Five From Here Save Man’s Life in Potomac Rescue
Five Frederick fishermen rescued Russell Lee Todd after his boat capsized near Cobb Island. He clung 14 hours to a gasoline can in rough water until being saved at Rock Point. A woman, Lois Ogletree, 34, identified as a passenger with Todd, drowned and her body recovered near Colonial Beach. Todd and three others received treatment for exposure.
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Potomac River
Morgantown
Frederick
Norman Etzier
Charles P. Staley
Harold Staley
Jesse Palmer
Paul Staley
Bieler
Russell Lee Todd
Rock Point
Coast Guard
The
Bay
Colonial Beach
Todd
Ogletree
Virginia
Cobb Island
Mrs. Ogletree
Physicians Memorial Hospital
la Plata
Washington
St. Mary's Hospital
Leonardtown
Columbus
New Windsor Car Crash Kills Teen in Prince Georges County
A three car wreck early Saturday on Route 30 near State Route 214 in Prince Georges County left 16 year old William Tayman of Washington dead from head injuries. Robert Mumford of Clinton driven car carried Tayman and two other passengers, with Mumford in critical condition and two others hospitalized. Coan of Sherwood Park sustained minor injuries and Willers of New Windsor escaped unharmed as his car was damaged.
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Washington
Prince Georges County
Robert Willers
New Windsor
William Tayman
Prince Georges
Robert Mumford
Vic
Clinton
Tayman
Willer
Mumford
Carl A. Coan
Sherwood Park
Willer Auto
John Amorosi
Camp Springs
Allen Brows
Coan
Four Baltimore Firemen Injured and Rescue at Brick House
Four Baltimore firemen were injured as a three story brick row house burned. The 11 year old girl Thelma Winger was rescued from a second floor window ledge after nearly jumping. Firefighter Melvin Mills was bitten while rescuing two Boston terriers in the basement. Two other firemen sustained burns and a cut on the arm.
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Baltimore Ww
Thelma Winger
Melvin Mills
Salvage Corps
Kline Low Bidder On Road Work
Richard F. Kline a Frederick contractor submitted the low bid of 835 791 50 for resurfacing seven county roads. T Edgie Russell offered 40 258 50. Bids go to County Commissioners for final action with work expected to start within 10 days.
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Richard F. Kline
Frederick
County Roads Board
Kline
T. Edgie Russell
Roger H. Willard
Willard
Gas House Pike
Monocacy River
Bartonsville Road
Hayward Road
Harmony Grove
Opossumtown Pike
Gambrillo Park Road
Hansonville
Utica
U. S. Public Roads Administration
Dior Abolishes Corsets in New French Fashion Move
Christian Dior announces in Paris Presse that he has eliminated corsets even for dance dresses and cuts dresses in one piece without waist seams. He notes women are shortening hems and abandoning belts as part of a new, freer silhouette while warning that fuller figures should avoid the half-skirted cupola line.
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Paris
Christian Dior
Paris Presse
Dior
South Korean Assembly Backs Rhee on Unification Talks
The South Korean National Assembly narrowly backs President Syngman Rhee’s demand that Allied parties quit a Korean political conference if no unification agreement is reached within three months. The body also insists the talks include only soldiers who fought in the war and rejects any plan that undermines South Korea’s sovereignty.
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Pusan
Korea
South Korean National Assembly
Syngman Krhee
U. S
State Dulles
Rhee
South Korea
Fairfield Shoe Factory Fire Wrecks 400 Jobs
A $1,000,000 blaze in Fairfield Pennsylvania left 400 workers idle at a major shoe factory. Fire spread rapidly as crews fought the flames, with authorities confirming extensive damage and forcing temporary shutdowns while investigators probe the cause. Emergency services coordinated evacuations and secured the site amid ongoing containment efforts.
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Fairfield
Dulles Heads to Seoul for Talks on Korean Security Pact
Secretary of State Dulles flies toward Seoul to discuss a Korean American security pact with President Syngman Rhee. Talks aim to align U.S. and South Korean policies, with a broader plan to repair war damage and prepare for a forthcoming political conference on Korea. Rhee warns of unity demands, Peiping blasts U.S. approach.
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Mcechord Air Force Base
Wash
Dulles
Pacific
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Red China
Peiping
Tacoma
Washington
Eisenhower
South Korea
United States
U. N
Korea
Rhee
Republic of Korea
U. S
Associated Press
San Francisco
Peiping Radio
Truman
38Th
Initials on License Plates Set as Optional Extra in Maryland
Maryland motorists may obtain ego plates next year for a $15 add on, with a clean driving record and proof of payment. The plates replace the ordinary rear plate and must avoid words or numerals, per state rules. Officials say the new plates raise revenue and reward law abiding drivers, with 25 to 30 requests already received.
