Truman Promises Fast Federal Flood Aid for Midwest States
President Truman pledged rapid federal relief after an 800 mile aerial tour over Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma as floods caused $750 million in damage and 23 deaths. Charles E Wilson said agencies would act swiftly to ease conditions while Congress already approved 26 million dollars as preliminary aid.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Truman
Charles E. Wilson
Defense Mobilization
Washington
Midwest
Congress
Mississippi
St. Lowis
Missouri flood toll mounts to 28 with vast damage
Kansas City July 18 The Missouri Kansas flood tally shows 28 dead and more than 760 million dollars in physical damage. Red Cross estimates place evacuees or workers laid off at 165,300 and the homeless figure at 70,000. Railroad losses run about 100 million, Swift and Armour losses at 7.5 and 9.0 million respectively, with many other packers hit and most firms uninsured.
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Kansas City, &Co
Missouri Kansas
Red Cross
Swift & Co
Armour
Sixty Day Term In License Case
St James man Willie Sprecher, 43, began a 60 day jail term for driving on a revoked license, after serving 40 days on a prior similar charge. He also faced a concurrent 10 day sentence for assault on his 11 year old son, following a heated incident over burnt hot dogs.
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St James
Willie Sprecher
St. James
Martin N. Ingram
Sprecher
Hts
North Winds Bring Cooler, Warmer Weather Outlook
The area saw cooler air arrive as north to northeast winds pushed humid, sultry conditions away. Temperatures hit 96 at the Keedyavilla Travin Knode station before the break, with humidity high until the northerly change. Tomorrow should be slightly warmer, and Friday is forecast fair and cooler. The Weather Bureau notes no last night thunderstorms in this region.
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Saya
Weather Bureau
Maryland
Keedyavilla
Travin Knode
County Seeks Federal Aid to Build Roads
Washington County officials plan a Baltimore conference with State Roads officials to pursue federal aid for road construction. They note current dirt roads cost 10 000 to 16 000 dollars per mile and total 260 to 200 miles, with funds mainly from state gas tax. If federal standards raise costs, the county may decline.
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Board of County Commissioners
State Roada Commission
Baltimore
Winslow Aurhans
Washington County
Burhans
Maryland
Burlana
Tremors Detected Far Off Across Atlantic
Fordham University and John Carroll University logged strong tremors from about 3,900 to 4,300 miles away. Shocks were noted at 4:16 and 4:24 a.m. EST with uncertain direction, possibly eastward, in New York and Cleveland.
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New York
Fordham University
Cleveland
John Carroll University
Bombers Hit Red Forces Amid Slow Frontline Fighting
Allied air power kept up pressure across Korea as bombers pounded highways and railways to disrupt Communist troop movements. One Red patrol encountered by an Allied unit left two wounded, while no American deaths were reported in combat for the first time in the war. Air force claims said 150 Reds killed in three towns, with near Chorwon and near Pyongyang suffering rail and road damage. Marine strikes set a supply dump ablaze.
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8Th Army
Korea
Jthe
No-Man's-Land
Inje
Kaesong
Mets
Washington
Muntang
Chorwon
Frorftt
Imain
Pyongyang
Price Cutting Rules Backed by U S Justice Dept
Washington reports the Justice Department warns against price fixing by merchants and brands. Attorney General McGrath promises swift criminal action under the Sherman Act to stop coercive minimum pricing schemes and uphold free competition after the Supreme Court dismantled fair trade provisions.
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Washington
McGrath
Justice Department
Supreme Court
High Court
Bass Bite Again As Potomac Creek Clear Up
Fishermen reported improving bass fishing on the Potomac River and Conococheague Creek with several good catches near Williamsport. A local angler noted Conococheague Creek still not clear enough for reliable bass fishing while Mort Johnson of Williamsport weighed in with a heavy bass. Boots Poffenberg er, former baseball player, boasted several nice strings caught near the power plant area as Fraternal Order of Police members prepared for their annual picnic.
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Potomac River
Conococheague Creek
Wl Namisport
Mort Johnson
Williamsport
Cletus (Boots) Poffenberger
Hagerstown
Fraternal Order of Police
Telaner
Leasure Ill At Home From Heat In July Heat Spell
H S Leasure a local soil conservation man is confined at home on the Dual Highway after an attack of heat exhaustion. He was helping with a conservation project at the Penal Farm when struck down Monday afternoon. He is reported recovering satisfactorily.
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Harry S. Leasure
Penal
Atricken
Leva Thay
Queen Juliana to visit United States and Canada next year
The Foreign Office announced that Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard have accepted an invitation to pay state visits to the United States and Canada next year. The timing is to be announced next Monday by President Truman and Canada's Governor General Viscount Alexander.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
Foreign Office
Juliana
Prince Bernard
United States
Canada
Prince Consort
Truman
Viscount Alexander
Hearing Monday On City Zoning In Ha gerstown
Attorneys for the City of Hagerstown asked the Circuit Court to dismiss a petition for an injunction filed yesterday by 58 North End residents seeking to block a zoning ordinance passed on June 2. A show cause order set August 3 for the city to answer, with next Monday’s hearing date pending before Judge Joseph D. Mish.
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Hagerstown
Circuit Court
North End
Samuel ©. Strite
Edward Oswald
Joseph D. Mish
North Endy Group
Strite
Oswald
Strita
Councilman Attacks Zoning Law Criticism and Cost
City Councilman Roy N. Knight criticized the zoning dispute linked to a petition filed against the city alleging the Mayor bears much of the expense. He cited delays, council actions, and alleged payroll figures aligned with the Mayor’s stance in opposing reconsideration of the North End zoning ordinance, adding to city costs.
