Snow first light of morning leaves roads slick in county
Early morning snowfall left some streets dangerous as ice formed on a half inch to two inches of snow. Temperatures hovered around four above zero at the airport station with a 31 degree drop and light fog east of the city. Roads crews deployed vinder and cinder trucks, schools ran on schedule, and minor accidents were reported with cautious driving advised.
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Frederick
Jefferson
Airport
State Roads Commission
Roads Vitiel
Emmitsburg
Thurmont
Brunswick
Urbana
Ridgeville
Unionville
County Roads Board
Noob
Roads Commission
Gambrill State Park
Carroll County
Howard County
Hyattstown
Weather shifts with light cooling and heavy California rain
The nation saw minor temperature changes with seasonal norms in many areas. Fog covered the Ohio and Mississippi valleys and parts of the Dakotas and Minnesota while California coastal regions endured heavy rain and Los Angeles recorded about three inches in 24 hours. Freezing readings persisted across the northern two thirds of the region and the Santa Fe wreck inquiry continued after the engineer's psychiatric exam found no mental derangement.
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Ohio
Mississippi
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
New Eneand
Ohde Valles
Rockies
Plateau
California
Los Angeles
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Brammone
Las Angeles 2
Pumping Water From New Tube For Lincoln Tunnel
Water began pumping today into the flooded Manhattan approach tunnel for the Lincoln Tube project. A river breach yesterday sent water in for 12 hours before a safety door stopped the flow. the main motor-traffic tube was untouched and no injuries were reported. Several sandbags were washed away as workers sheltered. the two original tubes remained unaffected. The new third tube, worth about 100 million dollars, is being bored from the New Jersey side of the Hudson River.
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New York
Manhattan
New Jersey
Hudson
Jazz Lounge Shooting Kills Detective in Chicago
In a West Side hotel lounge a gunman fired six shots at narcotics officers, killing Lyons Kelleher and wounding William A. Derrig. The 19 year old assailant fled as disc jockey William Hill, broadcasting from the room, said customers did not hear the shots.
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Narcotics Detail
West Side
Lyons Kelleher
William A. Derrig
Kelleher
Derrig
Deeriy
William Hill
Oldfield Home Destroyed by Fire Near Unionville Crossroads
Fire completely gutted a six room two story log house belonging to Mrs. Charles Fisher a elderly colored resident of Oldfield Wednesday morning. Firemen from New Windsor and Union Bridge tackled the blaze eight miles away reporting attic flames and booster streams used to extinguish it. Damage estimated in the thousands with uncertain insurance and no furniture saved from the second floor.
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Charles Fisher
Oldfield
New Windsor
Union Bridge
A. m
Liberty
Unionville
Wrong To Assume War Would Be Short Says Taylor
Gen Maxwell D Taylor warned against assuming a short war and limiting preparations. Speaking for the Overseas Press Club he noted beliefs that atomic air power could end conflict quickly but urged readiness for any duration. He added that US Army forces will be deployed abroad regardless of war length. MacArthur turns 76 today in New York.
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York
Maxwell D. Taylor
Army
Overseas Press Club
Taylor
Burkittsville Cabinet Maker Shoots Self in Home
Tee M. Arnold 68 a well known Burkittsville cabinet maker died after shooting himself in the left chest with a shotgun in his bedroom about eight this morning His wife found him and he died around 11 at Frederick Memorial Hospital He was a World War I veteran and former Burkittsville town council member State Trooper Albert Heddon investigated the case.
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Tee M. Arnold
Burkittsville
Arnold
Frederick Memorial Hospital
C. H. Feete and Son
Newton J. Baker Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Lee Arnold
Albert Heddon
48 Jurors Drawn for February Circuit Court Term
The names of 48 jurors were drawn for the February term of Circuit Court in the courthouse this morning. The term opens Monday February 20 with the grand jury chosen from these jurors and the rest serving on the petit jury. The list includes many residents from Frederick and nearby towns such as Middletown Urbana Woodsboro and Thurmont. A third fatal accident on the Blue Star Memorial Highway occurred yesterday near Chestertown killing Eleanor McCutcheon a Sayresville New Jersey widow en route to Florida.
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Circuit Court
Asenebatn
Didi Datriel
Frederick
William H. Haugh
J. Paul Delphey
A. Grant Hooper
Michael
Nevin T.skey
Robert L. Price
Walter E. Eiker
Katherine C. Winebréwer
Thelma Lariner
Buckerstown
Isabel L. Bailey
Howard C. Frye
Middletown
Clara N. Reed
Walter L. Remsberg
Creagerstown
Flora M. Seiss
Examitsburg
Maurice A. Orndorff
Clarence E. Hahn
Catoctin
Jennie E. Bussard
Urbana
Earl F. Geisbert
Harry M. Ricketts
Liberty
Milo R. Cline
New Market
Laura A. Burke
Murray D. Day
Howard N. Pearl
Jefferson
Helen A. Remsburg
Paul A. Stockman
Thurmont
Mildred L. Gall
Edar D. Boller
Chestertown
Eleanor McCutcheon
Sayresville
N. J
Florida
Mental Illness Not Attributed to Arterial Brain Aging
New evidence challenges the idea that aging and brain artery hardening cause mental illness. National Institute of Mental Health scientists note aging rats lose brain cells while brain blood vessels stay healthy, based on recent studies.
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Washington 2
National Institute of Mental Health
Light Snow Touches Maryland Amid Record Chill
Maryland recorded light snowfall across the state with depths up to two inches in Frederick County and an overnight low of four degrees. Allegany and Garrett Counties saw about one inch while Washington area totals ranged from three inches. Roads were slick and schools closed in several counties, with some buses on schedule in Anne Arundel. The weather disrupted travel and prompted a temporary snow emergency.
