Local Firm Wins Defense Contract for Military Glasses
American Optical Company won the annual frame and temple contract issued by the Defense Department through the Military Medical Supply Agency in Exwoodlia N. It covers estimated frame needs of the Army Navy and Air Force for 1958 and will be produced at the Hughes Ford road plant near Frederick airport with work starting later this year. Government labs employ civilian and military personnel and frames and lenses are bought under open yearly contracts with strict military specs.
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American Optical Company
Department of Defense
Military Medical Supply Agency
Exwodlia
Army
Navy
Air Force
American Optical
Hughes Ford Road
Frederick
Armed Forces
Mastermind Unknown in Soviet Policy Puzzle
Washington officials and U5 intelligence experts hunt for the brain behind Soviet moves in disarmament talks. Khrushchev is a leading candidate but travel and duties limit his influence. Bulganin, Gromyko, and Zhukov are also weighed. Officials seek who guides Moscow policy amid purge and power shifts. AFL-CIO convention in Miami Beach canceled for Dec 4-10. Elks meeting plan halted last month.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Allen
Central Intelligence Agency
Moscow
Russia
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Clain Bulganin
Andri Gromyko
Georgi Zhukov
Molot Tov
Defense Ministry
Miami Beach
Afl-Cio
Thomas Smith
Convention Bureau
Elks
No Change In Integration Policy Across Frederick County
The March announced integration plan for Frederick County schools shows no change. Dr. James A. Sensenbaugh says city elementary schools will integrate, with high schools in the county awaiting completion of a new junior high. Several towns and schools are listed for phased integration by grade level, with continued operation of the Lincoln all Negro school and transfer requests considered.
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James A. Sensonbaugh
Schoals
Frederick City
Sensenbaugh
Frederic
Usu
Lincoln
Buckerstown
Burkitsville
Brunswick
Middletown
North Market Street
Fourth Street
Iwill
Urbana
Negro
New Market
Sersenbaugh
Water use deficit sparks city forecast and reservoir concerns
The city’s daily water deficit nears 250000 gallons as Fishing Creek flow feeds the reservoir plus a 122 part of a dry spell. Forecasters expect partly cloudy warm weather with possible thundershowers over the weekend. Reservoir level shows a slight drop though gains come from Linganore flow, and no major fires are reported in the area.
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Fred Us
Erick City
Fishing Creek
Tomor
William B. Burall
Boonsboro
Brownsville
Washington County
Eisenhower Wife Stable After Surgery at Walter Reed
President Eisenhower's wife Mamie is reported as having a satisfactory recovery after an operation at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Maj. Gen. Howard McC. Leader, the presidential physician, and Army gynecologists handled the case. She left bed for a short time and sat in a chair, according to White House press secretary James C. Hagerty.
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Washington L
Dwight D. Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
White House
Howard
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Army
Senate cuts Maryland military construction in public works bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee trimmed more than a third of Maryland's military construction items in the public works authorization, approving 45.265 million dollars, about 231.537 million less than the House. Maryland allocations dropped from 16.503 million to 59.673 million, with notable reductions including 3.2 million for a naval academy air station site and 1.952 million for an applied physics lab in Howard County, plus 115 thousand for the Taylor Basin at Carderock.
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Washington
Maryland
House
Senate Armed Services Committee
Naval Academy Air
Senate
Howard County
Carderock
iHouse
FL iMeade
Mother Of Seven Is Sent To Jail In Georgetown
Delip A Petite brunette mother, Helen Baker, 3, was sentenced to six months in jail by Judge W Marion Stevenson in Juvenile Court after being convicted of abandoning seven children aged 8 months to 7 years in woods near Greenwood Delaware two weeks ago. The children were later found safe and placed in foster care by the Department of Public Welfare. Baker testified she was ordered out of the house by her landlady Mrs Ruby Johnson following an incident with Johnson’s son Robert.
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Georgetown
Delip
W. Marion Stevenson
Helen Baker
Greenwood
Deli
Birs
Baker
Independent Fire Parade and Atomic Energy Debate
A chaotic mix of local parade results from Lisbon New York fire company event with prize winners and a federal dispute over 38 million dollars for three atomic reactors and public power plants. The piece also notes broadcast plans for Fredericks baseball and Legion games and mentions espionage cases tied to a Soviet ring.
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Lisbon Volunteer Fire Company
Lisbon
New York
Jacob Albam
Brooklyn Iea
Abrs
Meyra
Sable
Tion
William T. Dorsey
Jack
Warren Streaker l
Browningsville
Hcorps
Westminster V. F. W
Upper Montgomery
Bealisville
New Win
Com Amission
AEC
Idaho
Washington State
Accidental Stab Wound From Toy Knife In Family Fight
A Pottsville Pennsylvania man, Thomas Norris, 20, is in critical condition after a steak knife, left under a sofa, was plunged into his chest by his 22 month old son during a playtime incident. He said he had no idea the child found the knife. Police report details and injuries.
