Television Fire Jars Residents In Lincoln Apartments
A morning blaze in Lincoln apartments started when a TV set suddenly caught fire as a resident watched. Fire crews and local units responded to the alarm, extinguishing the blaze and preventing further spread. Repairs and by pass construction details follow in nearby roadwork reports.
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Lincoln Apartments
Hames
Uniteds
Frederick
Neeling
U.S. 15
Harmony Grove
Central Pennsylvania Quarry, Stripping and Construction Company
Motter Avenue
Opessumtone Pike
Liberty Road
Hamm Farms
Tuscarrora Bridge
Man Hurt In Early Morning Frederick Fight At Park Drive In
A local resident was hospitalized with severe injuries after a fight that began in a city restaurant and continued into the Park Drive-in. John Heary Blank, of 100 West South Street, may have a fractured skull and required 24 facial stitches. James L. Schultz was jailed for investigation on assault charges. Police also reported two intoxication arrests: Herbert M. Frazier and James E. Pendleton. The incident was investigated by Lieut. Ralph Potts and Sergen t Sherman Boone.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
John Heary Blank
West South Street
James L. Schultz
Frederick
RFD
Ralph Potts
Serst
Sherman Boone
Park
South Court Street
Herbert M. Frazier
West All Saints Street
Kanade
Mossburg
James E. Pendleton
Lincoln Apartments
Kanede
Eight More Bucks Slain as Deer Season Tops 251
Frederick county hunters braved rain to bag eight more deer raising the season total to 251. The prior one six day high was 240 set in 1955 and 238 in 1956.
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Frederick County
Hermes Lantz
Thurmont Red
Lantz
Jackie Cline
Frederick
Foxville
Harry M. Boyer
Reymar
Eyler
Donald Hurler
Five Forks
Jean Overcash
Sabillasville
James Isanogle
Thurmont
Harry M. Smith
Blue Ridge Summit
Leon
A. Green
Pine Swamp
Colder Canadian Air Drives Temp Drop Across Nation
The Associated Press reports a cold air invasion from Canada lowering temperatures from the Northern Plains to West Texas. Rain and snow drenched large areas while a belt from the Central Plains to the Ohio Valley received up to an inch and a half of precipitation. International Falls logged 3 below zero as milder readings persisted in the Mid Gulf and Northeast began melting prior snows.
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Associated Press
Canada
Capris
Plains
Great Lakes
Rockies
Texas
Pacific
Central Plains
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
New England
Upper Lakes
International Falls
Minn
Mid Gulf
Middle Atlantic States
Police Car and Fire Engine Parade Through Charlottesville
Downtown Charlottesville shoppers witnessed a brief unusual procession as a police car led a smoking garbage truck followed by a fire engine. The sequence aimed to release the dump truck’s burning cargo, then extinguish the flames. Police described the act as a disposal effort and not a parade.
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Charlottesville
Christmas Buying Binge Under Way Amid Melting Snow
New York dispatch reports a belated start to the Christmas buying season as melting snow and rising reservoir levels ease conditions. Forecasters predict rain and mild temperatures today with a cold snap tonight, while merchants expect strong late-season shopping as streets clear and crews clear secondary roads.
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New York
Frederick
Frank Weddle
New London
Doubs
Mt. Pleasant
Liberty
Lewistown
Football Queen and Three Others Die in Ark Crash
Hamburg High School football queen Kay Carver 18 and three classmates Myrtle Boon Jimmie Nell Ruff and Pay Henderson all seniors were killed when a car rammed a trailer on a rain slick highway. Driver Jessie Harralson 33 of Waco Texas escaped with minor injuries as the group headed to a banquet honoring the Hamburg team.
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Hamburg
Arki
Kay Carver
Hamburg High School
Myrtle Boon
Jimmie Nell Ruff
Pay Henderson
Crossett
Ark
Hognr
Miss Carver
Blocker
Jessie
Harralson
Waco. Tex
Undertaker Killed In Auto Crash Near Washington
Two cars collided fifteen miles southeast of Washington and Atlantic City. John H W Carter 46, dead at hospital after a skull fracture and crushed chest. Macy Hol 32 of Atlantic City injured seriously. Floyd L Luger 20 of St Peters burg Florida injured with multiple fractures. William R De Vito 23 of Newark hospitalized with severe facial and body cuts.
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Washington
Itting
Atlantic City
Undertaker
John H W. Carter
Prince Georges County
General Hospital
Carter
Macy Hol
Atlantic Six
Floyd L Luger
St. Petersburg
Fla
William R. de Vito
Newark
Langer
Thanksgiving shoppers brace for tight season and steady prices
A Commerce Department survey finds retailers in 23 cities confident they can meet or beat last year’s sales despite a shortened shopping period. Analysts say gains hinge on higher prices while the Fed boosts bank reserves, expanding lending and shaping a cautious holiday outlook.
