New Officers Named for Frederick County Polio Chapter
W Jerome Offutt was named chapter chairman of the Frederick County National Foundation for Polio chapter succeeding Alten Bennett. Bennett received a two year pin for his leadership, and Arthur H Lambert earned a ten year pin for treasurer service. Other officers include Braddock Heights George E Stupp as vice chairman and Donald A Woods of Brunswick as secretary. The executive committee includes Lumen F Norris Emmitsburg Mrs John S Fox Mr Lambert and Mr Bennett. The fund drive starts January 2 as the chapter expands to include arthritis birth defects and nervous system disorders research and aid.
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Frederick County
National Foundation For
Lambert
Roger R. Rice
Bennett
Offutt
George E Stupp
Braddock Heights
W. Meredith
Young
This City
Donald A. Woods
Brunswick
Lumen F. Norris
Emmitsburg
John S. Fox
Detroit
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
Warm Springs
Offint
Mothers March Witl
Social Security Deductions Rise in New Year
Washington reports end of year reminders on Social Security changes. Deductions will add about $2 a month to most workers after year start. 12 million retirees will see checks rise 7 percent. February pension checks will be 7 percent higher with a $3 minimum. Maximum retired couple over 69 climbs from 162.30 to 164 monthly.
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Washington
Yast Congress
Japanese Admiral Clears Up War Mystery in Letter
Los Angeles AP reports Vice Admiral Kiyohide Shima, replying to 16 year old Bill Frazer of Pacoima, explains why he withdrew his fleet during the Leyte Gulf action in October 1944. He states the Japanese First Division was destroyed, Nachi was crippled, and conditions showed an American trap. he chose retreat to wait for better knowledge of the battle. He praises Frazer’s eagerness to seek the truth.
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Los Angeles
Sthoolbey
Iim
Phillippines
Adm
Kiyohide Shima
Bill Frazer
Pacoima
Calif
Frazer
Shima
Batle
Leyte Gulf
Shca Frazer
Leyte Island
Surigao Strait
The
Los Angeles Examiner
Pacific
Suri#ao Strait
Colder Weather Ends Year With No Snow Forecast
The weatherman predicts a high in the fifties today but colder by New Year’s. Weekend lows fell to 7, with Friday at 36, Saturday 142, and Sunday 47. Temperatures may drop into the 30s by day’s end, turning colder Tuesday. No snow expected for New Year’s, and warmer days will retreat by Wednesday. Local merchants return to regular hours. most stores close at 6 Wednesday and open late rest of week. Banks and government offices observe New Year’s for Thursday only. Post Office maintains one day holiday. Ice skating ruined by warming weekend, some ice on roads, with two State Roads trucks aiding treacherous conditions near Point of Rocks.
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Duesday
Jome
James A .Grove
State Roads Commission
Point of Rocks
U.S. 464
US. 15
Traffic Toll Over Holiday Nearly 600 Dead
The Associated Press reports the four day Christmas weekend saw nearly 600 traffic fatalities in the nation. Early estimates warned of high losses, but the pace slowed midweek as drivers became more cautious, with comparisons to 1956 and 1955 records noted. Multiple fatal accidents occurred in Milwaukee Racine areas and near Greenup Washington state, along with deadly dwelling blazes including a mother and eight children in Auburn Farm, Washington.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Racine
Wis
Green Up
Auburn
Wash
New Strike Threat Heard Against National Airlines
The Air Line Ticket Agents Assn in Miami said it would hold a strike vote over the discharge of a National employee in New York last year. A spokesman warned a yes vote could trigger a strike early next month as two other major airlines remain idled by labor disputes. The New York Times reported federal mediators plan to offer a new settlement between Eastern Air Lines and its flight engineers.
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Associated Press
National Airlines
Air Line Ticket Agents Assn
Miami
New York
Eastern Air Limes
American Airlnes
New York Times
Jet rips through village in England leaves casualties
A U S Air Force jet ripped a 100 yard stretch of destruction in Kesgrave England killing one resident and injuring several. The aircraft struck a gas station and a house before crashing. Pilot Lt Charles L Prescott from Santa Monica California parachuted to safety.
