Resolutions Adopted By Frederick County Farm Bureau
Members at the 33rd annual Frederick County Farm Bureau session at Frederick High School passed resolutions. A key measure urged County Commissioners to appoint county Board of Education members on advice of the State Department of Education, expanding the board from six to seven with one commissioner. The group also backed education funding, road and water resource laws, right to work, litter penalties, and farm labor protections while reporting strong state membership and third place in Maryland.
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Frederick County Farm Bureau
Frederick High School
County Board of Education
State Department of Education
Harry A. Zentz
Bureau
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Board of Education
Rosenstock
Ernup
Secretary of Agricssive
State Roads Commission
Lue CuettLy
Frederick County
American Farm Bureau Convention
Thomas S. Anderson
Roy C. W. Schaeffer
County Associated Women
Ed Young
Edna Cecil
Maryland Hospital Service
Blue Cross
Noah £. Kefauver, Jr
Paul G. Geishert
Claude H. Favorite
Russell C. Fisher
Harry W. Frantz
Rendall Garst
Bruce £. Crum
Henry A. Ma- Raha
James V. Shaff
Carl K. Duval
Cyrus 8. McBride
Silas B. Bittle
Frank T. Wooley
American Farm Bureau Federation
240 Deaths Predicted by Holiday Crashes
Chicago news notes the National Safety Council predicts 240 lives will be lost in motor vehicle accidents over the New Year weekend. Ned H. Dearborn, council president, urges safe walking and driving while deriding the council’s grim forecast.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Bent
Rains Boost Water Supply Amid Drought Notes
A late Tuesday rain brought 0.47 inch to the airport station with more showers forecast. The year’s deficit stands at 9.69 inches as of December 1, and December may end with an excess if rain continues. Water supplies at Fishing Creek improved, eight feet below spillway top, after recent showers. Also reported: New Year holiday closures and a Labor Department review showing 1954 strikes affecting 12 million workers.
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Camp Detrick
Frederick
County Court House
Fishing Creek
Tceton
Labor Department
Think 7 Dead In Plane Crash near Shin Point
A CHS Flying Box Car with seven crew and four passengers crashed into a mountain near Shin Point four miles southeast of Paint Rock. Initial reports said seven killed, with at least three survivors amid drizzly conditions. Local resident Mrs Will D Davis recalled hearing a roar and seeing a flame lighting the sky.
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New Hope
Ala
Stewart Air Force Base
Tenn
Tennessee
Fom Stewart
Murfreesboro
Shin Point
Paint Rock
Will D. Davis
One Bullet Kills Two Youngsters
In Tierra Amarilla two brothers aged six and ten were killed by a single bullet fired from a 30-30 rifle held by their eight year old brother Jose. Undersheriff Dan Rivera stated the gun discharged during a wrestling scene on the floor of the home as parents were shopping.
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Tierra Amarilla
Nlm
Horacio Zamora
Cristabal
Dan Rivera
Jose
Cristobal
Horacio
Juan Zamora
Budget talk tones in Eisenhower era election bid
WASHINGTON May determine if Republicans win 1956 election as Sen Dwor Shak Ridaho says President Eisenhower's federal budget proposals next month may decide the outcome.
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Washington
Dworshak Ridaho
Eisenhower
Bank Head Dies in Milford After Auto Crash
William J. Murphy 79, president of Caroline County Bank of Greensboro, died in a Milford Delaware hospital where he had been treated after injuries from an automobile accident a week earlier.
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Greensboro
Wid
Two Pedestrians Killed in Separate Belair Road Accidents
Two pedestrians died in separate accidents on Belair Road in the northeast Baltimore area last night. Weather was foggy and rainy, contributing to the incidents.
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Baltimore
Belair Road
Jurors Took Over Four Days To Decide Sheppard Guilt
Four jurors describe the lengthy deliberations in the Dr. Samuel Sheppard murder trial in Cleveland. The panel of seven men and five women reached a unanimous verdict on second degree murder after about 102 hours of discussion spanning four full days and part of a fifth.
