Russians Charge Allies In Korea Armistice Talks
At Munsan Korea May 13 communist truce negotiators accused an Allied plane of killing a delegation member and condemned U N treatment of prisoners as barbarous. Vice Admiral Joy dismissed it as vicious propaganda aiming to widen the breach. Delegates planned another session Wednesday.
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Munsan
Korea
U. N
Adm
C. Turner Joy
U.N
Wam Il
Nam
Reig
Francis T. Dodd
Koja Island
United Nations Command
US N
Koja
Five Red Jets Sent Crashing over North Korea
Keo Korea May 13 The Fifth Air Force said U S airmen destroyed five Communist jets in six battles over North Korea with three additional damaged. Sabre pilots claimed two MiG kills and a Type LA jet. Ground action left at least 100 Reds dead in patrols near Panmunjom.
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Keo
Korea
U. S
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Air
U.S
Eighth Army
U.S. First Marine
Pan-munjom
Far East Air Forces
United Nations
Husechon
Navy
James C. Owen
Doyle
Songjin
Bramerton
Com.imunibe
Washington
Owen
No Frost Ahead Eases Growers Hope in Washington County
Growers greet news from the Weather Bureau that frost will not spoil the crop this night. University of Mary findings warn apples are vulnerable, with 32 degrees causing damage, while peaches look promising. Temperatures last night dipped to the upper 40s. tonight’s low expected near 40 with cloudy, light showers and a warming trend into Thursday.
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Washington County
Weather Bureau
Charles Dunear
University of Mary
Hancock
Dunbar
Eedyaville
Travis Mode
Byers Declines Fire Chief Candidacy in Hagerstown
Jack Byers, longtime Hagerstown Fire Chief from 1926 to 1932 and a former candidate, announced he will not be a candidate for the fire chief position to be filled May 21 after the joint meeting of six fire companies. He cited age and concerns about the new 1938 fire code as factors.
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Jack Byers
Hagerstown
Jack
Max Hoover
Byers
George Alexander
Frank L Bentz In Air Condition
Frank L Bentz, a well known Roonsboro sportsman, remains in fair condition at Washington County Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage last Monday. Bentz, aged 73, was struck unconscious on a farm while talking to Albert M Powell, and was rushed to the hospital immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bk. Bentz
Roonsboro Sportsman
Washington County Hospital
Mr. Bentz
Colson Ousted As Commandant Of Prison Camp
Seoul May 13 Brig Gen Charles F L Colson was removed today as commandant of Koje Island after a controversial deal with Red prisoners for the release of his predecessor. The shakeup followed Joint Chiefs of Staff demands for clarification of Brig Gen Francis T Dodd's capture and Colson's concessions to Communist POW leaders which aided Dodd's release. Continued on page 7 column 1.
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Seoul
Worea
Charles FL Colson
Koje Island
Koje
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Francis T. Dodd
Colson
Dodd
Mark Clark
Far Eastern
Col
Red Eyed Man Hounded Near Underpass by School Children
Mothers at Hamilton Park learned a man with red eyes, an inmate from Bellevue, would be kept away during school days after complaints of him hovering around the Pennsylvania Avenue underpass and frightening pupils walking to Fountaindale School. Police reported the threat, with Bellevue officials noting the man may attempt to molest children.
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Hamilton Park
Pennsylvania Avenue
Don Smith
Bellevue
Fred Long
Long
Smith
Fountaindale
Bla Arins
Wind Damage Strikes Cearfoss Area on Saturday
A freak windstorm hit Cearfoss causing minor damage across a quarter mile by ninety feet area. The swirling wind tore a root from Jonas Horst's garage, toppled a storm on Earl Miller's property, ripped shutters from Reiff Lutheran Church, uprooted a tent pole, and felled about a dozen trees on the Keaner property.
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Cearfoss
Jonas Horst
Earl Miller
Reiff Loneon
Keaner
Steel For Underground Center At Fort Ritchie
Fort Ritchie Md May 18 Steel for the framework of a 1 million building inside a mountain is moved to the tunnel site at Raven Rock Mountain across the Pennsylvania line. The Army has not set a completion date and a 7 million contract was awarded May 1 to George A Fuller Co. of Washington.
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Fort Ritchie
Raven Rock Mountain
State Line
Pennsylvania
John McShain, Inc
McShain
Army
S. M. Healey Co
The
Arimy
Washington
Pentagon
South Hagerstown Fire Truck Involved In Second Collision
A South Hagerstown Fire Company truck en route to an oil heater fire at 900 Pope Avenue collided at First and Chestnut Streets with the bread truck from Caskey Baking Company. The fire truck sustained $300 damage, the bread truck $150. Driver Wilbur Fitz was charged with failing to yield to an emergency vehicle. The incident followed a February crash at Summit Avenue and First Street involving a Kline truck.
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South Hagerstown
Wilbur Fitz
James H. McMahan
Wilson Boulevard
First Street
Chestnut Street
Steelworkers Open Convention Charges Against Industry
The United Steelworkers opened their sixth biennial convention in Philadelphia with charges that the steel industry refuses a fair wage increase, citing inflationary price demands and the Taft Hartley Act. President Murray and officers condemn Taft Hartley and claim industry stall tactics aimed at dampening union bargaining power and potential strikes.
