Frederick County Declared Brucellosis Free
Frederick County received a modified certified brucellosis free status from federal and state officials after testing showed disease reduced to not more than 1 percent of cattle in no more than 5 percent of herds. The certification covers January 24, 1958 to January 24, 1961 and supports higher cattle and milk values for the county.
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Maryland
Frederick County
George W. Green
Board of Country Commissioners
Henry R. Shoemaker
R. J.anderson
Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agriculture
A. L. Brueckner
Maryland Livestock Sanitary Service
C. A. Turner
Frederick
Green
Bang
Br. Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Elmer E. Hodges
McKaig
Delbert 5
Board of County Commissioners
Commissioners’ Office
Banz
Diefenbaker Triumph Shakes Canadian Election History
In Toronto the Prime Minister John Diefenbaker led the Conservatives to a historic victory securing 208 of 265 seats in Parliament. The Liberal party collapsed to 47 seats, the CCF fell from 26 to 8, and Social Credit was wiped out with Solon Low defeated. The Commons now shows the largest Conservative majority ever. Queen Elizabeth is said to have not secured a pledge from Princess Margaret regarding Peter Townsend.
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Toronto
Canada
John Diefenbaker
Conservative
Conservatives
House of Commons
Liberal Party
Socialist Cooperative Commonwwealth Federation
M. J. Coldwell
CCF House
Social Credit Party
Commons
Solon Low
Social Credit
25 Leap From Bus During Wild Ride
In Ironton Ohio twenty five frightened children jumped from a moving school bus during a wild ride through steep winding hills. The driver James McConnell 35 of Chesapeake pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and received a six month jail term plus costs. An unidentified man McConnell had picked up was at the wheel and not held. The bus was emptied by the time patrol arrived. all escapes occurred via emergency exits and windows with no injuries reported.
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Ironton
Ohio
James ¥. Mc Connell
Rt. 2
Chesapeake
Ohio Highway Patrol
Cannells
McConnell
Five Montgomery youths held in auto theft spree
Five Gaithersburg juveniles ages 13 to 17 were detained by city police after a late night theft in which hub caps fender skirts and gasoline were taken from private cars. The suspects were caught off South Carroll Street near the Potomac Edison building around 11 13 p m and released to Montgomery County juvenile authorities for hearings. Police continue probing past six months of similar thefts and the Burall's Circle Shop break in where about 380 worth of tires tubes horns and other gear was stolen.
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Montgomery County
Gaithersburg
South Carroll Street
Potomac Edison
Sersti
It!t
Burall
April Fool Candy Prank At Chicago Shop
Ted Speros owner of a Chicago candy shop offered April Fool candy today with centers like garlic cloves baby onions and Limburger cheese. He included an extra pound of cheese centers for a long-time customer who has pranked him for years.
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Chicago
Ted Speros
Speros
Dr Housewright Named Honorary Board Member for Stockholm Congress
Dr Housewright receives honorary board appointment for an international microbiology congress in Stockholm. Sven Gard and Dr C G Heden announce the honor, noting the privilege of inclusion among eminent microbiologists. He is vice president of the Society of American Bacteriologists and chairs its Chicago meeting program, leading Fort Detrick personnel to the April 27 event.
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Housewright
The
Congress
Sven Gard
Presi
C. G. Heden
Society of American Bacteriologists
Chicago
Fort Detrick
Riley D. Housewright
Stockholm
Sweden
Three Held For Romney Robbery
Three men were captured near Winchester after the armed robbery of a groceryman in Romney West Virginia. Harry Voelker Patrick Patterson and Forrest Lipscomb faced no resistance and were held pending West Virginia authorities. They carried a 12 gauge sawed off shotgun a .22 revolver and an Army bayonet. No charges were filed yet.
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Winchester
Romney
W. Va
Shenandoah Valley
Harry G. Voelker
McKeesport
Patrick Patterson
Jacksonville
Fla
Forrest Lipscomb
Thomas
Dave Brown
Winchester Trail
West Virginia
Law School Alumni Elects Rosenstock President in Baltimore
Benjamin B. Rosenstock, a Frederick attorney, was elected president of the Alumni Association of the University of Maryland Law School at the annual meeting Saturday night at the Hotel Belvedere in Baltimore. He succeeds U. S. Attorney Leon H. A. Pierson as about 400 to 300 attendees chose new leaders.
