Tax Hearing Held Today By Board
A hearing before the County Commissioners weighed whether Frederick Shopping Center Inc should pay 1557 taxes. Testimony from subcontractors on status as of December 31 1955 was planned next Tuesday, with evidence suggesting varying completion levels and disputes over the center’s assessed cost.
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Albert H. Cohen
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Westminster
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Plete
Marcia June Nova
Fidante
Cobenn
Benjamin Swegel
Baltimore
Storner
Fidazzo
Peer
Sinha
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Mmnerman
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Novak
Eal Swegel
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iTames E. Bowlandr
Carroll County Circuit Court
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Ar. Cohen
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Baa
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Annapolis
State Tax Commission
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Newman
Commissioner Board
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Sherry
Charles McC. Mathias‘ Jr
Werel
Thomas Cere
Weather Turns Cooler Across Midwest Amid Storms
A northerly air mass ends a spell of hot humid weather in the midcontinent while the East and Southeast remain hot. Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley see largest temperature drops into the 60s and 70s. Thunderstorms line the cool air edge with gusts and heavy rain. Detroit floods and a Pittsburgh six hour rainfall of 2.35 inches cause widespread disruption as 106000 cars stranded in Detroit’s worst traffic jam.
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Tractor-Trailer Down Embankment After Out‑of‑Control Run
A tractor-trailer lost control on a curve along U S 15 near Harmony Grove, struck a guard rail, veered off the left side and rolled down an embankment. The driver applied brakes. one unknown vehicle left the scene. No injuries reported. about 9,000 pounds of cargo carried. Damages estimated at $50 to $75 on the vehicle. Charges were preferred.
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U_ S_ 15
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Braddock Mountain
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Guy Justen Conway
RFD
B.lake View
P_ Mowr Lines
Ford
Wesley Wooten
Cleveland
Lloyd Lewis
Conway
Got License Back Month Ago Fined For Drunken Driving
A man from near New Windsor pleaded guilty in a Cumberland area magistrate court to drunken driving and a second charge for reckless driving after a September arrest on U S 40 near Crum's Dairy. He had his license restored about two months earlier following a revocation. He admitted drinking a beer before driving and faced fines of 31 plus costs for the DUI and 25 plus costs for the reckless driving.
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Cumberland Barracks
Ying- Jing
S. S. 40
C. W. Magaha
Yingling
H. Reese Shoemaker Jr
Wheaton
Blondey
Capt. Magaha
Wman
George Robert Jackson
Cowles’s
Evgreen Point
Magaha
Jackson
U. S. 240
Washington Grove
Hei
Iday
Shoemaker
Charses
Josephi Wilmore Borce
Middle Street
Cpl
W. A. Boone Jr
Negro Makes Historic Start in Maryland Police Training
Milton Sylvester Taylor, 24, a former paratrooper, begins training as the first Black cadet in the Maryland State Police Academy. He is one of 55 selected for a six month program, marking a milestone in state law enforcement. The academy aims to train for service in a changing security landscape across Maryland.
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Sylvester Taylor
Maryland State Police Academy
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Elkridge
Morgan State
Conroy
Charles B J
Wilkinson
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Academy
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Margaret
Hall
Joan Wilkinson Jr
Ohio Railroad
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Hoy
Indianapolis
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Tachikawa
Mexico
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Missouri
Ohio
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Hopes to Keep Roads Free of Billboards
The Maryland State Roads Commission seeks compacts with advertising firms to keep billboards off sections near Frederick and on the Blue Star Memorial Highway from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to Delaware. Similar efforts target other expressways including the Washington National Pike, with state lawmakers having previously defeated billboard bans. the Pike remains billboard free through advertiser cooperation. The House Commerce Committee approved the natural gas bill by a 15-13 vote.
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Ington National Pike
Bill’ Board
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Hightery
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Delaware
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Rockville
Washington Tm
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By & Ught
Body Of Mrs Coolidge To Be Cremated
Mrs Calvin Coolidge widow of the former president died early yesterday at 78. Funeral at Edwards Congregational Church planned for 2 pm with cremation Thursday. Ashes to Plymouth Valley for burial beside husband and son Calvin Jr who died at 16. No flowers requested. contributions to the Heart Fund.
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Mass
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Coolidge
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Sul
Heart Fund
Third To Half Inch Of Rain Boosts Crops
Unexpected showers deposited third to nearly a half inch of precipitation overnight, easing a dry spell in the city and county. Rain amounts ranged from .32 inch at the airport to .48 inch at High Knob, with .37 inch at the State Police barracks and .39 inch at Unionville observers. County Agent Shoemaker said the rain will aid pasture and crops, including corn, while wheat harvest proceeds in the area. The rainfall also helps replenish water supplies as reservoir spillways ease but drought remains a concern. Temperatures topped near 85 locally yesterday with more hot, humid conditions forecast through midweek.
