Monocacy Rises After Night Rains Tonight
Rain and warm temperatures raise Monocacy water levels with Jug Bridge at 11.20 feet and Buckeystown Urbans roads at risk of flooding. Potomac at Harpers Ferry sits at 7.2 feet with ice still reported upriver. officials warn of lingering debris and possible road closures as streams drain.
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North County
Carrall Creek
Teporly
Potomac River
Harpers Ferry
Potomac
Williamsport
Car Crash on College Avenue Damages Cars Injures Man
Gordon A. Black, 41, was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a collision at College Avenue and Carvel Parkway. He sustained non serious injuries as his 1954 Ford, driven by Hilda S. Black, collided with a 1955 Oldsmobile driven by John J. Schmidt. Schmidt was cited for failing to stop at a stop sign. Approximate car damage listed at $300 each. Police Lt. Massburg investigated. Also, Maryland School for the Deaf main building rewiring bids opened. W. B. Ferguson and Co. bid $36,277. Talon Electric Co. bid $39,901. no contract awarded.
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Libertytown
College Avenue
Carvell Parkway
Gordon A. Black
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Alnasians
Paul Massburg
Black
Ford
Hagerstown
Maryland Department of Public
Maryland School For the Deaf
Ww. B. Ferguson and Company
Talon Electric Company
Frederick
Mack Told to Quit Amid FCC Hearings in Washington
A House subcommittee member urged Richard A. Mack to resign from the Federal Communications Commission during questioning. The exchange occurred on the second day of a probe into influence around a Miami television channel. Mack offered no immediate reply and resisted claims of wrongdoing.
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Waslington
House
Federal Communications Commission
Richard A. Mack
Commission
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Rep
Moss
Calif
Oly
Miami
County
Eisenhower to Enter Hospital for Checkup and Tooth Extraction
President Eisenhower planned a morning admission to Walter Reed Army Hospital for a follow up from last November’s slight stroke. He would have a cracked molar removed under local anesthesia and be examined by neurology specialists who treated him previously.
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Washington U
Eijnemhower
Waller Reed Army Hospital
James UC
Hagerty
White House
Eisenhower
Waller
Baris
Winter Storm Hits Plains States Snow Delays Travel
Blustery winter weather hammered the Plains with heavy snow and strong winds. Snow depths exceeded a foot in places while blizzard conditions closed several east west highways and disrupted travel from the Dakotas to Kansas. Temperatures plunged to near zero in western North Dakota and teens in northwestern Kansas as gusty winds raised snow drifts.
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Associated Press
Plains States
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
North Dakota
Dickinson
Nath Dakota
Amaunis
Chadron
Nek
Merve
Jusseil
Kan
Tangas
Eastwest
Northouth
Colorado
Fort Morgan
Akron
Midwest
Atlantic Coast
Brunswick Man Injured In Freak Railroad Accident
Pauly J. Taylor, 31, of Brunswick a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad fireman, was injured in a freak collision near Rawlings when a buckled coal car skidded across the track, ripping open the diesel cab. He suffered a fractured ankle a broken leg and contusions after pushing a coworker to safety as two freights passed.
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Cumberland
D. i
Pauly J. Taylor
Brunswick
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Rawlings
Taylor
Memoial Hospital
Ib. F. Farmer
Washington's Birthday Dinner By Masons
Lynch Lodge of Masons held its annual George Washington birthday dinner Thursday night in Masonic Temple with Columbia Lodge and other Masonic members invited. About 175 dined on turkey served by Frederick Charities Eastern Star. Entertainment featured Mrs Reuben Cape Tan harpist Jack Wantz organist and Mrs William Ayers vocalist. Guest speaker was Walter L Fowler Budget Officer for the District of Columbia and past Master of Anacostia lodge. After dinner the lodge held its regular meeting with Fowler speaking again.
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Lynch Lodge of Masons
George Washington
Masonic Temple
Columbia Lodge
Frederick Charite
Eastern Star
Reuben Cape Tan
Jack Wantz
William Ayers
Walter L Fowler
Direlet of
Columbia
Masonic Lodge
Ana
Five Day Weather Outlook With Temperature Shifts
The forecast calls for a five day period with normal to slightly above temperatures on most days. Expect colder conditions over the weekend and again Tuesday with a possible warmer Monday. Precipitation totals around a quarter to half inch. Highs near 50 in lower elevations with colder readings in higher mountains.
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Noremal
Elsaithower
Eastern Shore Demands Economies and Tragedy Looms
A chaotic report blends political budget fights with a family tragedy in Las Cruces. A pastor Rev Leonard TovettL and his twin 14 year old sons became involved in a deadly incident when a backfire of punishment ended with a son using a revolver. Police say both boys were taken into juvenile custody as officials discuss fiscal cuts and a potential large postal pay raise. The stock market also shows a downturn in New York trading.
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Las Cruces
N.M
Aknapolis
Penditures
Leonard Tovettl
McXeldin
Larmore
Wicomico
Boyett
del. Simpkins
Somerset
Directeot
del. White
John
White
Jack
GTO
Senate
Hif
J. Big
Benson Newell
Sen
Carlson
Kan
Postal
Seven percent of Maryland U dropped, Dr Elkins reports
College Park reports that 7 percent of undergraduates were dropped after the first semester as part of a higher standard plan. President Elkins described the casualty list of 772 dismissals, with 692 failing 501 percent or more academic credits. He noted the policy aims to improve overall quality while offering fair chances to graduates.
