Reopening Of U.S. 40 Delayed In Maryland
Frost damage from severe winter delays reopening of the all mile section of U S 40 east of Frederick. Test holes will determine repairs as frost thaws, with estimates reaching twenty inches at peak. Officials report only this section suffers major frost damage amid ongoing temporary fixes in Frederick city streets.
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New LA
Frederick
Ridgeville
U.S.40
U. S. 40
New Market
Jefferson
County Roads Board
Frederick City
Abinas Rak
Nuclear Punch Deters H- War
London reports the U S and British air forces hold a nuclear edge to deter a hydrogen bomb war. Lord Belisle and Dudley outline Royal Air Force plans for V jet bombers Victors Valiants and Vulcans and a stepped up atomic age defense, with a large rise in air force funding to 1 458 920 000 while army and navy budgets fall. The Swift fighter’s underperformance redirects emphasis to faster hunter for initial air defense.
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London
Churchill
U.S
Belisle
Dudley
Air Minster
Royal Air Force
Britain
INO
Army
Navy
Air Force
Swift
Harold WacMian
District Meeting Of Eagles Here Sunday
A district meeting of the Eagles lodge will be held in Frederick on Sunday. Members will come from Baltimore Brunswick Hagerstown Cumberland Frostburg Cresaptown and Washington DC with several bus loads from Baltimore Washington and Hagerstown. Attendance is expected to be about 200. State president Verne G Lenhart and officers will attend. The event begins at 2 pm with a dinner and dancing to follow.
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Eagles Lodge
Frederick
Jodges
Baltimore
Brunswick
Hacerstown
Cumberland
Frostburs
Cresaptoun
Washington, DC
Washington
Hagerstown
Verne G. Lenhart
Exen
Melock
Nckes
Gas Line Break Forces Topeka Chill Amid Shortage
In Topeka and seven nearby communities nearly 109000 residents faced subfreezing conditions after a 16 inch Cities Service Gas Co pipeline break cut gas to homes. A defective weld caused the leak and repair was completed but full service might take up to 24 hours to restore.
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Topeka
Kan
Cities Service Gas Co
Maryland DMV Faces April 1 Tag Deadline Mixup
Beatrice J. Young of Maryland overseeing mail order license tags explains why printed fees on applications mislead owners. Legislation paused raises to 315 or 323, not 320 or 330, triggering slips advising remittance of last year amounts. About 600,000 private cars must have new plates by April 1. tags issued from March 1.
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Baltimore
Beatrice J. Young
Department of Motor Vehicles
AL Well Aled Air
Offshore Islands Topic May Be Discussed Tonight
U S Secretary of State Dulles and British Foreign Secretary Eden may discuss Formosa and offshore islands at a dinner in Bangkok as Anglo American views seek reconciliation during Southeast Asia Defense Treaty talks. The conference chose Bangkok for the permanent secretariat and stressed Formosa's role in regional defense amid rising Communist pressure.
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Bangkok
U.S
Dulles
Anthony Eden
Formosa
Southeast Asia
Bulles
Far East
Railroad Man of the Year 1954 Named John Edmonds
John Edmonds a Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad train porter was chosen as Railroad Man of the Year for 1954 by the Federation for Railway Progress. Edmonds is recognized for his service and dedication to rail travel and passenger safety.
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Washington
John Edmonds
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
The
Federation For Railway Progress
Former Chief Judge Charles Markell of Maryland Dies
Baltimore notes the death of 72 year old former Maryland Court of Appeals chief judge Charles Markell at Johns Hopkins Hospital after a three month illness. He was a former Maryland Bar Association president and served on the state's high court starting in 1944. His career included a brief chief judgeship in 1952 and later service on a study committee for judges in Baltimore and Montgomery counties. Judge Byrnes paid tribute calling his death a real loss to the community.
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Baltimore
Charles Markell
Maryland Court of Appeals
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Maryland Bar Assn
Theodore R. McKeldin
W. Calvin Chesnut
Maryland
Court of Appeals
York
Mecheldin
Montgomery
Joseph R Byrnes
Markell
Right Of Way For Road Being Cleared Near Fort Ritchie
Clearing of trees on the 2.05 mile road linking Fort Ritchie with Hagerstown progresses, about eighty percent done by Graham Construction Company Cleveland NC. The route runs from Frederick Washington county line to the Appalachian Trail linking with county roads in Frederick and Washington counties for direct Fort Ritchie access. Construction will start after extensive work. the long term plan routes a wider highway from Ritchie to Hagerstown via Cavetown pike while bypassing Chewsville and insburg.
