Britain Agrees To Grant Burma Independence
London–The British Government announced an accord with Burma to allow independence with an interim government like India during a transition. A Burmese constituent assembly will be elected next April, with Attlee to report the accord to the House of Commons. The agreement follows two weeks of talks with nationalist leaders.
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London
Burma
Lord Pethick-Lawrence
India
Japan
House of Lords
Attlee
House of Commons
Promise To Free British Hostages In Jerusalem Note
In Jerusalem a note sent to Hebrew papers claimed two British hostages would be freed within hours. The Irgun Zvai Leumi, an outlawed group, allegedly sought to force a commutation for Dov Bela Gruner, an Irgun member condemned for a police station attack. The hostages are Judge Ralph Windham and banker H A S Collins.
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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Irgun
Zvai Leumi
Dov Bela Gruner
Vets Job Aide Assistant Appointed in Cumberland
D Paul Shilling, manager of the Hagerstown Maryland State Employment Service office, announced C William Spangler of Cumberland as field assistant in Washington County. Spangler will visit employers to promote veterans job opportunities, refer orders for placement, and gather current employment information across public works and private industry, with a focus on securing opportunities for disabled veterans. He will operate from the local employment service office.
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C. William Spangler
Cumberland
Washington County
D. Paul Shilling
Hagerstown
Maryland State Employment Service
Shilling
Spangler
Brunswick Woman Dies From Coal Stove Explosion
Frederick Maryland January 28 Mrs Catherine Landis 36 of Brunswick died in a hospital yesterday from burns after a coal burning stove exploded Firemen found a gas can with both ends blown out near the stove The accident occurred in Brunswick and prompted an investigation into the blaze
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Frederick, Md
Catherine Landis
Brunswick
Greedy Bystanders Snatch Dimes From March of Dimes
In Oakland California a March of Dimes wishing well on a trailer broke free and toppled in a downtown street. Driver Jerry Cumming reported only 1.51 remained as bystanders deny taking money after wires had been cut before an ice skating show.
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Oakland
Calif
Jerry Cumming
Guy Wires
Cuming
March Of Dimes Drive Near End
Judge Joseph D. Mish Washington County chairman urged greater community support for the March of Dimes to replenish funds used against polio. He noted the 1946 toll surpassed 20 000 nationwide, with 1944 at 503 cases. drive ends January 30 despite ongoing box collections. money directed to a respirator center at Baltimore’s Children’s Hospital School to aid poliomyelitis cases.
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National Foundation For
Joseph D. Mish
Washington County
Mish
Judge Mish
B. C. Willis
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Maryland
Children’s Hospital School
Baltimore
Blossom Festival Dates Set for May in Winchester
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival president Dr. P W Boyd announced the 20th festival will be held in Winchester on Thursday and Friday May 1 and 2. The board also decided future festivals will be on the Thursday and Friday nearest May 1.
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Winchester
P. W. Boyd
Dr. Boyd
Stolen $50 From Gas Station Register
John H. Rutherford, operator of a filling station at West Franklin and Prospect streets, reported to police that $50 was stolen from the cash register last night with no sign of breaking. Eddie Harper of 429 Mechanic Street reported the theft of his bicycle from the Academy Theater alley last night.
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John H. Rutherford
West Franklin
Prospect Streets
Eddie Harper
Mechanic Street
Academy Theater
Price controls lifted for blackstrap beet molasses
Washington announces repeal of price controls on domestic and imported blackstrap and beet final molas effective at midnight tonight. The action ends government oversight on these sugar byproducts, affecting producers and distributors nationwide.
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Washington, Jan
Britain urged to honor Soviet alliance spirit over US ties
London dispatch reports Tass urges Britain to live up to the 1942 Soviet British treaty while criticizing close Britain US relations. Tass notes Britain-US bloc against the USSR and cites a Communist Daily Worker article claiming the friendship treaty may have little meaning. The statements signal continued pressure on Britain, with a page 10 continuation.
