Eisenhower plan for 101 billion highway network unveiled
A preliminary disclosure shows the Highway Commission proposing a ten year 101 billion dollar program to modernize 400 miles of interstate routes serving 65 percent of urban and 40 percent of rural populations. Financing relies on federal bonds with state and local matching funds. The plan aims to boost productivity and civil defense, with projected vehicle operating cost savings offsetting the total cost within 20 years. Forecasts for the new year predict continued spending on homes, autos, clothing, and consumption, tempered by calls for lower government costs and steady work.
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Eisenhower
Highway Commission
Commission
Simplified tax forms confuse reader in 1954 letter
The letter to the editor from Fredericks on January 1 complains about the "'simplified' income tax form" for 1954. The writer says the form is confusing and increases frustration as more is read, reflecting taxpayer frustration with postwar tax paperwork.
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Fredericks
Fifty Years Ago Items From The Columns Of The News
Debates at Boys High School on whether masses are governed by custom or reason end with 24 votes for the negative. A Northern Central Railway safe was blown at Bruceville with $22 missing, tracks leading toward Union Bridge. Lewistown farmer killed by a falling tree, age 40. Breakfast with local youths described as a yearly ritual. Juvenile Literary Society debate on whether fire is more destructive than water ends with a 2-1 verdict for the negative.
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Belles Lettres Literary Society
Boys’ High School
W. Delaplaine
F. Sappington
A. Follz
JH. Ordeman
Northern Central’ Railway
Bruceville
Union Bridge
John MO. Flanigan
Lewistown
Bethel
Lows
Heard
Baines
Twenty Years Ago Items From The Columns Of The News
Twenty years ago in January 1995 items note a high velocity wind that toppled trees over power lines and a following cold front. A bill draft addressed sanitary rules for Frederick barber shops. Maurice Drum, an ex resident near Liberty, slipped and fractured his left shoulder. Mars, Samuel E. Davis of MT Airy, fell on ice and broke two bones in her left arm.
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Frederick City
Frederick Barhers Association
Maurice Drum
South Sain Street
Senate urges continued probe of communism in quick vote
The Senate moved to fast track a resolution denouncing the Communist party and urging ongoing committee investigations into communism. Senator Lyndon B Johnson indicated a floor vote would be sought, with 34 sponsors. The measure, without committee referral, aims to record Senate views and omit further debate. It ties to the Dr Irving Peress case and a broader push by Senator McCarthy.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B Johnson
Texas
Sen
Daniel
D-Tex
Juan
Irving Peress
New York
Army
McCarthy
R-Wis
Peress
Pfc
Marvin L. Belsky
Murphy General Heartal
Waltham Mass
Belsky
Arthur J Redland Fort
Secretary of the Army
Stevens
Wedding of Geneda Fogle Conover in Edgewood
A quiet wedding took place at the Brethren parsonage Edgewood on December 25. Geneda Fogle daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Fogle Union Bridge became the bride of Charles E Conover son of Mr and Mrs Mervin Conover Taneytown. The single ring ceremony was by Rev Byron Flory. The couple planned a week’s Virginia Tennessee trip then hosted a reception January 7 at the groom’s parents home. They reside at the bride’s home.
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Conover
Brethren Parsonage
Edgewood
Geneda Fogle
Samuel 5. Fogle
Union Bridge
Charles E. Conover
Mervin Conover
Taneytown
Byron Flory
Virginia
Tennessee
Proom
Turnbull proposes surplus only to pay debts and capital needs
Annapolis Sen Turnbull as Finance Committee chair unveils a plan to divert any surplus after each budget year solely to paying state debts, with leftover funds to be used by the Board of Public Works for capital improvements. Gov McKeldin faces fluctuating surpluses and high past revisions, while Sen Phoebus pushes a veterans bonus bill in the eighth straight session.
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Annapolis 7
Sen Turnbull
D-Balto County
Finance Committee
Board of Public Works
Tay
Turnbull
McKeldin
Sen
Phoebus
Somerset
Mayor Derr Speaks on Historic Frederick in New Year Talk
Welcome Wagon Newcomer’s Club heard Mayor John A. Derr discuss Frederick’s history from 1745 land grants to notable figures like William Tyler Page. The talk touched on landmarks, battles nearby, early taxation, and city governance, with notes on parks, finances, and civic groups shaping Western Maryland’s culture.