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Fort Ritchie
Hagerstown
Graham Construction Company
Cleveland
N. C
Frederick Washington County
Frederick
Washington
Ritchie
Cavetown
Chewsville
Insburg
Carroll County Bill Passes House To Allow Borrowing
The Carroll County bill authorizing borrowing up to 500000 passed the House of Delegates after Senate approval. Senator Hoff proposed a separate bill to allow special tobacco taxes. Governor’s greenbag listed local appointees including Recers Hall Westminster tal magistrate Ruth W Pickell and others, with Paul Strine and P David Smith noted among appointments in Montgomery and Damascus areas.
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Carroll
House of Delegates
Senate
Hoff
Carroll County
Recers Hall
Westminster
Ruth W. Pickell
Paul Strine
New Windor
Justices of the Peace
David Smith
Tanestaun
Montgomery County
Dusiees
Bethany Balderson Cook
Damascus
Floyd A. Moxley
Monrovia
Flection Forest
Snider
Dulaney F. Brown
Damas
Mystery Fuzz Blamed on Powdered Milk Dust
In western New York a gray fuzzy coating on homes and shrubs over the weekend was misread as a mysterious substance. Scientist John B. Diffenderfer said tests show the fibrous material came from a nearby dairy processing plant producing powdered milk, with no radioactivity detected.
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N.Y
New York
John B. Diffenderfer
Westtochruer Blartenste Taha Tisdeing
Cutting Food Subsidies To Be Protested
Dr Thomas G. Pullen Jr and the State Board of Education protest proposed cuts to food subsidies for state teachers colleges. The Legislature reduced the amount for meals at Frostburg State Teachers College by 10000, with total capital improvements funding slashed to 3285000 for the year ending June 30 1956. Protests aim to avoid higher student fees as teacher shortages persist and subsidies shrink.
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Baltimore
Thomas G. Pullen Jr
Sayalie
Board of Education
Frosburg State Teachers College
David W. Zimmerman
Pullen
Dwight O. W. Holmes
Morgan State College
Vote Today On Tax Cut Bill
Democrats push a 20 dollar per taxpayer and per dependent tax cut as the House races to pass a bill amid a bitter showdown. Republicans hope to block the measure in the Senate while Eisenhower decries tax cuts amid a large federal deficit and party leaders warn of consequences.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Rep
Halleck
Eienhower
Senate
Ins
Esterday
Wease Rayborn
Seven Olte Men Die When Tanker Plane Crashes
A tanker plane collided during a refueling run near Sedalia Air Force Base in central Missouri. Seven crew members were killed and at least ten aboard are confirmed dead. two crewmen parachuted to safety while two remain missing. The aircraft crashed on a farm about six miles northwest of the town.
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Wondsor
Sle
Sedalia Air Force Base
Missouri
Basement store to reopen in Frederick Fair Grounds Poultry building
Bids are received to clear the fire damaged J C Penney store at 1K North Market Street. Penney plans a temporary Frederick Fair Grounds Poultry Building store with plans for a basement and new floors. Demolition and salvage will take about a month once insurance adjusts.
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J. C. Penney Company
North Market Street
Penney Company
Frederick Fair Grounds
Tuube
Penney
Selmont Operating Corporation
New York
Sommer Bros. Company, Inc
Elmer C. Ebler
Percy
Frederick County Agricultural Society
Ehler
Lansdale Tube Company
Fair Grounds
Farm and Carden
Young Sister Goes On Trial For Murder in Rockville
In Rockville Maryland Mrs Marion Janice Moseles aged far younger than her years went on trial charged with the murder of her 6 year old half sister Katherine Nadine Bannister. Prosecutors say the child was strangled with a tea towel and hung on a door knob after a quarrel over dinner. The defendant had left her teenage husband four months into the marriage and testimony indicated she returned home in high spirits after beer drinking with two witnesses. The case follows hours of dramatic testimony from the Bannister family including the victim’s mother.
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Rockville
Marion Janice Moseles
Katherine Nadine Bannister
Bannister
Rockvillas
Txanbrook Forest
Yast
Atto
Viger Barbee
Moseles
Ratherne Bannister
Slam Ciid
Mosel
Bank of England Hikes Rates Again Amid Inflation Fears
The nationalized Bank of England raised its lending rates for a second time in a month to curb inflation concerns. Chancellor A. A. Butler cautions about risks facing the British economy as the move aims to restrain price rises.
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London F
Bank of England
In Bachequer
A. A. Butler
Yacht abandoned near Miami after series of fires
On Miami Beach, the 43 foot yacht Scarlet O'Tiara owned by Richard J. Reynolds and his wife was forced to be abandoned after a string of fires broke out while the vessel was at sea. No injuries were reported and fire crews investigated the incident.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Richard J. Reynolds
Malenkov Under Fire In Pravda Attack
Pravda assails the Ministry of Electric Power Stations led by ex Premier Malenkov and the Ministry of Construction of Electric Power Stations for inefficiency and backward ideas. It criticizes delays at the Kuibyshev hydroelectric project and calls for substituting concrete for steel in key sections.
