Earhart proposes county wide teachers incentive plan
Quentin Earhart assistant superintendent for instruction proposed to the County Commissioners a $20 000 incentive plan for career teachers covering September to January The plan raises bachelor degree increments from 100 to 200 and offers 400 for master degree holders It aims to attract new teachers and retain current staff Earhart noted potential state funds and a future total yearly cost of 60 000 with matching grants for science mathematics and language studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quentin Earhart
Alt. Earhart
James A. Sensenbaugh
Montgomery
Montgomery County
Earhart
Miz. Earhart
Improving Baker Park Seating Area
The city begins permanent improvements to the amphitheater seating at Baker Park. Engineer W. R. Walter says the project will take weeks and includes concreting the cavea and placing benches on concrete stepdowns toward the stage. H. Frank Foland and Son contractors perform the concrete work while city forces brick and handle incidental tasks.
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Baker Park
W. R. Walter
H. Frank Foland and Son
Stolen Car Used By Bank Bandits Found
Baltimore police found the stolen car used by two bandits who robbed the First National Bank at 25th Street and Kirk Avenue, fleeing with 32995. The vehicle was located in a garage 14 blocks from the scene, minutes after the getaway, and investigators checked it for fingerprints.
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Baltimore
Imwo Negro
First National Bank J
25Th St
Kirk Ave
Thurmont High School to Undergo 40 Thousand Dollar Modernization
The Thurmont Board of County Commissioners and school officials discussed a 40 000 modernization plan for Thurmont High School. Planned summer work includes enlarging the library and renovating the office, with lighting updates, acoustical ceilings, new flooring, tile in the kitchen, and interior painting. The project will not alter plans for the new junior high, and the survey team will consider the facility in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurmont High School
Board of County Commissioners
Harry V. Frushour
Delbert S.null
Mehr H. Ramsburg
James A. Sensenbaugh
Thurmont
Elm Street
Abortion Indictments Handed Down in Kent County Case
A Kent County grand jury indicted three people after an appearance of a young woman at a Baltimore hospital last December. Ruth Coleman Thrift, 65, a Chestertown waitress, Stephen Sylvester Hickman, 39, a Baltimore truck driver, and Albert C. Young, 34, a Chestertown paper hanger, face charges. Thrift allegedly performed two illegal operations on a 14 year old and a married 19 year old mother. Hickman and Young are charged with conspiring to commit abortions.
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Chestertown
Baltimore
Kent County
Grand Jury
Ruth Coleman Thrift
Stephen Sylvester Hickman
Albert C. Young
Hickman
Young
Eisenhower Names Dulles Special Foreign Policy Consultant
President Eisenhower designated the ailing John Foster Dulles as special consultant for foreign policy on the White House staff and planned to attend a swearing in at Walter Reed Army Hospital despite medical advice against a public ceremony.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
White House
Walter Reed Army Hospital
E State
Dulles
Iraq Seen as Soviet Satellite Risk in Middle East
Washington officials fear Iraq's revolutionary government is drifting toward Kremlin influence. Kassem’s regime, increasingly dependent on Communist support, faces speculation of a staged Soviet expansion. Analysts warn of potential regional conflict involving Iran Turkey and NATO allies as Moscow pursues oil rich leverage.
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Washington
Iraq
Kremlin
Abdel Karimassem
U.S
Kassem
United States
Egypt
Nasser
Moscow
Middle East
Faisal
Soviet Union
Iran
Raq
Turkey
Middle East Defense Alliance
NATO
Castro For Human Rights Castro For Human Rights
New Cuban regime will be independent in the United Nations Castro says Cuban delegates will vote for human rights not blocs He adds Cuba will honor international obligations He spoke at a UN luncheon during a three hour visit and outlined plans including land reform and development He said there are no communists in his government
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New York
United Nations
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Overseas Press Club
Casire
U.N
Castro
Margot Fonteyn Dodges Questions On Panama Husband
Famed danseuse Margot Fonteyn arrived in New York from Miami after Panama ordered her extradition following 24 hours detention. Her husband Roberto Arias, 43, is sought in Panama on charges linked to an alleged armed band landing. She refuses to discuss his whereabouts or involvement, saying she does not know where he is.
