Body Of Woman Missing Since December Found
Cumberland police identify decomposed body found on Potomac island as Mrs Bessie Jane Propst, who vanished December 10 after leaving a note threatening to jump into the river. The case is treated as a probable homicide by authorities pending further evidence.
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Bessie Jane Propst
W. F. Baker
Pracre
New Mar
New U. S
Charles R. Oates
Thomas M. Anderson
Oates
Frederick
Walter E. Sinn
Robert R. Reuthenhoefer
State‘ Roads Commission
New LE. S. 40
U.S. 40
New U. S. 40
Holmes Fout
Holden
Felton
U. S. 40
Baltimore
Charles Walls
Emmett R. Bowlus
Jurr
Walter 5. Bidle, Jr
Phillis F. Warrenfeltz
Roy G. Frushour
Appointments Of Teachers Announced By School Board
The Frederick County Board of Education announced several teacher appointments at its meeting. Warren C. Smith became vice principal at Frederick High, with John L. Thompson taking over as vocational agriculture instructor. New appointments include Judy Cummings Parkway. Paul Stroup. Mrs. Kathryn Hovermaie. Robert S. Trimble. Mrs. Joan Holtz Elm Street. Marshall McCaules. Henry K. Poffenberger Thurmont High. Mrs. Laura Birkland New Thurmont Elementary. Mrs. Anselle L. Chase Woodshero. Mrs. Jean H. Dovel New Market. Naomi D. Witmer A fiddletown Elementary. Mrs. Beverly J. Roderick Brunswick Elementary. Mrs. Ada H. Bell Brunswick High. Warren O'Toole Liberty Junior High. Leaves of absence granted for Mary F. Cage Brunswick. Elaine Childs. Plans for Walkersville junior senior high and North Frederick elementary additions discussed with architects. no decisions yet.
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Warren C. Smith
Frederick High School
Arnold Flea#le
Walkersvile High School
John L. Thompson
Middletown High
Smith
Reese Poffenbarger
Middletown
Thompson
Juss Judith Cummings
Parkway
Paul Stroup
Kathryn Hovermaie
Robert S. Trimble
Joan Holtz
Elm Street
Marshall McCaules
Frederick
Henry K. Poffenberger
Thurmont
Laura Birkland
New Thurmont
Anselle L. Chase
Woodshero
Jean H. Dove
North Frederick
John W. Walcott
Ross ¥. Smith
Demonstrators Halted at Nevada Atomic Test Site Blast
Pacifist protesters at the Nevada flats site attempt to halt an Atomic Energy Commission test on the 17th anniversary of atomic warfare. Winds delay the detonation and security guards arrest eleven demonstrators who crossed the line.
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Hiroshima
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Water levels fall as Frederick area faces dry spell
Fishing Creek reservoir drops about 3 million gallons amid a multiweek dry period. Frederick city cuts water use by shifting to Linganore filtration and relies on mountain sources. Alderman Burall notes Tuesday's city consumption at 3.6 million gallons, with 2.01 million from Singapore and 1.65 million from mountain sources. No rain in the forecast through Friday keeps the downward trend in place.
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William B. Burall
Singapore
Frederick Vet
Brunswick
Emmitsburg
Middleman
Thurmont
British forces press on in Oman near Nizwa stronghold
A British army spokesman reports troops 14 miles from Nizwa, near Tez village, as Sultan’s red flag is seen. Royal Air Force leaflets warned villagers to cooperate. Rebels dig in behind Ft. Nizwa’s five foot walls while an approach march advances 80 miles from Fahud.
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Oman
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Arabian Peninsula
Ft. Nizwa
Water Department repairs break on North Market Street
City workers responded Tuesday afternoon to a broken water line near the North Market and Ninti street intersection. Crews labored through the night to complete repairs.
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City Water Department
North Market Street
Ninti Street
Ends 12 Days Of Being Lost In Mountains
Lt. Robert Hasashida of Minneapolis, 22, a company commander at Fort Lewis, Vanished July 25 from the Yakima firing center and wandered for 12 days in the Cascade Mountains before trudging onto a jogging road yesterday. He was tired hungry and grimy but otherwise unhurt.
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Ft Lewis
Yakima
Five Day Forecast From The Associated Press
Mostly sunny and warmer Thursday with higher humidity Friday. Saturday and Sunday stay warm and humid with a chance of scattered thundershowers likely Sunday. Monday cooler and fair. Temperatures run about one degree above normal with normals guiding afternoon highs in the mid 30s east and near 70 in Southern Maryland and 60s elsewhere including mountain lows in the mid 10s.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Pat
Garage Fire Follows Bees Nest Burning at West Second
About 12 55 pm this afternoon a fire call went to the third block of West Second Street reporting efforts to burn a bees nest from a garage. The fire got out of control before firefighters arrived. no damage was reported. Samuel Fisher owns the house.
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West Second Street
Samuel Fisher
Rocky Ridge Firemen Parade Set for August 15 in Mt Tabor Park
Rocky Ridge Volunteer Fire Company schedules its annual carnival August 14–17 in Mt Tabor Park with parade night August 15. Prizes go to top musical groups, fire company units, ladies auxiliary, floats, and civic organizations. rain date moves parade to August 16. Contact James R Six of Rocky Ridge by August 12 to participate.
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Drum Corp
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James R. Six
Mrs Eisenhower in Fine Condition After Surgery
Washington Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower remains in fine condition after a two hour operation at Walter Reed Army Hospital The president and physicians reported she slept with few interruptions and was resting in a three room suite Doctors said the surgery was not malignant and she plans to accompany the president on a vacation to Newport Rhode Island later this month
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Dwight’ D. Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
White House
Howard Ai. Surder
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Hagerty
Humbert L. Riva
Deputies Seek Woman Mountain Climber On Pike's Peak
Colorado Springs deputies on horseback search the wooded area of Pike's Peak for 38 year old Mrs. Westine B. Roberts last heard Monday. The lifelong hiker began her solo ascent Saturday and stayed at the summit Sunday night. Two witnesses reported seeing her descending earlier.
