China Lobby Inquiry Sparks Senate Debate and Truman Action
Senators Morse and McMahon pressed for a Nationalist China lobby probe during MacArthur dismissal hearings. Truman ordered agencies to aid any inquiry, while calls grew to include other foreign governments. Alfred Kohlberg denied being a China lobbyist, saying his work was personal.
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Washington
China Lobby
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
U.S
Morse
McMahon
Ferguson
R-Mich
Truman
Communists Fall Back Along 75 Mile Front in Korea
U N tanks enter Chorwon and Kumhwa as American forces seize the iron triangle anchors 20 miles north of the 38th parallel. Lt General James A. Van Fleet says the area was finally seized after an eight day battle. Reinforcements include Greek Turkish Philippine Thai troops.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Chorwon
Kumwha
Iron Triangle
North Korea
38Th Parallel
James A. van Fleat
U. In
Eighth Army
Kum
Toyom
U. N
Pyongyang-Wonsang
Korea
Kuminha
Red Korea
Pyongyang
Wonsan
Kumh
Hwachon
van Fleet
U. S
George
Wedemeyer Denies Favoring Plan to Unite China Factions
Senate hearing testimony centers on remarks from 1944 to 1945 about uniting the Nationalists and Communists in China. Lt. Gen. Wedemeyer disputes any plan to form a coalition government while defending aid to Formosa against Communist advances. Two hospitalizations follow a morning accident, with two individuals treated and discharged.
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Washington
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Douglas MacArthur
Acheson
Senate
MacArthur
Far Eastern
Tokyo
Mac
Arthur
Wedemeyer
Adm
Raymond Spriance
China
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Hee Fanse
Truman
Wedemevar
State Department
Formosa
Far East
Wedemyer
Pomoia
Red Artillery And Mortar Barrages Hit Allied Lines
On the Eastern Front and in Korea on June 14 Allied troops faced heavy Red artillery and mortar barrages. Communists shelled positions daily with hundreds of 105 mm rounds east of the Hwachon reservoir and supported company size counterattacks with barrages of up to two rounds.
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Eastern Front
Korea
Punan
Hwachon
Newstip Awards Winners Highlight Varied Local Tips
Last week newstip tips exceeded available prizes. Finat prize of 4 dollars went to a North Street housewife for tipping a colored woman’s 100th birthday. Second prize 2.80 to a George Street man for an auto braking tip. Third prize 1.60 to a Potomac Avenue housewife about a relative’s death in an auto crash.
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North Street
George Street
Potomac Avenue
Zoning Panel Struggles With Future Plan Conflict
Hagerstown Zoning and Planning Commission remains unsure of its path amid a dispute over repeal of area one zoning. Chairman Claude Potterfield noted a city letter asking the group to draft a new ordinance for both city areas while a temporary restraining order keeps area one in effect. The city faces a June 25 deadline to justify permanence, and the commission will consult City Attorney Bruce Lightner before deciding next steps.
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Hagerstown
Circuit Court
Potterfield
Zoning Commission
Bruce Lightner
Sanitary Survey Planned for Smithsburg Sewage System
The County Health Department will survey private sewage facilities in Smithsburg as a first step toward possible municipal sewage disposal. Health sanitarian Edward F. Hobler will canvass homes to assess current systems, following a town council meeting where officials expressed interest in a sewer project.
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County Health Department
Smithsburg
Edward F. Hobler
Health Department
Sanitarian
Burgess Hoy D. Newman
Hobler
Orders For Worker Trainees Placed in Hagerstown
Despite strong employment, weekly unemployment claims run about 600 in Hagerstown. The Maryland State Employment Service notes no skilled workers but many laborers available and firms have placed trainee orders. Of 660 jobless beneficiaries, around 150 are truly jobless, the rest are temporarily laid off.
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Hagerstown
Maryland State Employment Service Office
Hancock Fruit Belt Included In Japanese Beetle Quarantine
Washington County prepares a Japanese beetle quarantine extending into the Hancock fruit belt. County Agent Mark Miller notes spraying, certified shipments, and wasp release as control measures. Inspectors will monitor from Chambersburg Martinsburg Boonsboro Clear Spring and Smithburg with traps to assist growers.
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Washington County
Hancock
George Langford
University of Maryland Extension
Beetts
Mark Miller
Chambers Summer
Hurg
Martinsburg
Boonsboro
Milllat
Miller
New Bingo Law Now In Effect In Ames County
Four bingo permits have been issued since the new county bingo law took effect June 1. The Board of County Commissioners disclosed the form of the permit and where to obtain blanks. Permits list applicants and business relation, location, and game purpose with prize limits: no more than ten dollars per game and merchandise prizes under ten dollars. The law vests permit issuance in the commissioners’ discretion. FAST SHIP READY For Boston June 11 The Constitution hailed as fastest vessel in Merchant Marine readied for maiden voyage in the Mediterranean. The 36,000-ton American Export liner, recently docked, sails to New York at better than 26 knots.
