Not Drunk Driver Tells Judge Jury on Appeal
A Frederick county motorist Daniel H Easterday appeals drunken and reckless driving convictions from a past crash on South Jefferson Street. Testimony shows officers said he was intoxicated and unconscious after the wreck while defense notes Easterday claimed he had two beers and one earlier beer and that a mistaken identity delayed locating the ambulance driver.
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South Jefferson
Frederick City
Daniel H. Easter Day
Frederick
RFD
John R. Reiives
Easterday
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Reeves
Sergt. Denver Shook
South Jefferson Street
Shook
Paul Mossburg
Ben Phebus
Charles Burdette
Baltimore Plants To Lay Off 2 500 Workers In GM Fisher
The United Auto Workers said two Baltimore area auto plants will suspend operations for the week of April 21, affecting about 2,506 workers at General Motors divisions Fisher Body and Chevrolet. Albert J. Mattes reported 700 workers already laid off indefinitely and warned further cuts are likely as demand dims. Dwight M Hazelton cited a schedule adjustment based on new car demand and questioned the union’s 2,500 worker estimate.
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Baltimore
United Auto Workers
Baltmore
General Motors
Fisher Body
Chevrolet
Albert J. Mattes
Dwight MM Hazelton
Fisher
Five Day Forecast Shows Below Normal Temperatures
The five day forecast from the Associated Press notes average temperatures five degrees below normal. Rain is expected around Monday or Tuesday with total precipitation near one quarter to one half inch. Normal highs span roughly from near minus sixty in Western Maryland to 60s–65 in the east. Lows range from the 30s in the mountains to 40s–45 elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Snow returns to county with showers and cold snaps
Snow fell in higher elevations of the county last night with a cold rain and light sleet elsewhere in April like weather. Gambrill State Park saw over two hours of snow ending around 10 30 p. m. leaving about an inch on the ground before rain melted it this morning. Sleet was reported in Rocky Springs and Thurmont saw mixed rain and snow. Temperatures dipped to about 35 at the airport before midnight, with a low near freezing in the mountains, and a 40 degree reading at 9 a.m. The forecast calls for below normal temperatures and continued delays in farming as seeds struggle to germinate in the cold. Overnight precipitation totaled 0 25 inches, bringing April’s total to 1 4 inches. A brief freezing rain occurred on the mountainsides coating shrubs. Today’s outlook includes occasional rain or drizzle with sun returning tomorrow and a high in the low fifties Saturday.
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Gambrill State Park
High Knob
Rocky Springs
Thurmont
Three Brothers Die In Fire In Navy Housing
In San Diego California three young brothers Neal nine Billy four and Kevin two burned to death when a fire destroyed a Navy housing project home. Father Clarence DeGoyler 34 carried out five other children aged 13 10 7 6 3 and infant four months while he himself was badly burned. Wife June 32 escaped unharmed. Coroner said flames rose from an oven where DeGoyler was broiling a chicken.
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Calif
JCP
Clarence DeGoyler
Neal
Billy
Kevin
Michael
Jacqueline
Douglas
Richard
James
Christopher
June
A. C. Gallagher
DeGoyler
California Faces Water Rights Fight in Legislature
California grapples with a North South dispute over water rights and funding for development as the Legislature adjourns without a state budget. Governor Knight calls for a special session to resolve a stalemate, with the Senate proposing 83 million dollars and the Assembly 14 million, amid year-end political tension.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Senate
Goodwin J. Knight
Assembly
Tornado alert plan in Cass County compromised
Cass County officials revise a tornada alert system after discovering only one of three high schools on a list has a telephone. The original plan relied on state police notifying the sheriff, who would then call three high schools to alert rural schools.
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Cassopolis
Mich
Cass County
William Maxey
Civil Defense
CBS And Strikers To Meet In Washington
CBS and striking technicians meet in Washington as a federal mediator sits in to end a fifth day walkout. About 2,100 technicians from ABC and NBC picket CBS during free time to support a strike fund. CBS cancels two live weekend shows and cites a wage dispute while the IBEW cites job security and video taping jurisdiction.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
Washington
ABC
NBC
National Asso. of
CBS
Stu Erwin
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
X Rays Linked to Leukemia Rise in Children
Tulane medical researcher reports that in a study of 300 children of unradiated mothers and 8 leukemic plus 70 other cases, X rays to the pelvic area during pregnancy correlated with higher leukemia rates in children. Twice as many leukemia cases were found in offspring of irradiated mothers. over 25 percent of leukemia cases tied to maternal radiation. nearly a third of other cancers also linked. Dorothy Ford presented findings to science writers touring American Cancer Society research centers.
