Rain Belt Holds Back Heat Wave Across the Region
A belt of showers damped the August heat as thunderstorms rolled through the city and county. Rain totaled about 0.75 to 1.0 inches at local sites, with cooler, cloudy conditions expected to linger, and minor outages reported by PE crews. Weakening heat and ripening crops were noted, while a new weir was installed on Tuscarora Creek to measure water flow.
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Weather Bureau
Gambrill State Park
High Knob
Mercury
Potomackelison Company
Shookstowne
Yellow Springs
Broad Run
Tonmant
Aolow
Charles F. Staley
Tuscarora Creek
Water Department
Jne Wen
Tuscarora
Statew
Board of Aldermen
One Killed In Crash At Fort Meade
A pickup loaded with six soldiers and two girls crashed into a tree inside Fort Meade killing one soldier. The driver reportedly lost control. another four people died in Maryland highway crashes over the weekend. The soldier’s identity was not released.
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Tne
Ft. Meade
Merit
Maryland
Curtis Grove
Hagerstown
U.S 40
Hancock Cliver Lane
Kingston
Somerset County
Westover
Rob Harold Evans
Laurel
Laurel Vanmetter
Joseph Morris
Arlington
Hall
Prince Georges County
Mars Ainsley Helmick
Arbutus O
Carmichaels
Bicycles Under Pilot Licensing and Inspection
Licensing and inspection of bicycles began this morning at 8 30 o'clock at States Park conducted by city police with Frederick Optimist Club and Upte Mrs. Club members assisting. The inspection runs until 3 30 pm under officers Elis Carty and Richard Rubin. A second session for bicycles owned by residents north of and including East and West Seventh streets will be at Staley Park during the same hours. Wednesday.
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States Park
Frederick
Prisoners Squeeze Through Vent Shaft in Jail Escape
Eleven inmates attempted a soap covered escape by sliding through a ventilator shaft at Orange County Jail in Santa Ana California. Seven inmates were recaptured while the others remained at large.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Orange County
Scramble Over Nomination Tops Early Election Debate
Democrats pursue Stevenson and Braden ahead of a Democratic convention standoff while Republicans press Eisenhower Nixon and Stassen as Vice Presidency waits. Leaders in Congress and state parties weigh endorsements and health questions amid a heated pre convention fight.
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Nisan
Eisenhower
White House
Harold Stassen
Sisen
Stassom
Waller Judd
R-Winn
Stassens Chase
Eisenhowe
Goes
Stan
Pat Ubllings Ra
Aly
Coonstitina Amditon
Ds Shassen
Chastian Theti
Massachusetts
Niven
Con
Vana
Ian
Bradiond
Strassen
Winte House
Pittgues
Diffard
Stassen
Novemer
Krowland
Ruchel
California
Nixon
Gay Goodwin Knight
Knight
Calfornia
Beckett
Washington
Sen. McCarthy
R-Win
Maryland National Guard unit earns awards at 2d Division review
Members of Company A 115th Infantry Maryland National Guard received accolades at the 2d Division review at Indiantown Gap PA. Crum Jr won the Adjutant General's trophy for marksmanship while Capt Horne accepted the Maryland Governor's indoor title. Harrys Bartgis earned a 25 year service medal as General Maxwell Taylor surveyed the encampment with 7,000 plus troops.
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Ith Infantry
Maryland National Guard
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation
Pennsylvania
Paul L Crum, Jr
Adjutant General
William M. Horne
Governor of Maryland
Harrys W. Bartgis
Maryland National
Maryland farmers show slight cash receipts rise early this year
Maryland farmers posted modest cash receipts for the first half of the year, up slightly from the previous period, contrasting with a national decline reported by the Department of Agriculture. The report notes gains in livestock and products offset by weaker field crops, with details on price movements and regional totals.
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Washington
Maryland
Department of Age Culture
Tepet
FOTO
Natindal
Dreakdeu
Miogh
Sixth Fleet Sails From Naples Amid Med Maneuvers
Report notes portion of the Sixth Fleet sailing from Naples with ships shifting between Genoa and Leghorn as Italian papers speculate about Suez links. Navy spokesman denies change in redeployment, stating schedule moves within the year and ports of call are routine.
