Fireworks and flags mark three day July holiday
Holiday events include a gala display at the Shopping Center and a Walkersville Firemen's Carnival night show. A new 30 star flag will replace the 49 star flag at the Key Post ceremony with Delbert S. Null as speaker. Police urge cautious driving for a busy weekend while DAR plans a silk flag presentation at the C Burr Art Library.
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Walkersville
F. Douglas Sears
Ilegal
Lions Club
Frederick Fairgrounds
Delbert S. Null
Thomas Shriner
Second Baptist Chrrch
Legion Flag Committee
Jesse Ramsburg
George Phebus
Daughters of the American Revolution
Boy Scout
Legion Color Guard
C. Burr Ariz
Josephine Etchison
DAR
Charles Mullen
Mary J. Shoff
Unis
Tawes To Be Marshal At City Fire Prevention Parade
Governor J Millard Tawes will serve as parade marshal in Frederick for the second annual Fire Prevention parade announced by a sponsoring fire company member. The event will feature a beauty contest and hook up contest with a dance at the armory to close the evening.
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J. Millard Tawes
Frederick
Armory
George Baker
Independent Hose Company
Martin Walsh
Junior Fire Company
Clarence Rinehart
Inde
Two College Students Stage Dramatic Kidnapping Prank
Los Angeles AP reports Harry Parks and Clifton Potts used method acting to stage a fake kidnapping in a restaurant. Parks pretended to be a condemned convict and ordered Potts outside before being stopped by deputies. After eight hours of questioning they were released without charges.
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Harry Parks
Clifton Potts
Parks
Method School
Potts
Baker Park Concert Series Announced by City
The City Recreation Commission announced a Sunday evening summer concert series in Baker Park. Thurmont High School opens this Sunday under Calvin J. Wacker, with Jefferson band July 10 led by Henry Kelier, Browningsville July 17 under Raymond Day, Walkersville July 24 directed by Mr. Anders, Harmony July 31 under Joe Harp, Yellow Springs August 7 led by Charles C T Stull, Waynesboro August 14 directed by Richard Miller, Middletown August 21 under Jerry Marrone, and Hagerstown Municipal August 25 directed by Dr H F Carbaugh. Programs to be announced weekly.
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Baker Park
City Recreation Commission
Thurmont High School
Calvin J. Wacker
Jefferson Band
Henry Kelier
Browningsville
Raymond Day
Walkersville High School
Mr. Anders
Harmony
Joe Harp
Yellow Springs
Charles C. T. Stull
Waynesboro
Richard Miller
Middletown High School
Jerry Marrone
Hagerstown
H. F. Carbaugh
State Amvets Group Is Reactivated in Meeting
The Amvets state organization was reactivated at a recent meeting hosted by the local post. Lewis Gabel of Silver Spring was elected department commander, with a slate including Mark Malling first vice commander Joan Horgan and other officers. Congressman John R. Foley spoke at the evening banquet.
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The
Amvets
Lewis Gabel
Silver Spring
Mark Malling
Joan Horgan
David Twigg
Paul Ambush
Frederick
Joseph Kennedy
William Ogle
Middletown
Admits Pushing Daughter to Death
New York AP reports a mother, Clara Panken, 41, confessed to pushing her daughter Bess, 9, from a 12th floor window last March. Police booked her on homicide charges and she was hospitalized for observation.
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New York
Clara Panken
Bess
Hotel Porter Charged In Ten Robberies
Willis W. Dansbury, 22, a hotel porter in Baltimore, is charged with 10 robberies at the Sheraton Belvedere Hotel. Police say items including jewels, furs, and cash worth thousands were stolen from guests, among them Miguel Aleman, former president of Mexico, and Judge Steadman Prescott. Dansbury was held for a police court hearing after detectives observed him entering a room. none of the missing items have yet been recovered.
