County bids on Winchester Hall alterations come in
The County Commissioners review five bids for large scale Winchester Hall west wing work, led by Norman S Earley and Son of Hagerstown at 304 212. Frederick County delays commitment after attorney conference while noting four other bids range near 314 150 to 364 763 and plan options.
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Winchester Hall
Norman S$. Earley and Son
Hagerstown
James McSherry
Thurmont Constructon Company
Frederick Construction Company
J. B. Ferguson and Company
Thomas W. Yoder Company, Inc
Silver_ Spring
Frederick County Welfare Board
General Assembly
Gardner Would Fire Many In Missile Mess
In Pasadena Trevor Gardner, former head of the Air Force research program, proposed firing many top civilian administrators of the Vanguard satellite project after its failure. He said he would start by removing leaders from the satellite program while noting no fault with the technical work. In a separate item, a public sale in Court House sold a Walnut Street bungalow for 15 100 to Mr and Mrs William H Bierley with attorneys acting as agents and John L Ponson as auctioneer.
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Pasadena
Calif
Air Force
Trevor Gardner
Air Force For Research and Development
Gardner
Court House
Walnut Street
William H. Bierley
Edwin F. Nikirk
W. Jerome Offatt
John L. Ponson
Settlement Ends Worthington remodel case in Baltimore
An out of court settlement resolved equity proceedings over remodeling costs at 127 Record Street. J Herman Mock filed a mechanic's lien against property owner Mrs Margaret Schmitz. Judge Michael J Manley approved the settlement terms with costs to be paid and the lien satisfied, no amount disclosed.
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Worthington
Record Street
J. Herman Mock
Frederick
Blargaret Schmitz
Michael J. Manley
Baltimore
Manier
Mack
Mock
James McSherry
Benjamin Bb. Rosenstock
Schmitz
Robert 5.Clapp, Jr
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Iudge Manley
Youth On Probation Wrecks Stolen Auto
Upper Marlboro Md. Baltimore youth on probation for automobile theft crashed into a police cruiser after a 9 mile chase, wrecking the stolen car he drove. He was held on a 900 bond for seven traffic violations. Three cruisers chased the 16 year old for nine miles before he sideswiped a roadblock and overturned three times. The car was reported stolen from William M Bowing.
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Upper Marlboro
Baltimore
Wiliam M. Bowning
High Brass Halted In Hunting At A P Hill
Fort Meade officers on temporary duty at Camp A P Hill face new rules on hunting licenses. A Burke order limits licenses to Virginia residents or those present in the state for training. The dispute followed a meeting with Maryland officials and the state game commission executive director.
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High Brass
A. P. Hill
Camp
A. P. Hel, Vi
Ft. Meade
Virginia
Caroline County
Paul
Burke
Old Dominion
Meade
I. T. Quien
State Com ‘Mission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Frederick High School Initiates 17 In.FHS Honor Society
Seventeen Frederick High School students were initiated into the Francis Scott Key Chapter of the National Honor Society at a special assembly. Howard Strine presided as chapter president, with Robert H. Ferguson as advisor and David Dean, Miss Louise Weagley, Margaret Pryor, and others participating in the ceremony.
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Frederick High School
Sudents
Francis Scott Key
Thei Faent
Martha Atkinson
Robert
Soromy
Larry Brown
William Sands
Corbin
Nancy Decker
Margaret
Jones
Gerry May
Lars Whitmore
Iva Geiler
Nancy Thrasher
Ferguson
Strine
James Putman
Marsha Atkinson
Putman
Heisieycomm
Grace Engelbrecht
Irs
Ann Fry
Afiss Zelma Smith
Harriet Patterson
Strike Hurts Big Stores
New York area shoppers faced disrupted business as the subway strike spread to impact department stores during the Christmas rush. Suburban branches reported weaker crowds while some merchants warned losses could reach millions.
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New York
Subway
Busines
Jplit
der Joan Lough -Barber Jr
Delores
Eileen Crabaugh
Connie Lee
Crum
Wanda Jean Derr
Marshalbut 2
Com- Ann
mil‘Murdock Kefanver
Edith Jo
Mer
J. Franklin Meehan
Nancy
Amanda Noffsinger
Bernice Shir
Jey Pearl
Colyn Lloyd Phillips
Mary Elizabeth Storm
Edward
Wayne Tobery
Elizabeth Kel
Wilcoxen
Patricia Lorrainetable
New Wik
Maryland Road Project Seeks Bids for Liberty Road Upgrade
The State Roads Commission invites bids by January 7 for a major section of the Liberty road alternate route from Frederick to Baltimore. The project covers 2 779 miles of grading drainage widening and surfacing with a 24 foot wide bituminous concrete roadway and substantial relocation work. </s> John Raymond Hebron a 65 year old man from Boyds died of mattress related suffocation in a Montgomery County home after an apparent in bed smoking incident. </s>
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State Roads Commission
Oon
Frederick
Baltimore
Winfield
Carroll County
Taylorsville
Frederick County
Unionville By-Pass
Eldersburg
Jm Carrol
T. Edgie Russell
Frederick Contractor
Elders
Iburg
Sykesville
Maryland
Boyds
Hebron
Rre Department
Gaithersburg
City Exodus and Holiday Absenteeism Report
The exodus from the city began about 3 p m yesterday with absenteeism at 33 percent in morning checks. By noon the rate fell to about 3 percent as workers returned. A store spokesman noted Santa Claus would not be overworked today.
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Atlantic City
Afl-Cio
Bakery Workers
Cave-In Kills Five Miners in Southern West Virginia
Five coal miners died at Raleigh Wyoming Coal Co No 2 mine two miles inside in Beckley area when a rock burst under strain caused the roof to fail. Three bodies recovered overnight, one more sighted, fifth missing as officials attributed a mountain bump and pressure from above. Names include George Durham Wayman Acord Noel Trumps Glen Rogers John Lomack and John Coleman. A second note reports formosa train wreck blamed on children placing stones on track, killing 19.
