New Year's Day Weather Slows Roads Across Area
Freezing rain and sleet coated roads as 23 State Roads trucks salted icy spots. Crews began work around 30 a.m. to treat slick highways while forecasts warned of colder temperatures and possible rain or snow over the weekend.
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Fishing Creek
State Roads Commission
State Ands Commission
Thurmont
Foxville
Gambrill State Park
High Knob
Monocacy
Oowanthan
State Deer Kills Set Record During Year
Maryland hunters set three records in 1958 with a total deer kill of 4472 during a month long Aberdeen Proving Ground season and a 16 day Woodmont Rod and Gun Club season. Aberdeen totals for service personnel reached 837 bucks and does while Woodmont produced 28 bucks, all below 1957 levels but lifting the yearly record above 4460.
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Annapolis
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Woodmont Rod and Gun Club
Washington County
Aberdeen
Woodmont
Rebels Detain 3 AP Men in Havana Post Siege
Havana reports say three Associated Press staffers Allen Kaufman and Valentine were seized by rebels at the Havana Post building as machine guns fired outside. They were walked to a police station and released after protests that they were Americans.
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Havana
George Kaufman
Vana AP
Valentine
Miami
Allen
Kaufman
Valen
Iine
Bob Clark
Harifles
Vana
Post
Win
Clark
Thetil
Fost
William L. Ryan
AP News
Lyst
Cuba
Thesc
Law Building Purchased By Occupants
The Law Building at 5 West Church Street changed hands to a new corporation named Law Building Incorporated formed by occupants of the property. Purchase price is about $42,000. The buyers include Benjamin B. Rosenstock as president and a board of directors with Lewis R. Dertzbaugh, Joseph D. Baker, T. West Claggett, EB. Austin James, and C. Clifton Wirts.
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West Church Street
OLA UC Upedies GL
Margaret L. Fout
Barbara F. Wegner
Hampstead
Lucy E. McCurdy
EB. Austin James
C. Clifton Wirts
Dertzbaugh
Mr. Baker
Messrs
Claggett
James
Wirts
28 Die In Fires And Explosions Across Cities
The Associated Press reports at least 28 deaths, including 12 children, from fires and explosions over the long New Year weekend. Victims range from Rochester New York apartment blaze to Vincennes Indiana mother and daughters, Seattle area children, and other incidents in Texas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Arizona, and California.
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Associated Press
Rochester
N.Y
Vincennes
Ind
Seattle
Wash
Texas
Houston
Marshall
Cambridge
Mass
Indian Head
San Carlos
Ariz
Los Angeles
Calif
New Orleans
Two Marines Receive Suspended Jail Terms
In Hagerstown two Marines serving as security guards at President Eisenhower's Western Maryland retreat pleaded guilty to stealing three coats from a local restaurant. Pfc John J. Reilley and Pfc Robert Andrew Zupko were given suspended 30 day sentences, while Pfc James Lyman Gunn was acquitted. All three are stationed at Camp David near Thurmont, Maryland.
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Hagerstown
Eigsenhower
Maryland
J. B. Berkson
John J. Reilley
Passaic
N. J
Robert Andrew Zupko
Somerville
Pic James Lyman Gunn
Pasadena
Calif
Marine
Camp David
Thurmont
Nasser Considers British Comet Jets Over TU104 for Airline
The Daily Herald reports Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser favoring British Comet airliners over Soviet TU104s. The United Arab Republic government reportedly ready to place an order for Comets to equip its national airline.
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London
Gamal Abdul Nasser
Britain
Soviet Union
Daily Herald
Arab Republic
Road Conditions From Washington Report
An Associated Press brief notes road conditions with incomplete details across Washington routes. The report references the Memorial Bridge and several highway spots but the exact statuses are unreadable in the text.
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Washington
U.S
West
Obie— Lear
Wey Heath
Ferere Memorial Bridge
Bar Committee To Probe Police Charges
ANNAPOLIS AP Gov Me l Keldin announced a special committee of the Maryland State Bar Assn will study alleged improprieties in the State Police department Col Elmer Munshower state police superintendent has examined the allegations and urged McKeklin to place the matter in the hands of an impartial commission for closing.
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Annapolis
Mel Keldin
Maryland State Bar Assn
Elmer ¥. Munshower
Criminal Justice Commission
McKeklin
Melbourne firm sets radio rate plan for Atlas launch
A Melbourne company planned to use an Atlas satellite for advertising its wares. After Atlas' December 2 launch, the firm reported to Cape Canaveral that three word spots would be broadcast to Atlantic satellites.
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Melbourne
Australia
America
Atlar
Eater Space
Atlas
Cape Camnaveral
Atlan
U S Citizens Safety In Cuba Viewed With Caution
The White House and State Department deem no major danger to Americans in Cuba as Batista’s regime falls. Castro forces take over the Cuban Embassy in Washington with Betancourt as charge, denying sugar nationalization and Communist links amid a developing leadership transition.
