Mayors Seek Extra Funds for City Highways
At the United States Conference of Mayors meeting in Washington the Federal Works Administration chief urges doubling federal highway aid for cities to relieve traffic chaos. Major General Philip B. Fleming says $673 million authorized since the war is a small fraction of needs and calls for immediate blueprints to speed motor traffic. A committee proposes Congress earmark at least 60 percent of next year's highway aid for urban use, up from 25 percent.
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Washington
United States Conference of
Philip B. Fleming
Federal Works
Congress
Fleming
F.W.A
Revolutions
William E. Kemp
Kates City
Baltimore Mayor Proposes Wiretap Felony Resolution
Mayor Thomas D Alesandro Jr. of Baltimore offered a resolution urging Congress to make wiretapping with surveillance devices a felony. He said promiscuous wire tapping is a national disgrace and a danger to democracy.
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Algo
Resolutions Committee
Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr
Baltimore
Congress
Fruit Buds On The Move Again
Weather and storm news report a cold front in the north central U S driving temperatures down to 10 to 15 degrees above zero in Minnesota and Wisconsin while tornadoes and high winds hit Louisiana Mississippi and parts of Texas and Arkansas. A Mississippi storm area caused a fatality a fatal collapse of a Humphreys County cabin injured several and damaged a church school building. a car, lifted by the wind, was dropped with minor injuries to three Negro occupants.
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Midwest
Noth Central
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Arkansas
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic
New England
Indianapolis
Louisville
Chicago
Jackson
Yazoo City
Humphreys County
Wone
Mother and son accused in Polk murder case
Athens reports that Gregory Staktopoulis and his mother Anna are to stand trial on April 12 for the murder of CBS correspondent George Polk. Prosecutors say Staktopoulis confessed to luring Polk, who was blindfolded and shot after boarding a rowboat, amid alleged Communist links.
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Athens
Balonika
E& Mother and Son
George Polk
Columbia Broadcasting System
Gregory Staktopoulis
Anna
Staktopoulis
jJourtiniat
Creek
Polk
Markos Vallades
Democrats End Bickering To Back Rent Bill
Lawmakers end a two week filibuster fight on a rent control bill that falls short of President Truman's request. The plan allows two five percent rent hikes on Oct 1, 1949 and Apr 1, 1950, with total boosts capped at 15 percent from the June 30, 1947 level. Senate leaders call it a compromise and hope it ends federal controls. A Cain Bricker substitute would cap controls at six months with six more months of oversight.
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Truman
Lucas
Ilinois
Sparkman
D.-Alas
Senate
Taft
Cain
Bricker
Ohbie
Mine Field Quiet Amid Wider Coal Miner Shutdown
Mine fields remained generally quiet as Lewis ordered a full shutdown of all mines east of the Mississippi. Unconfirmed figures gauge losses at about 30 million for workers and 3 million for railroaders, amid limited unemployment claims and uneven compensation across states. In West Virginia, pickets halted coal trucks at Morgantown, while eastern Pennsylvania saw persistent shortages and price pressures. The stalled appointment of Dr. James Boyd to lead the Federal Bureau of Mines drew political clash as the Senate committee approved Boyd and sent the matter to the full Senate.
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Lewis
Mississippi
Uwercers
West Virginia
Sherif Gene Gallo
Monongalia County
Morgantown
Desvnus
Pennsylvania
Washington
James Boyd
Federal Bureau of Mines
Boyd
Senate
Interial
Doyd
Pension Bill Up For House Vote After VA Cost Estimates
A House vote is anticipated on a pension bill with substitute backed by Rep. Huber to replace Rankin plan. The VA cites costs from 1950 onward, with Huber proposing scaled monthly pensions for World War I veterans by disability level and need, while Rankin would extend pensions to all World War II and WWI veterans.
