Hepatitis O Increase Report Warns of Rise in 1959
Washington AP reports Viral hepatitis shows about a 50 percent rise in 1959 over 1958 with 23 187 cases versus 16 294. Dr Carl Dauer of the Health Service notes a cyclical pattern and cites two types infectious hepatitis from contaminated food water and homologous serum hepatitis from blood transfusions. Gamma globulin offers preventive protection if given early. mortality remains low but illness saps vitality and prolonged recovery.
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Health Service
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Carl Dauer
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American Red Cross
Wave of Arrests in Czechoslovakia Sparks Scrutiny
Vienna AP reports a new wave of arrests and trials in Czechoslovakia for alleged theft of state property and sabotaging farm collectivization. Western analysts note punitive measures including prison terms fines and property confiscation. Read items cite embezzlement from state enterprises and theft of graphic art from Prague National Gallery. First Tampa St Petersburg air service began in 1914.
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Czechoslovakia
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National Gallery
Assistant County Agent Is Named for Frederick County
Lawrence J. Houghton, 25, named assistant county agent for Frederick County under the University of Maryland program. He has rich youth-work experience in California, New York and Mexico and holds a master’s from Wisconsin and a BA from Ohio Wesleyan. He begins work Monday in Winchester Hall, Frederick, and resides on Dill Avenue.
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Oakland
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Pay Raise Debate: Federal Workers May Get 10 Percent
Washington AP report notes Rep. Richard E. Lankford intends introducing a bill to grant federal workers a pay raise between 6 and 10 percent. The plan aims to align federal pay with steelworkers gains, adjusting steps, longevity raises, promotion timing, and within grade differentials to end inequities. The discussion references Nixon and Mitchell involvement and highlights regional impact on Prince Georges County.
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Lankford
Nixon
Labor Mitchell
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Congress
Prince Georges County
Weather maps hint at January temperature and precipitation
A U.S. Weather Bureau 30 day estimate outlines expected average temperatures and precipitation for January. Limited readable text suggests forecast maps depict typical January conditions across regions, noting variability and uncertainty in early winter patterns.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Rocket Tests Part Of Space Planning In Pacific
The Soviet Union plans powerful rocket tests in the central Pacific between January 15 and February 15 as part of a space research program ahead of a Paris summit. Prov. F Dobronravov said these tests aim to lay groundwork for interplanetary flight and automatic cosmic rockets to study the moon and planets. Tass reported rockets to be launched without a final stage to become satellites, with similar tests to occur in the USSR. In Formosa Strait, fifteen fishermen on bamboo rafts reported dead after a storm, with some later recovered.
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Radio Moscow
Central Pacific
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Paris
Soviet Union
Marshall Islands
Dobronravov
Union
Pacific
Tass
Election Officials To Hold Meeting At Statehouse
ANNAPOLIS AP Election officials from counties across the state will gather at 1 30 p m Monday in the Statehouse to discuss the general election law revisions of 1957 Gov Tawes will welcome attendees and Lloyd L Simpkins notes many officials are serving their first term The meeting aims to explain changes before the general assembly convenes next month
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County Supervisors of Elections
Statehouse
Tawes
Lloyd L. Simpkins
Simpkins
General Assembly
Princess Alexandra Named Colonel of Queen's Own Rifles
AP reports Princess Alexandra of Kent, 23, named colonel in chief of the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, succeeding Queen Mary who died in 1953. Defense Minister Pearkes announced the approval by Queen Elizabeth II, noting Alexandra is the princess’s cousin.
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Alexandra of Kent
Queen's Own Rifles
Canada
George BR. Pearkes
Elizabeth II
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