Daylight Time Extended Across Frederick Area
Maryland cities move to a unified daylight saving schedule with Baltimore leading the change. Frederick and nearby counties are expected to follow the pattern, extending DST to the last Sunday in October to reduce October timing confusion. Virginia remains on standard time and no start date change is reported.
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Frederick City
Baltimore
John A. Derr
Maryland
Washington
Montgomery County
Brunswick
Potomac River
Ginia
Hancock Youth Sentenced On Manslaughter in Auto Crash
James E. Horst 19 was convicted of manslaughter in the December death of Hancock teens Phyllis Exline 15 and Nanty Smallwood 13. The crash near Hancock also injured three others as Horst awaited sentencing after a judge postponed further action to review the case.
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Hagerstown
Hancock
James E. Horst
Phyllis Jean Exline
Nanty Marie Smallwood
Phyllis
Horst
Nancy Marie
Donald E. Smith
Woodmont Road
Robert Kirby
D. K. McLaughlin
Sullivan Show Drops Opera Stars Amid Artistic Rift
The Ed Sullivan Show and the Metropolitan Opera end their contract early with Met stars leaving the program. Final Met appearance March 1 features Renata Tebaldi and Richard Tucker in a duet. a fifth act was canceled by mutual consent. Sullivan cites differing artistic attitudes and ratings concerns. In a separate note a Chamber of Commerce spokesman warns extending minimum wage coverage could boost inflation and draws opposition from Eugene B. Sydnor Jr. of a Richmond department store chain.
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New York
Ed Sullivan
Metropolitan Opera
Met
E Sullivan
Rudolph Bing
Renata Febaldi
Richard Tucker
Sullivan
Bing
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Eugene B. Sydnor Jr
Richmond
Senate Labor
Paper Fire at Rockefeller Center Sends Smoke Over Plaza
Thousands of office workers left their desks to watch a blazing truckload of wastepaper ignite in the Rockefeller Center area. Strong winds carried burning scraps toward the sunken skating rink and surrounding buildings while fire crews quickly contained the flames and dampened the street. No damage was reported.
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New York
Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller’ Plaza
Associated Press
30Th St
RCA
Changes to Francis Scott Key Hotel Coffee Room Entrances
Work on entrances to the Francis Scott Key Hotel coffee room aims to ease congestion and improve doorway appearance. The single lobby door will be split into two double doors, and the street entrance revolving door will be removed for a new set. Redevelopment includes lobby redecorating later.
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Francis Scott Key
Ice Forms As Month Ends With Freezing Rain
A wintry mix returns as February ends with freezing rain sleet and ice forming on roads. Temperatures fell from 64 earlier to near or below freezing with 28 at the airport and notices of ice on Braddock and South Mountains and on U S 40.
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Charater
The
Mercury
Airport Station
State Roads Commission
Braddock Mountain
Braddock
South Mountains
U.S. 40
Weather data security questioned by congressional committee
Soviet ambassador Zarubin and any caller can obtain U S weather data labeled for military use only by dialing Defense Department extension 79355. An automated 3 second recording from Bolling Air Force Base provides a 24 hour forecast with ceiling visibility wind and temperature. The label is questioned by Chairman Moss who asks how the info can be restricted when available globally at the click of a phone.
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Washington
Zarubin
U. S
Defense Department
Bolling Air Forte Base
Moss
D-Calif
Wilson
Pentagon
Kremlin
Union Boss For Pinball Ordinance
Portland city commissioner Stanley Warl testified that Clyde Crosby of the Teamsters Union pressured opposition to a pinball licensing ordinance. Warl said the Teamsters threatened political opposition if he did not support licensing and that the measure never passed. He described his long union membership and noted opponents including the Oregon Joint Council of Teamsters and tavern operators. The testimony was before a special Senate committee investigating racketeering in labor management relations.
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Washington
Stanley W. Rarl
Portland
Clyde Crosby
Teamsters Union Board
Teamsters Union
Earl
Ardi Nace
Senate
James B. Elkins
Senators
Teamsters
Enien
Elkins
Salire
Oregon Joint Council of Teamsters
Crosby
Labor
Carpenters and International Wood Workers Unions
State County
Municipal Workers Union
Youth in Virginia Escapes Custody Recaptured in Front Royal
Charles J. Dodson an 11 year old from near Thurston who fled while en route to jail was found in Front Royal and returned for a probation violation hearing. Sheriff Horace M. Alexander said Dodson faces escape charges and remains jailed pending trial. Also recaptured was George W. McLaughlin Lovettsville who walked away during a prior release and will be charged with rescape and tried later.
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Court House
Front Royal
Horace M. Alexander
Charles J. Dodson
Thurston
Raymond Haugh
Dodson
Sheriffs Office
Optimist Club
All Saints Street
Alexander
Leesburg
George W. Mclaughlin
Lovettsville
Maryland Senate Advances $4 Million School Bond Measure
Senate backs a bill allowing the county board of commissioners to borrow up to 4 million dollars for school construction over the next two years. The measure aligns with the Board of Education though initial projects await on-site survey results. Separate talks on teacher pay increases face a March hearing as lawmakers weigh a 22 million dollar annual funding need.
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Jacob R. Ramsburg
Board of Education
General Assembly
House Ways and Means
Pickup Hits Pedestrian at Church and North Court
Miss Mary Williamson was struck crossing at Church and North Court streets shortly after noon. She was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital for treatment and remained under care. Police say driver William Mathews attempted a left turn and Williamson stepped into his path. injuries include a deep laceration above the left eye. Nixon begins a 22 day Western tour visiting eight African nations and Italy as White House envoy.
