Three Given Terms Many Are Fined
Thirteen people appeared before Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr in trial court. Twelve were convicted while one was acquitted though judged technically guilty. Pranz Robert Hester of Trenton Michigan was found guilty on three motor vehicle charges and jailed six months, two on each charge, consecutively. Harry C. Baugher of Frederick was found guilty of license revocation violations and sentenced to six months. Trooper James Foy filed charges on U.S. 40 east of Frederick and Trooper Henry Stafford arrested the defendant on December 29.
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Yoirteen
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Sheffield
Pranz
Robert Hester
Trenton
Mich
House of Correction
James Foy
U.s. 40
Frederick
Harry C. Baugher
RFD 6
Henry Stafford
Betty Jean Harshaw
Jacksonvile
Fla
Reformatory For Women
Jacksonville
Freder
Yhe
Ick
O'Brien
Folio
Richard Graham
Oni
Ercy Theodore
Gordon
Chester
Stoutlemoer
McCulloch
Earl T. Eline
I. Tie. I. C. Clark
E. Austin James
Harry Lee Gray
Graham
Raymond Thomas Ahalt Jr
RFD
Middletown
Steffields
Cumberland
Memorial Hospital
Robert C. Snyder
Fred Larry
Macenerick
Stanley Gardner
Bedford
Grove
Theodore Nelson
Baltimore
Harry Frost
Everett Royal Johnson
Myersville
Myersville Road
Lloyd W. Lewis
Air Force details IRBM use and wartime plans
Washington reports the Air Force has completed detailed war plans for intermediate range ballistic missiles and long range weapons. Snark missiles are reported operational and basing plans under way while confidential target lists may include Russian weapons centers in the Urals. A separate court note lists various local traffic convictions and New Year closures in Frederick.
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Washington
Air Force
USAF
White New Year Here Possible
Forecasters predict a White New Year with occasional rain or snow by Tuesday night. Temperatures fall several degrees and the post office plans a limited Wednesday schedule with a skeleton crew. Postmaster James A. Grove notes mail volume rose this year though some letters with bad addresses remain undelivered.
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Han
Court House
Health Department
James A. Grove
Boy To See Out Of Remaining Eve
Cumberland Md child Gardner who shattered his first Christmas by a falling kitchen cabinet will be able to enjoy the rest of the holiday season as doctors plan recovery steps and family awaits further updates.
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Cumberland, Md
Little Gardner
Reverend W A Renn Transfers to Trinity Lutheran Wheeling
Rev. William A Renn leaves St John s Lutheran Red House after four years to serve Trinity Lutheran Wheeling WV. An installation by WV Synod president Rev George C Weirick is planned in January. Renn graduated from Wilitenberg College Springfield OH in 1937 and Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary in 1950. He previously led St Johns Davis and St Johannes Leopold. He is married to Aliss Helen Bentz with two children Annie Marie and Billy. Renn currently directs Camp Luther and was reelected WV Synodical Conference president in September.
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West Virginia
Wiliam A. Renn
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Red House
Trinity Lutheran Church
Wheeling
W_ Va
West Virginia Synod
George C. Weirick
Rena
Wilitenberg College
Springfield
Gettysburg Tattheran Seminary
Investigators Reenter Pocahontas Coal Mine After Blast
Investigators entered the Pocahontas Fuel Co mine area again to determine the cause of the blast that killed 11 miners Friday. They aimed to reach the actual blast zone despite lingering gas that forced an earlier retreat Saturday.
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Amonate, Vau
Pocahontas
Four Boys Firing a Rocket Draws Crowd At Decatur
Four Decatur youths ages 18 to 20 demonstrated rocket engineering by launching a three foot missile eight pounds high into the sky four miles south of Decatur. Participants included Bobby Clemons 18 Mike Clemons 17 Allen Johns 18 and Roy Mitchell 20. Mitchell works while others attend school. The flight occurred in an open field and was observed by locals. The second item notes a tentative wage agreement between Teamster Union leaders and tracking operators in 12 Central States.
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Decator
Ala
Bobby Clemons
Mike Clemons
Allen Johns
Roy Mitchell
Mitchell
Ifield
Decatur
Chicago
Teamster Union
Central States
Thousands Of Watch Night Services For 1958 Debut
The AP notes widespread Watch Night services planned nationwide for New Year’s Eve. Religious leaders urged hope and justice as churches host devotions and music. celebrations range from dinners to quiet home evenings. President Eisenhower will remain at Gettysburg farm. events include band concerts in Washington and the Mummers Parade in Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Moravian Church
Winston Galem
N_C
Originntal
Salem
Moravia
J. Kenneth Pfohi
New York City
St Patrick's Cathedral
North
South
Central America
Eisenhowert
Gettys-burg Farm
Washington
Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission reports reactor exceeds capacity
The AEC announced its first nuclear reactor operated at over double its planned capacity, reaching 50,000 kilowatts heat on Dec 23. Argonne National Laboratory's boring water reactor showed higher than planned output with 6,250 kilowatts electrical, limited by turbine capacity though heat output rose beyond expectations.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Argonne National Laboratory
Lemont
Argonne
Becaus
U S Senator Defends Missile Programs Against Critics
Senator Hickenlooper argues a chorus of destructionists creates confusion over U S missile and satellite programs. He insists the United States is making good progress and not weak, countering reports of lag behind Russia and an unseen Gaither committee finding.
