County Sees $10,000 Increase From Semiannual Assessment
Frederick County reports a nearly $10,000 hike in tax revenue after a six month growth in new building assessments from Jan 1 to June 30. The added valuations total $1,165,005, with half the 1959 county rate yielding about $9,902.55 in state and local revenue. Frederick City gains about $3,934.19, while the top districts include Frederick, Thurmont, Middletown, Braddock and Tuscarora. Liberty, Johnsville and Ballenger show no change.
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Frederick County
Frederick Ci
Frederick
Thurmont
Middletown
Braddock
Tuscarora
Liberty
Johnsville
Ballenger
Caribbean Talks Begin in Santiago on Rights Enforcement
Caribbean talks open with a welcome from Chile's President Alessandri as ministers from 21 republics discuss human rights enforcement. U S Secretary of State Herner to speak for the group amid proposals from El Salvador and Ecuador for an Inter American rights commission and jurists study. The current declaration remains nonbinding.
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Santiago
Chile
API
Caribbean
Jorge Alessandir
U.S
Christian Herner
el Salvador
Alfredo Ortiz Marcia
Inter- American Commission of Hunghts
Council of the
Organization American States
Inter-American Council of Jurists
Carlos Tovar
Ecuador
Jurists
White House Cancels Socials for 1959 60 Season
The White House cancels formal socials for the 1959 60 season due to a heavy international schedule. The president has reduced state dinners and formal receptions, and other officials will be included among upcoming cues. A bright meteor shower signal named 1862 appears visible after midnight with peak between 12 36 and 1 am observed by Father Francis J Heyden from Georgetown University Observatory.
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Washington
White House
Eisenho
Oity
Francis J. Heyden
Georgetown University Observatory
Broker's Son Indicted On Murder Charge In Pickup Truck Killing
The 20 year old son of a Wall Street broker was indicted in White Plains on first degree murder for striking boy bicyclists with a pickup truck on Route 2 in Bedford Village. He claimed he aimed to scare them not to hurt them but mis judged distance. The victims were 13 year old Richard Sullivan and Michael Dill of Mount Vernon. Sullivan died. Dill survived with a brain concussion.
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White Plains
N.Y
Wall
Jonathan
Mclain Young
Bedford Village
John Young
Young
Richard Sullivan
Mtichael Dill
Mount Vernon
Dill
Sullivan
New York City
Thieves steal safe and truck from Frederick Produce
Frederick Produce Company reported a night break in in which the thieves removed a safe containing about 100 dollars and used a 1948 green Chevrolet pickup as a getaway vehicle. Entry began via the garage with no forced doors found. Detectives and state police investigated as Md 6501 EE truck plates were issued.
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Frederick
City Police Target Shooting at Frederick City range
City police conduct a practical pistol course at the Frederick range in Singapore with phases from ten shots at quick draw to prone and barricade positions. Scoring ranges from marksman to expert as Sgt. Sherman H. Boone leads the range, using department carriages and new lighting installations.
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Singapore
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Military Road
Sherman H. Boone
Police Department
States halt new interstate highway projects for funding crisis
More than 20 states have shelved or paused roadwork as Congress stalls highway funding. 23 states stopped bidding or awarding contracts, awaiting a funding solution and a possible gasoline tax increase. Progress continues on already underway projects. planning-stage work remains exposed.
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Congress
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Eisenhower
House Ways and Means
Bureau of Roads
Uncle Sam
Jourley
Maryland
Ithey
West Virginia
No Intervention In Steel Strike
President Eisenhower stated he has no plan to intervene in the steel strike unless a national emergency arises. He emphasized that law supports free negotiations without federal government intervention beyond mediation services. He warned against any agency stepping into talks without an emergency.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Mediation Service
Dorcus in Fair Condition After Md 26 Crash
John C. Dorcus of Woodsboro injured in a two vehicle collision at the Md 26 and old U S 15 intersection before noon Tuesday is listed in fair condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
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John C. Dorcus
Woodsboro
U. S. 15
Frederick Memorial Hospital
River Conditions Reported At Key Points
Monocacy near Buckeystown remains cloudy while Potomac at Harpers Ferry and Shenandoah at Harpers Ferry run clear. District weather notes indicate stable to mild conditions with no major precipitation.
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Buckeystown Dam
Potomac
Harpers Ferry
Shenandoah
Grounded tanker National Peace to refloat after rescue
Indian destroyer Rana reports rescue of all 37 crew from the 10,645 ton tanker National Peace which ran aground near the Laccadive Islands Monday night. Efforts to refloat the vessel are underway as weather and sea conditions are assessed.
