Very Narrow Margin On Doria Safety Standards Probe
A House committee report says the Italian luxury liner Andrea Doria met safety standards by a very narrow margin. Genoa owners dispute findings as a panel from the House Merchant Marine Committee investigated the 1956 sinking off the Atlantic coast that killed about 50 people.
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Washington
Jwho
House
Genoa
House Merchant Marine Committee
Willilanmtic
Register of Wills
Sam Llisson
Stockholm
Thomas
Anna Bf. Thomas
Harmony Grove
Wiliam E. B. Anders
Orphans Court
F. Granville Thomas
Fanny W. Thomas
D. Guy Thomas
Life
Planned to assassinate Harry Truman in Albemarle plan
An Arkansas veteran Leroy Shadrick, jailed for attempted robbery in Albemarle, confessed a financial motive and a plan to kill former President Harry Truman at Truman’s Independence home next July. He claimed to target the 1950 death of his brother Kenneth Shadrick in Korea and said $5,000 would finance the plot.
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Albemarle
N.C
Harry S. Truman
Leroy Shadrick
Stanley County
Truman
Pvt
Kenneth Shadrick
U.S
Korea
Independence
Washington
Hneara
Shadrick
Iskelton
W.va
FBI
Independence Ln
West Virginia
Alsemarle
Gipril
McKeldin backs five cent cigarette tax proposal
Annapolis Governor McKeldin, proposing a five cent per pack cigarette tax to balance the 1958 budget, notes he has smoked only once in his life describing a pipe moment during his membership in the USO Club in Baltimore. A deed recorded in the clerk’s office shows a property sale at the corner of Lindbergh and Groveland avenues.
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Annapolis
McKel
Club of the
USO
Baltimore
Lindbergh
Groveland Avenues
McKeldin
Assembly
John W. Grove
John Renn Jr
Motor And Truck Collide In Hagerstown Intersection
A loaded soft drink truck and a Potomac Edison freight motor collided near East South and Winchester streets at 6:44 pm. Truck operator Marvin Twigg of Hagerstown failed to see the PE motor, driving east on South. No injuries or track damage. contents remained intact. Merrill Perkins of East South Street drove the PE motor. Lieut. Frank Dorsey investigated and no charges were filed.
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Potomac Edison Company
East South
Winchester Streets
Marvin
Twigg
Hagerstown
Huck
Croverdale+Spring Company
Winchester Street
Ttruck
Merrill- Perkins
East South Street
Frank Dorsey
City Police
Britain Reopens Gan Base in Maldives to Link Far East
Britain and the Maldives sign an agreement to reopen Gan island as a military base with a communications center on Hatadoo, restoring a key link between Britain and the Far East. The Maldives archipelago, a Muslim-majority chain south west of Ceylon, became a protectorate in 1887. This move aims to improve routes to Australia and the Far East.
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London
Ceylon
Britain
Maldive Islands
Australia
Far East
Commonwealth ” Relations Office
Maldive
Gan
Addu Atoll
Hattado
Maldives
Indian Ocean
Clad 3 Killed as Skirmishes Claim Rebel Deaths
In Algiers the French military said its troops killed 63 nationalist rebels and seized a large arms supply in a string of clashes. In Los Angeles police sought actress Marie McDonald at her mother’s request to locate her whereabouts.
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Algiers
Los Angeles
Marie McDonald
Marie Tuboni
Approval Sought For Site For ESB Office
The State Employment Security Board awaits approval by the State Board of Public Works and the Federal Employment Security Board on a new site and bid for an office building. A one story structure at about $50 000 was approved with a bid from Mountaineer Inc. The plan includes two juveniles in a related case, and hearings are set for next Thursday at 10 oclock in Juvenile Court.
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Cumberland
State Employment Security Board
State Board of Public Works
Federal Employment Security Board
ESB
Robert B. Kimble
ESB Ihairman
Kimble
I Ia
Mountaineer, Inc
Thurmont
Wiltner
North Mechanic and Bow
William C. Roderick
Cathol
The
Charities, Inc
Baltimore
Marie G. Rial
St. Anthony’s
Frederick
Sorokin warns Americans drift toward sex revolution
Harvard Professor Pitirim Sorokin labels Americans as trapped in a rising sex mania affecting all life areas. He cites divorce, sex crimes, media emphasis, and political culture as signs, and notes his book The American Sex Revolution due in bookstores next Monday. He warns of prominent beacons and public officials exposed to sexualized influence.
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Cambridge
Mass
J Pitirim Sorokin
Harvard University
Prof. Sorokin
Jane—Walter
Catonsville
Ellicott City
Young Democratic Clubs of
Maryland
Elroy Boyers
Tabler
Baltimore County
Boyer
Jacqueline Smetkinson
Baltimore City
Linwood Yates
Queen Anne’s
Lawrence Welsh
Carroll County
John Thomas Parran
Charles County
James Byron Jjr
Washington County
James Mause
Frederick
Edward Borgerding
Sth
Frank Farietti
Carl Holub
Henry Stichel Jr
J.frank Raley
St. Mary's County
James H. Lynch
Caroline
Edward O
Apo
Sorokin
Harvard
Water Use Shows Minor Increase in City Supply
Municipal water use edged up in a wetter summer, hitting 972,253,000 gallons in the year, up from 959,627,000 the year before. Singapore and Fishing Creek Tuscarora supplies show shifts, with notes on measurement limits and a peak daily use of 4,204,000 gallons in August.
