Senate To Vote On Military Pay Before Day Ends
The Senate considers amendments to a military pay bill affecting enlisted men and officers in the uniformed services. Proposals include reducing extra $100 a month for doctors and dentists, and granting $45 a month extra combat pay for those under enemy fire in Korea, with a general pay increase and housing food allowances under discussion. A conference with the House may settle differences.
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Uniformed Services
Ahom
Korea
Senate
Senate House
Get In There And Pitch President Tells Rally
The speech spurred Kefauver’s campaign in Tennessee while boosting Georgia’s Richard Russell and Ben Kerr of Chantin emerged as a candidate for delegates to Truman. The rally signaled shifts in the nominating battle with Truman’s supporters moving to solidify delegate paths.
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Fruman
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
New Hampshire
Richard Russell
Georgia
South
Ben
Robert Kerr
Chantin
Truman
Nine Missing In Crash Of Bomber Near Tokyo
A B 29 Superfortress on a bombing mission for Korea crashed thirty miles west of Tokyo shortly before midnight. Two crew members parachuted and were injured. nine others are missing and not known if they bailed out or went down with the plane.
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Tokyo
Korea
Here
Kyoda
Nationwide debate on 20 percent income tax ceiling continues
States consider limiting income taxes as governors Lee Talmadge and others push for tax relief. Federal debt and ob ligations temper prospects amid mixed public interest and opposition concerns from Senate leaders.
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Utah
J. Bracken Lee
Lee
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
State Leaders React to Truman Decision Not to Run
Maryland figures weigh President Truman’s choice not to seek re election. Senate hopeful Sagaser says it gives rivals a chance. Kefauver is favored by Kenneth Lee for crime fight. Governor McKeldin wishes him well while stressing disagreement. Local leaders discuss global implications and party prospects.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Truman
O’conor
Tydings
D'Alesandro
Rep
Garmatz
Sagacer
Senate
Kenneth E. Lee
Lee
Congress
Kefunuver
Tennes‘seap
Case History of Cervical Cancer Patient Cured Without Surgery
Mrs. B., 52, mother of three, noticed lower abdominal pains in October 1945. Doctors diagnosed cervical cancer and she underwent radium treatment for six months. She is now entirely cured, living normally, doing housework, and visiting her doctor biannually. Public Health nurses from Washington County provide occasional encouragement.
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Washington County Public Health
Maryland Republicans Present Varied Primary Cast In Maryland
Five weeks before the Maryland primary the field features Rep J Glenn Beall with strong governor and party backing and a broad campaign base. H Grady Gore touts 18000 pledge cards from a county tour as Royden Blunt shifts to Ike sentiment. Herman L Mills operates quietly in Western Maryland while Stephen B Peddicord campaigns actively in Baltimore with cautious rhetoric.
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Senate
Thhree
J. Glenn Beall
Maryland
Haa
Mepetit
GOP
Lasseer
Beall
Congress
H. Grady Gore
Rockville
Royden A. Blunt
Howard Countian
Gen
Hisenhower
Ike
Mary
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Herman L. Milla
Haverstown
Beach
Permits for Dwelling and Business Places Issued in City
The office of City Building Inspector Charles W. Smith issued permits for a one story frame and brick veneered dwelling in Carroll Heights Boulevard costing 10500 dollars and a 40 by 60 concrete block wholesale and retail building on Valley Road costing 9000 dollars to Serv-A-Vending Machine Company.
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City Buiding
Charles W. Smith
Wv. C. Christianson
Carroll Heights Boulevard
Serv-A-Vending Machine Company
Valley Road
Farmhouse Fire Tip Week's Best Winners Named
A weekly tip contest from the Daily Mail lists prize winners for local curiosities. Prizes include 1 and 3 dollar awards for tips such as a chimney soot incident, a tornado in Arkansas references, and various mushroom finds. Readers are urged to call the tip editor weekdays and watch Mondays for result notices.
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Maryland
Hagerstown
Moller
North Locust Street
Route 5
Arkansas
Keedynville
West Wilson Boulevard
Virginia Avene
Mitchell Avenue
Winter Street
the Terrace
Northland
Daily Mail
Waily Mail
Labor shifts cut week to forty but output up fivefold
A 50 year view shows the work week shrinking from six hours to forty while production per worker multiplies five times. The Chamber of Commerce credits labor saving machinery planning and better management. The piece notes Thomas Hankinson of Bradshaw Baltimore County has not publicized his candidacy as fully as rivals and may gain from a split vote.
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Chamber of Commerce For
United States
Biare
Thomas Hankinson
Bradshaw
Baltimore County
PE Allots Sum For Expansion
Potomac Edison expands four state system with new substations linking Virginia Avenue to Hagerstown and serving Sunmanit Avenue Lee Streets and Wilson Blvd. President R Paul Smith says crews work on improvements amid industrial growth housing boom and farm use. About 7 million spent in 195? with plans near 14 million for expansion.
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Ginia Avenue
Hagerstown
Sunmanit Avenue
Lee Streets
Wilson Blvd
Potomac Edison
R. Paul Smith
Smith
Attorney General Won’t Appoint Morris Again
Washington March 31 Attorney General Howard McGrath said he would not appoint Newbold Morris as a special assistant if he could do it over. He testified to a House Judiciary subcommittee that he has not completed Morris’s financial questionnaire and does not know if he will.
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Washington
Howard McGrath
Newbold Morris
House
McGrath
Morris
HHS Concert Friday Shows Outstanding Chorus Performance
The Hagerstown High School spring concert in the auditorium drew a large audience. The chorus and glee club delivered a well coordinated program, with committees and participants working harmoniously to produce a fine evening of entertainment.
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Hagerstown High = School
Restoration spark aids Dunker Church rebuilding efforts
Local donors and historians aid a planned Dunker Church restoration by sharing photos, plans, and archival items. Emory B. Kretzer supplied a turn of the century image showing brick bonds and ventilation recesses, while P M Miller and Mrs John Carson contributed drawings and postcards detailing the structure during Civil War era. Park Service historians Louis J. Tuckerman and others plan further study to confirm window placements and interior layout for accurate rebuilding.
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Emory EB. Kretzer
Marlinsburg
P.M. Miller
Leo Miller
Mit
John Carson
the Historical Society
Maryland
Th Magruder Pasgane
Society
M. S. Powell
H. Snyder
Ralph Smith
Park Service
Louis J. Tuckerman
Hagerstown
National Park Services
Iis
Antietam
Miller
Tuckerman
Mish
Dunker Church
Walter Coleman
National Park Service
Gettysburg National Military Park
Frederick ‘Ti
Bish
Martial law declared in Tehran amid riots kill five
Iran imposes martial law in Tehran for one month after Friday clashes between anti Reds and a 5 000 strong Communist led youth parade. Five killed and more than 200 injured as curfew and bans on gatherings are enacted.
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