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Bombay
India
Rana
U.S
National Peace
Laccadive Islands
Anti Castro holdout amid raids in Cuba reported
Havana AP dispatch says a small band of anti Castro conspirators remained at large in Las Villas as government troops swept the countryside and 3000 suspects were seized. Kuchilan alleged Trujillo supplied arms while Castro prepared to address the nation.
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Havana
Cor‘wal
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Raul Castro
Armed Forces
Mario Kuchilan
Castro
Kuchilan
Las Villas
wti-Castro
Dominican Republics
Rafael Trujillo
Inter-American Foreign Ministers Conference
Santiago
Chile
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
Luis Buch
Washington
Drew Pearson
Grow Faster But Taste Just As Good
Washington reports that fast growing chickens maintain flavor comparable to older breeds. Nutrition and taste panels show no deterioration in meat flavor as chickens reach nine weeks versus twelve to fifteen weeks in the past. Modern birds are larger, about 62 percent of older birds at nine weeks.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Handkerchief or Turkish Towel For Emergency Mask
Scientists from Fort Detrick and Germantown report that a folded cotton handkerchief or Turkish towel can act as an emergency respiratory filter, offering up to 85 percent efficiency in blocking particles. Tests of eight common items compared heat and moisture effects, with handkerchiefs and towels performing best among cloth options.
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U. S. Army Chemical Corps
Biological Warfare Laboratories
Fort Detrick
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Germantown
Atomic Energy Commission
Division of Biology and Medicine
Archives of Industrial Health
American Medical Association
H. Gerald Guyton
Herbert M. Decker
The
George T. Anton
School Board Answers Injunction Over Singapore School Site
The Frederick County Board of Education via attorney Robert E. Clapp Jr. filed an answer in Circuit Court to an injunction opposing the Singapore junior-senior high school at Central. The document includes excerpts defending the sewerage plan and road system, cites expert opinions from health authorities, and argues the Central site was carefully chosen to meet county needs. Immediate hearing is requested to address housing and opening concerns for the eastern county residents.
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Board of Education
Robert E. Clapp Jr
Taxpar
Singapore
Central
State Health Department
J. Henry Schilpp
Public Health
Eacer
Bureau of Environmental Hygiene
Forbes H. Burgess
Singanore School
Fredericks County
Board of Health
State of Maryland
Frederick County Health Department
Middletown
Frederick County
Suerifield
Thomas Glen
Roy L. Hamnon
U.S
James B. Conant
Clapp
Cheal Board
Jumenior High School
Frederick High School
Weinberg
New Market
New Marke
Little Rock Schools Move to Token Integration
In Little Rock Arkansas two high schools reopen with token integration amid tension. Gov Faubus condemns the plan and warns against violence as segregationists rally on the Capitol lawn. Police aim to maintain order while officials pledge firm action against troublemakers.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval
State Capitol
Hall
Central
Je Rock Te White School
Ero
Little Rock School Board
Ofth Scho
Faubus
Eugene G. Smith
Capitol
Nixon Expects Rockefeller To Be Candidate
Vice president Richard Nixon believes Governor Nelson Rockefeller will run for the 1960 Republican presidential nomination. Rockefeller plans a decision by November and may announce earlier after strategists meet. Nixon, wary of a primary challenge, plans limited campaigning and civic speeches in September, with appearances in New Hampshire and events in Minneapolis and Los Angeles.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Nixon
Rockefelter
Rockefeller
Mixon
New England
New Hampshire
Minneapolis
Minn
Los Angeles
Summertime Weather to Continue With Warm Weekend Outlook
The forecast calls for extended summery weather with a chance of thundershowers. Officials expect warmer temperatures with highs around 90s and lows near 63, including airport readings yesterday.
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U.S
Five Day Forecast From The Associated Press
Five day outlook shows temperatures 3 to 5 degrees above normal with warm Thursday, milder Friday, fair Saturday, and warmer Sunday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected Thursday night in Western Maryland and again Friday and Sunday or Monday. Precipitation totals 0.25 to 0.50 inch. Normal highs in the 80s. mountains cooler. Lows mainly 60s, mid 50s in the mountains.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Imountains
Eisenhower Welcomes Khrushchev to See U S Defenses
President Eisenhower outlines a proposed Khrushchev visit to the United States mid September and invites him to tour U S military installations and see American life. He emphasizes defensive bases abroad and hopes for better East West relations and clearer information about both nations. He notes Gettysburg Camp David visit is possible and stresses no reversal of Dulles era diplomacy. A separate note reports 3,866 Maryland workers furloughed due to a nationwide steel strike affecting multiple sectors.
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Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Mnist
United States
Khrushchev
U.S
Levittown
Fairless Steel Plant
Pennsylvania
Khrushhchev
Washington, D.C
Washington
Little
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Tex
Us.s.r
Soviet Union
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
U.S.S
R. Eisenhower
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