Rain and Floods Hit Frederick Area After Hurricane
Heavy south to north showers and thunderstorms swept the Frederick region last night, boosting river levels and causing washouts. A large sink formed on Main Street in Walkersville near Stauffer's store, while power lines and cables were damaged in Walkersville Woodsboro area. Cars barely cleared the sink as it opened after heavy rain. Local roads saw high water on Fishing Creek and U.S. 15. traffic remained moving, with some closures. Weather data showed up to an inch of rain in places, a drop from 91 to 69 degrees as the day cooled, with forecasters predicting more rain and wind today then clearing tomorrow.
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Frederick
Monocacy
Walkersville
Thomas G. Mohler
State Roads Commission
Main Street
Stauffer
Stauffer’s
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Woodsboro
Fishing Creek
U.S 15
Lewistown
Hansonville
Israel’s Creek
Maryland
Gambrill State Park
Nal Fay
Unionville
Linganore Creek
Johnsville
Weather Bureau
State Police
Necasimnal Shawers
Yellow Springs
Wits Line
Potomac Edison Co
LeGore
U.S
Harmony Grove
Lisbon
Aiev
New Storm Diane Threatens Atlantic Route
Miami reports Tropical Storm Diane the fourth of the year with winds of 80 to 90 mph located about 1,150 miles east of Miami and 420 miles northeast of Puerto Rico. Forecaster Gordon Dunn said Diane’s threat to the southeast mainland coast faded after the storm moved northwest away from land.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Diane
Puerto Rico
Gordon Dunn
Weather Bureau
State Puts Up Hurricane Warnings
Maryland and southern Delaware coastlines faced renewed hurricane warnings after Connie shifted northeastward. Forecasters predicted hurricane force winds for southern Maryland and Delaware coasts with gale force elsewhere, while Cape Hatteras was expected to be near the eye around noontime and the storm to threaten areas into Saturday morning.
Tension Over Truce Team In Korea Turns Violent
Riots and a fatal shooting marked rising tension over President Rhee's demand that pro Communist truce inspectors leave Korea by midnight. U N S C and U S forces faced demonstrations at Wolmi Island and Inchon harbor as clashes continued despite threats of peaceful evacuation of Communist members.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Korea
Rhee
U. S
U.S
Wace
L. L. Lemnitzer
United Nations
Lenvnitzer
United States
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Panmunjom
Harlan C. Parks
Military Armistice Commission
MNSC
South Korea
An &Th Army
Inchon Harbor
U. S. Army
Wolmi Island
UNSC
Bih Army
U.S. Army
Inchon
Wolmi
National Defense Youth Corps
NNSC
Parks
Unitedations Command
Ambassador and son die in Bangkok crash
American Ambassador John E Peurifoy and his nine year old son Daniel were killed instantly when the Thunderbird collided head on with a truck on a narrow bridge 125 miles south of Bangkok near Hau Hin. His elder son Clinton, fourteen, was critically injured. The ambassador, 48, arrived in Thailand last November after notable service in Greece and Guatemala. He began government work in 1935 as a elevator operator in the Senate office building. He had come with his wife Betty Jane and their two sons for a one day holiday.
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Bangkok
Thailand
John E. Peurifoy
Daniel
Peurifoy
Clinton
Hau Hin
Gulf of Siam
Greece
Guatemala
Senate
Washington
Betty Jane
Soviet troops to stay in Vienna per Dej pledge
Romanian premier Gheorghe Gheorgiu-Dej announced that Soviet troops will remain in Romania to secure alignment as American forces withdraw from Western Europe and as Western alliances dissolve. The statement underscores postwar security arrangements amid shifting Cold War tensions.
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Vienna
Gheorghe Gheorgiu-Dej
Europe
Hurricane Connie Advisory Shifts Off North Carolina Coast
The Weather Bureau at 11 a.m. EST reports Hurricane Connie moving northward from Morehead City toward southeast Virginia by midnight. Centered near 33.1N 76.8W, about 60 miles west of Cape Hatteras, hurricane winds extend 50 miles from the center with gales up to 250 miles NE and 150 miles SW. Warnings in effect north of Myrtle Beach to Provincetown. warnings lowered south as winds subside.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Connie
Morehead City
N. C
Cape Hatteras
Virginia
Atlantic
Delaware
Myrtle Beach
Provincetown
Mass
Thin Black Bugs Force Cumberland Man From Home
Kenneth W. Troalman of Cumberland fled his house after an invading army of thin black bugs swarmed the dwelling following a rain. He reported the incident to police. officers could not identify or remove the insects, and the family moved in with a neighbor.
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Cumberland
Kenneth W. Troalman
Troutman
Pole
Ocean City Mayor Calls Hurricane Scare Costly
Ocean City Maryland Mayor Mason Trimper criticizes early hurricane warnings as overdone and costly for business. He notes empty buses, declining hotel occupancy, and skipped payday safety worries while defending local sand dunes and boardwalk protections. The mayor also runs an amusement concession on the boardwalk.
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Ocean City
Ocoan City
Chesapeake
Red Cross
Army
Mater
Two Killed and Nineteen Injured in Salisbury Bus Crash
In Salisbury New York a Greyhound bus skidded across the centerline on a curve, hitting two cars and a building. Victims identified include Arthur J. Baxter Jr. and Cora Russell, both Black, with Walter Tilghman and his wife in the other vehicle. Nineteen treated for injuries. driver Neal Edgar Yehl and Mrs. Tilghman face routine charges.
