Prisoners Escape From Frederick County Jail Using Hacksaw
Two inmates at Frederick county jail escaped overnight using half a hacksaw blade to cut an iron bar and descend via a mattress cover to the jail courtyard. One escapee, Nick Koprivich of Weirton West Virginia, is recently sentenced to four years for robbery of the Frederick Moose Club. The other, Norman L. Day of Gaithersburg, is held on grand jury false pretense charges. Authorities suspect outside help and have notified local and state police.
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Frederick County
Nick Koprivich
Weirton
W. Va
Blarg~land
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Koprivich
Frederick
Norman L. Day
Gaithersburg
Sher
Horace M. Alexander
Alexander
Broadnoch Graemaliae Wadin
Taintene
Planning For Firemen Meet at Braddock Heights
General Chairman Earl F Fox leads Braddock Heights Volunteer Fire Company host committee planning county firemen convention to be held at the Heights three days this summer. Auxiliary help enlisted and a general committee meeting is set for Thursday night at the fire hall. Committees include Parade Square Dance Games and Program with multiple named members.
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Earl F. Fox
Braddock Heights
the Heights
Fox
Park Pavilion
Parade
Clinton K. Hughes
George Bodmer
Gordon Taylor
Vernon Cassell
Square Dance
Robert Vauthn
Melvin Angeleberger
John Hipkins
Delbert S. Null
Roy Brown
Games
Frank A. Beachley
Horace Z. Opel
Harold A. Frushour
Maynard Wastier
Frank J. Barclay
Edgar Flock
Program
Grafton Cost
William D. Morton Jr
Guy M. Neal
Ollie W. Rosenberry Jr
Mundt says no bias evidence found against Sears
Washington Sen Mundt says it would take solid information of bias to remove Samuel P Sears as special counsel in the McCarthy Army investigation and he does not expect such information to surface He plans Sears to set up his office and start work with the subcommittee on ground rules as the probe, ordered March 16, resumes with an April 12 target date.
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Washington
Sen
Mundt
RSD
Samuel P. Sears
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Mundh
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sears
Wisconsin
Subcommittee On
250 Attend Recreation Meet Here Hear Talk By McKeldin
About 250 people from Maryland school, community, and county recreation groups met at Frederick High School for the third annual Governor's Conference on Recreation. Governor McKeldin spoke on state park plans and proposed bond issues to fund capital improvements, while groups discussed facilities, programs, leadership, and use of recreation in institutions. Exhibits by Frederick City Recreation and other counties drew attention as morning sessions opened with invocation and a high school choir performance.
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Maryland
Frederick High School
McKeidin
Baltimore County
Warren Evans
Frederick County
Alr. Evans
Donald B. Rice
Frederick
John B. Gentrum
Third Judicial Circuit
Sunpowder River
Baltimore City Reservoir
Tidewater
Patapsco Park
McKeldin
Sandy Point State Park
Deep Creek Lake State Park
Gambrill State Park
Frederick City
Derr Enters G O P Mayoral Candidacy in Frederick
John A. Derr a member of the House of Delegates and Frederick County Republican Central Committee chair announces his bid for mayor. He is the first GOP figure to signal willingness to run, with nominations at upcoming city conventions to be set. Derr, born August 2 1910 in Batlinger District, Frederick County, is from a family active in GOP politics and is a Bridgewater College graduate.
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John A. Derr
House of Delegates
Frederick County
Republican Central Committee
Batlenger
Derr
John . Mbe
Abr
HUA Leiterkiterovia
GOP
Central Committee
R. Scott Derr
Bartgis Announces Candidacy for Frederick Alderman
William H. Bartgis, prominent Frederick merchant, announces his bid for the Board of Aldermen as the third Democrat in the race. He lives at 314 Rockwell Terrace and runs Bartgis and Zimmerman, Inc., after earlier managing Firestone Home and Auto Supply from 1937 to 1947. Bartgis is active in local organizations including the Evangelical Reformed church, Chamber of Commerce, Frederick Lions Club, and Frederick Little League. He says he seeks the post to serve the city and attract new industry, should he be nominated and elected.
