Chamber backs water and sewer plan for city growth
Frederick Chamber of Commerce directors unanimously endorse the Water and Sewer sub committee report linking upgrades to zoning parking and downtown development. The plan estimates immediate costs around 1.3 million with a 25 year total of about 2.26 million. The board also notes school expansion and medical facilities as part of ongoing community growth efforts. A 1958 audit of Chamber records was presented by committee chairs.
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Board of Directors
Chamber of Commerce
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Chamber
Frederick Chamber
Guy W. Nusz
Clyde, Mooney Sr
John W. Morgan
Hopper Jumps Delays Train Near Harpers Ferry
An empty coal train of about 160 cars headed west derailed a hopper mid train at Harpers Ferry causing a suspension of the Shenandoah line. Workers freed the hopper and the train resumed, with no injuries reported. The cause of the jump remained undetermined. VIREAGERS KILLED Hong Kong AP reports villagers killed and 60 wounded by Red Chinese troops in southern China during the lunar new year holidays.
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Harpers Ferry
Shenandoah
Cumbchiang
Gove
Shenandoah Valley
Hong Kong
Robbers Take 850 From Frostie Beverage Plant
Police investigated a nighttime break in at the Frostie Beverage Company plant on Abrecht Place. Robbers entered via a rear door pane and unlocked office door, taking about 850 dollars from a drawer. no other items were reported missing.
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Frostie Beverage Company, Inc
Abrecht
World Day of Prayer Events Planned Here Friday
Frederick area observes World Day of Prayer with services at Trinity Chapel Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ West Church Street 11 30 am to 1 pm Organ recital by Mrs Frank Higinbotham and chimes by George T Schroeder Jr noon and 2 pm Grace United Church of Christ hosts 2 pm observance Hymns led by Mrs Gordon Todd and Mrs Robert Russell offerings aid training for workers in low income farming communities day care centers and ten union Christian colleges in Asia and Africa Proclamation signed by Mayor Ramsburg posters displayed and youth display at Dr A Royal Remsberg Jr offices Pastors note interdenominational service led by Rev Paul L Althouse and Rev Dr Roof Withaten venactnt Grann church host for 2 pm service.
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Wari
Willam Bartgis Storm
George, T. Schroeder Jr
Grace United Church of Christ
Gordon Todd
Sam
John Garst
Frederick
Youth Fellowship
Evangelical United Church of Christ
A. Royal Remsberg Jr
North Market Street
Paul L. Althouse
Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ
Roof Withaten
Floods in Indiana Displace Hundreds Across Wabash Valley
Severe flooding from the Wabash River forces hundreds from homes as Logansport Delphi and Wabash endure rising waters. Volunteers police and National Guardsmen aid rescues while ice and broken mains threaten water supplies and bridges. Two flood related deaths are reported.
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Andianapolis
Wabash River
Logansport
Delphi
Georgetown
Wabash
Huntington
Indiana
Lafayette
Fremont Faces Fresh Flood Threat From Sandusky River
In Fremont Ohio the Sandusky River threatens the city with new floods three weeks after a prior event. About 1000 residents evacuated. 200 to 500 more homeless from the first flood. An ice jam blocks the river, with five foot ice mass near Ballville Dam and a demolition team failing to crack it.
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Fremont, Ohio
Sandusky
Ohio
Freemont
Fremont
Sandusky Bay
Lake Erie
Ballville
Ohio National Guard
Findlay
Blanchard River
License Law Not To Be Changed In Frederick County
Legislative action on a three member liquor board was deemed unlikely this session. A move for a full beverage license for the Francis Scott Key Hotel drew discussion with hotel directors and Senator Barrick. A separate bill to make the December circuit court term non jury was to reach third reading. Bond bills for schools and county properties may be introduced later.
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Frederick
General Assembly
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Samuel W. Barrick
Barrick
Senate
Winds Sweep Through County Cooling Rapidly
Winds over 35 miles an hour drove a drastic temperature drop from 64 degrees at 11 p.m. Tuesday to 35 by 8 a.m. Wednesday in the county. Two minor trouble reports. a Middletown branch line and a Woodsboro Liberty link affected. Quick repairs followed as temperatures plunged and light showers added 0.05 inch.
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Potomac Edison Company
Middletown
Woodsboro
Liberty
Kyo RE
Dulles
Khrushchev
Bur
Qittsville Raritan Club
Cooper
Burko Cosets Kittsville
Burkittsville
Howard Hutter Road
Delbert S Null
Conference Is Definite Possibility Amid East West Talks
President Eisenhower indicated a summit conference with Soviet Premier Khrushchev is a definite possibility this year. A meeting would address East West questions including Germany and disarmament while negotiations progress, with timing tied to next steps in Berlin and Dulles illness impact.
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Khrushchev
Washington
Eisenhower
Nikita
Germany
United States
Britain
France
West Berlin
John Foster Dulles
Burkittsville Sets Up Controlled Trash Disposal Rules
County commissioners approve controlled trash disposal for Burkittsville. Open trench burial bans all waste including glass, paper, ashes, offal, and compostable matter with penalties for violators. An area committee will police grounds and residents will receive rules by mail.
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Burkittsville
Upn Kconeniey Iy Ce
Summit conference eyed as Khrushchev backs talks
Soviet spokesmen led by Khrushchev and Anastas Mikoyan urge a heads of government conference. Despite policy disagreements over prep time, officials view a summit as possible. British PM Macmillan presses for a meeting amid looming elections. Washington cites London pressures behind the 1955 Geneva summit.
