Major Policy Shift Open to Congress Over Tachens Evacuation
Vice Admiral Alfred Pride said Eisenhower would seek Congress approval before deploying 7th Fleet air support to evacuate the Tachens, calling it a grave move and a major policy change. He noted the fleet could respond within days of orders, with Nationalist forces likely assisting in the operation.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Alfred M Pride
Eisenhower
Congress
Helena
Pride
7Th Fleet
Tachens
Yikiangshan
Toumen Island
Keelung
Princeton
Washington
Red China
Investigation of Accident Continues Between Woodsboro and Creagerstown
State Trooper Robert T. Storer continues inquiry into a one car crash on Maryland 550 between Woodsboro and Creagerstown Saturday that left two LeGore men with injuries. Elmon K. Edmonds, 32, suffered a chin laceration, nose and left knee abrasions. Marshall Stottlemyer, 19, had a forehead abrasion and right arm laceration. Edmonds treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital, Stottlemyer kept overnight. The car left the road and hit a culvert around 6:30 p m Saturday.
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Robert T. Storer
Maryland
Woodsboro
Creagerstown
LeGore
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Elmon K. Edmonds
Marshall Stottemyer
Stottlemyer
Storer
One Dead and Two Near Death After House Fire in Oakland Md
An early morning blaze in Oakland Maryland near the West Virginia border killed an 18 month old girl and left a 10 year old aunt and grandmother near death. Four other family members were hospitalized with burn injuries as the house burned in 30 minutes. Henry Lee summoned neighbors who rushed the victims to Garrett County Memorial Hospital and later to University Hospital in Baltimore.
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Oakland
Nowhere
Joseph Lee
Henry Lee
Lees
Robert Henline
West Virginia
Lee
Evelyn
David
Joseph Jr
Henry
Mary Jane
Shirley Ann
Frank
Margaret Ann
Loretta
Mrs. Lee
J. H. Feaster
Thomas Lusby
University Hospital
Baltimore
104Th Fighter Squadron
Air National Guard
Cumberland
Fire destroys home and two garages at Point of Rocks
A morning blaze near the Potomac River bridge leveled a six room house and two garages, causing about 87 000 in damage. Clarence Punch Anderson 67 and his wife escaped with minor injuries as oil stove ignition and west wind fueled the fire. Residents nearby were saved, with aid from Carroll Manor and Brunswick departments as hose lines stretched to the river.
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Carrol Manor Fire Department
Brunswick Fire Department
Independent Hose Company
Clarence Punch” Anderson
U. S. 15
Potomac River Bridge
Anderson
James
George
Clarence W. Anderson
Charles Harper
Mary Hawkins
Harper
Carroll Manor
Brunswick
B. and O
Charles J. Anderson
Deep South Snowstorm Forecast Hits Gulf Coast
The Deep South faced more snow as a forecasted front moved in, with Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida seeing rapid melt after yesterday's falls. N Ews notes 8 to 9 inches in Mobile and up to 10 inches in upstate New York, while Caribou Maine logged 29 inches. Most of the nation remained in freezing cold.
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Associated Press
Deep South
Upstate
New York
Caribou
Maine
Great Lakes
Plains
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Gulf Coast
Mobile
Ala
Buffalo
N. Y
Faces Trial Today Ft Sill Okla Nugent Before Board
Advancing from Fort Sill a 44 year old artillery veteran named Nugent faces a general court martial on charges of collaborating with the enemy while a prisoner of war in Korea. Ten colonels compose the board to determine guilt or innocence in what he calls a critical life moment. President Eisenhower delays health message to Congress until tomorrow.
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FT. Sill
Two Negroes Sentenced To Prison In Brunswick
In Circuit Court Associate Judge Patrick M Schnauffer sentenced John W Davis 43 of Harrisburg Pa to five years and Hugh Delano Whitney 32 of Des Moines Iowa to four years for breaking into Mrs Hilda Barkers East Potomac street store with intent to rob Davis was caught by Brunswick Policeman Lee Merriman and Mrs Barker and Whitney waited outside Jenkins was sentenced to three years for forgery after pleading guilty.
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Harry M. Jenkins
House of Correction
Jenkins
City Hall
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Wihitan
Herbert Sperry
Brunswick
Whitney
Samuel W. Bartick
Schnauffer
Sergi A. Norman Dietz
South Market Street
Kehne
H. Kieffer‘ DeLauler
Butcher
Sergi
Dietz
Police
Sergt. Dietz
Cold Weather Grips City With Freezing Temperatures
Temperatures fell to 18 in the city and 10 at Gambrill State Park as cold weather persisted. Saturday brought a moderation to 47, but Sunday was cloudy and cold with a 35 degree high. The forecast calls for more thirties and a chance of light snow Tuesday, with January totals remaining low at about a third of an inch.
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Gambrill State Park
County Council Of Churches May Be Formed
Dr. Frederick E. Reissig will keynote a preliminary meeting at Calvary Methodist Church January 30 at 2 20 p m to discuss forming a Frederick County Council of Churches. Dr Willis R Ford will be resource leader with delegates from county churches and interdenominational groups. Organizers include Rev Edwin Alcorn Rev Herbert Doggett Rev Carroll Boyer and Dr Ralph White.
