U S Marines Report Being Fired Upon Near Korea China Border
Two U S Marine pilots said they were fired on by Chinese guns across the Manchuria border while on a reconnaissance flight inside Korea near Mapojin. No damage reported as the area remains tense amid ongoing UN war efforts and surrendering North Korean troops.
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Kim Il Sung
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Hartle backs canal fish hatcheries plan in Frederick
General Hartle told about 1500 Democrats in the Frederick Armory that he favors turning abandoned sections of the C and C Canal into government or state fish hatcheries. He dismissed a scenic highway along the canal as extravagant and said unemployment considerations would guide the project. He also defended U N and U S aid to South Korea as preventive of war.
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Frederick
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Hartle
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United Nations
South Korea
U S To Leave By Christmas
Informed sources say most American troops may be out of Korea by Christmas with first Eighth Army elements back in Japan by Thanksgiving. Four divisions and other units could depart as Allied forces aim to withdraw once organized Red Korean resistance ends and Koreans can manage their own affairs.
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Kim Sung Chu
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Ho Kai Li
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Milk Spill After Funkstown Crash Involving Milk Truck
Deputy reports a westbound Harry Hughes, 36, Keedysville car collided with a Hagerstown Dairy milk truck driven by Joseph Rowe, 25, Funkstown. Damage: Hughes car $500, milk truck $200, milk spilled on highway. tire skid about 60 feet. No charges yet. investigation continuing.
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Harry 8
Hughes
Keedysville
Joseph P. Rowe
Chestnut Street
Hagerstown
Tsanogle
Meeting Place Is Switched To Hall At Tilghmanton
The Tilghmanton Fairplay Downsville area Democratic mass meeting moves from the Fair Play fire hall to Tilghmanton hall due to ongoing renovations. Organizers say everyone in the district is invited to attend.
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Tilghmanton - Fairplay - Downs- Ville
Fair Play
Tilghmanton Hall
Tilgh- Manton
New York Stocks Drift Ahead of Week's Close
Leading stocks drifted into the minus column as selling pressure stayed light and buyers were hard to tempt. Most losses were under a dollar a share and a wide variety of shares held Monday's closing levels.
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New York
Sunshine Returns Soon Weather Forecast
The Weather Bureau expects partial clearing tonight with fog early tomorrow and mostly sunny skies by tomorrow. Washington County will stay cool through Thursday with a high near 60 and a low around 40. Keedysville weatherman Travis Knode reports yesterday's high at 62 and last night’s low at 51 with another 0.05 inch rain today.
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Weather Bureau
Tom McTrow
Washington County
Keedysville
Travis Knode
Voice Of Democracy Contest Under Way In County High Schools
The fourth annual Voice of Democracy contest for high schools has begun in the county. It will peak in Hagerstown during National Radio and Television Week, Oct 29 to Nov 4. Over two million students have entered the first three contests, and Washington County students may win valuable prizes.
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Voice of Democracy
Hagerstown
United States Office of Education
Washington County
Stranger Seeks Farm Options Near Downsville
Downsville area farmers report a well financed stranger offering options on several farms along the road to Dam No. 4. A man naming himself Teach, believed to be Delaware interests, has approached multiple owners with offers such as 50 dollars or 100 dollars for options running to April 1, prompting concern over tying up land before sales.
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Dam No. 4
Asa Mr. Teach
Delaware
Harry E. Hess
Teach
Hess
Hagerstown
Leon Rhodes
Smith Farm
Rhodes
Potomac River
Hagerstown Chamber Maps Major Traffic Upgrades
The Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce outlined 17 long range traffic recommendations including an overpass on West Antietam Street and an underpass on West Franklin Street along with raising meter rates to speed car turnover. Officials estimate the project could cost about twelve million dollars and plans call for doubling the parking meter revenue on downtown streets.
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West Antietam Street
West Franklin Street
Hagerstown
Cat Imprisoned In Store Wall at Rand Cat Store
Black cat named Peanuts, roaming Rand Cat Rate Store on West Washington Street, survived a two and a half day confinement in the store ceiling. E M Staff, new operator since November 1, said the feline hid from carpenters repairing the second floor until workers reopened the partition and she emerged.
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E. M
Town Losing Out On School Merger
Logansport Indiana October 24 Another group of teachers faces transfer or firing as Tipton Township weighs merging four schools from Onward and Walton. Township trustee Virgil Turner after vacation announced three teachers must shift from Onward to Walton or be dismissed. He also fired Onward principal William Helms for allegedly failing to support the merger plan and moved four Onward teachers to Walton.
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Onward
Virgil Turner
Walton
Turner
William Helms
Helms
Tipton Township
Is Time for Action Urged by Bradley to NATO Chiefs
General Omar Bradley told leaders from 22 NATO nations that mutual defense forces must be created now or risk improvisation later. The briefing followed by the Joint Chiefs chair at the NATO military committee, ahead of a three day defense ministers session. Bradley cited past steps toward a balanced forces concept and urged concrete commitments.
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Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Bradley
Paris
the Hague
France Signals Unified European Army With German Soldiers
Paris October 24 Premier Rene Pleven tells Parliament France backs a unified west European army including Germans. The plan, approved by the cabinet, aims to defend free Europe from Soviet threat and follows American calls to rearm Germany. Officials emphasize recruitment from Germany without committing broader decisions.
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Paris
Rene Pleven
France
Free Europe
Germany
Freedom Bell Dedicated in Berlin on UN Day
Berlin marked United Nations Day with the dedication of an 11 ton Freedom Bell at City Hall in West Berlin. General Lucius D. Clay spoke as a crowd of about a half million gathered despite a nearby Communist demonstration. The bell's message of freedom was broadcast by over 2,000 radio stations worldwide as a warning to oppressors and a call for free nations to unite.
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Clay
Truman challenges Russia on worldwide disarmament at UN
President Truman urged Russia to accept a foolproof disarmament plan to end the world war against want and keep the United Nations secure. He warned that free nations will maintain strong military power until broad international controls on atomic energy and armaments are achieved. He kept lines open for East West talks, saying negotiation alone cannot ensure peace and warning that aggression demands armed strength.
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United Nations
Flushing Meadows
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United States
Free Nations
United Nations General Assembly
U. N
Iron Curtain
San Francisco
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Europe
Asia
Korea
Soviet Press Marks United Nations Anniversary
Pravda Izvestia and Moscow papers praise the U N concept while warning of imperialist plots. They stress UN unity among the five permanent Security Council members and criticize U S pressure on Latin America as shaping UN resolutions.
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Security Council
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Britain
Iasb United Group
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Newberry Store Here One Of Easts Most Modern Opens Thursday
Newberrys unveils a new 58 foot frontage and 236 foot deep junior department store in Hagerstown. Designed by H B Leffler and built by Norman S Earley & Son, it represents a million dollar look and the companys 200th renovated store among 500 branches nationwide since World War II. The opening is set for 9 am Thursday on West Washington Street.
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Newberry
Norman S. Earley & Son
Washington Street
Newberry Company
Elevator Planned For Court House
The Board of County Commissioners recommended installing an elevator in the Court House. A firm representative will confer this afternoon on cost and probable location, likely near the present staircase, as multiple requests for an elevator have been received.
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The
Board of County Commissioners Today
Court House
Kay Pryor Improves After Polio Diagnosis
Kay Pryor nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Pryor of 142 North Avenue was stricken with polio last week and admitted to Washington County Hospital. Today she was reported considerably improved by her mother and the physician expressed satisfaction with the progress though it is too early to determine whether she will be crippled.
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Kay Pryor
Washington County Hospital
Robert Pryor
North Avenue
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