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William H. Bartgis
Frederick Merchant
Bartgis
Rockwell Terrace
Firestone Home
William E. Zimmerman
Bartgis and Zimmerman
Frederick City
Frederick
Board of Aldermen
Fire at 107 See Street Causes Bed Clothing Blaze
Fire alarm sounded at 3.15 am after Jesse Boone, a garbage collector, saw flames at 107 See Street. Police say a mattress and bed clothing burned in a second floor bedroom. Firemen tossed the burning items from a window. Tenant Charles Fisher, who had been smoking, suspects a cigarette may have sparked the fire.
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Jesse Boone
See Street
Charles Fisher
April Cold Wave Brings Frigid Weather and Orchards Watch
An April cold wave nears county with lows in the low twenties and a high near 40. Orchardists expect buds to be vulnerable if temperatures dip below 20 but disagree on damage, noting buds are not yet in full bloom. Maryland records show March was 2.9 degrees below normal with 3 inches of precipitation.
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Maryland
Good News For Heart Victims From 1940s Study
Chicago physician Dr. Lewis N. Kate reported at the American Heart Association meeting that life expectancy after an initial myocardial infarction is longer than once believed. A study of 285 survivors from 460 patients showed two thirds living over five years and one tenth over fifteen. by 1952 twenty nine survivors remained, averaging fourteen years, with most deaths from heart disease.
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Chicago
American Heart Assn
Lewis N. Kate
Michael Reese Hospital
David R. Cole
Evelyn B. Singian
Eisenhower Heads to Camp David for Weekend Work
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower arrived at Camp David in the Catoctin Mountains after driving from the White House. He will work on the nationwide television and radio speech set for Friday night and carry a preliminary draft addressing international and domestic concerns, including Communist activities. The White House noted the speech will reflect American people’s concerns as he plans to return to Washington tomorrow evening.
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Tiwamont
Med
Eisenhower
Catoctin Mountain
Washington
White House
United States
John S. Doud
Camp David
Catoctin National Park
Gettsturg
Sparrow's Point Strip Mill Closed By Strike
Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point plant shut down as 3500 workers walked out in a strike reportedly sparked by the dismissal of a 68 inch hot strip mill worker. Company says 100 from that mill left, then spread. union response not immediately available. Bethlehem employs about 25 000 at Sparrows Point.
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Baltimore
Bethlehem Steel Co
Sparrows Point
CLO
United Steelworkers
Bethlehem
School Bus Driver Fined After Accident
A school bus operator, George Elmer Stine Jr. of Frederick Route 3, was fined $15 and costs by Magistrate Wilbur F Sheffield Jr after a March 19 collision seriously injuring City Officer William Boone. Boone testified he was proceeding west on Dill avenue in third gear at about 30 mph when the bus, turning from Dill onto Elm, struck his motorcycle. Bus witnesses said the bus signaled, while prosectuion witnesses claimed Boone appeared to speed past. Other items note collateral for reckless driving arrests and a weather vane repair at the Court House.
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William Boone
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
George Elmer Stine, Jr
Frederick
Peoples Court
Bonne
Stine
Elm Street
Dill Avenue
Boone
William Staley
Host
Larry Blank
Robert, Grossnickle
Ford Campbell
A. A. Arris
Carroll Parkway
Randolph Krantz
William Shook
Officer Staley
Byron W. Thompson
Earl G. Hartsock
Middletown
Lewis
Huddieson
William HH. Barrett
Pasadena
Maryland
Heffner
Charles DB. Burboyne
Buffalo
Hee
Austin S Kelly
Fairview Avenue
Outlook for business held better despite mixed signals
The economy received a billion-dollar boost this week with lower federal excise taxes. Retailers expect price cuts and a late Easter to lift sales, while auto and steel sectors show improvement. Large housing plans and multi million expansions accompany public works orders as uncertainty remains from cold weather and delayed purchases.