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London
Tass
Britain
Soviet Union
United States
U.S.S.R
Georgi Zarubin
Srong
Ernest Bevin
Stalin
Europe
Communist
Daily Worker of London
Jobless Benefit Claims Hit 1876 in Hagerstown Area
In Hagerstown and Washington county unemploy ment compensation claims rose to 1876, with 1239 men and 703 women filing and 33 out of state claims. War II veterans number 627 eligible for readjustment allowances as a broad wave of layoffs from Fairchild Aircraft Division affects nearby counties.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
D. Lee Staley
Maryland State Employment Service
Fairchild Aircraft Division
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Only Three Days For City Tax Discount
City tax reports show yesterday’s collections of 16906 dollars, lifting total taxes to about 107000 dollars. City Treasurer Clyde R. Stouffer urged that only three days remain to secure a 4 percent discount on 1947 city taxes. After Friday January 31, the full amount must be paid.
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Clyde R. Stouffer
Washington Street School Entered Again
Thieves believed to be youths burglarized Washington Street School for the fourth time in as many months. They took 14 boxes of chocolate bats and a box of peanut chews after entering by removing a board nailed to a door. Principal Donald Kaylor reported no other items were missing.
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Washington Street
Donald Kaylor
Political Machine County Road Bill in Annapolis
Washington County officials watch a reported County Commissioner inspired bill that would let counties use gasoline tax revenues to form political machines in roads departments. The county fears it may not qualify for tax shares unless its roads superintendent Swain meets state rules, amid concerns over his political connections and engineering qualifications.
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Washington County
Annapolis
Washington County Board of County Commissioners
Elmer Lester Swain
Swain
Joseph D. Baker
Maryland
Democrats To Gather Friday To Reorganize Club
A general meeting of male Democrats of the city and county will be held Friday night January 31 at 8 o clock in the basement of the L O F Building on South Potomac Street. Attendees will elect a chairman and secretary from the floor and form by laws and committees to revitalize a dormant Democratic Club. Every Democrat is invited without further notice and district leaders are asked to contact their respective Democrats.
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L.0.o.f
South Potomac Street
John M. Colton
Colton
Democratic Club
One Man Overtime Pay Suit Filed in Maryland
John H. Lyons filed a portal-to-portal pay suit against Gulf Oil in Maryland federal court the first of its kind in the state. Lyons a former service station manager seeks 7500 dollars claiming pay for 1% hours daily to check receipts and for time spent at weekly service manager meetings after hours.
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Baltimore
John H. Lyons
Gulf Oil Company
Maryland
Lyons
Bride loses out on marriage but wins friendships
A Belgian war bride, Mrs. Mimmie Reel Morgan, 34, left Willards Maryland after her marriage failed to a Knoxville ex GI. The town raised funds to cover her $500 trip to Belgium. Civic groups in Salisbury offered help if needed and town women accompanied her to LaGuardia to see her off.
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Willards
Mimmie Reel Morgan
Knoxville, Tenn
la Guardia Field
New York
Belgium
Maryland
Man Denied Habeas Corpus In Drunk Charge Jailed
Kenneth I. Shirey, about 45, petitioned for a writ claiming illegal detention in Washington county jail on a drunk and disorderly charge. Judge Joseph D. Mish denied the writ finding no probable grounds and Shirey remains jailed after January 24 conviction and a $25 fine per Justice Snyder. police list show 156 prior arrests.
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Kenneth I. Shirey
Washington County
Joseph D. Mish
Shirey
Clever Reynolds
Justice of the Peace
Harry Snyder
Harvey Maugans
Mish
Snyder
Richmond approves teacher pay raises in 18 month budget
The Richmond School Board approved teacher pay increases ranging from 324 to 720 dollars for the current term, effective February 1, as part of an 18 month budget totaling 7,586,200.37 dollars.
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Richmond
Richmond School Board
Announcement on Newsprint Shortage Forces Paper Reduction
The Herald-Mail Company warns readers that a newsprint shortage from a Canadian supplier due to local water issues will reduce Morning Herald and Daily Mail sizes by 10 percent. To maintain full coverage and features, advertising will be curtailed until new equipment arrives and newsprint supplies stabilize.