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SEW
York
Margot Fonteyn
Margot
Britain
Royal Ballet
Miami
Fla
Panama
Roberto Arias
Santa ,Clara
Arias
London
Ernesto de la Guardia
Boy’s Foot Severely Injured by Power Mower Accident
Three year old Robert Remus Jr encountered a power lawn mower at home on Madison Avenue Tuesday evening. His foot was badly cut requiring restaping and hospitalization. He returned home from Frederick Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition with his parents nearby.
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Robert Remus Jr
New Carmack Grocery Store Nears Opening in Frederick
The Carmack grocery building on the former Weil Brothers site in Frederick is nearly complete and ready for business by June 1. The 12,000 square foot one story concrete block store will feature a drive up to North Market Street and West Fourth Street, front parking for 150 cars, and a pedestrian walkway from Market to Klinehart’s alley. Irving H. and Lenore G. Weil have moved their businesses to Hamilton avenue, allowing Weil to consolidate. Articles filed for Country Tavern Inc., Gaver and Son Insurance Agency, and Dever Jordan Inc. list incorporators and capital stocks in Patrick street and Schley avenue addresses.
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Carmack
Paul “M. Carmack
Weil Brothers
Weil Garage
Mountain City Garage
Edgewood
Klinehart’s Alley
Fhe
Pot
North Market
Klinehart
Irving H
Lenore G. Weil
Hamilton Avenue
Frederick
State Tax Commission
Country Tavern, Inc
Airo
RFD
Capital
Annabelle L. Huffer
Roland K. Huffer
George A. Harrison
Gaver and Son Insurance Agency
Tue
East
Patrick Street
Stanley H. Gaver
B. Jean Gaver
Pierce H. Gaver
Nelson R. Bohn
Dever Jordan, Inc
Schley Avenue
Cantal
Dewey T. Jordan
Lorene W. Jordan
Amos A Holter
Explosion at Thompson- Hayward plant kills two
In Kansas City Kansas a chemical tank explosion at the Thompson- Hayward Chemical Co. plant prior to shift change left two men missing and presumed dead and injuring three others. Firemen battled blazes as the blast toppled a smoke stack and damaged a nearby flour mill while large volatile tanks were threatened and investigators sought the cause. The plant sits near Southwest Blvd and Keystone Ave along the Missouri line with a dense smoke cloud drifting toward downtown Kansas City Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Thompson- Hayward Chemical Co
Robert Thompson
Jim Lewis
Evans
Thompson
Southwest Blvd
Keystone Aive
Arias Arms Cache Found Near Santa Clara Beach
National Guard reports a cache of arms recovered from a beach cottage near Santa Clara 73 miles from Panama City amid ongoing pursuit of Roberto Arias and his rebel group. Found were letters including one from John Wayne, patches bearing number 22, and notes hinting at a May 22 revolution linked to past student clashes.
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Panama
API
National Guard
Panama City
Roberto Arias
Margot Fonteyn
Arias
Santa Clara
Ernest de la Guardia
Roberto
de la Guardia
John Wayne
Wayne
Strikes Against Newspapers Hit High Level Last Year
A special industry committee reported that strikes against American newspapers last year reached the second highest total since World War I. If the first quarter of 1959 continues, this year may match the century’s worst. The ANPA panel spoke at its 73rd annual convention in New York. Defense Secretary McElroy to speak at the closing dinner.
