Author and generals to speak at first annual Book and Author luncheon
The Francis Scott Key Hotel hosts a May 3 luncheon with guest authors Frederick Gutheim author of The Potomac and Gen Albert C Wedemeyer whose War era reports are noted. Miss Lundgren announces limited 200 tickets and 12:15 start as Friends of the Library sponsor. Gutheim, a noted architect and planner, resides in Dickerson and Wedemeyer lives near Boyds. The event supports C Burr Artz Library Friends. Dr Jose Rojo de la Vega, famed bullfighter doctor, dies in Mexico City after 37 years and 300 operations at the bull ring.
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Francis Scott Key Hotel
Lundgren
Spamgering Friends of the Library
Frederick Gutheim
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Gutheim
Friends of the Library
C. Burr
Virginia
Chesapeake Bay
Potomac
Washington
BS. Commander
New York Herald Tribune
Chicago Sunday Tribune
August Derich
National Capital Regional Planning Council
The
Society of Historians
Montgomery County
Mexico City
Jose Rojo de la Vega
Bullfighters
Interception Of Messages At Army Station Opens On Dec 1
Major Cunningham announced the East Coast Relay Station will open December 1 with top security measures and no local tours after May 1. The center will route messages globally using advanced automated equipment and six priority levels. The facility includes secure areas, armed guards, and 11 officers, 129 enlisted, 222 civilians, with total cost around 25 million dollars.
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Thomas B. Cunningham
U. S&s. Army Communications Agency
United States
Cunningham
Pentagon
East Coast
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Davis, Calif
David R. Juan
Phillip R. Huggins
Charles H. McCreary
Howard Prye
Center
Robert Kuntz
Area People Will Attend Aging Meet in Hagerstown
Local residents expect to attend the Western Maryland Regional Conference on Aging at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hagerstown. Keynote speaker will be H Burton Aycock, regional representative on Aging, HEW. A regional steering committee includes Mrs Geneva Barthel and Mrs Ruth Crawford, with Dr H L Fahrney of the Vindobona. The event is part of a four conference series leading to a Governor's Conference at College Park, with recommendations feeding into the White House Conference on Aging in January 1961.
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Western Maryland
Trinity Lutheran Church
Hagerstown
H. Burton Aycock
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Geneva Barthel
Ruth Crawford
Chronic Hospital
H. L. Fahrney
Vindobona
College Park
White House
Louisiana Tech
Aycock
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State Department of Public Welfare
National Council of State Directors of
American Public Welfare Association of Workers For the Blind
National Rehabilitation Association
Five Day Forecast Highlights Warmth and Showers
The five day forecast from the Associated Press expects temperatures to average 68 degrees above normal with warmer conditions Thursday and cooler Friday. Expect scattered showers Friday and Sunday averaging about one fourth inch. Normal highs range from 62 to 68 with lows in the 40s, except in the mountains where upper 90s are noted.
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Associated Press
Frost Nips Peach Blossoms
A light frost slimly damaged peach blossoms in area orchards though some reports say minimal impact. Temperatures near freezing with warm forecasts ahead and daylight saving time approaching. farmers anticipate extended daylight hours for field work.
Trailer Tax Case Postponed to June 1 at 10 PM
The State Tax Court postpones the trailer owners assessment complaint until June 1 at 10 p m. represented by Manuel M. Weinberg of Weinberg and Weinberg. The owners allege inequitable assessments versus other real and personal property. Real estate values are assessed at 50 to 60 percent while trailer assessments were 100 percent value with ten percent depreciation. The case proceeds after county officials favored the Norris supported rule on assessments.
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Manuel M. Weinberg
Weinberg and Weinberg
State
Lumen A. Norris
Norris
Weinberg
Rioting in Seoul prompts Rhee pledge amid crackdown
In Seoul and other cities, demonstrations surge as President Syngman Rhee vows redress while troops enforce martial law. 92 dead and 50 injured mark two days of violence, with leaders jailed and hospitals overwhelmed. Authorities offer consolation pay of 500,000 hwan to bereaved families.
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Seoul
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
United States
Song Yo-Chan
Rhee
Phee
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Korea
Taegu
Kwangju
Conju
Suwon
Inchon
Li Kiang-poo
John M. Chang
Liberal Party
Water Line At Fort Detrick Bursts Near Motter Ave
A 24 inch main feeding Fort Detrick blew up along U.S. 15 near Motter Avenue Tuesday evening around eight. Water supply switched to city system. repairs begun and expected by afternoon. Authorities blame heavy truck traffic for the vibration. An emergency water restriction was issued for the post.
