Busy First Week Of August In Frederick Events
Frederick hosts a packed first week in August with Fort Detrick staff honors at the Fair Grounds on Wednesday marking the Civil Service Act anniversary. Major Gen. Creasy will present awards to about 850 employees before a 2 300 attendance. Little League tournament opens Thursday at Staley Memorial stadium with teams from five states and a Friday parade. The Win chester Hall health center opening occurs Friday with county officials attending and public viewing of the rebuilt wing. The Mid Atlantic Morgan Horse Show runs Friday and Saturday at the Fair Grounds with 60 horses, a Key Hotel banquet, and a Rotary sponsor.
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Frederick
Fort Detrick
Fair Grounds
Winchester Hall
William M. Creasy
Department of the Army
Staley Memorial Stadium
State Armory
Frederick County Health Center
Michigan
Massachusetts
Francis Scott Key
Firemen overcome smoke during Lexington Park blaze
More than a score of firemen were overcome by smoke while battling a two hour fire at the Sunset Manor Restaurant in Lexington Park Maryland near Patuxent Naval Air Station. Thirteen treated at Patuxent Naval Air Test Center and about a dozen at the scene. Fire caused an estimated 170000 dollars in damage and smoke damaged two nearby stores and the Lexington Park Hotel. Fire started in the restaurant kitchen. Chief George Zdinak credited faulty gas Trasks for the high smoke casualties. Firefighters from four other St. Marys County communities plus civilians and Navy personnel assisted. Flames confined to the kitchen.
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Lexington Park
George Zdinak
Witness Kin g Badly Burned Near Detroit Ties to Hoffa Ally
A fire blistered Frank Kierdorf, 36, nephew of Detroit Teamsters Union chief Jimmy Hoffa ally Herman Kierdorf. He was brought to a Pontiac hospital after being identified, with links to a Senate Labor Backers Committee probe into mobster and unionist tieups in Detroit. Kierdorf, former business agent for a Flint Laundry Workers Union, faded from public view last week.
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Pontiac
Mich
Detroit
Teamsters
Jimmy Hoffa
Frank Kierdorf
Herman Kierdorf
Senate
Flint
Frederick Bicycle Inspection Starts Across City Parks
The city began its annual bicycle inspection and licensing drive in Frederick. Inspections run 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Harmon Field then Maryland Avenue Park and East Third Street Park through August 29. A 23 cent tag is required and uninspected bikes after September 6 may be impounded by police.
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Frederick
Harmon Field
Winchester Street
Maryland Avenuue Park
Wisner Street
Monroe Street
East Patrick Street
Opti Mrs. Club
East Third Street
North Market Street
Third Street
Direct Dial Brunswick From Frederick Now Possible
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone confirms direct dialing between Frederick and Brunswick. Local manager Carl V Weakley states Frederick customers reach Brunswick by 16 plus book numbers, and Brunswick residents can call Frederick via MO plus book numbers. Direct dialing to Mt Airy and Thurmont began earlier with 2 plus and 1 plus book numbers respectively, and New Market uses 7 plus book numbers for Mt Airy calls.
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Brunswick
Frederick
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Carl V. Weakley
Braddock Heights
Mt. Airy
Thurmont
New Market
Word From Khrushchev Likely Soon
United States rushes Middle East proposals for a United Nations summit while awaiting word on Khrushchev’s attendance. Khrushchev’s secret trip after meeting Mao Tse-tung in Beijing fuels speculation on summit policies. Officials note two U.N. session options and signal Eisenhower will oppose indirect aggression and back legal governments with force if needed.
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United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Mosiaw
Mao Tzetung
Peiqing
Mao
Middle East
de Gaulle
United ‘Nations
Britain
Harold Macmillan
U.N
Security Council
U.S
Shehab
Lebanon
Jordan
Beirut-Tripoli
Iraq
Chamoun
Middle Zas
State Department
G. Frederick Reinhardt
Dulles
Juscelino Kubitschek
Brazil
Shere
2200 More U S Troops In Lebanon Reported
The United States increased its Lebanon force to over 13,000 troops as 2,200 Marines landed in Beirut on Sunday. Tanks and hundreds of vehicles were awaiting unloading, with engineers, radiomen, a medical unit and food inspectors among the arrivals. Rebel forces and political disputes continued as quiet prevailed in Beirut and northern Lebanon.
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Beirlt
Lebanon
United States
Middle East
Beirut
Fuad Shehab
U.S
Adm
James L. Holloway
Kamal Jumblati
Tripoli
Deant
Five Day Forecast for Maryland Delaware AP
The five day forecast calls for temperatures near normal with brief changes. Tuesday brings fair skies and moderate warmth, followed by Wednesday’s warmer afternoon with thundershowers. Thursday and Friday expect fair conditions and cooler air. Saturday turns warmer with scattered showers and a total precipitation of about one quarter to one half inch. Early lows range from the mid 50s in the mountains to higher elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Maryland - Delaware
Hanover
Fuel Tank Overflow Pollutes Carroll Creek
Fort Detrick spokesman says a fuel tank overflow released heavy oil into Carroll Creek. Engineers believe the oil will not affect fish as it stays near the creek sides. Police notified Fort Detrick authorities, efforts continue to locate the overflow source. all outlets shut off and operations unaffected.