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New Orleans
Tulane University
American Cancer Society
Dorothy Ford
Maryland Faces Snow, Rain With Ice Ahead
Wet snow and heavy rain swept Maryland with Western and Eastern regions reporting up to nearly two inches of snow and over an inch of rain in places. Roads remained slushy in Prestburg area as the Weather Bureau warned rain to end this afternoon with a drizzle possible tonight. Forecasters expect Saturday partly cloudy and Sunday fair with highs in the upper 40s to near 50.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Savage
Frostburg
Accident
Prestburg
Salisbury
Easton
Waldorf
Belair
Conowingo
Rockville
Waterloo
Weather Bureau
Snow blankets Northeast with up to five inches
A five inch snowfall hit parts of the Northeast bringing snow to northern New Jersey Lower New York and New England. Rhode Island measured up to five inches while Connecticut and the Catskills saw four inches. Lincoln Downs Rhode Island canceled racing due to snow. Boston recorded two inches, with NYC snow melting into rain later.
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New York
New Jersey
New England
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Catskill Mountains
Lincoln Downs
R. I
Boston
New York City
Truman and Eisenhower clash over personal attacks policy
In Washington Harry Truman urged President Eisenhower to slug it out with both hands against critics. Truman, arriving with Khrushchev for a busy weekend, dismissed personal attacks on the president and warned against inflation from public works while noting criticism of current GOP leadership.
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Washington
Harry & Truman
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
White House
Truman
United States
Governor Dever Dies In His Sleep
CAMBRIDGE Massachusetts Former Massachusetts Governor Paul A Dever died in his sleep at home early today after a long heart ailment He was a lawyer by practice and keynote speaker at the 1952 Democratic National Convention in Chicago He helped mention Adlai Stevenson as a possible nominee that year
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Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts
Paul A. Dever
Dever
Chicago
Adlair B. Stevenson Ofllinois
Fazenbaker Dies After Wednesday Accident
Adam W. Fazenbaker 45 of Friendsville died in Sacred Heart Hospital after sustaining injuries in an auto accident on Wednesday. A special edition of The News Today focuses on Frederick City and Conaty, distributed free to 18 percent of Atomic Energy Commission Headquarters employees in Germantown.
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Fazenbaker
Cumberland
Adam W. Fazenbaker
Friendsville
Sacred Heart Hospital
News Today
Frederick City
Conaty
Atomic Energy Commission
Germantown
Castro Failing in Bid to Oust Batista in Cuba
Rebels launch an attempted uprising in Santiago and Havana as Fidel Castro’s bid to topple President Batista falters. Police suppress strikes. heavy fighting injures and kills rebels while Batista’s forces maintain control across Oriente and surrounding provinces.
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Fidel Castro
Fuligencio Batista
Santiago
Matanzas
Sierra Maestra
Cuba
Castro
Batista
Oriente
Camaguey
Las Villas
Sagua la Grande
Santa Clara
Bad Weather Dashes Easter Sales Hopes
New York reports that bad weather trimmed last minute Easter buying, though Dun & Bradstreet notes sales were substantially higher than 1957 but below the 1958 pre Easter level. Retailers expect promotions through April with strong demand for women's apparel and children's outfits while household goods lag.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Blossoms Delayed by Cold Weather in Washington
Washington weather delays the city’s famous cherry blossoms as park officials note one or two warm days are needed for blooms. Below normal temperatures forecast for the next few days. Exhibition baseball Cincinnati at Baltimore canceled due to wet grounds.
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Washington
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Reading woman blames TV for dog and self harm fears
Mrs Betty Leslie-Smith says her retriever Lindy fell ill after watching a medical program about a rabies case. She notes Lindy loses interest in TV. British coroners have ruled in three cases that women died by their own actions from fear of illnesses and surgeries seen on BBC programmes.
