Snow and ice cling to Western Maryland roads
Western Maryland saw up to 3.7 inches of snow with icy highways in northern and western areas. Garrett County reported 32 inches in the south and 22 inches in the north, while Cumberland to Hancock had up to an inch. Temperatures fell to 14 degrees at Big Savage Mountain. Police noted slick routes on US 1 40 and surrounding roads, with several trucks skidding off highways as snow flurries lingered in central and western Maryland.
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Maryland
Garrett
Frostburg
Cumberland
Hancock
Big Savage Mountain
Garrett-Allegany County
Baltimore
Salisbury
Delaware
Knight
Baltimore County
Cockeysville
White Marsh
Frederick County
Steiner’s Hill
Government Suit Lost in Du Pont Antitrust Case
U S District Judge Walter J Labuy dismissed the government civil antitrust suit against Du Pont interests General Motors and United States Rubber Court found no conspiracy or restraint of trade There was no limitation on General Motors freedom to deal with competitors of Du Pont and United States Rubber The case was billed as the largest antitrust action in US history
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Chicago
U. S
Walter J. Labuy
DuPont
General Motors Corp
United States Rubber Co
Labuy
General Motors
du Pont
United States Rubber
Snowy start as temperatures dip across county
Light snow and slippery spots greeted morning travelers as squalls overnight dropped temps to near ten degrees below freezing in the city. Snow covered roofs and fields, with 13 below zero at Gambrill Park and 23 at the airport. Officials reported icy patches on routes in several towns and forecast partly cloudy skies with a high around 40 and a low near 22.
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State Roads Commission
Pleasant Hill
Maryland
Steiner's Hill
U.S. 340
Highfield
Blue Ridge Summit
Emmitsburg
Earty
Toll Gate Hill
U. S. 15
Hancock
U. S. 40
Route 40
Gambrill State Park
Fishing Creek Reservoir
National Council Sums Up Work Today
The Boston assembly of the National Council of Churches closes with a message urging a Christian view of world problems. Bishop Gerald Kennedy of Los Angeles leads discussion on free world versus communism, enduring peace, vigilance for liberties, and desegregation.
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Boston
General Assembly
National Council of Churches
Gerald H Kennedy
Los Angeles
Second Army Lends Trucks To Local Post Office
Fort Meade December 3 The Second Army will send almost 300 olive drab trucks to 34 post offices across seven states to aid delivery in the Christmas rush. Post Office employees will drive and maintain the vehicles as the Army trims training and other activities for the holiday period.
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Fort Meade
Frederick
Second Army
Army
Witness At Phenix City Is Knifed
Johnnie F. Griffin a 35 year old Phenix City case employee was stabbed in the throat after testifying before an emergency grand jury linked to the Patterson murder. Authorities say Jerry C. Washington admitted stabbing Griffin after an argument with Griffin blaming a white man for provoking the fight. Griffin spoke with Patterson before dying and Patterson named to Alabama attorney general said he would review the stabbing. National Guardsmen patrol the city five months after Patterson's death.
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Phenix City
Patterson
Lscllerat
James N. Brown
Griffin
Grand Jury
Charles Cook
Jerry C. Washington
Washington
John Patterson
Alabama
Tater Wuu
Deul
Young Patterson
Cobb Memorial Hospital
Packers elect Baltimore firm partner as president
Delegates to the 51st annual Tri-State Packers Assn convention yesterday chose Harvey J. Jarboe of Sherwood Maryland as president. Jarboe is a partner in the ranking firm of Harrison and Jarboe. The association comprises meat packers and canners from Maryland Delaware New Jersey and Virginia's Eastern Shore.
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Ackers
Baltimore
Tri-State Packers Assn
Harvey J. Jarboe
Sherwood
Jarboe
Harrison and Jarboe
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Virginia
Squirrels Move Into New Home At Baker Park
Six squirrels left Carroll Parkway and moved to hollow tree quarters donated by Frederick City. A cage was built by city workers under Marrow Rice with weather protection. Habitat features hollow logs and a winter-ready setup. Guardian Harvey B. Cramer notes possible more occupants and ample nut donations through May.