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Sheppard
Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
Aeroad
Marilyn
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Frank A. Kollariis
Edmond L. Verlinger
Howard L. Barrish
Beatrice P. Orenstein
Common Pleas
Edward Blythin
Susan Hayes
New By Pass Bridge Bid Openings Set in Frederick
The State Roads Commission advertises for bids to build a four span steep beam bridge carrying eastbound East Patrick Street over the Frederick by pass toward U S Route 40. Bids due January 25. The bridge, east of East Frederick Elementary, redirects Frederick traffic to Geeleth and Wilbe bypass near Quynni Orchard Road. Westbound traffic to U S 40 avoids bridge construction.
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The
State Roads Commission
East Patrick Street
Frederick By-Pass
Frederick
U. S. 40
East Frederick
Geeleth
Twine Wilbe
Quynni Orchard Road
U.40
Frederic al
Patrick Street
Eisenhower to ask pay raises for civil service and postal workers
President Eisenhower will send messages to Congress proposing pay increases for federal civil service and Postal Service employees. A second message will outline a military pay rise and a new reserve program, with total civil service cost around 202 million dollars annually. Hagerty cited potential postal rate hikes to fund postal raises and noted no figures for armed forces pay.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Congress Dan
Capitol Hill
Little White House
Armed Services
Defense Wilson
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
Post Office Department
Armed Forces
Congress
Civil Service
Robbery Knife Hoax Confessed by Man in Frederick
A Kemptown man admitted to State Police that a report of being knifed and robbed of his car earlier in the day was a hoax. Trooper H. L. Basore charged Winfred E. Baker with making a false report of motor vehicle theft after Baker recanted his story following a Montgomery county physician's notification and subsequent investigation. He was summoned for a magistrate hearing.
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Kemptown
H. L. Basore
Winfred E. Baker
Montgomery County
Baker
Frederick
Basore
County Man Is Struck By Car In City Intersection
A county resident, John Javop Giley of near Middletown, was hit by a car while crossing East street to reach Price Electric Company. He received emergency treatment at Frederick Memorial Hospital for contusions. The driver, Kenneth Elwood Lawson of near Monrovia, was westbound on Church street and turned onto East street. he was charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian. The hearing is set for January 7.
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East Church Street
East Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
John Javop Giley
Middletown
Price Electric Company
Kenneth Elwood Lawson
Monrovia
Church Street
Gilroy
Lawson
Open Railroad Wage Talks Set For Jan 18 In Chicago
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen announces wage talks with U S railroads in Chicago on January 18. President W E Gibert says the union seeks a 28 cent hourly increase for a 40 hour week, plus a 318 daily minimum for road firemen and 28 daily minimum for road engine crews. Current averages run about 1.98 per hour with road passenger firemen at 13.84 daily and road freight at 15.68. The market also shows stock gains as the day opens in New York.
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Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
BLFE
Chicago
W. E Gibert
Gibert
Winter Storm Bites Oklahoma Kansas Texas
The Associated Press reports a severe winter storm impacting Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas with heavy snow, freezing temperatures, and road closures. Cities like Tulsa and Oklahoma City faced isolation as up to inch snowfalls continued overnight, with more snow expected in parts of the region and temperatures plunging in other areas.
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Associated Press
Texas Panhandle
Texas
Oklahoma
East Centar Missouti
New England
Caribou
Maine
Mississippi
Alabama
Middle Atlantic States
Atlantic Seaboard
Nebraska
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Oklahoma City
Kansas
Tulsa
Kansas City
New Claims Show Upturn In Unemployment Benefits
Baltimore reports a rise in new unemployment claims with 5148 filed last week up from 4809. The state paid 474784 in benefits to 19106 claimants, down from the prior week. Totals for Christmas week 1953 and regional patterns are noted with Towson and Westminster offices highlighted.
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Baltimore
State Department of Employment Security
Towson
Westminster
Macgill Appointed to Succeed Clark in Maryland
James Macgill of Howard County was named by Governor McKeldin to fill the Fifth Judicial Circuit vacancy arising from Judge James Clark's retirement. Macgill, 42, resident of Simpsonville, runs Ellicott City law practice, and has served on the Howard County zoning commission. He is a Democrat and was recommended by the Howard County Bar Association and the Maryland State Bar Association Judicial Committee.
