Acheson Seeks 8.5 Billion Foreign Aid Bill to Block Soviet Expansion
Secretary of State Acheson urged Congress to approve an 8.5 billion foreign aid program, arguing it strengthens allies and counters Soviet encroachment. The plan packs 6.8 billion for military aid and 2.2 billion for economic aid, tying together economic technical and military assistance. President Truman floated a renal settlement approach for Korea amid cease-fire talks.
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Washington
Acheson
Congress
United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Korea
Jacob A. Malik
United Nations
Malik
Moscow
America
Russia
Duchy of Muscovy
38Th Parallel
Truman
Tullahoma
Tenn
Stassen to Seek GOP Presidential Nomination
Radio reports Harold Stassen, president of the University of Pennsylvania, will seek the 1962 Republican nomination. News director Bruce Barrington cited a hush hush weekend meeting in Clarksboro New Jersey and a New York attorney host Amos Peasley as the gathering’s point.
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New Jersey
Amos Peasley
New York
Bolt Shatters Fir Tree In Ravenwood Heights Incident
A lightning bolt last Friday damaged a fir tree at the Cushen home in Ravenwood Heights. It burned the radio aerial and knocked out phone and electric lights but a visiting nephew J W Lowry his wife and Mr and Mrs Cushen escaped unharmed. A cat on a swing beside the tree also was uninjured. Large chunks were ripped from the trunk and hurled away.
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Frank Cushen
Ravenwoo Heights
J. W. Lowry
Roanoke
Chinese Reds Attack To Check Allies Advancing
Gen. Matthew Ridgway said cease-fire proposals seem better, on a visit to South Korea. The front saw renewed fighting with Red air and ground offensives near Kumhwa, MiG-15s shot down, and a large air battle involving 40 MIGs and 29 Sabres.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Syngman Rhee
U. S
Ridgway
Ridgeway
Kumhwa
U. N
Britain Orders Cruiser To Iran Over Abadan Oil Clash
London reports Britain will send the cruiser Mauritius near Abadan as 27 tankers wait in a dispute over oil payments. The Anglo Iranian Oil Company demands payment receipts, and ten tankers are loaded but blocked by Iran. The move could halt the Abadan refinery within days.
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London
Britain
Mauritius
Abadan
al Jam
Herbert Morrison
House of Dominons
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Tran
Morrison
Abudan
Iran
AIOC
Remedy Sought Of Bad Drainage
A Northern Avenue delegation asked the Board of County Commissioners to fix inadequate drainage. County Roads Engineer Lester Swain said about 600 feet of pipe is needed to drain the area. Commissioner Chester Delphey said the board will meet with Swain to inspect the area and decide on actions.
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Northern Avenue Area
Board of County Commissioners
Lester Swaln
Chester F. Delphey
Swat
Abduction and Attacks On 19-Year-Old Bride In Arlington
A 19-year-old bride from Winnetka, Illinois was abducted near Arlington and attacked by two men, later identified as John Robert Polk and William Robert Payne. She was returned unharmed to her home, and doctors reported neck and shoulder bruises with possible non fatal injuries. Police said a .22 rifle jammed during the incident.
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Arlington
Wasi
Flo
Acanle
James Hotchkiss
Winnetka, Ill
W. Lynn Smith
Arlington Police
Arlington Hospital
John Robert Polk
Polk
Jong
William Robert Payne
Bethesda
Fairfax County
Payne
Arrescen
Four States Struck by Windstorms and Tornadoes
Tornadoes and windstorms ripped through Iowa Nebraska and Colorado and southern Minnesota harming crops livestock and property. Losses exceed one million dollars with at least five injured as a tornado flattened Duncan Iowa and damaged Crystal Lake Iowa while Scottsbluff Nebraska endured a damaging hail storm.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Colorado
Minnesota
Duncan
Aivestock
Crystal Lake
Sidney
Nehbr
Holyoke
Scottsbluff
Nebr
Fairmont
Winona
U. S. Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Missouri
Kansas
Humid Weather To Return Tomorrow Says Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau forecasts a return of warm humid conditions tomorrow through Thursday with possible thundershowers. Today should be sunny with a high near 85 and a low around 63 tonight. yesterday reached 88 and tonight’s low was 57 as Keedysyville’s Travis Knode reported.
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Weather Bureau
Keedysyville
Travis Knode
Store sales in May show local decline despite six month rise
Hagerstown area stores fell 2 percent in May from May 1950 according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond report. For January through May, sales were 2 percent higher than the same period a year earlier, with cash COD up 7 percent and open accounts up 7 percent while installment sales dropped 7 percent.
