Maryland Hits Deep Freeze After Warm Spell
Maryland plunged back into cold, with overnight temperatures near zero and heavy snow along the South Mountain between Frederick and Washington counties. Wolfsville recorded 10 inches, drifts up to four to five feet closed roads, while crews used bulldozers to clear paths. Baltimore saw a drop from 57 to 12 degrees as a new record chill set in, and a few inches of snow lingered in Garrett County. Five vessels were trapped by ice in the Chesapeake Bay as ice breakers worked to free them. Minor accidents occurred with no serious injuries.
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Washington
Wolfsville
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Kenneth Lay
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Mercersburg
Jim Snyder
Suffecool
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Garrett County
Cumberland
Chesapeake Bay
Coast Guard
Talchester Beach
Grand Central Station
Middletown
Etares
Eisenhower and Mikoyan Hold Long Talks on US Soviet Ties
President Eisenhower and Anastas Mikoyan spent 1 hour 45 minutes in a discussion on US Soviet differences. Mikoyan said the exchange was useful and not a negotiation. Khrushchev’s greeting message was conveyed, and both sides sent greetings to each other’s leaders amid talks on Berlin disarmament and a divided Germany.
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Nikita Khrushchev
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Germany
Airliner Crashes Off Mar del Plata Beach in Atlantic
An Austral Airlines airliner carrying 52 people crashed into the Atlantic near Mar del Plata while approaching in windy rain. Only one survivor was found, three bodies recovered, and searchers faced stormy seas. The passenger list included noted scientists Eduardo Braun Menendez and Jose Mexzadra, though confirmation of their presence was uncertain.
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Jose Mexzadra
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Tommnoislinn Card
Road Conditions Report For Washington To Delaware
The AAA road condition report notes West from D C to Hancock Maryland mostly clear with slippery sections on the toll road from Hancock to the Turnpike and ash on the Pa Turnpike icy and snow covered with 35 mph limit plowing and cindering extreme caution advised. Ohio Turnpike has snow spots and west of Hancock slippery snow covered with icy patches. US 30 west to Ohio also icy and snow covered west of Winchester Virginia balance icy. Memorial Bridge DC to Delaware mostly clear New Jersey Turnpike clear strong winds halt house trailers DC to Harrisburg clear to Maryland line with snowy sections to Harrisburg.
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Maryland Line
Stranded Passengers Rescued After Snowbound Drive
Snowbound traffic on Baughman’s Lane near Rock Creek forced about a dozen cars to abandon vehicles. City Police guided families to the barracks as a snowplow cleared the road. No injuries or frostbite were reported though the scene showed a serious cold hazard and near gridlock.
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Rock Creek
Shiat Lee
Carroll Manor Fire Co Annual Election Held
Carroll Manor Fire Co held its annual election of officers with results: President B Clark Gibson Sr first vice Preston Smith second co president Willard Keller secretary Robert G Tuck assist secretary Charles F Carlin treasurer Robert F Straiman assist treasurer Clarence C C Thomas captain William M Reno first lieutenant Paul Biser second lieutenant Bernard Gibson Jr hose director Franklin Plunkard chaplain Rev W D Metrhing assist chaplain John O Hoffman ambulance chief Eugene Johnson Directors: James F Houff W Homer Renn John Page Howard J Siup Sr Joseph E Biser William Shreve Reports for 1958 show 27 fire calls and 86 ambulance calls. directors will meet to appoint 10 assistant ha semes for 188. WANTS SON HOWE KNOXVILLE AP Dad seeks missing son. plea runs in paper.
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Carroll Manor Fire Co
B. Clark Gibson Sr
Preston Smith
Willard Keller
Robert G Tuck
Charles F. Carlin
Robert F. Straiman
Clarence C. C. Thomas
William M. Reno
Paul Biser
Bernard @. Gibson Jr
Franklin Plunkard
W. D. Metrhing
John O. Hoffman
Eugene Johnson
James F. Houff
W. Homer Renn
John Page Howard J Siup Sr
Joseph E. Biser
William Shreve
Hasemen
Heart Association to Purchase Apparatus in Frederick County
The Frederick County Heart Association plans to buy a child size blood pressure apparatus with funds from the Heart Fund campaign starting next month. Dr. Leonard Scherlis and County Health Officer Dr. Forbes Burgess requested the equipment. John W. Morgan of Potomac Edison will head this year’s fund drive. Local groups organize rheumatic fever control and lauded free films and literature, with kickoff luncheon set for January 28 at the Emerson Hotel in Baltimore.
