West Rejects Passes For East Germany Crisis
Bonn AP report says Western powers rejected new passes for East German travel as the Soviet move to gain recognition. Marshal Zakharov calls them unacceptable in current form while the Soviet Embassy in Bonn holds a news conference repeating threats to hand Western access to Berlin to the East German regime.
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Bonn
Germany
S. Zakharov
Red Army
East Germany
Haison
Potsdam
German Democratic Republic
Berlin
Red
Andrei Smirnov
Erich Openhauer
Socialist Party
Cement Wall Collapses On Truck and Auto Near Brunswick Post Office
A cement block wall behind the Brunswick Post Office collapsed during the night, toppled onto a pickup owned by Lenwood Moss of Rosemont and damaged Layton Arterback’s car. The 70 foot long, 15 foot high wall fell around 3 am, bending blocks onto two vehicles amid suspected wind impact.
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Brunswick Post Office
Lenwood Moss
Rosemont
Layton Arterback
Bioe
Washington widow Pearl Putney found dead in Serra County
A 72-year-old Mrs. Pearl Putney of Washington was discovered dead along a remote Serra County logging road last August 16, a year after she vanished while visiting California. Jurors and court proceedings paused as briefs are prepared for new evidence in the case.
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Juels
Washington
Pearl Putney
Serra
California
Goth Motherwell
Elizabeth Births a Son and Census Crew Leaders Named
Census officials announced district crew leaders for the Sixth District including George R. Hughes naming Clarence C. Carty Guy Stevens and Mrs Glen Lenhart for northern central and eastern areas. Enumerators tests set at Frederick Junior High next Thursday at 2 PM and 56 workers needed. Queen Elizabeth II gave birth to a son at Buckingham Palace with both mother and infant reported well and safe.
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George R. Hughes
Clarence C. Carty
East Patrick Street
Frederick D. Eyster
South College Parkway
Frederick City
Tuscarora
Braddock
Guy Stevens
Myersville
Urbana
Buckeystown
Jefferson
Petersville
Burkittsville
Middletown
Jackson
Catoctin
Thurmont
Hanvers
Glen Lenhart
Woodsboro
Emmitsburg
Creagerstown
Lewistown
Johnsville
Walkersville
Liberty
Linganore
Woodsville
Mt. Pleasant
New Market
Hughes
Frederick
Montgomery Washington
Garrett
Allegany
London
Queen Elizabeth TV
Ingham Palace
Charl
Peel
Palace
Peel Wes
Lord ‘Evans
Sir John Weir
Vernon Hall
Prince Hilip
Plane Crash Near School Kills Three In Cincinnati
An AP report states a private aircraft crashed east of Cincinnati near St. Gertrude's Catholic School in Magiera, killing three men as hundreds of students attended classes. Fire and emergency crews battled flames and secured the scene with no injuries to nearby residents.
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Cincinnati
Here
St. Gertrude’s Catholic
Magiera
Whdeves
Log Cabin Fire Causes 32000 In Damages In Barnesville
A log cabin fire at the Charles Lindbergh home in Barnesville caused about 32000 in damages this morning before firefighters contained it. Six engines fought the blaze around ten o clock, mainly in the joists between the first and second floors near the chimney. Hyvatistown and upper County engines assisted. responders faced travel obstacles but kept the fire from rekindling once main flames were suppressed. The wind did not fan the fire. The market gains in New York followed the report.
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Barnesville
Charles Lindbergh
Hyvatistown
Upper County
Frattstown Company
Mre
Chessman Death Reprieve Arrives At San Quentin
Caryl Chessman, condemned to death twelve years ago for a sex crime, won a 60 day stay just hours before execution. Governor Edmund Brown halted the sentence amid a State Department telegram warning of possible hostile demonstrations in Uruguay and Brazil against President Eisenhower. Chessman was to die at 10 am Pacific Standard Time but was moved back to death row as the stay was issued. The governor also signaled plans to convene the legislature to consider abolition of the death penalty.