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Kesgrave
England
U.S. Air Force
Howe
Charles L. Prescott
Santa Monica
Calif
Artillery Battle Again In Quemoys
Nationalist defenders of the Quemoy islands fought an artillery battle with the Chinese Reds today. The Reds began the action after light fire earlier, and the ministry said the Communists shelled the islands with 1717 shells between noon and 6 p.m.
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Quemoy Islands
Defense Ministry
Noes
Heart surgery planned for local child in January
Interest rises in Union Bridge as ten year old Marion Ethel Harmon prepares for major heart surgery in January. Born with a heart defect affecting muscles and valves, she parents Virginia L. Harmon and George B. Harmon appeal for blood donations and area residents send well wishes and gifts to boost her spirits before the operation.
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Union Bridge
Marion Ethel Hartman
Virginia L
George B. Harmon
Shey
Les
Soviet Submarines Sighted Near Missile Test Waters
AP reports Soviet submarines may be cruising in waters near Allied missile test ranges. Naval sources say Soviet scientists want to examine warheads and their components, with several unconfirmed submarine sightings in the South Atlantic.
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Lomdon
South Atlantic
New York Newspaper Strike Ends After Two-Year Clash
The costly USWA walkout ends as deliverers accept a new two-year contract with a 5.30 dollar raise and fringe benefits. All four morning papers resume by about 2 a.m. after 19 days of halted operations. The strike, starting December 9, cost an estimated 10 million dollars and affected 15,000 nonstriking staff.
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Uswa Y Sp Uyel
Independent Newspaper and Jail Deliverers Union
Funk Is Ordered To Pay 2594 For Nazi Activities
Berlin reports Denazification Court orders Walter Funk to pay a fine of 1 cent, 900 marks totaling 2,594 for Nazi activities. The court notes the fine equals the value of Funk’s remaining West Berlin bank accounts. Funk, released from Spandau in 1957 for health reasons, has lived in Frankfurt since. In San Francisco, public sentiment favors France currency reform aid totaling 6 million dollars, with other nations considered. A West German spokesman cited 60 million as short term credit, not yet scheduled for repayment.
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France
Ine
Francisco Chronicle
Refer Credit
Five Day Forecast and Rockefeller Resignation
Weather outlook notes considerable cloudiness and mild temperatures through Tuesday with colder conditions midweek and a warmer end of week. Rain or snow projected in eastern areas, snow in western mountains near Saturday. Rockefeller resignation reported in Washington as part of a broader political note with stateside implications. Additionally, Rev Laurence J Kenny, professor emeritus, died, with a memorial service described and details of his tenure at St Louis University.
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Lashington
AAA
Rockefeller
D.C
Gettysburg
Nelses
Ohio
Laurence J. Kenny
A. Rockefeller
U.S. 40
ST. Louis
Maryland
U.S
Virginia
Ifessor
St.Sprove
del Louis University
Saialy
Memorial Bridge
University
New Jersey Turnpike
Harrisburg
Climax Nears in Cuba Civil War With Rebel Advance
Rebels claim control of Palma Soriano and four columns marching toward Oriente capital Santiago de Cuba. Government forces shell Santa Clara, Jatibonico, and surrounding areas as Batista aims to clear rebel grip on key routes. Rebels report high casualties among government troops in Las Villas and Oriente.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio
Batista
Oriente
Castro
Santiago de Cuba
Las Villas
Santa Clara
Inp
Jatibonicos
Camaguey
Miami
Palma Soriago
Bayamos
Santiago
Strong Demand For British Securities
London reports a surge in demand for British government bonds as new foreign exchange liberalizations allow conversion of currencies into dollars at official rates. West European nations announced currency convertibility to boost trade, and investors responded at the London Stock Exchange with confidence in UK securities.
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London
Markets Rally As European Currency Reform Rolls On
A broad advance pushed the stock market to record highs with utilities, steels, rubbers, chemicals and electronics leading. Currency reform news from Western Europe buoyed sentiment as devaluations, tariff cuts, and new exchange rules aim to boost world trade, while France and six others ease controls.
