Tramsville Rezoning Approved by County Commission
The County Commissioners approved rezoning a two acre tract in the Hamsville area from industrial to residential with a stipulation. Norman W. Dove of Ijamsville proposed the change to build a house on Reichs Ford road near the B and O Rail right of way. A resident attributed past water issues to county road changes. Planner Arthur Hatton noted limited favorable sites for industrial zoning and said the site suits a residence, while noting quarry usage by several Tramsville children.
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Hamsville
Norman W. Dove
Ijamsville
Dove
Arthur Hatton
Thon
Smith
Tamsville
J. Alfred Catsail
New Quakes In Tran Stricken Lar Faces Aftershocks
Panic residents flee Lar as new quakes topple weakened buildings raising the death toll to about 500. The center 550 miles south of Tehran lies in ruins after Sunday's shocks and the ongoing tremors. Nuclear tests could form harbors near Point Hope as predicted by AEC scientist Dr. John Wolfe during Project Chariot.
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Tehran
Iran
Lar
Los Angeles
Alaska
Panama Canal
John Wolfe
Atomic Energy Commission
Policeman Killed In Car Crash In Pasadena
An Anne Arundel County police officer died after a patrol car crashed on the road. Police said talks with Hyde were not possible for further details. Hyde had been with the force less than two months.
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Pasadena
Anne Arundel County
Hop
Hyde
National Civil Defense Drill Planned for May 3 4
Frederick County will join the National Civil Defense Exercise with siren tests at 2 p.m. EDT and a 2 15 p.m. take cover signal. The event includes a Conelrad radio broadcast, bomb‑burst plotting, and student evacuation drills in county schools as part of a broader national test.
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Frederick County
West
George J. Stup
Maryland
Washington
Stup
Civil Defense Office
Concrad
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sip
National Guard
Civil Defense
Winchester Hall
Five Day Forecast and Zwicker Medal Award
Temperatures will average near to slightly below normal with minor day to day changes. Scattered showers Saturday totaling about one fifth of an inch or less. Western Maryland ranges from upper 30s to 50s. Maj. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker received the Distinguished Service Medal at Fort Meade in a retirement ceremony.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Zwicker
Fort Meade, Md
Ralph W. Zwicker
Army
Wilber MM. Brucker
XX Army Corps
Favorable Low Interest Rate Bid On School Bond Sale
Frederick County received a favorable bid for the 1.5 million dollar school bond issue with an overall rate around 3.43 percent. The White Weld syndicate led the winning bid through Alfred B. Talbman with partners Merrill Lynch and others, delivering a 2 year to 10 year mix and a total interest around 841 thousand dollars. Several firms submitted bids including Alex Brown, Halsey Stuart, Phelps Fenn, and Ridder Peabody among others, with deliveries in May and officials traveling to New York to finalize the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Commissioners Office
Court’ House
White, Weld and Co
New York Stock Exchange
Aera
Alex Brown
A. B. Collmus
Dwight Collmus
Alfred B. Talbman
Hagerstown
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Inc
Johnston, Leman and Co
MacKall and
Coe
Maryland
Montgomery County
EL Warren Buckler Jr
Baltimore
Donald Woods
Clyde Dinsmore
James Rimler
Mercantile Safe Deposit Firm
Alex Brown and Son
Halsey Stuart and Co
New York City
Farmers and Mechanics-Citizens ' National Bank
David Hemp
Phelps Fenn
Ridder Peabody
Fredericktown Savings Institution
Howard Albaugh
Morgan and Associates
Harriman, Ripley Co
Opening Of Swimming Pools Set
Frederick Recreation Commission set opening dates for city pools and parks. William Zimmerstman was reelected chairman. pools at Baker Park and Mullinix Park to open June 22 with planned program. Eleven concerts announced for the season. staff selection for playgrounds to follow.
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Frederick
Baker Park
Frank Lewis
Walter Roney
Edgar McBride
Edna J. Mensell
Three Traffic Cases Heard In Magistrate Court
Three traffic cases were heard this morning. A Damascus driver fined $35 for leaving the scene of an accident near Fing erboard and Starnsville roads damaged Mrs Catherine Spencer’s front fence. Louise Snyder a nurse at Vindobona was cleared of excessive speed on US 40 east of Frederick. Mildred Ey Jer supported Snyder’s claim she was 50 to 55 mph. Newcomer obtained pace 70 to 80 mph over four miles. speedometer later checked as accurate. Charles Jackson Jr. near Mt. Airy was found innocent of parking on a traveled section of the old Baltimore pike near Sportman's Inn. witnesses testified he was clear off the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damascus
Byron W. Thompson
Catherine Spencer
Fingerboard
Starnsville
Louise Snyder
Vindobona
Mildred Ey~ Jer
Snyder
Frederick
Newcomer
Charles Jackson Jr
Mt. Airy
Jackson
Baltimore Pike
Sportman’s Inn
Frederick Chamber Seeks Details on Four Industrial Prospects
Richard D. Hammond, executive secretary, said at a Tuesday Frederick Chamber of Commerce meeting that four industrial prospects requested detailed information about Frederick. Two prospects announced visits to the city, while three new members were approved: Miller Chemical Company represented by Garry Bell Chatta-Box Restaurant represented by Mrs. M. E. Young and John Renner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard D. Hammond
Frederick
Explosions Hit Belfast. IRA Suspected in Attacks
Three blasts rocked Northern Ireland's peace in two hours as police blamed the outlawed Irish Republican Army. Saboteurs fled to the Irish Republic after damaging two customs posts and an electric substation in County Anansi.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Irish Republic
County
Anansi
County Adopts Quadruple Immunization Plan in Frederick
Frederick county health officials announced a new quadruple antigen vaccine combining poliomyelitis diphtheria tetanus and pertussis. Primary shots will be at 2 3 4 and 12 months with smallpox at four months. A folded birth registration form now includes an immunization certificate.