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San Francisco
Caryl Chessman
San Quentin
U.S. Department of State
Edmu G. Brown
California Supreme Court
Chessman
State Department
Urusney
Brazil
Eisenhower
Cecil Poole
Fred R. Dickson
George S. Davis
George
Gov. Brown
Montevideo
National Council
Uruguay
Conwe
Castro Demands Bomb Halt Over Cuban Sugar Mill Attack
Fidel Castro reiterated that Florida based planes bombed Cuban soil and demanded the United States halt such bombings. He said two Americans were killed in the Espana Sugar Mill attack east of Havana and presented documents claiming the pilot was Robert Ellis Frost with another named Robert Kelly.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
Espana
Florida
U.S
Robert Ellis Frost
Robert Kelly
Civil Ar Patrol
Miami
Robert Frost
Portland
Ore
Cuba
CAP
Houston
Lsted
Iwc
Roberts Kellys
Quick
Castro
Amateur Barber's Jail Term Shaved In Court
Walter G. Sewell appeared in Magistrates Court charged with possessing a razor at a barbershop. He testified he forgot the blade was in his pocket and unconsciously carried it to the club that evening. Magistrate Byron W. Thompson suspended the sentence, noting the defense's carried kit suggested the razor usually stayed in its case.
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Walter G. Sewell
Ano Negro
Dence Sensers
Raut
Amperiments
Byron W. Thompson
Sewell
Thompson
Massive West Maryland Snowstorm Disrupts Roads and Power
Western Maryland suffered up to 20 inches of snow with 50 mph winds, closing schools and forcing detours. Allegany and Garrett counties reported heaviest accumulations near Cumberland, Frostburg and Oakland while rail and power crews worked through the night. Terrestrial and telephone networks suffered outages as drifts blocked highways and frost formed on roads from Cumberland to Keysers Ridge.
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Maryland
He Gay
Delmarva Peninsula
Vale Summi
Cumberland
Allegany County
Frostburg
Oakland
West Virginia
Terran
Altamont
W. Va
U.S. 40
Keysers Ridge
Garrett County
Hawes
Friendsville
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Potomac Edison Co
Tere
Commis
Sion
Charles Towns
Chesapeake and Elephsne Co
Beltimore
Siowmidge
Snowstorm Closes Long Turnpike Stretch in Somerset
A major snowstorm shut down a wide section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike from the Somerset area toward the Laurel Hill tunnel, triggering massive traffic jams. Up to 38 inches of snow was reported, with hundreds of motorists seeking refuge in hotels and restaurants as eastbound lanes ground to a halt.
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Somerset. Pa
Ivania Turnpike
Somerset
Exchange
Laurel Hill
Unclear Narrative of An Incident Involving Ailed Es Car
An irregular report describes a man living in Ruston near Baltimore Court who died after a car crash involving a school principal, Mrs Anne Watson Pennant, and a person named Armstrong. Armstrong, born in Tempe Any, was later connected to Wilmington NC and Baltimore in 1908.
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Polite
Bailemore Courts
Ruston
Anne Watson Pennant
Armstrong
Tempe Any
Wic
John Missing
Wilmigton NC
Baltimore
10 Inch Snowfall In Foxville Paralyzes Frederick County
A severe snowstorm blanketed Foxville with 10 inches of snow and heavier drifts across the mountains. Roads were disrupted, power outages affected about 1 500 customers, and a long weekend closure of public and parochial schools in Frederick County was announced. Gusts reached 52 mph with thunder and lightning noted during the storm. Restoration crews expected to return service today as lines iced and trees toppled, hindering travel and communications.
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Frederick County
Foxville
Washington
Fort Ritchie
Frederick
Weather Bureau
State Roads Commission
Myersville
Brunswick
Potomac Edison
Lee
State Roads Comion
Tne
Potomac
Mogtie
Cour
Park Mills
Ara Herme
Tve
aMays
Arta
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New York
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State Dept
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Phata
Ernest King
Sethesdae
Wotan
S the Girl
Lew Sparre
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