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Khrushchev
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
Washington
Geneva
Two Burned At Darnestown
A 30 year old Darnestown woman, Mrs Ruth Davis, suffered second and third degree burns when her dress ignited by a red hot wood stove. Her husband Joseph W. Davis was burned aiding her. Both were taken to Suburban Hospital in Washington. their 11 year old daughter summoned the ambulance around 8 30.
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Darnestown
Rockville
Fire damages Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore
A basement rifle range fire at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore caused about 75 000 dollars in damage. Fire spread through partitions in the west end before being controlled. Six alarms and 19 engine companies plus six trucks and a water tower unit battled the blaze as police redirected traffic for morning rush hour.
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Baltimore
Ng Fifth Regiment
Hove Company
Five Day Weather Forecast From The Associated Press
Maryland and Delaware temperatures will run about three degrees above normal for the period. A cold Thursday turns milder Friday through the weekend with precipitation likely Sunday. Normal highs range from the upper 30s to mid 40s with lows from the mid teens in Western Maryland to the lower 20s elsewhere.
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Maryland
Delaware
Maryland Mountains
Eisenhower Expects Dulles to Return to Duty
President Eisenhower faces news that Secretary of State John Dulles is at Walter Reed Hospital for a hernia operation and treatment of an intestinal inflammation. Surgeon General Leonard W. Heaton says the surgery is simple and Dulles should be back on his feet soon, with White House aides predicting a quick return.
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Washington
James Hage
Tab Foster
Dulles
Eisernbawer
Beppe
Allisal
White House
Walter Reed
Leonard W. Heaton
Nation Observes Lincoln Sesqui-centennial Across Nation
The Associated Press reports nationwide Lincoln Sesqui-centennial observances were held with President Eisenhower attending a memorial banquet in Washington and NBC featuring a Gettysburg address reading by Fredric March. Events mark the Civil War era with wreaths, broadcasts, and church retreats. A stove incident on West All Saints Street caused no damage.
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Associated Press
Abraham Links
Eisenhower
Washington
Lincoln
Tito
Thoredias
Carl Sandburg
Fredric March
Cathy
Ter
Ken
Lanealn
Don Fee
Poswate
Arthur Summerwed
Mason Wills Hoare
West Berlin
Chesapeake Bay Bridge tolls eyed with traffic plan links
Annapolis reports discuss making US 301 a federal interstate from Canada to Florida crossing the Bay Bridge as a potential north south artery. State official Bonnell notes traffic and toll revenues fell after a recent toll cut while suggesting toll relief may come as routes like the Blue Star Memorial Highway join the interstate system.
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Charman
Robert Bonnell
State Roads Commission
Dean
Canada
Florida
Baltimore
Bonnell
Eastern Seaboard
Legislative
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Cary
Baltimore Harbor Tunnel
Mto
Rann Assda
SKU
Patuxent Naval Air Station
St. Maras
Potomac River
Indian Head
Virgina Shore
Bennett
Patment Bridge
Potomac
US Gol
County to start food distribution for jobless in Washington
Washington County commissioners estimate a total cost of 320 004 to provide food aid this season. They approved a program to distribute food in the area for unemployed residents amid recent fuel and supply pressures. Federal mediator Robert Donnahon also appears in the same dispatch from Philadelphia.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Philadelphia
Robert Donnahon
Bill list cites Detrick work and other military projects
Washington AP reports Defense Department requests authorization for multiple military construction projects. Delaware Dover Air Force Base utilities and facilities receive funding. Fort Detrick in Maryland for research and development. Naval Academy utilities. Army Reserve centers in Cumberland and MLAS NCROVATIONS to end the 12 day strikes at Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company.
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Washington
Defense Department
Comress 0
Delaware — Dover Air Force Base
Marviend Ft. Detrick
Naval Academy
Army Reserve
Cumberland
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Union and Company
United Fire
South Mart Union
Allen 'S
Bennett
Che
Pittsburgh Plate
Tornado's Toll Rises in St Louis Disaster
The tornado left 21 dead and seven missing in St Louis with at least 70 still hospitalized, as Red Cross tallies indicate mass homelessness and $12 million in property losses across 4,000 damaged buildings. Federal aid followed Ike’s disaster declaration amid widespread destruction near Busch Stadium and the city core.
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ST Louis
St. Louis
Belet
Red Cross
Stowe
Insurance Board of
Eisenhower
Cate
Brentwood
Forest Park
Busch Stadion
St. Louis Cardinals
Whitfier
Delmar
Greenwich Village
Boyle
Olive Streets
Busch Stadium
St. Louis Civil Defense Agency
Weather Bureau
Washington Ave
Lee Buffs
Lee Jr
Drama Majors To Judge Fea val Of Plays Regional Tourney
Three University of Maryland drama majors will judge the fourth annual festival of plays regional tournament at Frederick High School on Friday. About 200 students from Cumberland North Hagerstown Rockville and Frederick will participate with 100 visitors plus 100 local students. The contest precedes the February 27 state event naming top actor and actress.
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University of Maryland
Frederick High School
Cumberland
North Hagerstown
Rockville
Frederick
Ronn Plummer
National Collegiate Players
Old Line
Betsy Anel
House of Prinards
Alba
Twe
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