Howard Countians To Fight Integration
Twenty eight Howard County parents with 44 children filed an appeal to the Maryland Court of Appeals to preserve segregation in public schools. They contest the dismissal of their suit by the Howard County Circuit Court arguing Maryland law requires maintained segregation and challenge Supreme Court precedents and the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Polio Fund Drive Boosts Local Campaign Totals
About $7,500 has been raised in the current March of Dimes drive for the Frederick infantile paralysis chapter, with workers aiming to surpass last year’s total. W. Jerome Offutt, local chairman, says volunteers will push to complete the campaign soon as residents and and business groups continue to contribute and collect.
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Ground Hog Sees Shadow Amid Snow and Rain Forecast
Weather notes from Emmitsburg to Foxville report the Ground Hog sighting predicting more wintry weather. Officials warn of ice on secondary roads around Emmitsburg and light ice on Old Frederick Road. Snow and rain mix across Cumberland area with colder trends tonight and into Sunday. Monocacy River remains high but not at flood level. January average temperatures show a colder month than normal.
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Prices Take a Tumble Across Key Commodities
New York reports show copper prices cut to 34 cents a pound easing toward London quotes while gasoline and East Texas crude also fall. Iron ore rises 60 cents per ton, farm prices slow their advance, and cigarette prices may rise a penny per pack. A Washington panel warns higher prices and wages ahead with automatic wage increases in several sectors.
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Pilot's Third Crash Saintly Sequel Ends in Tragedy at Night
Captain Alva Marsh, 49, of Norheabt j Airlines, survived two prior crashes since 1952 while two others perished in last night's DC6A wreck off Rikers Island. Marsh's earlier mishap near LaGuardia involved fog and radar aid, with six hospitalizations. The DC6A carried 33 passengers and two crew. casualties totaled twenty.
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Alva Vn Marsh
Norheabt J
East River
Marsh
Six Fliers Die as B29 Crashes Over Normandy
Two American four engined bombers collided in fog near Morigny France. Six airmen were killed and eight injured as wreckage scattered across the Normandy battlefield. Survivors reportedly parachuted. bodies taken to Morigny courthouse. Planes are identified as B29s from the Sculthorpe base in England.
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England
Fryers Two Cents a Pound in Mobile Price War
In Mobile two grocery stores sparked a chicken price war. Serta's sold fryers at 23 cents a pound while Greer's across the street offered 2 cents a pound. Serta's later raised no price and Greer's continued at 2 cents. Greer's claimed 18,000 fryers sold at the low price and Ida's reported about 930 fryers sold, 180 at the lowest price.
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Trial Date Set For Pocketbook Snatching Case
A 21 year old Frederick resident faces Circuit Court trial on Thursday February 14 following a state filing. Charles A Bartholow charged with robbery larceny and assault for snatching the pocketbook of Mrs Oran Talbott on East Third Street January 11. Also scheduled are Alvin W Morris 40 Bangor Me caught at Francis Scott Key post club rooms January 8 and Minever E Stevers charged with false pretense from Charles H Linthicum Jr. firm on September 25. Barrick notes more cases may be tried that date.
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Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
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House of Correction
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Health department eyes road death prevention shift
Maryland health officials urge moving beyond communicable diseases to curb highway fatalities. Dr A Austin Pearce notes 547 traffic deaths last year, second only to 612 in 1941, as board debates modernizing public health concepts.
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Health Department
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Wilson Defends Defense Secretary Remarks On Guard
Wilson says his comments on the National Guard were misinterpreted. He defends a training system he calls inadequate and plans a Florida vacation before possible testimony to Congress.
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Eisenhower Travels to Georgia for Golf Vacation
President Eisenhower flies to Augusta with Secretary Wilson and Mrs Wilson for two days of golf and relaxation. Wilson plans to continue to Miami after. the trip comes amid prior controversy over the National Guard remarks. Bonnell resigns as president of Blue Cross Maryland Hospital Service after 20 years in Baltimore due to duties with the State Roads Commission.
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Floods Ease In Some States Took 14 Lives
The report notes floods easing in several states while a series of air crashes over two days killed 32 and injured more than 100. It details multiple crashes including Northeast Airlines and American Airlines incidents, with casualties across Alabama New York Gloucester and California, referencing a Grand Canyon collision as the worst prior disaster.
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Crash on Rikers Island prompts multiagency probe
A four party inquiry by New York City police and fire departments the Bronx district attorney s office and the Civil Aeronautics Board investigates a crash on Rikers Island. Survivors were ferried to Manhattan as authorities planned the victim’s body removal.
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Night crash at LaGuardia kills dozens in snowstorm
A New York bound four engine airliner crashed shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia during a driving snowstorm. Reports of casualties varied from 80 survivors to 103 aboard, with six crew members among the dead. Floods and relief efforts across several states followed the disaster.
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Plane with Captain Marsh Crashes Near Rikters Island
Near blizzard conditions halted takeoff for 3 hours 15 minutes as the aircraft was towed to clear ice and snow from the wings. Cleared at 6 p.m. Captain Alva Vv Marsh 49 and co pilot George Basil Dixwell of Stratham N H said the plane rose briefly then pitched and plunged near Rik ters Island possibly hitting a pole.
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