Local Schools Test New Report Card System
A revised report card system was piloted in public schools, expanding beyond scholastic progress to include personal attitudes and habits. The system, described as an improvement over the old cards, rates students on initiative self control courtesy and other traits while still reflecting classroom performance. Some support the changes while others oppose them. An arson investigation and a separate suspicious blaze at nearby schools added to a tense weekend in the district.
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Quentin L. Earhart
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Baltimore
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Maryland Waste Co
Wipiloth Co
Twaldergo
Maryland
Board of Education
Ijtary
Middletown
Michael H. Lotz
John S. Knoer
Field Fire Reported Near Adamstown
Carroll Manor Volunteer Fire Department responded to a field fire south of Adamstown at about 1 30 PM. Strong winds were fanning the flames as firefighters worked to contain the blaze.
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Carroll Manor
Adamstown
Goldfine Indicted On Contempt of Congress charge
A federal grand jury indicted Boston industrialist Bernard Goldfine on 18 counts for contempt of Congress. He refused to answer 22 questions from the House Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight, which had probed his ties to Sherman Adams. The committee heard of gifts to Adams and contractor investigations into Goldfine enterprises. The contempt citation, passed Aug. 13, carries up to a year in jail and $1,000 fine per count.
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Washington
Boston
Bernard Goldfine
Congress
Goldfine
House Subcommittee On Legislative Oversight
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Ladams
iAdams
Adams
House
Hood Looks Ahead fund drive reaches 118635 total
Hood College reported 118635 in the major fund raising effort for the Frederick area at the second meeting held Monday at noon in the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Gifts and subscriptions totaling 11995 brought the subtotal. G Hunter Bowers presided in absence of William M Storm, with over 60 volunteer workers present. The campaign goal remains 692000 and the next report meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at noon at the Hotel.
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Francis Scott Key
Frederick
Hood College
G. Hunter Bowers
William M. Storm
Cars Collide At Fifth And Bentz Streets
Two cars collided at the intersection of West Fifth and North Bentz streets around noon. One vehicle, driven east on Fifth by T. S. Michael of Ann Arbor, was involved, with six inches of snow on the ground. One man was injured and taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital. Police, including Mayor, Sgt. Harry Quinn, and Officer Erdly Van Sickle, investigated.
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Ann Arbor
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Frederick Memorial
Hospital
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Arbor
Harry Quinn
Erdly van Sickle
bBernard King
Schools To Close Dec 23 For Christmas
Baltimore AP reports Christmas vacation begins Friday December 19 for public and parochial schools in Baltimore City and counties Allegany Dorchester Harford Prince Georges with classes resuming January 5 statewide. Dismissal times vary by district from noon to 2:30 pm.
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Allegany
Dorchester
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Prince Georges
Somerset County
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Garrett
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Queen Annes
Talbot
Washington
Worcester
Calvert
Howard
Kent County
Caroline
Cecil
St. Marys
Somerset
Frederick County
Frederick By-pass Opens Amid Cold Weather Expectation
City and county officials anticipated the by pass opening at 3 p.m. with brief snow chances and a forecast of severe cold. Temperatures around 29 degrees by morning, with high near 31 and lows 23, as snow flurries and a light trace were noted in spots.
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Allegany
Garrett
Gambrill State Park
High Knob
Millions Shiver In Cold as Snow Belt Grips U S
The Associated Press reports a vast cold snap and heavy snow across the nation. Temperatures drop to minus figures from Minnesota to Maine, with Chicago’s coldest day since last February and two deaths from the freeze. Snow burdens Oswego and rumbling Seaway ships report grounded or iced vessels as the storm spreads into New England.
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New England
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Ogdensburg
N.Y
Paul Manion
Rockies
Midwest
Ohio River
Pennsylvania
New York
Fleeing GIs Captured After High Speed Chase
Two soldiers escaped from Harrisburg stockade were arrested near Berkeley Springs after a 100 mph chase in a stolen car. Cpl. Burke identified them as Larry Jacobs 23 and LeRoy Renauld 24. They had fled along the turnpike to Breezewood and Winchester, stopping for gas without paying. Police blocked Route 9 with a tractor trailer. the car was not damaged. Both are in Morgan County jail. Jacobs previously lived in Newport News. Renauld’s hometown not known.
