Two Dead and Six Missing After Delaware River Collision
An oil tanker and a gasoline laden barge collided off Wilmington Delaware killing two crewmen and leaving six missing. The Michael 141-ton tanker carried oil and the barge Dodge Searing held 16500 barrels of gasoline bound for Baltimore. Rescue crews recovered one body and treated others for shock or burns as investigations began into a series of recent shipping accidents in the area.
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Paulsboro
Persia
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Chester
Telliffen
Baltimore
Delaware Bay
Florida Voters Decide Delegates At Democratic Convention
Florida voters will choose 24 convention delegates for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Delegates split among Kefauver supporters, Russell supporters, and unpledged, with four at large and eight district slots filled. Some delegates are pledged to Eisenhower or MacArthur seriously or hypothetically, as voters weigh candidate prospects.
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Fen
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Tennessee
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Georgia
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Bnpledgert
Taxation Without Representation Debate Echoes History
The fragment reflects a view on taxation without representation and hints at patriotic arguments rooted in early American history. It contrasts past grievances with present calls for representation and fair taxation.
Storm Damage Not So Great Despite His Vote
In Sharpsburg Keedynville Boonshoro area floodwaters receded after a heavy period of rain. Roads along Sawmill and C O Canal suffered washouts while fields remained waterlogged with several inches of rainfall during a weekend storm. County officials and engineers surveyed damage as residents recalled the sudden rush of water and noted that despite widespread muddy conditions the scene was stabilizing.
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Mitin
Sharpsborg- Keedynville-Boonshoro
Evans and Gardens
Fred Sooks
Nigeara Falls
Albert Ylev Place
Lester Swain
Roads Department
Keedysville
Travis Knode
Lester Burgesser
County Fix
Cauoetown Pike
Burnside Bridge
Antietam
Schow Hus
State Toads Commission
Hagerstown
Ralph Thayer
Physi
Italian Ballot Turnout Dodges Expectations Across Regions
First day voting across 2400 Italian towns shows turnout around 12 percent nationally with higher rates in Rome and Naples. Alcide De Gasperi’s Christian Democrats face pressure from rising Monarchist and neo Fascist forces in the poverty‑stricken south amid arrests for alleged fraud and a stabbing.
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Aly
Atlantic Pact
Benelita
Naples
Taly
Sicily
Sardinia
Alcide de Gaspert
Christian Democrats
Pretice
Italy
da Gasperi
Southern European Command
Bolt Strikes Milk Bucket Father and Son in Storm
A thunderstorm at Mt. Carmel Farm near Kerdysville caused a bolt to strike a metal milking bucket. Farmer Arthur Hose and his son Arthur Jr. were shocked, cows panicked, and the event left them shaken but alive as they tended cattle. The bolt traveled from the bucket to chains on the cows. The incident halted milking and frightened the animals.
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Nose
Mt. Carmel
Elinor Stone
Kerdysville
Arthur
Hose
Autos Damaged In Collisions In Hagera Town
Several autos sustained damage in weekend collisions in Hagera town. Percy W Blair 33 of Park Avenue was charged with traveling at a speed greater than reasonable after his car rear ended Clyde D Francs 22 of Hyattsville on West Washington Street. Francs car pushed into Paul Omergeik s car from Baltimore at a stop light. Grace London of Ransom W Va reported damage to her parked car from a hit and run on Frederick Street. Lawrence YT Martin of 1000 South Potomac Street collided with the rear of David L Monson s auto on Highland Way.
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Hageratown
Percy W. Blair
Park Avenue
Clyde D. Francs
Hyattsville
West Washington Street
Paul Omergeik
Baltimore
France
Omergeik
Blair
Grace London
Ransom
W. Va
Frederick Street
Lawrence YT. Martin
Potomac Street
David L. Monson
Highland Way
Rancher Held On Bigamy Charges In Arizona
George Merlin Dutson a 47 year old rancher and excommunicated Mormon was freed on 1500 bail pending a preliminary hearing on bigamy and cohabitation charges. He was arrested after being sought since December 1 1951 with six women named as his wives.
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Mesn
Ariz
George Merlin
Dutson
Dutoon
Church of Jess Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Lightning Strike Damages Mason Home Near Hagerstown
A bolt of lightning hit the Mason home on Downsville Pike four miles from Hagerstown during an early storm. Williamsport Fire Department confined the blaze to the attic and upper floors while dousing upper rafters. the lower level was soaked. No injuries were reported as the Masons and visitors escaped unharmed and Glass from a light globe exploded without causing harm.
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J. Lester Mason
Downsville Pike
Hagerstown
Williamsport
Mason
Lee
Leslie
Smethar
Stiff Terms On Auto Charges
Several persons were convicted today by Magistrate William P. Kreykenboim on motor vehicle law violations. Charles Kelley, 26, Lanvale Street, got six months jail for drunken driving and a $40 fine plus costs for displaying a license issued to another. he faced registration issues and intended to appeal. Clyde D. Barton, 32, West Church Street, received 60 days for unauthorized use of an automobile and five days in default of fines for no operator's license. Jacob K. Pryor, 98 Cumberland, drew 10 days in jail in default of a fine for displaying plates issued to another.
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William P. Kreykenboim
Charles Kelley
Lanvale Streat
Keller
Harry House
Clyde D. Barton
West Church Street
Jacob K. Pryor
Cumberland
Bus overturns kill 26 in Cordoba campaign force
A truck carrying supporters of anti government presidential candidates overturned in the Cordoba mountains killing 26 and injuring 27. The vehicle was en route from Hautuaco on the Font Conat to a campaign meeting.
