Rainfall Heaviest of Year Hits Frederick County
Severe thunderstorms drenched Frederick County with 1.60 inches of rain at the airport station marking the heaviest two hour tally since 1837. Lightning and power outages disrupted service as utility crews worked to restore lines and fuses.
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Frederick County
Carl \. Weakley
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Monument Exchange
John Morgan
Potomac Edison Company
Morgan
Route 310
Feagaville
Jefferson
West South Street
State Roads Commission
T U. S. 340
County Roads Department
River conditions update for Monocacy and Potomac
Monocacy at Buckerstown is full and very muddy while Potomac at Point of Rocks runs generally muddy and slightly raised.
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Buckerstown
Potomac
County Officials Questioned by Fact Finders at Court House
county commissioners met with the Fact Finders Inc at the courthouse to review county management. questions covered Monterue home funding road reports audits loans education zoning and sheriff’s office with figures on per capita costs and tax debt service. the group pressed for a year 1959 roads report and clarified budget items including utilities and salaries.
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Fact Finders Inc
Court House
Fact Finders
Montevue
Samuel Hays
Monterue
Winchester Hall
Euce
Board of Public Works
Lightning Kills Six Cows In County Farm Losses Reported
The storm on Gas House Pike killed six milk cows on two farms with a seventh ordered to be euthanized by a veterinarian. Losses were estimated around 3,000 dollars with insured cows. Mrs. Joan Walters and Mrs. Monroe Free described the animals found under trees after midnight and the storm as fierce.
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Pike
Joan Walters
Rosenstock
Slo
Monroe Free
Pike Farm
Soviets Expel U S Attache Officer
In Moscow the Soviet Union expelled Col. Edwin M. Kirton air attache at the U S Embassy for photographing military objectives. Capt. Irving T. Macdonald was warned. The action followed a report that Kirton and his assistant were caught photographing a railway junction area near Kurgan, Sverdnovsk region.
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Iap
Soviet Union
Edwin M. Kerton
U.S
Embas
Irving T. Macdonald
Kirton
I. T. Macdonald
Kurgan
Macdonald
U.S.S.R. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Urgan
Russian Republic
Sverdnovsk
Francis Gary Powers
Five Day Forecast And County Audit Update
The report notes temperatures will run one to four degrees below normal with minor changes after Thursday. Weekend showers total one to three quarters of an inch. Normal highs reach 80 to 85, lows near 70, cooler in Maryland western mountains. The audit is considered good but not a detailed report. commissioners pursue county fixed assets reapportionment and improved sheriff's office records. Attendees included Hays, Samuel H. Young, Hazel Lewis, Isaac Nicodemus, Austin Renn, John Leatherman, County Attorney Byron, Bookkeeper Woods, and Clerk Cannon.
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Associated Press
Covier
Maryland
Sheriff's Office
Hays
Samuel H. Young
Hazel Lewis
Isaac Nicodemus
Austin P. Renn
John D. Leatherman
Eisenhower Says Congress Must Pass Legislation This Term
President Eisenhower said it would take weeks to enact his proposed legislative program and urged Congress to stay on the job rather than campaign. He noted no current signs of recession and left open a possible meeting with Khrushchev if a useful purpose exists, while planning to brief lawmakers on changes to his program.
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Eisenhower
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U.N. General Assembly
Khrushchev
Pravda
Partes
Dope Ring Busted In Prince Georges County
Federal agents say the ring distributed about 2600 heroin capsules weekly from a Prince Georges County headquarters. Haiey, indicted July 19, was arrested yesterday on $10,000 bail after preliminary hearings. Co‑suspects Byers Blount and Rodgers were indicted in Washington. NY City linked as supply source.
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Eral Batco Activities
Prince Georges County
Haiey
Federal Grand Jury
George W. Byers
James Allen Blount
Aaron Francis Rodgers
Washington
New York City
Inmate Clash at Maryland Reformatory Injures Guards
About 20 inmates at the Maryland Reformatory for Males in Hagerstown clashed in the mess hall during lunch. Three guards were hurt, with Alver Heltibridie, Emmett Stains, and Joseph A. Rickard hospitalized. Cause of the disturbance unclear, not linked to recent parole unrest.