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Moscowp
Georgi Malenkoy
Pravda
iParty
Fydor G. Loginar
Kuibyshev
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
New York
Mal ‘Lenkov
Malenkov
Robbers Use Areaway to Enter Weniswell Jewelry Store
A break in on West Patrick Street exploited an areaway under the pavement to reach a basement window at Weniswell jewelry store. Robbers fractured glass, pried bars, and fled with more than 2500 in wrist watches and merchandise. The theft, investigated by Chief Charles Main, targeted a busy city street during early hours. Police ruled out a duplicate bag lead connected to the crime and ongoing investigations continue amid local market news.
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Weniswell
Patrick Strerc
Charles
Main
Patrick Street
Patrick Strect
Honest And Workable Pact To Be Sought
United States pledged to seek an honest and workable disarmament pact with Russia but warned against optimism. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr said the U.S. would lead in implementing any agreed scheme, while noting little ground for optimism. Talks to resume with Britain France Canada and Russia under UN disarmament subcommittee. Lodge cited U.N. stockpile plans and U.S. contribution of 100 kilograms of fissionable material, Britain 20 kilograms, amid questions on Soviet proposals for a world conference and abolition of weapons stocks.
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London
United States
Russia
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U.S
Lodge
Britain
France
Canada
United Nations Disarmament Subcommittee
Andrei Gromyko
Anthony Nutting
Kremlin
U.N
Rediscover Eighth Moon Of Jupiter
New York announces an electronic discovery of Jupiter's eighth moon using the Univac at a news conference by Dr. Paul Merger Cincinnati Observatory director. Computations by Univac Herget placed the moon’s path from Mt. Wilson on Jan. 25, noting Jupiter has 12 moons and that orbital paths require complex analysis. The moon is 100000 times fainter than the faintest naked eye star. The same report notes a US Court of Appeals ruling overturning a FCC rule on TV station ownership and Maryland Racing Commission calls for more racing days to add revenue.
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New York
Jupiter
Univac
Paul Merger
Cincinnati Observatory
Herget
Mt. Wilson
Calif
Nanchishan Civilians Withdrawn Amid Red Threat
Nanchishan, a 3 square mile island 23 miles off the Red mainland, reportedly saw the withdrawal of about 2,000 civilians as Nationalists prepare for possible evacuation. Some 5,000 regulars and guerrillas reportedly garrisoned the outpost as air strikes and naval blows against Reds continued from Formosa bases. Military leaders pressed for a rapid finish, but U.S. officials questioned the necessity of defending Nanchishan, while air force assets conducted operations against nearby Red positions.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
Nanchishan
Chiang Kai-shek
Air Force
Chihotushan
Peilungshan
Nanchishar
Wanchishan
Roger Ramey
Sth Air Force
U.S
Motorist Fined $100 for Revoked Maryland License
Bascomb Moore Roberts of Mt Airy was fined $100 and costs after admitting his Maryland license was revoked and that he believed a Virginia license allowed him to drive in Maryland. Lt. May said Roberts had made a false statement on a Virginia license application. A separate hearing suspended 30 days for Gilbet Hurtt on intoxication on the public highway. Others forfeited fishing or driving collateral for various traffic violations in Frederick and surrounding areas.
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Mt. Airy Area
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Peoples Court
Bascomb Moore Roberts
RFD 5
Mt Airy
Virginia
Maryland
Roberts
W. K. May
Vir-ginia
Gilbert E. Hurtt
Baltimore
Hurtt
Donald Bowser
Canada Hill
Frederick
Hazerstown
Jai
Harold Bowers
B. F. Phobus
Gas House Pike Bridge
Emory Brown
Bethesda
U. S
George E. McMurry
Rockford
West
George H. Stevens
Mt. Pleasant
Paul H. Brown
Severn
Richard C. McPeek
Mt Vernon
West Patrick Street
Paul Kline
William Staley
Jury to adjourn after three days of February term
The grand jury in February term is expected to conclude deliberations this afternoon after three days of sessions. Jurors finished interrogations yesterday and will wrap up after visiting money the chronic hospital and the town.
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U.S. 40
District Meeting OF
Eagles
Chicago
Appeals Court
C. F. Markell
Dr. Pullen
OLTE
James W. Engie
Frost
Jug Bridge Hill
Ministry of Electric Power
Save Steel
Volga
Federal Communication Commission
Sannte
Trianmids
Annapolis 4
Eldred Rinehart
Maryland Racing Commission
Nationalist
Neas Formosa
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