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New York
Assn
George N. Daie
ANPA
Bureau of Advertising
Defense
Neil 4. McElroy
Baltimore's Giant TV Tower Nears Completion in 730-Foot Tower
Baltimore three stations WBAL IV WIZ TV and WMAR join to build a 730 foot tower in the northwest city side, featuring a candela bra top for equal reception. The tower promises clearer color TV, reduced reflections, and lower antenna costs with a June 1 target completion and ongoing antenna tests.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Wbal-Iv
Wiz-Tv
WMAR
Thor Carries Data Capsule on Thor Missile Flight
A Thor ballistic missile launched from Cape Canaveral carried a tiny data capsule, set to release near mission end, reporting the missile’s performance. The 1590 mile test used a 65 foot rocket, launched at 12 30, amid international Thor deployment and RAF collaboration at Vandenberg.
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Cape Canaveral
Air Force
Atlantic
Royal Air Force
Thor
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Cahi
England
XATO
27 Beer Drinking Pupils Suspended
Twenty seven Central Bucks High School seniors were suspended for three days for drinking beer on the Washington D C senior class trip. The group, supervised by eight chaperones, saw three boys found drinking last Thursday night and sent home, with 24 others turning themselves in this week.
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Doylestown
Central Bucks High School
Washington, D.C
J. Edward Smith
Smith
Robbers flee after break-in at Mt Adry American Legion home
State Police report two robbers entered the Mt Airy area American Legion home during the night but fled when alerted members noticed a car idling outside. A stolen 1958 Oldsmobile convertible tied to Edna Mensell was recovered in Chapel Alley with extra gasoline, and the fugitives escaped before any theft occurred.
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American Legion
Mt. Adry
Edna Jeannette Mensell
East Patrick Street
Chapel Alley
Harry Frost
Robert Snyder
Mt. Airy Club
Legion Home
Frost
Godfrey Hopes For Successful Surgery On Tumor
Philadelphia AP Arthur Godfrey, in Philadelphia to receive an award for conservation, says he expects to survive an operation to remove a malignant tumor from his chest, aiming to be out of the hospital in under two months. The operation is planned for New York Saturday. Eisenhower presses missiles to NATO despite GOP opposition.
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Philadelphia
Arthur Godfrey
Izaak Watton League of America
Paeonian Springs
van Godfrey
Virginia
League
New York
Washington
Eisenhower
NATO
GOP
White House
Plot to kill Fidel Castro triggers alert in New York
Police and FBI alert across New York over a reported assassination plot against Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro. Seven men in two groups, none Cuban, were described as Philadelphia and Chicago–based brothers with car descriptions including a 1957 black Chevrolet and a dirty gray Cadillac. Authorities prepared to intercept as Castro remained in New York before a Boston trip.
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New York
FBI
Fidel Castro
Castro
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Gsroup
Florida
Doc
New York Authority
Jose
Port Authority
Board Hears Case on Harold Remsberg Farm Land
Frederick County Property Review Board opened a land acquisition proceeding for about 10.72 acres in fee simple and 3.56 acres in easement from the 143 acre Harold A. Remsberg farm south of Middletown. The State Roads Commission seeks the parcels for Maryland 17 modernization from Middletown to Burkitsville, with the northbound lane planned. Representing Remsberg, Benjamin B. Rosenstock notes the land’s highest use is building lots and that 20 improvements exist. disputes include a property line and some fencing, cuts, and fills.
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Frederick County Property Review Board
Harold A. Remsberg
Middletown
State Roads Commission
Maryland
Burkitsville
Samuel L. Birely
Sherman P. Bowers
Court House
Paul D. Simpson
Commission
Burkittsville
Middletown Road
Jefferson
New Maryland 17
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Remsberg
Khrushchev Urged to Limit Food and Drink Health Warnings
A West German tabloid report from Moscow cites doctors advising Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to cut down on meals and alcohol after fainting spells on March 10 and April 3 and 7. The claim mentions possible brain tumor and notes Khrushchev resists full medical checks.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Nikita Khrushkchev
5-Uhr Blatt
Moscow
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Sueddeutsche Zeitung
Munich
BP Zeitung
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Reds
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Sath
J. William Fullonghi
Senate
XEA Teleprocie Foreign Relations Committee
Herter
Mt. Airy Building
Godfrey
New York Police
Review Board
Rehive
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