Series Of Accidents In City On Icy Streets
Police logged a string of icy road crashes Friday with minimal damage and no injuries reported. Multiple drivers faced charges for unsafe lane changes or driving without a license as cars skidded on Rosemont Avenue Shookstown Road West South Street and nearby intersections near Fort Detrick.
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West South
Catoctin Avenue
Peter A. Vivent
Bridgeton
N. J
Enti
C. L. Schill
Viventi
Schill
Edward W. Weedon
Frederick
Kenneth W. Spurrier
Rosemont Avenue
Shookstown Road
Weedon
South Court Street
William L. Keilholtz
RFD
Rocky Ridge
Wiliam HL
James New Market
Reissholtz
James
West Tenth Street
West Tenth
North Market Street
Robert W. Matthews
Bonair
Roger P. Falconer
Matthews
Falconer
Fort Detrick
Lawrence W. Kesselring
Navy
Detrick
Paul Minch
Army
Siregi
Minch
Trafic
Kessiring
East Fourth Street
Chapel Alley
Eliza M. Zimmerman
East Church Street
Donald R. Clingan
RFD 2
Taneytown
East Patrick Street
Weter Street
Hobby E . Coox
Buckerstown
Lewis E. Fre
East South Street
Cook
Free
Claude Evans
J. Frank Main
Sgt
Demer J. Shook
Harry L. Quinn
Cpl
William Muichner
Sunny Christmas Expected With Warmer Outlook
The county eyes a sunny Christmas day with mild warmth after a brief cold snap. Overnight readings rose above subzero levels in most areas though Unionville logged 12 degrees below zero yesterday and Braddock Mountain hit seven degrees above zero.
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Unionville
Frederick County
Emmitsburg
Paul Beale
Frederick
State Police
Ridge Road
Braddock Mountain
Dorothy Ridgeway’s Christmas Miracle Draws Global Gifts
Hardy Virginia is flooded with greetings and toys for Dorothy Ridgeway nine as an illness stabilizes. An Army plane from Ft. Eustis will deliver presents while a two foot tall dancing doll from England travels via New York and Roanoke. Messages arrive from Rome Japan Germany Korea Greenland and every U S state.
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England
Hardy
Weather Bureau
Dorothy
Joseph F. Witsken
Williamsburg
The
Transportation Command
Ft. Eustis
Roanoke
Guisborough
Pauline Dale
James Walker
New York
Charlotte
N. C
Rome
Japan
Germany
Korea
Greenland
Union
Schulerren
Train Hits Bus in Suburban Intersection. 12 Hurt
A Canadian National Railways train struck a bus carrying Christmas shoppers at a crossing near St John s. Twelve people, including the driver, were injured as rescuers freed two trapped passengers after a 26 minute effort. The bus was entering from Petty Harbor and slid into the train s path on an icy downgrade.
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ST. John S. Nild
Canadian National Railways
St. Johns
Petty Harbor
Culler Lake Cleared For Skating In City Work
Cit workers cleared snow from Culler Lake using a tractor and scraper. Some smoothing work is ongoing, but the lake is deemed fine for skating. Pope John XXIII greeted Cardinals at the Vatican during Christmas observances.
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Cit
Culler Lake
Vatican City
Pope John Xat
College of Cardinals
Cardin Can Palace
Vatican
Nasser warns Israel over atomic bomb plans
Cairo reports President Gamal Abdel Nasser threatening a shooting war if Israel proceeds with an atomic reactor near Beersheba he calls a base of aggression. He says imperialist powers push Israel toward nuclear arms and vows Egypt will seek atomic bombs in response.
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Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
United Arab Republic
Negev Desert
U.A.R
Beersheba
David Ben-Gurion
Washington
London
United States
Cows Produce 135 Twin Sets in Two Years on Taylorsville Farm
At James E. Elgin farm on Gus road Taylorsville cows yielded 135 twin sets over two years. A Holstein cow calved twins one week and a bull and heifer the next. Elgin notes mixed sexes and that twins often reduce milk but keeps only one heifer. He sold the herd bull to avoid inbreeding contributing to twinning.
