Near Freezing Weather and Frost Risk Predicted
Forecasters warned of near freezing temperatures tonight with possible scattered frost on Thursday after Tuesday rain showers. Low readings 39 to 26 degrees could nip tender blossoms, especially in valleys, while Tuesday reached 76 and fell to 42 overnight. Rain totals for April reached 4.01 inches, with Potomac River high but not dangerous.
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Airport Weather Bureau
Potomac
Brunswick
Lander
Frederick
Orchardists Brace for Frost in Maryland Ohio and Pennsylvania
Hancock Maryland 6 percent forecast warns of freezing temperatures with frost in lower valleys across a four state fruit belt. Horticulturist Ben Rogers of the University of Maryland says smudge pots may fire in lower orchards of 250 to 300 acres. Peaches bloom in a week while apples could survive 28 degrees if cold spell lasts only hours. Last year a mid May frost wiped out over half the crop. normally an inch of crop is safe through April.
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Buel
Teau
Ben Rogers
University of Maryland
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Robbers Force Men To Strip In Elkton Filling Station
Two bandits forced three men at a Elkton Maryland filling station to strip and then fled with about 235 dollars and clothing. State attendant William Hussell of Glasgow and Roger Johnson of North East said a truck driver was also held up and forced to surrender his wallet and clothes. The bandits took about 20 dollars from each man and 175 dollars from the cash register at the station on Route 40 and 213. Police described one gunman as masked and both in rain coats with hoods.
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Elkton
Wiliam Husselt
Glasgow
Roger Johnson
North East
GS. 20
Prominent Chemist Shoots Wife Then Kills Himself
Doylestown Bucks County Dr Bart W Flosdorf a renowned research chemist 34 shot his wife Esther 30 in their farmhouse hallway before taking his own life in the den with the same weapon. Their 12 year old son William fled through rain to a neighbor as police arrived.
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Paif
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lBart W. Flosdorf
Flosdorf
Esther
Ihroushi
Cold Air Advances Across Eastern U.S. Angers Weather Front
A sharp cold air mass moved into the Eastern U.S. overnight, spreading ice along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Temperatures fell 15 to 20 degrees from Michigan to the Atlantic states while the frost line stretched from the Great Lakes to the Texas border. Showers and thunderstorms erupted along the front with Texas experiencing damaging winds hail and tornadoes though no injuries were reported.
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Associated Press
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Atlantic
Gulf
Michigan
Atlantic Coast
Ward
Ohio Valley
Gulf Coast States
Oklahoma
Texas
Great Lakes
Filing fee waiver for party committee nominations stated
State Central committee nominees are not required to pay filing fees, per an Attorney General opinion to Secretary of State Claude B. Hellman. The ruling notes the law gaps regarding committee nominations may affect Republican county ticket vacancies before the Monday filing deadline. Deputy AG Stedman Prescott Jr. and Assistant AG Charles B. Reeves Jr. said current law lacks a specific fee requirement for State Central committee nominees.
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Attorney General's Office
Claude B. Hellman
Sted ‘Man Prescott Jr
Charles B. Reeves Jr
States Central Committees
Executive Suggests Direct Space Work On Military Track
Dr Walter R Dronberger a former Nazi missiles czar adviser proposed to the House Space Committee that Eisenhower appoint a vice president to oversee space work, arguing military control should handle space milestones for the next 20 years while civilian scientists manage prestige projects further out.
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Hitler
Eisenhower
Walter R- Dronberger
Aircraft Corp
House Space Committee
New York Officials Discuss Dog Comfort Stations in Streets
Sanitation Commissioner Paul R. Screvane chaired a session with sanitation experts to plan dog comfort stations in city streets. The B i g Sweep initiative funds experimental models for residential neighborhoods with many dogs and limited curb space due to parked cars.
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New York
Paul R. Screvane
Maryland Road Work In County Progress On Liberty Road
A Liberty road section northeast of Worman's Mill intersection has been blacktopped after winter roughness. The project connects new U. S. 15 to Maryland 26, with contractors completing base courses on bypass segments and parts of U. S. 15 toward Harmony Grove. Seeding and mulching resume, while work continues on East South bypass and Maryland 194 modernization from Woodsboro to Md 26.
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Rockville Construction Company
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Shaw Road
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Washington | National Pike
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Three Little Sisters Cash Bad Checks in Nazareth
Three young sisters ages 11 13 threw counterfeit bank checks to shopkeepers during a Nazareth protest. Police detained the trio after one girl admitted the aim was to buy items with easy money. Local stores cashed some checks before the scheme was halted.
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Nazareth
Israel
Emil Habibi
Fred J. Armand
Madison
Du'uvenile Court
Stock market edges ahead amid gains and losses
Early trading showed partial advances with gains in oils and metals while rails slipped. U S Steel Bethlehem General Motors Goodrich Goodyear Douglas Aircraft United Aircraft Boeing and Texas Co posted small increases as market sentiment shifted.