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U.S. Commerce Department
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Wall Street
New York
Chevrolet
Ward
Infant Becomes 150000th Memorial Hospital Patient
Lewis Clem Dutrow, born at 10 10 a m at Frege Memorial Hospital, is the 150000th patient. He weighs 7 pounds 10½ ounces and is 22½ inches long. His parents are Mr and Mrs Norman L Dutrow Jr of Rocky Springs road. The hospital noted several other births that day and traced its growth from a 12 bed facility in 1902 to 152 beds in the present.
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Lewis Clem Dutrow
Frege Memorial Hospital
Norman L. Dutrow Jr
Rocky Springs Road
Lewis
Norman Lewis Dutrow Sr
Yellow Springs
Clem
Durrow
Thomas
Ralph Thomas
Myersville
Boone
Richard Boone
East Seventh
Dutrow Jr
Frederick Iron and Steel
Margaret Ciem
Ritchie Associates
South Market Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Indonesians Seize Dutch Banks in Jakarta Rising Moves
Indonesian workers seized the three largest Dutch banks in downtown Jakarta amid a government ban on seizures of Dutch enterprises. The action extended to libraries and properties of Dutch residents as Jakarta intensified measures to curtail Dutch influence amid West New Guinea tensions.
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Drente
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Guinea
Dere
Groningen
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KPM
Indonesia
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RPM
Jakarta
West New Guinea
Ment
Jusuf Suwondho
Stern
KLM
Royals
RLAS
Van Horn faces claim of psychotic episode in fatal assault
In Towson Maryland Robert Jett Van Horn testified that hand pain led him to realize he killed his 3 year old wife. Psychologists warned he might slip into a psychotic episode under stress as prosecutors introduced statements about his claimed will. Earlier, Van Horn said he struck his wife and could not recall other moments. The case moved forward as evidence was presented in court.
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Belize
British Honduras
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Jamaica
Caribbean
Ulster
George Price
Peoples’ United Party
London
Colin Hardwick Thornler
Price
House of Commons
PUP
Britain
Towson
Robert Jett Ven Horn
Baltimore Chamber
van Horn
Neltan
Canadians To Pay Less In 1958 Taxes
Canada to cut personal and corporate income taxes and automobile levies under new Conservative plan. Taxpayers with up to 31 000 see lower rates from 13 to 11 percent, 31 000 to 51 000 from 15 to 14 percent. Exemptions rise by 100 for dependents, car tax drops from 10 to 7 percent. Government faces 88 million dollar revenue loss and 20 million in car tax cuts.
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Ottawa i
Donald Fiemving
Labor War Unlikely
ATLANTIC CITY N J Both the AFL CIO and the exiled Teamsters Union disclaimed any intent today of starting a labor war after the truck union was ousted from AFL CIO membership by a 51 vote margin. Meany said the door remains open for a return once Hoffa is ousted, and Hoffa claimed the Teamsters face wiretap charges in Federal Court as they cooperate with other unions.
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Atlantic City
Afl-Cio
Teamsters
George Meany
James R. Hoffa
Meany
Hoffa
Garbage Strike Strikes New York Hotels and Restaurants
A 1600 strong garbage strike halted pickup for 130000 establishments across New York City five boroughs and parts of Westchester and Nassau. City prepared emergency removal plans as Teamsters Local 3813 and private firms clash over a 21 month contract with wage and fringe benefits demands. Bernard Adelstein, local president, faces extortion charges in Nassau.
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New York
New York City
Bernard Adelstein
Adelstein
Nassau
Vanguard rocket fails to reach orbit in first U S satellite attempt
AP dispatch from Cape Canaveral reports the Vanguard test rocket with a satellite aboard rose a few feet then fell back and exploded. officials blame mechanical failure and will not redesign. Eisenhower and Khrushchev comment on the setback as U S prestige and future launch plans face scrutiny.
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Associated Press
Cape Canaveral
Fla
IUS
Vanguard
Project Vanguard
John P. Hagen
White House
Pentagon
Hagen
Eisenhower
Paris
Gettysburg
Defense Department
New York
Nixon
Washington
Nikita
Moscow
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S
Orioles Unveil Five Ticket Plans with Star Game Bonus
The Baltimore Orioles announce five 1958 ticket plans nearly unchanged from 1957. A bonus lets buyers of two to four plans secure identical All Star seats, plus extra reserved seats for the game. interleague loans and development fund ideas are noted in surrounding chatter.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Dulles
Middle East
Cemparade
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