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Washington
Sen
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
United States
Russia
Missle
White House
James C. Hagerty
el’ Rowan Gaither, Jr
U.S
Gaither
Hagerty
Sen. Mansfield
D-Mont
Esterday
Russia Plans New Earth Satellites and Moon Probes
Soviet rocket expert Lt Gen Anatoly Blagonravov says Russia will launch new earth satellites soon. He also notes unmanned lunar and planetary missions, without setting dates, and envisions nuclear energy enabling Arctic and Antarctic expansion.
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Moscow
Anatoly Blagonravov
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Russia
Blagonravov
Soviet Aviation
Hrst
Moon
Arctic
Antarctic
Wrist Fracture After Car Strikes Woman in Middletown
Mrs Nora Holt of Fairview suffered a fractured wrist after being struck Saturday morning by a car on North Market Street operated by Robert E B Hawker 21 Middletown She received treatment at Freder ick Memorial Hospital Police issued summons for Hawker to appear in magistrate court on charges related to failure to yield right of way at the intersection Cpl William A Boone Sr reported the incident Also in Washington Lt Thomas C Sullivan 43 was seriously injured when his wife struck him with a heavy ash tray and a state highway death tally for 1957 was updated to 1556 to date 34d
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Nora Holt
Fairview
Hue
North Mar
Ket
Robert EB Hawker
Middletown
Holt
Fredi
Erick Memorial Hospital
New York
Hawker
Wiliam A. Boone
Washington
Thomas C. Sullivan
Loophole Opens in East German Visa Demands
Berlin announced a new travel rule requiring Western diplomats and civilians to hold East German visas to enter East Germany from West Berlin effective Jan. 1. The move risks escalating East West tensions as Allied diplomats argue for exemptions and tie the policy to Soviet recognition.
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Berlin
Soviet Union
Diplo
West Berlin
West Germany
Dipwats
Russia
Icy Air Deepens Cold Across Midwest and East
The Associated Press reports a Arctic air mass grips the central Plains to the Great Lakes with widespread cold across the Midwest. Temperatures fall 6 to 15 degrees from yesterday along the Atlantic seaboard while the Gulf states and Texas enjoy clear skies.
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Associated Press
Forthern Midwest
Mid-continent
Central Plains
mid-Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
Gulf States
Texas
Gunman Dies In Smashup North of Wrens Georgia
One of two gunmen wanted in a Washington murder spree was killed when a stolen car crashed head on with another vehicle on U S Highway 1 near Wrens Georgia. The companion, Russell Carpenter, was being sought as a nationwide manhunt continued with police and a gas station attendant reporting a sighting.
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Wrens
Washington, D. C
Henry Clay Overton
Martinsville
U. S. Highway 1
Georgia
Charlie Wray
Cocoz
Fla
High Point
N. C
Overton
Russell Wayne Carpenter
Washington
Carpenter
R. L. Knight
Swainsboro
U.S. 1
Methodist Church Damaged By Fire
A fire at a village church in Ashign Maryland caused about 10000 pounds in damage. Firefighter Robert T. Cuff, who lives nearby, said the blaze likely started in the furnace room of the Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Department incident.
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Ashign
Robert T. Cuff
Sandy Spring
Holstein Cow Shot. Death Expected at Wilburne Farm
A Holstein cow on Herbert Wilburne Doubs farm was reportedly shot by a careless hunter. Veterinarians say the animal is unlikely to survive after being struck in the ribs. The family valued the cow at 300 dollars and notes this is the second year of hunter-caused losses.
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Holstess
Herbert Wilburne
Doubs
Wilbers
Modernized Science Policy Urged by Government Aide
Indianapolis report says William D B Carey urges a comprehensive national science policy to harness human and material resources for long term research. He calls for strengthened government science ties not for crisis but for peace, alongside education and basic research.
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Indianapolis
William Dbd. Carey
Labor and Welfare
Bureau of Budget
iWashington
American Assn
Carey
Eisenhower
James R. Killian
Four-Year Program Approved by Eisenhower Plan
President Eisenhower approved a four year program to boost education at a total cost of about one billion dollars. It envisions 10 600 federal scholarships yearly and 50-30 grants to states. Folsom said the proposal would aid science and math but not neglect other fields.
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Getsysburg
Eisenhower
Russia
Folsom
National Science Foundation
Patman Seeks Abolish SBA Over Small Business Bias
Rep. Wright Patman D Texas says he will introduce a bill to abolish the Small Business Administration arguing it gives lip service to small business problems. He cites the Dallas milk price war as proof of federal bias against small firms and pledges to draft replacement for SBA focused on small business needs.
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Dallas
Wneht
Patman
D-Tex
Small Business Administration
House Committee On
Washington
Five Day Forecast With BelowNormal Temperatures
Temperatures average three to four degrees below normal with the coldest spell likely from Wednesday through Friday. Precipitation appears light to moderate as rain or snow Tuesday, Wednesday, and again over the weekend. Normal highs run around 38 to 45 and lows near 20 in western Maryland.
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Westerm Marynd
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