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Nick Winger
Baker Park
Carroll Parkway
Frederick City
Marrow Rice
Cyl Klem
Harvey BR. Cramer
New School Group Organized by Parents Committee
A Frederick county meeting at Staley Park Field House formed the Parents Committee for Better Education. Grayson Stevens presided as acting chairman, 73 people attended, and officers were elected including Morris Rhian as president and William Brosnts as vice president. Objectives call for higher teacher quality, closer admin relations, adherence to laws, and active parent participation, with plans for 1954-55 to improve teacher qualification and school governance.
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Parents Committee For
Frederick County
Staley Park
Grayson Stevens
William Brosius
Parents Committee
Amember
Morris Rhian
William Brosnts
Dudley P. Glick
Alice Dison
Donald Ward
John Garrison
H. RB. Cunningham
Arthur Newman
David Brengle
Everett Champlin
Richard Gutekunst
Citizens Council
Russians Not Eager To Grant Asylum
Russians no longer welcome Allied servicemen seeking asylum in Soviet-occupied East Germany. They have returned seven British soldiers and one American recently, signaling a reduced interest in defectors for propaganda. Western officials see Soviets avoiding the bother of small cases amid continuing search for a 1950 light green Chevrolet delivery truck and a 1947 green Mercury four door sedan stolen in Frederick and Boonsboro areas. Centreville voters consider equalizing four outer sections' tax rates, with 200 eligible real estate owners voting in a special election on the rebalancing. Maryland Roads Commission invites bids by December 21 for a four span steel bridge on Falls Road over the Washington National Pike near Rockville, about 9 miles west.
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Berlin
East Germany
Frederick City
Frederick
Boonsboro
Brunswick
Centreville
State Roads Commission
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Washington National Pike
Rockville
Roads Board To Open Bids For Mountville Adams Town Link
The Frederick County Roads Board will open bids on December 20 at 11 30 a m for an 188 mile section of the Mountville road from near Jefferson through Mountville to Adams town. Work covers clearing grading drainage and macadam surface with federal aid funding.
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Frederick County Roads Board
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Mountville
Adamstown
Lander Road
Frederick
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Utica
Hansonville
Lays
Emmitsburg
Westminster Jaycees To Hold Charter Night
Westminster Jaycees announce charter night banquet and dance on Saturday December 11 at 7 p.m. at Legion Square. Roger Dees of American Can Company will speak. the Fredericks Junior Chamber of Commerce backs the new chapter formed in October. Officers elected include John Eyler president Robert Bals lex first vice president Wallace Hemingway second vice president Jack Tinis secretary treasurer Robert Bare historian.
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Frederick
Westminster
John Eyler
Robert Baslex
Wallace Hemmingway
Jack Tinis
Charles
Robert Bare
West Virginia Liquor Sales Decline After Holidays
West Virginia reports continued downturn in state liquor sales as the monopoly system shows lower monthly totals. Commission data compare holiday season performance to prior year, with a significant drop in revenue and implied impact on the 800 unionized workforce.
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Charleston
Shen
West Virginia
Othe Commyssion
Commission
Coal Output Slips in Nov 27 Work Period
Coal production at Washington plants fell to about seven million tons for the period ending November 27, as reported by the National Coal Association. Officials note ongoing constraints and reduced output due to maintenance and market demand shifts.
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Natronal Coal Assa
Shenandoah Strikes Auto Killing Two Near Newton Falls
The Baltimore and Ohio passenger train Shenandoah hit an automobile at a crossing near Newton Falls. Two people in the auto were killed. The train was en route from New York to Chicago and delayed 40 minutes. no injuries on the train.
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Warren
Baltimore & Ohio
Shenandoah
Newton Falls
State Highway Patrol
New York
Chicago
No License Goes To Jail In Frederick Court
A Frederick man received 30 days in jail in default of a 3200 fine after a Peoples Court hearing before Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker Jr for operating with a suspended or revoked license. Denver Shook admitted revocation when stopped for erratic driving and also jailed for nonpayment. collateral forfeiture listed 851.45. Other withdrawals include Frances T Cavanaugh Takoma Park for speeding on West Patrick Street and Donald J Foster Easton for passing on a hill on East Patrick Street. Additional citations: Russell G Meyer Odenton Va failure to stop at a sign, Clifford Wenner Slate Hill NY similar offense, Ralph C Smith Gapland for excessive speed, with Trooper Paul A Kline filing charges.
