Baruch Urges Price Controls to Curb Inflation
Bernard M Baruch tells the House Banking Committee that inflation is worsened by wage and price hikes and tax cuts. He calls for a one year extension of price controls with strict wage limits and a focus on greater production plus a 14 point program including halting money supply growth and balanced budgets. He warns a wage price bulge must be checked and OPA must approve price rises.
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Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
High Court of Commerce
House Banking Committee
Baruch
OPA
Coal Strike Looms as Lewis Threatens Break
Washington March 25 Coal strike talks edge toward a nationwide walkout as John L Lewis warns he may terminate the current contract by March 31. Operators seek counter proposals while resisting a wage increase tied to a health and welfare fund demand amid nine proposals.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Wage Compromise Efforts Lose Out in Senate Fight
Washington reports that Senate leaders failed to reach a compromise on the administration's 63 cent minimum wage bill. Senator Pepper of Florida said no agreements were made with opposing factions and that the bill would be fought on the floor. Meanwhile a 43 member House group including four Republicans was formed to push the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Pepper
D-Fla
Hack D-Michco
Opening Court Presiding Judges Open March Term in Oakland
Associate judges Joseph D. Mish of this county and Walter C. Capper of Cumberland preside at the opening in Oakland today of the March term of Garrett county circuit court.
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Joseph D. Mish
This County
Walter C. Capper
Cumberland
Oakland
Garrett County Circuit Court
New Premier Helsinki Pekkala Takes Office
March 25 Maino Pekkala assumed the post of premier of Finland succeeding Junho Faasikivi, who resigned to become president.
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Helsinki
Maino Pekkala
Finland
Junho Faasikivi
Brotherhood Head Charges Railroads Overhaul Plan
A. F. Whitner of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen accuses railroads of inefficiency and says 45 proposed working rules changes from two unions would benefit all, while 29 changes could wreck decades of gains. He testifies before a fact finding board amid labor talks.
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Chicago
A. F. Whitner
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Whitney
Brotherhood of Locomotiv Engineers
France Accused Of Preparing War At Spanish Frontier
Madrid reports that informants say a new Spanish note to the United States and Britain accuses France of military preparations on the Spanish frontier that threaten world peace. ABC charges French Communists with mobilizing guerrillas against Spain and plotting a war to hand over southwestern Europe to Moscow. The border, closed March 1, was to reopen at midnight and stay open for three weeks to allow repatriation of those abroad.
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Madrid
United States
Britain
France
ABC
Spain
Moscow
Woman Cuts Foot On Childs Wheelbarrow
Mrs. Harry Hoffman of Fairview was admitted to Washington County Hospital Friday with a severely cut foot after stepping on a child’s toy wheelbarrow. Doctors say a ligament at the base of the foot was severed and she will need crutches for six weeks before discharge Saturday. Five Cumberlanders filed for the Republican nomination for register of wills in Allegany county, a $400 a month post viewed as a political prize.
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Harry Hoffman
Fairview
Washington County Hospital
Hoffman
Register of Wills of
Allegany
Allegany County
Winant Seen As Important Dog In UNO Council
President Truman named John G. Winant as American representative on the UN Economic and Social Council and W. Averell Harriman to succeed Winant as Ambassador to Britain. Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith heads to Moscow to fill Harriman’s Russia post. The moves signal strong U.S. hopes for the Economic and Social Council as May meetings approach in New York.
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Washington
Truman
United Nations Organization
John G. Winant
UNO Economical and Social Council
W. Averell Harriman
Winant
Britain
Walter Bedell Smith
Moscow
Harriman
Russia
United States
Economic and Social Council
UNO General Assembly
Security Council
New Hampshire
Federal
Social Security Board
Roosevelt
International Labor Office
New York
White House
London
W.avereld Harriman
Senate
Great Britain
U. S
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Mr. Winant
City Workers Meeting On 40 Hour Week Plan Held
Earl A. Rider AFL representative announced a Wednesday meeting of all city employees and Local 799 at AFL headquarters on South Potomac Street to act on a proposed 40 hour week for city workers. The proposal follows discussions with the Mayor and Council, who are interested in workers hours. Currently city workers log 40 to 50 hours per week.