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Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Frederick
University of Maryland Law School
Hotel Belvedere
Baltimore
U. S
Leon H. A. Pierson
J. Hodge Smith
Montgomery’ County
Stanford Hoff
Carroll County
Public Service Commission
Edward D. Storm
George’. Clarke
Rosenstock
Ship Burns With 1000 Aboard and One Lost
A Norwegian immigrant ship carrying over 1000 people burned in the Indian Ocean east of Africa. All on board were rescued except one German passenger died of a heart attack. Captain Alf Haakon Feste abandoned the 8786 ton Skanbryn after fire erupted in the engine room. Survivors were taken aboard the 7003 ton City of Sydney and to be transferred to the Italian liner Roma later today.
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Oslo
Norway
Indian Ocean
Africa
East East
Alf Haakon Feste
Skanbryn
City of Sydnex
Liverpool
Roma
Circuit Court jury weighs verdict in Fort Detrick case
A Circuit Court jury due to rule this afternoon on a suit for 517,000 filed by Hebert J. Kaempf and James J. Harris against Esli Conway and Conway Electric Company, subcontractors alleging work at Fort Detrick with Conway as prime contractor. Judge Patrick M. Schnauffer presided. Attorneys W. Jerome Offutt for plaintiffs C Clifton Wirts for defendant. Jurors named include Charles Damuth Mary Nicodemus David Sappington Norman Draper Clarence Stitely LeRoy Hildebrand Ruth Lochner Joseph MeEwen Mildred Grushon Morris Grossnickle Helen Musso Claude Favorite.
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Hebert J. Kaempf
James J. Harris
Charles W. Damuth
Mary Nicodemus
David Sappingston
Norman L. Draper
Clarence K. Stitely
H. LeRoy Hildebrand
Ruth A. Lochner
Joseph P. MeEwen
Mildred V. Grushon
Morris B. Grossnickle
Helen S. Musso
Claude H. Favorite
Billboard Control Fate Up At Conference
Washington reports the fate of billboard control along the 41 000 mile interstate system rests with Senate House conferees as they seek a road construction speed up measure. The Senate provision for billboard regulation faces potential heavy debate while House action omits it. Both sides expect quick agreement on funding and accelerated road programs to combat the recession.
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Washington
Senate House
Senate
House
DES Offices To Close On Good Friday
Maryland Department of Employment Security will close all offices on Good Friday. Unemployment insurance checks scheduled for Friday will be issued Thursday along with the regular payments. Executive Director Robert B. Kimble urged claimants to report at their signed times Thursday to minimize waiting time.
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Baltimore
Maryland Department of Employment Security
Robert B. Kimble
Freight Line Abandonment Ends Historic Frederick-Thurmont Route
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the abandonment of the Fort Detrick Thurmont freight line on April 2. Potomac Edison will keep freight switching in Frederick, while outlying areas will be served by the Pennsylvania and B and O Railroads. The 13 mile line dating to 1886 linked iron ore transport and later passenger and freight service, becoming one of the few electrified freight lines in the country. The line will be dismantled and disposed of soon, marking the end of an era for the company.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Fort Detrick-fhor
Fort Detrick-Thurmont
Potomac Edison
Frederick-Thurmont
Monocacy Valley Railroad Company
Catoctin Furnace
Thurmont
Western Maryland Railroad
Frederick
Frederick- Middletown
Jefferson and Braddock Railway Company
United States
Electric Railways of
Washington Countty
Hagerstown
Reckord
Maryland
Virginia
National Guard
Pentagon
Cold March Ends as April Brings 60 Degree Outlook
The coldest March in years ended with a chilly drizzle and forecasts of 60 by tomorrow. Temperatures dipped to the 30s, with a March below normal by seven degrees, and the month logged 14.8 inches of snowfall at airport stations, the greatest March total since 1942 Palm Sunday snow. Tr out fishing season opens April 15, streams stocked. new license rates affixed. police report several expired tag arrests. April Fool's Day noted.
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Mercury
Eisenhower And Dulles Split On Atomic Test Pause Propaganda
Secretary of State Dulles said President Eisenhower rejected the idea of announcing a nuclear test pause to steal a march on the Russians. He acknowledged Moscow scored a propaganda victory with yesterday’s suspension of Russian tests at a news conference.
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Washington
Dulles
Eisenhower
U.S
Fidel Castro launches first phase of total war in Cuba
Cuba rebel leader Fidel Castro begins the first phase of a total war to oust President Fulgencio Batista as Congress grants special emergency powers to Batista to counter strikes and attacks on the island. The measure heads to Batista for signature.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro Iday
Fulgencio Batista
Batista
Congress
House
Senate
Castro calls for general strike as Cuba teeters on revolt
Castro urges Cubans to paralyze communications as a first step toward a nationwide strike to oppose Batista. He proclaims a state of total war and orders followers to fire on transports at midnight. In Havana and eastern Cuba workers quit after rebel threats as thousands of armed men mobilize while markets drift and U S Steel dips.