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Allied Chemical
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Texas Co
Weather summary for multiple cities shows varied conditions
A list of cities reports diverse conditions including cloudy clear rain and missing data. Albury Albuquerque Atlanta and Boston show cloudy or clear skies while Detroit Fort Worth New York Philadelphia Portland and Seattle display a mix of conditions.
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Bismarck
Phoenix
Pillsburgh
iPortland
Ore
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa
No Basic Compromise On Defense Plan Endangers Reform
President Eisenhower warned against any basic compromise of the defense reorganization plan, saying it would mean military ineffectiveness. He affirmed not to alter core principles while the House Armed Services Committee challenged the bill’s concentration of authority, with Gen Taylor noting civilian secretary roles could become secondary if power is misused.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
iHouse Armed Services Committee
Secretary of Defense
Maxwell BD. Taylor
Army
Taylor
Law Day Observance Declared By President Eisenhower
President Eisenhower designates May 1 as Law Day and urges the world to choose law over force to ensure civilization's survival. He says the rule of law is moving ahead of force in international relations and calls for universal acceptance of peaceful settlements within a legal framework.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Driving Rights Lost For Life After Manslaughter Verdict
Columbus man 60, Stapleton, found guilty of second degree manslaughter in the traffic death of his son-in-law Sidney Miller 38 of Middletown Md. Miller died after Stapleton’s car ran a light at a street intersection while en route from Port Columbus Airport to a hotel. Driving rights revoked for life. Stapleton also received a suspended $500 fine.
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Martin L. Stapleton
Ohio
Sidney Miller
Middletown
Stapleton
Miller
Port Columbus
Testimony
Court Rules In Custody Case From Rockville Court
In a 232 to 0 split decision the Maryland Court of Appeals upheld a Montgomery County divorce ruling. The court said adultery by a parent is a factor in custody decisions but does not automatically bar custody. The Bethesda husband won the divorce while his wife kept custody of their four year old daughter. Justice dissents by Stedman Prescott and James Macgill.
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Marstead
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Montgomery County
Bethesda
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Oliver
William L. Henderson
Hal Hammond
William R. Horney
Stedman Prescott
James Macgill
Court test of new tax law likely
A Maryland official says at least one court test will be made of a new State law aimed at saving about 18 million dollars annually from personal property tax. The case could go to the Court of Appeals if needed, challenging inventory assessments for 30 firms and expanding real estate rulings to personal property.
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Ford And UAW Resume Talks
Ford Motor Co. vice president John S. Bugas said GM's contract move was a sound approach for a prompt labor settlement. He warned against expecting another three to three and a half months of talks and urged both sides to reach an agreement by the May 29 expiration.
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Ford Motor Co
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Generlal Motors Corp
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UAW
Orl
Walter P. Reuther
Myersville Casting Ballots Monday Votes 3 to 7
Polls open Monday in Myersville from 3 to 7 p.m. DST at Joseph Hars store room. Burgess candidate Grayson Doub currently serves. Council candidates include Joseph Brown Lloyd Brandenburg Joseph Harp Henry Krantz Grayson Phelps Ray Schroyer. Brandenburg and Harp are current council members.
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Joseph Hars
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Paul F. Bittle
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Doub
Joseph Brown
I Lloyd Brandenburg
Joseph Harp
Henry Krantz
Grayson Phelps
Ray Schroyer
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Paul [Rice
Ford Backs Approach Made By GM
Detroit Ford Motor Co moves to resume talks on a new labor contract with the UAW after GM served a 30 day notice and invited the union to target the industry. UAW Vice President Leonard Woodcock said the union will not be maneuvered into a strike before the May 29 deadline.
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Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
Ford
Chrysler
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Prominent Deaths Roundup From Across The Nation
Obituaries note deaths of Dr Henry W Nissen in Orange Park Florida at 37 a noted ape expert directing an Atomic Energy Commission project. Robert B Ackerman 72 former American Ship Building Co president in Cleveland. Msgr Patrick J Concannon 63 of Beverly Hills California. Lyle G Hall in Honolulu former Canadian Stackpole head. Elsie B Stringer 36 a Ringling Circus performer found dead in Fort Myers. a juvenile court set for a 16 year old Delinquent case in county records.
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Orange Park
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Henry Wieghost Nissen
Yerkes Laboratory
Nissen
Atomic Energy Commission
U.S. Public Health Service
Chicago
Robert B. Ackerman
Cleveland
The
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Great Lakes
New York
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Beverly Mills
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Church of the Shepherd
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Hollyoool
Miltown
County Galway
Ireland
Lyle G. Hall
Honolulu
Lyle G. Hall Wr
Canadian Stackpole, Ltd
Toronto
Elsie B. Stringer
Fort Myers
Elsie Benham Stringer
Star Circus
Inh
William C. Roderick
Eisenhower cautions on recession rebound and policy
President Eisenhower cautioned that a mid April unemployment drop does not prove a recovery, noting adjusted figures still show substantial joblessness. He defended defense reforms, rejected immediate anti recession tax cuts, and described Arctic inspection as a serious US proposal amid Soviet critique. He also addressed the 1960 GOP nomination process and kept Nixon well informed.
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United States
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