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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1952
Page
1
Murray told 2400 delegates that President Truman backs a Wage Stabilisation Board hearing Monday on the steel dispute. The United Steelworkers seek a 1.84 per hour raise and a broad 32 point program including guaranteed annual wages and union shop. If WSB settles pay, further demands may extend talks.
A Christmas week blood drive invites donors to give a pint at St Johns Lutheran Church 119 South Potomac Street. The Red Cross aims to supply 125 pints for wounded soldiers, urging employers to allow midday donations and appointments via Blood Program headquarters.
Maryland Governor McKeldin urges Ford's Theater and related venues to end racial seating restrictions. He notes picket lines and economic loss from segregation and calls for the state commission to mediate, arguing dialogue can reduce tensions while preserving peaceful progress.
The last of 28 military personnel killed in a C-47 crash on a Arizona mountain was brought to a Mesa mortuary. Medical corpsmen from Williams Air Force Base, aided by civilians, recovered the bodies from Armer Mountain after a two day descent through snow and ice, then moved them to ambulances for road transport to Mesa.
In a statement the Maryland Governor condemns segregated policies in theaters and cultural venues. He cites Baltimore’s Lyric Theater banning Negro artists, Ford’s Theater allowing actors but not audiences, and Constitution Hall restricting Black patrons, calling such practices demeaning and inconsistent.
Film star Linda Darnell reported a theft at her Warwick Hotel suite totaling about 9 500 dollars in jewels plus a 3 000 dollar mink. Her maid found the loss on her return after three weeks away. Police believe entry was gained by snapping the lock or fashioning a key.
In Korea, a U S platoon holding a hill faced two quiet days until a bunker wall collapsed and 14 Chinese soldiers emerged. They had holed up in the other section but surrendered when their water supply ran out.
Two masked men, one with a false nose, robbed a suburban Bank of Commerce in Toronto.Police say they waited inside with a revolver and a machine gun, tied 18 employees and customers, and fired two briefcases of cash after the vault timelock opened.
Sixty patients were moved from Mt. Wilson Sanitorium in Pikesville Maryland after a fire in a nearby wooden building on the hospital grounds. Ninety others were alerted for a drill but stayed in place. The blaze destroyed two frame buildings including the hospital laundry and caused about $20,000 in damage.
E Merl Young and his brother Herschel along with Joseph H. Rosenbaum failed to appear in Washington court to enter pleas to perjury indictments. They face charges tied to lying to a Senate sub committee and federal grand jury about RFC loan favoritism. Arrest warrants were issued for the trio.
Boston Jan 4 The bribery trial of Denis W Delaney former Massachusetts collector of Internal Revenue resumes its second day with an New York insurance salesman who admits perjury testifying Delaney 58 rose from WPA laborer to head IRS office in Massachusetts in 1934 He faces charges of taking 12500 in bribes to influence tax decisions and falsely certifying that 180000 in tax had been paid in full.
Atlanta police report two bite incidents as a German shepherd attacked a 16 year old girl and a sergeant on the street. Both victims sought treatment at a hospital and the dog was taken to the pound.
Miss Marielle E. Cutter, age 80, declares she will not ride in an upright position on a sled. She prefers sliding belly down the Main Street slope on her 80th birthday, plans to continue while snow lasts this winter. She says even in youth she rode prone and will not switch now.
A person living on milk exclusively could develop anemia and other disorders due to deficiency of vitamins. This health warning highlights risks of a milk only diet and the need for balanced nutrition.
Met Manager Rudolf Bing rehired baritone Robert Merritt after earlier dismissal for missing a performance and doing Hollywood work. The exchange shows Merritt expressing deep regret and Bing praising admission of mistake as moral courage and decency.
Washington reports a 10 percent pay raise for all active and retired service members may move quickly in the new session. House Armed Services Chair Vinson says Rules clearance will be sought. the bill, approved unanimously by his committee, would cost about 200 million dollars annually and would also raise subsistence and quarters allowances.
Washington reports Churchill will press for advance British consultation if U S uses English air bases for atomic strikes. Officials say bases operate on partnership grounds and discuss wider exchange of atomic information with President Truman during four-day talks starting Saturday.
Syracuse mourns John J. Swift Sr. a 65 year old retired railroad engineer who died of cancer after his son Capt. John J. Swift Jr. returned from Hungary on emergency leave. The pilot, one of four American airmen held by the United States government, visited his father at St. Joseph's Hospital before death.
A two story Oakland hillside house is sliding toward a cliff over an apartment block. Seven families are moved from endangered units as owners Morton and Mrs Kramer abandon the home. City engineers warn another heavy rain could push the house to ruin, with possible quake or excavation causes noted.
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin announced plans for a full investigation into alleged mis management and favoritism at the Alien Property Office. He cites reports of large fees and profits involving individuals and corporations as the agency controls about 506 million dollars in seized German and Japanese assets from World War II, with 209 million disposed and 296 million remaining. Sargent is named as General Aniline and Film Corp, a major film producer.
An earthquake centered between Erzurum and Hasan Kale rattled eastern Turkey yesterday. Reports say at least 80 people were killed, with most casualties from collapsing clay huts and adobe structures.
Moscow reports indicate a shift in Soviet policy toward Japan with hints of soon offering a peace treaty. The USSR previously rejected western terms and the Dulles crafted pact while seeking to expand trade with Japan and possibly renew ties with China. Prime Minister Stalin’s New Year message expresses sympathy for the Japanese people amid occupation.
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