Rain Lifts Fishing Creek Reservoir Levels in December Rains
Rainfall since Tuesday boosted the Fishing Creek water supply by about 4 million gallons, bringing the reservoir to 32 million gallons and seven feet below the spillway. December rainfall totals reach 3.48 inches with an 18 month deficit near 20 inches overall. Forecast calls for cloudiness and colder weather for New Year’s, with no snow reported despite subfreezing lows.
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Fishing Creek
Inday
Gamsbrill State Park
Two Vehicle Accidents Reported on Maryland Route 26
Two minor crashes on Maryland 26 caused about 900 in damage. At Mt. Pleasant Water Street road near 8:30 a.m. Robert Lee Bangs of Union Bridge skidded and left the highway while swerving to avoid another car. His 1954 Ford suffered about 800 in damage. no charges filed. In Libertytown at 11:40 p.m. William Ardane Smith of Libertytown ran off the road with a 1947 Ford station wagon, about 100 in damage. no charges listed.
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Qmy
Maryland
Robert Lee Bangs
Union Bridge
Mt. Pleasant
Water Street
Banks
Frederick
Carlton Lewis
Bangs
William Robert McFarland
RFP
J. Frederick
Libertytown
William Ardane Smith
Lewis
African Asian Accord Urged at Jakarta Rally
Jakarta rally after two day Bogor conference by Colombo Pact leaders India Burma Ceylon Pakistan Indonesia urged creation of an Asian African bloc. They invited 25 African and Asian nations to Bandung in April to discuss mutual issues as a possible buffer between Soviet Russia and the West.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Ahmed Soe Karny
Italy
Africa
Asia
India
Burma
Ceylon
Pakistan
Bogor
Bandung
Russia
West
Junk Mail Delivery Out After March 31 1953
Postmaster General Summerfield announced termination of city and town junk mail deliveries by March 31 1953. The simplified address mail system, used 15 months as an experiment, sent advertising to general designations like householder patron or boxholder without street addresses. Protests cited postal system clogging and inefficiency.
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Washington I
Summerfield
Post Office Department
Three Held in Robbery of Bolivar Merchant
In Charles Town Jefferson county West Virginia three men including William Dixon 32 of Brunswick and George Napper plus Charles Washington 33 of Bolivar face robbery charges tied to the December 23 assault and hold up of John Waters at his Bolivar general store. All are held under $1000 bond awaiting grand jury action after hearings before Justice Merle Alger. Waters was struck near closing time two days before Christmas and robbed of about 15 dollars.
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Brunswick
Charles Town
W. Va
Jaid
Bolivar
Jefferson County
William Dixon
Charles David Washington
George Napper
Justice of the Peace
Merle Alger
John Waters
Waters
Man Out On Bail Kills Three Then Commits Suicide
In Sacramento California 52 year old Malloy, just freed on bail after a wife beating charge, shot and killed his mother in law Nora Wyatt through a window and then fatally wounded her daughter Mabel Neighbors 31 at her home. He then killed himself near his car ending the spree. His wife Bette slept through the attack.
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Sacramento
Cabf
Richard Mulloy
Godfrey Denies He Fired Larry Puck
CBS denies Larry Puck lost a TV role due to engagement to singer Marion Marlowe. Frank Stanton quoted Godfrey saying Puck is valuable and not fired, expressing regret over reduced duties.
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Godfrey
Larry Puck
New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
Arthur Godfrey
Marion Marlowe
Godfrey Radio and TV Family
Puck
CBS
Frank Stanton
Tim
Manon Mariove
Tri State Turnpike Survey Reaches Feasibility
North Carolina Turnpike Authority ready to join Virginia and West Virginia in a tri state survey. Coverdale and Colwitty hired to conduct the survey for 96.00 dollars or 832. fon by each state. First Security of Durham and Byrne and Phelps of New York to provide banking support for the turnpike.