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Hagerstown
Maryland Reformatory
Here
Mess Hall
Clement J. Fer- Hing
Alver Heltibridie
Washington County Hospital
Emmett Stains
Joseph A. Rickard
Lumumba Trip Intensifies Congo Crisis as U.N. Prepares Entry
In Leopoldville Premier Lumumba’s threats spark anxiety while U.N. officials await Dag Hammarskjold’s return to implement a Security Council mandate. Katanga leader Tshombe sets entry conditions for U.N. troops and Lumumba vows further action. Belgian ambassador Van Den Bosch leaves the country aboard a Brazzaville-bound boat amid anti-Belgian sentiment.
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API
Patrice Lumumba
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Dag Hammarskjold
Lumumba
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Ratanga
Elisabethville
Harmmarskjold
Security Council
North America
Africa
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana
Sekou Toure
Guinea
Frederick Faces Expressway Era Says Funk at Rotary
Maryland official Jono B. Funk told Frederick Rotarians the area sits at the heart of a speed up plan adding 490 miles of highways in five years. He cited Route 40 to Baltimore Route 240 to Washington and a future Route 15 along with Catoctin bridges and rehabilitations.
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Frederick
State Roads Commission
Jono B. Funk
Rotary Club
Funk
Baltimore
Washington
Sandy Hook
Shenandoah Walier
Hagerstoun
Catoctin
Tom's Creek
Hagerstown
Weith
Francis Scott Key
James A. Sensenbaugh
Two-Car Route 355 Crash Damages $250 Near Frederick
A two vehicle crash on Route 355 near Route 26 northeast of Frederick caused $250 in damage. Arthur Ridgely Ridge, 53, was rear ended by Steiner Oliver Summers, 22, both northbound. Summers cited for following too closely. Trooper Robert H. McClear investigated.
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Frederick
Arthur Pearce Ridgesw
East Fifth Street
Steiner Oliver Summers
RFD
Ridgely
Fort Detrick
Summers
Chevrolet
Robert H. McClear
Two Accused Of Break-In Face Jury Trial
James A. Gentry and Jackson L. Martin, both of Washington, were sworn for a jury trial on charges related to attempting to pilfer coins from a pay phone. Bond set at $1,000 each. trial anticipated in October. Troopers Frost and Stafford led the case with dismantled phone sections found in the suspects’ car.
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Ridge Road
James A. Gentry
Jackson L. Martin
Washington
Gentry
Edward D.storm
Frost
Stafford
Hamilton
Mary Kidd
Tunsonia Holter
Retirement System In City Code Court Rules Pension Protects Police
Judges Schnauffer and Pugh heard demurrers on policemen retirement. The circuit court ruled the city charter provides pension rights for police under section 196 and preserves current benefits until charter changes are enacted. The decision notes city code obligates payment and a June study into broader employee plans. The present plan costs about 73000 dollars by 1978, while a proposed plan would add social security and 30 percent salary for retirees.
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Circuit Court
Patrick M. Schnauffer
James H. Pugh
City of
Frederick
John R. Fitzpatrick
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Schnauffer
Heeman
Wilt The Stilt Signs New Pact With Warriors
Wilt Chamberlain, after saying he would quit basketball last March, signed a three year contract with the Philadelphia Warriors. Owner Eddie Gottlieb declined to reveal terms but said the deal makes Chamberlain the highest paid athlete in sports.
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Philadelphia
Wilt
Chamberlain
Philadelphia Warriors
National Basketball Association
Warriors
Eddie Gottlieb
NBA
Boston Celtics
Cambridge cyclist dies from late Saturday injuries
A 60 year old Cambridge man known for riding a bicycle on lawns died from injuries sustained in a late Saturday incident.
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Cambridge
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