Six hurt as car hits gate post at Hood College
Six persons were injured about midnight Friday when a car carrying three Hood College students and three others struck a brick gate post at the Fifth street entrance to the campus. The Hood students Evelyn Karsten Sally Burk and Elizabeth Bigelow were treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital for lip laceration a dislocated collar bone a head contusion and other injuries. Others injured were John Washington Fredette Jr of Pittsburgh lacerated chin Frank Anello of Brooklyn lacerations of the ear and body and Joan E Phelps of Waterbury fractured nose. Police said the 1950 Ford driven by Fredette hit the post causing about 300 damage to the pillar and the car. Fredette, a student, faces a charge of reckless driving. All injured were treated and discharged.
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Hood College
College
West Fifth Street
Hood
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Evelyn Karsten
Sally Burk
Elizabeth Bigelow
John Washington Fredette, Jr
Pittsburgh
Fredette
One Third Of Ike's Program May Be Lost
President Eisenhower faces possible defeat on about one third of his broad legislative program. Senators predict some measures will be shelved or revised while the White House reports widespread favorable reaction to the State of the Union message. Congressional aides expect farm price supports to be fixed high, Taft-Hartley amendments uncertain, and fights loom over debt limits postal rates Hawaiian statehood and wiretapping and witnesses immunity laws.
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Washington
Fisenhower
Congress
Eisenhower
Sen. Hickenlooper
A-Iowa
Sen
Monroney
D-Okla
James C. Hagerty
White House
Warm Weather Reaches Western Maryland
Comparatively warm weather moved into Western Maryland today and sent temperatures to a high of 48 in Oakland Garrett County at 8 a.m. Roads were nearly bare in the area due to high temperatures and light rain washing away seven inches of snowfall. In Baltimore City the rain froze making roads slippery. Minor damage occurred around 10:45 a.m. when a State Police car driven by Trooper J W Hardy collided with a car driven by Harry W Bowers of Frederick in the first block of East Patrick Street near the Square.
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Associated Press
Maryland
The
Mercury
Oakland
Garrett County
State Roads Commission
Baltimore
J. W. Hardy
Harry W. Bowers
Frederick
East Patrick Street
Square
38 Injured Battling Blaze Rocks Orange NJ
Thirty-eight firemen and policemen were injured while fighting an all night fire in sub freezing weather. The blaze damaged a string of shops in the main shopping area, with estimated losses of $500000. Orange Memorial Hospital treated 18 firemen and two officers for smoke inhalation, detaining three for further care.
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Orange
N. J
Orange Memorial Hospital
Sictims
Radar Unit Put In Use In County
A Maryland State Police radar unit was placed in operation in Frederick County to monitor highway speeds. On its first day on Route 40 west of the city and near New Market, 18 violators were recorded with 17 receiving warnings and one cited for speeding over 70 mph. The article explains radar basics, costs, and the need for trained troopers to operate the system, noting legal admissibility and accuracy.
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McCrory’s Five
Betty Sullivan
Box
Frederick
Maryland State Police
Maryland
Route 40
New Market
James Robert Grant, Sr
Hagerstown
Carlton Lewis
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Free State
MSP
Black Patrol
Whipmoarwil
Ithe
Junit
Unl
Brunswick High School remodeling approved by officials
County Commissioners and the Board of Education agreed to remodel Brunswick High School next year. Bids were rejected earlier for Lloyd Culler’s low bid due to funds. Plans now include plastering painting and tile in toilets boosting cost to about $60,000, with about $39,000 paid by the county and the rest from Federal funds tied to Camp Detrick employees. If budget funds are unavailable the county may borrow.
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Board of Education
Brunswick High School
Lloyd ©. Culler
County School Board
Camp Detrick
A. Grant Hooper
Hooper
Vietminh Adds Forces in Laos Amid Border Pressure
French officials report new Vietminh troops moved into central Laos from Vinh to bolster forces along the Thailand border. The thrust aims toward Nape northeast of Thakhek as Bangkok grows anxious and French reinforcements engage Vietminh around Savannakhet. Air strikes from Avranches target Vietminh depots in northwestern Indochina.
