First Unit At Dickerson Plant Of PEPCO In Use In June
PEPCO confirms the Dickerson plant will begin operation in June. A 175,000 kilowatt unit, built on 180 acres near the Potomac River, will produce power with a 14-story boiler and a 400-foot chimney. The $31 million project includes plans for a second unit in 1960, bringing total authorized spending to $55 million and staffing to about 61 operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickerson
Potomac Electro Power Company
Route 3
Robes W. Wilsen
P. C. Waddell
Bonmé Lo Smith
Potomac River
Momecacy River
Fone
Polomar Electric Power Company
Stone and Webster Engineering Corp
Taeve Handred
SUI
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Maryland
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
PEPCO
Hearings Set on Cement Truck Haul to Airport Site
ICC hearings are planned to review truckers applications to haul 142000 tons of cement and 150000 tons of sand to a Sterling Virginia airport project. Protests cite road damage and demand rail transport. supporters say truck use is essential and claim rail access is four miles away.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Chantilly
Stern
Meary
Ares Stia
Washington & Old Dominion Railroad
Association
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Sterling
Burton E. Holcombe
M. I. O'Boyle and Son
Hazelhurst
Langenfelder
Sterling School
Holcombe
Doe Uucks
Tavenner
Washington
W.va
Wayenner
Leesburg
AL She
Sate Lane Bio
George M. Martin
Loudoun
Leesat
Commerce
Boy Lives After Falling 17 Stories
A one year old boy survived a 17 story fall from an East Side apartment after landing on a soggy lawn. James Bell, a Black child, was in critical condition but lived through the incident. Local officials and residents debate cement truck traffic to Chantilly Airport, fearing further danger to children and property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
API
East Side
James Bell
Washington
Chantilly
Frank Patton
Milk Distributing Corporation
Wallue-Walters
UuLdeRpe
Neane
Leesburg
Loudoun County
George Babson
Council
Mr. Babson
B. ‘Powell Hackson
Oden Semones
Martin
James
Heathene
John
Luther
Widow Awarded 88000 After Mental Patient Death
Baltimore AP report notes Aileen Arnold of Silver Spring received 8000 from the federal government after her husband Benjamin Paul Arnold, 40, who wandered from Perry Point VA hospital on June 9, drowned in the Susquehanna River. He had been committed in 1954 with noted personal crisis tendencies. The settlement, announced in federal court, seized the claim from negligence grounds.
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Baltimore
Perry Point Veterans Administration Hospital
Sovecement
Aileen Arnold
Silver Spring
Federal Hospital
Benjamin Paul Arnold
Arnold
Susquehanna River
Ferry Point
WAC Detachment to Leave Hawaii for Fort Shafter Duties
A detachment of women army corps will be stationed at Fort Shafter near Honolulu for clerical and administrative work at Pacific Army Headquarters, first time since World War II.
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Hawaii
Wacs
Fort Shafter
Honolulu
Pacific Army Headquarters
Ladies Aid and U S C W Meet at New Jerusalem Church
Members gathered February 11 in Lovettsville at New Jerusalem Lutheran for an all day meeting. Mrs. Filler led, Rev. Kretlinger spoke on The Middle East, and Mrs. Kretsinger discussed Christian Concerns of North America. An oyster supper was planned for February 20 to fund the building fund. A dozen named officers and members attended.
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MNST
Lovettsville
Ladies Aid
U.S.C.W
New Jerusalem Lutheran Church
Marvin Filler
Kretclinger
Foreign Mission
Middle East
Julia Kretsinger
North America
Alma Arnold
Cotta Wade
Nancy Womeldorph
Harry Cooper
Elizabeth Smith
Eilene Carpenter
Mary Compher
Bernice Graham
Vir
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Brotherhood of Railroad
BL & O.om
Iuons
ICC
Bruns
Ae Photografs
Potomac Electric Power Company
Ently
Hawaite
United States Army
Woodbine
Auto Wreckers
Woodbine, Md
Phese Sykesville
Ginia Hickman
Leary Ridgeway
Elizabeth Everhart
Madre Shoemaker
Michael Kretsinger
Thor C. Tollefson
R-Wash
Tollefson
The
House
India
Spauldin
Defense Plymouth
Frederick
Poplar Springs
Linden Hill Food Market
West
Patrick Street
Esskay
Cricsogu
Hunts
Duncan Hines
Esskay Franks
Rouno
Briggs
U. S
Oscar C. Sponseller
West Patrick St
W. Patrick St
Savings-Of-The-Month” Club
Additios
Vas
the Family Savings Association
Family Savings Building
Patrick and
Court Streets
A. B.C
Williamson’s Drug Store
North Market Street
Wembers
Maryland Chick Hatchery, Inc
Welfcom
Freddie
Vorage
EAMC
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