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Frederick County Heart Association
Direc EU Aral
Ad Akae Ban Association
West Church Street
Leonard Scherlis
Forbes Burgess
Heart Fund
Edgar H. McBride
D. Alfred Cutsail
John W. Morgan
Potomac Edison Company
Lee Bowers
State’ Education Committee
Nelson Bohn
Grace Butcher
Heart Association
Bowers
Edward D. Storm
Emmerson
Baltimore
Frederick High School
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Henry V. Chase
E. Elizabeth Derr
School of Nursing
Icecails
Tigo Ie Park
Grace M Butcher
William Warren
Ada L. Moore
Cutsatl
Morgan
Heart Office
Barton Man Killed Near Cumberland
CUMBERLAND AP An early year fatality occurred when Richard B. Wilson 21 of Barton died when his car crashed into a bridge abutment and plunged about 20 feet into Georges Creek State Police reported Harry Bradley Kyle about 24 was injured in the crash on Maryland 38 and taken to a Keyser hospital with shock possible rib fractures facial and chest lacerations and other injuries
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Allesany
Richard B. Wilson
Barton
Wilson
Georges Creek
Harry Bradley Kyle
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Keyser
W. Va
Jeter
Hotel Fire at Tuller Hotel Kills and Injures in Detroit
A three alarm blaze tore through the Tuller Hotel in downtown Detroit. Police reported at least two dead and many injured as firefighters battled the flames. In Garden Grove California a large manhunt continued for a gunman believed to be holding a family hostage for the second time in a week with hundreds of officers engaged.
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Garden Grove
Calif
Los Angeles
One Killed and 23 Hurt in Prairie Crossing Crash
A northbound Rock Island Twin Star Rocket collided with a truck loaded with steel rods at a prairie crossing near Houston. Truck driver Ray Dawson, 45, died. 23 train passengers and crew were injured but not critically. Eight cars derailed upright. a baggage car toppled. The Houston train had departed Union Station minutes earlier for Minneapolis. A second item notes Sears Roebuck employee drive to unionize beginning January 27, led by Teamsters VP Dusty Miller, appointed by Hoffa.
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Ray Dawson
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Miller
James R. Hoffa
Postal Receipts Rise 1958 After Rate Increase Slows Pace
Frederick's 1958 postal receipts climbed about 20 percent to 363537.98, surpassing 1957 by 61000.34, yet growth slowed after August 1 rate hikes on first class mail. Postmaster James A Grove notes higher receipts in Jan-Aug and Aug-Dec periods, with mail volume down overall due to Christmas postage increases and stamp sales shifting in December.
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Parcel Post
Public Health Panel Discusses Tuberculosis History and Trends
A Frederick County Wealth Council panel on Public Health and Health Education in tuberculosis reviewed the TB Association’s role in control and general public health. Dr Forbes Burgess compared death rates from 1907 to 1957, noting a steep decline due to drugs and better treatment, while morbidity has not fallen as sharply.
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Frederick County Wealth Council
Frederick County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
James B. Thomas
TB Association
Forbes Burgess
Frederick County
Thomas
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Many Aides Named For Governor Tawes at State House
Annapolis reports list new aides to Governor Tawes including Finigan Finan Simpkins Smith Tucker and McCain. Miss Jeannette Finigan will manage scheduling and correspondence while Lloyd Simpkins will handle legislative contact. Finan and others bring prior legal and municipal experience to offices with Tuberculosis Health Education roles interwoven in health services coverage.
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Annapolis
API
Jeannette Finigan
Comptroller’s Office
McKeidin
Atsert FL Mansbergesch
Finigan
Baltimore
Glenn L. Martin Co
Ak Ao
James Lacy
Tawes
Simpkins
House of Delegates
Judiciary Committee
Legislative Council
Somerset
UNG Fuse Htly
William A. Gresham
McKeldin
Thomas A. Financé&.vearenoid
County Roads Open Statewide Yet Middletown Drifted
Snow drifts up to four to five feet blocked county roads in Middletown valley while main highways remained passable. Crews from the County Roads Board and State Roads Commission battled the storm with graders and bulldozers, aiming to clear routes by night. Temperatures fell below zero at night and rose to near 10 this morning as conditions persisted with drifting and icy spots.
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Middletown Valley
Unionville
County Roads Board
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Wolfsville
Roads Board
U.S. 40
Maryland 75
U.S. 15
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Frederick
New Market
Urbana
Gamoril State Park
High Knob
Carroll County
Potomac Edison Company
Cute Lake
Frederick County
Bet Piste
Frederick Frederick Memorial
Stormy Weather Strikes Broad Areas Across Midwest and Northeast
A massive winter storm blanketed northeastern Indiana and western Michigan with heavy snow and 20 mph winds. South Bend declared a state of emergency after 17 inches fell, while parts of the Great Lakes region faced blizzard conditions and record cold. Door-to-door plowing and road clearing continued through the night as authorities warned of dangerous travel and widespread drifting.
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