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John A. Derr
Frederick
Fredericktown
Tasker
Patrick Dulaney
William Tyler Page
Creed
Court House
Maryland
Antietam
Ransan
Chambersburg Pa
Sath Judicial Court District
Sixth Congressional
Janehron
Edgar Tillis
ON. Reid
Reses Lie Antemtig Gn Esite i. Ips
Ang Schuettinger
Rian
Scember
Frederik Memorial Hospital
Fassian Shaw
Winchester Hall
Fredenek
Soviets Ready To Share Energy Knowledge
The Soviet government announced at a news conference that it is ready to share the experience of running an industrial power station. Leonid Brezhnev stated that the USSR will hand over scientific and technical capability and publish details to the United Nations Atomic Energy Committee.
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ATOSC
Sarget
Annie Energy
Leonid Ixichey
Soviet Union
Sovet Union
United Nations Committee 1 Atomia Energy
Society notes on entertainments and engagements
Mrs Elizabeth Leuis Peters and Mrs Inka R Ewell prepare for a Mediterranean cruise leaving January 27 as guests are entertained at home and by Miss Jula Etchison at a ber tvovage supper. Luncheon and tea events honor the couple, with speeches by Father Herbert A Jordan. Various dignitaries, engagements, travel plans, and anniversaries are noted.
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Peter
Ewell
Elizabeth Leuis Peters
North Court Street
Inka R. Ewell
East Secon Street
Jula Etchison
West Second Street
Peters
John Quynn
East Patries Street
Lee—Jackson
Herbert A Jordan
St. Joans Catnntic Church
Francis Scott Key Jiatel
Fitzvhugh Lee
Confederacy
Robert B Wee
Stonewall Jackson
Russell Castle
Edward Schantz
Stephen Foster
Miriam Feely
Toen
Gerald Huff
Catharine Long
C. T. Brosius
Memorial Concerts To Honor Late Dr Victor Victor
Friends establish the Joseph Victor Memorial Concerts at Hood College to honor the late Dr Victor a noted violinist. A five year plan begins with a Monday April 25 recital at Brodbeck Hall featuring Washington area musicians while a January 18 concert at Hood College honors Joseph Victor and welcomes the public without charge.
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Victor
Joseph Victor
Camp Detrick
Dr. Victor
Brodbeck Hall
Hond College
Mensortal Fund
Andrew
Joan
Canleagues
Fellme
Memorial Committee
Washington
Andrew G. Truxal
Hood College
Wening
Brodbeck
Frederick
American University
Victor Memorial Committee
John Be
Bateman
Carl R. Brewer
Abou
Four From County At State Meeting
Four members from Frederick County attended a state association duneheen meeting in Baltimore last Friday. They exchanged ideas with other locals on fund-raising methods and heard about developments in treatment and rehabilitation of heart disease patients. Attending from Frederick were Mr and Mrs Donald Ro Rice, Mrs Nelwn Bol, and Mrs Vernal C. Moore.
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Frederick Counts Eart Association
State Association
Baltimore
Clyde EB Arheeast
Amora
William S Love
Lee S Bowers
Lucy Marse
Kevy
Frederick
Donald Ro Rice
Nelwn Bol
Vernal C. Moore
Toll Road Network Proposal Quiets Public Road Debate
Washington discussed a national toll road network as an alternative to a presidential panel's plan. Oklahoma Turnpike Authority head criticized federal shifts of responsibility and urged a government plan to fund strategic highways. Gen Cues O Clay noted toll roads' staying power but questioned toll financing.
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Washington
Batles
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
US Chamber of Commerce
Bureau of Pubic Roads
Tell Finance
Gen Cues O Clay
Fisenhowers Comemission
Munsell Favors Electing County School Board in Talk
David J. Munsell, education committee chair of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, criticized the Farm Bureau resolution and urged an elected school board for Frederick County. He noted groups evolving into Citizens Council and Parents Committee, aiming to push direct public control, with plans to present a bill by February 1. Guests included Raymond Crum and Ray Wahl as Karry Pathan presided. January stage shows at North Frederick School were announced.
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David J) Munsell
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Chub
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Southern
Board of Education
Munsell
Citizens Committee
Citizens Council
Parents Committee
Karry B. Pathan
Raymond Crum
Ray Wahl
North Frederick
Optiks Club
State Roads Work Ahead Of Schedule And Ranks By County
Summary of 1954 road contracts totaling 86 million dollars for building and rebuilding 446 miles of highway. Major and secondary roads included with county allocations. rights of way and blueprints fed project planning. Article notes contractor-led execution and 11 million spent on rights of way and future contracts. Also brief items on a World speed record bail-out near Los Angeles and Britain rejecting Russian charges on West German rearmament and gas ban.