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City Workers Union
AFL
South Potomac Street
Earl A. Rider
Rider
Divorce suits for month reach forty eight in court
Three new suits of divorce and one decree were filed this morning, bringing total filings for the month to 48. Norman E Moats via John J Allen filed against Mildred E Moats. Luther Arthur Marshall via C K Hartle filed against Alice Virginia Marshall. Olive Rebecca Graves via Allen filed against Thomas A Graves. William L Weaver was granted an absolute divorce from Nancy E Weaver.
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Norman E. Moats
Atlase
John J. Allen
Mildred E. Moats
Luther Arthur Marshall
C. K. Hartle
Alice Virginia Marshall
Olive Rebecca Graves
Attorney Allen
Thomas A. Graves
William L. Weaver
Nancy E. Weaver
Allen
Britain and Iraq to renegotiate treaty terms
Cairo March 25 Britain agrees to negotiate with Iraq to revise the 1932 treaty allowing Britain air bases west of the Euphrates. Prime Minister Said Swedy Bey of Iraq, visiting for an Arab League meeting, said revisions would follow the San Francisco charter and run toward a 1952 expiry.
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Cairo
Britain
Iraq
Fl Swedy Bey
Euphrates River
Arab League
San Francisco
Lane Pledges State Reform in Baltimore Address
Wm Preston Lane Jr, seeking Maryland governor, vows authorization reform and tighter control of 12.55 million state funds. He criticizes concentration of authority in the governor and calls for serious discussion of state government issues in a series of addresses. The article notes favorable comments and references a Sunday page 3 full text and a Washington county Twentieth Ward meeting.
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Baltimore
Preston Lane, Jr
Twentieth Ward
Washington County
Maryland
State Board of Pubic Works
Indian Leaders Split On Path To Self Government
New Delhi March 25 Indian political leaders greeted the British cabinet mission arriving for talks on a constitutional body to determine India's future government. Muhammad Ali Jinnah of the Moslem League pledged readiness to shed blood for a separate Pakistan, while Vallabhai Patel of the Congress said minorities demands would be met but partition would not be accepted. The mission led by Lord Pethwick-Lawrence Sir Stafford Cripps and A V Alexander will seek agreement on methods to draft a constitution and allow Indians to choose their form of government.
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New Delhi
Lewand
India
Mahomed Ali Jinnah
Partition of
Lord Pethwick-Lawrence
Stafford Cripps
A. V. Alexander
Karachi
Ninth Anniversary Celebrated by Hagerstown Social Security Office
The Hagerstown Social Security Board office marks its ninth anniversary this week. Leslie Lounsbury, manager of the office, notes the Social Security Act was passed in 1935 and a regional office opened in Haserstown in March 1937.
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Hagerstown
The
Social Security Board
Leslie Lounsbury
Haserstown
Government And Reds In Clash Near Mukden
Reports from Mukden describe ditched battles as government and Communist forces clash near Fushun and Liaoyang. Four Communist regiments under Lin Piao contend with government troops advancing toward the Dairen Mukden railway line, with forces withdrawing northeast as clashes continue.
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Chungking
Mukden
Manchuria
Mukiden
Lin Pita
Fushun
Ho Ping Pao
Dairen-Mukden
Fsourh
Liaoyang
Mukj
Tee Liaoyang
Creat Steel
Anshan
State Roads Set To Begin Work In May in Western Maryland
G Bates Chaires district engineer of the Maryland State Roads Commission announced that surface treating work will start in mid May on about 141 miles of state roads in Washington Frederick counties and nearby areas. Bids will be invited soon for stone and bituminous materials to be used.
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Washington
Frederick
G. Bates
Maryland State Roads Commission
Maryland
UNO Convenes In Optimistic Mood After Crisis
New York on March 25 reports a Russian move to withdraw troops from Iran appearing to ease the UN Security Council’s severest crisis. The council opened at Hunter College as Moscow radio signaled the pact, with Secretary Byrnes arriving to present a U.S. message from President Truman and plan a formal report on the Russia Iran agreement.
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New York
Iran
UNO Security Council
United States
Britains
Russia
Moscow Radio
Hunter College
United Nations
UNO Council
Byrnes
Truman
Warm Weather Across the United States Prevails
Nationwide warm conditions dominated with 20s in New England near Caribou Maine, and highs reaching 70 in the Rio Grande valley of Southern Texas. Light rain spread through Eastern Texas Arkansas Tennessee Virginia New York and Pennsylvania with mild thunderstorms, while light snow fell in Colorado Utah and parts of the Rocky Mountains. Local highs reached 49 on Sunday and 60 on Saturday, with rainfall totaling .02 inches yesterday.
