Budget Increases Pack County's 1956 Plan
County commissioners study a crowded 1956 budget with many departments seeking raises while Frederick city declines to fund a $14,000 share of the Health Department. The result could shift costs to the county tax rate, as officials aim to finalize budgets before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
John A. Derr
Frederick City
Ciy
Frederick County Health Department
Polom
Frederick
C. Burton Cannon Jr
Independent
Auto Crash Kills Three Near Berkeley Springs
Three people died last night in a head on collision on CS R72 just north of Berkeley Springs West Virginia near the Maryland border. State Trooper Robert L. Mosingo said the victims include Juba Minhons Pinter of Brookville Pennsylvania Levin Olver Ammersman of year old constable at Great Cacapon and Emma Viola Zimmerman wife of the constable. Zimmerman's car reportedly pursued a speeding vehicle when the crash occurred. The injured were taken to a local hospital.
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Berkeley Springs
Wo Va
Here
Juba Minhons Pinter
Brookville
Levin Olver
Varyland
West Virginia
Panhanile Ammersman Wads
Instaniis Hs
Phige
Four Arms Privates Guilty Of Robbers
Army privates pleaded guilty to robbery. Sentences range from six months to seven years. Four individuals named, including Wo Sites and Watson, faced prison terms. one sentence noted as probation. Incident involved beating a man and stealing $90 at a service station location near Hanford, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palisburgh
Proiat de Santeneed
Joseph Wo Sites
MM Watson
William Mo
Waldap Ness
AWD
Gunmen Get 18 000 Cash At Hyattsville
Two gunmen robbed the Kirkwood Village Apartments rental office in Hyattsville Maryland taking 318098 in cash and threatening to kill clerk Mary Turner 58. They emptied the safe leaving 12163 in checks and warned her to stay under the desk for five minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyattsville
Mary Turner
Kirkwood Village
Uncle Sam Nudges Business Amid 1955 Credit Boom
New York reports Fed actions loosen credit by stepping up purchases of U.S. Treasury bonds to inject cash into banks. Retail chiefs forecast a record Christmas 1955, with 18.6 billion in retail trade and 186 million in autos, though labor shortages and dealer complaints surface as production rises.
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New York
Sam
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Federal Reserve
U.S. Treasury
Die Goods Assn
Magasine
Chicago
Chevrolet
Ford
Phimouth
Senate
General Motors
Parce Moe
Albany
N.Y
Bysinessmere
Miomakers
Driving Too Fast In Jefferson Court Docket
A Jefferson case closes with fines and costs after speeding on U S 40 and center of highway violations. Multiple defendants including Leslie Mc Lawson and others are cited by Trooper for speeds over the limit and related offenses. Court dates set for further proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mainstraig
HP Reese Shoemaker Jr
Leslie Mc Lawson
Frederick
Om Jefferson
CD Maries
Hame Phomas
Washington
Santa Herts
Penn Bridge
Laure
Walkersville
John Long
Jeanette Pe
Camp Petits Na Apereim
Cone
BG Bani
Robert
Andrews
Fitts Street
U.S 40 West
Donald T. Shas
Redo Prederich
Marcullo Ballintore
Set
Mades
Burma Denounces Soviets On Burma Visit
In Rangoon Burma the top Soviet leaders toured provinces amid tension with Burma and local guerrillas. U Nu canceled plans to join Khrushchev and Bulganin in Mandalay while discussions on potential Soviet economic aid occurred with Burma's cabinet.
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Rangoon
Burma
Russia
Southeast Asia
Washington
Dulles
Portugal
U Nu
Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita S
Khrushchev
Mandalay
Leho
Shan States
Maymyo F
U.N
World Health Organization
United States to Loan Argentina 61 Million for Steel Industry
The United States plans a 61 million dollar loan to Argentina to bolster its economy and steel industry. The loan was announced by Raul Prebisch after talks in Buenos Aires with Heare F Holland and Tar interes, with final papers to be signed soon.
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Buenos Aires
United States
Argentina
Raul Prebisch
Pedro Aramburu
Heare F. Holland
U.S
Tar Interes American Affairs
Prebisch
Samuel C. Waud
Presised
Peron
Ante Peronistas
Hia
FBI Captures 1 of 10 Most Wanted Men in Chicago
FBI agents arrested 58 year old Kendrick in a Loop hotel. Described as a hardened gunman with a long record including escapes, he was not armed and did not admit his identity. Kendrick had been sought for a December 1954 shooting in Washington DC during a robbery attempt and for violations of a Leavenworth parole.
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Hostetter
Kendrick
Alea
George A. Claimes
Washington, D.C
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Kendri
Maryland
New Jersey
Washington
District of Columbia Reformatory
tri-State
Hostetler
Pennsylvania
Virginia
North Carolina
Kendir
Johnson City
Tenn
Alestras
Leavenworth
Pamtanna Taecara
F Tostetter
Clavios
Peter Edson
NEA
INEA
Moe
For American Committee
Bonner Fellers
Loudlas
Japan
Mate National Dnevion
Feliers
Ate Gantra
der Macy
Pames
George Do Estatemeser
Ares Alan Kies
Math Flack
Patiam Tiss
New Jerse
Howard Butter Seb
Samuel Petenatl
Frank E. Gannett
Sumner Gerard
Mrs Walter Gerseking Killed in German Accident
In Stuttoarte Germany a 66 year old Mrs Walter Gerseking and an American soldier died in a bus accident last week. The pianist Walter Gerseking, a renowned concert pianist, was among the injured seven soldiers and four civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Gerseking
Stuttoarte
Germany
I — Mars
For America organization girds for political action
The For America committee vows a new lease on life with more funds and a broader network to run political influence campaigns. Key backers include top editors and former lawmakers, aiming to expand an educational and policy platform while pledging substantial contributions.
