Pepco Dam Hearing Set Before State Geology Dept
City and county officials will attend a Thursday hearing in Baltimore on Pepco’s preliminary proposal to build a Potomac River dam near the Monocacy confluence. If approved, full plans for a large power plant in Montgomery County may follow, with an estimated two years for dam completion and three more for the plant.
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State Department of Geology, Mines and Water Resources
Baltimore
Potomac Electric Power Company
Potomac River
Monocacy
Potomac Rivers
Pepco
Montgomery County
Frederick County
Frederick
Roger H. Willard
Greenfield Mills
Willard
Daniel EB Wight
Thomas Dunn
Southwest Dust Storm Brings Fatal Crashes Across Southwest
A massive dust storm lashed the Southwest with winds to 80 mph, dipping visibility to zero in New Mexico Colorado and Oklahoma and mainly in west Texas. Three deaths were reported from traffic crashes near Odessa and Spearman as curfew followed bombs in Evrykhou Cyprus.
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Dallas
New Mexico
Colorado
Oklahoma
West Texas
Midland
Big Spring
Childress
Pecos
Abilene
Big Spring Herald
Joe Pickle
Lon Pate
Haskell Enterprise
Haskell
Isham TH
Hardin
Bill Tlardin
Lubbock
Odessa
Jack Caro
Spearman
Maryland Clean-Up Week Removes Roadside Trash
County and state crews and the Keep Maryland Beautiful effort collected debris along most main roads last week. Burkittsville Rural Club praised for aiding cleanup. officials note a near 30 percent drop from last year and urge residents to use established dumps.
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Maryland
Roger H. Willard
Maryland Beautiful’ Project. He Said the’ Rurian Club of Burkittsville
State Roads Commission
Willard
Tryouts Delayed By Rain For Frederick Little Leagues
Heavy rains wash out the first spring Little League tryouts in Frederick. American League workouts were to be at Frederick High School and National League at State Park on Motter Avenue. If postponed, American League will open Thursday with the rain postponed date to be announced. National League aims to hold nightly tryouts this week weather permitting, with Wednesday evening sessions planned.
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Frederick
Ivery
Frederick High School
Statey Park
Motter Avenue
Katharine Cornell Debuts on TV in The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Katharine Cornell made her television debut on NBC Producers Showcase in The Barretts of Wimpole Street portraying Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Guthrie McClintic produced and adapted the drama for TV. Charles Mercer of AP offered mixed praise, calling it brilliant but only moderately good television entertainment.
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New York
Katharine Cornell
Elizabeth Barrett
Wimpole’ Street
Rudolf Besier
Robert Browning
Miss Cornell
Elizabeth
Guthrie McClintic
Nbc-Tv
Charles Mercer
Associated Press
Eisenhower Back at Full Duty After Health Crisis
President Eisenhower is working full time on executive duties after recovery from last September heart attack. His physician Maj. Gen. Howard Snyder said he will report health to the nation before the August Republican National Convention. Snyder added Eisenhower is fit to campaign, subject to his discretion. Stocks opened mixed in New York after a higher start.
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Philadelphia
Eisenhower J
Presbyterian Hospital
Howard Snyder
Maryland to collect additional state income taxes this year
State tax officials said Maryland will gather about 3.5 million more in income taxes this year due to the pay as you go system installed last July. The chief of the income tax division, Benjamin F. Marsh, noted the withholding plan helped reach many who had not paid tax before. He projected total receipts of about 8 million from corporate and personal income taxes and reminded that income tax payments are due April 16, one day later because the 15th falls on a Sunday.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Benjamin F. Marsh
Marsh
Larsh
Cars Collide Headon One Dead Four Hurt
ROMNEY W Va Two cars on U S 50 collided head on killing a woman and injuring four. The dead is Cora Rhee Lewis 76 of Augusta W Va. Her son Harold Lewis 32 of Romney is in serious condition with multiple injuries. Mrs Cora L Lewis 51 in critical condition. John and Mrs Mosorjak of Baltimore also hospitalized with severe injuries. Trooper James Martin said the Mosorjak car was westbound toward Romney and the other east toward Augusta.
