Escaped juvenile fugitive captured after 300 mph chase in Hancock area
A 16 year old Baltimore boy escaped from a Western Maryland training camp and, after a high speed pursuit across US 40 and into Frederick, crashed a stolen 1950 Mercury into Harvey Shank's Newsstand on West Patrick Street. Trooper Robert C Snyder captured him. the youth was bruised but survived.
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Nearly All Home Show Space Sold In March Four Day Event
A Junior Chamber report says most booth space for the March home show is sold as plans finalize for the four day event at State Simory. Donald Koons chairs. entertainment committee includes Merkle Duvall Paul Main and Harold Kehne. Model homes contest by Witham D Bowers Lumber Co and prize fund aims to showcase local market offerings.
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Simory Glenn
Jaycees
Merkle Duvall
Paul Main
Harold Kehne
Kehne
Booth Sales
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John Douglas
Daniel Evans
Richard Haugh
al Shockley
Arnold Myers
Harold Myers Jr
Carmi Saylor
Marion Burkett
Eugene Sturgeon
House
Charles Wisner
Jack Doll
G B Callan Jr
Richard Stup
Richard Metcalf
Meade Felton
Commiticeman
Witham D Bowers Lumber Company
East Patrick Street
Bowers Lumber Company
Ludges
Dulles Secretly Battles Cancer at Walter Reed
Secretary of State Dulles is on leave to undergo radiation therapy after a Friday hernia operation revealed an adenocarcinoma. President Eisenhower and aides stated they join in prayers for a successful outcome as Dulles receives treatment and monitors the cancer.
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Dulles
Wall
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Firenbnner
Bond Bill Seeks 1.5 Million for Frederick Schools
A 1.5 million enabling act for school construction in Frederick County was introduced in the House of Delegates by the Frederick County delegation. Proceeds from bond sales would fund Longanore junior-senior high, Urbana elementary, with part possibly completing Walker sville junior-senior high. Backers include the County Commissioners. A second bill for county capital improvements and a pay raise for the county treasurer are also noted. Also, fire tax reform for Middletown district advances toward a referendum with a five cent cap on the county portion of the assessment. The House passed a bill adding a fourth Montgomery County judge to the Sixth Judicial Circuit and other Montgomery bills on Sunday operations and property tax relief for seniors. A Montgomery delegation proposal would extend the Maryland Washington metropolitan area. Peace notes from the Iraqi Embassy deny internal strife and plotting against Premier Kasse.
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Walkersville
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County Commission
Montgomery County
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Senate
House
Montgomery
Gapland Road Project Approved in Washington County
The State Roads Commission directed Burkholder and Burkholder of Virginia to proceed with seven miles of Maryland 67 from Gapland to Boonsboro. The low bid totaled 1.489 million dollars for grading draining and resurfacing. The route links alternate US 40 and US 340 and about five more miles are planned for improvement soon.
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State Roads Commission
Washington County
Burkholder and Burkholder
Virginia
Maryland
Gapland
Boonsburg
Democrats to Fill County Posts as eight-year GOP hold ends
With Democrats set to control most county appointive offices for the first time in eight years Governor Tawes nears I’m pending in ten days. Four names reportedly head the Board of Election Supervisors picks while the GOP awaits its turn. Potential magistrates include Edward Storm Byron Thompson and Sherman Bowers as salaries for full time magistrates rise suggested. Republican slate may shift with license commissioner confirmation and new minority member retention on the Election Supervisors board.
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J Mullard Tawes
Democratic State Central Committee
Board of Election Supervisors
Republican State Central Committee
GOP
WOR Republues
Saran Eee
Democratic Committee
Frederick Thurmont Emmitsburg
Brunswick
Edward D Storm
Byron W Thompson
Sherman P Bowers
Frederick County Bar Association
Geenedhe
Herbert Schroeder
George F Grove
Roger H Geisbert
Montexue
Central Committee
L V Myers
McMullen to Take Oath Next Monday
Cumberland official John J McMullen will be sworn in as chairman of the State Roads Commission at 7 30 p m Monday in the Baltimore courthouse The SRC said Guy Tawes will attend the ceremony.
