Frederick county plans two funding sources for school buildings
Frederick county's Board of Education reports two financing options for a major new school building program. It suggests borrowing from the State Loan Pool, about 280000, and borrowing up to 2500000 under the 1949 enabling act. The plan includes multiple new facilities and aims to start within two years, with a supplementary program to reduce class sizes.
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Frederick County
Board of Education
Yellow Springs
Walkersville
Frederick
Frederick High
Elm Street
Parkway School
Middletown High School
Thurmont High School
Liberty
Emmitsburg
Myersville
East Frederick School
Agh Scohol
Frederick Senior High School
Kim Street
Frederick Hish
Frederick and
Thront
Freezing temps persist with skating allowed at lake area
A new winter low was recorded at the airport as polar cold continued with no break imminent. Skating resumed at Culler Lake after officials deemed the ice thick and safe as motorists faced icy streets and patches on roads. Temperatures stayed below freezing. Gambritl State Park saw 0 while Unionville reported 3 above, with highs expected to reach the twenties today.
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Culler Lake
State Roads Commission
Frederick
Gambritl State Park
Stante
Unionville
C. Cyril Klein
Monocacy
Gambrill Park
City
Swastika Road
Queen
Madison Streets
Eighteen Groups Back Non-partisan School Board Plan
The Frederick Junior Chamber of Commerce reports eighteen organized groups in Frederick city and county voiced support for electing a non-partisan school board. The Jaycees mailed the education committee report, plan straw votes, and seek to speak to more groups. They will meet the Frederick County delegation to discuss local bill sponsorship.
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Frederick
Five Day Forecast: Colder Trend Then Rise Across the Peninsula
The five day forecast shows not quite as cold Saturday with a warming trend through Wednesday. Snow is likely mainly in southeastern counties and the lower Delmar Peninsula, with snow or rain possible Wednesday. Temperatures average 3 to 5 degrees below normal, with afternoon highs from 47 to 43 and early lows from the upper teens in western Maryland to the upper 20s in eastern and southern sections.
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Delmar Peninsula
Maryland
Neely Intervenes For Holt In Cancer Admission
Washington D C United States Senator Neely confirmed arranging former Senator Holt admission to NIH Clinic center amid reports Holt, once a bitter foe, is critically ill with cancer. Doctors did not specify illness. Holt was admitted January 4 and Neely said he helped secure care for a political opponent.
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Washington
Rush D. Holt
U. S
West Virginia
National Institutes of Health Clinic
Holt
U.S
Neely
Serious Water Main Leak Forces Overnight Shutdown
The City Water Department reported a six inch East Patrick street water line break. Ground is frozen to a depth of about one foot complicating digging while crews locate the exact break. Water pressure fluctuated and the Singapore filtration plant ran near capacity to keep pressure steady. Only one residence lost water as valves were placed to reroute supply to affected areas.
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City Water Department
East Patrick Street
William E . Davis
Hamilton Avenue
Franklin Street
East Patrick
Franklin
East South Streets
Singapore
Davis
Bottle Club Raid Ties Up Red Fin Sailors
Police raided a bottle club on U S 40 East near Towson Maryland early today, arresting three Red Fin crew members and a club proprietor. Bail set at 52.90 each, a hearing scheduled for Monday, with the submarine due to sail at 8 am tomorrow. Two women were also taken into custody.
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Towson
Baltimore County
U.S. Navy
Jas
Taxis Social Club
Baltimore
Mendes-France Test Vote Due Today
Paris reports Pierre Mendes France faces a decisive confidence vote in the National Assembly over North African policy. The outcome could topple his seven month government after two days of bitter debate revealing a split in his Radical Socialist party.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes- France
National Assembly
Mendes - France
Radical
Socialist
Maryland Racing Commission Recommends More Racing Days
The Maryland Racing Commission proposed eight additional racing days annually for the three major tracks and ten more for the five half-mile tracks, aiming to expand the state's horse racing calendar and workload for the venues involved.
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Baltimore
Maryland Racing Commission
Disastrous Fires in Two Pennsylvanian Towns
In Shenandoah and Carbondale crews battled sub freezing conditions as fires raged for six hours, destroying 12 stores, dozens of apartments, and 30 row houses in Shenandoah and 28 businesses in Carbondale. More than one million dollars in damage per fire, hundreds homeless, icy streets and low water pressure hampered suppression in one of Pennsylvania’s coldest nights.
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Shenandoah
Carbondale
Pennsylvania
Death in Baltimore Haunts Police and Relatives
A man died in a Baltimore bed without violence amid puzzling clues. The room at the Lord Baltimore Hotel was registered to a non-existent New York doctor, with a story of a brigadier general and a rumored Waldorf dinner that never existed. Autopsy cites potent barbiturates or phenobarbital overdose, yet no pills were found. A telegram and a pay-station timestamp add to the mystery as Mrs. Phillips plans to identify the body.
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Baltimore
New York
Lord Baltimore
Edward James Phillips
New York City
Phillips
Phillips Whle
Jr. Erna Gutenstein
Robert Ritter
Western
Heavy Snow Dampens Wide Area From Plains To Rockies
A major winter storm dropped heavy snow across the central United States with Nebraska and Kansas seeing frequent depths of 9 to 10 inches. Iowa to the Rockies and the Texas Panhandle to the Dakotas faced slow traffic, drifting, and cold, while Omaha and North Platte reported several inches in town. northern states remained frigid with readings near or below zero in several locales.