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William J. Davis
W. Rayiimond Walter
Fishing Creek
Tuscarora
Seventh Street
Singapore
California Couple Seeks To Adopt Orphaned Children
A wealthy California couple from Burbank headed to Phoenix to seek adoption of six children orphaned in a severe train crash. A Phoenix official noted no California law blocks adoption while the aunt consented. The children would be kept together and raised Catholic.
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Phoenix
Ariz
California
U.S
Laurence Bly
Victor Alires
Blys
Bly
Canadian Pacific Strike Deepens Economic Strain
The strike by the Coastia j ccast disrupts the Canadian Pacific Railway, threatening the country’s prosperous economy. No government intervention seems likely before Parliament reconvenes on Tuesday.
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Montreal
Coastia J
Firemen Rescue Trapped Dog From Ice On Lake
Independent firemen stretched a ladder and used a choke pole to reach a male beagle trapped on thin ice at Culler Lake. The dog fought slipping and freezing while a dog catcher and police coordinated the rescue, pulling the animal to safety before drying out at a warm location. The owner was not identified, and the dog appeared to be 10 to 12 years old.
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Culler Lake
Lester
Doc) Baker
Charles Handling
Ley
Harry Phelps
Phelps
Baker
Cloudy and Wet Outlook Across Nation
Weather across the nation shows cloudy skies and rain in the Southwest while arctic air spreads through the plains. Temperatures range from near zero in North Dakota to the 60s in the Gulf Coast. rain falls in the Southwest and parts of Texas and the Mississippi Valley. Truman hospitalized after a fall. a Hungarian rebel is executed. nuclear power generated from an experimental reactor in Illinois.
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Associated Press
Central Plains
Mid-Continent
North Dakota
Plains
Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Atlantic
West Gulf Coast
Georgia
New York
Gulf
Appalachians
Southwest Desert
New Mexico
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Truman
Independence
Harry
Independence Hospital
Vienna
Budapest
Washington
Ilinois
Five Day Weather Outlook for Western Maryland
Cloudy with rain likely Saturday. Rain Sunday morning then colder with clearing in the east and snow flurries west of Cumberland. Generally fair and cold Monday. Warmer Tuesday with rain likely. Temperatures average a few degrees above normal. Highs in the lower 40s east to upper 30s west. Lows in the 20s, below 20 in Garrett County.
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Cumberland
Maryland
Garretti
Waterways And Woods Popular In Maryland Hunting Fishing
Maryland’s waterways and woods attracted 330000 hunters and fishermen who spent 28334000 for their sport in 1953. The Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission, in a nationwide study, reported the figures. The study shows 30.6 percent of fishermen and 6.2 percent of hunters held licenses. Anglers accounted for the largest share of spending, about 19.54 million dollars, with hunters spending 8.31 million. The survey tracked households, ages, and travel and equipment costs, highlighting the economic importance of hunting and fishing in Maryland.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission
U.S. Fish and Wildlife’ Service
Ernest A. Vaughn
Commission
Game and
Vaughn
Trucks Disregard Safety Regulations Prompt Action
Washington reports Gov Leader of Pennsylvania urging the Interstate Commerce Commission to curb runaway trucks after a two week check showed interstate haulers flagrantly ignoring ICC safety rules. Sen. Clark was sworn in as Congress, with checks indicating widespread noncompliance at multiple Pennsylvania points.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Sen. Clark
Ineee Commerce Commission
Alternate Revenue Plans Sought In Maryland Debate
Democratic leaders call for tax reform to close a seven million dollar budget gap while Governor McKeldin pushes a statewide cigarette and tobacco tax. Senators Goldstein Phipps Turnbull Wheatley and Monroe weigh alternatives including sales tax tweaks and county credits. Opposition cites potential hardship and political maneuvering as lawmakers mull modifications to cigars and food exemptions.
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Annapolis
McKeldin
Goldstein
Dcalvert
Sen
Phipps
Countes
Baltimore City
Mattingly
St. Marys
General Assembly
Foffer
Uke
Maryland
Wheatley
Prince Georges
Monroe
Charles
Montgomery County
Harford
Garrett
Baltimore County
McKeldini
Senate
Turnbull
D-Balto County
House
Boone
Balte County
MccKeldin
Phoebus
Somerset
Hughes
Allegany
Meckeldin
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Civic Center
Kin
Stewart McDonald
Maryland Casualty Co
McDonald
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Public Health Service
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William
Boucherill
Greater Baltimore Committee
Hilton Hotel Corp
Venture
Sex Anarchy
Mause
Paul Warren May
RFD
Gaithersburg
Wilbur F_ Sheffield Jr
May
John E. Cartee
Carl Horst Martin
Maugansville
Cartee
Austria
Odor Koerner
Jin
Scrolar
Philippe Mareau
Paris
France
Jim
Bangkok
Mikou
NEA
Eisenhower
Tte
National Presbyterian Church
Congress
Robert W. Gibson
Albert P. Shirkey
David W. Proffitt
Eugene C. Blake
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