Mathias Sworn In as Maryland's Newest Congressman
Charles M. Mathias Jr. takes office as Maryland’s lone new House member, defeating Democrat John Foley in the November election. He moves into seat 133 in the old House Office Building, with his wife and parents present for the ceremony.
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Washington
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Maryland
Congress
Mathias
Frederick
John R. Foley
House
John Marshall Butler
J. Glenn Beall
Sill
U.S
Herbert Fradford Assachusetts
Cambridge
Mass
and Charles Sr
District of Columbia
Cory i
Troopers Transferred and Four Graduates Assigned to Barracks
Maryland State Police announced transfers of several troopers from Frederick to other posts over the weekend. Four new graduates from Pixesville Academy were assigned to duty at the local barracks, including Neil W. Alexander, Jackie L. Foraythe, Earl W. Reith Jr., and Charles Ronald Turgg.
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Carl B. Dillinger
Maryland
Frederick
Othtposts
State Police Academy
Pixesville
Leonard F. Glenn
Cumberland
James F. Powers
Harry V. Smith
Hagestown
Ihames
Waterloo
R. L. McAfee
McAfee
Lantz
E. D. Hawell
Hagerstown
Randallstown
Police Academy
Neil W. Alexander
Midland
Froa
Jackie L. Foraythe
Williamsport
Earl W. Reith Jr
Bel Air
Charles Ronald Turgg
Reith
Reith Sr
Corf
Wal
Vehicle thefts, fire alarm prompt barn blaze reported
Two vehicles reported stolen were found with damage and fuel loss. A 1949 Chevrolet taken from Mt. Olivet Boulevard remained missing while a barn fire on the Dyson property near Bogils prompted firefighting units to respond around 1 20 p m with no further details available.
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Royds
Dyson
B. & O. Siaiwu
Bogils
Upper Montgomery
Hyattstowun
December Snow Records Put County On Ice
Official December weather data show Frederick County trapped in a cold, snowy pattern. The airport station logged 10.1 inches of snow, with the lowest temperature reaching 9 degrees below zero. Daily highs barely above freezing on 13 days, and a total precipitation well below normal, mark a near record cold month.
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Weather Bureau
Frederick County
Tuck To Head Fire Company 2d Year
Robert Tuck named press of Carroll Menor Fire Company for a second year. C. C. Thomas and Robert Carey named vice presidents with Preston Smyth. Officers include William Shreve treasurer and James Akers secretary.
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Tuck
Robert Tuck
Carroll Menor
South County
Fremea
Fire Company
C. C. Thomas
Robert Carey
Preston Smyth
William Shreve
James Akers
Charles Carlin
James Houff
Richard
C. Biser
William Renn
Grayson Castle
Franklin Plunkard
John Shailman
Bernard Crawford
John Hawker
Howard Stup
Clyde Adams
Elvis Bartlett
Frederick Carlin
B. Clark Gibson
Lester E. Hine
Ivan H. Loucks
Austin C. Murray
Pascal Renn
Leo Straitman
Joseph Thomas
Edgar Crawford Sr
Eugene Johnson
Lee Dutrow
FHS Teacher Earns National Biology Post in New York
Frederick High School biology teacher Mrs Audrey E Pressier was elected recording secretary of the National Association of Biology Teachers at a New York meeting. She was installed at the association luncheon December 28, aligned with the AAAS five day session.
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Audrey E. Pressier
Frederick High
National Association of Biology Teachers
New York City
Association
New York
M. Pressler
Catoctin
Herman C. Kranzer
Temple University
Pressler
Maryland
Frederick County
Halt, Rinehart and Winston
Pressier
Maryland Science Teachers Association
Am C Steere
New York Botanical
Novak
Robert G. Tuck Jr
Frederick Hich
Tuck
Michigan State University
Robert G. Tuck
Point of Rocks
Agnes M. Eyler
Sen Hotel
Two Drivers Charged With Drunk Driving After New Year Weekend Accidents
City police charged Harold D. Staggers and Thomas E. Harding with driving while under the influence after two of four New Year weekend crashes. Staggers, in a collision at Elm and Avenue, damaged Clyde Hollinger’s 36 Rambler by about 50 dollars. Harding, in a hit and run on South Bentz near Phobus, followed by a Breathalyzer test showing intoxication, faces multiple counts and is jailed on 1600 dollar bond with a July 20 trial.
