Damages Sought in $35000 Auto Crash Trial
Testimony opened in Circuit Court in Savage Howard County as Frederick W. Haxel and wife Nellie sue for 35000 over a February 19 1956 three car collision. Defendants Melvin and Mrs Oden and Samuel and Mrs Lipscomb contend Ft. Haxel hit Lipscomb car. Mrs Haxel injured and seeking medical bills and relief. Jury foreman Philip N. Robert leads a panel including Walter Smith Charles Ambrose and others.
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Baltimore
S. 1
Savage
Howard County
Thomas Anderson
Rockville
Pawick M. Schnawffer
Florida
Frederick W. Haxel
Nellie R. Haxel
Haxel
Melvin Oden
Samuel Lipscomb
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Haxels
Lipscombs
James McSherry
Oden
Philip N. Robert
Walter C. Smith
Woods Boro
Charles R. Ambrose
Thurmont
Joe R. Grossnickle
Charles L. Leatherman
Charles L. Leatherman. Catoctic
Estelle B. Baker
Frederick Bruce A. Brechey
Mark E. Gladhill
Watson Cramer
Mount Pleasant
Mary &. Fry
Buckeystown
Charles W. Putman
Tuscarora
Hagerstown approves expanded pedestrian walk lights
The Hagerstown Mayor and Council approved a major expansion of downtown traffic control lights to aid pedestrians. Neon walk lights will be installed at eight locations including West Washington and West Franklin Streets, with signals timed to stop all traffic at intersections for crossing in any direction.
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Hagerstown
Jet Bomber Crashes On Alaskan Takeoff
A six engine B47 jet bomber crashed after takeoff at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks Alaska. The aircraft burst into flames showering the area with exploding 20 millimeter cannon shells. Co pilot Captain Alfred Despres escaped and later rescued the pilot Captain Daniel Hahn. Two other crewmen were believed trapped and killed. The plane failed to retract its landing gear and began circling before more mechanical trouble developed.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Varea
Alfred 5
Despres
Daniel J. Hahn
Eiel' S Son Air Force Base
Here
Air Force
Drillers Strike Water at Point of Rocks School
After drilling over 400 feet, water was reached at Point of Rocks Elementary School. Superintendent Dr. James A. Sensenbaugh of Frederick County Schools said the water problem appears solved and taping will start with a tank and pipeline planned, installed soon. The well driller Austin R. Keyser Inc. pierced limestone to reach paydirt, providing clear water for the 77 students previously served by portable fountains.
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Point of Rocks
James A. Sensenbaugh
Frederick County
Sensen‘baugh
Welli
Austin R. Keyser Inc
Paydirt
Frederick County Youth Elected State 4 H Head
Maryland 4H Older Youth Group met in Baltimore and elected new officers for county units. Frederick County president James Kirby. Anne Arundel vice president Patricia Beard. secretary Dorothy J Billmeier. award winners include Patricia Messer and Ruth A Payne. other names listed for Carroll County and Montgomery County. A gunman terrorizing Lan cetlin Island near Perth has residents arming themselves as detectives hunt the shooter who has killed one and wounded priests.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Joseph Smith
Frederick County
James Kirby
Anne
Arundel County
Patricia Beard
Anne Arundel County
Patricia Messer
Montgomery
Ruth Apayne
Jean Carpenter
Washington
Ronald H. Smith
Queen Annes
Dorothy J. Billmeier
Caroline
Perth
Australia
Lancélin Island
December employment hits record in 1969 economy
The December employment rose to 65.699 million, a record for the month, with unemployment at 3.577 million and a 5.2 percent jobless rate. Labor officials cite a rebound from steel shortages, a return to pre strike levels, and continued improvements as workers recalled.
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Washington
James P .Mitchell
Seymour Wolfoein
Set Registration Dates For Community College
Frederick Community College schedules registration for the second semester in the college office on Thursday January 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Classes start Friday January 29. New courses include American Government three semester hours, Plane Trigonometry, Analytic Geometry, English Literature Blake to Modern, and auditing options for those not seeking credit. Microbiology to be taught at Frederick Memorial Hospital for student nurses.
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Frederick Community College
College
United States
College al
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Aunt Marys Dream Of Helping 600 Teens Faces End
In Baltimore AP report Aunt Mary Dobkin, a 50 year old immigrant woman in a wheelchair, built the Mary Dobkin Children’s Fund and Athletic Club to aid 600 underprivileged teens. The club and fund face closure due to rent and funding shortages, jeopardizing two decades of community work and a noted drop in juvenile crime in East Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Mary Dobkin
Dobkin
Mary
Russia
Amet
FTC targets trickery in TV commercials
The Federal Trade Commission charged four large firms and three ad agencies with deceptive advertising practices in television spots. Examples cited include margarine flavor gems, sandpaper in shaving cream, foil-wrapped ham, and a cigarette machine in toothpaste claims. Firms named include Standard Brands Blue Bonnet Colgate Palmolive Aluminum Alcoa Wear Ever and Lever Brothers with agencies Ted Bates Ketchum McLeod Grove Foote Cone. They have 36 days to respond.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
FTC
FIC
Standard Brands, Inc
New York City
Colgate-Palmolive Co
Aluminum Co. of America
Pittsburgh
Wear-Ever Aluminum Inc
Philadelphia
Alcoa
Lever Brothers Co
Motorist Not Guilty Of Reckless Driving
Frederick City resident Addison L. Hoffman was found not guilty of reckless driving after a Magistrate Edward Storm hearing. Hoffman testified he suffers epilepsy from war injuries and had an epileptic attack at the scene, and offered to surrender his license.