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Board of County Commissioners
Soommissioners
Boston
U.S
Mediterranean
CO Euad Toe
New York
Purple Hearts Replace Poker Chips On Korea Front
Life on the Central Front in Korea includes a poker game idea using Purple Hearts as chips. Pfc Eugene K Kelly Jr captures a Chinese soldier and seizes his home made pistol. Kelly, from Beach Haven New Jersey, notes the weapon’s crude make.
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Central Front
Korea
Eugene K. Kelly, Jr
Two Injured In Early Morning Crash Near Cearfoss
Two occupants were injured when their 1936 Chevrolet left Maercre rn burg Road near Cearfoss and crashed into a tree at 6 10 am. Driver John C. Bingaman 22 of Greencastle Rt 2 and Violet L Myers 16 of Greencastle Rt 2 suffered cuts bruises and Bingaman internal injuries. They were taken to Washington County Hospital. Deputy Leister Isanogle said the driver lost control. the car was a total loss and headed toward Cearfoss.
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Maer¢ernburg
Cearfoss
John C. Bingaman
Greencastle Rt
Violet L. Myers
Greencastle Rt. 2
Bingaman
Washington County Hospital
Leister Isanogle
Old Route 40 Contract Awarded for Frederick Area
The State Roads Commission awarded a $560,000 contract to Thomas Bennett and Hunter of Westminster to reconstruct Old Route 40 between near the Catoctin Country Club and the western base of Braddock Mountain near Middletown. Start is planned within 10 days after notice, with work aimed at easing curves and widening sections after local complaints.
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Hagerstown
Frederick
Catoctin Country Club
Braddock Mountain
Middletown
Thomas, Bennett and Hunter
Westminster
State Roads Commission
Old Braddock
New Magistrate Admits Guilt In Maryland Case
Anapolis Md June 11 Trial Magistrate Joseph Waller Scholz pleaded guilty to a misfeasance charge and was fined 500 dollars. The state accepted innocent pleas to bribery and extortion counts in a grand jury indictment against the 38 year old official. Scholz was arrested ten days after taking office last month and accused of taking a 50 dollar bribe to dismiss a driving charge against an Annapolis man.
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Anapolis
Joseph Waller Scholz
Prand
Scholz
Annapolis
Wires Fall on Fairground Avenue Disrupt Traffic
A fallen high tension wire on Fairground Avenue disrupted traffic at Fairground and North Locust Street during a morning rainstorm. Patrolman Don Smith said two wires, each carrying 2,500 volts, fell and blocked both streets until Municipal Electric Light Plant workers arrived. Cause of the snap was not learned.
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Fairground Avenue
Fairground
North Locust Street
Don Smith
Charges Against Mongan Are Drowned
A hit and run charge against Janes Lester Mongan of Hagerstown was withdrawn in Franklin County Court at Chandleraburg on petition by the district attorney. Mongan pleaded guilty. evidence showed the accident was minor and he was unaware at the time, later informed by police.
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Janes
Lester Mongan
Hagerstown
Franklin
Chanderaburg
Mongan
Nlea
Rain Drenches County Farms Hit Hardest by Weekend Storm
Weather report notes two inches of rain over the weekend stressing hay crops while corn, apples, and peaches benefit. Strawberries suffer from moisture during ripening. Edgemont Reservoir rainfall nears capacity, extending soft mountain water supply. Forecast calls for clearing skies, warmer temps up to 78, with lows near 56.
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Werther Bureau
Mark Miller
Miller
Edgemont Reservoir
Hagerstown
Weather Bureau
Keedysville
Travis Knode
Severe Storms Strike South and Southwest Killing Woman
Storms swept the South and Southwest killing a Mississippi woman and injuring others. Lightning toppled a tent where Rev G B McDowell led a revival. aircraft diverted to Mossant International Airport in Louisiana and Mississippi. mobile, Alabama power lines down and hail damaged Abi lene windows. tornado touched southeast Mobile and new york pennsylvania rain bands noted.
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Mississippi
Civil Aeronautica Administration
New Oreans
Louisiana
Mossant
Ternational
Bitoxt
Miss
G. B. McDowell
Dallas
Tex
Mobile
Ala
West Texas
Abilene
Great Plains
New York
Pennsylvania
Gulf States
Expert Hypnotist Ponders TV Reach And Influence
Dr Franz Polgar, Hungarian born psychologist, says he could hypnotize 80 million on TV if 100 million watched. He envisions guiding viewers to act on waking, such as buying toothpaste or voting. He notes English TV hypnotism faced bans, and cites precautions in his demonstrations to avoid harm.
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Franz Polgar
Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Science
New York
Horace Hassan
Jeffer
Halp
Jossly
Potgar
England
Dr. Polgar
John Young
Georgia
New Police Map Tracks City Crashes by Color Coded Pins
The traffic division unveils a wall map using white pins for property damage, green for pedestrian-involved crashes, and yellow for fatal incidents. Red and blue pins show nighttime property damage and fatal crashes. An indexing system will identify accident type and involved persons, noting peak times from 6 to 6 and Saturdays.
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Trafic Division
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President Truman
Alfred Kohlberg
Kohlberg
American China Policy Association
Reds
Brewster R-Me
Russia
Ross Grove
Robert Burkholder
Williamsport
Newstip Awards
Pusan
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