No Injuries In Three Accidents Reported
Three weekend accidents in Frederick County caused $1,050 in damage to four autos and injured 50 people in the first crash on Biggs Ford Road near Walkersville. A 1961 Dodge and a 1956 Chevrolet collided on ice. May E Ardinger was cited for failure to yield. A second crash on Gathland Park Road near Burkittsville involved a 1953 Chevrolet and a 1951 Chevrolet with two drivers charged for excessive speed and speed reduction failures. A third crash on Bible Road near Middletown involved a 1951 Mercury and a 1956 Chevrolet amid one lane traffic.
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Frederick
Biggs Ford Road
Walkersville
May E. Ardinger
Ted J Ellis
Gas Company
Ardinger
Ellis
R. H McCrear
Gathland State Park
Marsland 17
Burkittsale
Harry Franklin Jones
Gathland Park Road
Russell Triiapoe Jr
Knowdlle
Jones
Max's Hardware
Hagerstoun
Tnhiapoe
E W. Reith Jr
Bible Road
Middletown Staite
Ponce
Middletown Collision On One Lane Road
A Mercury driven by 17 year old Jay Wayne Min mek on Route 1 collided head on with a Chevrolet driven north by Charlies Clayton Pearl a 33 year old Route 2 Middletown mechanic for the State Roads Commission. Both vehicles met at the crest of a one lane road and the details indicate a crash with possible injuries.
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Mercury
Jay Wayne Minmek
Middletown
Chevrolet
Charlies
Clayton Pearl
State Roads Commission
Snowbound drivers face crash with minimal damage
State Police said drivers tried to avoid the accident but were halted by snowbanks on both sides of the road. The crash caused $250 in damages with $200 to SRC employee’s car and none to the Min nick auto. Trooper W D Grose reported charges pending. ISNOW TRIPS UNPOPULAR Marylanders wary of snow driving SRC December 1960 traffic 33 percent lower than year prior.
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SRC
Nick Auto
W. D. Grose
Baltimore
State Roads Commission
Indian College Enrollment Rise 1955 to 1958
Enrollment of Indians in colleges increased from 2,200 in 1955 to 3,800 in 1958, reflecting a significant rise in higher education participation among Native students.
Maryland study offers Cumberland site for new plants
The Maryland Economic Development Commission released a 43 page survey on Cumberland as a potential plant site. The report includes charts photographs and maps and mirrors similar surveys planned for other areas. Eight cities and towns are queued for surveys with Prince Frederick Calvert County area next.
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Cumberland
Annapolis
Maryland
Economic Development Commission
Prince Frederick
Calvert County
Former Talbot County official found fatally shot in Md farm
Omar S. Duhn Sr., 63, former president of the Talbot County commissioners, was found dead Sunday in a pickup on his farm near Skipton Maryland. A .22 caliber rifle lay beside the body and state police said no note was left as they investigated the shooting.
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Skipton, Md
Talbot County Commissioners
Omar S.dubn Sr
Robert
Duhn
Australian heat wave scorches eastern Australia
A blistering heat wave raged across eastern Australia over the weekend driving temperatures to as high as 116 degrees. Rail lines buckled causing delays while workers cooled drawbridges to prevent jams. Police reports tallied at least ten deaths on highways and beaches amid widespread bush fires that threatened a hospital in Tasmania prompting evacuations.
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Sydney
Austraa
Australa
Tasmania
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Frederick Optical Co
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E. Patrick ST
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Paris
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MD 622
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Frederick Shopping Center
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