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Fort Detrick
Carroll Creek
Detrick
Public Accustomed To Higher Postage
The public grows used to the new postage rates as mail flow normalizes after Friday's rollout. Postmaster James A. Grove notes some three cent stamp usage remains but expects little impact. stamp sales and one cent stamps to clear old stock were strong. The article also covers Middle East diplomacy and a Jordan firearms case, then details the probate of Mrs. Lucy Higbee Galt’s will in Emmitsburg with estate around $8,500 and Katherine Bursk named executrix.
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James A. Grove
Galt Wiel
Lucy Higbee
Amy
Katherine Bursk
Brooklyn Park and Dover Set for State Tournament Play
Brooklyn Park and Dover, Maryland and Delaware state champions, travel to the site for the divisional Little League tournament opener on Thursday. The tourney director Trvin J. Ramsburg announced the pair as the state qualifiers, with Brooklyn Park fresh off a win over Westminster and Dover securing Delaware title glory. The report also notes ongoing investigations and warrants related to a criminal inquiry involving state officials and warrants unserved, with details pending completion by state police.
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Trvin J. Ramsburg
Brooklyn Park
Maryland
Westtminster
Dover
Delaware
Baltimore
Frederick
Maryland Prelvin I. F T. Zumbrun Directoers Toons
Criminal Justice Committee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Whitchampion
Onla
Ramsburg
Zumbrun
Elmer F
Munshower
Annapolis
Sidney Sappington
Marlin S. Clevenger
Clevenger
William H. Weber
Pikesville
Skeleton Pushes Man Back 11 Million Years
In Grosseto Italy scientists report a nearly complete skeleton of a child-sized man found 600 feet underground in the Bacinello coal mine. Dr Johannes Hurzeler claims the find pushes humanity back to at least 11 million years, suggesting a potential common ancestor with apes. Miners Enzo Boccéalini and Artelio Giusarini discovered the bones after two years of digging, reshaping views on human origins. The weather notes accompany the page with scattered rainfall data and forecasts across the region.
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Grosseto
Italy
Johannnes Hurzeler
Basel Museum of Natural History
Austroalopithecus
South Africa
Java
Pekin
Enzo Boccéalini
Artelio Giusarini
Bacinello
Outlaw Surprised By Gun-Toting Cowboy
A gun wielding cowboy surprised an outlaw attempting to crack a safe at a Newark laundry. The cowboy did not draw his weapon, and the outlaw offered 10 cents to keep quiet before the incident concluded.
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Newark
APJ
Khrushchev and Mao Hold Unity Talks in Moscow
Soviet Premier Khrushchev and Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong held a four day secret meeting in Moscow that produced a communique urging an immediate top level summit with the West Mao joined in the appeals. The leaders signaled a unified front to press Western powers for renewed talks while outlining their shared strategy on global communist policy and future negotiations.
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Peiping
Mao Tee-tung
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Mao
Security Council
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India
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Middle East
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Jordan
U.S
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Africa
Latin America
Nine Killed In Weekend Accidents In Maryland
Weekend accidents claimed nine lives across Maryland. A crash on U S 301 in Anne Arundel County killed Mrs Lillian Gates 80 her daughter Althea Shoemaker 33 and Cecil Cardwell 41 who rode in the northbound car. Other drownings and a Baltimore County overturn on Old Court Road added to the toll. Authorities noted cars appeared welded together and warned of continuing danger as rain and water restrictions affected areas like Clear Spring. Anacostia sailor Clarence Wright Jr 21 drowned after his car left the southbound Baltimore Washington Parkway. The report also lists Floyd Johnson 39 Vernon Odle 29 Earl King 24 Sam Chapman 15 and Dallas Cross 30 among the dead with various causes from drowning to vehicle crashes. Additional items include weather and security council notes from Moscow and a stray polemical piece about a cowboy police interaction in Baltimore.
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Associated Press
Maryland
U. S. 301
Anne Arundel
Clarence N. Wright Jr
Anacostia
Arlington
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Floyd Johnson
Salisbury
Johnson
Vernon Ray Odle
Baltimore
Woodlawn
Baltimore County
Old Court Road
Earl R. King
Sam Chapman
Bird River
White Marsh
Dallas Levi Cross
Scaggsville
Laurel
Laytonsville
Merry-Go-Round Kills One Injures Another
In Middletown New York a souped-up merry go round called the Comet hurled two riders into a crowd at the Orange County Fair. Francis Kearner 18 of Monticello died about three hours later at Middletown Sanitarium. George Van Aken 30 of Middletown suffered a possible fractured spine and was in critical condition. A cable snapped as cars whirled about 430 miles per hour. The riders struck a sidewalk and four bystanders received shock and bruises.
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Middletown
Sapi
Francis Kearner
Monticello
George van Aken
Fand
Hubcap incident ends in tragic footrail accident
James Riste, 32, dropped a hubcap at a railroad crossing in Grand Rapids. His foot caught under a rail as a Grand Trunk Passenger train moved past toward Muskegon, severing his left leg. He drove to a hospital and was reported in fair condition after surgery.
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Mich
James _Riste
Riste
Grand Trunk
Muskegon
Detroit
No Stamps Shortage Hits Post Office Run on Rates
Washington AP report notes stamp demand rose after rate changes causing a shortage of one and four-cent stamps at post offices. A department spokesman promised a swift fix with deliberate speed to restore supplies.
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Washington
U. S. Post Office Department
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