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First Security of
Durham N.C
Byrne and Phelps
New York
Eisenhower Eyes 3 Billion for Foreign Aid Plan
The Eisenhower administration aims to ask Congress for at least three billion dollars to continue economic and military aid to over 40 allied nations. The request, likely unveiled in the January 17 budget message, would allocate funds regionally with emphasis on Asia to shield against communism, while avoiding a Marshall Plan scale program.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
State
Treasury and
Defense Departments
Foreign Operations Administration
Far East
Western
Europe
Thompson Gets 30 Days In Court For Drunkenness
In Peoples Court Magistrate Edward J. Smith increased Thompson’s jail term by 30 days after city officer testimony of intoxication on North Bentz Street. Other traffic cases saw fines: Charles L. Kline $200 total on three counts, Glenn C. O’Neal $25, and Elne charged with drunken driving led to 90 days, while Dorothy Lusink was found not guilty of reckless driving. Authorities cited alcohol influence and multiple property damage incidents during the proceedings.
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Sammy Thomp
Peoples Court
Edward J. Smith
Ellis Carty
Sammmny
North Bentz Street
Smith
Charles L. Kline
Smithsburg
Glenn C. O'Neal
Middletown
Kline
Donald W Bowser
Wolfsville
Bowser
el Ne
Glen C. O'Neal
CW. Lewis
Feantaville
H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Dorothy V. Lusink
Orlando Oranges
Maryland Game and Fish Commission
William &. Duane
Silver Spring
Fred A. Byers
Kensington
Bie Hunting Creek
Stocks Slow After Early NY Market Surge
New York stocks started with a strong advance today but cooled in early dealings. Traders watched for further cues as the market paused after the initial momentum.
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New York
Swallowed Part Of Communist Line On China
Tokyo reported Army Psychological Warfare chief said a corporal was reassigned and a woman civilian writer allowed to resign after they had swallowed part of the Communist line on China. The action followed Lord Lindsay’s Harvard Club talk and a defense section inquiry. Hansen said only these two were involved, not security risks.
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Tokyo
China
Harvard Club
Lord Michael Lindsay
Lord Lindsay
Red China
Kenneth K. Hansen
Tallahassee
Fla
U. S
Japan
Lindsay
Japan News
Chiang Kaishek
Note Demands $25,000 For Girl's Life
New York police investigated a ransom note demanding $25,000 for the life of 16 year old Jacquline Bers who disappeared last October 4 amid claims she eloped with a neighborhood boy, Daniel Bracciodilla. The note, postmarked Shanks Village New York, urged cooperation and warned she would not be safe for long.
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New York
Frank Berg
Bronx
Shanks Village
S.Y
Jacqueline Bers
Jong
Frank MacDonald
General Post Office
Rockland County
Daniel Bracciodilla
Man Wanted In Murder Found Dead
Ferndale Md P Allen Edmunds, wanted for the slaying of his wife and wounding her male companion in a Magothy River cottage last night, was found shot to death in his car today. A pistol lay under the body. Police said Vincent Moeller, critically wounded, had told them the intruder smashed a pane and said he would shoot both Edmunds and Moeller. The murdered wife, Eileen Edmunds, died at the hospital. Two warrants had been issued for Edmunds on murder and assault with intent to murder charges.
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Eileen Edmunds
Vincent Mogher
Moeller
Baltimore
Baltimore General Hospital
Edmunds
Baltimore Woman Loses Dental Plate In Downtown Cafeteria
A Baltimore woman reported her upper dental plate missing after leaving it on a dining table in a downtown cafeteria. Police and staff conducted an hour long search but found no trace of 16 molars and incisors. Customers hammed with the scene, some quipping about the missing teeth as the incident drew attention from passersby.
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Baltimore
Marzares
Storms Bring Arctic Cold Across Midwest to Rockies
Arctic air swept the nation as a major winter storm shifted southeast from Michigan. Snow, sleet, and freezing rain paralyzed travel across the Midwest and central Great Lakes, with at least 19 deaths reported. Snowfalls boosted wheat regions in the Southwest, while Florida and parts of the East faced freezing temperatures and lingering precipitation.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Rockies
Momtana
Dakotas
Florida
Mississippi Valley
California
Mid-Continent
Lower
Michigan
Great Lakes
Oklahoma
Illinois
Kansas
Texas
Indiana
Towa
New York
New England
Ohio
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Russia aims for 1000 submarines, historian says
Dr Walter Hueul of the University of California at Davis claims Russia seeks 1000 long range subs to project world revolution. He cites Jane's Fighting Ships noting about 400 completed and says Russia wants subs in major oceans to assist revolutions after country. United States intelligence also notes many Panamanian flagged merchant ships used to train Soviet naval personnel.
