Republicans Aim At $5 Billion Cut In Budget
Republicans launch a bid to cut about 5 billion from President Truman's 39.669 billion budget for the year starting July 1. Budget chief Taber cites potential targets in foreign aid, universal military training, and unapproved programs. He notes the Marshall Plan aid and reforms in education welfare and housing as areas likely to face reduction in Congress.
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Washington
Truman
Taber
Senate
House Budget Committee
Congress
New Yorker
Preparing For Mercury Drop In Washington County roads cleaed for ice
Sixth District Road crews worked in Washington County to remove slush and salt icy spots on mountain grades as a two inch snowfall covered South Mountain by 10 a.m. Drivers were advised to carry chains for mountain passes while valley areas stayed above freezing. The day featured a sudden temperature drop warning of hazardous highway conditions as colder weather spread across the region.
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Washington County
South Mountain
Hagerstown-Frederick
Hancock
Hagerstown
Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Weather forecast across states shows cold snap and flurries
Maryland Rain becomes mixed with wet snow this morning and ends with colder conditions this afternoon. Snow flurries in the mountains tonight and into Wednesday, with partial clearing and very cold conditions. Virginia colder this afternoon and tonight, Wednesday fair. West Virginia cloudy and much colder with snow flurries tonight and Wednesday. Ohio partly cloudy and much colder tonight with snow flurries in the northeast, continuing Wednesday. Windy today in parts.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Weather Roundup: Latest Temperatures and Wind Report
Yesterday reached 37 degrees and this morning dipped to 31. Southwest winds prevailed with a .20 inch precipitation total.
Ask Sharpsburg Pike Be Rebuilt
The Men’s Democratic Club of Sharpsburg unanimously backs rebuilding the Sharpsburg pike after a petition signed by nearly all of its about one hundred members. County Commissioner Winslow Burhans showed color films of his country tour and new members renewed their memberships. The club hopes the petition gains favor with Washington County citizens and other motorists as the next meeting plans a February program.
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Democratic Club
Sharpsburg
Washington County
Savage River Dam Project to Receive $500,000 Boost
A half million dollars is allocated to complete the Savage River Dam as part of a $547,050,000 Army Engineers flood control and rivers harbors budget. The dam, started during the tenure of late Representative William D Byron, was halted for funds. When finished, it will impound water to increase Potomac River flow during dry seasons.
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Savage River
Army Engineers
William D. Byron
Congress
Potomac’ River
Taft Opposes Meat Rationing Boosting GOP Skepticism
Senator Taft of Ohio led Republican opposition to meat rationing. He warned rationing could fuel black markets and raise prices, arguing it would require as large an organization to ration one item as to ration all. Taft said meat is prone to smuggling and warned of U.S. cattle and by product losses.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Ohioan
GOP
Flanders
Truman
Anderson
Senate Banking Committee
Eisenhower Supporters Target Pennsylvania Primary
Ike supporters announce a slate of delegates for the April 27 Pennsylvania primary amid doubts about Dwight D. Eisenhower’s candic y status. Harrisburg group says it will field delegates, testing Ike’s bid with 73 convention votes at stake and sparking cross party speculation.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower League
Harrisburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Condemned Slayer Bird Claims 44 Murders
Tacoma January 13 Jake Bird the axe swinging transient slated for execution Friday morning says he committed or could clear up 44 murders testified in a 176 page transcript and a letter to Gov Wallgren showing 11 of 12 prior confessions confirmed and 18 others he claims direct part in with 14 more he can solve The transcript notes that one confession is likely false and that Governor Wallgren should carry out the execution at Walla Walla at 12 05 a m Friday While a stay petition was filed with the state supreme court no stay stopped the scheduled death sentence at the penitentiary
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Tacoma
Wash
Jake Bird
Bird
Joseph Karpach
Harvey Boyd
East Omaha
Nebr
Clarence Lukehart
Iowa State Penitentiary
Steele
Wallgren
Walla Walla Penitentiary
Bertha Kludt
Supreme Court
$30,000 Damage Suit Underway
Elaine P. Piper and William L. Piper Jr. sue Henson Flying Service for $30,000 alleging a rented plane crashed near the municipal airport on November 24, 1946, killing William Leroy Piper. The plaintiffs claim the aircraft was uninspected and inadequately fueled, with Piper an experienced pilot, and seek damages for loss of support. trial in circuit court before a jury continued with attorney Ellsworth Roulette for plaintiffs and D. K. McLaughlin for the defendant.