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Frederick E. Reissig
Washington Federation of Churches
Frederick County
Calvary Methodist Church
Willis R. Ford
Council of Churches and Christian Education
Marytland
Delaware
Motorists Acquitted In Two Reckless Driving Charges
In Peoples Court this morning two motorists charged with reckless driving after an accident near Union Bridge were found not guilty. Officer Rinehart testified the collision at Maryland 75 and Clemsonville Road involved Simon Honick of Baltimore and Charles Ostner of Mt. Airy. Honick said Ostner failed to stop. Other docket items included multiple traffic forfeitures on U.S. 40 and local roads, with fines ranging around 11.45 to 316.45, and a separate case charging Charles Edsar Hoffman with passing when not clear.
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H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Peoples Court
Union Bridge
I. F P. Rinehart
Simon Honick
Baltimore
Charles W. Ostter
RFD 4
Mt. Airy
Rinehart
Maryland 75
Clemsonville Road
Honick
Oetter
Clemsonville
U. S. 40
Frederick
Lawrence A. Reynolds
Quantico
Harold R. Hammond
Libertytown
Rolla M. Culver
Detroit
Mich
Charles Edsar Hoffman
Hagerstown
Norman H. Smith, Jr
Gaithersburg
Franklin V. Vleck
Marjorie Davis
Mt. Pleasant
Theodore E. Custer
Fort Wayne
Ind
Robert Storer
Carlton Lewis
License Fee Up For Vote Tonight
Maryland senators will vote tonight on raising passenger car license fees by five to seven dollars with higher commercial rates. A 1956 postponement bill would delay the increases, requiring a three-fifths vote for immediate effect. The State Reads Commission expects net three million dollars yearly from the hikes as part of a long term program, while lawmakers question the commission's case. Roads and vehicle issues dominate this week’s agenda with probes, appointments, and new highway measures under consideration.
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Maryland
Sen
Markus
Dorchester
State Reads Commission
Senate Finance Committee
Roads Commission
Senate
Commission
State Police Department
Turnbull
Del
Truman And Douglas Take Walk Together
Two notable hikers, former President Harry S. Truman and Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas, met at a downtown hotel after a joint stroll. Douglas had recently hiked 189 miles along the old C and O Canal from Cumberland to Washington. They then prepared to depart, with Truman offering his car only if Douglas could walk to it. Bids are being received for fire hazard work at Victor Cullen State Hospital with a January 27 deadline and for a civil defense storage building at Springfield State Hospital with a February 10 deadline.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Douglas
C&o
Potomac River
Cumberland
Washington
Truman
Victor Cullen State Hospital
State Sanatorium
Maryland Department of Public Improvements
Feo
Civil Defense
Springfield State Hospital
Sykesville
Washington Accuses U S of Provocation Over Yikiangshan
Premier Chou En-lai of Red China accuses the United States of escalating military actions after the seizure of Yikiangshan Island. Peiping radio says U S intervention blocks China’s liberation of Taiwan. The U S 7th Fleet, with three aircraft carriers, moves toward Yikiangshan to ready evacuations of the Tachen Islands.
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Tokyo
Chon En-lai
Red China Today
United States
Yikiangshan Island
Peiping Radio
U.S
Yikiangshan
Tachen Islands
Light Snow Forecast for Maryland and Delaware
The Weather Bureau predicts light snow across portions of Maryland and Delaware today and tomorrow. A separate storm brings snow to the Western Maryland mountains late tonight or Tuesday, with possible coastal spread. Expect cloudy and cold conditions with highs in the 30s and lows 25 to 30.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Maryland
Delaware
Salisbury
United States
Baltimore
Auto Kills Young Woman In Garrett County Crosswalk Tragedy
In Oakland Maryland Mary Fay Harvey 22 from Mountain Lake Park died after being struck by a car while crossing a street between parked cars near Crellin on Maryland 39. Her male companion Paul Roderick 22 of Westminster was hospitalized with severe injuries including two broken legs a broken pelvis and a concussion. The driver Joseph Frantz 38 of Hutton was not charged at the scene according to State Police.
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Oakland
Here
Garrett County Memorial Hospital
Mary Fay Harvey
Mountain Lake Park
Garrett County
Paul Roderick
Westernport
Maryland
Crellin
Joseph Frantz
Hutton, Md
Dell to Accept as Suffragan Bishop in Maryland
The Rev Harry Lee Dell told St Pauls Episcopal Church in Baltimore he would accept the suffragan bishop of Maryland post subject to consents. Elected last Wednesday by the Diocese of Maryland, he will be approved by bishops and standing committee, with consecration likely after Easter. He will assist Bishop Noble Powell.
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Baltimore
Harry Lee Dell
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Maryland
Dell
Blaryland
Episcopal
Episcopal Bishops In the Country and By the Standing Committee of
Noble C. Powell
Eisenhower seeks authority to use US forces over Formosa
President Eisenhower asked Congress for power to use armed forces if needed to assure security of Formosa and the Pescadores against Communist attack. He urged U.N. action to end hostilities and said redeployment of Nationalist forces would be impractical without US help. Senate committee set to hear Dulles as part of rapid action.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Formosa
Pescadores
Free World
Pacific
United Nations
U.N
Red China
Republic of China
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Dulles
Tachen Islands
U.S
Hisethower
Alfred M. Pride
Ith
Taipei
Swollen Seine Begins To Fall
Paris researchers reported the swollen Seine began to recede after flooding Paris basements over the weekend, easing fear in low lying suburbs. The mud-yellow river dropped a little more than an inch overnight to 23 feet at 3 a.m., near the 24 foot level last seen 31 years ago.
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Paris
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