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Roy N. Knight
Cornell
Corneliman Knight
North End
Mills
Hunton P. Mills
Home Mortgage Debt Hits 47 Billion After Record Rise
Washington reports that outstanding home mortgage debt reached 46.9 billion dollars at year end, with 1960 showing an all time high rise of 7.8 billion. The Home Loan Bank Board notes the surge surpassed averages from earlier decades and covers mortgages on one to four family non farm homes.
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Washington
Home Loan Bank Board
Ite
Baltic Troubles Persist After Soviet Takeover
Intelligence summaries report Moscow struggles to absorb the Baltic states after a decade of occupation. Estonia lacks native leaders, Latvia ships agricultural specialists to Barnaul, and Lithuania faces rioting in Vilna with casualties and police injuries. Refugees cite poverty, food shortages, and anti Soviet resistance in Kaunas and elsewhere.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
Baltic States
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Soviet Union
U. S
America
States Department Overseas Radio
Barnaul
Siberia
Vilna
Kaunas
Gypsies Ordered Out of County By Midnight
State's Attorney John Hollyday announced gypsies must leave the county by midnight or obtain a $1000 camping license under a county law. Deputy Bruce Spickler investigated after complaints. the group had been in the area several days near Fairview Mountain along Route 40 West.
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Rt. 40
Fairview Mountain
John Hollyday
Bruce Spickler
Spickler
Michigan
No Casualties Last 24 Hours in Korea
Washington reports no U.S. soldier fatalities in Korea for the 24 hours ending 4 p.m. yesterday. The Army noted a small number of wounded. The first American death occurred July 7, 1950, as combat deaths by direct enemy action averaged more than 30 daily during the war’s first year.
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Washington
U.S
Korea
Youth Struck In Back By Falling Pitch Fork
Roger Houpt aged 20 suffered back puncture wounds after a pitch fork fell from a straw stack in his father’s Beaver Creek barn. He was using the stack when he slipped, the fork dropped on him, and a physician said his condition was satisfactory this morning. A four foot blacksnake was killed by 14 year old Dick Waason in the Foltz yard at 1109 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Roger Houpt
O¢ Hancock
Harvey Houpt
Beaver Creek
Hoe
S. R. Foltz
Pennsylvania Avenue
Dick Waason
Mra
Falta
Reds Seek Agenda Items in Korean War Cease Fire Talks
Seoul July 18 Negotiators for a Korean war cease fire agreed on some points but left a major issue unresolved to a mutually acceptable agenda. Vice Admiral Turner Joy accepted two agenda items proposed by the Communists while United Nations delegates pressed for the site of cease fire talks and withdrawal of foreign troops remained contentious. The UN said only that progress was made and that the seventh day of talks moved slowly.
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Seoul
Korea
Turner Joy
United Nations
Kaesong
U. N
Unite Nations
Joy
Reds Appear More Hostile Near Kaesong
Newsmen with the United Nations truce delegation sensed rising hostility from Communist soldiers, policemen, and Koreans at Kaesong Korea. Where prior days showed smiles reporters faced sullen glancing and shy frightened evasions as tensions mounted.
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Kaesong
Korea
United Nations
Eva
Newsmen Restricted At Kaesong War Talks Zone
Army bars allied correspondents from Kaesong to within a half mile of the cease fire talks site. Journalists urged to group travel by jeep. cameras dominated by red soldiers and police. North Korean crowd control and a rare armed police presence accompany demilitarization pledges.
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Mungan
Korea
Kaesong
Strangler Dies In Gas Chamber At State Prison
Harold Lantz was executed in the gas chamber at dawn for the murder and rape of Miss Ada Park on a sleeper car near Bisbee in August 1950. The 28 year old killer died in 25 seconds after the cyanide fumes filled the chamber. He confessed after initially denying involvement and spent his last hours praying and singing with Rev G P Eckert. Lantz, born Richwood West Virginia, had lived in Tucson four years.
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Florence
Ariz
Harold Lantz
Flmor
Lantz
Misa Park
Golden State
Minneapolis
Phoenix
Migs Park
Blabee
Douglas
Richwood
W. Va
Ete
Tucson
Ten year old hurt foot stepping on nail
Thomas Potts aged 10 of 1109 Virginia Avenue was treated in the hospital emergency room this morning for a puncture wound to the foot after stepping on a nail.
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Thomas Potts
Virginia Avenue
Picketing Ends As C P Telephone Walkouts Fade
Quiet returns to local C P Telephone operations after five hours of picketing at Cumberland and other plants. CIO union members and company workers resume talks with federal mediator Lucien Rye optimistic an agreement will be reached. Wages seniority and holiday pay are on the table as negotiations continue since May before the June contract expiry.
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C. & P Telephone Company
Alnila
Maryland
Cumberland
CIO Communication of America
Frederick
Oakland
Frostburg
Telephone Company
CWA
Las
Lucien Rye
Plans Nearly Ready For Steam Line To Hospital
The building committee of the hospital announced bids for a steam line from the Municipal Light Plant to Washington County Hospital will be invited August 1 with bids opened August 15 and a contract awarded shortly after. Engineers are The Albert C. We Associates of Philadelphia, the firm that planned the municipal light plant extension.
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Municip Light
Washington County Hospital
Charl ¢. Cotter
Cotter
Albert ¢. We Associates
Philadelphia
Sama
Exhanstor
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