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Henson Flying Service, Inc
Elaine P. Piper
William L. Piper, Jr
William Leroy Piper
Ellsworth Roulette
Piper
Washington County
Ask
D. K. McLaughlin
Henson Flying Service
Two Cars Damaged. No Injuries In Boonsboro Pike Crash
Deputy Leister Isanogle reported two autos collided on Boonsboro pike last night. A 1937 Ford driven by Wilbur J. Swope stalled on the road and was hit by a 1941 Ford wagon driven by James G. Ford. Both vehicles sustained heavy damage. no charges were filed after the investigation.
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Boonsboro Pike
Leister
Isanogle
Wilbur J. Swope
Washington Street
James G. Ford
Maugansville
Bids Open For Switch Gear As City Expands Plant
Bids for switch gear to be used in the Municipal Electric Light Plant expansion will be opened by the Board of Street Commissioners in regular session at City Hall tonight. A separate bid for a new boiler will be opened January 20. The board recently ordered a turbine generator from Worthington Pump Corporation with delivery expected within one year.
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Board of Street Commissioners
City Hall
Worthington Pump Corporation
Waynesboro Man Killed at Texas Ice Plant
H. C. Freeman aged 57 of Waynesboro Pennsylvania an employee of the Frick Company was killed in Texas City Texas when a hoist chain bolt broke releasing a heavy condenser at an ice and cold storage plant He was crushed while assisting installation of additional machinery at the plant with other workers from Waynesboro
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H. C. Freeman
Waynesboro
Frick Company
Texas City
Texas
Freeman
Two Nabbed For 1942 Slayings
Benton Harbor police report the arrest of Lovell Boykins and his nephew William Hackett in a West Side flat. They were linked by condemned slayer Jake Bird to the 1942 killings of Evanston, Illinois, woman Mrs. Lillian Galvin and her maid Edna Sidilski. Bird claimed he acted as lookout for three others. one suspect named as William Smith is in prison. Evans ton authorities plan to come tomorrow for further coordination.
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Mich
Alvin Boyd
Jake Bird
Evanston
Lovell Boykins
William N
Sugar Man
Wash
Bird
Harry Engstrom
Ill
Lillian Galvin
Edna Sidilski
Boyd
William
Kid) Smith
Benton Harbor Negro, Currently Serving A 25-To-40 Year Term In Southern Michigan
Cass County
Tomor
Many Take Sales Tax Deductions in 1040 Long Form
State tax payments may be listed as deductions on the 1040 long form. Deputy internal revenue collector Allen Mumma cautioned that some Hagerstonians claiming large state sales tax deductions must have accurate records to justify expenses. Most workers use the short form and rely on a 10 percent deduction in setting tax payment rates.
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Internal Revenue
Allen
Mumma
Hagerstonians
Coast Guard reports sinking of Army barge near Alaska
Seattle dispatch reports Coast Guard HQ announced a self propelled Army barge with an unknown number aboard sank near the Alaska peninsula. The date is January 13 and the location is the Alaska peninsula region.
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Seattle
Coast Guard
Alaska Peninsula
Washington witness details wheat and cotton trades
Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham testified before the Senate appropriations committee that he exited the wheat market except for a small trade after President Truman’s criticism of speculators. He continued cotton trading until Dec. 18 and assumed responsibility for all commodity dealings.