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Baltimore
Sheraton- Belvedere
Miguel Aieman
Mexico
Willis W. Dansbury
Set
Wilbur C. Miller
Dansbury
Miller
Aleman
Steadman Prescott
Maryland Court of Appeals
Rockville
Donald Rolinson
Rollycon
NEA slightly tightens stand on integration at convention
The National Education Association approves a five year stance on school integration that advances little and avoids pressuring Southern states. The policy asks state and local communities to resolve issues with fair play and respect for law, while praising districts handling desegregation and supporting teachers affected by abortive purges in Little Rock.
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Los Angeles
National Education Assn
al Ss
NEA
Supreme Court
Ee Association
Rcal
Little Rock
Ark
Drag race death in Arlington prompts DUI charges
Police said Donald J. Loos, 31, of Falls Church was killed when a drag race car at 60 mph missed a curve, climbed a bank, and overturned. He died on arrival at Arlington Hospital. Kenneth L. Mills, 28, of Arlington faces drag racing, DUI, and revoked permit charges.
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Arlington
Donald J. Loos
Loos
Falls Church
Arlington Hospital
Kenneth L. Mills
Balmy Independence Day Weather and Traffic Report
The forecast calls for fair summertime weather with a few clouds over the Independence Day weekend and no rain before Monday. Traffic will be heavy as motorists travel and police patrol to curb accidents amid a projected holiday toll of up to 370 deaths. Two-car crashes near Thurmont and Rosemont Avenue are noted with minimal injuries. Temperature hovered around 76, humidity high, June average 68.5 and rainfall 41.1 inches last month, with peaks on June 13–14.
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Weather Bureau
National Safety Council
U. S. 15
Thurmontt
Rosemont Avenue
Thurmont
New Stoute 15
Ben's
Esso Station
Gordon Smith
Truman to Reveal Special Reason for Defecting
Former President Harry S. Truman resigned as a Democratic National Convention delegate saying the event is being controlled by one group and would deny delegates a democratic choice. He promised a “special reason” to be stated at a press conference and signaled no health issue.
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Independence, Mo
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Sen
John F. Ken_nedy
Kennedy
Independence
Los Angeles
NBC
CBS
Atlas Firing Is Successful
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP The Air Force fired an inertially guided Atlas missile on a 5000 mile Atlantic range test. Officials said the 83 foot rocket met test objectives by boosting its re entry body to a water patch in the South Atlantic and evaluating the inertial guidance system and steering command reception. The test is the second in a series toward a rapid retaliation capability.
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Cape Canaveral
Fia
Air Force
Atlantic
South Atlantic
Castro Wooing Shining Circles To Avert Oil Famine
Fidel Castro seeks to woo shipping circles in the United States and Europe to obtain tankers for Cuba to import about 60 000 barrels of oil daily. Officials claim Cuba can run three foreign refineries seized from U S and Dutch British companies. The move follows nationalization of Esso Standard and Shell refineries and Texaco Cuba assets.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
Europe
Cuba
Castro
Esso Standard
Shell
Soviet Union
Khrushchev May Refuse Talks With Eisenhower
Khrushchev told Austrian officials he would not do business with Eisenhower but is willing to meet a new US president for a summit. He kept Berlin issues and suggested two Austrian Soviet committees on economic and cultural issues.
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Vienna
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
U_S
Austria
Bruno Kreisk
Bruno Pittermann
Nikita
Kreisky
Schoenbrunn
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Geneva
Gromysc
Ju! Raab
Khrushchev
Business Jolts Mark Week Of Turbulence Across Sectors
AP report notes Cuban government seizures of two American oil refineries and one British–Dutch asset, steel production at a low non strike level since 1938, and Eastern railroads laying off workers amid weak demand. Amidst this, rails plan cuts, auto output slips, and retail prices ease for hope of stabilizing living costs.
