Allied air raid devastates Pyongyang in large warplanes strike
Reports from Seoul and London describe a massive Allied assault on Pyongyang using hundreds of warplanes from the United States Britain Australia South Africa and South Korea. The raid targets included the North Korean capital's army headquarters and multiple factories.
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London
Pyongyang
Tass
Seoul
Korea
U. S. Air Force
United Nations
Stan Carter
Carciner Hises
Tswangin
Savi Won
West Berlin Riot After Anti Communist Rally
West Berlin police released 20 men seized as troublemakers after a rally turned riot. Four Communists were beaten, three officers were assaulted, and one person was stripped nude as crowds protested Red tactics and the daylight kidnapping of an anti Red lawyer. Mayor Reuter warned against Moscow agents. Barricades were erected to block further kidnappings.
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Berlin
West Berlin
West
Timetable Described as Complex Train Schedule Folder
A timetable is explained as a complex folder that records when trains departed. It details the layering of schedule data and the purpose of organizing departures for railway operations.
Nature Replaces Its Own In Icicle Square Trees
The veteran Inieckeye tree on the Square, over a century old, is ordered removed as life ebbs despite tree surgeons' efforts. Nearby three saplings rise from the Franklin Court roof where WJIEJ radio is housed, nourished by summer flood waters and heat shielding. The young trio will someday overlook the Post Office lawn.
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Inieckeye
Chester Tays
Wareham
Franklin Court
WJIEJ
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Wins Local Dispute in Maryland
A three member mediation panel ruled the Railroad Industrial Union does not qualify as a union for trainmen on the Western Maryland Railway. The decision preserves the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen as the contract holder for trainmen and yard workers, while not affecting RIU’s status for locomotive engineers firemen and hostlers.
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Baltimore
Railroad
Western Maryland
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Independent
National Union
Rey
Nakottal
New
He Riu
District Au
Catehall Kiber
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Maryland
Con
BRT
Railroad Workers National
U. S. Stalmack
Port Corington Marine Terminal
Railroad Industrial Union
National Mediation Board
Salmack
Elmer FE. Davis
The
RIA
Cumberland
Dr H R Tobias Shot by Berserk Patient Near Berkeley Springs
Dr H R Tobias wounded by Connie Heard in Berkeley Springs yesterday morning as Beard fired a .22 rifle. He drove himself to War Memorial Hospital reportedly conscious and “doing nicely” per Superintendent Richard Johnson. Doctors planned possible jaw operation. brain not involved.
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Terheart
Tobias
Hancock
Berkeley Springs
Ai Werserk
Mornig
Tost
Richard Johnson
War Memorial Hospital
Connie
Beard
Johnson
Sone Frays
Fahman
Toy Ito
Lynn Hf
Brunvhack
Hagers
Prospect Street Homes Ransacked
Thieves entered two South Prospect Street residences while occupants were away and stole more than 500 dollars. At the Cochranes 43 South Prospect Street cash and a ring were taken. at the Miers 158 South Prospect Street three rings were stolen. Intruders reportedly used hidden door keys. fingerprints were collected and are being examined.
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South Prospect Street
H. W. Cochrane
Robert Ek. Miers
Cochranes
Miers
Woman Finds Husband Shot Dead in Ambulance
Linea California witnessed a fatal shooting when Josephine Procissi opened an ambulance door and found her husband Louis Procissi, 40, shot by a 4 year old with a rusty .22 rifle. Lincoln Police Chief Robert Jin fines said Walker Hagan Jr and two fellow workers were riding home on bicycles when the incident occurred. Procissi died en route to Lincoln Clinic where his wife was a receiving nurse.
Weather forecast expects scattered showers this week
Sunny and warmer Saturday with highs in the mid to upper eighties. Partly cloudy and warm Saturday night. Sunday looks partly cloudy and warm with showers and thunderstorms late in the day or Monday. Cooler Monday and Tuesday, then warmer again with showers by Wednesday. Temperatures near July normals.