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New York
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
RB L. Polk & Co
Weeck
Pittsburgh
Fis
Cal
Texas Co
Consolidated Edison Co
News York
Massachusetts
Dun and Bradstreet
Working Against Time To Finish Stadium Job
Workmen race to complete Baltimore stadium upper deck pour behind home plate ahead of the April 15 Orioles opener against the White Sox. Damp weather halted pouring. officials expect concrete to set in 12 days with extra cement and testing to ensure strength before use. Bench seats and chan bars remain to be installed, but workers proceed as forms stay in place.
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Ravtomre
Balimore
Municipal Stadium
Westeriay
Baltimore Orioles
Chicago White Sox
C. BL. Williams
City Binding
Teacher Leaves Estate Of More Than A Million
South Gate California report notes Olaf Valverson a Los Angeles schools teacher since 1917 left an estate exceeding one million dollars. The attorney says Valverson had a modest savings and a June payment totaling 1 049 400, while his pension was very small.
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South Gate
Cail. R
Los Angeles
Cts
Olaf Walverson
Robert Mize
Valverson
Two Held Without Charges In Baltimore Bank Robbery
Two men were held for questioning in Baltimore after police investigated a $30,000 hold up at the Southeast Baltimore Provident Savings Bank. One suspect, a 28 year old painter, was identified by victims in a lineup. the other man, described as heavyset about 30, was arrested near Eastern District HQ. Both were kept without charges as investigators pursued clues.
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Baltimore
Provident Savings Bank
Eastern District
Students clash with police in Cairo riots over civilian assembly
Police battled thousands of stone throwing demonstrators at Abbassia Technical School and Cairo University as protests demanding the return to civilian elections intensified. Tear gas dispersed crowds while authorities patrolled main streets and blocked access to central areas.
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Cairo
Egypt
Dgypt
Abbassia
Council of Military Officers
Cairo University
Revolutionary Council
Mohamed Nagmb
Naguib
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Farouk
Old Prospector Shoots Man Who Stole His Ore
George Morris a 76 year old prospector living near Nogales shot and killed a man who allegedly tried to steal his ore at a guest ranch 18 miles northeast. Morris was jailed on bond after admitting the shooting following a struggle. deputies described a violent scene with damaged remains in the rocky desert.
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Nogales
Ariz
George Morris
Canver
Here
Yestercar
iOvar
Sherif J
Lowe
Morris
Ruffo Fpinosa
Elmer Grady McLain
Phoenix
Ne Maner
Melain
Boy Leads Police To Missing Checks In Cleveland
A boy guided detectives to recover about $100,000 in stolen dividend checks mailed from a Central National Bank. Investigators traced the loot to a thief who left the car unlocked for a coffee break, locating sacks in an attic. Police found most negotiable checks accounted for. thieves may have discarded some bags.
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Cleveland
PFA
Central National Bank
Ins
Jawn
French hold Dien Bien Phu as Vietminh pressure persists
Vietminh forces press near Dien Bien Phu core as French defenders cling to trenches and bunkers. French counterattacks with tanks and artillery shatter massed assaults. casualties run high on both sides while Paris reports Vietminh advances into neighboring Cambodian towns.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Dust Howl
Paris
Cambodia
Voeune Sai
Siem Pang
Stung Treng
Mekong
Dien Bien
Dust Bowl
Striking N Y Longshoremen End Dock Lockout
New York paralyzed for 29 days as Independent International Longshoremen's Assn orders a return to work. ILA president William V Bradley says the strike is over under government pressure. About 10,700 ILA members expected back on opening day. total cargo value tied to the walkout reaches 654 million dollars.
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New York
Independent
International Longshoremen’s Assn
ILA
William V. Bradley
Wwe
AFL
National Labor Relations Board
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Edward A. Lewis
Walter C Stockman
Hazel V. Flautt
Gilmore R. Flautt
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