Fisherman Wounded By Mysterious Shot Off Ocean City
Harry R. Hitchcock, 53, of Lancaster Pa, was hit in the leg by a .50 caliber slug while fishing six miles off Ocean City Maryland aboard the 53 foot Priscilla. The wound was serious but Hitchcock’s condition was listed as fairly good after treatment at Salisbury’s Peninsula Hospital. The fishing party included seven men from Lancaster and York Pa and reported seeing a military plane in the area earlier.
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Ocean City
Atlantic
Harry R. Hitchcock
Peninsula Hospital
Salisbury
Priscilla
Calvin Lilliston
Hitchcock
Lilliston
Coast Guard
Lancaster
California admission date on monument in San Francisco
The Native Sons Monument shows a bronze angel with a book inscribed September 9, 1850 marking California's admission to the Union. The monument, unveiled on Admission Day 1897, was a gift from James D. Phelan.
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Native Sons
San Francisco
California
James D. Phelan
Smoking Dogs Rule Venice Streets Says Dalmatian Butch
Venice California reports Dutch the year old Dalmatian weighs 45 pounds and is trained to smoke six cigarettes a day with an aluminum holder. Butch, previously a thief of cigarettes, now drinks beer and wine, entertaining himself at home and avoiding street chases.
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Venice California
Bill Hill
Butch
Bill
William Battaile Reappointed GM Community Relations Chairman
William M. Battaile, longtime local Chevrolet and Cadillac dealer, is reappointed GM Community Relations Chairman for Winchester Frederick County and vicinity. He will coordinate with clubs schools and organizations to provide General Motors materials for community programs.
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General Motors
William M. Battaile
Chevrolet
Cadillac
Winchester
Frederick County
Department of Ble Reelations
Battaile
Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Moose Club
Palsey Group Steps Up Program Announcement
The United Cerebral Palsy Association plans a more aggressive national campaign to combat cerebral palsy. Horace E. Henderson announced the expansion, based on an interim report from Leonard H. Goldenson, president, noting funds nearing completion will fund a major nationwide effort.
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United Cerebral Palsy Association, Inc
Horace E. Henderson
Virginia United Cerebral Palsy
Henderson
Leonard H. Goldenson
United Cerebral Palsy Association
Father Shoots Daughter and Self in Los Angeles Tragedy
Los Angeles police say 21-year-old Irene Costello was killed by her father Joseph Chavez who then shot himself. Chavez left a note saying to play the record Irene Irene and asked not to blame anyone but himself. His wife Euphrasia had filed for divorce the prior Friday.
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Los Angeles
Irene Costello
Joseph Chavez
Chave
Irene
Euphrasia
Green Demands Boycott of Russia at Labor Convention
President William Green urged the United Nations to halt all buying and selling with Russia, arguing it funds war. He linked the move to protecting international peace and noted rising living costs for workers. He compared the stance to AFL actions in 1937 over scrap metal to Japan.
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Green
Russia
Houston
William Green
United Nations
AFL
Japan
Diplomats Arrive for U N Meeting In New York
United Nations diplomats converge on New York for the fifth General Assembly opening at Flushing Meadow. Big Three and Atlantic Council ministers seek German rearmament terms and a possible international army for Western Europe amid Korea security actions.
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U.S
Acheson
Schuman
Britain
United States
France
Germany
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
Andrei Vishinsky
Romulo
Vishinsky
Comunists
Sir Mohammed Zafrullah Khan
Pakistan
Nasrullah Entezam
Iran
Portugal's Overseas Holdings List in Day
Portugal's possessions include Portuguese India Timor in the East Indies and Macao in China as of today reflecting the empire's extent.
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Portugal
Portuguese India
Timor
The
East Indies
Macao
China
Lions to Screen Summer Camp Film at Luncheon
Lions Club members will view a colored film about a summer camp. Captain Walter C. Wolfe will present the film during the 12:18 luncheon at the George Washington Hotel in Goa Portuguese India, once a major Catholic outpost.
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Lions Club
Walter C. Wolfe
George Washington Hotel
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NO Man’s Land
Korea
Austin T. Flagg
Norfolk
Robert Hoppe
Lincoln Park
Mich
Wesley F. McPherson
Defense Department
Flagg
International Soundphoto
Inchon
Edward M. Almond
Tenth Corps
Oliver P. Smith
First Marine Division
Smith
Pacific
International Sound
Lydia E.pinkham
Mlydia E. Pinkham
Shoecenter
William Battaile
Safeway
Dalewood Margarine
George E. Kettridge
Ronnie
Danny
Naval Hospital
Oceanside
Riviera
Nine Dyer
Nicolas Franco
Spain
Franco
Nine
U.N
Goa
India
Scotts
MO. S. Solenberger & CO
N. Loudoun St
UCL
Horness
Westinghouse
Winchester Laundromat
W. Hart ST
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