Bomb Threat Author Reassessed By Mystery Class
London AP reports William Stanley Whales, a 34 year old RAF bandsman discharged for mental instability, recanted a confession to writing a bomb threat letter. Whales claims he authored no letter and says the press release by Russians was not genuine. Foreign Office and U S Air Force view the original threat as a hoax and continue investigation into the case.
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London
Britain
Royal Air Force
William Stanley Whales
Faror
RAF
British Foreign Office
Foreign Office
UW. S- Air Force
U. S. Air Force
Whales
British Press Assn
Press Association
Jacob Malik
U.S
NATO
Damascus carnival nets over nineteen thousand dollars
The Volunteer Fire Department of Damascus completed a week long carnival with a gross exceeding $19,000. Prizes awarded include a 1958 Chevrolet to Roger Corde, a lounge to Grace Bryan, a wave to Guy Linthicum, and other rewards to local residents and organizations. Bank deposits and building permits in the region also showed mixed changes for the first half of 1958. Sock Night at Tiny Tot featured a grand parade and sock decorations, with leaders Kay Crawford and Huryt Reid guiding activities.
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Damascus
Roger Corde
Shell
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Grace Bryan
Guy Linthicum
Germantown
American Legion
Floyd Eaton
Silver Spring
Legion Auxiliary
Andrew Johnson
Lions Club of
Cartwright
Mt. Airy
Ernest Lipford
J. E. Filmore
Gaithersburg
W. H
Salisbury
Chamber of Commerce
Tiny Tot
Kay Crawford
Huryt Reid
Dulles Returns From Talks With De Gaulle
Secretary of State Dulles returned to Washington after what he called full and satisfactory talks with French Premier Charles de Gaulle in Paris. He said no decisions were reached on France's atomic program and noted the issue would be worked out with U.S. and French military within the North Atlantic Alliance. He planned to travel to Ottawa for talks with Prime Minister Diefenbaker and other officials.
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Washington
Dulles
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
de Gaulle
United States
France
North Atlantic Alliance
Divers Join In Hunt For Body At Dickerson Quarry
Divers from a Washington district skindivers club join Navy divers in a near freezing Dickerson quarry search for 11 year old Ralph E. Davis who disappeared while swimming at Chillum Heights near Sacre pool. Police suspect cramp or drowning as the boy, a weak swimmer, vanished beneath icy waters. The Naval divers Sollie McNease and Victor C. Evans, joined by club members, plan to work with Maryland police to locate the missing boy as the quarry depths reach near 100 feet. A separate item notes a Calvary Methodist Leaders Bible Class picnic at Husky Park Tuesday evening.
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Washington
Navy
Dickerson
Ralph E. Davis
Chillum Heights
Young Davis
Cecil E. Davis
Sacre Pool
Naval Gun Fact
Tory
Chesapeake Bay
Skindivers Association
Montgomery County
Orzani- Dickerson Quarry
Pilot Dies In Crashed Army Light Plane
A U S Army light aircraft from Hampton Marlboro Pike crashed near a wooded knoll in Maryland about 15 miles southeast of Washington. The crash killed one man and scattered wreckage over residences as beachbound travelers returned home after the holiday weekend. No immediate indications of survivors or cause were reported.
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Washington
Hampton
Marlboro Pike
Roads
Maryland
Wreckage at Andrews AFB Traced to Missing Plane
Authorities at Andrews Air Force Base took charge of the wreckage and began efforts to identify the pilot after a plane disappeared en route to its destination.
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Andrews Air Force Base
Authoriies
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iTalks
DeGaulle
Naval Gup Factory
Ralph E
Walter H. Mershey
Calvary Methodist Church
Husky Park
Vere
Bormel
Francis Dickensheets
Economy Oil CO
Oxford
Lendrickson
Cavetown
The
Cavetown Planing Mill CO
Enterprise
R.R. Rice
Dennett
Sniracie
Dacr
Hendricxson’s
Square Corner
Evergreen Point
Urbana
Earl W. Burdette Frederick
Rie
Berintets
Kehne Furniture Co
South Market St
Discount Mart
Frederick Fair Grounds
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