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New England
Caribou
Texas
Tne
Rio Grande Valley
Arkansas
Tennessee
Virginia
New York
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Utah
Rocky Mountain
Central Plains
Iowa
Minnesota
Mercury
Indonesians Set Fires Behind Retreating Forces in Bandoeng
The southern half of Bandoeng was hidden today by smoke from large fires likely set by withdrawing Indonesian forces pursuing a searched earth police. Numerous explosions were heard, presumably at facilities like utilities and communications. British air reconnaissance reported civilians fleeing.
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Bandoeng
Beating of American Soldier Tells of Testimony in Yokohama
Yoshinari Minemoto, ex corporal at Osaka POW camp, testifies he saw Ryunosuke Kimura slug Pvt Ever tt L Tyler with a two inch plank. He says Tyler rolled over as if dead and claims Tyler was slain by Dr Shakichi Nasu while en route to the prison hospital.
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Yokohama
Yoshinari Minemoto
Osaka
World's Hungry Should Be First Declares UNRRA
Atlantic City March 25 UNRRA's inner council on supplies prepared to recommend curtailing grain use for liquor or animal feed to feed the hungry. The session debated a world wide rationing plan for fats cereals and oils as urged by Director General Lehman.
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Atlantic City
UNRRA
Herbert Lehman
Germany Face Calorie Shortage Says Lt General Clay
Berlin reports Lt Gen Lucius D. Clay, U S military governor, says Germany can provide only about 900 calories per person daily. He notes Americans require 95,000 tons of outside food monthly to sustain a 1500 calorie diet. Rome dispatches say Hoover met Prince Umberto on European food problems and will attend Geneva talks with Red Cross, then go to Paris.
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Berlin
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
Clay
Rome
Herbert Hoover
Prince Umberto
Italy
Geneva
Red Cross
Paris
Reaffirms Pledge of Independence in India
New Delhi March 25 British cabinet mission reaffirmed the pledge of independence for India if desired. Lord Pethick-Lawrence with A. W. Alexander and Sir Stafford Cripps announced to about 300 reporters that upcoming talks would lay groundwork for Indians to determine the machinery by which full independent status could be realized.
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New Delhi
Britain
London
India
Lord Pethick-Lawrence
A. W. Alexander
Stafford Cripps
Trial in Paris Murder Case Sees Testimony and Denials
In Paris a blonde witness testified that Dr Marcel Petiot promised to relay her husband to Argentina and urged her to join them. She said Petiot claimed her husband was progressing in Argentina and urged selling belongings. The defense accused the witness of memorized lines. The court noted the witness testified under oath, though the judge had not swore her. Separately, Luther Neeser was jailed for 30 days for failing to pay a $50 fine after molestation complaints.
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Paris
Marcel Petrot
Argentina
Mme
Renee Guschinow
Star
Petiot
Paris- Soi
Marcel Leser
Petoit
Luther Neeser
Rose Hill Avenue
Washington County
Harry Snyder
Lincoln Street
Andrew Castle
General Easing Of Tension Has Followed Action
Moscow reports Red Army withdrawals from Iran ease regional tension observers hail Tass statement as healthy sign. Iran and Manchuria moves seen as paving a settlement likely within five to six weeks. Britain approves if actual withdrawals continue, aiding UN Council prospects.
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Moscow
Tass
Red Army
Iran
Manchuria
Tehran
Ahmed Qavam
Russia
Moscow Radio
Meshed
Shahrud
Samnan
Two A Bomb Tests Planned Amid Delay Directive
Washington March 23. The high command of the joint Army Navy task force met to study holding two atomic bomb tests within a month to cope with President Truman’s delay order. The White House directive shifted the first test date from May 14 to July 1 and speculation swirled that tests might be canceled rather than postponed.
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Washington
Truman
Joint
Army-Navy
White House
New Booklets On City Are Prepared
The Chamber of Commerce reports preparation of several new booklets on Hagerstown with up to date information. Demand has been heavy from new residents movers and students from coast to coast. Old pamphlets are exhausted and the city information will cover current facts and figures.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hagerstown
Chamber
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