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Herald-Mail
Morning Herald
Daily Mail
Upholds Police In Ticket Row In City Court
Magistrate Harry B. Snyder fined Charmil Beasley 225 Kuhn Avenue four dollars and ninety cents for two parking violations. He stated the Board of Street Commissioners sets parking rules and police must enforce them. Patrolman C B Bible testified to chalking the car and returning to find it unmoved. Beasley challenged one count, claiming the car was not parked beyond the two hour limit.
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Harry B. Snyder
Charmil Beasley
Kuhn Avenue
December motor vehicle accidents stay within city limits
Washington County recorded 31 motor vehicle accidents in December, with one fatality and 23 injuries. Most incidents occurred in Hagerstown, where 21 people were injured, as Maryland Traffic Safety Commission figures show.
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Washington County
Hagerstown
Maryland Traffic Safety Commission
Maryland
Rager Held on Embezzlement and Larceny Charges
Melvin Rager aged 27 of Madison Avenue was ordered held in $1000 bond for the February term after arraignment before Magistrate Harry Snyder on embezzling $119 from Crouse Produce Company. He pleaded guilty and was also held in $500 bond on a waived preliminary hearing for larceny of a $54 watch.
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Melvin Rager
Madison Avenue
Harry E.snyder
Crouse Produce Company
Rager
Boston Boss of Cocoanut Grove Dies After Parole
Barnett Welansky, operator of the Cocoanut Grove club where 452 people died in a 1942 fire, dies at 50 two months after being pardoned from a 12 to 15 year manslaughter sentence. Doctor predicted he would not live long, citing cancer. Welansky remarked he felt framed and wished he had been in the fire.
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Boston
Barnett Welansky
Cocoanut Grove
Nig T Club
Welansky
Edward D. Churchill
Massachusetts General Hospital
Open Union Shop Big Steel Issue in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on January 28 the open shop vs union shop fight in Big Steel dominates wage talks. U S Steel subsidiaries seek an employee choice on union membership while maintaining a current contract. union demands call for big wage hikes, port-to-portal pay, annual guarantee, better vacations, seniority, premium holiday pay, and more benefits. The current pact expires April 30 while unions press for stronger terms and clear no strike provisions.
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Pittsburgh
Big Steel
Cio-Steelworkers
War Labor Board
U. S. Steel Corp
Pennsy Vets Seek WWI Bonus Plan for Veterans
Harrisburg January 28 Plans to pay a bonus for Pennsylvania's 1 200 000 World War I veterans gained momentum with a decision by state veterans groups to ask the legislature for as much as 400 million dollars The proposal to Gov James E Duff would pay 10 for each month of domestic service and 15 for each month of foreign service for service between December 7 1941 and September 2 1945 with a maximum of 500 per veteran Time counted would run to March 2 1946 Financing would be through a bond issue.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
James E. Duff
Sugar Ration Formula Discontinued by Judge Letts
Federal District Judge F Dickinson Letts ordered the OPA to stop sugar rationing to industrial users under the historical use formula. The order, effective immediately, follows Letts finding last week that the formula is illegal.
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Washington
Jan
Federal District
F. Dickinson Letts
OPA
Labor chief warns on collective bargaining art forgotten
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach urged Senate action on a presidential labor commission and criticized pending bills to reshape bargaining. He urged patience, opposed industry wide bans, and warned that outlawing closed shops and strike pressure would derail industrial peace. He attacked Ball and Thomas bills, defended union dues, and favored safeguarding measures for labor organization registration.
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Washington
Schwellenbach
Truman
Senate Labor Committee
Schweilenbach
Ball
R-Minn
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Thomas
Labor Committee
Departmentf Labor
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bali
Weather Forecast For Next Five Days
Five day extended forecast for New York State and Middle Atlantic States. Northern portions see near normal temperatures with slight warmth later in the week while southern areas stay above normal. Rain expected in the south and snow in the north on Thursday and Friday with light flurries Saturday. Total precipitation about half an inch in the north and a quarter inch in the south.
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New York State
Middle Atlantic
Navy Denies Sima Appeal Over Court Martial
Baltimore Jan 28 former Lt William R B Sima had his contention that his general court martial trial violated due process denied by the Navy yesterday. Sima faced charges of inefficiency in his duties as leader of the Naval Academy and contested the trial's legality.
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Baltimore
William RB. Sima
Navy
Sima
Naval ‘Academy
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