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Ft. Detrick
Fort Detrick
U.S. 15
Motter Avenue
Detrick
150 Expected At Farm Bureau Meeting
About 150 Farm Bureau members are expected to attend the annual spring meeting at Parkway school Thursday evening. James Montgomery, bureau president near Urbana, reports Dennis Wise will speak on Partnership and Corporate Farming. A wheat program discussion with color slides is also on the program. the meeting starts at 7 45 p m.
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Farm Bureau
Parkway School
James Montgomery
Urbana
Dennis Wise
Farm Bureau Accounting Service
Agriculture Supplies Bids Tabulated for Frederick County Schools
Frederick County boards tabulated bids from 17 firms to supply agriculture materials for next school year. Bids were opened Tuesday, with items including seed treating materials, soil kits, fertilizer samples, dairy and turning supplies, tools, hardware, paints, and shop materials. Awards pending review to meet specifications and cost savings. deliveries to West Frederick Junior High by May 16.
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Board of Education
Frederick County
Harry V. Frashour
Frashour
West Frederick
Alvin and Company, Inc
Windsor
Conn
Paterson Brothers
New York
Seeger
William Uhli
Lumber Company
Baltimore
R. D. McKee Inc
Hagerstown
Ingalls Lumber and Supply Company
Middletown
Frederick Post Company
Englewood
N. J
Frederick Trading Company
Frederick Brick Works
Cavetown
Beig
Brodhead-Garrett Company
Cleveland
Frederick Office Supply Company
North Market Street
White-Rose Paper Company
Jacobson’s
South Market Street
Kurtz Brothers Eastern Division
Paoli
Arts and Crafts Distributors Inc
Tandy Leather Company
Graves- Humphreys Inc
Roanoke
Reds Salute Twain Moscow 50th Death Anniversary
In Moscow leading papers publish special articles marking the 50th anniversary of Mark Twain's death. Reports recount the author’s impact on American literature and his enduring legacy among readers and scholars.
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REDS
Twain
Moscow
Mark Twain
Nominated As Head Of School Group In Maryland
Dr. John W. Musselman of Harford Junior College is nominated for president of the Maryland Association of Junior Colleges at its spring session with about 200 representatives. The event features officer elections, morn ing talks by Dr. Felix E. Hirsch and a Florence C. Wilmer led symposium, plus curriculum area discussions.
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John W. Musselman
Harford Junior College
Maryland Association of Junior Colleges
Frederick High School
Duval Sweadner
John H. Bane
Felix E. Hirsch
Trenton
N. J. State College
Florence C. Wilmer
Catonsville Community College
L. 5. Bowisbey
Baltimore Junior College
Joseph S. Treu
Aliee C. Repier
Hagerstown Junior College
Land
Sneadner Gean
Dean Sneadner
Mary Charles Edward Fritz
Wilfred Hathaway
W. Day Mullinix
20 Survive Disastrous Crash At Bogota Airport
Thirty two people died when a Lloyd Aereo Colombiana C46 crashed while approaching Bogota's new international airport in fog. The aircraft struck a dirt mound on final approach, split in two, caught fire, and fell into a lake near the runway. 20 passengers survived the disaster.
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Bogota
Colombia
New
Lloyd Aereo Colombiana
Asiami
Herter urges Latin nations to balance reform with rights
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter warned Latin American governments against rushing economic reforms that suppress human rights. In a Pan American Day speech to the Organization of American States, he suggested reforms may be needed but must occur with liberty, democracy, and respect for human rights, signaling criticism of Cuba's Fidel Castro and Rafael Trujillo.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Fidel Castro
Organization of American States
Americas
Castro
Cuba
Rafael Trujillo
Emmitsburg Student Hurt In Auto Crash
A student en route to Emmitsburg Maryland apparently dozed while driving on U S 220 north of Gaithersburg. His car veered right struck seven guard rail posts, the rail section piercing the engine and seats then exiting through the trunk. Patrick Jeary of Washington received a bruise and small cut on his forehead. tow truck moved the car to a junk yard.
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Gaithersburg
Emmitsburg
U.S. 220
Here
Patrick Jeary
Washington
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