Dam Reaches Full Capacity as Flood-Wlooded Roads Close
Heavy rains flood Frederick county area closing roads on Monocacy and Patuxent corridors. Fishing Creek dam fills for first time since summer, with spillway flow around 2:45 a.m. Ten million gallons flushed into the reservoir as Monocacy rises over 14 feet at Jug Bridge. Widespread high water signs, power outages, and evacuation reports follow, with closures from Walkersville to Clarksburg and a forecast for easing conditions.
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Frederick County
Credit
Fishing Creek
Frank Weddle
Mountain
Big Mountain
Monocacy River
Bigas Ford
Walkersville
Link
Jug Bridge
Israel’s Creek
Liberty Road
Potomac River
Harpers Ferry
Carroll Creek
Gas House Pike
Linganore Creek
Unionville
Pearl
Airbert
Montgomery
Charles Poole
Potomac Edison Company
Frederick
Carroll
Howard
St. Peter's’ Church
Poolesville
Jane Bernsdorff
Kenneth Endicott
Dickerson
Montgomery County
Patuxent River
Dawsonville
Seneca Creek
Clarks-burg
Comins- Hyattstown
Choppers
Boyds
Germantown
Hyatistown
Comas
Clark
Frederick Jaycees Christmas Lighting Contest Judges
Contest judges are selected for the Frederick Jaycees residential Christmas lighting contest. William G. Null says judges are Charles V. Main Frederick Police Chief A Irvin Renan Frederick County Commissioner Alan Lang of Frederick Gas Co. and civic worker Bir Nun urges homeowners to enter. Closing date December 24 and prizes total 5000 in GE nationwide contest.
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Frederick Jaycee
Wiliam G. Null
Charles V. Main
Police
A. Irvin Renan
Frederick
Alan Lang
Frederick Gas Co
General Electric
Potomac Edison Co
William S. Hood
Peoples Drug Stores
Routzaha and Sons
Hilmer-Roelke Appliance
Quynn’s Hardware
Bartgis & Zimmerman, Seeger & Co
May's
Uli
Holiday shopping peak eyed as weather clears
A final holiday shopping surge was expected to peak today as skies cleared after heavy rain. Stores close at 5 pm Tuesday for Chimes Eve with two shopping nights left. Despite weather disruptions, 1956 season was solid and 1957 outlook brighter. Frederick centers report strong holiday business, with Christmas trees and greens in demand as churches plan Christmas programs. Winter starts tonight with mild forecast and little snow expected.
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Frederick
Friendly Tip Instead Of Parking Ticket
Baltimore workers rushed to their cars to avoid a police ticket as office staff shouted for the sergeant to delay. From a distance the scene looked like a Christmas time warning. The note urged drivers to remove valuables from view and lock doors to prevent burglaries.
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Baltimore
Five Hurt In Route 46 Head-On Crash Near Brunswick
Five people were injured just before midnight in a head-on collision on Route 46 near Brunswick. Names include John William Johnson Jr., 47. John Maurice Langley, 20. Theodore I. Lucas, 39. Mary R. Lucas. and Delmar B. Brown, 20. Brown suffered a double jaw fracture and other injuries, was treated at Frederick Memorial, then Fort Detrick and Bethesda hospitals. Langley and the Lucases received varying injuries.
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Knoxville
Pt. of Rocks Road
Brunswick
Lloyd W. Lewis
John William Johnson Jr
Burkittsville
John Maurice Langley
Theodore I. Lucas
Mary R. Lucas
Delmar B. Brown
Brown
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Fort Detrick Hospital
Bethesda Hospital
Langley
U. S. Navy
Johnson
Theodore’ Lucas
jLucas
Lewis
More Drivers Should Lose Their Licenses
PIKESVILLE Md Gov A Mecheldin called for suspension and revocation of more drivers licenses when road laws are broken. He spoke at graduation exercises for 31 new state troopers who completed five months training. He cited excessive speed and urged enforcement to deter young drivers. The class included a Negro for the first time, and the troopers will report for duty Monday.
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Pikesville
A Mecheldin
Newt State
State Police Academy
McKeldin
C. Ferdinand Sobert
Acadmys
Iran earthquake death toll rises to 1266 in West Iran
In West Iran officials report the death toll from last week’s quake has climbed to 1266 with more bodies recovered from mountain village debris. Officials say over 609 people are believed to remain beneath the rubble as rescue work continues.
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Tehran
Iran
Opening Of By-Pass Link Likely Soon
Frederick by-pass linking Washington National Pike with West Patrick street extended near Xorya avenue and Baughman’s Lane should open around year’s start. Crews completed surfacing on the dual section and spurs. final work, including mulching, awaits spring. White lines signal imminent opening as by-pass cuts city traffic turmoil. Fort Detrick road surfacing also complete.
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Frederick
Washington National Pike
West Patrick Street
Xorya Avenue
Baughman
U.S
Washington
Fort Detrick
Russell
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Frederick’ County
East South Street
M. J. Grave Lime Company
The
Grove Company
I Frederick
U. S
Everigreen Point
I Grove
East Uth Street
Russel-E. H. Nunn
Many Areas Alerted For High Water In Northeast
The Associated Press reports widespread high water warnings across the Northeast as heavy rains pelted the region. 27 eastern New York counties were on safety alert with swollen streams, Route 9 and Route 17 closures, and the Ramapo and Brodhead Creeks flooding. Civil Defense stood by in Oakland New Jersey as transportation hubs faced delays and evacuations loomed.