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Pottsville
Jonah Reese J
Thomas Norris
New Philadelphia
Thomas Jr
Nortis
Reese
Water line whisky found in Philadelphia home
Police traced a buried drum from a water pipe behind a Philadelphia home to a two thirds full jug of white whisky. Willie Cumbo and Dolores Cumbo, 33 and 28, were arrested for possessing untaxed liquor after officers found the bottle tap in the yard. They claimed no knowledge of the whisky. In New York, Rudolph Abel was arraigned in Brooklyn Federal Court on charges of being a Russian spy. He pleaded not guilty.
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Philadelphia
Charles Stitt
Stitt
Willie Cumbo
Dolores
Abel
New York
I Rudolph Ivanovich
Brooklyn
Registration spots for 730 bicycles in four days
Frederick City police with Optimist and Optimist Clubs conducted the annual summer bicycle registration at Staley and Rosedale Parks. About 1,800 bicycles citywide must be inspected and licensed yearly. Registration resumes Monday and Tuesday at Baker Park from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at South End Park and Thursday at Third Street Park.
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Frederick City
Optimist
Optims
Staley
Rosedale Parks
Baker Park
South End Park
Third Street Park
Five Day Forecast Warm Humid With Scattered Thunderstorms
The forecast calls for warm and humid conditions with possible scattered afternoon thundershowers Saturday and Sunday. Monday through Wednesday look fair and cooler. Precipitation totals through the period are expected at a quarter inch or less.
Bertha Pressures Louisiana Coast Amid Neartime Robberies
Tropical storm Bertha closed in on the Louisiana coast as police in New Orleans and nearby cities chased a trio of Baltimore suspects linked to a string of radio thefts. Three suspects were held on grand larceny charges after a quick pursuit ended with the recovery of several stolen radios and a Cadillac. The storm's path prompted offshore crews to return to shore as Cameron Parish evacuated and authorities warned of possible inland movement toward the Texas border.
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West Patrick Street
Louisiana-Texas
Jetin
Louisiana
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Cameron
Samuel Warfield
Audrey
All Saints
Civil Defense
Ernest Shank
New Orleans
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Shank
Berrout
G.L. Aven
Westi
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North Market Street
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Serats
Norman Dietz
Elisi
Carty
iWere
Elizabeth Jackson
Larettal
Ferguson
Roy Carter
Zod
Nikita Khrushchev
Lake Charles
Communist, Party
Modern Lighting Company
Dorsey F_ Shipley
Colonial Music Shop
Rayburn Backs Civil Rights Bill with Jury Trial Revision
House Speaker Rayburn endorses the Senate civil rights bill with the jury trial provision, signaling possible modification to limit it to voting cases if needed. The bill's fate in the House hinges on Republicans as White House hopes for passage amid broader civil rights debate. In other news, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip plan to attend an American football game during their Oct visit, slated for Maryland-North Carolina at College Park on Oct 19, with additional engagements including Williamsburg and Jamestown on the itinerary. Maryland Governor Theodore R. is noted in early coverage of state events.
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Rayburn
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Queen Elizabeth II
Prince
Philip
United States
College Park
Maryland
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G. D’arcy
Edmondson
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Rules Committee
Senate
MecKeldin
Hagerty
Amer- Rayburn
Jean
Indica Jand
Queen And Prince Attend Maryland Tar Heels Game
The Queen and Prince Philip will attend the Maryland Tar Heels football game with a royal visit starting October 16. They will fly to Virginia then Washington, meeting President Eisenhower at the White House for a parade and luncheon. They also plan a Jamestown festival stop and a wreath laying at Arlington.
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Queen
Prince
Philip
United States
Oifatra
Royal Canadian Air Force
Parrick Henry
Wiley T. Buchanan Jr
State Department
Thomas B. Stanley
Virginia
Wiliamsburg
Williamsburg Inn
U. S
Washington National Airport
Eisenhower
Thes
Washington
White House
Arlington National Cemetery
Forty Americans Accept Bid To Visit China
About 40 American delegates to the World Youth Festival accepted invitations to visit Red China despite a State Department travel ban. Fifteen committee members will go as nonpaying guests of Peiping. others pay a token 100 dollars for transport and expenses. They will depart after Moscow festival ends, with a mix of state guests and a Trans SiberianRailway trip for the rest. The Queen and Prince Philip will stay at the White House during their visit, hosting a dinner for President Eisenhower and his wife. The American embassy offered no immediate comment.
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Red China
U.S. State Department
Peiping
China
Andi Wu Eersten
Washington
State Department
Eisenhower
White House
Red
Prince Philip
Colege Park
William Worthy
Worthy
Anne Hobson
Richmond
Fred Grab
Alexandria
East Berlin and East German leaders tour Baltic ports
Khrushchev and East German officials led a Soviet delegation on a Baltic port tour after a speech in East Berlin. Otto Grotewohl joined Anastas Alikovan and Andrei Gromyko as mass rallies were planned in Stralsund Rostock and other Baltic locations amid Cold War tensions.
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Kiboss
Key East
Leip
Whrushchev
Walter Ulbricht
East Germany
Communist Party
Anastasy Alikovan
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
Otto
I Grotewohl
Alikoyan
Gromyko
Baltic Sea
Stralsund
Rostock
Berlin
Khrushchev
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