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Beckley
W. Va
West Virginia
Raleigh-Wyoming! ‘Mining Co
Tae Gien Rodgers
Here
George Durham
Wayman
Acord
Bolt
Noel Trumps
John Lomack
Glen Rodgins
John Coleman
Beck- Ley
Tavern Keeper Wounded In Maryland Hold Up
Police across four states chased two holdup men after they wounded Elmer Grubb the owner of Four Oaks Tavern near Gorman Maryland. Grubb was shot in the neck and chin when he hurled a bottle at the assailants and remains in critical condition at an Oakland hospital.
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Osela
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Elmer Grubb
Four Oaks
U. S
Gorman
Here
Grubb
Oakland
James E. Frantz
Grobb
Hood College Hosts Traditional Little Christmas Activities
Hood College students under Anne van Looy stage the Little Christmas events. Groups visit faculty homes after a campus sing at the President's House. Teas for staff, a Rhythmic Swimming water show, and an organ recital follow before the Christmas vacation. Classes resume January 6.
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Hood College
Anne van Looy
Spergola
Heed
William Sprigg
la College Offical
Colder Weather May Move In Tonight
Colder weather is forecast to move into the county tonight as winds rise but only light snow flurries are expected. Monday’s showers left December precipitation at 1.60 inches at the airport. new showers in the mountains may turn to snow squalls. The Fishing Creek reservoir rose a foot day, seven feet below the top, with low temps in the teens and highs in the 40s. Temperatures should drop to the twenties tonight and stay cold Wednesday with highs in the 30s.
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Weather Bureau
Tthe
Fishing Creek Reservoir
Newman weighs committee picks for united appeal funds
Ar Newman suggested considering suitable persons for a committee and noted that the united appeal already has a stance favoring a donor solicitation method. The board praised campaign volunteers and record city fundraising, with a total $63,000 goal surpassed by 300 and county quota exceeded. An annual meeting and officer election were authorized for February.
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Newman
Per ‘Sons
Menening the
United Appeal
rFecord
Benjamin L. Shuff
Edward Hart Etchison
Charles F. Woodman
E. Kefauver
NATO Needs More Dulles Says Allies Must Brace
Secretary of State Dulles told reporters in Washington that North Atlantic Allies must meet future military and economic warfare challenges. He urged greater use of Europe's industrial potential for new weapons and noted reevaluation of global versus limited war as U.S. military leaders consider focal conflict in planning ahead of a NATO Council meeting in Paris.
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Washington
Dulles
North Atlantic
NATO Council
Paris
Europe
U.S
Indonesia Split by Commu and Anti Commu Camps
Bangkok dispatch reports Indonesia sharply divided into Communist and anti-Communist camps with prospects of civil war on Java if Communists seize power. Sumatra and outer islands may form a separate Indonesian government. Col Maludin Simbolon calls for defending freedom and resisting Communism.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Indonesia
Jakarta
Java
Sumatra
Borneo
East
Col
Maludin Simbolon
Padang
Thousands Of Dutch Fleeing Indonesia
In Jakarta evacuees pour in from Bandung Bogor Semarang and Surabaya as a British plane prepares to depart with the vanguard of thousands of Dutch leaving Indonesia. The Chest board considers a joint appeal or United Fund drive while noting forced departures and potential nationalization of Dutch assets.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Bandung
Bogor
Semarane Stumarra
Community ‘Chest
United Fund
Chest
Ini
Federated Charities
Indies
Parsops Newman
Iiew
Phillips Radio and Rappliances
Sadjarjwo
Sadjarwo
Netherlands
West New Guinea
Cold Air Mass Advances South Across Northern Plains
A mass of cold air moved south from Canada into the Northern Plains bringing sharp wind warnings and near freezing temperatures. Snow flurries accompanied the invasion with western states clear while the Northwest saw fog and freezing drizzle in parts of Idaho. Lake Superior area reported 1 to 3 inches of snow with Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan noting snowfall. Morning lows fell as much as 30 degrees from yesterday’s highs, with Billings Montana dropping from a record 69 to well below freezing.
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Associated Press
Canada
Plains
Gulf Coast
Idaho
North Dakota
Great Lakes
Sault iSite. Marie
Mich
Lakes
Billings
Mont
Subway Strike Paralyses New York Amid Citywide Chaos
New York faced incredible difficulties as a subway walkout tied up service on multiple lines. Six unions joined the strike, with zero to one third service and thousands stuck in stations or switching to buses and commuter rail. City officials urged only essential travel as transit workers pressed for bargaining rights amid a jurisdictional dispute between unions.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
City Transit
City Hall
New York Transit Authority
Miehant
Nnte
Benvolent Assn
Grand Central Terminal
Long Island Railroad
Pennsylvania Station
MBA
Transport Workers Union
Afl-Cio
Michael J. Quill
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SRC
John Raymond Hebron
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Formosa
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Denver Shook
Harry D. Campbell
RFD
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Rosemont
Aiditary Road
Bentz Street
iPerkins
Rome
Bentzi
Pris
Ewbank
Carroll Rosenbroom
Baltimore Celts
Weeb
Rosenbroom Sai
NATO
United Nations
Sukarno
Frank A. Zelano
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MRA
Wes
Stater Island
IND
Interboro Rapid Transit
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit
IRT
Manhattan
Bronx
Queens
Brooklyn
BMT
Charles L. Patterson
Eeacoas
J. Millard Tawes
Atty
Hyman Pressman
TWU
Ny Rece
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