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Chonomas
Mexico
Hautuaco
Font Conat
Cordoba
Weekend Storms Leave County Schools Largely Unscathed
Washington County schools reported minimal impact from last evening and morning storms. Hallway School basement flooded four inches, Halfway and Mangansville districts faced water challenges but remained operational. Downsville and Sharpsburg routes disrupted. one couple had to climb to car roof to escape rising water.
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Washington County
Willian M. Brish
Halfway
Brish
Mangansville School
Maupganavile
Downsville
Sharpsburg
Two Burglary Cases Probed in City
City police investigated two break ins, one at Hagerstown Senior High School where a radio workshop was entered by breaking a basement window and items including a radio microphone and four radio tubes were stolen. The second involved D A Stickell and Sons Mill on Baltimore Street with about $20 taken from vending machines after entry via a second floor window and an iron bar used to pry open machines. Juveniles are suspected in both incidents.
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Hagerstown Senior High School
Stickell’s Mill
Baltimore Street
Norman Wolf
Wolf
D. A. Stickell and Sons Mi
Brunswick Youth Fatally Hurt In Three Car Crash
James Meredith Barker aged 21 of Brunswick was fatally injured early Sunday in a three car crash on Route 40 three miles southwest of Frederick. Hatty Torkee Schill aged 19 of Linsiden Hulk was severely injured in the Bar beer car.
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Rawle 40
Frederick
Hatty Torkee Schill
Linsiden
Barbeer
Jury acquits youth on perjury charge here
A Circuit Court jury cleared Leray F. Gray, 23, of a perjury count tied to denying he drove the car during a State police chase on April 23. The verdict upheld his Magistrate Ottinger's later conviction for reckless driving and driving on a revoked license.
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Leray FP
Gray
Paul Ottinger
Ottinger
Beverly Moats
Aoonshoro
Attornew
Martin Vo BR
Rostetter
Richard Myers
Moats
Mt. Briay
Myers
Roverdy
Anita Monta
Haktos Aml
Eot
Bird on Public Square Captured on Gravel Roof
A fourteen year old photographer Billy Brandt shot a nighthawk perched on the gravel roof of the Hagerstown News Agency on Public Square. The bird, nicknamed bull hat, nests on ground or roofs and returns mid May. it aids insect control and is protected by law.
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Hagerstown
Public Square
Billy Brandt
Billy
Professional Arts
Hagerstown native trims costs in overseas equipment shipping
Brigadier General William Corderman head of the Signal Corps Supply Agency in Philadelphia says he saved taxpayers about a cool million by standardizing packaging and cutting red tape. He halted unnecessary repacking and bulky add ons, opting for cheaper substitutions and wooden frames to keep electronics secure during overseas transport.
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Hagerstown
U. S
Preston Corderman
Philadelphia
William Beveeton Corderiman
Signal Corps
Corderman
Tinti Corderman
Picsure
Wenghtaha
Corderman Toupee
Munitions Board
Cry
Newsprint price hike forces higher ad and subscription rates
U S newspaper publishers warn the latest ten dollar a ton newsprint increase will raise production costs and trigger higher ad and subscription rates. Leaders from major papers including Joe Atlanta Gadowniel and Constitution warn mergers may rise as costs spike. Canada approved the increase over American protests drawing retaliation talk in Congress and price stabilizer circles.
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United States
New York
Charles F. MecCahill
American Newspaper Publishers Association
George C. Alagore
Joe Atlanta
Gadowniel and
The
ANDA
Unoficial
Canada
Elila Arnall
Western Allies Sign Peace Pact with West Germany
Bonn reports the United States Britain and France sign a peace contract with Western Germany and welcome a former foe as a new partner in the fight for peace and freedom. The ceremony drew little jubilation in Western Germany as Anthony Eden and the French Foreign Minister commented on the milestone.
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Treaty At A Glance From Bonn Aims For Germany Peace
The Bonn signed peace contract by the United States Great Britain France and the West German Republic lists terms. It abolishes the occupation statute replaces troops with defense forces and replaces Allied High Commissioners with ambassadors. Western Powers retain authority over emergencies and Berlin Russia talks. A future unification promise is noted.
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Bonn
U. S
Britain
France
West German Republic
Germany
Russia
Berlin
Postwar German Reunification Pact Signed for Western Bloc
Foreign ministers Schuman Acheson and Adenauer sign agreements aimed at folding 48 million Germans west of the Iron Curtain into the Western community. A companion European Army Treaty awaits ratification to field 400000 Germans in a six nation force. Skepticism grows in Paris and Bonn over parliamentary approval as Soviet influence looms. The ministers stress peace and freedom as the treaties’ aims despite continued division of Germany.
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Nister Robert Schuman
U. S
Dean Acheson
Konrad Adenauer
Paris
Soviet Union
Germany
Acheson
United States
Tip On Fire Best Of Week Winners Named
A North Monta Valle Avenue housewife won $4 for a tip about a central avenue house fire that endangered two families. A Dunn Irvin Drive man earned $2.50 for tipping a jewelry store window break and theft. A Fiddlewalburg housewife claimed $2 for reporting a break in at White Oak Forest School. Other readers in Bellevue Argentia also won smaller prizes.
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Vnva
Central Avene
Daily Mail
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Fiddlewalburg
White Oak Forest
Ting
Bellevue Argentia
Seniors to Get New York Trip
West Virginia seniors were set for an annual trip to New York City but burglars robbed the office safe taking $600 in IOU cards. The community organized benefits for a new total of $800 goal, raising funds to cover the trip. they are $34 short as they head to New York tomorrow.
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Harperd Farry
W. Va
New York City
New York
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