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Washington
U.S
Cuba
White House
State Department
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
Eisenhower
Big Gettysburg
James C. Hagerty
Castro
Cohen
Nicolas Arroyo
Deziz
Apie Panta
Enc Tu
Betancourt
Pando
Havana
NBC . TV
Today
Castr
Belancour
Agid
Com
Gettysburo Farm
United States
Paris
Hectore de Ayala
Ur‘rutia
London
Moscow
Batista
Jury Hears Land Easement Valuation in Brunswick Case
Jurors travel to Brunswick to determine fair value for easement rights on three lots for State Roads Commission. Date of valuation set to May 17, 1957, the taking date, with attorneys for Utterback and the commission presenting positions. The case centers on frontage loss and slope land acquisitions for Maryland 17 project.
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Brunswick
State Roads Commission
Charles L. Utterback
Robert L. Rothenhoefer
Sarae AC
Maryland 17
C Street
Edwin F. Nikirk
Utterback
Virginia Avenue
D Street
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Carl Choe
Commission
James McSherry
Traffic Toll Rises Sharply on New Year Holiday
Hazardous weather blamed for a sharp rise in the national New Year holiday traffic toll. The count through 6 p.m. Wednesday exceeded the prior 1958 daily high, with forecasts suggesting the total could top 400 as snow sleet and rain disrupted travel from the Midwest to the East. A La Porte Indiana family of six died in a single engine plane crash near Pontiac Illinois during the period.
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Associated Press
Rae
National Safety Council
Council
Midwest
High Plains
Mississippi Valley
Ftat
la Porte
Ind
Pontiac
California
No Connection With Slaying Of Mirabile
San Diego police say a gambler named Robert Womach who arrived with 12 inches of tongue missing has no connection to the slaying of Tony Mirabile. Womach says a woman in Tijuana cut his tongue during a robbery after he lost $60. He provided few other details.
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San Diego
Calif
Tony Mirabile
Robert Womach
Las Vegas
Nev
Mirabile
Womach
Batista cites manpower gap in Cuban revolt
In Ciudad Trujillo Fulgencio Batista says his 37,000-strong army would have needed far more troops to defeat Fidel Castro’s rebels, comparing the manpower shortfall to Tito in Yugoslavia and Maoist China. He praises Castro’s guerrilla methods, notes better rebel armament, and recalls pardoning revolutionaries including Castro. Batista is with his family as exile continues.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Dias Uvti Lausa
Tito
Yugoslavia
Man Tze-tung
Chiang Kai-shek
Batista
Castro
United States
Eastern Resumes Limited North South Service Amid Strike
Eastern Air Lines readied some planes for limited north south service after a strike by engineers. American Airlines remained shut down for the 14th day due to pilots’ walkout. The first inbound Eastern plane from Miami was due before 1 p.m. with the first outbound to Miami at 2 30 p.m. About 30 flights were set for today and 16 000 Eastern employees planned to return after a New Year’s Eve peace pact with its engineers and an understanding with the Air Line Pilots Assn.
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Associated Presa
Eas Air Lines
American Airlines
Idlewild
Miami
Air Line
Slippery Highways Hit Western Maryland Roads
State police reported slick sections in Garrett County and nearby Western Maryland as an ice coating from a winter storm formed. State Roads crews worked around Frederick to treat embankments and road surfaces amid above freezing overnight temperatures.
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Maryland
Garrett County
State Roads Commission
Frederick
Bridegroom Blows Up Planes Plot Foiled Over Tokyo
In Tokyo a confectionery wholesaler Akira Emoto attempted to blow up an airliner with dynamite. He failed, opened a lavatory door and jumped into the sea, dying. Thirty passengers and crew escaped unharmed as the plane was at 2500 feet. Emoto and his bride Chieko were en route to visiting relatives.
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Tokyo
All-Japan Airways
Akira Emoto
Emoto
Chieko
Cuba at a Glance Castro rebels seize power as Batista flees
In Havana rebels gain control with Castro as leader and a general strike reported 100 percent effective. Castro names a new army chief and seeks cease-fire talks while fighting wanes. Urrutia anticipated as provisional president amid Batista exile with family. supporters flee to U S locations.
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Associated Press
Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Batista
Castro
Santiago DE Cuba
Manuel Urrutia
Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Castro forces seize Havana as Urrutia named provisional president
Guerrilla units enter Havana from Matanzas and Las Villas old regime offices at Camp Columbia. Ernesto Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos lead rebel troops as Castro proclaims Manuel Urrutia provisional president and moves toward central Havana. Government paralysis persists amid nationwide unrest and international responses.
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Havana
Advame
Fidel Castro
Matanzas
Las Villas
Castro
Manuel Urrutia
Oriente
Santiago de Cuba
Batiste
Camp
Comalhia
Ernesto Guevara
Camilo Chienfuegos
Tain
Batisjta
Supreme Court
Carlos Piedra
Eulorgio Cantilo
Batista
Havaia
Fulgencio Tista
Urrutia
Merntig
Santiago
Era
Tore
Jar
Ra Vdio
Cueba
Five Day Forecast Mentions Pris-Socarras Exile in Miami and Havana
Former president Carlos Pris-Socarras arrives in Havana amid revolt support from exile groups. Urrutia named provisional head as Castro allies push for elections. Temperatures to run below normal with snow or rain possible in provinces and variable weekend weather across mountains to coast.
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Carlos Pris - Socarras
Miami
Batista
Havana
Prio
Castro
Ilions
Urrutia
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