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Philadelphia
Olo United Steelworkers
USW
lIabor
Pp Murray
National Cio
United States Steel
Garrett County Coal Reserves Exceed 232 Million Tons
Washington reports that Garrett County Maryland holds coal reserves over 232 million tons based on 1947 to 1951 surveys. Eleven beds were drilled across 14,700 acres, with Upper Free Short bed richest at over 87 million tons. the Castleman Basin is described as a future potential metallurgical and domestic fuel source.
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Garrett County
Washington
Caatleman Roain
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Georgen Creek
Adda
Final Arguments Today On Steel Seizure Issue
Supreme Court prepares windup arguments on President Truman’s steel mill seizure. Justices hear both sides with John W. Davis for steel industry asserting lack of authority and Philip B. Perlman defending the President’s duty under the Constitution. Continued on Page 2.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U. S
David A. Pine
Truman
John W. Raiis
Commerce Sawyer
Philip B. Perlman
Gaoan Cio
Perlman
Davis
High Court
Service Building Under Way On North Potomac Street
Work on a service building at 400 Mock of North Potomac Street advances after a building permit is issued. A porch is being removed to allow concrete block construction for the new service shops. A May 27 council hearing will consider appeals from area property owners.
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Potomac Street
Ling Lot
More Difficult To Place Women In Industry Jobs
In Hagerstown the placement of female workers in industry is tightening. Maryland State Employment Service supervisor Matthew J. White notes the supply of male help may still exist. Last week unemployment claims totaled 598, mainly partial claims, with only about 180 totally unemployed in Washington County. Skilled labor like carpenters and bricklayers remains scarce as construction absorbs available tradesmen. 22 claims were interstate.
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Hagerstown
Matthew J. White
Hangerstown
Maryland State Employment Service
White
Washington County
Cool Rain Dominates East. West Warm and Sunny
The Atlantic and eastern Great Lakes regions experienced cool, rainy weather today as a storm moves from western Quebec. Showers touched southern Florida while northern New England and the Pacific Northwest were cloudy. Highs reached up to 104 in Yuma, Blythe, and Aztec.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Quebec
Florida
New England
Pacific Northwest
Middle Atlantic States
Great Lakes Region
Great Plains
Pacific Coast
North Central States
Yuma
Aziz
Blythe
Calif
Saturday Showers Forecast With Warmer Weekend
Fair weather with slowly rising temperatures through Friday. Showers likely Saturday, possibly starting Friday night. Weekend looks slightly cooler with a modest temperature change.
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Presay
Four Die as Shootout Aboard Crowded City Bus
Cleveland police say 20 year old Lawrence Goldsby fired to scare on a crowded Euclid Avenue bus, killing four including Patrolman Eugene Stinchcomb and three white passengers. He overpowered by bystanders, charged with first degree murder. the gunman reportedly drank wine and beer before the incident.
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Cleveland
Lawrence Goldsby
Goldsby
Eugene D.stinchecomb
Stinchomb
Mantel Pal
Louis Petrash
Idehy
Ohio
Euclid Avenue
Bunchcomb
Trafic
Euclid Avenue East 105Th
Annabelle Frankie
William J. Powers
Chicago
Washington
Federal Constitutional Law Association of
Detroit
Powers
Grand Rapids
Mich
Willian Dudley Pelley
Noblesville, Ofrd
Silver Shirts
Pine Buffs
Ark
New York
Cky
Allied Patrols Now Blocked At Both Ends
Berlin May 13. Russians have bottled up both ends of the Berlin Helmstedt Autobahn. Allied patrol cars are blocked from entering from either side for five days, though western and Helmstedt ends have allowed patrols. East bound patrols from Helmstedt were turned back without explanation. The US Army convoy from Berlin remains unhampered. Civilian traffic flows normally on the 110 mile road, the sole highway link between Berlin and the Western Zones. Patrols aimed to aid travelers and keep them from straying into the Soviet Zone.
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Berlin
Berlin-Helmstedt Autobahn
Helmstedt
United States Army
Girls' Club Becomes Property Owner In Hagerstown
The Hagerstown Girls' Club of Maryland Inc. took title to 549 551 West Church Street and has already moved in. Club president Miss Pauline Blackford says remodeling is complete, rooms are set for crafts, sewing, cooking, and games, with a piano and TV. The 125 members, ages 8 to 16, meet most evenings, using the Y.M.C.A. pool on Saturdays and hosting open houses on Fridays. The former storefront property fronts 30 feet on West Church Street and extends back 108 feet, with rear yard for outdoor games.
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Hagerstown
Miss Blackford
Fligh
Church Streets
Jelub
Yo M. GC. A
Ralph R. Richard
West
Man Returned to Face Court in Non Support Case
A Harris County man, Norman Benner, was returned today from Cynthiana Kentucky by Deputy Sheriff Lelater Tranogle to face non support charges and parole violation. He previously paid a $150 fine in Circuit Court last December for a drunken driving conviction and was allowed to pay $25 per payday. He disappeared from the city soon after and was located after police checked his car plates. Benner will be taken before Juvenile Court Judge Evan Greseteg.
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Cynthinia
Kentucky
Lelater Tranogle
Norman Benner
MacDowell Avenue
Pollceathers
Benner
Juventie Court
Evan Greseteg
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Joy
Frank L. Bentz
Reds
Union Claims Companies
Bench
North Potomac
East
Girls’ Club
Man
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