Initiation Ends With Seven Hurt in Auto Crash
Seven Frederick High School thespians were injured in a three car crash on U S 40 eight and a half miles east of Hagerstown. Four injured from Frederick were treated and released at Washington County Hospital. three others were later taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital for care. The incident involved members of the school drama group during informal initiation events connected to Thespian Troop 1217. State Police say no charges have been filed and no damage estimate was made.
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Frederick High School
Hagerstown
U. S. 40
Frederick
Washington County Hospital
Randall Higinbotham
Charles Zehnder
Marylin Jones
Mary Alice Cissel
L. Walsh
Robert L. Ruthvin
East Fourth Street
John W. Ruthvin
Bernard W Crawford
Moss
Frederick High
Miss Biser
Anna May Hughes
Caroline
Sanders
Hughes
Mary Alice
Cissel
Randall Fliginbotham
George
May
Fred Eyster
Ann Knill
Pat Reaver
Joseph S. Plume
Harvard Meet Ends In Uproar At Cambridge Forum
A Harvard Law School debate on segregation ended in uproar after a Black student Ethopian Seyoum Haregot challenged Georgia Governor Marvin Griffin and New York Atty. Gen. Jacob Javits. Griffin dismissed the challenge as going too far as 1,500 attendees watched police maintain order amid applause and murmurs.
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Cambridge
Mass
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
Harvard Law School
Griffin
Jacob K. Javits
New York State
Harvard School
Seyoum Haregot
U.S. Information Service
Rindge High School
Law School
Javits
Nat King Cole Performs in Raleigh Amid Tour After Alabama Attack
Nat King Cole arrived in Raleigh continuing a Southern tour and spoke of leaving behind the political fallout from a Birmingham incident. Nearby, a separate vehicle crash on McKaig Road near Mt. Pleasant injured three youths and caused about $200 in damage. investigators described the crash details and hospital treatments.
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Raleigh
N.C
Nat King
Cole
Dixie
Birmingham
Ala
National
Roland D. Carey
Edward C. Carey
Doubs
Paul C. Stup
George T. Stup
Adamstown
Robert PD. Kirby
McKaig Road
Anthony Melvin Main Jr
Inter- Secon O McKaig and
Annapolis Staads
Kirby
Patrol Car Chase Leads to Guilty Plea on U S 40
Rhoda G Schwartz of Baltimore testified before Magistrate Wilbur F Sheffield Jr after pleading guilty to exceeding 55 mph on U S 40 east on March 25 She said previous drivers tried to force her off the road noting a black sedan followed her Unmarked State Highway Patrol car driven by Trooper Le A G Hledden paced her for miles at speeds up to 70 mph before capture The magistrate fined her 10 and costs Oliver E Smith a colored resident of Middle Alley was taken into custody at a fire scene in a condemned house He was charged with intoxication within the corporate limits and fined 50 with 30 days in jail in default of the fine suspended if he secured a job by Monday morning.
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Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr
U. S. 40 East
Rhoda G. Schwartz
Baltimore
State Highway Patrol
l/e
A. G. Hledden
Middle Alley
Oliver E. Smith
Ellis Carty
Charles Main
Main
Tap Delli Pizzi Faces Grand Jury In Dancer’s Assault Death
In Baltimore a medical student, 25 year old Gregory Delli Pizzi of Weirton West Virginia, awaits grand jury action on a charge of assault and causing Richard Wick’s death after a nightclub fight. Witnesses describe Wick struck Delli Pizzi, who punched back, sending Wick to fall and later die. The dancer known as Jeanne Winters testified after marriage to Delli Pizzi was revealed. The case moves toward trial as Judge Meagher considers dismissal requests. The second item notes Baltimore transit workers and company reaching a new contract after a long dispute ending a 39 day strike and state seizure.
