Frederick boards open bids for West Frederick Junior High
Frederick County Board of Education to open bids May 8 at 2 p m for the West Frederick Junior High School a 40 classroom structure planned for 1 200 students with three levels and a library shops gymnasium and cafeteria facilities The building on the present Frederick High School grounds is estimated to cost 1 8 to 2 million dollars and construction may take 18 months with completion possible by fall 1958 The project includes base plumbing heating electrical and equipment bids a cornerstone ceremony and a bronze tablet plus a model display at the Francis Scott Key Hotel The architects are Henry Powell Hopkins and Associates of Baltimore with Superintendent Eugene W Pruitt and county officials present
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Frederick County Board of Education
West Frederick Junior High School
Board of County Commissioners
Frederick High School
Comnix
Francis Scott Key
George C. Rhoderick
Delbert S. Null
Mebil H. Ramsburg
Eugene W. Pruitt
Henry Powell Hopkins and
Ike's Kickoff Speech Apr 17 in Augusta Ga
President Eisenhower plans to kick off his reelection campaign with a Washington dinner address to 800 Republican leaders next Tuesday evening. White House secretary James C. Hagerty rejected Truman's charge that Eisenhower is a do nothing president and countered with critique of Truman's farm policy records.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Washington
White House
James C. Hagerty
Truman
Des Moines
Tru
Denies Second Armored Going To Middle East
FRANKFURT Germany US Army Europe HQ called a Hartford Times report absolutely untrue denying any movement of the 2nd Armored Division to the Middle East There are no plans to move any US Army divisions stationed in Europe Strike in Spain continues in Pamplona affecting about half of the city’s 80000 inhabitants with no early settlement expected
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Frankfurt
Germany
U.S
U.S. 2Nd Armored
Middle East
Europe
Hartford
Spain
Madrid
Pamplona
Navarra
Hammarskjold Reports Pledges Amid Plane Shot Down Crisis
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold told the Security Council that Israel and Egypt pledged to refrain from hostilities except in self defense. The missive followed an Egyptian jet shot down by Israeli forces amid escalating Middle East clashes. Israeli troops intensified efforts against Arab commandos after a string of raids, with casualties including children at a school during a prayer gathering.
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United Nations
N.Y
U. WN
Dag Hammarskjold
Security Council
Israel
Egypt
Istraeli
Hammarskjold
Cairooni
Middle East
Jerusalem
Prayer
Foreign Ministry
IWN
Dag Hammarskijold
U.N
Cairo
U. S
Edward A. Lawson
Bar Tan University
Tel Aviv
Lawson
Gaza
Ts Vrael
Shafir Settlement
Tel Aiv
Dag
Dag Hammarskiold
E. M. Burns
Palestine
Gideon Raphael
Hammarskijold
Burns
Jail Term Given Out In Traffic Case
A Middletown driver received 100 days in Frederick County jail after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle on an instructor s permit unaccompanied by a licensed operator and failing to keep to the right of the center of the highway. The penalties include a $100 fine plus 10 days, plus 60 more days for inability to pay. Another driver faced mixed verdicts on related charges, with 30 days in jail in default of a $50 fine.
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Middletown
Frederick County
Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr
John 8. Sluffer
Red 2
YT. S. Plume
Norman W. Fox
RFD
Frederick
Robert T. Storer
Nolle Contendere
Alton Y. Bennett
Department of Motor Vehicles
Irma C. Lee
Howard FE. Lee
Sunnyside
Charles I. Tobery
U. S. 40 East
Charles W. Dorsey
Mt. Airy
Glen H Heltzel
Inkerman
W. Va
U. S. 340
Violet C. Williams
Baltimore
James E. Jones
Troopler Storer
Howard W. Lamb
Palamyra
N. Y
U.S. 40 West
Robert TI. ‘Miller
Williamsport
U. S. 40 West
Glenn L. Bowman
John G. Jackson
Bethesda
U. S. 246
V. L. Guilmine
Lone Bandit Robs Williamsport Bank For 43000
A masked man held up Williamsport National Bank on Pine Street, stealing about $43,000 from 12 tellers and several customers. FBI and state police blocked highways as officers investigated the first armed robbery in the bank’s history, which also marks its 100th anniversary next year.
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Williamsport
Williamsport National Bank
Pine Street
Lucille Fowler
Fred J. Seidler
Williamsports
Ralph Gingrich
Bank Vvice
FBI
Pennsylvania
Three Hurt In Crash In Mt Airy
Three people were injured in a head on collision on Main Street Mt Airy. A six year old girl Nora Lee Sirk and her father Jasper Lee Sirk were taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital for observation and treatment. Edward Butler was admitted for shock and a heart condition. Rev W DeWitt Dickey, first on scene, reported a seat belt saved the child from fatal injuries.