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Frederick County
Forbes H. Burgess
Burgess
Health Department
Armed Forces Day Observance Set At Fort Detrick May 14
The fifth annual Armed Forces Day will be held at Fort Detrick and the Amy Signal Corps East Coast Relay Station on Saturday May 14 starting at 1 PM. Colonel L A Parks and Major Tom Cunningham announced the event and the committee to organize open house exhibits.
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Fort Detrick
Amy Signal Corps
East Coast
L. A. Parks
Tom Cunningham
Arthur J. Emerson Jr
Army
Frederick
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Armed Forces
Parks
Kenneth Bechtold
Captan
D. H. Saunderson
Detrick
Armed Forces Day
Richard Klitch
E. J. Barattino
R. L. Qhearn
K. E. Himiman
E. W. Sanger
H. 4. Newfeld
C. W. Carty
G. Beveridge
Ramsburg
News- Post
Market Rebounds Early Afternoon After Mixed Trading
The New York stock market edged higher in early afternoon trading as investors reassessed ongoing gains and modestly higher demand supported several sectors. Broad indexes showed renewed buying while discount retailers and industrials led the rally amid cautious optimism.
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New York
Foreign Minister Takes Over S. Korea Presidency
President Eisenhower denied U.S. involvement in triggering Korea riots and defended his role. He praised Syngman Rhee as a great patriot while noting Rhee’s aging brought mistakes and affirmed plans to visit Korea in June. He also said no summit under Khrushchev threat will attend and dismissed the perceived Berlin access threat.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Korea
West Berlin
Khrushcheev
Soviet Union
East Germany
Khrushchev
Storm Cools Off Heat Wave
A thunderstorm cooled a prolonged heat wave Tuesday afternoon with temperatures dropping from 90s to around 60 early today. Expect cool weather for 3 to 4 days with highs not above 70 as showers continue, aiding dry soil and crops in the county.
Hunter Killer Nuclear Sub Launched in Navy Push
In Groton Connecticut the Tullibee, the navy’s first nuclear powered hunter killer submarine, was launched amid claims by Vice Admiral Taylor that the Soviet submarine fleet is four times larger than the US force. Skipper Lt Cmdr Richard E Jortberg leads 3 officers and 50 crew.
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Groton
Conn
Tullibee
Sam
Edmund B. Taylor
Cmdr
Richard E. Jortberg
Kennedy Outpolls Rivals in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts
The Associated Press reports Sen. John F. Kennedy won large write-in totals in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Nixon led the Republican ballot with impressive write-ins, signaling strong showings though Kennedy’s win in Massachusetts is not binding for delegates. In Pennsylvania, Kennedy led with 150,412 write-ins to Stevenson 22,323 and Humphrey 10,389, while Nixon had 364,120 votes on a single name ballot. Massachusetts totals show Kennedy with 72,464 votes from 1,407 of 1619 precincts.
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Associated Press
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Pennsylvania
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Sen
Stuart
Symington
Missouri
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Rockefeller
Eisenhower
Harold Stassen
Disqualifies Self To Hear Hoffa Trial
U S District Judge F Dickinson Letts disqualified himself from an ouster suit against James R Hoffa as President of the Teamsters Union citing bias in a sworn affidavit. The case was sent to Chief Judge Pine for reassignment as Hoffa seeks removal over alleged misused union funds.
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Washington
U.S
F. Dickinson Letts
James R. Hoffa
Teammsters Union
Letts
Hoffa
Tnother
Florida
Soongdoind
South Korea names reformer to lead post Rhee era
Acting president Huh Chung takes over presidency as Rhee resigns amid three months of reform aims. He cites waste in U S Korean aid and calls for improved U S relations with Korea. Huh says ministers will move quickly to address economic and military aid issues and political healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
South Korea
Syng-man Rhee
U.S
Rhee
United States
Japan
Huh
Huhre
John M. Chang
Lee Kipoong
U.S. Army
Lee
Inchon
You Chan Yang
Yin Tai-Ha
National Assembly
American University Student Fatally Stabs Girlfriend in Quarrel
Washington AP reports John B. Sweeney, a 2 year college student at American University, stabbed Judith Hubbard 21 during a lovers quarrel. He then drove her body to a fire station and confessed to police, saying the couple argued after she teased him about other suitors. Hubbard was a fellow student and daughter of a rear admiral.
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Washington
George Donohue
John ‘.B. Sweeney
American Univerisity
Judith Hubbard
American University
Sweeney
Guls
Donothue
Miss Hubbard
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Rosedale
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Ike
Nikita
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