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H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Treate
East South Street
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Harry Quinn
Frances T. Cavanaugh
Takoma Park
West Patrick Street
Donald JD Foster
Easton
East Patrick Street
William Boone
Russell G. Meyer
Odenton
U. S
Clifford Wenner
Slate Hall
N. Y
Ralph C. Smith
Jefferson
Paul A. Kline
Woot
Knowland silent on Eisenhower request preserved silence
Senate leader Knowland gave no comment on Eisenhower’s request for Republican leaders to avoid public squabbling over basic policy. The issue followed Knowland’s past criticisms of U.S. policy toward China and prisoner releases. A separate decree filed grants Mrs Florence E Gurton Urbana an absolute divorce from Williams Gurton with custody of one child. Mel Holden Felton represented the plaintiff.
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Eisenhower
Senate
Knowland
Calfornia
Eisenhovwer
Kannland
White House
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Knotland
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Williams& Gurion
Holden S Felton
Five Day Forecast From Pauls City Weather Report
Five day forecast notes clouds and scattered snow or rain Saturday through Tuesday with possible additional snow or rain. Temperatures average near normal with afternoon highs 41 to 49 and early morning lows from the lower 20s to mid 80s in various sections.
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Pauls
Vierday
Wester Mainland
Nye
Democrats To Pick Chairman In Open Nomination Fight
Democrats on the National Committee gather in New Orleans for a free-for-all battle to choose a successor to Chair man Stephen A. Mitchell. The dispute over whether a majority or plurality is needed to elect the new chair dominates caucuses with 108 seats and vacancies from several regions. Candidates include Paul Butler James Finnegan and Michael V. Di Salle.
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Democratic National Committee
Stephen A. Mitchell
Mitchell
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
Texas
West Virginia
Puerto Rico
Nevada
Paul Butler
Indiana
James Finnegan
Philadelphia
Michael V. di Salle
Ohio
Patuxent Institution Opens In Maryland This Afternoon
JESSUP Md The Patuxent Institution a four million dollar mental and penal facility was opened in ceremonies this afternoon. It will house up to 1000 inmates with two initial wings for 290 prisoners each. The hospital prison will handle prisoners for psychiatric examination before sentencing and relieve overcrowding in Maryland’s prisons and hospitals. Dr Harold M Boslow Baltimore physician and Alfred F. Devine former Indiana warden head custody and administration.
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Jessup
Patuxent Institution
Marsland
Maryland
Harold M. Boslow
Baltmore
One Man Campaign Against Junk Mail in Kansas
Herman Tholen, a Hays jeweler and former rural mail carrier, leads a solo protest against junk mail by stamping three cents on circulars addressed to “Waxhelder” or “postal patron” and mailing them to Postmaster General Summerfield in Washington. He argues the nationwide push for mass circulars to raise postal revenue ignores personal mail rights.
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Hays
Kan
Herman Tholen
Waxhelder
Summerfield
Washington
Summerfield 5
Tholen
Pope Pius XVI Face Worsening Peritoneal Illness
Vatican reports describe the 73 year old pontiff as having peritoneal irritation and abdominal tension linked to a gastric disorder with hiccups and nausea. A heart condition was debated but officials say he passed the night relatively calmly while prayers spread worldwide for his recovery.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius XVI
Giovanni Batista Montini
Vatican Palace
Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi
N-ray
Tax Payments All Time High
Internal Revenue Commissioner T Coleman Andrews announced a record federal tax take of 69.9209 billion for the last fiscal year, with a figure slightly above the prior year’s 69.687 billion. Projections expect next year’s receipts to fall to 65.225 billion amid tax cuts and a business downturn, with state-by-state breakdowns showing Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia among others.
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Washington
Delaware
Maryland
District of 4A
Virginia
West Virginia
Many Appointments Confirmed By Senate
The Senate approved a broad slate of President Eisenhower’s noncontroversial nominees before adjourning. Senator Langer opposed Judge John Marshall Harlan’s Supreme Court nomination. Kefauver withdrew opposition to Libby for the Atomic Energy Commission. Ambassadors, federal judges, attorneys, and marshals were among confirmed appointments as stock market activity showed tobacco stocks advancing in New York trading.
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Senate
Eisenhower
Langer
John Marshall Harlan
New York
Supreme Court
Lateger
Senate Judiciary Committee
Armed Services
Willard F. Libby
University of Chicago
Atomic Energy Commission
Sen. Kefany~ev
D-Tenn
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