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Baltimore
John J McMullen
Cumberland
State Roads Commission
SRC
Guy Tawes
Flood Buckets Town Faces Wabash River Dike Breach
Upstream ice jam and heavy rain threaten West Terre Haute Indiana as guards and residents reinforce a seven foot Sugar Creek dike. A temporary breach near Sugar Creek raised flood fears while a 16 block area braced for inundation. Authorities warned river levels could reach 243 feet as massive cleanup continued in Peru and Wabash after earlier floods. President Eisenhower declared 13 Indiana counties major disaster areas.
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Tennessee
Jackson
Nashville
Memphis
Texas
Southern
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Former Legislators Back As Lobbyists
Former Maryland legislators return to the State House as lobbyists in the current session, using experience to seek votes and influence committee actions. The sight of veteran alumnae and alumni in the Capitol corridors highlights a shift as they press friends' views and monitor bills that affect their interests. In London the last test flight of the Russian TL1M jetliner precedes service, with a longer fuselage and 190 passenger capacity versus about 70 in the original.
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State House
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Weil
London
KONE
Moscow
Listen, Girls! Advice From Marriage Counselor
Dr Richard H Kemer of the American Institute of Family Relations offers expert guidance in an interview. He urges women to focus on making men feel important understood and physically attractive to attract a husband.
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Los Angeles
Richard H Kemer
American Institute of Family Relations
Six Die When Car Plunges Into River In West Virginia
Six persons perished when a car veered off the road in early hours near Sissonville two miles north of Charleston and plunged into the swollen Poca River. The wreckage was found at daybreak, two women and four men were in the vehicle, one driver stated trailing cars with an Ohio plate witnessed the accident. State police and a wrecker crew conducted the search as bodies were recovered but timing was unclear.
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Sissonville
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Polite
Jona Kouns
Stickney
Raleigh County
Ohio
US 340 Future Discussed at Frederick County Meeting
County planners outlined the proposed US 340 realignment through Frederick County with access points for commercial development. Engineers discussed Catoctin relocation, dual highway rights, and traffic impacts while residents noted residential growth and road improvements. about 100 attended the Ballenger Grange gathering led by Associate County Agent Robert F. Stansfield.
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Arthur Hatton
Ballenger Grange
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Frederick County Planning and Zoning Commission
Thomas G Mohler
State Roads Commission
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Sas
Commission
Catoctin
Stemers Hill
Bridge
Studs
Fragaville
Owas
Braddock Heights
Robert F. Stansfield
Church Fire Damage Still Being Studied
Insurance adjusters and workers continue to assess damage from a Friday fire at a Lutheran church. The blaze confined to the roof near the campanile caused furnace heat damage. Sunday School rooms will be heated and services held as scheduled. Final estimates pending next week as officials review structural replacement needs.
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Frangely
Lutheran Church
Chimnes
Rey Me Trunk
Moller
Ashland Apartment Fire Kills Ten Residents
A deadly fire tore through the old Columia Theater building in Ashland killing ten people including an expectant mother and a stillborn infant. Six family members perished alongside others aged 1 to 60, with several victims identified as Jack McKenzie and Grace Barton among the dead. Fire Chief Burris Hensley reported the blaze as exceptionally destructive and said a rear yard fire starter was found, while occupants struggled to evacuate as ceilings collapsed and windows became escape points.
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Besgan
Sed
Anthony Blackwell
Blackwell
Greene Up Ave
Delmar Fannin
Fannin
Russell Compton
Duck Kirk
Compton
Jack McKenzie
Pods
Jackie
Dickie Joe
Johnny William
James Powell
Grace Barton
Frank Artist
Clyde May
Burris Hensley
Columiia Theater
Hensley
Two Perish In Montreal Fire
AP dispatch from Montreal reports a blaze in a 56 unit apartment building early today killing two people and injuring at least nine. Firefighters found two children feared dead at neighbors’ homes and rescued eight to ten others by ladders as crews searched the charred ruins for a cause not yet determined.
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Montreal
Neghbors
Nixon in Oregon marks state centennial celebrations
In Portland Oregon Vice President Nixon arrives to mark Oregon’s 100th birthday with ceremonies across the state. The day includes remarks urging national service from the public and commemorations tied to statehood history. The events span Salem and coastal towns as communities honor milestones and reflect on Oregon’s development.
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Ore
Oregon
Richard M. Nine
James Buchannn
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