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Maryland
Frederick County
Allegany County
Garrett
U.S. 40
State Roads Commission
Prince Georges
Montgomery
Anne Arundel County
Cambridge
State Poice Barracks
Pikesville
Benson
Waldorf
Congwinga
Easton
Salisbury
Washington
United States
Canada
Pew
Sioux Falls Boxer Forgets Trunks in Title Bout
Curtis Schoon, featherweight of Sioux Falls, forgot his boxing trunks during a Golden Gloves match last night. The bout was paused while he retrieved them. Schoon lost the fight but claimed the sponsorship trophy for the event.
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Slom Falls
Curtis Schoon
Sioux Falls
Schoon
Storm Lashes Wide California Areas With Heavy Rain
A Pacific storm drenched broad California regions with heavy to moderate rain as Visalia declared a state of emergency due to the Kaweah River threatening levees. Forecaster Quinn said the system, centered about 400 miles off the northern coast, should weaken by tonight.
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San Francisco
California
Central Valley
UC. 5
Weather Bureau
J E. H. Quinn
Visalia
Kaweah
Pretrial Patent Settlements Narrow Antitrust Case Scope
A pending New York Federal District Court case against RCA Corp. of America remains the sole active antitrust action after two major patent settlements. IBM agreed to royalty-free licensing for certain patents and to offer sale of tabulating machines, with other conditions to curb dominant practices in data processing devices.
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Washington
Rade Corp. of America
Federal District Court
New York City
RCA
Justice Department
Asst. Atty
Stanley N. Barnes
Atty. Gen. Brownell
International Business Machines Corp
IBM
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Western Electric Co
New York
United States
Thomas J. Watson Jr
Engineers Asked To Aid Port Bill
Governor McKeldin urges the Maryland Society of Engineers to back a General Assembly bill to create a state port authority. He says Maryland’s port needs modernization to keep pace with growth, and notes strong legislative and business support despite expected opposition. He calls engineers to speak loudly for progress and a future levy of port modernization.
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Baltimore
Maryland Society of Engineers
Mervland
Maryland
McKeldin
Porkkala Naval Base Returned to Finland
Helsinki reports the Soviet Union relinquished the Porkkala base near Helsinki after a 50 year lease. Premier Urho Kekkonen called the return crucial for Finnish security and a sign of easing international tension. In Washington the Civil Aeronautics Board announced approval of Colonial Airlines sale to Eastern Air Lines.
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Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Porkkala
Loder Ue
Paris
Urho Kekkunen
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Eisenhower
Colonial Airlines Inc
Eastern Air Lines
South Not So Hot Weather Outlook Forecast
The weather maps show the U S Weather Bureau long range forecast through mid February. It is an estimate of average temperatures and rain or snowfall for the period rather than a specific forecast.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
State Mental Hospitals Overcrowded Warns Board
The Maryland Mental Hygiene Board reports overcrowding at state hospitals with wards for insane criminals likened to a smoldering volcano liable to erupt. It cites infant and elderly inpatients as causes and urges rapid construction of new facilities for Rosewood, Hillcrest, and Crownsville, plus full approval of the governor's 1956 mental hospital budget. The board calls for higher staff levels, raised pay for night shifts, a fourth hour of weekly work, better retirement options, and stronger ties with Baltimore teaching hospitals to improve care and retain psychiatrists. A separate note records Robert R. Loon's injuries from a Frederick crash as state police continue inquiry after one vehicle overturned. Market news notes a small decline in New York trading after a brief uptick.
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Baltimoghe 7
Mental Hygiene Board of Review
Rosewood State Training School
Hillcrest
Crownsville State Hospital
General Assembly
Baltimgore
Maryland
Soviets Open Peace Drive Amid Geneva Spirit Push
Washington reports Bulganin and Khrushchev appear to launch a peace offensive to ease Western suspicion. A letter to Eisenhower described as friendly and a three hour Moscow interview with Marshall MacDuffie bolster hopes for reduced tensions. Khrushchev cited friendly ties with Eisenhower.
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Washington
Nikolai Bulganin
Nikita
Khrushchev
Geneva
Eisenhower
Eden
Bulganin
MacDuffie
Russia
Moscow
Anthony Eden
Edgar Faure
Winter Olympics Open In Dazzling Pageantry
The seventh Winter Olympics opened in Cortina d Ampezzo Italy with 1400 athletes from 32 nations parading in bright attire under sunshine. Torchbearer Guido Caroli of Italy stumbled yet regained the torch to ignite the flame, as crowds cheered and temperatures hovered near freezing. Meanwhile Maryland will send Donald Davis of Parsberg Wisconsin to the 4H Junior Feed Conference in Kansas City Missouri February 10 to 12.
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Cortina D'Ampezao
Italy
Guido Caroli
Ialy
State College Park
Donald Davis
Parssesberg
Wicomico County
Maryland
Kansas City
Huge Health Fight Fund Proposed by Eisenhower Plan
President Eisenhower asked Congress to vote 126.5 million dollars for basic medical research to fight cancer and other leading killers. He outlined a five point program including grants for facilities, stronger health personnel supply, and a matched funds approach for indigent care, with specific cancer and heart disease allocations. The message also urged extending the Salk vaccine program and referenced his 1956 heart attack.
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Washington
Hsenhower
Congress
Eisenhower
American Medical Assn
Heathley
SIAS
Uae
Planes Changed After Threat Is Received
Denver police and United Airlines canceled one flight and substituted another after a telephone threat claimed a plane would be blown up en route to San Francisco. The flight took off later with two passengers at 12:24 a.m. A United spokesman called the caller a crackpot, but authorities continued a thorough search of freight and luggage.
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Denver
San Francisco
United Air Fates
UAL
FRE
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