Motherwell in Atlanta Jail Charged With Washington Widow Murder
Larry Lord Motherwell sat in a Atlanta jail awaiting extradition to California on a murder charge tied to Pearl Putney’s death. FBI agents nabbed the 43 year old carpenter at Hartsfield Airport amid a cash laden stake and forged bank drafts as he posed under aliases. Motherwell claimed innocence and offered false identifications while a nationwide manhunt unfolded.
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Larry Lord
Martin Murphy
Motherwell
Atlanta
Murphy
FBI
Putney
Washington
John T. Reyes
Mrs. Putney
Frederick
United States
Arthur B. Holden
Holden
NEA
Larry Lord Motherwell
Cleveland
California
Washington, D. C
Pearl Ada Pumney
FiveDay Forecast From AP Weather Update
The five day outlook shows average temperatures 7 to 1f degrees above normal with daily changes. Hot and humid conditions with widely scattered after noon or evening thundershowers. Normal highs range from 78 to 84, with mornings in the 60s except in the 50s in mountains.
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Associated Press
Wreck on Route 40 West Causes $3,000 Plus Damage
Two tractor trailers collided on Route 40 west of Frederick at 8:45 p.m. injuring no one. Elden Clark Schriver’s westbound rig rammed Michael Joseph Repko’s Pa. tractor as Repko pulled onto the highway from a truck stop. Schriver’s vehicle jackknifed and both rigs sustained substantial damage. Repko charged with failing to grant right of way.
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Route 40
Frederick
Robert B. Spickler
Elden Clark
Schriver
Hancock
Michael Joseph Repko
Gibsonia
Spickler
Repko
Shriver
Democrats Urge Ike to Use Bold Vision in Talks
Thirty six House Democrats called on President Eisenhower to invite Khrushchev to join in building a free world community. They urged a clear long term vision for the next decade to avoid negative, reactionary policy and to shape constructive talks. Signers included John R. Foley and Harris B. McDowell Jr.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Nikita S. Khruschev
Russia
United States
Democrats
John R. Foley
Harris B. McDowell Jr
Dali
Heat Wave Forecast Exceeds Normal Readings
The outlook for the next five days calls for temperatures about 10 degrees above the normal high of 84, likely in the lower nineties. Thunderstorms are expected to be plentiful, with humidity increasing discomfort. Fishing Creek Dam continues to lose inches of water, its level two feet seven inches from the top.
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U. S
Union And Steel Resume Discussions
New York AP report says United Steelworkers Union President David J. McDonald returns to contract talks with major American steel producers. He opposes use of the Taft Hartley Act to force strikers back to work as President Eisenhower urges settlement by collective bargaining. Conrad Cooper, chief industry negotiator, backs bargaining over government intervention. seven weeks into the strike, no resolution.
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New York
David J. McDonald
Eisenhower
Conrad Cooper
U S and Soviet Lawyers May Visit Exchanges Proposed
U S Atty Gen William P Rogers proposed exchanges of visits between American and Soviet lawyers to study each system. The ABA accepted a report defending the Supreme Court after debate, though the House of Delegates stressed it did not represent official policy.
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Miamy Beach
Fla
William P. Rogers
American Bar Assn
Rogers
Soviet Union
Association
U.S. Supreme Court
House of Delegates
ABA
Chicago
Congress
Itook
Supreme Court
Violence in Washington streets triggers congressional action
Members of both houses pledge strong measures after a rise in serious crimes in Washington. Senator Alan Bible cites a 10 to 18 percent crime increase this year and Representative Omar Burleson proposes calling in two Marine companies to patrol the streets.
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Washington
Congress
Alan Bible
D-Nev
Senate District Committee
Omar Burleson
D-Tex
Walmsley to retire from Edgewood command
Brig Gen Harold Walmsley 352 will end a 27 year Army career September 30 as commanding general of the Army Chemical Center at Edgewood Maryland. An Edgewood spokesman said he applied for retirement last June. Targeted production for 1959 by China's Communist rulers is deemed too high and must be reduced.
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Walmsley
Edgewood
Harold Walmsley
Army Chemical Center
China
Testimonial Planned for Dr Edward P Thomas
A planned October 4 dedication at Frederick Memorial Hospital for Dr Edward P Thomas becomes a memorial, not a surprise event. The Dr Edward P Thomas Memorial Fund supports hospital betterment and will replace flowers with donations from the hospital family and public.
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Thomas
Three Escape From State Reformatory Near Hagerstown
Three inmates from the Reformatory for Males near Hagerstown escaped Tuesday morning and stole a 1955 Ford from Ethel Forsythe of Williamsport. The vehicle was found near the Frederick County line after being abandoned on South Mountain at Washington Monument State Park. Escaped are William Roberson Jr. 20 Edward Nelson Jackson 17 and Michael F Kent 15 all described as Negroes from Baltimore. Police alerted local officers to watch for them.
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Reformatory
Hagerstown
Boonsboro
South Mountain
Washington Monument State Park
Baltimore
Ethel Marie Forsythe
Williamsport
Frederick County
William Robertson Jr
Edward Nelson Jackson
Michael F. Kent
Two Electrocuted Straining Television Lead In
Two people died when a household attempt to string a TV lead in touched a 69 000 volt power line. Allen Norris and Mrs Goldie Trait were killed on scene near Hancock Maryland while Mrs Norris survived. The line fault occurred as Norris raised the wire from the house to an antenna on a hill.