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Romney
W. Va
U. S
Here
Cora Rhee Lewis
Augusta
Harold Lewis
Cumberlands Md
Lewis
Cora L. Lewis
John Mosorjak
Baltimore
Mosorjak
James Martini
Maosorjak
Elmer Weaver
Ethel Whited
Grenola
Kan
F. &. Reek
Toronto
Reek
Miami
Oklo
Llopeton
Skeedee
Pond Creek
Davenport
Jacktown
Tulsa
Freedom
Oklahoma
Sobel
Pushmataha
Virgil Cogburn
Oklahoma Highway Department
Antlers
Pushmataha County
Quapaw Okla
Baxter Springs
Kansas
Attica
Maple City
Oho
Florence
Strong City
Fredonia
Howard
Radium
Ellinwood
Drumright
U S 40 Work Begins at Martin Mountain
Governor McKeldin launches the Martin Mountain relocation on U S 40 in Cumberland Maryland calling it an engineering feat. The project will replace a winding steep route with a wide easy graded road and aims to ease traffic from the Pennsylvania Turnpike flow. A similar U S 40 relocation on Potish Mountain is planned later this year.
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Cumberland
McKeldin
Martin Mountain
U.S. 40
Maryland
Potish Mountain
Sideling Hill Mountain
Puget Sound Plane Crash Causes Sought
In Puget Sound a Northwest Orient Stratocruiser crashed after takeoff from Seattle Tacoma. five aboard died and 33 were rescued as investigators of the Civil Aeronautics Board began work. The plane lies in 400 feet of water and efforts to raise it continue.
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Seattle
Puget Sound
Tacoma
Northwest Orient Airlines
Seattle-Tacoma International
New York
Civil Aeronautics Board
Penniless Queen Leaves Jewels From Glazer Strike
A penniless Dolly Varden, a former aerialist known as the Pennsylvanian Queen, died at 84 and left a trunk of jewels. Glazer Local 329 strikes four Baltimore glass firms to press for pay raises, vacations, or plant holidays. The estate’s attorney said negotiations to replace a contract expired March 31 have broken down and the jewel value could reach 100000.
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Glazers
ST. Louis
Baltimore
Alreus
Dolly Varden
Addess
Pittsburgh Plate
Southern Plate Glass
East W. W. Sleater IM
Art Glazing
the Marks Co
Police Nab Youth After City Chase
An 18 year old county youth identified as Paul E Stone of Jefferson RFD 1 SN E was jailed on unlawful taking of a motor vehicle operating without a license and reckless driving after a city pursuit. He claimed the 1951 Ford sedan belonged to Donald Lee Crouze Frederick RFD 5 and said he took it with keys in the ignition and a suitcase in the car while en route out of the county. Detective Ellis Carty arrested Stone after the chase began at Center and Madison streets and ended with a collision and Stone's capture on Ice Street. The owner was to be notified once the car was held by police.
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Ellis Carty
Paul FE. Stone
Jefferson
RFD 1 Sne
Carty
Department of Motor Vehicles
Stone
Donald Lee Crouze
Frederick
RFD
Center Street
Madison Street
Dricer
Frank Durrew
Ice ‘Street
State Road Work Resumes After Winter Layoff
State road programs restart in the district with the M. J. Grove Lime Company renewing work on the Washington National Pike extension from the U S 15 interchange northward. Contractors plan to resume Laberty road improvements in Eldersburg and work on interchange ramps for the Westminster by pass. Dual US 40 extension work from the Monocac River bridges to city outskirts continues with final touches on the Jug Bridge Monocacy crossing now painted.
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State Roads Commission
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Washinglton National Pike
U. S
U. S. 240
Laberty Road
Eldersburg
Westminster
Monocac River
Jug Bridge
April Showers Delay Farm And Garden Work
Showers moved into the county today with scattered storms and warm temperatures expected through Thursday. Rain measured .18 inch by 9 30 am at the airport, with a overnight low of 35 and a predicted high near 70 this afternoon. The wet spell delays field work but will spur grass growth as lawns are mowed in the near future.
Dulles Outlines No Plan to Use Troops Without Congress
Secretary of State John Dulles said the Eisenhower administration has no plan to seek congressional authority to deploy U.S. troops in the Middle East unless a sudden emergency occurs. He indicated the President would go to Congress if a crisis is anticipated, while noting no current emergency exists. Dulles also commented on Israel arms sales, UN mediation hopes, and Egyptian Premier Nasser's stance toward the West.
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Washington
Dulles
Eisenhower
Middle East
Congress
U. S
Israé
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Israel
Palestine
aDulies
Security Council
Tomorow
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Foreign Office
Ringling Bros Wins Injunction Against Picketing at Madison Square Garden
The Ringling Bros and Barnum Bailey Circus obtained a temporary injunction from New York Supreme Court Justice fuera Aurelio to block picketing at Madison Square Garden. The action targets Teamsters Local 447 and the American Guild of Variety Artists over union recognition amid a 140 day Garden stand. The unions claim support from affected workers while the circus says they lack backing from nine employees.