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New York
Aps
Fide
Castro
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Haven Railroad
New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Central
B&o
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago & North Western
Minneapolis & St
United States
Orioles Acquire Thomson in Midseason Move
The Baltimore Orioles announce the acquisition of outfielder Thomson from the Boston Red Sox after his release. Thomson, a right handed batter, posted a 271 career average with the New York Giants and Cubs from 1946 to 1959, including seasons with the Red Sox.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Bobby Thomson
Boston Red Sox
New York Giants
Acai
Lee MacPhail
MacPhailid Eeon
Thomson
Giants Cubs
Red Sox
YMCA To Open Funkstown Camp
The YMCA announces a day camp near Funkstown from July 11 to 22 with July 5 registration. Hagerstown YMCA officials supervise a 9 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. day. Activities include archery crafts hikes trips marksmanship nature lore sleepouts outdoor cooking swimming and camping skills at a site a mile south of Funkstown on Alternate U.S. 40.
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YMCA
Funkstown
U.S. 40
Authentic 1864 Maryland Presidential Ticket Unearthed
Frederick County resident Samuel C Free preserves an authentic 1864 campaign ticket listing Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson for President and Vice President, with Maryland electors and local candidates. Ernest Berger verified its authenticity and noted a Montgomery County version exists with different local names. The item is in excellent condition and adds period context to the Lincoln reelection era.
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Frederick County
Samuel C. Free
Creagerstown
Free
Ernest Berger
Berger
Montgomery County
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Maryland
Henry H. Wiliam J. Albert
William H. W. Farrow
Wiliam S. Reese
R. Stockett Mathews
Isaac Nesbitt
George W. Sands
Thomas Swann
Formal Accusations Fly Over Talks With Reds
The Soviet government was urged to reconsider its decision and resume the Geneva armament conference negotiations. A Moscow message to the Soviets included two main points. Premier Nikita Khrushchev sent a letter to President Eisenhower, replying to the Communist withdrawal from disarmament talks. The White House declined private correspondence, with the State Department forwarding the reply to Khrushchev.
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Rma Sia
Geneva
Moscow
Nika S. Khnushchev
Eisenhower
State Department
Khrushchev
Five Die in Pittsburgh July Fourth Traffic Toll
Pittsburgh district police report a deadly 24 hours with five killed and 16 injured in rain soaked streets. About 70 traffic accidents were investigated across metropolitan Pittsburgh as the holiday weekend began.
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Pittsburgh
U S Reconnaissance Bomber Vanishes North of Norway
A six crew RB47 bomber vanished on a mapping mission with last contact north of the Kola Peninsula over the Barents Sea. US officials say no overflight of Soviet territory occurred. search planes hit Bodoe Norway as crews deployed.
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Oslo
Norway
Soviet
Kola Peninsula
Barents Sea
U.S
West Germany
Washington
Defense Department
Murray Snyder
Secary of Defense For
Snyder
U. S
Soviet Union
Bodoe Air Base
Eugene E. Posa
Santa Monica
Calif
Willard G. Palm
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Freeman B. Olmstead
Elmira
John R. McKone
Tonganoxie
Kan
Dean B. Phillips
Inwood
N. Y
Oscar L. Goforth
Sardis
Okla
Air Force
Topeka
England
Wick Radio
Scotland
Rotterdam
Stavanger-Orkney Islands
Ding~hies
Iron Curtain
Novaya Zemiya Island
Millions Flood U. S. Highways
The National Safety Council projects hundreds may die this long weekend as 370 traffic deaths are estimated during the holiday period. AP counts 48 deaths over a similar nonholiday span, with total weekend fatalities 579 including drownings and boating accidents.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
No Paper Monday Independence Day
The News will not publish on July 4. The business office closes for the entire day while the editorial office operates after 4 p.m.
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Grayson Abrecht
Russell Rinehart
Independents
Robert Heller
Charles Handler
Citizens
She Shori
Nation
Atlas
Texaco Propertago de Cuba
Ernesto Guevara
National Bank
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