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Hancock
AP O
Allen Norris
Goldie Trait
Norris
Frank Thomas
Trail
Funeral for Dr Edward P Thomas Held Friday at 11
Funeral services for Dr Edward Philio Thomas a prominent Frederick surgeon will be held Friday at 11 at the Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ. He died Tuesday night of a coronary occlusion at his home on Rockwell Terrace. He was 55. Burial will be in Mt Olivet Cemetery. The family requests contributions to the Dr Edward P Thomas Memorial Fund at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He leaves wife Mrs Louise G Thomas a daughter two sons and six grandchildren and one sister. He served in World War I as a military surgeon and led Maryland medical groups and Frederick Memorial Hospital surgical staff. He was a charter member of the Frederick Kiwanis Club and active in many civic and professional organizations.
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Edward P. Thomas
Frederick Memorial Hospital
W. Secoli Hersperger
W. Wilson Cramer
Harry C. MecIntire
Dr. Thomas
Thomas
jAlso
Hersperger
Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ
Edward’ Philio Thomas
Maryland
Rockwell Terrace
M. R. Etchison and Son
Church Street
Mt. Olivet
Grace A. Thomas
Buckerstown
Newton
Sue L.mathais Thomas
Fredery County
University of Maryland
United Statesarmy
Army Medical Corps
Germany
Frederick
Maryland State Board of Medical Examiners
Maryland Medical Association
Fredrick County Medical Society
American College of Surgeons
American Board of Surgeons
Washington, D.C
Frederick Kiwanis Club
Eisenhower Leaves for Europe on Unity Mission
President Eisenhower flies from Andrews to Bonn Paris and London on a one day prelude to talks with Khrushchev. He will meet Adenauer Macmillan de Gaulle Castiella Segni Spaak and NATO leaders to strengthen Western unity and signal readiness to use force if needed.
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Eisenhower
Europe
Air Force
Andrews Air Force Base
Bonn
Germany
Esen
Maj
John Eisenhower
White House
Secretar
Paris
London
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Soviet Union
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Charles de Gaulle
France
Fernando Castiella
Spain
Antonio, Segni
Taly
Joseph M. A. B. Lums
Pau-Henry Spaak
NATO
Khrushchy
State Department
Christian A. Herter
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Defense
Livingston T. Merchant
John N. Invin II
Eiserhower
Richard M. Nixon
Elizabeth II
Balmoral Castle
Scottish Highlands
Macmillan
Prime Minster
Local Drivers Lose Driving Privileges
The Department of Motor Vehicles reports several licenses revoked or suspended. Margaret E Banwoer of East Patrick Street had hers revoked effective Monday. Suspensions include Arthur Dorsey Irene Mr Airy William Calvin Lyles Kenneth Lee Schultz Fred erick Thomas Edward Shifflett and Robert Louis Venable, with various 13 to 45 day terms. Venable’s license was reissued in Germantown.
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Department of Motor Vehicles
Margaret E. Banwoer
East Patrick Street
Arthur Dorsey
Irfd
Mr. Airy
Wiliam Calvin Lyles
Damas
Kenneth Lee Schultz
RFD
Fred* ‘Erick
Thomas Edward Shifflett
Clarksburg
Robert Louis Venabie
RFD 2
Germantown
Hospital School To Graduate 6 At Frederick Memorial
Frederick Memorial Hospital School of Nursing graduates six nurses Sunday at Elm Street School with Dr. Theodore Harbert Wilson of the University of Baltimore as commencement speaker. Miss Ethel Northam introduces him and Mrs. Paul S. Michael presents diplomas.
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Theodore Harbert Wilson
University of Baltimore
Frederick Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Elm Street
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Rev. Carroll
Boyer
Arlene Mar’jorie Ahn
Saily Ann
Crawford
Mt. Oliver
Visage
Barbara Elizabeth Staley
East Eighth Street
Ethel Northam
Wilson
Paul S. Michael
Estelle H. Collins
Braddock Heights
Maureen O'Toole
Thurmont
Georgianna Houck Simmons
Tthe Hospital
U S Sells Broad Range of Goods to Soviets at Moscow Expo
The Landed States offers about 1500 American items for sale to the Soviet Union as a goodwill gesture. Secretary Frederick Mueller says the proposal could also save shipping time and boost U S business, though some items may not be offered and export licenses could apply to about 1000 items. The list spans model kitchens, home furnishings, tools, radios, boats, clothes, and more.
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Washington
Moscow
Frederick H. Mueller
Uncle Sam
Tim
United States
Richard M. Nixon
Khrushchev
Mueller
Soviet Union
U.S
Laos Threat Grows Without SEATO Aid Request
The Laos government warns of a rising rebel threat while not seeking aid from the United Nations or SEATO. SEATO, formed in 1954 after the Geneva armistice, includes France, the United States, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Thailand, and the Philippines.
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Max Harrelson
Associated Press
Laos
United Nations
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Geneva
SEATO
Cambodia
South Viet Nam
France
Indochina
United States
Briain
Australia
New Zealand
Pakistan
Thailand
the Plaines
Gift To Man Who Aided Her May Be Worth Millions
Air Force sergeant Thomas L Howlett heir to a cinnabar mining claim near Cold Bay Alaska. He and Doyle Mayberry formed a corporation to develop the vein said to span 12 to 18 miles. Geologists estimate the claim could be worth 49 million dollars.
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Carson City
New
Merced
Jim
Cora Dinsmore
Dinsmore
Asia
South America
Mexico
Alaska
Livingston
Howlett
Doyle Mayberry
Air Force
Castle Afb
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Edward Jr
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Houston
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