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Somerset
Garrett
Harford
Charles
Howard
Carroll
St. Marys
Dorchester
Allegany
Cecil
Caroline
Calvert
Talbot
Blue Star Memorial Highway
Washington National Pike
U. S. 301
Roads Commission
Jos Jet
Los Angeles
James B. Verdin
Engagement Announcement for Miss Undine Olsen and Thomas Bennett
Miss Undine Olsen daughter of Mrs Walter J Olsen and the late Mr Olsen of Highfield is engaged to Thomas M Bennett son of Mr and Mrs Alton Bennett of North Market Street. Miss Olsen is a Thurmont High School graduate and a stenographer at Landis Tool Company Waynesboro Pa. Mr Bennett is a Frederick High School graduate and World War II veteran now employed in the engineering department of the State Roads Commission. No wedding date set.
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Undine Olsen
Walter J Olsen
Highfield
Olsen
Thomas M. Bennett
Alton Bennett
North Market Street
Olen
Miss Olsen
Thurmont High School
Landis Tool Company
Waynesboro
Bennett
Fredenck High School
State Roads Commission
Davis Studio
Eisenhower Tracks Nation Politics and Nixon Debate
President Eisenhower tests the political weather by addressing Nixon speech controversy. He denies accusing the Democratic Party of treason, cites Nixon's loyalty, and argues administration unity strengthens the Republican path to victory in 1956. He urges Republicans to demand precise charges from accusers to prevent infighting.
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David Lawrence Washingto
Eisenhower
Republican Party
Nixon
Rayburn
Democratic Party
Truman
Roosevelt
Washington
America
Communist Party
Brownell
Harry Dexter White
FBI
White
Brawnell
Shays
Winter Weather Shifts Across Regions Across US
The weather shifted with cooler air moving south from the eastern Gulf states to Florida and the Gulf Coast saw freezing readings. Temperatures ranged from 1 degree in Mobile Alabama to 68 in Brownsville Texas while northern North Dakota stayed mild in places like Minot and Willis ton. Blustery western slopes stayed below zero with light precipitation across the Great Lakes, Northeast, and northern Appalachians.
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Associated Press
North Dakota
Gulf Coast
Florida
Mobile
Ala
Williston
Minot
Miamy
Great Plains
Texas
Canadian
Brownsville
Tex
Rockies
Grea Lakes
Appalachians
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Bill Dinneen
Syracuse
William H ' Bill Dinneen
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Honek
Wands
Fis
David Smuth
David Smith
Tanestown
Walkerasille High School
Western Marian Cottage
Walkersville School
Tinea
Tammertown Pach School
Viand School
Ace
Hermz
Riverside
Belthanss
Miss Heuck
Mro
Mes
William Schwarber
Keymar
Hewa
Reta Teapnea Cannon
William G. Carbaugh
Chambersburg, Pa
Nellie V Cannon
East Pat- Shieh
Kernan’s Hospital
Carbaugh
Historic
Et Society
J Walker Carty
George B Douglas
C C Carty Incorporated
Chicago
Tats B Beem
Middletown
Richard Mertz
Essex
Tucson
Arizona
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Charles Johnson
Leroy A. Adams
Leroy Albert, Jr
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Wayne, Smith
Spirit Lake Road
Winter Haven
Fla
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Barlow Air Base
Bette Powers
Wilson Place
Donald P. Shook
Barksdale Air Force Base
Shreveport
James Logan
Margie Logan
R. I
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Jefferson
Frederics County
Mise Firhison
Mor, Jehison
West Lee- One Street
Johin Elvgieth Etchison
John Hunter Hanna, Jr
Detroi
Smith-Houlton
Samuel Leonard Houlton
College Park
Beverly
Raymond Smith
Ray H. Smith
Monocacy Meadows
University Chapel
Ntleze Park
Alpha Gamma Rho
Harry Bleecker
Billy
Susan
Pasadena
Calif
Bleecker
And
Mire Waitham
Storm Rockwell Terrace
Ane Was
Alex Sezal
Cindy
John
New York City
Thomas Davis
Gary
Keith
Fairview Avenue
Westbrook
Davis
Patricia — Keller
Gilmore Keller
Ladies Golf Association
V.F.W. Country Club
Bruce Gregory
Vmre
L. Cameron Hill
Lillian Brown
Lindbergh Avenue
Caine
Barry Sullivan
Sullivan
Marie Brown
Miss Brown
Jesse Nicodemusi
Reese Warner
Jownstille
William G. Care
Brunswick
Charles Eugene
Donald Wayne
Maier
Lawrence Leonard
Yellow Springs
Earl Yingling
Linden Hills
Leonards
Fort, Lauderdale
Karl Rabie
John Zufall
Ray Scott
Vircka Dunn
Farm Bureau St
London
Britain
Russia
Paris
West Germany
Waa
Geneva
Werster Lass
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