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Suez
Rity
Navy
Nalan
6Th Fleet
Shifane
Mediterranean
Induction Postponed for Maryland Quarterback Tamburello
Baltimore star Frank Tamburello, University of Maryland quarterback, has an indefinite postponement of his induction for a draft board physical. The Maryland Selective Service Board ordered the delay to allow the Maryland Board of Selective Service Appeal to hear his case. Tamburello argues he is progressing toward graduation and remains in summer school as a potential senior.
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Baltimore
Frank Tamburello
University of Maryland
Maryland Selective Service Board
Tamburello
Director of Selective Service
State Board
Maryland Board of Selective Service
Techni Pav
Red China Ends Ban on American Newsmen
Peiping ends a seven year ban on American journalists allowing 15 correspondents from U S news agencies to visit the mainland. Notifications were sent to John Roderick AP Gordon Walker CSM Robert Marin US News and World Report James Robinson NBC and Dan Koreman McGraw Hill in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong
China Today
Peiping
AFP
Tisas
Gdod
Red China
Moscow
Sumchon
Boder
John Roderick
Associated Press
Gordon Walker
The
Christian Science Monitor
Robert Marin
US. News and World Report
James Robinson
National Broadcasting Co
Dan Koreman
McGraw- Hill Publishing Co
Maryland To Tap Federal Aid For State Roads
Maryland moves to upgrade 367 miles of state highways under a 368 million program to fit interstate standards. Federal aid covers 90 percent with the state covering the rest, enabling faster completion of projects from Baltimore Beltway to routes near Frederick and Washington.
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Baltimore
Maryland
State Roads Commission
Chesapeake Bay
Pennsylvania Line
Hancock
West Virginia Line
Hagerstown
Delaware Line
U.S 1
Washington
Frederick
Old York Road
Baltimore County
Wes
Marsland
Washington National
Pine Orchard
Monocacy River
Robert QO. Bonnell
Whe Tee
Programy
Baltimore Beltway
Second Week Of Summer Training For National Guard Units
The 24h National Guard units from Maryland and Virginia continued summer drills in a practical field training session. The Fifth Battalion Regiment Nuiginie and the Washington Infantry Regiment Baltimore planned a multi day maneuver on a wooded 17 acre base while the 5th Infantry Regiment engaged in small arms ranges and artillery drills with 105 and 155 millimeter guns.
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Maryland
Virginia
Todat Outcai
Tafani
Nuiginie
Wathh
Balimore
Tos
Acre
H5th Infantis Reguiemt
Amtle
Harracks
Thuston
Morgantown Flood Deals Heavy Damage Across West Virginia
Torrential rains drenched North and Central West Virginia causing widespread floods. Morgantown and Clarksburg suffered heavy damage with hundreds of thousands in losses. Water reached waist levels for firefighters and several plants flooded including Pressed Prism Plate Glass Co and Morgan Shirt Co. Bridges washed out in Preston County, power outages affected Clarksburg, and several towns faced downed trees and blocked roads.
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West Virginia
Morgantown
Clarksburg
Walter
Salem
Elkins
Buckhannon
Fairmost
Western Maryland Railway
Blackwater
Elmer Prince
Pressed Prism Plate Glass Co
Marilla
Morgan Shirt Co
Anmoore
Clarks
Burg
Preston
Preston Country Club
Kingwood
State Road Commission
Cumberland Hit By Storm
Western Maryland endured heavy rain that flooded tracks and disrupted services on the Western Maryland and Baltimore and Ohio railroads. Passenger trains were rerouted via the Pennsylvania Railroad, with major routes including the Columbian Capital Limited and the Diplomate and National Vamired affected.