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Prest
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Iowa
Rockies
Lexas Panhandle
Dakotas
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Missouri
Atlantic Coast
Pellston
Mich
Oakland
Plains
Nebraska
Fort Riley
Omaha
Neb
North Platte
Boston
Burlington
New York City
New York
Watertown
Massena
Utica
Albany
Fire at Chesterfield Hotel Kills Man in Hopewell
A blaze on the Chesterfield Hotel top floor in Hopewell, Virginia, killed Percy Hatchell, about 58, as fire crews from five communities fought the stubborn fire for over four hours. Seventeen guests escaped into near zero temperatures as the four story brick building suffered roof collapse and extensive water damage to lower floors. The fire began just after midnight and was concentrated on the top floor before spreading to the roof.
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Hopewell
Chesterfield
Percy Hatchell
Richmond
Nikirk Elected President of Frederick Bar Association
Edvin F. Nikirk was elected president of the Frederick County Bar Association at the annual meeting in the Court House. Outgoing president Edward D. Storm presided. Vice president chosen was J. W. Jerome Offutt. Re-elected were H. Reese Shoemaker Jr as secretary Samuel W. Barrick as corresponding secretary and James McSherry as treasurer. The annual banquet is set for February 21 at the Francis Scott Key Hotel with Chief Judge Frederick W. Brune slated as speaker.
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Edvin F. Nikirk
Frederick County Bar Association
Court ‘House
Edward D. Storm
JW. Jerome Offutt
H. Reese Shoe
Frederick W. Brune
Court of Appeals
Minister's Son Killed Sledding at Baltimore Club
Collin Wilson, 1d-year-old son of Rev. Tain G. Wilson, presbyterian minister, died last night when his sled struck a steel pipe at the Baltimore Country Club golf course. The Rev. Wilson, former Davidson College faculty, recently moved from Lynchburg to Baltimore with his family.
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Baltimore
Collin Wilson
Tain G. Wilson
Baltimore Country Club
Wilson
Franklin Street Presbyterian Church
Lynchburg
Davidson
N.C
Davidson College
Refugees From Tachen Ready To Fight, Then Flee Again
Refugees from the Tachens, arriving on Chinese landing craft in worn clothing and carrying scant possessions, recount their readiness to resist invasion but flee as evacuation continues. The piece recalls prior mass evacuations in Korea, Indochina, Malaya, and Canton, and notes the sense of retreat in free Asia.
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U. S
Tachen Islands
Keeluns
Formosa
Quemoy
Matsu Islands
Chiang Kai-shek
Fred Sparks
NEA
Keeling
North Korea
Indo-China
Malaya
Hong Kong
Canton
Free Asia
Tachen
38Th Parallel
Reds
America
Red China
Freedom Balloons to Launch During Freedom Week
Frederick Aerie and the American Heritage Foundation plan a noon balloon launch on Feb 12 to mark Freedom Week. Eighteen balloons will rise from multiple sites including the Eagles Home and Baker Park to promote Radio Free Europe and democracy through pinned messages.
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Adele Dannins
Frederick Aerie
Order of Eagles
American Heritage Foundation
Crusade For Freedom
Lincoln
Washington
United States
Europe
Radio Free Europe
Eagles
Francis Scott Key
Camp Detrick
State Police
Baker Park
Freedom Week
Iron Curtain
Ralph H. Baer
Aerie
Ralph Potts
Charles V. Main
James A. Grove
John A. Derr
John J. Hayes
Cpl
Cecil Milter
Bennett Elected Head of Past Commanders
Alton Y. Bennett, Frederick attorney, was elected president of the Past Commanders Association of the Francis Scott Key post, American Legion, at the Thursday dinner in the Legion Home. E. Austin James became vice president, J. Robert Edwards secretary, G Ernest Lipps treasurer, with Elmer F. Munshower as immediate past president. Plans discussed to hold the next meeting at the new president's home. The association meets the Thursday before the Key post’s regular meeting night.
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Alton Y. Bennett
Frederick
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Legion
E. Austin James
J. Robert Edwards
G. Ernest Lipps
Elmer F. Munshower
Cease-Fire Prospects Dim in Formosa Strait Crisis
London reports that Britain shelved immediate U.N. cease-fire chances and pursues behind the scenes settlement via Commonwealth leaders led by Nehru and Churchill. Plans include an unwritten cease-fire through Nehru, Indonesian mediation, and a possible international conference with United States Britain Russia India and both Chinas.
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London
United Nations
Formosa Strait
British Commonwealth
Far East
Red China
U.N
Churchill
India
Nehru
Commonwealth
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Colombo
Indonesia
Burma
Ceylon
Pakistan
U Nu
Tachens
Chiang
U.S
Bitter Cold Grip Continues Across Maryland Region
The Associated Press reports Maryland faces another bitter cold night with some relief expected over the weekend. Temperatures plunged to 17 below in Oakland and minus 13 in Accident while towns such as Town Hill Hancock LaVale Altamont Frostburg and Cumberland recorded single to below zero lows. Tonight's forecast calls for 5 to 15 degrees with mountain areas near 5 below to 5 above and roads remain icy in spots as state police warn motorists to stay cautious.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Delmar Peninsula
Oakland
Garrett County
Garrett
Town Hill
Cumberland
Hancock
LaVale
Altamont
Frostburg
Big Savage Mountain
Hagerstown
Ribs Broken in Fall Injures Grandfather of 15
Oscar M. Summers of Gaisville was seriously hurt Monday when a scaffold board broke during carpentry work near Rockville. He remains in the Washington Sanitarium of Takoma Park recovering from twelve broken ribs and a broken collar bone. Summers is 58 and the father of 15 children.
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Oscar M. Summers
Gaisville
Rockville
Washington
Takoma Park
Summers
National Press Club Votes on Lauter Membership
The National Press Club votes by secret ballot on admitting Louis R. Lauter as a member. If approved, he would be the first Black member in the club's 47 year history.
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Washington
National Press Club
Louis R. Lauter
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