Tractor trailer wreck blocks U S 40 near Frederick
A tractor-trailer overturned eight miles west of Frederick blocking U S 40 for about three hours. The Pittsburgh driver, George Ulrich, escaped uninjured after the cab toppled across the highway. Traffic rerouted via Myersville before the road reopened around 8 a.m. Damages estimated at 2590 dollars.
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U.S. 4
Frederick
V. L. Guilmino
MD. 17
U. S. 40
Guilming
George Ulrich
Pittsburgh
Ulrich
Guilmine
Charles D. Mades
Myersside
U. S
Fort F. Cline and Sons
New Maryland Unemployment Claims Jump Last Week
Maryland unemployment claims rose to 3849 last week from 2896 the prior week, with yearly figures also up. Analysts attribute the surge to end-of-year holidays and closures, noting expected higher totals through January and regional office differences.
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Baltimore
Maryland
State Department of Employment Security
Jasofis
Department
Marsland
ESB
Annapolis
Oakland
Fredenck
Flood insurance plan eyed by Senate Banking chief
Senator Fulbright chairman of the Banking Committee urged prompt review of flood disaster aid proposals. The Housing and Home Finance Agency said it nearly completed a legislative program for what it calls flood-damage assistance to be sent to Congress after January.
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Washington
Fulbright O
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Congress
Fulbright
Senate Banking Committee
Rowland Mr Hughes
HHFA
Duststorm Threat in Great Plains
The Agriculture Department reports a looming threat of new dust storms across the Great Plains. As of December 1, about 20 million acres in 10 states are prone to wind damage due to dry soils and below normal precipitation, though this is six million acres less than last year. Severe storms previously caused heavy crop losses and soil erosion, with about 13.9 million acres of cropland at risk while the rest is mostly grazing land.
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Washington i
Great Plains
Agriculture Department
Tractor-Trailer Hits Tree Injuring City Roadway
A 1951 tractor-trailer driven by Samuel I Risers of Hagerstown struck a tree on East Patrick Street at about 4 50 this morning causing about 1000 damage. No charges were filed. A second collision occurred at East Street near the city light plant when a Dodge truck driven by Merold Elmer Rice backed into a Plymouth sedan driven by Edward Craig Esworthy with about 15 damage. no charges.
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Samuel I. Risers
Hagerstown
East Patrick Street
William A. Mutchner
Myers
Merold Elmer Rice
Thurmont
Edward Craig Esworthy
East Street
City Light Plant
Ree
Esworthy
Paul W Mossburg
Radios Figure In Arrests In Maryland Traffic Cases
John Hewry Johnson, 22, Hagerstown, charged with operating a motor vehicle on a suspended license. He was fined 100 dollars and costs of 60 days in jail by Magistrate He Reese Shoemaker in Peoples Court for an incident on December 15. Several drivers cited for muffler and radio distraction faced fines. Collaterals included Ales Anger Korkland Scott and others, with varied charges and minor citations.
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John Hewry Johnson
Hagerstown
Frederick
Robert D. Kirkby
Peoples Court
He Reese Shoemaker R
Johnson
Mibert Fillmere Runkles
MD 71
MD 26
Reed
Shoemaker
Cas Reed
Alesanger Korkland Scott
Baltimore
Robert T. Storer
Atauhovaudwas Warkines
Totin Albert
Taghth
Raber
Riples
Youth Erving Aids Dying Dog After Bite Incident
Melvin Barmitow, 12, Franklin Street, was bitten about 7 40 this morning while aiding a dying dog on Four Street. He sought care at Beagar Ref Memorial Hospital for injuries to his face and cheek, then discharged. Neighbor Robert Stheckles and Officer Wallheath Boone investigated the incident. the dog was taken to the health department for examination.
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Melvin Barmitow
Franklin Street
Carwich
Prana
Robert
James B Thomas
Aod
Patrolaan Wallheath Boone
Dng
Phealt Department
Ice Slicks Hit Western Maryland Highways
Freezing rain coated Garrett and Allegany counties as a glaze formed on roads and fields. Temperatures ranged from 27 at Oakland to 32 at Accident, with nine State Roads crews dispatched to tackle the worst spots. By 9:40 a.m. the rain ceased and the belt moved toward Washington County.
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Cumberland
Maryland
Washington County
Garrett County
Oakland
State Roads Commission
Allegany County
Jill Mountain
Freezing Rain Seen Possible in Local Area
A forecast warned of possible sleet or freezing rain moving into the area with icy roads. Temperatures, though below freezing, were rising tonight as the day began with brief sleet at Gambrill Park and reports of ice in Garrett county. An inspection at Culler Lake found ice up to two inches thick, too thin for skating.