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Eisenhower Plans Rest at Narra gansett Bay Naval Base
President Eisenhower plans a summer vacation at Coasters Harbor Island in Narragansett Bay near Newport if Congress adjourns as expected. White House spokesman Hagerty said timing hinges on the civil rights debate in the Senate and the couple would stay in the commandant’s home at the base if they travel.
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Europe Heat Wave Death Toll Rises Across Europe to 288
The ongoing July heat wave pushes death tolls across Europe with at least 288 dead, including 52 inmates in Italy. West Germany reports 58 deaths, Austria 35, the Netherlands 28 drownings, France 2, Belgium 7, Britain 5, Switzerland 13, and Norway 5. Temperatures fall in parts of Central Europe as showers ease the nine day heat.
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Cruise Ship Stuck on Reef Off Bermuda
Reina del Pacifico, 17,872 tons, ran aground on a reef near Hamilton Bermuda. Crew and passengers, about 50, assisted by two local tugs and a Coast Guard cutter, awaited salvage at high tide with cargo lightening planned. No injuries reported. passengers stayed in good spirits despite the stranding.
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Blood Clot Removed From Fred P Adkins in Maryland
Fred P. Adkins 79 a Salisbury Republican leader is reported in satisfactory condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital after surgery to remove a blood clot. He previously tripped on a nail while vacationing in Ocean City and fell into a coma. Meanwhile Virginia faces a very light voter turnout as Democrats vote for governor and House of Delegates nominees.
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Salisbury
Johns Foplinns Hospital
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Adkins
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Wate
Ocean City
Associated Press
Virginia
House of Delegates
Spectacular Blaze Hurts 11 Firemen in Baltimore
Eleven firemen were injured battling an early morning fire in Baltimore’s east uptown. Officials say burglars may have started the blaze at two onestory publishing houses on Chester and Chase streets. Flames reached 50 to 60 feet as firemen fought the blaze for about one hour and 20 minutes before 35 units arrived from six alarms. Fireman William Grant was critically hurt with a severe cut to the left arm and was hospitalized at Mercy. The other ten sustained minor burns and injuries.
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Lpcuca
William Grant
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Kremlin Leaders Enter Czechoslovakia for Tour and Shakeup
Soviet Premier Bulganin and party chief Khrushchev crossed into Czechoslovakia by train to begin a visit amid expected talks with Antonin Novotny and Prague leaders. The 500 mile route advances a Kremlin shakeup narrative with large crowds greeting the leaders at Cerna and in Prague. A separate note reports a vending machine burglary and arson incident causing substantial damage at a building housing print arms, with follow up on arson probability. Local theater observer Novello aims for a comeback at Braddock Heights starting July 31 with two Tennessee Williams one-acts. A boating accident on Seneca Creek leaves Ruth Ann Lowman hospitalized after a collision sent her 30 feet into the water.
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Skelton Family Plans European Trip to See Pompeii Ruins
Hollywood story about famed comedian Red Skelton and his ill son Richard planning a six week or longer trip to Europe to see Pompeii ruins and major sites in Denmark Sweden England France Italy Spain and Mexico City with stops in Copenhagen Zurich Majorca and the Azores. The trip aims to fulfill the boy’s wish while educational sightseeing is prioritized and no legislation is needed to curb estate funds mismanagement.
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Daily Worker endorses Soviet leadership shakeup
The Daily Worker, the African Communist newspaper, voiced approval today of the recent shakeup in Soviet leadership.
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New York
The
Suitland Shopping Center Blaze Destroys Two Shops
In Suitland Maryland a fire at the Suitland Shopping Center destroyed a restaurant and a barber shop while six other stores were damaged by smoke. More than 60 firefighters from seven departments fought the blaze with two firefighters hospitalized from smoke inhalation and ten treated on site. Fire Marshal Woltz cited the kitchen as the origin. Hospitalized men were John W. Lynch 27 and Robert Snedeken 33 of the Boulevard Heights Fire Department.
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Suitland
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Weston
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Boulevard Heights
McKeldin Family To Tour Europe
Governor McKeldin plans a four week pleasure tour of Europe with his wife and children after a prior official visit to Africa and Europe. They will sail from New York on the Holland American Line New Amsterdam with three day stops in London Edinburgh Dublin Madrid Rome and Paris and travel by air between cities. The trip may be the last chance to fulfill a promise to his children before the end of his term.
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