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James E. Elgin
Gus Road
Taylorsville
Mr. Elgin
Elgin
Cold Wave Brings Snow Across Midwest to Northeast
A bitter cold snap eased to seasonable warmth but snow lingered across broad areas from the Midwest to the Northeast. Temperatures dipped below zero in Phillipsburg Pa and Buffalo faced a crippling snowstorm with up to a foot of snow. Snow extended into Kentucky, Tennessee, Minnesota, the Dakotas, with light accumulations in Indiana and Illinois and rain in western Tennessee.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Phillipsburg
Buffalo
Kentucky
Tennessee
Great Lakes
Minnesota
Dakota
Indiana
Illinois
Washington
Dakotas
Kansas
Iowa
Georgia
Florida
Texas
California
Ohio Valley
Appalachians
Mother Of County Engineer Dies
Mrs Marion V Rankles 34 mother of county roads engineer O Wyson Rankles died this morning at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Five of her children seven grandchildren and one great grandchild survive. Children include Marion Runkies Jr and Henry P Runkies of Mt Airy Urbana and Genevieve Price Fort Lauderdale Fla. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Marion V. Rankles
O. Wyson Rankles
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Chidren
Mr. Runkies
Urbana
Marion Runkies Jr
Henry P. Runkies
Mt. Airy
Genevieve Price
Macmillan Plans 1961 Personal Peace Crusade
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan plans a personal peace crusade in 1961 that could include a visit to Red China, according to a London newspaper report.
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London
Harold Macmillan
Red China
Santa Promises To Visit Forgotten Girl This Time
Santa writes from the North Pole apologizing for past omissions and pledging a visit to Coleta Burns of Viole Arkansas. He explains delays, cites police help, and outlines gifts arranged through New York Police Athletic League and contacts in Perth Amboy and Little Rock to aid the family.
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Santa
North Pole
Coleta
Viole, Ark
Police
New York City
Walter Arm
Carneil Burns
Ster
Arm
New York
Potice Athletic League
George Orlowski
Perth Amboy
N_ J
Litte Rock
Ark
Compton’s Picture Encyclopedia
Santa Claus
Dr Sponseller Honored as First Honorary Northampton JC Com member
Frederick city and county leader Dr Edwin H Sponseller is named the first honorary member of the Northampton Junior Chamber of Commerce for distinguished community leadership in the Northampton area. He earlier led the Frederick chapter and served on Maryland State Junior Chamber committees while a Hood College professor and pastor of the First Church of Christ Congregational in Northampton, as it marks its 300th anniversary.
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Sponsetter
Frederick
Maryland
Bleak Christmas for Five Americans in Red China Prisons
Five U S citizens held in China face a ninth or tenth Christmas behind bars amid new accusations by Communist China that the United States aggression fueled Laos fighting. Downey and Fecteau from the Korean War era remain imprisoned on espionage and related charges, while McCann Redmond and Walsh continue long sentences. The piece notes the men anticipate lonely holidays reading in prison as Peiping Radio claims intruding U S warships violated its coast.
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Hong Kong
Laos
Red China
United States
Korea
China
John Downey
New Britain
Hugh Redmond
Yonkers
Redmond
McCann
James Walsh
Cumberland, Md
Walsh
Reading
Explosion Wrecks Boston Cafe Injures Several Near City Square
A cafe explosion in Charlestown Boston leveled a three story brick building near City Square. Two dead five injured with early reports suggesting up to seven. The cafe owner Benjamin Segal died as rescue crews searched debris near the Purity Sugar Cane Co building.
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Boston
Benjamin Segal
City Square
Charlestown
Purity Sugar Cane Co
Atwood White
Boston Navy Yard
Bunker Hill Monument
Auto Demolished No One Injured in Route 191 26 Crash
State Police report a southbound 1954 Oldsmobile on Route 191 failed brakes and crashed into signs at the Route 191 26 intersection. Wiliam H. Runkles, 19, of Mr. Airy, was driving. the car blocked the eastbound lane for 15 20 minutes. Assistants included Trooper R C Lewis. A pay station phone was ripped from a wall nearby.
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Harry Z. Smith
Wiliam H. Runkles
Airy
Waffie
Smith
R. C. Lewis
Andy
Frederick
No Paper Monday Notice for Christmas Observance
The News will not be published Monday. The business office closes Sunday for Christmas Day observance and the editorial office opens Monday after 4 p.m.
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APY
South China
Peiping Radio
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Francis Scott Key Hotel
Pythian Castle
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