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Veterans Administration
Rep
Huber
Ohio
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Rankin
Public Hearings Promised on Atlantic Security Pact
Senate Foreign Relations Committee to hold wide open hearings on the North Atlantic Security treaty. Chairman Connally says hearings start after the April 4 formalization, with goals to seek public views and avoid rushing. The pact would align the United States, Canada, and six European nations under collective defense.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
D-Tex
George
D-Ga
Sicketlooper
A-Iowa
State Department
WU. S
Senate
United States
Canada
Pangborn to Introduce Festival Speaker at Shenandoah Event
John C. Pangborn of Hagerstown will introduce Karl Bunting at the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival maxx meeting held Thursday night at the George Washington Hotel Winchester. Bunting, a Winchester native, is on the festival board and runs the National Association of Manufacturers. An out of state delegation and national figures attend as the festival dates April 28 and 23 approach.
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John C. Pangborn
Hagerstown
George Washington Hotel
Winchester
Karl Bunting
National Association of Manuufacturers
IOOF Triple Degree Ceremony Set for Williamsport March 27
Aaron Lodge 33 Williamsport and Mt. Moriah Lodge 32 Clear Spring IOOF sponsor a 2:30 p.m. Sunday ceremony in Williamsport High School gymnasium with 40 candidates conferred by Mt. Zion Lodge 74 York Pa. A 6:30 p.m. dinner follows in the recreation building. Invitations go to Odd Fellow lodges across four states. top officers from Maryland and Pennsylvania plan to attend. Reservations due by March 25 through Williamsport lodge secretary.
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Aaron Lodge
Williamsport
Mt. Moriah Lodge
Clearspring
IOOF
Mt. Zion Lodge
York
Maryland
Pennsylvania
President and Congress See Varied Support for Truman Aims
President Truman faces mixed GOP and Dixiecrat reactions as Congress weighs rent controls ERD extension and Taft Hartley repeal. Some lawmakers back cooperation while others doubt unity and oppose new taxes universal health care or price controls. Senator Knowland quipped Is he kidding?
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Congress
Mr. Truman
Brewster
Maine
Truman
Conerers
Knowland Calif
Hospital Discharges From Washinon County Hospital Listing
Yesterday several patients were discharged including Mrs Clever A Grosh of Greencastle route 1 Mrs Johns Snyder and infant son of 197 West Wilson Boulevard Mrs Belandrie C Miller 607 West Washington Street Mrs Glendora K Sowers and infant daughter from Clear Spring Robert L Spessard 117 North Foundry Street and Ernest L Rouzee 244 South Potomac Street.
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Clever A. Grosh
Greencastle
Johns. Snyder
West Wilson Boulevard
Belandrie C. Miller
West
Washington Street
Glendora K. Sowers
Clear Spring
Robert L. Spessard
North Foundry Street
Ernest L. Rouzee
South Potomac Street
Pediatrics Here Have Major Role
The article details expansion plans at Washington County Hospital with federal aid of 435000 for pediatrics. It covers the Children's Hospital on the Middlebury pike, 14 cribs, care for premature babies, malnutrition, breathing and feeding issues, tonsils adenoids, infections, burns, and the role of pediatric nurses in patient play and care. The enlarged pediatrics department on the third floor will have 36 beds and a playroom in the new central wing replacing Kee Mar College.
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Washington County Hospital
Infant and Child Health Center
Children's Hospital
Middlebury Pike
Pediatrics
Clarence McConnell
Greater Washington County Hospital
Building Fund
Kee Mar College
Soap Box Derby Date Announced
The article notes the 1949 Hagerstown derby rules limit materials cost to 3G and ban pes tools to ensure equal chances. It moves the race to the Dual Highway for better viewing, following last year’s layout from M. C. A. to Public Square.
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Hagerstown
Potomac Street
Public Square
Jobless in Allegany County rise sharply amid furloughs
Nearly 3,000 new furloughs push Allegany County unemployment to 5,774 in mid March. Celanese Corp. reports 1,500 furloughs in three weeks with more expected as a broad downturn hits workers. 1,250 claims filed at the State Employment Security office amid a two block queue for unemployment claims. Miners on holiday and railroad workers shut down not yet counted.
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Cumberland
Allegany County
State
Patrick J. Carroll
Celanese Corp. of America
Carroll
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