Snow slows travel as Frederick county gets heavy storm
A heavy snowstorm causes slow traffic across Frederick county with up to six and a half inches in Gambril Park and six inches at the airport. Roads crews use plows, rock salt, and drift blades while chains are advised on many routes. Schools closed early and sledding begins as residents brace for lingering ice and cold winds.
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Frederick
State Roads Commission
Gambril Park
Hermann Toms
Airport
State Police
Unionville
Frederick City
Patrick
Market
Thurmont
Commission
Montgomery County
Iine
Thomas G. Mohler
C. S 1
Baltimore-Washington Boulevard
Howard Counoy Hink
Laurel
Westminster
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Potomac Edison Company
Toms
Iag
High Knob
Greyhound Strite
Bats Sevice
Baltimore
Washington
Cumberland
Randallstown
Pikesville
Benson
Towson
Conowingo
Waterloo
Rockville
Waldorf
Easton
Balisher
County sells promissory notes to buy voting machines
The Board of County Commissioners sold 92 91 in promissory notes to Fredericktown Savings Institution at about two percent interest. The issue covers six notes of 25 485 85 each, due yearly from 1957 to 1962, with bids from Fredericktown Savings Bank Farmers and Mechanics Citizens National Bank and Western Maryland Trust Company. Proceeds fund voting machines purchased to meet the new law with a two percent discount.
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Board of County Commissioners
Fredericktown Savings Institution
Farmers and Mechanics Citizens National Bank
Western Maryland Trust Company
Frederick
Fredericktown Savings Aesolution
Farmers and Mechanics
Citizens National Bank
Western
Maryland
Trust Company
Fuel Supply Drivers Strike Is Settled
New York City announces settlement of a five day strike by about 3000 fuel supply drivers and 380 coal and oil distributors amid snow closures. Mayor Robert Waener briefs fuel dealers and Local 553 International Brotherhood of Teamsters representatives as terms remain undisclosed. Bus and other events were postponed or canceled due to the storm and snow.
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New York
New York City
Robert Waener
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
No Change In Bus Strike On Greyhound
Washington reports no change in Greyhound driver walkout tied to the firing of a driver involved in a fatal accident. Union leaders call the strike unauthorized. a meeting was set for 1 p.m. Today. Routes to Baltimore and westward from Washington remain affected while service north of Baltimore and south of Washington continues. A tentative ticket-sharing arrangement with Trailways is described as not in effect elsewhere.
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Washington
Greyhound Bus Line
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Maryland City
Here
Greyhound
More Salk Shots Given at Winchester Hall Clinic
The county polio clinic at Winchester Hall drew a large turnout of about 300 children for the first of three Salk inoculations. Dr. Forbes Burgess, county health officer, said only 25 cancellations were recorded from the list. Balloons were given to youngsters, easing the visit. some children left with surprised smiles. A separate note mentions a quietly higher New York market.
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Winchester Hall
Forbes Burgess
Burgess
State Police Urge Use Of Auto Chains
Heavy snow blanketed Maryland with 5 to 7 inches and hazardous highways. State Police urged chains on most roads as crews logged 12 to 15 hours of snowfall. One fatal crash occurred near Cumberland as a car skidded into a culvert. Western Maryland forecasters warned of light snow flurries, with clearing by day’s end. fresh highs 30s to 40. Road reports from multiple towns noted snow cover, icy spots, and recommended or required chains.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Garrett County
Frostburg
Allegany County
Paul Wesley Kennedy
Flintstone
U.S. 40
Cumberland
Pikesville
State Roads Commission
Sideling Hill Mountain
Hagerstown
Frederick
Gambrill State Park
Chesapeake -Hay- Mead Meet
Defense chief cites Ridgway consent to Army cuts split view
Defense Secretary Wilson and Adm. Radford believed Gen. Ridgway agreed to Army manpower reductions in 1954-55 as outlined in Eisenhower's State of the Union. Ridgway later said he did not concur, claiming he faced political pressure and a later shift in his stance. The dispute centers on whether Ridgway favored reduced Army strength and the exact timing of his disagreement.
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Los Angeles
P—Defense
Wilson
Arthur W. Radford
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Saturday Evening Post
Washington
Radford
Joint Chiefs
Wilcoe
Point Seaverdas
Associated Press
Ship Crashes Texas Tower Near Cape Cod
A U.S. Military Sea Transport Service vessel, a 22 ton ship, collided with a tall offshore structure near Cape Cod, tearing a hole in a tank and injuring its starboard side. The crew reported water ingress and partial damage to the tower, with officials not yet confirming total tower damage.
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Boston
Cape Cod
Piya Green
Gathi Pend Siotta Ot Ue
Military Sea Transport Service
Jler
Deadlock Breaks Over School Construction Bill
The House moved toward breaking a deadlock over the school construction bill aimed at federal aid to schools. Debate to begin next week with considerations on barring funds to districts that segregate whites and Negro pupils. The Education Committee approved a plan to grant 1.6 billion dollars over four years, allocations based on school-age population. President Eisenhower proposed billions over five years, tied to need and ability. Rep Powell pledged to offer a segregation amendment as promised.
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Miles Wynnimlees
House
Rep McConnell
Pennsylvania
House Education Committee
McConnell
Rules Committee
Southern House
Pawhakhanes
Eisenhower
Congress
Rep
Powell
Pocomoke City Stores Damaged By Fire
Pocomoke City Md fire damaged several stores including a restaurant and grocery, three unoccupied buildings, and threatened the Peacock Hotel. The fire began about 7 am on Clarke Avenue, with the full fire department responding to control spread from the kitchen to nearby structures.