Secret Talks In Steel Strike Under Way In Steel Capital
Top level officials meet in Pittsburgh as a 40 day strike enters a new phase. CIO and steel company spokesmen stay tight lipped after the first session with Philip Murray and Arthur Goldberg leading the union team. Industry leaders including John A. Stephens, Joseph Larkin, and Ben F. Moreell attend as government price questions loom with Weirton Steel proposing a 5.50 per ton hike scheduled for July 21.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
Philip Murray
Arthur Goldberg
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel
Joseph Larkin
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Ben F. Moreell
Hoard Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Washington
Ellis Arnall
Steel strike delays Salem Avenue school opening
The ongoing steel strike holds up construction on the new Salem Avenue school and they expect the building may not be ready for occupancy until January or later. William M. Brish said he hoped for a September opening but the strike delays delivery of steel and slows contractor work.
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New Salem Avenue
William M. Brish
Brish
Steel Strike Impacts Western Maryland Railway Revenues
Western Maryland Railway saw June gross revenues fall by about 82 percent to an estimated 2.479 million from 5.944 million a year earlier due to a steel strike. Net income for June stood around 114 thousand versus 487.7 thousand in 1951. coal freight and other freight receipts also declined, by 38 percent and 41 percent respectively.
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Western Maryland Railway
Japanese Storm Kills Nine in Osaka Area Adults and Injured
A deadly rainstorm in the Osaka area today left nine dead and seven injured as police reported. The weather disaster impacted densely populated districts and caused widespread damage.
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Tokyo
Hily
Osaka
Eisenhower Wins Republican Nomination On First Ballot
General Dwight D. Eisenhower wins the Republican presidential nomination on the first ballot at the 25th GOP convention in Chicago. He leads Taft 595 to 502 before Minnesota’s 19 Stassen votes push Ike to 644. 604 were needed. Taft’s allies circled for a potential deadlock as states shifted to Eisenhower.
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Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Taft
Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Ike
Texas
B. Carroll Reece
Michigan
Dwight D. Wisenhower
Warren
Stassen
Sen
Robert. A. Taft
Stagesen
MacArthur rises in GOP race amid Chicago convention bustle
Convention notes from Chicago July 11 show Gen Douglas MacArthur gaining momentum as a Republican contender. A 35 minute reception marks his stronger standing versus 1948, while the party’s platform emphasizes mail delivery efficiency in a single line.
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Convention Hall
Chicago
Douglas MacArthur
Philadelphia
New Paramount Building Ready for September Occupancy
Superintendent William M. Brish announced a new Paramount school building is ready for September occupancy. The four rooms under roof and four outdoor facilities include modern education ideas and a community dedication is planned just before school opens.
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Paramount
William M. Brish
Brish
Lawyer Asks Delay in Chewsville Odor Hearing
Ernest W. Wachs, attorney for garbage collector William Grimm, asks the Board of County Commissioners to postpone next Friday’s odor hearing. The Board of Health will hear Grimm and his family and the 40 residents who signed the petition. If violations are found, Grimm may be ordered to correct conditions within seven days.
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Ernest W. Wachs
William Grimm
Board of County Commissioners
Chewsville
Wachs
Grimm
Board of Health
Cash In Circulation Falls $32 Million
Washington reports a $32 million drop in currency in circulation over the week ending July 9 as households face tighter cash conditions. The government notes declines across the seven day period.
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Washington
Dixon Finds England Food Rationing Noted On Oxford Visit
A. M. Dixon professor at Hagerstown Junior College reports on food shortages in England and high prices from Oxford. He describes meat sugar eggs candy and olea as rationed and notes British countryside beauty and friendly people during his Atlantic voyage and study abroad.
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A. M. Dixon
England
Oxford
Lapland
Hagerstown Junior College
Daily Mail
Dixon
Atlantic
Aj Grand Hotel
Mugland
South Midlands
British Isles
Cottry
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Youth Held on Arson Charge After Barn Fire
Wayne Moats, 15, was ordered held on $2000 bond for action by the November Grand Jury in connection with a barn fire at his home farm last Sunday. Magistrate Paul Ottinger presided at a preliminary hearing with a signed confession presented by State’s Attorney John S. Hollyday. Moats, accompanied by his father, said he understood the confession and that no threats or promises were used. He gave no motive and denied starting any other fires.
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Wayne Moats
Paul Ottinger
City Court
John S. Hollyday
Ottinger
Moats
Potomac River Cloudy Weather Affects Fishing
The Potomac River near Williamsport was described as cloudy this morning due to daily rain. Bass fishermen were still out, though observers noted potential muddy water from upstream rainfall in the Big Savage River drainage two days ago.
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Potomac River
Williamsport
Potomac
Williameport
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