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Gambrill Park
Garrett County
Culler Lake
Flag Raised Again At Little America
The Stars and Stripes were raised again at Little America yesterday as Byrd’s Antarctic camps faced harsh conditions. Snow covering the 1928 camp is about 60 feet deep while the second camp sits roughly 40 feet below ground. USS Glacier crews, seeking a permanent base for the next three years of the IGY expedition, weigh site options unlikely to drift, free of cavasses, and accessible to cargo ships from the bar ice up the ice shelf.
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Little America
Stars and Stripes
Antarctic
Richard Byrd
Glacier
United States Antarctic Expedition
International Geophysical Year
Bar Ice
Four New Troopers Arrive To Reinforce Local State Police
Four troopers join the local State Police barracks to bolster manpower. Veteran officers Joan E. Cartee from Waldorf and William G. Morgan from Conowinzoe join the unit, with recruits C C Steele and R C Lavder from Vierzany counties. Cartee is city native. Morgan hails from Sharpsburg. Transfers and resignations caused the vacancies.
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Joan E. Cartee
Waldorf
William G Morgan
Conowinzoe Barracks
Cartee
Morgan
Sharpsburg
C C Steele
R. C. Lavder
Vlezany
Israeli troops drive off Egyptian soldiers on Gaza hill
Militias spokesman said Israeli forces repelled a crossing by Arab troops who occupied a hill on the Gaza side of the armistice line. The stock market opened quietly in New York with a narrow early trading range.
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Egpytians
Jerusalem
Tsraeh
Gaza Strip
Sterdas
Todas
New York 2
Theft By Order In Dallas Arrests Eight Men
Officers arrested eight men on burglary charges after explaining their scheme to “take orders” and swiftly fill them by stealing merchandise to dispose of it, allowing the operation to move quickly.
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Dallas
Tex
Resolutions Adopted By Frederick County Farm Bureau
At the Frederick County Farm Bureau annual meeting at Frederick High School resolutions praised establishing the Planning Commission and the governor appointed Board of Education method. About 300 attended as the Women of the Farm Bureau elected officers. The group urged funding for brucellosis eradication, anti-litter enforcement, driver training in high schools, and a larger 1955 budget. the Board of Education appointment resolution drew the most discussion. The meeting also featured speeches by Wilson A. Heaps and notes on social security and Blue Cross plans.
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Frederick County
Farm Bureau
Frederick High School
Board of Education
Noah E. Kelauverdy
Middletown
Wilson A. Heaps
Street
Maryland Farm Bureau
Kefauver
Paul G. Geisbert
Urbana
Claud H. Favorite
Rendall Garst
Robert R. Rhoderick
Starold M. Free
Thomas D. Arnold
Harry Harshman
Robert Barrick
Blue Cross
Roy C. W. Schaffer
Associated Women of the Farm Bureau
Heaps
C. F E. Wise
Benjamin
Frederick County Board of Education
Planning Commission
Commission
Sherif
Areed Board of Education
Ouake Waves to Explore Ocean Floor Discoveries
In Los Angeles researchers describe quake wave methods to map the sea floor. Dr Frank Press and colleagues report seismic explorations revealing submerged land featuresbeneath the Pacific Ocean and challenge the legend of lost continents including Atlantis.
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Los Angeles
Ameccan Physical Society
Teanga
Pacific
Frank Press
Atlantis
Atlantic Ocean
Thortes
Army Colonel Credited With Averting Panic On Airliner
A Pan American World Airways four engine plane returning to Rome after a right wing engine failure landed safely on three engines. Captain Allen D. Reedy calmed 42 passengers and a crew of six guiding them toward Brussels and New York. Col Andrew D. Chaffin Jr. aided by keeping passengers calm and directing postflight actions.
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Rome
Toda
Allen D. Reedy
Tacoma
Wash
Pan American World Airways
Italy
A. D. Chatfin Jr
Brussels
New York
Pan American
Chaffin
Iripoli
Asmara
Eritrea
U.S. Army
Andrew D. Chaffin Jr
Avenna
inMorthern
Reedy
Col. Chaffin
Ciampino
Destructive California Flood Toll Rises Across West
San Francisco relief chiefs report 40 dead in California and 12 in Oregon with 20 to 30 more missing. Damage preliminaries place losses at 150 to 170 million dollars over a million acres. Snowpack on Donner Summit reaches 98 inches. Red Cross head Ellsworth Hunker visits Stockton and Santa Cruz en route to coordinate aid. Governor Knight pledges 1 million federal rehab funds. Food and Christmas mail shipments continue to reach Humboldt and Eureka regions.
