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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1951
Page
14
London reports say King George VI, 81, suffers from a small cancerous inflammation and circulation issues in his right leg. Pictured as tired, he may abdicate duties to Princess Elizabeth, though the paper stops short of stating abdication.
A Saturday flash flood hit Ronceverte West Virginia inundating seven blocks of the business district with four to ten inches of mud. Mayor W Shanklin reported damage could exceed $600000 with unofficial estimates between $300000 and $600000 as cleanup crews remove mud and reopen flooded stores. No injuries were recorded.
Washington June 12 Investigating Senators accuse armed services of wasting physically fit manpower by detailing 95 784 non combat billets as combat ready positions The report calls for shifting posts to less qualified personnel women civilians or limited service workers The draft bill moving through Congress could lower standards and add 150 000 previously rejected men The note ends with a historical coda about the first night baseball game in Fort Wayne Indiana in 1885.
Two people were injured in a truck car crash at Stratford Avenue and Marshall Street yesterday afternoon causing about 800 dollars in damage. John Rice aged 16 from John Street suffered head cuts needing two stitches while Richard C Rohrer also from John Street sustained head injuries and body abrasions. Police charged Claude S Davies of East Lincoln Avenue with reckless driving. The truck was driven by Richard O Rohrer of John Street.
Agt Charles Hager, praised on return from Korea, will report for duty at Camp Breckinridge Kentucky after furlough. A separate note from Istanbul reports a blind beggar winning 100000 Tira in a Turkey lottery worth 25000 dollars.
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