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Frederick City
Edward D. Storm
Department of Motor Vehicles
Addison LI
Hoffman
Water Street
Bernard King
College Avenue
Second Street
King
Rigg
Anay
Army
Midwest Snow and Ice Paralyze Travel Across Regions
The Associated Press reports an ice storm across New York and Midwest snow dumps. Two deaths occurred near Syracuse from icy roads. Snow totals reach up to two feet in Colorado and Nebraska, with widespread blowing and dangerous driving conditions across Iowa Wisconsin and the Plains.
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Associated Press
New York State
Midwest
New York
Hudson
Mohawk
Syracuse
Iowa
Wisconsin
Lower
Michigan
Towa
Canada
Kansas
Oklahoma
Rockies
Montana
Colorado
Nebraska
Rico
Great Plains
Texas
Earthquakes Rock Peru Again
AP report from Lima notes strong quakes across Peru with injuries in Ica Province as aftershocks linger from Nazca to Arequipa. A tidal wave hit Ancon and celebrations paused while rescue efforts continued and death tolls rose in multiple towns.
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Lima
Peru
Ica
Ancon
Nazca
Arequipa
Arequipa Analis
Chuquibamba
Manuel Prado
Rain totals climb as January nears monthly norm
Rain fell through the night adding to January’s total at 1.74 inches from the airport weather station. The forecast calls for showers today then colder weather with highs near 46 and lows about 10 degrees lower. Future outlook shows no major precipitation until Monday and weekend temps not exceeding 20 degrees.
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Jan Jary
Official
Weather Bureau
Five Day Forecast Notes Near Normal Averages
Temperatures will average near normal with colder conditions this weekend and warmer on Monday. Colder again Tuesday or Wednesday. Precipitation totals about one third inch on Monday and Wednesday. Normal highs around 38 to 14, early morning lows in the 20s with around 18 in extreme Western Maryland.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Plane Victim Accused Of Funds Misuse
New York AP reports two complaints allege misappropriation of funds by Julian Andrew Frank, an attorney linked to a plane disaster that killed 34 people including Frank on a January flight from New York to Miami over Bolivia, NC. The Manhattan DA’s office says separate complaints were filed since March. investigations continue.
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NEW York
Julian Andrew
Frank
Miami
Bolivia
Manhattan
Golden Age Club proposed in Frederick County
A "Golden Age" club to aid senior citizens is under discussion at a Winchester Hall meeting in preparation for the White House Conference on Aging. A regional plan includes surveys in Frederick and allied counties, with committees to study income, health, housing, and recreation, aiming to form club chapters and seek state and federal support.
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Frederick County
White House
Winchester Hall
Sycre
Hagerstown
Genera Barthel
Barthel
Josephine Etchison
C. Burr Artz
Johno
Hanna
Jennings Bailey
Helen Nothagle
George
Z. Best
Khrushchev Proposes Major Soviet Military Cut
Khrushchev seeks to reduce 1.2 million Soviet armed forces personnel over the next year or two and shift to rocket age weapons. Gromyko urges Western powers to follow suit, while Lithuanian leader Paleckis calls for global Parliaments to push similar cuts. No further details on the plan or tests are given.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Khrushchev
United States
Britain
France
Justas Paleckis
Soviet Union
Central Pacific
Force Cut Seen As Ammunition For Summit
European newspapers view Khrushchev's proposed Soviet armed forces cut as political leverage at the East West summit in May. Editors debate whether the reductions ease tension or reveal a military edge in intercontinental missiles, praising the move as shrewd propaganda.
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London
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Denmark
Dazens iNyheder
Soviet Union
London Times
Britain
Daily Express
Western powers press for global Soviet arms inspection
The United States and Western allies push a broad international inspection system to monitor Soviet manpower cuts amid disarmament talks in Geneva set for March 1 15. Officials say inspections must span behind the Iron Curtain and within free nations to prevent cheating. Khrushchev’s announced 1 200 000 man cut heightens focus on verification in forthcoming consultations with Britain France and others.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Geneva
Uniteds States
Britain
France
Free Nations
Nikita. Khrushchev
State Department
Pentagon
White House
Omfort
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