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West Virginia
Larry Jacobs
Leroy Renauld
Pennsylvania
W. Va
Morgan County
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Renauld
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Breezewood
Winchester
Virginia
Boston
Mass
U.S
Anion Globe
Sherman
Martinsburg
Adams
Pressacross
Berkeley Springs
Kent Eisenhower
Newport News
Adams Won t Prosecute After Smoke Bomb Prank
Two University of Southern California students admitted planting a smoke bomb in Memorial Coliseum but will not be prosecuted as detectives see no criminal intent since the bomb did not explode. The Globe reports Adams will sign a Harper & Bros. Life magazine contract near $100,000. Adams, who quit his White House post amid gifts accusations, declined comment and denies wrongdoing.
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Life Magazine
New York
Humphrey reports Khrushchev message to Eisenhower
Senator Hubert Humphrey reported to President Eisenhower a Khrushchev message on Soviet nuclear explosions and rocket developments after his Moscow trip. He described an 80 minute oral briefing and said these were two secrets Khrushchev shared with him. An unrelated Chicago barbers union note follows.
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City County Agree On Dog Warden Salary Amid Conference
City and county officials after a long meeting settled on a 3400 dollar yearly base for a proposed city county dog warden. The plan, backed by the Humane Society of Frederick county, also involves shared funding and future planning near the city limits. Officials questioned whether Phelps, the current warden, would accept the lower pay. The discussion touched on parking at Winchester Hall and the impact on stray canine control.
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Humane Society of
Frederick County
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Board of Aldermen
Harry Phelps
Ramsburg
Phelps
Monmouth College Press
Eugene Leaholan
Humane Society
Délebert S. Null
Roy Fisher
The
Frederick
County Planning and Zoning Commission
W. R. Walter
Road Conditions and Nobel Peace Prize Award
The AAA issued a road condition report noting icy spots on West from D C to Pennsylvania Turnpike and snow and ice on U S 40 to Ohio with hazardous sections in West Virginia. Clear on Memorial Bridge and New Jersey Turnpike with sanding in places. Pennsylvania snow but Maryland clear. The 1958 Nobel Peace Prize check for 214 359.40 Swedish kroner 41 420 was presented to Father Dominique Georges Fire of Belgium as Charles de Gaulle assumed the Paris National Assembly chair.
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Maryland
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U.S. 50
West Virginia
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Harrisburg
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Norway
Dominique Georges Fire
Belgium
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Paris
Charles Jover
de Gaulle
Our Lady of the
National Assembly of the
Man Falls Eight Feet Fractures Skull at Maryland Project
Gideon Darkis, 46, a construction worker, is in fair condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital after an eight foot fall at the Housing Authority project on Sixth and Bentz streets. He fell from the first door to the basement, landing on a concrete floor. He lives on Dill avenue.
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Housing Authority
Gideon Darkis
Frederick Construction Company
Sixth
Bentz
Darkis
Dill Avenue
Monmouth College students protest classes between holidays
About 500 students gathered under President Schlaefer’s office in West Long Branch after he announced that classes would run from Christmas to New Year to match Russian education. They waved signs, pelted a straw effigy, and sang carols while police watched. Schlaefer defended the schedule, saying no disciplinary action would follow but that the plan stood.
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Monmouth College
Edward G. Schlaefer
Russia
Schraefer
Schlaefer
Arrest Made In GI Beating Case At Fort Detrick
Fort Detrick soldier Pvt Curtiss C Dennis was beaten after being forced into a car and dumped in a southern city area. Chester R Green of Middle Alley was arrested on assault and battery charges with $2,500 bond, identified as one of the attackers. Det Sgt Ellis Carty led the investigation.
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Chester Robert Green
Middle Alley
Curtiss C. Dennis
Detrick
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Detrick Hospital
Green
Sergt
Ellis Carty
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