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Washington
Wallace H. Graham
Truman
Senate Appropriations Committee
Graham
Mr. Truman
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
White House
Harry Brisker
Top Student Held for Arson in College Fire
Selinsgrove Pennsylvania January 13 a Susquehanna University freshman once voted most likely to succeed is charged with arson after pleading guilty before Justice of the Peace. He Joseph Sladek Jr Wildwood New Jersey was held for Snyder county court after admitting setting fires to the Old Selinsgrove building to avoid classes. A November fire caused 100000 damage and a second blaze yesterday caused minor damage according to District Attorney Horace W Vought. Sladek reportedly said he believed fires would let him miss classes.
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Selinsgrove
Susquehanna University
Joseph Sladek, Jr
Wildwood
N. J
Snyder County
Justice of the
Fred M. Machmer
Horace W. Vought
Sladek
Vought
Four Die as Eastern Air Lines Plane Crashes Near Washington
An Eastern Airlines DC-3 with nine aboard crashed while approaching Washington on a rainy night, killing five including the pilot and co pilot and injuring four. The craft struck a grove of trees near the Potomac River just outside the city, with rescue hampered by rain and muddy roads. Names of the dead and injured were provided by the airline and hospital reports.
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Clinton
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Greenville
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L. A. Brandt
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Newark
Paul Saltanis
Ralph B. Sanborne, Jr
Navy
Lucian Malbus
Maxwell Field
Ala
Peter L. Philps
EAL
Astoria
N. Y
Eugene G. Stone
Navy Point
Pensacola
Fla
Morris Maple
Princeton
N. J
Potomac River
Washington National Airport
Mrs Biays Not on Washington Plane Crash
Hancock residents hear word of five dead and four injured after a Washington area airliner crash. Mrs. Lalla Biays, a well known local, had planned to arrive in D C from Texas and visit her daughter in Brownsville. Her name did not appear on the passenger list, prompting belief she may have taken another flight or delayed due to weather.
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Hancock
Lalla Biays
Brays
Stranger Robbed Man He Helped in Hagerstown
Frederick Woodall of Hot Springs Virginia arrived in Hagerstown to seek work. He trusted a man who promised a job and took his suitcase, clothes and $10 to a West End boiler room. The man left for a minute and did not return, leaving Woodall deserted. Police have a name and expect an arrest soon.
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Frederick Woodall
Hot Springs
Hagerstown
Woodall
West End
Boonsboro Man Held For Dizzy Driving
Richard L. Renner a 48 year old taxi operator from Boonsboro was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Leister Isanogle on a drunken driving charge and ordered held in 1000 dollars for a hearing on Saturday evening in Boonsboro. Officers said three citizen calls reported Renner's dangerous driving.
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Richard L. Renner
Boonsboro
Leister Isanogle
Isanogle
Renner
Mechanics Say Drivers Cause Most Crashes Not Cars
Mechanics who service and repair cars contend that human factors drive most crashes, not mechanical failure. They observe that worn parts and old vehicles are not the primary cause, while drivers’ error and habits remain the chief risk on today’s roads.
Three held on assault charges after Armory robbery
Leon, a basketball player, identified Reginald Scott Thomas Johnson and Wilbur Cheesman as attackers who robbed him outside the Stats Armory on North Potomac street after a game. Each was held in 500 bond for a hearing January 20. police noted the men fled after grabbing Leon and smashing two windows.
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Harry E. Snyder
Stanley
Leon
Jonathan Street
Stats Armory
North Potomac Street
Reginald Scott
Thomas Johnson
Jonathan
Wilbur Cheesman
Sitters Alley
Children’s Hospital Boasts Paint Job
Reports from the Children’s Hospital on the Middleburg Pike say the building has undergone a new paint job and interior decorating is underway. New equipment including two incubators is planned to be installed soon for complete modernization. In the past the hospital has treated outstanding twin infants weighing...?
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Children’s. Hospital
Middleburg ‘Pike
Torm
Infax
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