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New York
Wall Street
Europe
American Telephone & Teleigraph
I J
Edison
Consolidated Edison
United Giving Reaches 423 Million in 1958
New York AP report notes United Community Campaigns of America raised 423 million dollars in 1958, surpassing the previous 412 million record. National chairman Carroll M. Shanks says over 72 million people will be helped by funds supporting 27,500 health welfare and recreational services nationwide. About 65 percent came from individuals, the rest from corporate gifts.
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New York
United
Carrol M. Shanks
United Community Campaigns of America
Prudential Insurance Co
Shanks
Beltsville Pilot Killed In Crash Near West Virginia Border
Frederick Eugene Johnson 46 of Beltsville Maryland died when his single engine Cessna 140 crashed into a mountain near Beach Creek in Mingo County about one mile from the West Virginia Kentucky line. Cpl C N Qite of the State Police said engine trouble caused Johnson to circle twice before attempting a crash landing. the plane was destroyed but did not burn. He was found alive by nearby residents who arrived after the crash but died shortly after. He was alone at the scene.
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Williamson
W. Va
Frederick Eugene Johnson
Montgomery Ra
Beltsville
Art
Cpl. C. N_ Qite
State
Poice
Johnson
John Son
Beach Creek
Mingo County
West Virginia-Kentucky
Predicts Soviets Will Have 300 IBMs Soon
Rand Corp. told the Eisenhower administration it estimates the Soviet Union will possess three intercontinental ballistic missiles within 18 months, with at least half functioning. The assessment was disclosed after a weekend AAAS session and cited in Foreign Affairs by Albert Wohlstetter warning the delicate balance of terror may be harder to sustain in the 1960s.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Rand Corp
Pentagon
American Assny For the Advancement of Science
Albert Wehlstetter
Laboratory in Space Is Proposed
Washington report outlines a Lockheed proposal for a giant wheel space station 300 miles above Earth. The plan envisions a five spoke wheel assembled in space, housing 10 scientists for six months, powered by a nuclear reactor, with a three stage launcher to lift it. A gliding re-entry vehicle would return crew to Earth, where it would be carried to a landing by a mother aircraft.
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Washington
Lockheed Missile Systems Division
Sunnyvale
Calif
Earth
Lockheed
Eight Cases In Court In Frederick Magistrate Court
Eight cases heard this morning split four guilty and four not guilty. Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr. presided. Marshall W. Allen, colored, fined 25 dollars and costs for intoxication within city limits early Christmas morning after he allegedly resisted officers while being awakened on East All Saints street. Ernest O. Gosbee of Rockville found not guilty of exceeding 70 on December 7 on Route 240. John W. Bennett, Urbana, had disorderly conduct charge dismissed when witnesses were his wife and the Dodsons. Claude T. Droneburg fined five dollars and costs for failing to obey a traffic light after a wreck at South Bentz and West South streets on December 26. Finley Vincent Wade of Boyds given a suspended three-dollar fine for exceeding 30 on December 19. Moris D. Hewitt represented Wade. Edwin F. Walkirk represented Bennett. Moris D. Hewitt of East Patrick street received a suspended three-dollar fine for exceeding 30. Dorsey B. Gilbert of this city not guilty of exceeding 50 on Route 49 west of Frederick on December 1. Nyles N. Spalding fined 10 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to exceeding 60 on Route 40 east of Frederick near New Market.
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Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr
Marshall W. Allen
Harry Phillips
Allen
East All Saints Street
Tra
Bennett
J. B. Dodson
Sheffield
Claude T. Droneburg
South Bentz
West South Streets
Harry F. Himes
RFD
William Mutchner
Russell Potts
Finley Vincent Wade
Boyds
Frederick
Route 25
A. D. Carlson
Dorsey B. Gilbert
Route 49
K. O. McAllister
McAllister
Gilbert
Harold Miller
Myersville
Nyles N. Spalding
New Market
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