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Main Street
Mt. Airy
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Nora Lee Sirk
Jasper Lee Sirk
Lisbon
Edward Butler
Airy
Butler
W. DeWitt Dickey
Dickey
Mt. Airy Fire Department
Sirk
Damascus
Illinois primary preview lists eligible voters and machines
Registry figures show 27 190 eligible voters in Frederick County for the May primary with polling machines for the first time. Demographics split 14 647 men 12 43 women and 25 745 white 1 445 colored. Republicans 11 896 and 304 unaffiliated. Registration closes then reopens after the primary. precincts rise to 68. Ballot lines show presidential and senate contests for Eisenhower Kefauver and others with candidate order on machines.
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Frederick County
the Registry Board
Court House
Boards of Election Supervisors
Eisenhower
U. S
John M. Butler
Earl Sr. Knepper
Henry J. Laque Jr
Estes Kefauver
Thomas L. Christ‘jan
Andrew J. Easter
George P.mahoney
Millard E. Tydings
George Washington Williams
Congress
Robert W. Cremins
John R. Foley
J. Grahame Walker
Health Board Frowns On Vending Machine Aspirin
Maryland health officials warn aspirin vending in public venues endangers minors. Charted salicylate deaths in 1952, while National Enterprises fights an injunction over planned dispensers. Board cites law requiring pharmacist supervision. firm says it will not sell drugs. Reports from Chicago on Illinois primary results and stock market advances follow.
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Baltimore
Maryland
State Board of Health
Reuben Oppenheimer
United States
National Enterprises, Inc
Board of Health
National Enterprises
Brunswick Mayors and Council Extend Terms to Four Years
A motion passed at Brunswick’s regular monthly meeting to change tenure from two-year terms to four-year terms for both the mayor and council. The action sets a longer term structure pending any further steps to implement the change.
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Brunswick
Council
Forest Fire Season Opened Along With Fishing Time
The piece notes fire season opening nationwide including Alabama Michigan and California and mentions duties of health officers and city charter changes. It covers council actions on tenure amendments Mayor four year terms and council member terms plus county health department plans and a new health center. Planes and air service discussed as summer routes among growing aviation activities. The article links fire safety patrols with emergency flights and rescue missions and cites Ontario Air Service with 30 planes.
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Associated Press
North Woods
Alaabama
Michigan
Forbes Burgess
T. West Claggett Jr
City Hall
Burgess
County Health Department
Water Committee
Division of Air Service
Arctic Circle
Ontario
Fire protection careers span many roles in forests
Fire protection specialists combine roles from weather observation to piloting and chemistry. In western timber regions smoke jumpers descend to extinguish fires early while midwest tower crews monitor vast industrial forests from perches. In Canada, these workers blend many duties with a quiet, hermit-like rhythm as Ontario Lands and Forests issues its annual laconic notice.
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Planum Ui Wanigiun
Midwest
Butt
Canada
Ontario Division of Lands
Forests
Damage From 3 Car Crash On West Patrick Street
A Hagerstown truck driver says a tool box slid and knocked his foot off the brake, causing a three car crash on West Patrick Street. Damage totals over $500 with Coulter's sedan at about $200 and Carpenter's pickup about $225. Carpenter charged with reckless driving after the Wednesday incident.
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Hagerstown
West Parick Street
William A. Boone Jr
Victor E. Sage
Wichita
Kas
Patrick
Locust Street
Robert P. Coulter
West Church Street
George W. Carpenter
Coulter
Sage
Carpenter
Rainier Beverly Grace Reunite Aboard Ocean Liner
Prince Rainier III sails his yacht with Grace Kelly beside the Constitution for a romantic rendezvous on the Riviera. Thousands gather along the coast to witness the reunion before their wedding next week, as Monacos’ people cheer amid red and white ribbons.
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Monte Carlo
Prince Rainier III
Grace Kelly
Riviera
Juny
Monaco
Coastal Storm Fails To Strike This Area
A Coastal Storm moving toward Maryland bypassed the area as police investigated egg throwing near West Second Street. Temperatures dipped to around 31 last night with light flurries in the mountains, and no rain is expected in the near future. Two days ago police suspected two boys tossed eggs at a house in the 100 block of West Second Street on Friday.
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Maryland
Iver
Second Street
Farm Bill Fight Brings Eisenhower Veto Threat
Congress passed a farm bill opposed by President Eisenhower who indicated it does not meet the test of a good bill. The measure includes a soil bank program paying up to 1.2 billion dollars annually to keep cropland out of production while restoring higher price supports. House and Senate margins split along party lines as Hagerty weighed veto chances from Augusta.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Augusta
Benson
GOP
White House
James C. Hagerty
Transit Strike To Be Settled
Baltimore union leaders say AFL-CIO Local 100 approved a new Baltimore Transit Co contract likely. It includes a 20 cent hourly wage raise over 32 months, with retroactive pay from March 9 and liberalized vacation benefits. Day and night shift workers will vote on the agreement, and PSC action may still be required before it takes effect. Transportation fare provisions and state seizure implications loom as Gov. McKeldin could end state operation if terms are met.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Transit Co
Frank P. Baummer
Afl-Cio
Est
Public Service Commission
McKeljin
General Assembly
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