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Baltimore
Gregory M. Dellt
Jmeet Delli-Pizzi
Ito Delli-Pizzi
Deli - Pizzi
Wicks
Delli-Pizzi
University of Maryland Medical School
Joseph Rosenthal
Atibe
Maryland
Frederick City
Road-E-O Set for May 13 at Frederick High School
Arrangements for the Teen-Age Road-E-O to be held May 13 at Frederick High School are complete, sponsor Junior Chamber of Commerce says. Eligible teens must have permits, no moving violations in six months, under 20 by Aug 10, and may enter via area high schools. A written driving knowledge test precedes an obstacle course drive at Frederick High, with prizes and trophies and possible state and national scholarships totaling 3000 dollars for top winners.
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Frederick High School
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Middletown
Duane A. House
Frederick
Walkersville
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Brunswick
Lincoln
St. John’s
St. Joseph’s of
Kline Wins Maryland Road Contract for Unionville Bypass
The State Roads Commission awarded Richard F. Kline of Frederick a 286 855 dollar contract to reconstruct and relocate a section of Maryland 26 near Unionville. The bid was the lowest in March, covering grading drainage relocation and surfacing of about 2.517 miles of the highway from Unionville to the eastern bypass, part of the Frederick to Baltimore improvement.
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Kline
State Roads Commission
Richard F. Kline
Frederick
Maryland
Unionville
Baltimore
Inflation fears prompt rise in interest rates across banking system
The Federal Reserve Board raised its discount rate to as high as 3 percent, the highest in 22 years, prompting banks to pass higher costs to customers. The move aims to curb inflation amid signs of demand for steel and rising borrowing. Markets fell, then rebounded, as investors weighed war jitters and anti inflation measures. Commercial lenders may tighten loan standards while mortgage rates and installment loans could rise. New homes started showed a surge, while auto production remained below boom levels of last year. Government spending for defense, including B52 production, was highlighted.
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New York
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve System
Bankers' Bank
San Francisco
Minneapolis
Chase Manhattan
Associated Press
Middle East
Eisenhower
Congress
International Paper Ca.r
Pine Bluff
Ark
Bell System
Fuller Brush Co
Hartford. Conn
Red Paper Says It Can Confirm Purge Of Jews
The Communist Daily Worker in New York claims apparent confirmation of a bloody purge of Jewish leaders in Stalin era Russia. It admits it previously echoed Soviet denials of antisemitism and calls for Russia to publish all facts. The editorial marks a broader attack on Stalinism within the global Communist movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Communist Dailey Worker
Russia
Stalin
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Chinchilla Co Records Seized in Maryland Raid
Baltimore authorities led a raid on the Linthicum offices of Chinchilla Corp of America arresting manager Gale Mace and seizing records. Grand jury had charged conspiracy and false pretense against the firm and six members. Bail set at $10,000 each amid details of alleged unlawful $450.62 extraction from Mrs. Alice Bundy and others.
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Baltimore
Anselm Sodara
Linthicum
Chinchilla Corp. of America
Baltimore Grand Jury
Sodaro
Grand
Anne Arundel County
Alice Bundy
Thomas M. Wyder
Glen Burnie
Virginia Hyder
Gale Mace
Huntley Sterling
Robert A. Barber
Baltimore County
John Pecore
Mace
Raymond Atwood
Favorite Daughter Bid for Smith as VP Candidate
Maine delegates to the National Republican Convention have been instructed to present senior Senator Margaret Chase Smith as the state's favorite daughter candidate for the vice presidential nomination.
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Portland
Maine
Sen
Margaret Chase Smith
Peace talks in Cairo amid quiet on border
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold met Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser for 30 minutes and Foreign Minister Mahmoud Fawzi for an hour amid reports of quiet at the Egyptian Israeli frontier for a second night. He plans more talks in Beirut and with Ben-Gurion, while Israel and Egypt pledge restraint.
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Cairo
Egypt
H—U.n
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Mahmoud Fawzi
Fawzi
Beirut
Mammarskjold
Jerusalem
Meron
Upper Galilee
Israel
Syria
Jordan River
Hammarskjald
David Ben-Gurion
Nasser
Security Council
Pan American Day Honors Cordell Hull
Dr. Milton 8. Eisenhower spoke on Pan American Day noting growing interdependence with Latin America and a stronger Good Neighbor policy under the Eisenhower administration. A Hull bust was unveiled at the Pan American Union as part of the observance honoring the late secretary of state and the 66th union anniversary.
