss
New York
Homer J. Sprankle
Marshall Street
Resignations of 12 Anti-Red Ministers Accepted
Prague reports President Eduard Benes has accepted 12 anti Communist ministers as Communist premier Klement Gottwald forms a new cabinet. The move clears the way for Communist control of Czechoslovakia and ends opposition influence. The radio announced the cabinet list and a government announcement was awaited. Fierlinger and Lausman signed the Social Democratic proclamation defending unity.
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Prague
Eduard Benes
Klement Gottwald
Czechoslovakia
Gottwald
Benes
Social Democratic Party
Zdenek Fierlinger
Fierlinger
Bohumil Lausman
Western Border of Czechoslovakia Is Sealed
The U S Army reports Czechoslovakia sealed its western border with heavy security. Czech security police control the line with guards placed closely, armed with submachine guns and pistols. In Asch the border town, guards rise from about 30 to at least 300, and train crews are said to be armed.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U.S
Czechoslovakia
Asch
May Be Forced To Abandon Mukden
News from Peiping on February 25 reports government troops risk abandoning Mukden if supply lines to the Manchurian city are not opened. Hunger could compel retreat within three months as Mukden, a city of about one million, nears the end of its food supply by late May. Without round through lines, defenders may be forced to retreat toward Chinhsien, 136 miles west.
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Peiping
Mukden
Ont
Chinhsien
Gouty
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Harold E. Stassen
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