Weekend Rioting Signals Step Up in Cold War Tensions
In Bonn and Essen a bloody weekend amid protests and clashes between anti Reds and Communist led youths followed talks on a Western peace pact. Adenauer urged coalition partners to back ratification while East German leaders assert tougher lines and possible Moscow peace terms.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Essen
Bern
Berlin
Metripolis
Sourees
West Berlin
East Germany
Adenauer
West
Berlin-Helmstedt
Crawfish Report Wins Weekly Tip Award at Wonuntaindale
A Golden Circle tipster with a knack for news alerted the Naily Mail tip editor about crawfish in the Wonuntaindale School basement flooded during a six day rain. The tip was confirmed later and entered in last week’s contest earning the top prize of 4 with several others sharing smaller cash awards.
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Golden Circle
Wonuntaindale
Chewsaville
U N Negotiators Accuse Reds of Propaganda Use at Truce Talks
In Munsan Korea May 12 UNC leaders denounced the Communists for turning armistice talks into a propaganda forum. Brig Gen William J Nackals said Reds seek to use sessions for propaganda while Nam Il rejected inducements for indefinite talks. The deadlocked exchange of POWs remains the main issue as Reds press for forced repatriation.
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Munsan
Korea
Nered Adm
Munists
UN United Nations Command
UNC
Neds
Nam Il
Aganda
Chedmonthald Jox
William J. Nackals
Guln
Commandk
Reds
Bul Viceganda
Ap- Adm
G. Turner Jey
UNL
Command
United Nations Command
Nam al
Nansmen
Panmun
UN planes blitz Korean rail line with saturation strikes
United Nations warplanes hit the Kanggye to Sinanju rail corridor near Huichon in northwest Korea. The U S Fifth Air Force reported 28 cuts in a key stretch as nine B 29s dropped 20 tons on the Huichon rail bridge. Craters formed on over 80 spots south of Sunchon during the same action.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
U. S. 5Th Air Force
Kang- gye-Sinanju
Huichon
Sunchon
Fifteen Women Serve on Grand Jury in Washington County
Judge Mish opened the May term of Circuit Court with a 15 member grand jury nine of whom are women and six men. He stressed vigilance by law enforcement and jurors duties to indict only when evidence exists and to inspect county public buildings without nitpicking, noting mixed reports on the Penal Farm conditions and urging focus on substantial issues.
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Washington County
Mish
Circuit Court
Metered zones require coal and oil deliveries to pay tolls
Coal and oil delivery trucks must pay to park in metered zones during deliveries. Police support posting no parking signs in metered streets with advance notice. The rule aims to be fair to other motorists and favors deliveries in regular loading zones when possible.
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Cial
Harold Kiser
Brother Of Local Man Killed When Log Rolls On Him
Melvin E. Clingerman a 43 year old from Glearvile Pa died yesterday at Bedford County Hospital Bedford Pa from injuries when a log he was hauling rolled over him He suffered a brain concussion and fractures A widow and one daughter survive along with two brothers and a sister Earl A Clingerman of Hagerstown is his brother
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Melvin E. Clingerman
Glearvile
Earl A. Clingerman
Hagerstown
Bedford County Hospital
Bedford
Local Boys Return From Korean War Veterans
Two Hagerstown residents Pvt Joseph A Rickard and Capt Hugh Thomas arrived in San Francisco Saturday aboard the transport General William Gordon. They were among 49 Marylanders on the ship and the transfer highlighted a total of 3 654 veterans aboard the vessel.
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Hagerstown
Record Rainfall Continues Through Midyear 1952
Weather observers report Edgemont reservoir reaching 19.08 inches in the first half of 1952 with daily totals adding 1.70 inches yesterday. Potomac River remains about six feet above normal as Cumberland Valley dodges a damaging windstorm seen in Washington and Baltimore. Forecasters expect frost tomorrow night with clearing skies and a slight rise in temperatures by Wednesday.
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Edgemont Reservoir
Hagerstown
Big Mountain
Kedgemont
Potomac River
Conncacheague Creek
Cumberland Valley
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
Weather Bureau
Inight
Three Killed In Gasoline Blast Near New Orleans
In New Orleans on May 12 a gasoline barge explosion killed three men and sent billowing black smoke over the Mississippi River. Damage was estimated at $650,100.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
North Pole plane party uncovers Peary cache and Arctic secrets
An Air Force party near Cape Columbia reports finding a Peary expedition cache from 1900 to 1909, four metal and wood boxes, and six water tight glass jars with notes. They confirmed geographic North Pole position, collected data on Arctic currents, and documented a low altitude C-47 flight over the pole with survival gear deployed.
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Peary
North Pole
Anchorage
Alaska
North Pole Air Force
Arctic
Robert BE. Peary
Jain
Air Force
William P. Benedict
Paradise
Calif
Albert PL Crary
Robert Cattell
Canbridge
Edison Blair
Los Angeles
Blair
Cape Columbia
Ellesmere Ialand
Air Force Research Center
Terchert Thompson
Allenwand
Kan
Benedict Ant
Cot. Dosseph Fletcher
Shawnee
Okla
Dodd Reveals Reds Planned to Kill and Rescue Plot
Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd said Communist POWs on Rose Island threatened his death and planned to seize him by force. He described the Reds pressing for his release and for prisoner rights, while Gen. Mark W. Clark noted minor concessions granted during captivity.