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Reading
England
Betty Leslie-Smith
Lindy
Case of the hot epsom salts in court joke
In New York a courtroom scene ends with a drink mistaken for water. Attorney Horacio L. Quinones quips after a glass of hot epsom salts is mistaken for water, prompting laughter as Judge and jury note the unrelated rent gouging case. Quinones later says he suffered no untoward effects.
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New York
Leive
Itorney
Horacio L. Quinones
Quinones
Roberts
Lony
Asst. Dist
Burton B. Roberts
Stompanato death Coroner inquest Hearing
Lana Turner testifies at a coroner inquest into Johnny Stompanato's death. Cheryl Crane, Turner's 14 year old daughter, is implicated for stabbing Stompanato during a confrontation. The inquest seeks to determine criminal responsibility and Cheryl's juvenile fate awaits April 24 rulings.
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Los Angeles
Lana Tur
Jakarta
Indonesia
Nto
Johnny Stompanato
Djuanda
Denknife
Lana Turner
Underworld
Mickey Cohen
Beverly Hillis
Aliss Turner
Cheryl
Stempanato
Stompanato
Steve i Crane
Diss Turner
Santa Rosa
Cain
Stomparato
Mommy
Jon
Polite
Miss Turner
Storm I 'Panato
Cohen
The
Herald- Express
More Wet Weather Damp East's Outlook
Wet weather spread across the Northeast with scattered showers in the West and South while skies cleared in most other regions. The damp outlook dominated forecasts today with lingering rain in several areas.
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Associated Press
Basketball Player Wounded During Party
A college basketball player, Dickie Wells of American University, was shot and critically wounded during a party amid a rain belt moving north from the Gulf states. Williams, 20, was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon after he allegedly fired a revolver Wells was showing. the weapon discharged striking Wells in the chest and he was hospitalized in Indiana.
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Washington
Richard
Dickie) Wells
Gulf States
Telliversity
Atlantic Coast
Delaware
Penn
Sylvania
Ohio
George Williams Jr
North Carolina
Williams
York State
Wells
Valley
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Indiana
Preparatory Talks Start Proposed for April in Moscow
The White House said the Soviet reply to a Western plan for early preparatory talks in Moscow is not an acceptance. Russia proposed April 17 to begin talks, with Dulles and Eisenhower assessing the date before his Augusta trip. Khrushchev had just completed an eight day Hungary visit.
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Washington
White House
Moscow
Russia
Dulles
Eisenhower
Augusta
State Department
Nikita Khrushchev
James C. Hagerty
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Hungary
Alger Hiss to receive 15000 from mother estate
Mary L. Hiss left Alger Hiss about 15000 from her estate and forgave a 59500 promissory note. She also left a 750 bequest in recognition of his Johns Hopkins scholarship record. The will was filed in Orphans Court in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Alger Hiss
Mary L. Hiss
Alger
Hiss
State Department
New York
Lewisburg
Johns Hopkins University
Three Men Arrested in Cab Driver Abduction Case
U S District Attorney William C Farmer says federal kidnapping charges will be filed against three men accused of abducting Montgomery Alabama cab driver Daniel Lynn McCord. The trio allegedly forced McCord to ride through five states before ending in Kansas. Arrested were George Vernon Gainey 18 of Hartsville South Carolina cousin Woodrow Wilson Gainesey Jr 20 of Darlington South Carolina and Loren Barnes Gribble 23 Morgantown West Virginia.
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Lawrence
Kan
U. S
William C_ Farmer
Montgomery
Ala
Daniel Lynn McCord
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
George Vernon Gainey
Hartsville
S. C
Woodrow Wilson Gainey Jr
Darlington
Loren Barnes Gribble
Morgantown
W. Va
Too Fast On Trigger And Too Slow On Draw
Detroit resident Fred G. Sam 25 and friends visited a shooting range for target practice. Sam pulled a 22 caliber pistol shouting a Western line, fired before clearing the holster, and was treated and released at a hospital.
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Detroit
Mich
Fred G.sam
Ting
Sam
Wiyatt Earp
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