Weathering Ice Closes Many Roads Across Region
Freezing rain and sleet slicked highways causing closures and delays. State crews worked through the night to clear major routes, while schools and transit reported cautious operations. Ice coated parking lots and parkways with temperatures near freezing, light snow in places, and a forecast of continuing light drizzle and cloudy conditions.
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Ieaire Park
Middletown Man Killed In Columbus
Sidney Miller, 40, of Middletown, Ohio, an Atomic Energy Commission employee, died in a downtown Columbus crash while riding as a passenger in a vehicle driven by his father-in-law, Martin L. Stapleton. Four other AEC workers were in the cars. The group had traveled from Port Columbus to a Columbus hotel for a Gas Co meeting, which was later canceled.
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Battelle Memorial Institute
Collimbus
Accidents Blamed On Local Streets After Morning Skids
Accidents blamed on local streets as three crashes occur in the morning. Charles St. Smith’s sanitation truck skidded on Linden Avenue and struck a parked vehicle owned by Alvey Wolfe. Margaret Castle veered into a tree on Columbus Avenue near North Bentz. Roy Hillner’s car slid on Slines Lane near Madison Street, striking guard posts with no damages reported. Funeral notice mentions Dr. Miller, a Ohio State University graduate and chemical engineer, with donations requested to Cancer and Heart associations.
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Cincinnati
MM. Tidyall
New York
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Cleveland
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Heart Associations
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Thurntant
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Palrigk
Alvey R. Wolfe
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Iate
Margaret Y. Castle
Columbus Avenue
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Roy Hillner
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Sline’s Lane
Madison Shect
T Frank Darsey
Bernard
King Ail Sergt
Harry Phillips
Wayne Home Damaged In Blazing House Fire
ENCINO Calif Actor Wayne and wife Pilar Pallette escaped unharmed as a second floor fire broke out at their residence around 3 20 am The actress and their 40 month old daughter Aissa were saved The fire caused near half a million dollars in damage to the second floor and belongings Firefighters found a possible stove or fireplace origin The house held Wayne movie memorabilia which was saved plus the dog Blackie.
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Fleot
Winter Weather Brings Ice and Slush Across Maryland
The Associated Press reports a wintry mix with freezing rain and sleet affecting West Maryland. State roads crews operated across Allegany and Garrett counties as chains advised for motorists. Temperatures rose from ice to slush, with 0.67 inch of precipitation in Yorkville since September noted. State lows reached 22 at Randolphstown, others in the 20s. A double barreled low pressure system from Kentucky and South Carolina drove the storm, with rain ending by late afternoon and mild but brief warmth ahead before a cold snap.
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South Carolina
Delaware
Baureau
Governor Spares Slayer From Death
ANNAPOLIS McKeldin commuted Alvin Braxton’s sentence from the gas chamber to life imprisonment saying his young age and compulsive personality disturbance justify mercy though the crime warranted the death penalty. Braxton would have been Maryland’s youngest executed criminal after a 1956 liquor-store hold up and fatal shooting of a patrolman.
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McKeldin
Alvin Herbert Wraxton
Maryland Penitentiary
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Maryland
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Heydoagan
Atralman
John R. Phelsn
Groundlooped Ai rlane injures two pilots and a passenger
A Douglas twin engine airliner owned by General Tire Co of Akron crashed on an icy ramp at the Fair Chill Engine and Airplane Co airport during an instrument landing in rain. The plane was demolished and three aboard were unhurt. Roads were slick and Frederick County schools faced closures as sleet and freezing rain hit the area. Chantilly Virginia was named site for a second public airport for the District of Columbia by President Eisenhower.
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Frederick County
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Congress Today
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Districh of Columbia
Jayne Mansfields Wedding Hoopla At July Fourth Picnic
Portuguese Bend, ia Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay tied the knot in a glass chapel as 1400 fans mostly teens created a raucous scene outside Wayfarers Chapel by the Pacific. Hollywood names Rob Hope and Marie Windsor attended, while photographers packed the event and Mansfield wore pink Brussels lace as the couple departed for Dallas.
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Mickey Hargitay
Wayfarers
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Mickey
Tie
Rob Hope
Marie Windsor
Hollywood
Pacific Ocean
Final Stage Of AEC Moving To Germantown
Moving day disrupted communications as the Atomic Energy Commission shifts most offices from downtown Washington to a new Germantown Maryland building about 30 miles away. About 1800 employees were on administrative leave. commissioners and key personnel stayed on call from home via duty officers.