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Seoul
Francis T. Dodd
Rose Island
Eighth Army
Mark Wy. Clark
Ste
Pyreme T.N
Ini
Tokyo
Dodds
Dodds’ Release “Unadulterated: Clackmail
Clark
Uie
Dodd
Dod
United Nations
Dadil
U.N
Charles Colson
Charleston
S. C
Kose
Nodd
Alout
Reds
Firemen's Meet Set For May 21
The Pagerstown volunteer fire companies extend a chiefs and driving meeting to May 21 in Pagerstown. The session was postponed from Friday due to a Washington County Pienen's Association event. A permanent full time fire chief is expected to be named at the May 21 gathering and submitted to the Mayor and Council for approval.
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Washington County Pienen’s Association
Wilk
T Companies
Max S. Hoover
A. K. McGraw
Jack Byers
1St Hose
George Basore
Junior Fire Company
Ralph Bowman
Western Enterprise
Girl Injured As Car Back-Flips On Dual Highway
Ann Tilletti 23 of Jeanette Pa injured when her car left the Dual Highway near Myeraville and back flipped onto its wheels. Other occupants were shaken. Miss Tilletti suffered head injuries and a dislocated shoulder after the vehicle climbed a bank and rolled.
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Ann Tilletti
Jeanette
Myeraville
Global Loses Fallout as WSB Talks Face Tuesday Clash
Denver May 12 Officials prepared for a critical Wage Stabilization Board meeting after a nationwide refinery strike disrupted aviation fuel and civilian travel. O A Knight led union talks while an agreement in California set a 1 84% cent raise with increased shift differentials, signaling potential pattern for broader settlement.
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Denver
Wage Stabilization Se Board
United States
Britain
O. A. Knight
Cio Oil Workers International Union
Washington
WSB
Knight
Independent Union of Petroleum Workers
Standard Oil of
California
Los Angeles
Wnton
Supreme Court Hears Truman Steel Seizure Case
Washington May 12 Attorneys for the administration and the vast steel industry present oral arguments before the Supreme Court over President Truman's seizure of the steel mills. The main question is the President's inherent constitutional power to seize private industries in national emergencies. The court may limit itself to the injunction and not rule on unwritten presidential emergency powers.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Truman
Justice Department
Preme Court
David A. Pine
Pine
Waa
CIO
United Steelworkers
High Court
Steel Industry
Army Projects In County Slated To Get Under Way This Summer
Army work in Washington County will start this summer after farm owners balked at prices offered for parts of their land. Three farms have been bought, with negotiations continuing on several others as the Army advances plans tied to an underground communications center near Fort Ritchie and nearby Greencastle.
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Army
Washington County
Tilghwanton-Sharpsburg
Sharps * Burg Pike
Mertie Poffenberger
Jacob Poffenberger
George Tine
Jlaward Remshiure
Samuel Groh
Benjamin Tefavre
Paul Culler
Nyans Pofffenberger
Tilehmanton- Sharpsbueg
Fort Ritchie
Greencastle
Local Couple Hurt In Crash In York Pa
A Wagerstown couple Mr. and Mrs. BE, W. Mackley of 135 Broadway were hurt in a two car collision near York Hospital. Mrs. Jesse Jones of Monkton Pa drove westbound into their lane causing damage of 1500 dollars. Mr. Mackley suffered facial injuries. Mrs. Mackley bruises. Mrs. Jones sustained multiple facial fractures and hurt a nephew in the collision.
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Wagerstown
New York
W. Mackley
Broadway
York Hospital
Mackleys
Jesse Jones
Monkton
Mackley
Jacera
Spring in Korea seen by Daily Mail writer
A Daily Mail special reports on Korea in spring with Fifth Air Force support. It notes rice paddies turning green, new fertilizer odors, and constant supply runs by ox carts. War fronts are quieter but spring fuels more bombing, rail interdiction, and MIG activity as Fifth Air Force records hundreds of strikes in April.
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Korea
Daily Mail
Byron
Fifth Air Force
United States
Nore
Theaeeds
City Officials Denounce Money as Excuse on Chewsville Odors
Commissioner Chester Delphey stated that the city cannot use lack of funds as a reason to ignore foul odors from garbage dumping near Chewsville. He said residents would pay higher city costs to address the issue and urged action rather than county dumps, noting four council members had already urged changes but cited funding constraints.
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Board of County Commissioners
Chewsville
Chester Delphey
Leity
L Fess
Hagerstown
Delphey
Chewaville
Courtell
Mothers Day Births at County Hospital
Three Washington County mothers welcomed newborns yesterday at the county hospital. A baby boy arrived to Elden Olen Kinna and his wife in Fairplay, another boy to Charias Albert Shank and his wife in Clear Spring Riot, and a baby girl to John Surgemer Hupp and his wife in Big Spring Rio. All mothers and infants are reported well.
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Washington County
Washington County Hospital
Elden Olen Kinna
Fairplay
Mia
Charias Albert Shank
Clear Spring Riot
John Surge mer @hupp
Big Spring Rio
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