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Cation
Castro
Laster
Re Cis
Havana
Cuba
Batista
New York
Santiago
U. S. Steel
Dismisses Suit Against Uninsured Motorist Law
7 Circuit Court Judge Joseph L. Carter dismissed a suit by the Baltimore Bar Association challenging the uninsured motorist law enacted by the 1957 General Assembly. He allowed amendment within 10 days and required more specific contentions. Friends of the court appeared from two insurance firm associations.
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Baltimore
Joseph L. Carter
Mary
Barissa
General Assembly
Carter
Rms
Telephone service resumes in Frederick after March 1920 snowstorm
Frederick telephone service returns to normal after the March 1920 snowstorm. Chesapeake and Potomac TelePhone Company crews finished restoring fall section lines and cleared emergency jobs while dispatching crews to Havre de Grace Bel Air where storm damage lingers. About 5 600 phones and 900 lines were out of service at the storm peak.
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Frederick
Chesapeake and Potomac TelePhone Company
Carl V. Weakley
Havre de Grace-Bel Air
Weakley
Dedication Planned for W M Chapel at Western Maryland College
Western Maryland College Westminster will dedicate a new half million dollar chapel at 3 p m Sunday April 20. Principal speaker will be Bishop G Bromley Oxnam of Washington along with college president Dr Lowell S Ensor and other officials. The brick Georgian Colonial building seats 715 main floor plus 145 balcony and 60 choir. tower height 115 feet.
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Western Maryland College
Westminster
G. Bromley Oxham
Washington
Lowell $. Ensor
James H. Straughn
Drew University
Fred G. Holloway
F. Murray Benson
Western Maryland
Methodist Church
College Hill
Carroll County
National Defense
Weclare As
Roger J. Whiteford
Joseph S. Whiteford
Whiteford
Aeolian-Skinmer Organ Company
Boston
Baruch warns Congress on taxes amid inflation and debt
Bernard M. Baruch told Senate Finance Committee that amid a huge national debt and high spending, tax reductions are folly. He urged restraint, warned inflation as the main peril, and cautioned that large deficit financed public works would fuel inflation and risk peace.
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Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
Congress
Iso
Baruch
Senate Finance Committee
Lut Baruck
Beruch
Baruch outlines economic program including public works and restraint
Baruch argues tax cuts worsen deficits and debt and harm government credit. He favors public works funded locally and warns against inflationary ventures and deficit spending. He calls for restoring confidence through measures on security, budget restraint, debt amortization, and ending price wage spirals.
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Baruch
Schell Announces Run for Alderman in June Election
Robert H. Schell, 42, Frederick grocer and long-time city resident, becomes the first candidate for the Board of Aldermen in the upcoming June election, subject to the Democratic convention. He lives at 466 West South Street, owns and runs a grocery since 1941, and is active in local civic groups and veterans organizations. He served in the Air Force during World War II. born January 3, 1916. married with three sons.
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Robert H. Schell
Frederick Grocer
Board of Aldermen
Mr. Schell
Iesides
West South Street
South End
Civic’ Association
Hing David
Badge
Independent Order of Old
Loyal Order of Moose
Jeffersonian Democratic Club
I Francis Scott Key Post No. 11
The
American Legion
Grace Reformed Church
Grace United Church? ‘of Christ
Save-U Mercchants Association
Schell
Air Force
George Ed. Schell
Frederick County
Four Million Frenchmen Out Transport Strike Shuts France
A 24 hour nationwide strike in France left an estimated four million workers idle as trains buses and subways halted. The walkout called by three major unions protested rising living costs and paused air travel along with many city services including garbage collection and gas supply.
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Paris
France
Tvas
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London
Daily Sketch
Elizabeth
Margaret
Peter Townsend
Frank Keefer
Mr. Null
Mehr H. Ramsburg
A. Irvin Reno
Null
Ramsburg
Mr. Renn
Auto Washington
Baltimore & Objio Freight Express
F Forestt Glen
George Washington Roberts
Takoma Park
Roberts
Dr. Housewright
Billboard Control
Fate
DES
Potomac Edison Co
W.M. Chapel
Baker Brothers
Rangoon
Burma
Bassein
Afl-Cio
National Labor Relations Board
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