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Los Angeles
Russia
University of California At Davis
Walter Hueul
Jane
Kremlin
Hucul
Pacific Coast
American Historical Assa
United States
Submarine To Be Ready For Tests
Warhingson 2 reports the Navy plans trials for the Nautus, the world’s first nuclear submarine. Delays in steam piping installation pushed back October launch. a National spokesman said piping is corrected and final work is underway as test preparations proceed.
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Warhingson 2
Tadat
Ward J
Winced
Jadivary
Nati
Contract Awarded For New Radar Station Off East Coast
The Navy announced a contract for construction of a Texas rover radar station off the New England coast about 160 miles east of the United States. Exact locations have not been announced.
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Washington
Navy
New England
27 Called Subversive Organizations Added to List
Atty General Brownell proposed adding 27 more groups to the subversive list. Notices allege Communist domination and follow careful nationwide and Puerto Rico investigations. The action brings total listings to 282 and gives 10 days to contest with a hearing if requested.
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Washington
Brownell
Puerto Rico
Million Dollar Fire Strikes Boyertown Lumber Yard
A blaze described as a ball of fire swept a local lumber yard in Boyertown Pennsylvania amid pouring rain. Fire chief said damage could reach easily a million dollars as flames spread to eight nearby homes and a lodge hall before containment.
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Boyertown
Pennsylvania
Jack Stauffer
Stauffer
Bovertown
Reading
Bovertown Opera House
Philadelphia Ave
Aaron LeFevre
Russell Croll
Borertown
Fraternal Order of Orioles
No Decision On New Trial For Dr Samuel Sheppard
Cleveland judge holds motion for new trial in the 1964 bludgeoning of Dr Samuel Sheppard's wife, citing 41 claimed trial errors and possible newly discovered evidence. The defense contends the case remains unresolved as the request faces further consideration and potential hearings.
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Cleveland
Edward Birthin
Samuel Sheprard
Marin
Bay Village
Sheppard
Didze Blythin
Jan S
West German Rearmament Wins French Assembly Vote
Paris French National Assembly narrowly approves West German rearmament by 287 to 260 in a vote linked to the London Paris accords. Premier Mendes France survives confidence test as deputies ratify WEU and NATO measure, with procedural wrangling by the Communist bloc delaying final actions.
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Paris
French National Assembly
Europe
Pierre Mendes-France
WEU
Assembly
Andre le Troquer
le Troquer
Jacques Duclos
Communist Bloc
France
West Germany
NATO
Saar Valley
Mendes-France
West Virginia Faces Flood Threat Amid Unseasonable Rain
Unseasonable rain washed over West Virginia causing rising water in the West Fork River at Clarksburg and Buffalo Creek basements. Grafton Mannington and surrounding towns reported high water with streets flooded, roads blocked between Clarksburg and New Martinsville, and a telephone operator abandoning a switchboard as flooding disrupted services.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Grafton
Mannington
West Fork
Clarksburg
tMen Broad
Water Street
Main Street
Buffalo Creek
Marion County
Truart Valley
Taylor County
New Martinsville
Wallace
West Virginia Masons Move to Expel Liquor Sellers
West Virginia Masons at the Wear Virginia Grand Lodge meeting in Clarksburg adopted a resolution against selling intoxicating liquor. The measure could apply to all 46,000 members statewide, though officials provided few specifics. A local lodge circulated the directive noting that members who sell liquor are guilty of un-Masonic conduct.
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Charleston
W. Va
Masons
West Virginia
Wear Virginia Grand Lodge
Clarksburg
Thomas B. Holman
Bluefield
Masonic Lodge
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Ike
Thompson
Linda Puentes
Brooklyn
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Washington, D. C
Bethesda
Linda
Wilfred
Normandy
Red Cross
Elizabeth Harris
National Institute of Health
Hyman
Mastar
Baltimorean
Arctic
Sa+s Russ
Ducky
P—Tan
Tmpeck
Direxs
American Assa For
Seimmer
de Jona Ve Quaranta
Zoalogwat Society
Anthony J Summo
Manhattan College
West Va
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