Dualize Portion Of Rt 40 West Delays Uncertain Progress
Surveys completed for the 1.15 mile dualization of Route 40 from the western Frederick outskirts to Route 40 at the VFW Country Club. Completion date unknown, dependent on funding as the 12 year Roads Commission plan allocates this work in years one through four for surveys and right of way, with construction in years five onward. Residents urged east relocation of the north south by pass link, but officials doubt traffic justifies it. no decision yet on plan changes.
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Frederick
VFW
Norman Pritchett
State Roads Commission
The
Roads Commission
Pritchett
Commission
Berlin guard line will be first frontier of freedom says Dulles
Secretary of State Dulles told U S troops that Western powers will guard divided Berlin as the first frontier of freedom and that any attack on the city is an attack on the United States Britain and France He urged perseverance toward a united Germany noting Soviet forces nearby and the long effort by Britain France and the United States to persuade Molotov that unity in freedom is overdue.
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Berlin
Dulles
United States
Britain
France
U.S
Germany
Great Britain
Molotov
Austria
West
Korea
Indochina
Bntain
Anthony Eden
Georges Bidault
South Korea
North Korea
Red China
Russia
India
Schwable Described As Brilliant Officer
A Marine court heard testimony portraying Col. Frank H. Schwable as brilliant and brave, while noting he signed a false germ warfare confession under Communist pressure to survive. Maj. Gen. Clayton C. Jerome defended Schwable’s character, citing a letter Schwable wrote about his state of mind during the incident.
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Washington Lh
Tocay
Frank H. Schwable
Schwable
Clayton C. Jerome
Risque Art Ball For Sale At Farouk Treasures Auction
In Cairo Egypt today a clearance auction offered Farouk treasures with a 500 pound purchase threshold. Buyers spending over that amount received a peek into the former king’s private museum at Kubrich Palace, said to include thousands of paintings and statues that would shock even hardened collectors.
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Cairo
Egypt
Farouk
Kubrich Palace
Storage Dam Near Capacity After Week of Rain
Fishing Creek reservoir stood about 5,000,000 gallons shy of its 77,000,000 gallon capacity this morning after heavy rains. Caretaker Frank Weddle said the reservoir rose a foot and a half, with only a foot and a half to go before full. Rainfall could push levels over the top, and more showers were forecast for Saturday.
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Fishing Creek
Frank Weddle
Weddle
Emmitsburg
Carroll Creek
Frederick
Jet
Rheemainda Sarlardas
Gran
President Eisenhower Starts Palm Springs Rest Trip
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower arrived in Palm Springs California for a five day rest after a 92 hour non stop flight from Washington. About 3000 greeted them at the airport as they descended from the Columbine. Governor Knight welcomed the couple and Paul Hoffman others hosted them at the Smoke Tree Ranch home of Paul Helms. The President plans to mix business with relaxation during the visit.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Eisenhower
Washington
Hisenhowers
John S. Doud
California
Goodwin J. Knight
Eisenhowers
Paul G. Hoffman
Studebaker Corp
Hoffman
Smoke Tree Ranch
Paul H. Helms
San Jacinto
Helms
White House
Train collision injures 87. most recover in Montreal area
Seventy eight line: Not applicable due to output rules.
Spreads to Venice as strikes idle city boats
Italy's one day strike wave reaches Venice, halting the motorboats that serve as the city's main transportation. In New York, the stock market shows slight gains after a mixed opening as traders weigh early developments.
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Venice
Rome
Fi—Taly
Canals
New York
Grand Jury May Adjourn Friday
State's Attorney Charles A. Price said the February grand jury may adjourn Friday after hearing about 16 witnesses, completing its visit to Montevue Emergency Hospital and the Pointe Gail county site, and preparing its report to the Circuit Court.
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Charles A. Price
Circuit Court
Montevue
Pointes Gail County
Bs Bona Relia
Jury To Get Teller's Case In Baltimore News
The trial of Hagerstown bank teller Victor H McSherry Jr. charged with embezzling 28000 from Nicodemus National Bank was expected to reach the jury in Baltimore. Final arguments followed a judge's denial of a motion to dismiss two counts as McSherry testified about forging checks and diverting funds with Everly Department Store involvement.