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Colorado Springs
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Pike's Peak
Estine B. Roberts
Agéa
Aoaday
Woman Found Dead At Bottom Of Stairs In Cumberland
A 65 year old woman, Miss Helen L. C. Wildmann, was found dead at the bottom of a stairs in her Cumberland home last night. Police say she apparently fell and struck her head. Wildmann had worked as a shoe store clerk for over 20 years. The other item notes a Pentagon statement about a regiment transferring from Japan to Okinawa.
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Cumberland
Helen L. C. Wildmann
Atomic test Stokes lights Nevada sky over Las Vegas
Atomic scientists detonated a balloon tethered nuke at 5 25 a m at the Nevada test site code named Stokes. The 20 000 ton TNT blast ripped a Navy blimp from its moorings and lit the Las Vegas desert sky for about ten seconds. Newsmen viewed the detonation from 10 miles away as a shock wave rattled witnesses and 500 military observers. The shot marked the twelfth in the current test series and followed the Hiroshima anniversary by a day.
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Nevada Desert
Stokes
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Hiroshima
Japan
Wild Monkeys Escape Leaves Only 19 Uncaught
In North Wales Pennsylvania the escape of 49 lab monkeys from Merck Sharp and Dohme sparked a manhunt. A lab crew police and children chased the primates as 10 were recaptured and 20 were shot leaving 19 still at large in a suburban Philadelphia area.
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Sharp
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Philadelphia
Frederick Little League Team Leaves for Huntington Tonight
Frederick's Section I champions depart at 9 p m for Huntington West Virginia to face Bristol Va in the divisional tournament first game Friday at 4 p m DST. The team travels by car to Martinsburg WV for a train connection and arrives in Huntington early Thursday. A round trip train rate of 20 per person is offered with space for followers, but a group must notify official by today. The Frederick squad seeks another title after defeating Newark Del Tuesday night and Baltimore area rivals await in the divisional bracket as the schedule unfolds.
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William H. Bartgis
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Tennessee
Virginia
Hampton-Withe
Newport News
Montgomery
West Virginia
Owensboro
Kentucks
St. Albans
Easton
John Hammond
Harvard coach John Yovicsin found after police search
Harvard football coach John Yovicsin called his wife from Gettysburg to say he was safe. Harvard officials said he intended to rest in the Pocono Mountains, unaware of the police search that began Monday after a reported disappearance.
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John Yovicsin
Don Felt
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Khrushchev Denounces Adenauer Policy in East Berlin Welcome
In East Berlin Khrushchev denounced West German Chancellor Adenauer's foreign policy as a danger to world peace during a mass rally at the railway station. He accused theWest German government of undermining peace efforts and warned of distrust toward the Soviet and socialist camp. He spoke five weeks before West German elections highlighting the stakes for peace.
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Nikita Khrushchev
East Germany
Iromed Adenauer
East Berlin
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Adenater
Soviet Union
Oliver Hardy Dies in California at 65
Oliver Hardy, the rotund half of the Laurel and Hardy duo, died in North Hollywood California. He suffered a paralytic stroke on September 12 and had been incapacitated since, unable to speak. He died at the home of his mother in law Mrs Monnie L Jones.
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Oliver Hardy
Laurel and Hardy
Monnie L. Jones
Racketeer Dio Used Unions to Help Hoffa Power
Senate investigators heard testimony on Johnny Dio using unions under his control to bolster James Hoffa's labor influence in New York. Robert F. Kennedy described payoffs via Equitable Research Associates to suppress rival picketing and aid Hoffa ally John O'Rourke in the Teamsters Joint Council 16. Dio, paroled for today’s testimony, faces shakedown conspiracy charges while associates cite Fifth Amendment refusals.
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Johnny Dio
James R. Hofffa
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Hoffa
John O'Rourke
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Jon
Midwest
Stanley Lehrer
Brooklyn
Auto Glass Dealers Assn
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Lehrer
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Rackets Committee
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Eisenhower Opposes Senate Civil Rights Bill Amid Other Talks
President Eisenhower voiced opposition to the Senate version of the civil rights bill as Congress nears a vote. He also discussed a potential defense secretary successor Neil H. McElroy, and emphasized caution on budget reforms and foreign aid while pursuing disarmament progress with Dulles. He defended his approach of persuading lawmakers without threats and highlighted long term foreign aid priorities.
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Eisenhower
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Neil H. McElroy
Charles E. Wilson
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M McElroy
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Defense Department
Dulles
London
Congress
Senate House
United States
City records show assault and traffic sentences
A magistrate sentenced a city Negro to 90 days in jail for assault and battery on Godfrey Weedon at the local colored university club in August. Albert Jefferson and Earl Crampton received shorter sentences for motor vehicle violations and related charges. Weedon sustained injuries requiring 44 sutures. Officer Stockman led the cases as outcomes followed. Market rally notes and river conditions accompany today’s brief.
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H. Reese Shoemaker
Godfrey Weedon
Colored Univers
Weedon
James
Albert Jefferson
West All Saints Street
Marke
Earl
Crampton
James Stockman
Queen’s critic punched in London street clash
Lord Altrincham, 33, publisher of a bine-blooded magazine, was slugged by Philip Burbridge, 52, a retired merchant seaman outside a TV studio. Burbridge charged with insulting behavior. Altrincham later defended his criticisms of royal advisers and spoke of aiming at royal speechwriters.
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