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Mary A. Williamson
West Second Street
Church
North Court Streets
Frederick Memorial Hospital
United Ambulance
William Mathews
RFD 5
Frederick
Court Street
Miakel
Miss Williamson
Nixon
Washington
Coun
Italy
Africa
White House
Morocco
Gold Coast
Liberia
Uganda
Ethiopia
Sudan
Libya
Tunisia
Eisenhower and Mollet Push for Peaceful Middle East Solution
President Eisenhower and French Premier Mollet issued a joint statement stressing a peaceful path to Middle East solutions in line with justice and international law. They reaffirmed free open transit through the Suez Canal and adherence to UN Security Council requirements while noting progress in repairing Franco American relations and urging Israeli withdrawal. The talks also touched on Israel Egypt tensions and market activity showed higher early in New York trading with moderate turnover.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Mollet
Middle East
United Nations
Suez Canal
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aaaba
U.N
Israel
Middle, East
United Nations Security Council
Egypt
U. N
France
Outlook for 1957 Economic Growth Sees Gains and Cautions
A joint Senate House Economic Committee reported a bright 1957 outlook with higher employment production and purchasing power but warned against rapid changes. It urged tax reform to aid small businesses, reductions in public works spending to curb inflation, and targeted support for economically depressed areas, while noting rising costs and liquidity concerns.
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Washington
Senate House Economic Committee
Patman ‘D-Tex
Douglas D-H
Congress
Sional
Deen
St. Mary's
Emmitsburg
Ian
Maryland
Westminster
Salisbury
Sleet
Hagerstown
Junor College
Israel Ready To Withdraw Under U S French Formula
Washington reports Israel prepared to begin withdrawal from Gaza Strip and Sharm El Sheikh under a U S French backed plan. UNEF troops would remain. U S France and others would interpret UN resolutions to ease tensions.
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Israel
Consolidation Up For Debate At Emmitsburg PTA Meeting
The Emmitsburg PTA will hold a special meeting to consider consolidating Emmitsburg High School with Thurmont High School. Ross W. Smith of the north county Board of Education will be invited to hear views. A plan to build a new midway high school was also floated, with mixed sentiment.
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Emmitsburg
Fhurmont High School
Parent- Teacher Association
Ross W. Smith
Board of Education
North County
Thurmont
PTA
North End
Sementars
Milk Price Boycott Fades After City and State Action
A four day milk price protest in the tristate area weakened as state police and court orders limited disruption. In New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey cooperatives paused while officials say violence and intimidation backed the stoppage.
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New York
Tristate
Tristate Master Dairy Farmers Guild
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Allegany
Albany
N Y
Dairy Farmers of America
New Hampshire
Vermont
Syracuse
N.Y
Edmund F .Cooke
Cooke
Mutual Federation of Independent Cooperatives
Tristate Guild
State House
Trenton
N.J
Israel Gaza Withdrawal Plan Faces UN Clash
Egypt at the United Nations dismissed Washington’s move as uncertain while the United States France and Israel reportedly agreed on a plan to withdraw Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip and Gulf of Aqaba. UNEF would replace them until the Egyptian Israeli dispute quiets. Omar Loutfi questioned where UN forces would be stationed and for how long.
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Washington
Israel
Middle East
United States
France
United Nations
U.N. General Assembly
U.S
Gaza Strip
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
U. S
Gaza
Egypt
Dag Hammarski
Palestine
Hammarskjold
UNEF
Omar Loufti
Eace
Abba Ebar
Golda Meir
Dulles
Christian Pineau
Eban
Mick Sirenger
U.N
Omar Loutfi
Assembly
Cairo
ArabAsian
Loutfi
U. N
Aqaba
Four Arab Leaders Reaffirm Neutrality at Cairo Summit
At Cairo four powers the Saudi king Jordan's Hussein Syria's Kuwaily and Egypt's Nasser issued a communique reaffirming positive neutrality in the cold war. They pledged to shield Arab states from its effects and defend themselves outside foreign pacts while noting Iraq's absence from the pact.
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Cairo
Egypt
Middle East
King Saud
Saudi ‘Arabia
Hussein
Jordan
Shukri Kuwaily
Syria
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Saud
Eisenhower
Washington
Israel
Tragic birth amid blaze in SGNBERY England home
In SGNBERY England Mrs Mera Sleet aged 49 and mother of seven miscarried a newborn just weeks before she was found unconscious in a gas filled kitchen. Her husband revived her. A chimney fire at Wil residence caused smoke and soot filling the home ending with the family leaving shortly before eight o'clock. Firemen reported the blaze largely confined to the fireplace area.
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Sgnbery
England
Mera Sleet
Cutten
Wil
Sherham Main
North Wisner Street
Baltimore
John’s
Annapolis
Washington
College
Chestertown
University Railroad
Maryland
College Park
MMI
Republicans May Name Texas Senator
The Texas State Senate refused to suspend rules to consider Rep. Joe Pool's bill requiring a runoff if no candidate wins a majority in the April 2 special election. Thad Hutcheson of Houston, the GOP candidate, said the move boosts Republican chances to regain the Senate.
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Dallas
U.S. Senate
Texas
Senate
Austin
Thad Hutcheson
Houston
Joe Pool
Pool
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