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Baltimore
Hagerstown
Nicodemus National Bank
W. Calvin Chesnut
Victor H McSherry Jr
Everly Department
McSherry
Eyerly
Dorothy Saum
Miss Saum
Dole Ay Ette
Eyerly Department
Eyerly Realty Co
Thousands of deer bite Aberdeen Proving Ground operations
Thousands of deer roam the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland causing hazards for motorists and airfield operations. Last week a deer charged a marching platoon at the Ordnance Replacement Training Center. Five soldiers were knocked down and a rifle stock was broken. Two GT huntsmen work to break up herds, but deer still interrupt landings at Phil lips Field and trigger several crashes each week. There is no deer hunting season on base and only two GI game wardens may shoot, only to prevent hazards.
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Aberdeen
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Ordnance Replacement Training Center
Proving Ground
Phillips Field
D'Alesandro Loses Move To Delay Trial In Baltimore
D Alesandro son of Baltimore mayor failed to delay his perjury trial. Judge Warnken denied a nine month postponement, keeping the March 1 date though witnesses may be unavailable. Possible defense request to move the trial from Baltimore discussed. case follows previous acquittal for rape. Also notes strike in Pittsburgh and death of Charles Town druggist Clyde P Miller.
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Baltimore
Franklin
Roosevelt D’alesandro
Ralph Warnken
Warnken
T Alesandro
East Berlin Reds Stage Big March
East Berlin workers totaling about fifty thousand, guided by Communist leadership, massed on Unter den Linden in a pro Soviet march backing Molotov peace proposals at the Big Four talks and denouncing the Western position. A rival silent march of anti Communist demonstrators in West Berlin gathered over thirty thousand trade unionists to protest Molotov and call for free elections.
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East Berlin
East Zone
Russia
Unter den Linden
France
United States
Great Britain
Red
Stalin Allee
Soviet Russia
V. M. Molotov
West Berlin
Molotov
Germany
Mareh
Puuwe Cuunel
Allied Control Authority
Buscher Hearing Set for Friday in Washington
Assault charges against Joseph D. Buscher special assistant to Maryland attorney general are slated for a Municipal Court hearing Friday. Buscher 44 lives near Silver Spring and won a plea to have the case heard by a judge rather than a jury after being arrested in downtown Washington by a morals squad officer. The judge had earlier considered a jury trial but the defense argued the case should be tried by a judge. Buscher a Democrat formerly served on the Marsland House of Delegates from Montgomery County and works for the State Roads Commission in Baltimore.
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Washington
Joseph D. Buscher
Maryland
Buscher
Suver Spring
Police Department
Andrew J. Howard Jr
Howard
Ght
Charles Morris Irelan
Marsland House of Delegates
Montgomery County
Pesigres Tn
State Roads Commission
Baltimore
Spectacular Jets Refuel Over Bermuda in Warplane Operation
Spectacular fueling mission over Bermuda involved 22 accompanying tankers and 45 American jet bombers from the 301st U.S. Bomber Wing. The fleet, flying 20,000 feet above the water, departed from Barksdale Louisiana for a 60 day stay at Moroccan stations, rendezvousing near Bermuda and refueling with each plane taking about 5,000 gallons. The operation commenced late at night as the bomber group headed toward distant Morocco.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Morocco
301St
U.S
Barksdale
Maoroccan
Brimida
Beria Coup Handled By 35 Marshals
Eastern sources say five Soviet army marshals led the Beria removal and warned Malenkov against retracting divisions. Beria was captured at a Polish Embassy party, delivered to eight jailers, and executed by a Konev-led tribunal. The account notes army influence on Kremlins policy and questions about Molotovs Marchenko actions.
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Berlin
Lavrenty P. Beria
Moscow
Kremlin
V. M. Molotov
Germany
Austria
Georgi Malenkov
Beria
Nikolai Bulganin
Georgi K. Zhukov
Leonid A. Govorov
Leningrad
Malenkov
Ivan S. Konev
South Korea threatens attack over Indian prisoner issue
South Korea's Lt. Gen Won Yong Duk vowed to block Indian troop departures unless India guarantees the safety of 76 Korean War prisoners en route to India. He warned that a failure to assure safe passage could trigger mobilization of military and civilian volunteers. General Maxwell D Taylor warned the 8th Army will not permit interference with this departure.