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Washington
Germantown
Navy Coach Withdraws From A&M Head Job
Navy football coach Eddie Grdcisiz withdraws from consideration for the head coaching and athletic director post at Texas A&M. He cites ties to Navy and affection for the program and its midshipmen, signaling a continued commitment to his current role and duties.
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Midshipmen
Rise in Frederick City Accidents and Injuries 1957
Frederick Police Department annual 1957 report shows motor vehicle accidents climbed from 280 to 907 with 4 14 injuries and 27 persons injured severely. There was one fatal accident involving a volunteer firefighter amid right of way faults, improper turns, and speeding.
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Frederick
Jared
Polic
Roads Board To Receive Bids For Moser Road Surfacing
County Roads Board will receive bids February 3 at noon for a project to complete the Moser road surfacing from Limmen to the corporate limits of Tinmont and connect with old Us. 15, including clearing drainage and macadam surfacing across 1.241 miles. The route runs from Inntown to Crangerstown over Maryland 55M, linking to Frederick road.
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Thurmont
Moser
Limmen
Tinemont
Inntown
Frederick Road
Crangerstown
Maryland
Talks on US summit role spark mixed praise and critique
A W I N Y K transcript recalls Truman and Eisenhower discussions on hosting future world summits in the United States. The piece cites Truman urging a strong budget stance, Nixon quips, and mentions Wilson and Roosevelt in reflecting on past presidential travel for foreign talks.
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Navy Plane Crash Kills Nine at Patuxent NAS
A Navy Vanspork plane crashed during approach at Patuxent Naval Air Station. Witnesses said the aircraft attempted a second approach before failing to gain altitude and crashing through trees, exploding. Nine sailors died. a 10th body was reported missing pending kin notification.
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Wilts
Debt Boost Sought as Nation Hits Ceiling
The administration asked Congress to raise the national debt limit from 275 billion to 280 billion dollars. Secretary of the Treasury To dovl Waderson submitted draft legislation, to be handled by the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees, restricting the increase to June 30, 1959. The current debt stood at about 274.95 billion dollars on January 2, reflecting a tight ceiling amid defense spending. The president argued the limit is too restrictive for flexible, economical fiscal management.
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House
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Anderson
Jess Shaw
Eisenhower
Banks Hold Annual Stockholders Meetings in Frederick
Annual meetings were held by two Frederick banks with directors re-elected for the coming year. Farmers and Mechanics National Bank directors include Bennett, Crothers, Oultrow, Duvall, Erikison, Hendrickson, Nicodemus, Quyan, Sheemater, Shuff, Storm, Young. Frederick County National Bank directors include Brivvain, Carty, Carty, Gross, Walter, Miller, Myers, Nusz, Renn, Wapfield, others. Registration for the upcoming primary will be held Saturday at the county courthouse basement from 9 a.m. to noon.
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Armers and Mechanics-Citizens National Bank
William B. Bennett
Robert B. Crothers
Davie T. Oultrow
Harold 5. Duvall
A. Hart Erikison
Rames Hendrickson
Kent C. Nicodemus
Allen G
Bus Skids On Ice Kill Two In Bedford County Crash
A Continental Trailways bus skidded on a freezing rain slick on the Pittsburgh to New York route, severing a 15 foot rear section after slamming into a bridge abutment near Bedford. Two killed, seventeen injured and sixteen admitted to Bedford County Memorial Hospital. Driver Gordon Hilentan of Uniontown treated for minor scratches. Most seriously hurt was Albert Ekenstam, 28, of Salt Lake City. Seaman Joseph M. Pulaski, 28, of Baltimore, among the injured.
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Bedford County Memorial Hospital
Charles Malloy
Alvin, Ia
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Seaman Joeseph M. Pulaski
Baltimore
Arnold Whitmore Dies At Home In Frederick
T Arnold Whitmore longtime News Post Job Department head in Frederick died at his home 426 North Market around 11 05 this morning after a prolonged illness He was a prominent local figure and served the paper for many years leaving a lasting impact on the community
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Frederick
News-Post
Weleek
North Market
Saa Af
British heiress Sarah Churchill jailed on drunken charge
Los Angeles socialite Sarah Churchill daughter of Sir Winston Churchill was booked at Malibu Beach on a public drunkenness charge after a tense arrest at her home. Deputies said she resisted officers damaged property and smeared lipstick in the kitchen while clutching a rum glass before detention. She denied intoxication and planned to plead not guilty.
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Ariress
Sarah Churchill
Dustice
Malibu Beach
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Sueritt
Malibu
General ‘Telephone Co
Winston Churchill
Vawity
Miss Movehill
Robert Barns
Turance
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