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Associated Press
United States
New York State
Pocono Mountain
Pennsylvania
New York City
New Jersey
Adirondacks
Underwood
Elizabethtown
Livingston Manor
Sullivan County
New York
Palenville
Boonvile
Utica
Cebilars
Brodhead Creek
Thieves Stage A Christmas Eve City Robbery Wave
Baltimore shoppers faced a spate of holdups and robberies as a rush of pre holiday buying swept through the city. Armed bands struck a supermarket for 3500, a pharmacy for 480, a laundry truck for 126, a taxi driver for 7 75, and two grocery stores for unknown sums. A woman’s handbag was snatched, a liquor store was robbed of 80 and whisky, and a fourth grocery store was hit by three gunmen. An agreement to sell the Afid Valley farm to Amos R Keller Jr for 38000 and a South Catoctin Park home sale for about 10000 were recorded in the Clerk’s office.
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Baltimore
Philip O. Cobleniz
Middletown-Jefferson Road
Samuel E. McBride
Amos R. Keller, Jr
Luther R. Hines
Charles L. Warner
South Catoctin Park
Two Women Injured in Clarksburg Head-On Collision
Two women, Mrs. Charles Johnson and Miss Mary Mason, were injured in a head-on crash near Clarksburg around dawn involving a Studebaker and a Chevrolet driven by Oscar Harker. Johnson and Mason were hospitalized. Harker uninjured. A nearby resident used a home extinguisher to combat a fire in the Hacker car. All are from the Clarksburg area. Both cars were towed from the scene. Johnson worked at Montgomery County General Library in Gaithersburg.
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Clarksburg
Charles Johnson
Studebaker
Missilary Mason
Montgomery County General Hospital
Memel Rs
Hyattstown Fire Department
Oscar Harker
Johnson
Thej
Lewisdale
Hackey
David J. Brandenburg
Gaithersburg
Montgomery Countty General Library
Five Killed On Way Home For Holiday
Five people from High Point North Carolina died in a crash on West Virginia Route 27 about 30 miles northwest of Charleston. Mr and Mrs Joseph P Dean in their 20s. Marshall Heritis 8. Marilyn K Harris 10. Cheryl Elaine Harris 12 were in a 1957 convertible. The Harris children were the Deans’ relatives. the wreck involved a tractor trailer. The crash occurred as the car skidded off the berm and back into the truck’s path. rescue teams freed the bodies after hours. The victims were en route home for Christmas from Grand Rapids Michigan where they studied design. The driver of the tractor trailer was uninjured. The funeral home said the driver’s name was not available.
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Charleston
W. Va
High Point
N. C
Joseph P. Dean
Marshall Heritis
Marylin K. Harris
Letha
Dean
Harris
Grand Rapids
Jewelry Heist In Queens Nets $250000 In Gems
Police hunt three tall gunmen who stole $250,000 worth of jewels from S S Jewelry Service Co operators in a Kew Gardens Queens parking lot. Max Schweitzer and Arnold Schorr were robbed as they transferred inventory between cars en route from Manhattan to Long Island stores. Lion Winnick, an employee, was struck on the head. Schweitzer suffered a heart attack but is reported in good condition. The bandits fled in a foreign car with New Jersey plates, leaving six leather bags of jewels behind. The crime occurred near 125 10 Queens Blvd opposite Queens Borough Hall.
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New York
Queens
Max Schweitzer
Oceanside
Arnold Schorr
Long Beach
Kew Gardens
Manhattan
Long Island
S & S Jewelry Service Co
Lion Winnik
Glen Oaks
Winnick
Schweitzer
New Jersey
Queens Blvd
iHall
Indonesia ready to negotiate over West New Guinea
Subandrio told parliament Indonesia is prepared to negotiate the West New Guinea dispute with the Netherlands taking the initiative. The statement frames readiness to engage in talks to resolve the regional contention.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Subandrio
West New Guinea
Netherlands
Dulles Doubts Talks On Disarmament Will Be Held
U S officials report Secretary of State Dulles doubts new East West disarmament talks can proceed due to Russian objections. He fears minor quibbles may wreck arrangements and questions U S participation even if talks occur. Dulles sees the talks as procedural, not addressing disarmament substance, while urging rapid buildup of launch sites for medium range missiles.
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Washington
Dulles
NATO
Paris
Europe
United States
Britain
France
Canada
Russia
United Nations
Eisenhower
To Completely Shut Off Missile Test Center
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla The Air Force moved to completely box off the approaches to the Missile Test Center blocking roads to a coastal observation post north of the Center. Lt Col Sam Bruno the center's security chief said barriers with no trespass signs were installed to hide Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile launchings from observers. Earlier the shoreline post was closed to those with cameras binoculars or radio devices. Bruno said legal and enforceable grounds justified the action after careful Center review.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
Sam Bruno
Cen 1 Iter
Cape
Bruno
Russia Calls For Talks On Disarming
Moscow reports Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko urging a special United Nations session or an international conference on disarmament to unlock East West talks. Khrushchev backs an East West summit to discuss peace and a no war pledge, while Western and NATO positions block progress. Eric Coates, famed British light music composer, dies at 78 in Chichester hospital.
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Moscow
United Nations
Andrei A. Gromyko
Russia
Gromyko
NATO
West
U.N
China
General Assembly
UN. Disarmament Commission
Commise
Sion
Nikita Khrushfour
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
United States
Elmar Gerhardsen
Norway
Eric Coates
London
Britain
Chichester
Coates
Lsieners
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Carroll County
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West Fourth Street
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U.S. 240
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Richard W. Jacques
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