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Seoulp
South Korea
India
Won Yong Duk
Republic of Kuwais
Maxwell D Taylor
Sesterdas
8Th
Manufacturers Excise Tax Favored By Sligh
HAGERSTOWN NAM chairman Charles R. Sheh Jr told the local Kiwanis chapter that a uniform flat rate manufacturers excise tax could replace the current discriminatory taxes and would provide essential government revenue while remaining fair across income levels.
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Hagerstown
National Association of Manufacturers
Charles R. Sheh, Jr
The
NAM
Haverstoun Kiwanis Club
Bitter Debate Ahead on NLRB Nominee Albert Beeson
The Senate opened a bitter debate on Albert Beeson for the National Labor Relations Board with indications of a narrow confirmation margin.
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Washington
Senate
Albert ©. Beeson
National Labor Relations Board
Young Lists Voting Record On Schools
County Commissioner Samuel H. Young denied a charge that he had not voted on a new school building or an addition since 1951. Board member Joseph F. Rhoderick alleged misinformed voting records during a Thurmont delegation hearing. Minutes show 1949 actions on a Doubs colored elementary school and Thurmont renovations funded as capital outlay.
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Samuel H. Young
Joseph F. Rhoderick
Board of Education
Mr. Young
Court House
Thurmont
Board of County Commissioners
Young
Rhoderick
Board of Public
Vietminh Shifts Back as Dien Bien Phu Siege Persists
Vietminh forces retreat farther from Dien Bien Phu to dodge French attacks as Gen Rene Coans pushes 4 000 to 5 000 troops daily into northern Indochina. French air forces support operations with sustained bombing and napalm strikes around the fortress for the 62nd straight day, while Vietminh positions remain entrenched and unlikely to mount a major assault.
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Wanoi
Indochina
France
Dien Bien Phu
Butle
Rene Coans
Ores
Cogn
Indochna
Moo
Independents Hold Their Annual Dinner
About 150 members and guests of the Independent Hose Company attended the annual banquet at the fire hall on Wednesday evening. Dinner began at 6 30 p.m. served by the ladies auxiliary with Mrs Emery in charge. B B Rosenstock presided as firemen president as guests including Frederick officials and county leaders were welcomed. Robert L Smith led in group singing.
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Independent, Hose Company
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Emery
Ars Mack
B. B. Rosenstock
Frederick
State Firemen's Association
Robert L. Smith
Marilyn Monroe concert stampede injures GI on Eastern Front
An American soldier was knocked down and trampled as about 6,000 45th Division troops surged toward Marilyn Monroe during a late show on the Eastern Front. Monroe cut short the act, then left in an Army sedan after addressing a noisy, cold crowd.
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Korea
Marilyn Monroe
45Th Division
Marilyn
Miss Monroe
Bids Opened for Route 240 Extension and Bridge Work
The State Roads Commission will receive bids at noon on March 9 for a 2.64 mile Route 240 extension to within one mile of Route 124 in Gaithersburg. Project includes grading drainage and surfacing of a bituminous concrete dual lane road starting south of Route 118. Also due March 9 are bids on two bridges to carry Washington National Pike over Great Seneca Creek and Middle Brook Road about 35 miles west of Gaithersburg amid Eisenhower era political split among Republicans.
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State Roads Commission
Gaithersburg
Great Seneca Creek
Middlebrook Road
Berlin Talks Move Toward Korean Peace Conference
Berlin reports say the Big Four neared an accord on a Geneva Korea peace conference for April with about 20 nations. Dulles insisted Peiping attendance not imply recognition by participants. Russia reportedly refused a June 30, 1955 occupation rights extension for Germany without independence.
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Austria
Russia
Geneva
Switzerland
Dulles
Red China
United States
Peiping
America
Britain
France
U.N
Korea
South Korea
North Korea
Eden
Bidault
Molotov
United Nations
Peace Chance In Indochina
In closing Berlin talks, Dulles says Big Four reach plan for a Korean political conference and a chance to ease tensions in Indochina. He notes unity hopes for Germany and Austria, while Molotov pushes for a Big Five including China. West counters with a limited multilateral forum.
Germany to continue payments to ay led armes
Germany selected to continue monthly payments of 600 million marks equivalent to 142.8 million dollars to support the allied arms program, government announces. Financial and commodity exchanges across the United States will close for Washington's Birthday on February 22. The Agriculture Department will issue livestock reports.
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Germany
West Geremany
Armes
New York
United States
Washington
Department of Agriculture
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