Colson Ousted As Commandant of Prison Camp
Brig. Gen. Wayden L. Roatner to take over the 80,000 man Koje Island POW camp after Colson is reassigned. Roatner arrives in Korea hours after appointment, while Colson becomes chief of staff of the late Corps in Korea. U S defense officials in Washington dispute Colson’s wording with Red prisoners and note most deaths occurred in two Koje riots.
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Pentagon
James van Fleet
Wayden L. Roatner
New Orleans
Roatner
Kore
Colson
Corps
Korea
Dodd
U. S. Kth Army
U. S. Defense
Washington
Colgan
Defense Department
TMN
Koje
Taft Gets Six From Wyoming Taft Gets Six From Wyoming
Wyoming Republicans chose 12 delegates at a bitter state convention. AP survey shows six pledged to Sen. Robert A. Taft, two to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, and four uncommitted. Taft and Eisenhower factions claim at least two of the four uncommitted. A Wyoming Democratic slate elected an uncommitted group of 29 delegates to the Democratic National Convention seeking Kefauver instruction.
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Casper
Wio
Wyoming
Robert A. Taft
Associated Press
Ohio
Dwight JD
Eisenhower
Taft
Democratic
Sen
Fster Kefauver
Tetinesses
Wheeler Reelected Mayor of Boonsboro
John Wheeler defeated John Herr for mayor in a town election yesterday. Wheeler received 181 votes to Herr's 192 and will begin a fifth two year term. Dewey Warrenfeltz elected assistant mayor. councilmen reelected were Kiopper, Faltz, Morgan, Sinnisen, and Snyder. Sinnisen led votes with 221. total votes cast about 3800. New officers to start two year terms with the next council meeting slated for June.
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John Wheeler
John Herr
Boonsboro
Spirit Lea
Wheeler
Herr
Wheeter
Potomac Edison Co
Dewey Warrenfeltz
Jas
Fred Baker
Joseph Kiopper
Clarence Faltz
Oscar Morgan
Albert Sinnisen
Owen Snyder
Sinnisen
Wire-Tapping Upheld As Basis For Warrants In Md Case
Annapolis May 13 The Court of Appeals sustained warrants based on wire tapped conversations. Montgomery County convictions of Mr and Mrs Eddie Bratchard upheld with six months in Silver Spring and $500 fines for gambling law violations. Judge Delaplaine cited 1928 Supreme Court ruling that Fourth Amendment does not extend to telephone wires.
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Annapolis
Court of Appeals
Montgomery County
Eddie Bratchard
Silver Spring
Paul D. Tageart
Car Overturns In State Police Chase
Blair Spigler aged 18 of 701 Virginia Avenue and James E B Russard aged 19 of 444 South Cannon Avenue were arrested after a Route 66 chase ended with Spigler’s car overturning on Maplevila Road near Grossnickle curve. Trooper Clyde Tucker said the two cars passed another vehicle on a hill, then rolled over as Spigler failed to negotiate the curve. no injuries were reported and both suspects faced driving charges.
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Blair Spigler
Virginia Avenue
Route 66
Spigler
James EB. Russard
South Cannon Avenue
Clyde Tucker
Tucker
Maplevila
Boons‘horn
Route 40
Spitter
Russard
Spigter
Grossnickle
Hagerstown
Federal Judge Probing Deeper Into KKK Activities
A federal judge in Wilmington, North Carolina, opened hearings on Lindbergh kidnap charges against 11 Klansmen. The judge questioned Thomas Hamilton of Leesville, South Carolina, about influence within the Association of Carolinas Klan. Four defendants offered no defense and testified for the government. others pleaded innocent. Witnesses described payments for new Klansmen and the rapid spread of the Klan across the state to “keep Negroes in their places.” Defendants include TL Worley, Steve Edmunds, Sherwood Miller, and George Miller, who testified about abducting and flogging Dorothy Dillard Martin and Ben Grainger. The case names other defendants and officials from Fair Bluff and Calumet County connections.
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Wilmington
N. C
Lindbergh
Thomas J. Hamilton
Leesville
S.C
South Carolina
North Carolina
TL. C. Worley
Steve Edmunds
Sherwood Miller
George
Dorothy Dillard Martin
Ben Grainger
Martin
Ren
Grainger
Early L. Brooks
Fair Bluff
Bobby
Horace Strickland
Sherif
Calumis County
Carl Richardson
Ross Enzor
James Robert Hayes
Pittman Poy Strickland
Final Arguments Today On Steel Seizure Issue
Final arguments occur in a Supreme Court session on the steel seizure case. Davis argues the mills were seized without due process violating the Fifth Amendment. Perlman counters that the president acted for necessity, while the solicitor general notes options under the Wage Stabilization Board or Taft-Hartley Act.