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San Francisco
Sacramento
San Joaquin
Donner Summit
Sierra Nevada
Ellsworth Hunker
American Red Cross
Stockton
Santa Cluz
Yuba City
Saccramenta
Goodwin
Knight
Wiliged
Red Cross
Calfornia
Oregon
Fanta Ciuc
Umboldt
Bath
Eureka
Link Accused Clerk With Two Slashings In France
Police linked a 33 year old clerk named James Reese to two recent slashings in France including a fatal attack on a girl. Reese was arrested at a bus station while attempting to wash blood from his hands and clothing. Inspectors say he admitted involvement and described the crime amid a chaotic investigation.
Stoppages Of War to Went U In During 1955
The Labor Department reports 4,200 strikes causing 28 million man days idle in 1955. Strikes rose 21 percent from 3,468 in 1954, with 274 million workers involved, as steel and auto contract talks spurred one or two day stoppages. Preliminary BLS review notes 1955 was third best postwar for strike idleness.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Garber Plant Here is Sold to Local Buyers
Mrs. Glenn Garber sold the former Gartree Baking Company property at Ninth Market and Fifth streets for 47400 to Glenmore Vo Rice and Anna Phoe, in a 20 year contract. The site housed a bakery until 1951 and later hosted a paint and wallpaper business. George Moo Chapter arranged the sale and plans include store expansion and new departments.
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Glenn QO Garber
Glenmore Vo
Lotal
Walkersville
Cumberland
Sponshire’ Calm Center
Arta
Pandhing
Addi- Tiayal
Arcard- Ind Ty
OMAES
Market Street
Flont
Mwoestory
Wifi
Gemge Moo Chaptine
10 Year Aid Program To Be Sought
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration plans to ask Congress for a long-term pledge to back foreign aid projects. The size would vary by project, with a maximum of half a billion to a billion dollars in annual installments, sparking opposition amid this year’s five billion dollar foreign aid request. Congress would approve yearly appropriations regardless, while moral commitment would encourage long-range projects in allied nations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Congress Sill
Khrushchev Attacks Eisenhower Signals Tougher Soviet Line
Washington officials reacted to Nikita Khrushchev's direct attack on President Eisenhower as a possible sign of a harder Soviet foreign policy. Experts note the timing relates to Christmas remarks on freedom in Eastern Europe and warn the satellite front may pose greater Communist control challenges than the West understands.
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Washington
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Europe
Khrushchev
West
Soviet Union
Moscow
Geneva
Teletype Police Network Opens Coast to Coast
Albany reports a new coast to coast police teletype network linking New York and 32 states plus the District of Columbia. Gov Harriman planned to send the first message as Supt. Francis McGarvey announced that the remaining 14 states would join when budgets permit. The system spans from Maine to California and from Georgia to Washington.
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Albany
N.Y.P
New York
Columbia
Goowerell Harriman
Francis McGarvey
Maine
Calferna
Georgia
Washington State
Two Killed In Hyattsville Car Crash
Paul Conroy Sadler, 23, of Hyattsville and William Tillman, 27, of Rockville died when their car left the road, struck trees after going through a guard rail. Sadler was the driver. The incident occurred last night in Maryland near Rockville.
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Retursda. Md
Paul Conroy Sadler
Hyattsville
William Tillman
RFD 4
Rockville
Sadler
Khrushchev Warns West on Hydrogen Bomb Power
Khrushchev told a joint session of the Supreme Soviet after a trip to India, Burma, and Afghanistan that the Soviet hydrogen bomb can be increased in power beyond the initial exploding test. He criticized Western colonialism and U.S. leaders, including Eisenhower and Dulles, for actions he called aggressive and said disarmament progress had been hindered by U.S. positions.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
West
India
Khrushchev
Preeter Bulganin
Supreme Soviet
Burma
Afghanistan
Moscow - Frankfurt
Eisenhower
East Europe
Geneva
United States
State Dulles
Anthors
Soviet Bloc
U. 5
Wie
Patrolman Simms Charged With Bribe in Baltimore
Patrolman Charles E. Simms, a 26 year old Black officer, was charged yesterday with accepting a $10 bribe from two motorists and failing to perform his duty. He was held in $3,500 bail for a hearing today in the Eastern District Court on the criminal charges.
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Baltimore
Patromen
Charles E. Simms
Eastern District Court
Chum
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