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College Park
Wayland
Wilson H. Elidns
Cole
I Ig
Elkins
Uilinn Beard
Ady Missions
Elkinsy
New York
Washington Lens
Salfon
Baltimore
McLeak Cansland
Autonsies
Traching Co
Er. C. Byrd
Mary
Robertson
Nixon
State Roads Commission
Canton
Senate
Visiora
U.S. Navallin
Harrisburg
Siaian
Shorttyl Academy
Lethal Pation
Senator Beall Named To Academy Board
Senator Beall named to the Academy Board as part of the EBA, a body of physical education employees overseeing disability hospitalization and death benefits for Association members.
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Beall
Academy
EBA
Association
Loaded shotgun tale sparks election at Frederick plant
James F. Abbot, district engineer v PE in Frederick, elected vice president of the employee Benevolent Association. Eisenhower photo session with a muzzle loader prompts remarks by George Humphrey at a banquet in Thomasville. Frederick employees named to offices include Bailston Robens, Gladys Miller, Victor Summers, Darlene Benn. Committees set with Summers as finance chair and Carroll Summers as auditing chair along with Stone and Roschii.
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Frederick
Cleveland Tc Bligsice
Hisenhower
EBA
George Humphrey
Secretary of the Treasury
Presiden Eisenhower
Humphrey
Thomasville
Jon
Maryland
Peninsula
Tellow Tom the City Ag Co
Salisbury
WBOC
Hagerstowns
Broadcasting Co
Onli
Bailston Robenshoefer
Gladys Miller
Victor M. Summers
Darlene H. Benn
The
Beneficial Association
Hagerstowe
Pinanace
Carroll Summers
Robert S. Stone
Richard Roschii
Five Potomac Edison workers elected to EBA posts
Five employees of Potomac Edison Company have been elected to offices within the Employees' Benevolent Association. The selections were announced by the utility's staff organization and reflect ongoing participation in company welfare and member support activities.
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EBA
The
Potomac Edison Company
Hiere Wave Heen Plantar Te Tan Aftlane
Jury Deadlocked in Slander Suit Against Radio Network
A federal jury in Baltimore failed to reach a verdict after 74 hours of deliberation in a defamation case brought by Pearl Wanamaker against Fulton Lewis Jr. and WCBM and two Maryland stations. Lewis admitted errors in identifying a person tied to congressional hearings. The judge noted similar suits have been brought in Colorado and New York.
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Fulton Lewis Jr
R. Dorsey Watkins
Mitualt
WCBM
Maryland
Pearl A. Wanamaker
Wanamaker
State of Washington
Lewis
Lewis Ac
Fudge Watkins
Wana Linaker
Colorado
New Yor Washington
District of Ce
Thor Missile Launch With New Cone On Flight Test
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla Air Force Thor Missile launched today carrying a new cone designed by General Electric to test in flight The 1500 mile range missile aimed toward Europe within a year The launch began at 8 08 am and the nose cone differed from previous ones observers noted a successful ascent with a bright flame trail and vapor cloud The test follows prior Thor launches since January 1957 with multiple successful flights and marks another step in ballistic missile development.
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Fla
Sn Air Force
Thor
Space
Todlay
Europe
Air Force
Cauna Breach
IHL
Atlantic
Jenill
General Electric
Navy
Bus Submerged in Kentucky River After Crash Near Prestonsburg
A Floyd County school bus carrying about 40 children sank in the rain swollen Louis Fork of the Big Sandy River three miles south of Prestonsburg. Ten youngsters escaped through a rear door before the bus went under in 30 feet of water. authorities fear the driver and up to two more children may have died. Rescue crews pulled 10 to 12 youths from the river as a bulldozer worked to jolt the bus free, with Principal Janes Boler identifying the driver John Alex Derossett, a five year veteran of the county system.
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Floyd County
Sotaa
Louis Fork
Big Sandy River
Sehldren
William &. Callihan
Carter-Callihan Funeral Home
Prestonsburg
Cow Creek
Calihan
Jio
Janes Boler
Prestonsburg High School
John Alex Derossett
Enuk
Stuntington
W.way
Explosion Ties Barge Blast to Gas Seep at Easton
Three men died in a February blast aboard a barge at Easton, with Captain Marcedlus K Whill and William Russell of Rock Hall and Luke Parker of Cambridge killed. A fifth man damaged, Herman Hacabs of Chestertown, suffered fractures and lacerations but survived. Fire crews used foam to douse the fire likely started when a pump ignited spilled fuel in the bow compartment.
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Easton
Sion
Eire
Marcedlus Kwhill
William Russell
Rock Hall
Luke Parker
Cambridge
Herman Hacabs
Chestertown
Memorial Hospital
Withe Sydmore
Cook
Oxford
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Ceresville
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Clarence B. Canby
Alfred E. Yoyr
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Tommy Mont
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Terrapin
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Ternee E Cu Wee
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Cleveland's
Lutheran Hospital
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Gaugster
Albert Loy
Robert Butler
Mrs. Loy
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