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Hanot
Indochina
Laos
Thailand
Vientiane
Vinh
Ho Chi Minh
China Sea
Nape
Thakhek
Hanoi
Vo Neuwen Gian
Vietminh
Cambodia
French Union
Bangkok
Savannakhet
Avromanches
Gulf of Tonkin
A Bomb Killings Warned At Korean Peace Talks
New York envoy Arthur H. Dean warned at suspended preliminary talks in Panmunjom that atomic bombs could kill up to 10 million civilians if UN forces used them in Korea. He added hostilities would not be presumed by any side and that dropping an atom bomb is not an easy solution to the Korean problem.
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New York
Arthur H. Dean
Panmumjom
United Nations
North Korea
Syngman) Rhee
South Korea
Construction Of New Road Link Began
Construction began on Monday on a 6 mile county road linking Route 46 on Braddock Mountain with Gambrill State Park. L. R. Waesche and Sons, Thurmont, hold the contract and started grading and drainage. The 60 work day project will be 16 feet wide and surfaced with penetration macadam, with half on an old right of way and half relocation. Condemnation suits by the State for the right of way have been settled. The link eases access to a popular picnic spot and bypasses the Shookstown road’s twists. Completion is part of a larger effort including the Frederick Road from Hansonville to Emmitsburg.
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Braddock Mountain
Gambrill State Park
Roger Willard
L. R. Waesche and Sons
Thurmont
Willard
Shookstown
High Knob
State Department of Forests and Parks
Frederick
Baltimore
Washington
Rice
Shookstown Road
Emmitsburg
Loys
Berlin Commandants Reopen Negotiations at Karlshorst
The four Berlin commandants meet at Soviet headquarters in Karlshorst for talks on the foreign ministers conference. The ambiance is cordial with Red Army honor guards and armed salutes as Allied leaders arrive. Dispute centers on where the talks will be held and when the first session will occur, with Jan 25 eyed as the start and a mix of location preferences from both sides.
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Berlin
Karlshorst
Red Army
Allied Control Authority
Une
H Bomb Test Plans Stir Pacific Anxiety
Washington rumors say the Atomic Energy Commission will move to the Marshall Islands for a new phase of weapons tests. The AEC emphasized no observers beyond U S officials, fueling speculation on a potential hydrogen bomb detonation and major progress in atomic weaponry.
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Washington
United States
mid-Pacific
Atonic Energy Commission
U.S
AEC
Pacifie
Marshall Islands
Nevada
Voting age at 18 near across nations
President Eisenhower proposes lowering the U S voting age to 18 to align with Mexico Argentina Turkey and the Soviet Union Other major nations show varied ages from 20 to 25 while Britain France Italy Canada keep 21 and Norway 23 No upper age limit exists Georgia has lowered to 18 The debate centers on constitutional amendment to set 18 in all states and involve citizen participation in peril times.
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Washington
United States
Eisenhower
Mexica
Argentina
Turkey
Soviet Union
Mexico
Germany
Great Britain
France
Italy
Canada
Norway
Finland
Japan
Spain
Denmark
Georgia
Bkisenhower
Union
America
Russia
Enexelopedea Britannica
Tisenhiower
Chou Seeks Peace Talks Resumption
Panmunjom dispatch reports Premier Chou En lai urged rapid resumption of Korean peace talks and proposed three steps including neutralizing Russia, UN General Assembly consideration, and a Berlin-led five-power conference with Red China included. He blamed the United States for delaying talks amid other war news.