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Baltimore
Howard
Carroll
Anne Arundel Counties
Macsill
Simpsonville
Ellicott City
Macgill
Howard County
Clark
Howard County Bar Assn
Judiciary Committee
Maryland State Bar Assn
Bank Official Accused of Embezzlement in Atlantic City
FBI says tail and trusted bank official admitted embezzling 48100 for personal use and social obligations. Robertt Johnstone, 45, assistant vice president at Boardwalk National Bank, faced tears while denials. He also served as treasurer and vestryman at All Sams Episcopal Church. The $48000 taken over a year, with a recent $9600 misappropriation cited pre Christmas.
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Atlantic City
FBI
Robertt Johnstone
Johnstone
Aremisicm T
William E Stringer
Boardwalk National Bank
All Sams Episcopal Church
Harvey Foster
Hy Johnstone
Roney Renamed Head Of Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Newly elected directors of the Frederick Chamber of Commerce met at Francis Scott Key Hotel and reelected Clyde M. Roney, Sr., as president. Officers elected include Robert L. Salvin as treasurer and George Co. Slagle as manager secretary. Activities cited include promoting public relations and providing employment condition summaries to attract industry.
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Frederick
Roney
Man Accused of Torturing Friend in Ottawa Case
Ottawa man 265 pounds stands accused of torturing and beating his longtime roommate and friend of 20 years Seanah Keninski 5 was arrested and charged with grievous bodily harm The Ukrainian born victim Onowrichuk was hospitalized in serious condition He denies tying money from Keninski’s pants pocket on the night of December 2 The case involves a 20 year friendship and a disputed accusation of theft.
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Ottawa
Pearice
Foig Seanah
Alex Keninski
Wan Onowrichuk
Keminski
Kenitski
French Assembly Deliberates On West German Armed Defense
In Paris, the National Assembly debated West German rearmament with a showdown planned for 6 p.m. Police guarded the Assembly to deter mass demonstrations as Premier Mendes-France sought a timely government path after four years of delay.
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SCEN
Pierre Mendes- France
National Assembly
Andre le Troquer
Mendes-France
Paris
NATO
French National Assembly
Western Defense Alliance
Pierre Mendes-France
Je Traquer
Premier Mendes-France
Magic Algae Converts Air to Fertilizer Breakthrough
Berkeley based researchers report a cyanobacteria Anabaena cylindrica can fix atmospheric nitrogen, potentially cutting fertilizer needs. Dr Dan Arnon and UC scientists describe algae supplying nitrogen to rice and crops, with rates up to 26 times faster than thought, enabling growth from air energy alone.
Army Moves to Trim Size and Draft Calls
The Army plans to cut strength by 73,000 more than planned by June 30 and 100,009 by mid-1956. February draft calls drop to 11,000 with quotas likely to hold. Draftees will have shorter 22 to 24 month terms and some early releases planned.
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Washington
Pentagnan
Army
Pentagon
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Red Cross to Move Headquarters to Federated Charities
The Red Cross will relocate its headquarters from West Second Street to the Federated Charities building on South Market Street in April. Charles V. Main, chairman, announced after a Board of Directors meeting. The move consolidates two major charitable organizations in the same building for convenience in service and work.
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Red Cross
Federated Charities
Charles V. Main
Board of Directors
Incsted
West Second Street
Maim
South Market Street
The
Hourly Minimum Wage Hike Seen
Washington reports Sen Morse predicts Congress will raise the hourly minimum wage from 75 cents to at least 31? and extend the Fair Labor Standards Act to all American workers. Secretaries and sources indicate President Eisenhower may be urged to push a broader increase. Public policy debate centers on coverage and cost of living impacts.
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Washington
Sen
Morse Ind-Oret
Congress
Laser Muitchell
Eisenhower
Seek Lifting Of Television Ban In House Hearings
Television correspondents will ask Rep Sam Rayburn to lift the ban on TV coverage of committee hearings. Rayburn, in Texas, indicated he will reimpose the ban, reversing the more permissive policy under Speaker Martin. House rules are silent on TV coverage.
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Washington
Capitol Hall
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
House
Martin R-Mass
Rayburn
Texas
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Fishing Creek Dam
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Silver Spring
Hyattsville
Annapolis
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Cambria
Chestertown
CTIVE
Salisbury Inc
Nairobi
Kenya
Oakland
Ione
Rythee
Crisfield
Buns
C. M. Roney
Head of
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Slagle
Ston
Fred B
Smite Sr
Smite
West Palm Road
Pering
China
Berkeley
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Axvatlantec
American Asst For the Advancement of Science
Danwl
University of California
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