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Hagerstown
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Federal Reserve Bank
Stock Prices Rise in Opening Market Rush
A brief rally at the opening pushed stocks higher and held gains beyond the rush. Separately, Thomas Whittington of 126 North Mulberry Street was treated in the emergency room for a puncture wound after stepping on a nail.
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New York
Thomas
Whittington
North Mulberry Street
Death Penalty Demanded for Nine Churchmen in Hungary
Budapest June 26 Prosecutor Gyula Alapi sought the severest punishment death for Archbishop Jeszef Groisz and eight others in a trial over a conspiracy to overthrow the Communist government by arms with American help. The defendants confessed and delivered final statements as the court awaits sentencing Thursday.
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Budapest
Hungary
Gyula Alapi
Jeszef Groesz
Alajos Pongraz
United States Information Service
Pal Bozsik
Istvan Cserrtar
Police Told To Bring Witnesses In Court
City Court heard Magistrate Jacob B. Berkson urge police to force reluctant witnesses to testify. The note came during a drunken driving case against Joseph R. Seller of Chambersburg after he crashed into a store window on Jonathan Street. Seller pleaded guilty and was fined 150 dollars plus costs.
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Jacob B. Berkson
Berkson
Joseph R. Seller
Chambersburg
Jonathan and
Church Street
William Giffin
Seller
Magiatrate Berkson
Prospective bacon and hams at Dry Run Farm
Raymond Bloyer of Dry Run farm reports his sow on White Cheater Black Poland Row produced 17 piglets yesterday, 13 alive and thriving, signaling ample ham and bacon prospects for next winter. The sow has farrowed before with several litters, though none notable.
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Raymond Bloyer
Poland
Soviet cease fire proposal viewed as political maneuver
Analysts at Ridgway's headquarters flag a Malik proposal for Korean armistice talks as too frontal and public failing to reflect U.S. and UN military realities. The memo warns that acceptance could shift battle lines and risk a counterattack breaking an armistice. Officials stress cautious public reply and broader UN sentiment.
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Ridgway
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
U. S. State Department
U.S. Poliical
SCAP
Supreme Commander
Allied Powers
State Department
U. N
Jacob A. Malik
Korea
Malik
Tf My Malik
Washington
Mr.Malik
State
Te Malik
U.N
New City Zoning Ordinance Creates Five member Board of Appeals
The council approved a citywide zoning ordinance setting up a five member Zoning Appeals Board appointed by the Mayor with council consent. Terms run one to five years with yearly expirations. Any aggrieved party may appeal to the board and, if unsatisfied, to the Circuit Court. The measure allows a North End shopping center and restarts zoning actions after repealing the old Northeast ordinance.
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Herman Mills
Board of Appeals
Circuit Court
United Nations
N. J
General Assembly
Nasrollah Entezam
Mos+ icow
Korea
Enteram
Washington
Jacob A. Malik
Malik
38Th
U. N
Aneda
Moscow
Lloyd Kutin
North End
Zoning Commission
Antietam Company
Mills
Specifications Changed For Westside Homes
The Hagerstown Housing Authority expects a decision today or tomorrow on awarding a contract for the Westside Homes project of 210 units to a Washington DC firm. Officials discussed changes in specifications to reduce costs and noted higher wage rates set by the Federal Public Housing Administration. If Beauchamp Construction lowers its bid accordingly, the changes must be approved by the PSA and the Washington offices.
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Hageratown Housing Authority
Washington, D. C
Westside Homes
Housing Authority
Federal Public Housing Administration
Hagerstown
Beauchamp Construction Company of
Washington
Philadelphia
Public Housing Authority
Warren Guns for OConor in Florida Maryland Gambling Clash
Governor Fuller Warren issued a public challenge to Senator OConor to a full no-holds-barred debate on gambling in Florida Maryland and related issues. He taunted OConor as politically weak in Maryland and cited Kefauver committee suppression of evidence. The proposed Miami debate was set for July 7 with a Washington subpoena due July 3.
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Miami
Fla
Fuller Warren
Senate
O'Conor
Florida
Maryland
Baltimore
Crime Committee
Warren
Washington
American Mercury
Theodore Roosevelt Hebeldin
O Conor
O’conor
Kefauver
O'Conor E
Washington, D. C
U. S
Large Tree Falls Across Highway Rears Flarp ers Ferry-Dargan Road
A large tree fell across the Flarp ers Ferry Dargan road overnight. A motorist crashed into the tree and State Trooper R A Myers investigated the crash. Also, hubcaps were stolen from Cloyd H Kilne’s 1941 Buick parked at 708 West Franklin Street.
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Flarpers Ferry-Dargan Road
Po- Hce
R. A. Myers
Cloyd H. Kilne
West
Franklin Street
Kline
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GOP
Peiping Radio
China
Pravda
Communist Party
MM. Kharlamov
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