Minister To Leave Here For Dillsburg
Rev Ralph A Greiman will resign as assistant pastor of the local Evangelical Lutheran church and accept a charge in Dillsburg Pa. He has served since July 1 1950 and will begin duties after December 18 at the Dillsburg Pastoral Charge including Ware Church and a Franklin town congregation. The pastor studied at Gettysburg College and The Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary. The couple is expecting a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Council
Evaagelical Lutheran Church
Ralph A. Greiman
Mr Creiman
Dillsburg
Dillsbire
Franklintown
Greiman
W. V. Garrett
Charles F. Trink Jr
Minster
Mdse
York
Paanid
Gettssburg Callewe
UAB
Gettssbure Theologiat
Frances Tern
Padtimare
Agit Mar Maun Son
Tesane
Pou Saest
Vad Street
Parties Woo Hyee O28 Campaign Amid Turbulent Talks
Report on party campaigning for the O28 referendum with limited readable details. Targets unclear and many words garbled, but both parties vie for voter support while conference notes hint at policy contrasts and upcoming lines of argument.
Central Voting Place Idea Is Abandoned
Frederick election officials abandon plans for a single central voting place citing confusion and traffic risks. The idea, tested as a trial balloon last summer, drew public comments but no action. Officials prefer preserving current precincts as 19 in the city will be rearranged next year to reduce voting machines.
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State Armory
Frederick
Some City Problems Listed At Town Hall
Mayor Derr spoke on Municipal Government before the Current Events group at Hood College. He highlighted costs of city services, salaries, sewage, police, lighting, and parks, noting Frederick's budget may exceed a million dollars yearly. He discussed intergovernmental divisions with the county and answered Hood faculty questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oinin A Derr
Town Wall
Hood College
Derr
Frederick Fle
Regional Meeting To Be Held December 15
A regional meeting is scheduled for December 15 to discuss progress in the committee's war on roadside litter and other campaigns to preserve state natural beauty. Initial plans will be made for the annual spring clean-up campaign sponsored by the committee.
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Acremenal
Miramal
Tortuga
Cos JQ
Hagerstown
Garrett
Washington
Frederik
Newsboy In Bicycle Accident On West South Street
A 15 year old newsboy, Kurt Andrews of East Third Street, suffered minor abrasions after a bicycle traveling on the sidewalk was struck by a truck at the DeGrange Street intersection. The driver, John Albert Roussahn of Movement, said he looked west for traffic and the cyclist crossed. no charges filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West South Street
DeGrange Street
Kurt Andrews
East Third Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
W. C. Staley
John Albert Roussahn
DeGrange
Wreat Suite
Roulzahn
Uvo
Patrick
Market
Offcer
Claude B. Evans
Morris W. Wood
Frederick
RFD
Carmack
Thomas KE. Andrews
East Fifth Street
Radioactive Fallout Reported in Snow Nearby
Denver scientists report barely detectable radioactive fallout in fresh snow locally and near Helena Montana after a suspected Russian nuclear test. Helter Research Foundation cautions about fallout markers while authorities note possible hemispheric detection. In another incident a 15-year-old, Thomas Blades, was killed when a car veered and crashed after skidding into a tree.
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Denver
Helena, Mont
Univerity of Colorado Methcal Center
Stow
Helena
Norman
Helter
Helter Research Foundation
Science
Nets
Vneone Energy Commission
Russia
Fargest
Taston van
Raston Mac
Pohce
Thomas E Blades
Eisenhower weighs 1956 run amid legislative agenda
President Eisenhower meets with top Republicans in Harrisburg to discuss his 1956 political plans and a broad legislative program. Sen Knowland and House leader Martin push for clarity on a second term while the State of the Union shapes next year’s agenda and party strategies.
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Grhttysburg
Eisenhower Soes
Congress
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Eisenhower
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Senate
New Siege Of Cold Coming In The County
Forecaster warned of another cold siege for the county around Monday as temperatures rose and skies cleared. Friday snow largely disappeared except in higher elevations. Gambrill State Park recorded 26 yesterday and 39 this morning. Frederick saw a 36 high Friday with expectations for forties, and a 32 low early today. Occasional rain was forecast tonight and Sunday followed by moon coke on Monday. Stores will stay open tonight for the second Saturday of the Christmas buying season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gambrill State Park
High Knob
Frederick
Moon Coke
Gas Station Lift Tragedy In Baltimore
George Phillips, 24, a gas station attendant, died when a hydraulic lift crushed his head while lowering a car. John Salvadore, owner, reported the lift settled three feet from the floor before Phillips became trapped. He died at St. Agnes Hospital. In a separate blaze in East Baltimore an eight month old girl and a one month old boy suffered burn injuries. Crystal Bell burned 33 percent, Calvin Minor 48 percent. An alarm at 24 West All Saints street drew responders from United and Citizens Truck companies. no damage reported at Hicks funeral home.
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Baltimore
George Phillips
John Salvadore
Phillips
Salvadore
St. Agnes Hospital
Crystal Bell
Calvin Minor
Uniteds
Citizens Truck Companies
All Saints Street
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Donald R. Richhers
Aprille Braden
Thigh Roy Callen
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