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Cumberland
Maryland
Baltimore and Ohio
Pattsburgh
Pittsburgh
Pennshana
Harrishire
Baltimore
Washington
Columban Capital
Cleveland
Umontaan
Paacca
Baltimese
Ohio
West Virginie
Diplomat
National
Renate
Astute
Weeretn Vinsland
Connectsvite
Keyser
Western Pa Flood After Heavy Rains
Floodwaters from West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania surged down the Monongahela after weekend storms. Unofficial damage tops two million dollars with at least nine deaths and multiple missing persons feared drowned. Upstream towns report mills of floodwater as barges broke loose, bridges closed, and Red Cross shelters opened for evacuated residents.
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Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Monongahela River
Ohio River
Monongahela
Canonsburg
Pitschurch
Petlouan Ardy Grayer
Stocks Fall as War Threats Weigh on New York Market
Stocks on the New York Stock Exchange dropped sharply as war threats and diplomatic tensions rattled traders. European markets closed under pressure while London remained closed, forcing heavier activity in U S trading. Philadelphia hosted a nine doubleheader schedule covering local games.
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York
New York
London
British Send New Carrier To Suez Area
The 22 000 ton aircraft carrier Bulwark sailed for the Mediterranean from Portsmouth as Britain firmed plans over Egypt’s nationalization of the Suez Canal. Prime Minister Eden warned of defense measures while reservists were called up and paratroopers sailed with full gear for presumed actions.
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London
Mediterranean
Bolser
Egypt
Suez Canal
Riant Portsmouth
Eden
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Suez
Britain
Great Waterway
Australia
Portugal
Pakistan
Ceylon
Italy
Turkey
E. D. Kisselev
Lee Te Md
Selwyn Lloyd
Christian Pineau
Dulles
McKeon Seeks Navy Clemency After Death March Conviction
Marine corporal Matathew C. McKeon from Worcester faces a nine month hard labor sentence, reduction to private, and fines after a court martial found him guilty of drink intoxication and negligent homicide over a death march incident at Parris Island. He hopes Navy Secretary Charles Thomas will grant clemency or the case can be appealed.
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Parris Island SC
Matathew
C. McKeon
Navy
Charles Thomas
Worcester
Vass
Marine
le Court
Mt Marshlands
Parres F Iand Marine Trayn
Toe Marth
Matoon
Ripbon Creek
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Knowville
Frederich Tuner
Fort Meade
Anthony R. Paupe
Sunda
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Ion
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India Edwards
Ed Cianaman
Harman
Speouh
Stevenson
Hs Bee
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Betae
Hefauver
Steyers Gop
Chanrman
Leonard Wall
Cato
Roosevelt
Truman
Ronny
Chandler
Wetauver
Presidental Health
Len Mansfeld
D-Mont
Grathead
Indiantown Gap
Recrus
119H Field Artillery
SFC
James Ro Mask
John T Moser
Robert L. Strine
EO Weller
Nathaniel
Williams
Bernhardt
Threuchout
Das
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Dat
Machi
Paul J. Crum
Ro Sanders Jr
Robert L Stine
Warren Lo Rinses
Herman Ho Tsergar
Charles Foo Ramsburg Jr
Paul H Clemson
Crum
Kenneth J. May
Loth Inf Reg
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Harry Ro Sandera
SPC
Russell Castle
Warren Kinsey
Charles VW Baker
Earth Mercer Jr
Cixder Young Jr
Warmwond Cornell Jr
John LL Grove
Murray Co Zimmerman
Thomas Lo Pini
Carl L. Oal
Ter
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Harry Fo Daveler
Richard F Kinna
Robert Be Shankle
Robert Hembert
Rochard
Sixth Fleet
Naples
Genoa
Leghera
Nati
China
U.S. 10
W. Va
Richard J. Sherrick
Memphis
Mutual Gite Insurance Comepany
Tennessee
Houston
Carnerie
Woonvles
Pittahuran
Red Cross
Bobwate
Venessen
Holla Creek
Mro
Pascarella
Jamies Withes
Philadelphia
Tomer
Russia
Suez Company
Theseus
McKeon
Cms
Yves
Ohio Valley
Noman
Yountstoun
Otto
Comnecut
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