FBI Joins In Hunt For Motherwell
Federal agents joined the search for ex convict Larry Lord Motherwell charged with murdering Washington widow Pearl Ada Putney in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Downieville on August 15, 1958. Putney’s bones were found by a hiker. dental work confirmed identity. The case centers on unlawful flight charges filed in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downieville
Calif
Washington, D.C
Larry Lord Motherwell
Pearl Ada Putmey
Sierra Nevada Foothills
Downievile
Marysville
FBI
San Francisco
U.S
Joseph Karesh II
Motherwell
Dist
Gordon I. Smith
Washington
Downteville
Little Damage to Frederick County Schools This Summer
Frederick County schools report minimal damage this summer, with only Lincoln Elementary at 100 dollars and Parkway Elementary at 25 dollars damaged by broken windows. Total 1958 repairs reached 270 dollars. Superintendent assistant Harry Frushour attributes this to accidents during play and expects no large increase in costs. In Montgomery County, vandalism hits a record high with 13 days of August reporting nearly 16.5 thousand dollars in glass damage and total annual damage around 16.6 thousand dollars, about 30 percent higher than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Harry V. Frushour
Lincoln
Parkway
Frushour
Snless
Montgomery
Montgomery County Public
Arthur Templeton
Steel Strike Talks Continue In New York
New York AP report says steel strike negotiations remain deadlocked after a two level conference among industry and union negotiators and Joseph F. Finnegan head of the FMCS. R Conrad Cooper of United States Steel and David J. McDonald of United Steelworkers met with Finnegan. McDonald’s first talks since Aug 7. Finnegan said a follow up meeting may be held next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
R. Conrad Cooper
United States Steel Corp
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers of America
Finnegan
McDonald's
McDonald
Cooper
Haiti Orders Arrest of Catholic Prelate
Haitian authorities ordered the arrest of Archbishop Francois Poirier of Port au Prince after he failed to appear at the district attorney’s office. Government cited his criticism of expelling two priests, including the head of the country’s largest Catholic college, as motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port AU Prince
Haiti
Francois Poirier
Justice Department
Capt Travis to Head S A Work Here
Capt and Mrs Travis Israel take over Salvation Army headquarters next Wednesday to fill the vacancy caused by Capt Harry Powell's reassignment to Annapolis. Powell moves effective Wednesday. Israel, from Wellsburg West Virginia, brings two children and a varied seven year Army background. Powell and Israel reportedly built strong youth engagement and adult programs. Powell’s new post includes a city day nursery.
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Travis Israel
Salvation Army
Harry Powell
Powell
Annapolis
Israel
Wellsburg
W. Va
Travis Morgan
Mark Henry
Albany, Ga
Capt
Atlanta
Orlando
Fla
L. A
Baltimore
Salvation' Army
Hawaii Joins as 50th State in Nation’s History
Washington reports Hawaii officially becomes the 50th state with a White House proclamation by President Eisenhower. An accompanying order creates the 50 star flag to take effect next July 4, replacing the 49 star banner. A commemorative 7 cent air mail stamp will be issued after proclamation.
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Washington
Hawaii
San Francisco
Eisenhower
White House
Alaska
Sir Jacob Epstein Dies In His London Home
Sir Jacob Epstein, American-born British sculptor and controversial figure, died at his London home on Wednesday night at age 78. Born in New York to immigrant parents, he lived abroad most of his life and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1954. His large expressive figural works challenged traditional tastes alongside widely admired portrait busts of famous individuals.
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London
Jacob Epstein
Epstein
New York
East Side
Five-Day Forecast From The Associated Press
Temperatures will average 6 8 degrees above normal with hot conditions over the weekend and cooling slightly on Tuesday and Wednesday. Precipitation may average about one tenth of an inch due to widely scattered thunder showers. Normal highs range from the upper 70s in the mountains to near 84 in the east, with lows in the 60s and mid 50s in higher elevations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Barn Fire Hospitalizes 2 Firemen at Dr Marsh Farm
Two Westminster firemen were overcome by heat and smoke battling a barn blaze at Dr. James T. Marsh’s Springdale Road farm four miles up Uniontown Road. Fire Chief Henry Hook and Joe Nusbaum were hospitalized in Baltimore after the 8:45 am fire. Mrs Marsh and farmhand Sidney Smith aided in rescuing about a dozen riding horses, one barely singed. Fire units from Westminster Union Bridge New Windsor fought the flames, which were under control by 11:30 am. Cause and damages unknown.