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Pocomoke City
Peacock’s
Clarke Avenue
Maple and
Willow
Five Day Forecast for Maryland and Delaware Regions
Five day outlook shows clearing this afternoon and a chill period. Temperatures stay moderately cold with warmth Monday and a fall again Wednesday. Snow expected in northern areas while rain or snow in southern areas Tuesday. Daytime highs near normal and overnight lows from Garrett to southern Delaware.
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Maryland
Delaware
Garrett County
Snowstorm brings relief to dry lands across regions
The eastern half of the nation endured its season's heaviest snowstorm, delivering up to 10 inches in some areas and crippling travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid Atlantic. Farmers in drought areas hailed the snow as a relief, with Missouri and Illinois reporting deaths and heavy accumulations elsewhere. Temperatures cooled markedly, with widespread 10 to 20 degree drops and varied precipitation across regions.
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Diplomatic relations to be established with Liberia and USSR
Mustawa Liberia and the Soviet Union agreed to establish diplomatic relations. A Soviet delegation attended Liberia's third inauguration and opened talks on envoy exchange. The pact includes nonaggression, equality, noninterference, and sovereignty respect. Liberia may accept economic aid but remains wary of communism.
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Soviet Union
Foren
LF. Tischev
Weev OR Phra
Lyehev
Scottish Rite Dinner Celebrates Masonic Degrees at Temple
Frederick Ladce of Perfection led a Scottish Rite event at the Masonic Temple with four degrees shown in the morning after a dinner by the Me Frederick chapter of the Eastern Star. Despite bad weather, officers and members gathered as the feast and ceremonies proceeded. A second item reports a brief riot at Maryland Penitentiary when a term prisoner sparked a disturbance that soon quieted.
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Scottish Rite
Frederick Ladce
Perfection
Masonic Temple
Frederick
Plane Crash Fatal To 22 In The Tatras Near Border
The Czech Air Lines plane crashed in the Tatra Mountains near the Czech Slovak border killing 22 people. The flight was en route from Bratislava to Kosice when it went down Wednesday in the wild mountains. Official agency reports identify the route and locations involved.
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Vienna
Austria
Fess
Tatra
Bratislava
Kosice
All Trace Of Stolen Gold Bars Is Lost
Geneva police admitted they had lost all trace of 260000 francs worth of gold bars stolen from a Geneva transport firm’s truck in broad daylight. The heist, one of Switzerland’s largest, appears linked to a Paris origin shipment and involved a pickup near the main railway station.
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Switzerland
Hie
Osur
Mama
France
Paris
M. Salamin
Soviet Technicians Admitted To Egypt
Diplomatic sources say Gamal Abdel Nasser admitted more Soviet technicians to Egypt to expand help with operating guns, tanks, and jets. The number reportedly rose to about five times the originally estimated 30 experts, amid Egypt’s arms deal with Czechoslovakia worth 80 million dollars. The move heightens Middle East tension by shifting the military balance with Israel and Arab states.
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U. S
Middle East
Egypt
Red Czechoslovakia
Israel
New Parking Meters to Be Installed in City
Approximately 120 new parking meters are set for the northern city area. Installation on North Market Street between Fourth and Fifth, and on East Second, East Third, East Fourth, and West Fourth streets was delayed by equipment arrivals and wiring issues. City crews and Mayor Kebne’s team repaired underground electric wires damaged during post placement.
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North Market Street
East Second
East Third
East Fourth
West Fourth
Taneman Max Kebne
Tus
Ike Begins Fourth Year In Office
President Eisenhower starts his fourth year facing a possible re election decision. He addresses Salute to Eisenhower dinners in his first GOP appearance since September, with TV coverage to about 60 000 attendees at fund raising dinners across multiple cities. Officials note his decision will depend on his recovery from the September heart attack and state law.
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Eisenhower
ABC
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Iwietas
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Goldwater
Arizona
Knowland
California
Palm Beach
Fla
Nixon
Chicago
Defense
Wilson
Los Angeles
Fifth Day of Violence in Bombay Riots Deepens Terror
In southern Bombay state violence continued for a fifth day with official tolls over 40 dead since Monday’s riots opposing a plan to realign state borders. Widespread property damage followed looting and arson. An official Bombay report said the situation was improving and under control, while authorities faced protests demanding resignations in numerous towns. Also, Harvard Business School librarian Ethel McCoy, 36, was killed by an ax in her dormitory. her father, a &-year-old, was taken into custody.
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Bombay
India
New Delhi
Wace
Wiss
Ethel McCoy
Harvard University Business School
Hugh A. McCoy
Sledding Ban Noted on Several City Streets
City police announced this morning that sledding is restricted on Belmont Avenue between Culler and Fairview Avenues Swastika Road at West College Terrace Chestnut Street between Linden and Focused Streets in Linden Hus.
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Belmont Avenue
Culler
Fairview
West College Terrace
Chestnut Street
Linden
Focust Streets
Linden Hus
Snoreream Delectable Dish Reminds of Snow Day Treat
A nostalgic piece describes a snow day scene with children making sleds and a home snack of dishpan snow with milk and sugar. It details homemade snow cream using milk cream vanilla and sugar, plus variations and a cozy evening by the fire as families enjoy the treat.
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Samila
Cnnsistenes
Irvine
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