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Salisbury
Flo
New York
Greyhound
Arthur J. Baxter Jr
Cora Russell
Peninsula General Hospital
Salisbury Boulevard
South Division Street
Walter Tilghman
U. S. 13
Neal Edgar Yehl
Huntrey
Upper Darby
Yeh
Swans Die At Culler Lake In Suspected Disease
Both swans at Culler Lake died within days of each other. Superintendent Cyril Klein said the deaths likely stem from disease with no foul play. The carcasses were moved to veterinarians for care and tests, with organs sent to a laboratory for analysis.
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Culler Lake
Par
Cyril Klein
MM. M. Rahstein
S. Louise Rabesien
West Patrick Street
Maisland Livestock Sanitary Service Laboratory
Winchester Hall
Cenvig College
Local police file leash tethering charges in city hearing
City police filed charges Thursday against several individuals including Lloyd Fo Babinginn of Middletown and Griffin Wo Chapmin of Frederick in relation to reckless driving and speeding. Hearings were summoned by Officers Trump and Mossburg with listed addresses and alleged violations.
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Lloyd Fo Babinginn
Middle Town
Griffin Wo Chapmin
RFD
Frederick
Richard
Baer
Avenue
Trump and
Mossburg
Maryland Democrats weigh Mahoney Tawes D Alesandro alliance
Baltimore sources report a potential three way Democratic alliance among George P. Mahoney J. M. Butterworth and D Alesandro for 1956 58 Senate and gubernatorial races. Prospective lineups include Mahoney for Senate in 1956 against Butter and Tawes for Governor in 1958. D Alesandro could run for Senate in 1958.
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Baltimore
Mahoney-Tawes-D'Alesandro
Maryland
U. S. Senate
George P. Mahoney
John Marshall Butter Papites
J. Matlard ‘Vanes
Theodore R. McKeldin
Thomas Dalesandro
J. Glenn Beall
Mahoney
Senate
D'Alesandro
Tawes
Lansdale G. Lasseer
Beall
Bicycles Inspected And Licensed In Frederick
About 497 bicycles owned by city residents were inspected and licensed for the new bicycle seat opening September 1. The first inspections occurred this week with follow ups planned next week at Rosevale Park and Baker Park band shell. Police with help from the Frederick Optimist Club conducted the program, licensing about 200 yesterday at Rosedale Park and 297 earlier at Staley Park. Rivers conditions noted: Monocacy muddy at Frederick and Potomac clear at Brunswick.
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Rosevale Park
Market Street
Military Road
West Seventh
West Fourth Streets
Rosemont Avenue
Market
Fourth
Baker Park
West Fourth
West Patrick Street
North Market
Patick
Brigadoon
Frederick Optimist Club
Rosedale Park
Staley Park
Thurmont Pool Discussed At Planning Meeting
About 35 people from Thurmont and nine nearby towns attended a Thursday night session at the American Legion post to discuss building a swimming pool. State Public Health reps, a film on pool planning, and questions about site, funding, and management were included. Two committees were formed to locate a site and handle bids while a public meeting is slated for August 24 to elect officers and raise funds.
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Thurmont
Erwin C. Creeger Post
American Legion
Snyder
Greenwald
Public Health Department
Uist
Bruce Davies
Charles Ambrose
Charles Reed
Franklin Birety
Allen Creager
Tme
Swimming Pool Association
Farmer
Representantes
Graceham Fowville
Drmtown
Lawstown
Rorky Ridge
Reagerstown
Sabilusvile
Frankimedle
Catocty
Joseph Graves
Five Day Outlook With Rain and Warm Up Next Week
Forecast shows rain tonight and Saturday with a likely end Saturday morning in interior sections. Expect fair conditions and warmer temperatures Sunday. Monday showers followed by a warmer Tuesday and again on Wednesday with mountain showers. Temperatures average near normal for mid August, with West highs around 80 and East around 85, and lows from upper 50s to near 70 along the coast.
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Maryland
Hurricane Connie Moves Inland and Northward From North Carolina
Washington reports Connie moved inland at Morehead City and now drifts north at 12 mph. The storm, 270 miles south of Washington, threatened the Eastern Seaboard with 100 mph winds and high seas as it tracked up the coast toward the open ocean. Coastal warnings extended from the Virginia Capes to Provincetown, Mass, while DC area forecasts cautioned of 40 to 45 mph winds and heavy rain. Diane, 520 miles south of Bermuda, remained a tropical storm with potential to become a hurricane later today.
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Wilmington
N.C
Connie
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Virginia Capes
Delaware
Provincetown
Mass
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Washington Weather Bureau
District of Columbia
Carolina Capes
Cape Hatteras
Atlantic
Washington
Potomac
Paalgadue Rivelb
Diane
Bermuda
Hurricane Conditions Bring Needed Rain to Maryland
Hurricane Connie brought needed rain to most of Maryland early today. Of a dozen reporting stations, only Cambridge reported no rain at 3:30 a.m. Salisbury and Waldorf measured slightly more than half an inch, others were mostly under a quarter inch. Forecasters warned of occasional showers in the west with heavy rains and strong winds in the east as Connie neared.
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Baltimore
Connie
Maryland
Cammicherland
Salisbury
Waldorf
Wind Storm Rips Virginia Coast As Connie Approaches
Norfolk reports gusts to 50 mph and heavy rain totaling 2.18 inches between midnight and 8 am as hurricane Connie moves up the coast. Center expected east of Virginia late this afternoon with winds rising to 75 mph or more.
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Norfolk
Virginia
Connie
Norfolk Weather Bureau
Oakland and Tokyo Report Quake Shocks
Residents report a slight quake at 3.46 last night in Oakland while Tokyo felt a tremor around 1709 hours. The UC seismograph logged the Oakland event and officials place the epicenter about 70 miles northeast of Tokyo. The same edition notes market advances in New York with a steady early trading mood.
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Oakland
Calif
University of California Seismograph
Tokyo
Central Meteorological Observatory
New York 7
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