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Westminster
James T. Marsh
Springdale Road
Uniontown Road
Henry Hook
Joe Nusbaum
University Hospital
Baltimore
Marsh
Sidney Smith
Carroll County
Tawes To Review 29th On Saturday
Governor Millard Tawes of Maryland will review the 29th Infantry Division at INDANTOWN Gap during the final day of the first week of the two week summer encampment. Lt Gen George W Read and Maryland Virginia adjutant generals attend with Maj Gen Milton Reckord and Maj Gen Sheppard Crump. The division honors Lt Col Joseph H Howard as he retires as judge advocate after serving since 1942.
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Indiantown Gap
Millard Tawes
Maryland
Virginia
George W. Read
Red Army
Milton Reckord
Sheppard Crump
Joseph H. Howard
Judge Advocate
AFL-CIO divides on Khrushchev Boycott Plan
The AFL-CIO contemplates a boycott of Nikita Khrushchev with a public disapproval aim. Two federation vice presidents push ahead with plans to meet the Soviet premier in person while the group debates a coordinated stance. Separately, river conditions note the Potomac and Shenandoah at Harpers Ferry as clear, and the Monocacy at Buckerstown Dam as muddy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrushchev
Afl-Cio
Nikita’ 'Khrushchev
Federationice
Potomac
Harpers Ferry
Shenandoah
Buckerstown
Probe New Church Fires At Dundalk
In Dundalk Baltimore AP two boys aged 10 and 12, under juvenile custody, admitted to setting four prior church fires after authorities questioned their changing story. They faced a preliminary hearing before Judge Albert W. Menchine as two fresh blazes were found at the Patapsco Methodist Sunday school and the Church of God. The judge ordered transfer to the Maryland Training School for Boys pending further hearing and psychiatric evaluation. Dundalk police noted the fires followed warnings suggesting the suspects were pointed to the wrong youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Dundalk
Albert W. Menchine
Patapsco
Methodist
Church of God
Menchine
Maryland Training School
Edward Haase
Esterday
City Sizzles As Temperature Reaches 93 Degrees
Heat returns to the city with temperatures hitting 93 as a brief relief period ends. Forecasts warn of a possible weekend heat wave with highs in the 90s and minimal chances of rain. Caretaker Frank Weddle notes Fishing Creek Dam remains stable with water two feet above the iron gallon reserve. Overnight lows near 70 degrees, humidity indexes in the mid eighties, signaling continued uncomfortable conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rineties
Frank Weddle
Fishing Creek
Baltimore County Schools Seek 13.4 Million More Budget
The Board of Education asked for 13,395,513 more for schools as part of a 43,531,191 budget. They expect 3,000 more pupils by January 1, 1960 and 6,600 more by September 1966, with a sizable part funding a 300 across the board teacher pay increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IAP
Baltimore County
Mar
Board of Education
Sizabilg
Rockefeller wedding in Norway vows sacred life event
Steven Rockefeller, son of New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, prepared for his Norwegian ceremony at Lunde Lutheran church in Sogne with Anne Marie Rasmussen. He said the wedding is his life and asked reporters to respect their privacy as guests and spectators mingle outside. The service will be partly in English, with a double-ring ceremony and a large guest count from both families and well-wishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SOGNE
Norway
Steven Rockefeller
Lunde l Lutheran Church
Anne i Marie Rasmussen
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Anne Marie
KristianiRasmussen
Steven
Jerry Rigg
Omaha, Neb
Rockefeller
Rasmussen
Anne Vianne
South America
Europe
Middleast
How Castro Rule Penetration Tactics Revealed
AP report states Moscow sent a Soviet officer to Cuba on May 10 to advise Cuban Communists on penetrating Castro’s government. CIA deputy director Cabell identified Vadim Katchergin and outlined broader Kremlin efforts to train Latin American Communists, influence unions, media, and cultural groups to advance a communist world rule.
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Minneapolis
Moscow
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Ger. C. P. Cabell
Central Intelligence Agency
American Legion
National Security Commission
Cabell
Kremlin
Vadim Kotcherigin
Katchergin
Red Chinese
Red
Confederation of Workers of Latin American
World Federation
Mexico
Renovation at Thurmont High School Progressing
Renovation work at Thurmont High School is moving forward and will not delay the start of classes on September 8. Interior work remains for electrical rewiring in the old section while lighting should finish by mid September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurmont High School
Frederick County
Harry V. Frusnhour
Thurmont
Thurnont
Garry
Frushour
Frederick High School
Unable To Recover Satellite's Capsule Mystery
Washington reports extreme cold may have frozen the Discoverer VI capsule's battery, leaving a 300-pound instrument package unrecoverable after being ejected above the Pacific. No beacon signal or parachute deployment hampered recovery plans. chances of snagging the capsule were estimated at 1 in 1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Pacific Ocean
Hawaiian Islands
Witness Required On Speedometer Charges
Magistrate Josephe J. Coady in the Taneytown court ordered that anyone showing a speedometer card claiming malfunction must also produce the mechanic who checked the device. Wilbur F. Miller Jr. faced a 40 mph over limit charge on Route 1M, with a suspended $15 fine after testimony that his speedometer was checked. R. E. Kemp testified he did not calibrate the device as claimed. Trooper Stafford paced Miller at 3 mph for the ticket. Russell E. Boyer, detained on Route 40 at Ridgeville, received a suspended 90 day jail term for vagrancy on condition he leave the state. Two trials were continued: Eugene B. Powell’s assault and battery case to Sept 2 and Charles Leroy Castle’s assaulting a trooper and traffic charges to Sept 10 with $400 bond posted.