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New York
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Madison Square Garden
Teamsters Union
American Guild of Variety Artists
Jlock
Garden State Supreme Court
Fuera
Aurelio
Teamsters Local 447
1St. Laws
Vandals Cause Rampage at Baltimore Zoo on Easter Monday
Baltimore officials report Easter Monday vandalism at the city zoo. About 20 000 youths reportedly visited the site while police and staff recovered canes, bamboo poles, bats, and bottles used in the disruption. Zoo director Arthur J. Watson called it the worst outbreak in years.
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Baltimore
Arthur J. Watson
Watson
Walkersville Eyes May 7 Election and Salary Plan
Walkersville voters prepare for a May 7 election to choose a burgess and one commissioner. Clayborne A T Zimmerman is nominated for burgess, with unchanged terms for two commissioners. A 8250 burgess salary and 100 annual for each commissioner are proposed under new home rule, with a referendum option for objections.
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Clayborne AT. Zimmerman
Walkersville Bank
Burgess
Walkersville
Gilmore R Trout
Pos
C. Arthur Brown
Harvey R Shine
Glenn D. Zimmerman
George L. Barrick
Gola Ordered to Report for NBA Draft Physical
Philadelphia Warriors rookie Tom Gola must report April 17 for a draft physical. The 6'7" standout, former La Salle star, received the news calmly saying the process is something everyone must do. His height could affect induction.
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Gola
Philadelphia
Tom Gola
Philadelphia Warriors
la Salle
Herbert Fallin Dies at 66 in Baltimore Budget Chief
Herbert Fallin budget director for Baltimore died at age 66 after a serious illness last month and two brain operations. He had served as a city employee for 40 years. Reports from Vienna note Czechoslovakia using Egyptian officers in rocket warfare.
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Herbert Fallin
Baltimore
Fallin
Vienna
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Kefauver Warns South Gains From Defiance Of Court
Estes Kefauver told a Florida audience that the Supreme Court ruling against racial segregation in public schools is final and that the South gains nothing by defying it. He campaigns for the Democratic nomination, noting May 29 Florida primary values and plans further stops in Miami and Omaha with Adlai Stevenson.
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Fort Pierce
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
U.S. Supreme Court
South
High Court
Kefauver
Milorida
Adlai Stevenson
Orlando
Senate
Flo
Miami
Omaha
68 More Killed In North Africa Fighting
French report 68 more deaths in North Africa within 24 hours following Easter weekend battles that left 96 nationalist rebels dead. The latest toll includes 64 rebels, 2 French soldiers, and 2 Tunisian unit members fighting extremists.
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North Africa
Algiers
Bound To Have Car In Waltham Mayor Seeks police Chief Car
Mayor Paul V. Shaughnessy sought three thousand dollars to buy a new automobile for Police Chief Joseph W. Cunningham after twice being denied by the City Council. The mayor used office prerogative to commandeer the 1955 police chief’s car.
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Waltham
Mass
Paul V. Shaughnessy
Joseph W. Cunningham
Ae City Council
Seven Killed as Tornadoes Pummel Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri
A wave of tornadoes swept Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri killing at least seven. The Drumright Oklahoma disaster left five dead and hundreds of homes damaged while towns across the region faced injuries and widespread destruction.
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Drumright
Oklah i
Oklahoma
Karas
Missouri
Tulsa
Kansas
Massari
Juplin
Drumrisht
Miami
CV. Bevel
Brumricht
Bevel
Gloria Jean
Virginia
Middletown Moves To Issue Sewer Bonds
Middletown prepares to issue about 400000 in sewer bonds after a charter amendment authorizing a sewerage system became effective. No referendum was sought. certificates sent to state offices. Bids previously opened in January for sewers pumping station and treatment plant totaled 309866 with time extension granted for awards.
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Middletown
Burgess and Commissioners
Secretary of the State and State Department of Legislative Reference
Five Day Forecast for Maryland and Delaware
Considerable cloudiness and warmth with scattered showers and thunderstorms Tuesday through Thursday. Friday brings showers and storms then clearing. Cooler weekend with average temperatures about 10 degrees above normal. Rainfall between 7 and 15 inches. Day temps range from 56 in Garrett County to 60 elsewhere. nights from freezing in Garrett County to 42 in most areas.
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Maryland
Delaware
Garrett County
Une
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Paul Colwill
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