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Washington
Milton
Eisenhower
United States
Latin America
U.S
Pennsylvania State University
Cordell Hull
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hull
Union
Western Hemisphere
Chaplain Says Grace Makes Prince Happy
MORTE CARLO Prince Rainier's chaplain Reverend Francis Tucker said Grace Kelly has made the prince happy and relaxed during their 48 hours together in Monaco. He quipped he has been unable to do what she did in one day and noted his work was done. Tucker arranged for a Christmas Eve visit to Philadelphia with Kelly’s parents where the romance began and led to engagement.
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Philadelphia
Britain Pays Tribute To Gen A M Gruenther
London officials and newspapers mark the retirement of General Alfred M Gruenther supreme commander NATO forces in Europe. He plans to step down likely in November in Paris, with Gen Lauris J Norstad of the U S Air Force named as successor. Prime Minister Eden conveys deepest regret over the decision.
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London
Alfred M. Gruenther
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Thal
U.S. Army
Grauenther
Paris
North Atlantic Council
Lauris J. Norstad
U.S. Air Force
Gruenther
Eden
Forest Fire Danger Peaks Ahead At Trout Season Start
District Forest Supervisor Herman Toms warns fishermen to avoid open fires in wooded areas as dry conditions raise forest fire risk. No fires allowed. smoking cautions near streams. Weekend forecast calls for warm trout season but little precipitation, with cooler Monday, and a 35 degree overnight low reported at the state barracks. In Egypt, Akhbar El Yom cites a document alleging Sir John Bagot Glubb blocked Jordan's Arab Legion in 1948 on London orders.
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Herman Toms
Toms
Maryland
Glubb
Cairo
Egypt
Akhbar el Yom Today
John Bagot Glubb
Jordan
Arab Legion
London
Farm Bill Conference Held Today in Augusta
In Augusta Georgia President Eisenhower and Agriculture Secretary Benson met to discuss a contentious election year farm bill. Benson and Eisenhower offered cautious remarks with no definite veto or approval stance and Hagerty indicated a final decision would come after their return to Washington next week.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Benson
Augusta National Golf Club
James C. Hagerty
White House
Beer Hall Brawls Trigger Restrictions in Augsburg
In Augsburg Germany Maj Gen Derrii M Daniel restricts all officers and men of the 11th Airborne Division to their posts for the weekend amid a wave of brawls in German beer halls. The order affects 10000 to 15000 soldiers to protect the division’s reputation and maintain relations with locals. Details of incidents withheld. Margaret Truman heads home to Independence Maine to wed Chilton Daniel April 21.
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Augsburg
Germany
Derrii M. Daniel
11Th Airborne Division
U.S
Postavar
Daniel
11Th Airborne
New York
Margaret Truman
Indépendence
Chilton Daniel
The
New York Times
Loudoun County weighs PEPCO dam on Potomac River site
Loudoun officials say PEPCO must obtain a use permit if the Virginia shore is touched as the utility seeks a 15‑foot dam for a 100‑million dollar plant tied to Maryland’s Montgomery County project. Maryland approves plans pending final details while Virginia law awaits July.
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Loudoun County
Potomac Electric Power Company
Potomac River
Monocacy River
PEPCO
Virginia
Montgomery County
Maryland
Maryland Department of Geology, Mines and Water Resources
State Corporation Commission
Montgomery
Walter
G.t Thomas Jr
Springs
Lilyton
C. and . Canal
Atonvecacy
Thomas
Loudoun County Board of Zoing Appeals
U. S. Senate
Cal
Ray Adams
Monocacy
Frederick
Potomac
Harpers Ferry
Great Falls
Loudoun Appeals Board
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Cumberland
Jery Workers Union
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Nat King Cole
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Westminster, Md
Western Maryland College
Stanley Troll
T. Newell Cox
Eugene Woodyard
New Delhi
India
Walter Ruether
Afl-Cio
Grace
Monaco
Grace Kelly
Dee Juvante
Prince Rainier
Prince
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Gen. A. M. Gruenther
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