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Josephe J. Coady
Coady
Wilbur F. Miller Jr
Taneytown
Miller
Henry S. Stafford
R. E. Kemp
Stafford
Russell E. Boyer
William E. Newcomer
Ridgeville
Boyer
Florida
Reading
Baltimore
Frederick County
Eugene B. Powell
Charles Leroy Castle
Joseph Lech- Mier
Castle
Final Search Begins for WWII Bomber Crew Remains
In Wiesbaden Germany AP reports two helicopters ferried into the Libyan desert in the final search for a B24 crew missing since April 1943 after a Naples raid. The wreck was found by miners and indicates the crew perished in the desert.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Naples
Fishing Ship Sinks Off New Jersey Coast After Capsize
A 220 foot commercial fishing vessel capsized about a mile off Ocean City New Jersey yesterday. All 19 crewmen were rescued with no injuries reported. The Sea Girt and Seaist sank after attempting to aid, survivors moved to The Bainbegat then Atlantic City. Coast Guard units from several stations assisted in the rescue.
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Ocean City
N. J
Coast Guard
55Th Street
Seaiist
Sea Girt
Bamegat
Atlantic City
Qus Smith Inc
Lewes
Del
J. Walter Haynie
Carson Inlet
Here
Townsend Inlet
Sea Isle City
Herdford Inlet
Wildwood
Cape May
Baltimore Robbers Seize Payroll Money In Morning Ambush
In Baltimore during rush hour two men in one car forced a second vehicle to the curb and fled with about 4800 dollars from a payroll shipment. Sylvia Ross, Marshall Motor Co office manager, rode in the back with the payroll bag while James Biglow was at the wheel.
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Baltimore
Sylvia Ross
Marshall Motor Co
James Big ‘Lows
Guardsmen Move Into Quake Area at West Yellowstone Park
National Guardsmen moved into the quake ravaged area to deter looting as the quake toll rose. A 42 year old woman, Mrs Ray Painter of Ogden Utah, died in a Bozeman hospital from injuries when a landslide hit Rock Creek campground and Madison River. Missing include Mrs Thomas Stowe of Sandy Utah, husband killed. Guardsmen replaced state patrols aiding rescue while aftershocks, rain, and landslide fears delayed searches for additional victims. The US Geodetic Survey logged 372 aftershocks and hundreds of evacuees were listed with Red Cross and agencies.
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Yellowstone Park
Mont
National
Ray Painter
Ogden
Utah
Bozeman, Mont
Rock Creek
Madison River
Thomas Stowe
Sandy
Idaho
Wyoming
Montana
US Geodetic Survey
Red Cross
Polio Vaccine Arrives for 450 Shots in Frederick
Fifty vials of polio serum arrived in Frederick and will be used for about 450 persons under 20 or pregnant women. Appointments required. clinic at Winchester Hall begins 9:30 a.m. Monday. Serum supply is tight nationwide with 350 000 to 400 000 vials uncommitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Forbes H. Burgess
Tate
Burgess
Winchester Hall
Maryland State Department of Health
U.S
Heatwave Grips Nation With Record Temperatures
Across the United States a hot humid spell continues with no relief in sight. Temperatures reach the 100s in many areas while the Dakotas stay cooler. Readings include 101 at Pickstown and a 98 at Pikeville as light scattered precipitation adds little comfort. A Philippine interisland motor ship, Pilar II, sinks near Palawan with reports of possible heavy loss of life. The New York market opens stronger after a sharp prior surge, with trading at a moderate pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Welter Belt
Dakotas
Pacific Coast
Mercury
Pickstown
M.D
Buffalo
N.Y
Pikeville
Kentucky
Manila
Philippine Interisland
Palawan Island
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Putney
Capt. Powell
Sir Jacob Epstein
WEE Women
ATA _EIMANCE
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Tawes
Castro
Thurmont H. S
Britain
Victor Ma Ti
Carr
Tokyo
China
Whay
United Nations
Laos
North
Viet Nam
Ling
Monterey
Urban A. Lavery
Chicago
WASP
U. S
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