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Justice Frankfurter
Perlman
Davis
Orfman
Wage Stabilization Board
P. J. Potter Re-Elected President of Hagerstown YMCA
P. J. Potter was re-elected president of the Hagerstown YMCA at a recent board meeting, succeeding Elmer N. Funkhouser who had served temporarily after George M. Bohman’s long tenure. Potter, longtime Panghorn Corp. vice president, helped organize plans for a North Street Branch and supported services for the city’s colored community. Other officers and directors were re-elected or named to new terms.
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P. J. Potter
Hageratown Ymca
Potter
Elmer N. Funk‘houser
George M. Bohman
Panghorn Corporation
YMCA
New North Street
E. N. Funkhouser
Omer T. Kaylor
Paul S. Shields
Armand R. Hall
Shields
W. Fred Mowen
Donavan R. Beachley
William €. Diehl
Paul M. Robinson
Kenneth F. Speare
Edward S. Summers
George F Uodrgraff
Man Receives Life For Nurse Killings in Santa Monica
Merton C. Misener, 34, given life for the double murder of nurses Mera Cramer and Ann Symington at a Santa Monica apartment after a drinking party. Jury recommended life, mandatory. Also found guilty of stabbing and shooting Pat Beck during the incident.
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Santa Monies
Calif
T— Merton CL Misener
Dee
Misener
Parrland
Mera
Maranertte Cramer
Ann Symington
Santa Monica
Alan
Pat M. iBeck
Dulles Warns U S May Spark Wars Fear Across Nations
John Foster Dulles warned that many nations fear the United States may rashly precipitate atomic warfare. He said the worry surpasses concerns about the Soviet Army and cited military hardliners in the US. Dulles spoke at the National Conference of Christians and Jews annual award dinner, receiving a gold award for promoting goodwill among Protestants, Catholics, and Jews.
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New York
United States
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Dulles
Seatments
Republican Party
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Jewels Worth 70000 Left In Montreal Taxi
An Austrian visitor left 70000 worth of jewelry in a Montreal taxi and flew to Paris. The driver turned the jewels to police who later released them to Mrs Evike Kreuger of Salzburg after checks for customs violations.
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Montreal
Paris
Evike Kreuger
Salzburg
Austria
Youngsters Swim Suit Pattern Order Details
Pattern No 99 from The Daily Mail offers a children’s swim suit with finishing details and materials. Includes color choices, yarn amounts, and sizing for ages 2 to 4 years. Mail order to Carol Curtis at The Daily Mail Box 229 Madison Square Station New York NY for patterns and first class delivery.
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Carol Curtis
Daily Mail
Madisen Square
New York
N.Y
Chinese Communists Readies First Large Purge Within Ranks
Peiping broadcasts reveal Hsueh-hsi Study magazine says the purge targets bourgeois influence and political opportunists who joined the Red movement after 1949. The plan calls for cleansing the party of those deemed hostile to proletarian morality while continuing to exist amid private capitalism.
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Hong Kong
Peiping
Tiger
China
Hsuph-hai
Campiaien
Hauveh Hsl
Bourgen
Communist Party
Pn Hhitical
Hsueh
Par
Books By Mae West And Stalin Barred
Ottawa reports to the House of Commons list 73 barred titles and magazines from Canada. Mae West and Joseph Stalin appear on the ban list for alleged propaganda or sexual content. Notable entries include West's Diamond Lil and Stalin's Questions of Leninism, with other authors such as Erskine Caldwell O Hara and Henderson Clarke also named.
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Ottawa
sPi
Mae West
Joseph Stalin
Canada
House of Commons
Jos
McCann
Lst
Stalin
Miss
Washington County DHIA to Meet Friday Evening
A Washington County Dairy Herd Improvement Association meeting is set for Friday evening May 11 at the county agent’s office. Members will discuss proposed rate changes and elect three directors. The session will also consider tester responsibilities and staffing.
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Washington County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
oMee
Mark Mer
Flypaperlike Steel Dispute Entangles Courts and President
Washington May 1 The steel wage dispute has become a tangled flypaper drawing in government leaders from the Wage Stabilization Board to Congress and the Supreme Court. The case centers on government entreaties to unite mill owners with CIO workers, with the president facing limits on raising pay and the courts weighing presidential power and emergency powers over private property.
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James Marlow
Washington
Ntvel
Bevcone
CIO Steel
Praman Laha
Wage Stabilination Board
Congress
U.S. District Court
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
David Eugene Wade
Alda W. Simpson
Anya
Uio
Framan
Frederick Boy Killed By Auto
Frederick boy killed in Meederick Mills incident, with surrounding text debating potential labor strikes and possible presidential seizure under the Taft Act. The article discusses government control, employer responses, and legal implications for future property seizures and wage actions.
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Frederick Boy
Peony Vege Potice Raid Tragedy Reported
A raid at a peony vegetable facility ended in fatalities as Tim and David died from a crushed skull. Details on the incident are limited. authorities are investigating. Chloroterm was first developed in YS31.
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Tim
David
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