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Baltimore
Maryland
General Assembly
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
W. Dana Rudy
Connecticut
Rudy
Eisenhower Attends Taft Funeral in Capitol Rotunda
President Eisenhower joined the nation in paying final tribute to Senator Robert A. Taft at a state funeral in the Capitol rotunda. The service featured prayers, Bricker’s eulogy, and remarks on Taft’s devotion to country and liberty as leaders from Congress and the Supreme Court attended. The casket rested center rotunda as Washington marked the solemn ceremony before Taft’s remains were sent to Cincinnati for burial.
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Washington
MacArthur
Taft
Eisenhower
New York
Robert A. Taft
National Capitol
Senate
House
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Republic
Rotunda
Capitol Dome
Supreme Court
Frederick Brown Harris
America
Sen. Bricker
Bricker
Nixon
Douglas MacArthur
Capitol
Cincinnati
Bunal Tomer
Lincoln
Wiliam Howard Taft
Temperatures Fall Rapidly After Warm Afternoon
Temperatures dropped suddenly Sunday evening as a cool front moved through bringing gusty winds and a feel of early autumn. The day opened at 89 degrees with a last night low around 60. An earlier shower near Eramitsburg occurred before the wind shift, and the forecast calls for cool conditions today with a minimum below 80. Partly cloudy and warmer Tuesday with scattered showers, followed by warmer conditions and more showers on Wednesday.
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Eramitsburg
Escaped convict arraigned for Massachusetts murder
An escaped convict, Donald W. Bebout of Chester, West Virginia, was arraigned in Ayer District Court on a first degree murder charge for the shooting death of Irene Bulger near a woods where she and Bebout went for target practice. Bebout, 20, pleaded not guilty as police said he killed her in a jealous rage after she refused his offer to go steady. He had escaped from a Huttonsville prison on May 6, where he was serving one to ten years for grand larceny. Police disclosed the body was found in a patch of woods following the shooting.
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Bebout
Huttonsville
W. Va
Mediators Seek To End Bus Lines Strike
Federal mediators moved to end a three day strike by 123 Blue Ridge Bus Lines drivers and mechanics. A. F. MacDonald said the U S Conciliation Service may hold a meeting with company and union officials early this week as talks continue. Union officials had no comment. The Eastern Division service to parts of Pennsylvania Maryland and the District of Columbia is disrupted.
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Hagerstown
Blue Ridge Bus Lines
A. F. MacDonald
U. S
Blue Ridge
Pennsylvania
Maryland
District of Columbia
POWs Release Drill Under Way at Panmunjom Exchange
United Nations Command staged a dress run for the planned mass POW exchange in Korea. About 150 Allied soldiers portrayed liberated prisoners as they moved from Panmunjom to Inchon for the actual handover. Red Cross teams from Americans, Danes and British prepared to inspect camps, while neutral nations supervised dispatches set for next Saturday.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
Panmunjom
Inchon
Red Cross
Manchurian
Sven Grafstrom
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
North
South Korea
Peiping Radio
Kaesong
Pyoktong
Reds
U. S
Munson
Maxwell D. Taylor
Wb. SS. 8Th Army
Freedom Village
Taylor
U. N
Seoul
Fairfield Shoe Company Fire Levels Town Industry
A Fairfield Pennsylvania shoe factory, major local employer, was destroyed by a blaze of unknown origin on Sunday afternoon. The fire, fed by dense smoke, destroyed most of the plant with about one million dollars in estimated loss and left roughly 400 workers temporarily unemployed. Firefighters from multiple towns struggled to contain the conflagration, saving two nearby houses. no sprinkler system was present.
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Fairfield
Pennsylvania
Emmitsburg
Gettysburg
Cashtown
Blue Ridge Summit
Barlow
Fountaindale
Fort Ritchie
Fairfield Fire Company
Robert Weikert
Sigmund Spiegel
New York
Elty
Theodore Frank
Tract
Kimmitsburg
Fairfield Chamber of Commerce
Edgar W. Brown
Brown
Helen McClear
Fairfield School
Fannie McCleaf
Miss McCleaf
Francis ‘Schultz
Double Trouble For Little Buster Andrews
In Winston-Salem two boys injured Buster Andrews with a rock injuring his head and leading to two operations plus removal of his appendix. He later suffered broken arms but returned home in decent condition as doctors pursued further care. A Defense Department study examines molding weapons into a smoother fighting machine including carriers bombers missiles and atomic cannons.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Buster Andrews
Buster
Washington
Defense Department
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