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Harold D. Staggers
Fort Derrick
Thomas E. Harding
East Second Street
Staggers
Avenue
Elm Street
Dill Avenue
Clyde Hollinger
Hollinger
Claude E. Evans
Stagger
Alcoho
Harding
Bentz Street
Phobus Avenue Interferm
Ricardo ¥. Hall
St AH Saints Street
West Saints Street
Staite
Harry x Claude Evans
West Third Street
Robert McLaren Lane
Pellicait
Geisler
Pelli
Guy VW. Himes
Worth Thurmont
Preston R
Maze
Beard
Frank Main ,Jr
Laotian Forces Recapture Key City From Rebels
Laotian forces recaptured a key city from Soviet aided communist rebels. Reports indicate ongoing rebel attacks from bases supplied by the Soviet bloc as regional authorities tighten security and monitor airfields for potential strikes.
Paratroop Battalion Recaptures Key City in Laos Crisis
In VIENTIANE Laos the government says paratroopers retook the northeastern city of Miengkhouang as rebels claimed control over Xiengkhouang. U S embassy reports evacuation of American personnel while SEATO nations meet in Bangkok with no action.
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Vientiane
Nox
Plaine Des Jarres
Miengkhouang
U. S
Bangkok
United States
U.S. Information Service
Laos
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Thailand
Pete Sarasin
A. Alexis Johnson
Sarasin
Viet Nam
Pathet Lao
Jungle Kingdom
Driver faces manslaughter charge in Maryland road death
State Police said a charge of manslaughter by motor vehicle would be preferred against Louis William Semler 36 of Vienna Virginia driver of a car involved in a crash Monday afternoon 15 1 south of the interchange at 4 35 p m Two young children were passengers in Semler s car Ralph LeRoy Martin 24 of Frederick MD was driving a northbound Chevrolet sedan on U S 189 when it crossed the center line colliding with a southbound station wagon driven by Schuler The impact killed Schuler who suffered a broken neck and a compound left leg fracture Martin was seriously injured and taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital in an unconscious condition
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Terchange
Louis William Semler
Tazewell Road
Vienna
Aiife
Ralph LeRoy Martin
RFD
Frederick Martin
U.S
Harry J. Frost
Robert S. Roihenhoefer
Martin
Frost
Ro Hotier
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Schuler
Market Dip Sends Mixed Start For New York Stocks
An uneven session unfolds in New York as a few blue chips drag averages lower while several issues hold ground. Dealers note cautious trading amid modest gains in select sectors and earnings outlooks.
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New York
Laos Crisis Deepens as Soviet Viet Minh Airlift Rebels
The United States accuses Soviet and North Vietnamese planes of airlifting large quantities of war materiel into Laos to aid the Pathet Lao rebels near Vientiane. President Eisenhower receives further intelligence briefings as U S policy remains cautious about military intervention.
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Washington
United States
Laos
State Department
Vientiane
Rong le
Agin Laos
Viet Nam
Eisenhower
Ued
Red China
1St
Red Pathet Lao
U.S
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Sabers Swing In Brussels
Police and strikers clashed in Brussels and two other Belgian cities as demonstrators protested a Socialist union call for nationwide reforms. State police charged to clear a Brussels square where protesters shouted insults during a march timed ahead of Parliament’s resumed debate on proposed tax and social service cuts.
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Brussels
Belgium
Tournai
Three year old in shock after mother dies in Bronx home
Patrolman finds 3 year old Patricia McKiernan by her dead mother Jennie in a Bronx apartment. The child, emaciated and dehydrated, survived on clear soup and milk at Misericordia Hospital. The mother died of a heart attack and had been dead at least five days.
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New York
Patrica McKiernan
Bronx
Jennie McKernan
Patricia
Dot
James Fortuna
Fortuna
Mrs. McKiernan
Mrs McKiernan
Two Car Collision Causes 8600 Damage Near Harmony
A two car crash on Fishers Hollow Road near Harmony after 3 a.m. caused about 600 dollars in damage. State Police charged the driver for failing to maintain control as the cars collided head on. No injuries were reported.
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Fishers Hollow
Harmony
Staite
Robert H McCieai
Traffic Charge Dismissed and Drunk Driving Plea Entered
Magistrate court dismissed a failure to grant the right of way charge against Samuel L. Brown after ruling the charge inapplicable and clearing him of guilt. Police say Brown caused a December 10 collision on East Fourth Street at Fast Street. Vernon L. Rhoderick of Route 4 pleaded guilty to intoxication after being arrested Friday in an alley near Fast Fourth Street.
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Burkinsville
Guy H Himes
Samuel L. Brown
East Fourth Street
Fast Street
Byron Thompson
Brown
Vernon L. Rhoderick
Route 4
Fast Fourth Street
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Chapel Allies
Bowins
Ponce
Mt. Olivet Boulevard
A. L. Crawford
Nhowapa Pe Earthive
Audrey E. Presster
Washington, D. C
Sam Neua
Xiengkhouang
United Mine Workers
Ike
White House
Christian A. Herter
Thomas S. Gates Jr
James H. Dousjas
Central Intelligence
Alien W. Dukes
Lyman Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Joe Glen Burnie
Anne Arundel County
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