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Panmunjom
China
Chou En-lai
Chou
Peiping
Tokyo
Russia
U.S
Arthur Dean
U.N. General Assembly
Chow
Red
North Korea
United States
Washington
Panmunjo
U. S. State Department
South Korea
U.N
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Maxwell TD. Taylor
8Th Army
MAC
Pyongyang
Gable Ordered to Pay 4000 in Tucson Trial
A Pima County jury of five women and four men found Clark Gable liable to Mrs Mary Lemme, 44, for injuries from an auto wreck on December 7, 1951. Lemme sought 8250.10, and the verdict awarded 4000. Gable testified that heavy rain blinded him as he tried to pass a truck trailer. He flew back to Los Angeles after the verdict was read.
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CSM
Arizaha
Clark Gable
Tucson
Pima County Superior Court
Mary Lemme
Gable
Los Angeles
Property Sold At Public Sale From Court House Lot
The four room weatherboard two story house of the late James M. Young on the Monneville Frederick Rocks highway sold to Mr. and Mrs. Russell F. Droneburg for 1851 dollars. The tract includes seven and a half acres with some outbuildings. Clifton Wirts acted as executor and Null and Null were auctioneers.
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Court House
James M. Young
Monneville
Frederick-Peimt of Rocks
Russell F. Droneburg
Clifton Wirts
Train Slams Abandoned Auto Near Beltsville
A diesel Baltimore and Ohio passenger train hit an abandoned car stalled on tracks near Beltsville Maryland last night. The driver Carl A. Gygax of Wilmington Delaware left to call for help and the train dragged the car a half mile, delaying the Cleveland to Washington run for about 20 minutes.
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Beltsville
Carl A. Gygax
Wilmington
Gygax
Baltimore & Ohio
Cleveland
Washington
Key Witness Escapes In Reuther Case
Detroit prosecutors report the key witness in the Walter Reuther assassination case escaped a police guard and fled to Canada. The witness, described as a Canadian ex convict and late “slugger” for one accused, aided the shooting but did not fire. A warrant names four men with two jailed, one on $25,000 bond, and a fourth sought. John Does also listed. O'Brien doubts convictions without the missing witness, who vanished from a downtown Detroit hotel with guards nearby. Ontario police were asked to search.
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Detroit
Gerald K. O'Brien
CIO
Walter Reuther
Canada
O’brien
O'Brien
Reuther
John Does
Donald S. Leonard
Ontario
Park Service Studies Park Lands For Possible Transfers
The National Park Service is studying all areas under its control to consider transferring nonessential sites to state or local ownership. President Eisenhower and Interior Secretary McKay support protection of national parks. McKay said some lands may not meet park standards and Congress would likely be needed to transfer or reduce park areas, aligning with the State of the Union pledge to protect and improve parks and natural sites.
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Washington
National Park Service
Eisenhower
McKay
Park Service
State of the Union
Three Acquitted Of Conspiracy Charges
In New York a federal court acquitted Mary Correa and her husband John, and Tamasa Flores of conspiracy in a 1950 Blair House assassination attempt on President Truman. The case involved a gun battle with Leslie Cofell and Grisella Torresola. Oscar Collavo was sentenced to die but commuted to life in prison.
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New York
Truman
Mary Correa
John
Tamasa Flores
Blair House
Leslie Cofell
White
No UMT Bill This Term Of Congress
President Eisenhower ruled out any administration universal military training bill this session. He backed postponement of UMT pending reorganization of the reserves, citing Defense Department estimates that three million in uniform would be needed through 1960. ODM proposed two reserve groups and potential shifts in draft control and local boards.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Arthur S. Flemming
Office of Defense Mobilization
Flemming
ODM
Defense Department
Korea
NATO to link bases with comms and fuel pipelines
Informants say NATO aims to complete a 160-airfield network by this year, focusing on a connected communications grid and fuel-supply pipelines. The 1954 infrastructure vote totaled about 224 million dollars, with the U.S. share around 38 percent.
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Paris
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
U.S. Defense Department
Congress
France
Mediterranean
Marseille
Rhone
Puen
le Havre
West Germany
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