Dam Again Filled After Heavy Rains
Thunderstorms drenched a narrow county belt north of Frederick, filling Fishing Creek reservoir to capacity while leaving other areas light on rain. Temperatures climbed to 91 at the airport with a low of 70. Rain totals varied from .01 to .19 inches. motorists reported heavy downpours in Ceresville and a flood in Lewistown. The Monocacy river ran clear, as did the Potomac. Potomac Edison saw minimal power outages.
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Frederick
Fishing Creek
Ceresville
Lewistown
Frank Weddle
Fishing Creek Reservoir
Gambrill State Park
Walkersville
Libertytown
Unionville
Middletown
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Brunswick
Monocacy
Gas House Pike Bridge
Potomac River
Potomac Edison Company
Communists hail Indochina cease fire as peace victory
Reuters report from London and New Delhi notes communist and neutralist voices praising the Indochina cease-fire as a victory for peace while Western and anti-Red press reactions vary. Nehru calls it a great step, omitting the United States, which did not sign the armistice.
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London
Europe
India
Indochina
Moscow
Geneva
Nehru
New Delhi
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
France
China
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
Western Europe
Pierre Mendes- France
French National Assembly
North
Daily Express
News Chronicle
Free World
London Times
Germany
Austria
West Europe
Daily Worker
Negotiated End Of War Seen As Defeat For Free World
Washington reports that the negotiated Indochina settlement is viewed as a Communist victory and a defeat for the free world. It halts U.S. money and arms drain but requires shore up of Southeast Asia and may trigger new burdens for allies. Officials discuss a future collective defense for the region, with timing disputed between the United States and Britain.
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Washington
Indochina
Free World
United States
Southeast Asia
U. S
Britain
India
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
Dismissal Of Bill Asked By Two Partners
Two Frederick plumbing operators seek dismissal of a bill seeking dissolution of the Thomas F Kennedy partnership and appointment of receivers. Francis L Kennedy and Thomas J Kennedy, surviving partners, oppose with a demurrer, arguing the suit belongs in Orphans Court. They deny complainants are partners or have interest in estate and say accounting will occur after winding up. Attorneys for the surviving partners are Robert E Clapp and James McSherry.
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Frederick Plumbing
Thomas F. Kennedy
Francis L. Kennedy
Thomas J. Kennedy
South Market Street
Bernard Joseph Kennedy, Jr
Marvin E. Kennedy
Bernard Kennedy
Bernard Kennedy, Jr
Marvin Kennedy
Orphans Court
Court of Equity
Francis
Thomas Kennedy
Bernard Kennedy, Sr
Thes
Robert E. Clapp
James McSherry
Seeing Things Near Hancock and Needmore Report Panther Sightings
Residents along Cove Ridge report seeing a seven foot long panther like creature and hearing wild screams at night. Farmers along Pennsylvania 76 describe a brownish gray beast with a long flowing tail. Some claim to have shot at it, though no one has proven the sighting.
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Hagerstown
Hancock
Needmore
Pennsylvania 76
Cove Ridge
Demonstration On Radar Use In Frederick Held
Demonstrations on radar use in traffic safety were shown in Frederick under Maryland Traffic Safety Commission guidance. The first demo ran on North Market street with slower traffic, then moved to North Market street pike near Ebert's for faster traffic while a radar-equipped car traveled with a hearse bearing the sign Speed Is Our Best Customer.
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Frederick
Maryland Traffic Safety Commission
North Market Street
North Market Street Pike
Ebert’s
Maryland State Police
Traffic Safety Commission
John A. Derr
Board of Aldermen
The
Safety Commission
William Toth
New York University
Toth
Francis Scott Key
Charles A. Price
Paul £. Burke
Derr
Charles V. Main
2d Battalion To Camp Here
The Second Battalion, 136th Infantry of the Virginia National Guard will bivouack on the Fairgrounds Saturday night with 250 members from five companies arriving around 5 30 p m. They will march to Indiantown Gap Military Reservation Pa for annual summer encampment.
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136Th Infantry
Virginia National Guard
Fairgrounds
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation
Chamber of Commerce Office
E. C. Lanner
The
Agricultural Society
Herman G. Hudnall
National Guard
Lynchburg
Farmville
South Boston
Frederick
John C. Speck
Herald
Charles E. Morris
Raising Bomber Rome Divers Work To Raise Wreck
Divers to raise the bulk of an American bomber sunk off Ostia near Rome during World War II after a crash at sea. Prices were mixed in early New York stock market dealings with widely varied results.
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Rome
Ostia
New York
Peace accords seal Viet Nam Laos armistice amid iron curtain
France and Vietminh signed armistice agreements ending the eight year war in Indo chin a with a Korea like partition at the 17th parallel. Ho Chi Minh will govern the north and Bao Dai the south with elections to reunite within two years. Civilians may move across the line within a year and the French retain Cambodia and Laos under royal governments.
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Geneva
France
Indochina
Viet Nam
Georges Delteil
Ta Quang Buu
Laos
Pierre Mendes-France
Cambodia
John E. Dwan
U.S. Army
Nihek ‘Tiowlong
League of Nations
French Union Expeditionary Corps
Ho Chi Minh
Bao Dai
Germany
Korea
Hanoi
Haiphong
Reds To Free Six Americans
In Geneva the United States delegation announced that the Chinese Communists will release six American detainees in Red China after negotiations.
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Reds
Geneva
Red China
U. S
Sets Up Assistance Group In Pakistan
The Defense Department said it established a military assistance advisory group in Pakistan under a mutual aid agreement signed May 1 9. Brig. Gen. William T. Sexton will head the mission, enabling dispatch of U S military supplies and equipment to Pakistan totaling about 75 million dollars in the first year.
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Washington Tp
Defense Department
Pakistan
William T. Sexton
6Th Army
San Francisco
Bridge To Carry 340 Over By-Pass Bridge
The State Roads Commission invites bids by August 10 at noon for a bridge to carry U S 340 over the Frederick by-pass. The four-span steel I-beam structure will carry two 39 foot roadways and requires a potential detour plan. Work ties to a larger by-pass project including a Monocacy river bridge near Jug Bridge and other by-pass linkages.
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State Roads Commission
Frederick
Pearl Street
Green Point
Ward
Patrick
R. P. Bennett Company
Keilholtz
Altman
Joseph Roberts
The
Roads Commission
Monocacy River
Jug Bridge
Potomac River
Brunswick
U S Warns Signatories On Indo China Armistice Violations
The United States warned signatories of the Indo China armistice that any revival of aggression violating the agreements would be viewed with grave concern. Undersecretary Walter Bedell Smith reaffirmed the stance and signaled U S intent to resist further aggression and pursue a regional security pact.
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Geneva
United States
Walter Bedell Smith
Explosion link alleged between Chestertown and Melrose firework deaths
A Chicago inquest into three deaths at Melrose Display Fireworks heard a witness testify that explosive materials from Kent Manufacturing Co in Chestertown Maryland were used by CHICAGO A A fireworks company. The testimony tied components to the Chestertown firm the same day as the disaster near Schiller Park.
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Chicago
Chestertown
Little League All Stars Defend Title At Thurmont
Frederick's Little League All Stars open defense of their two time State title with a 6 pm Thursday, July 29 game at Thurmont, after a date change to accommodate fans. If rain cancels, they meet at Staley Park by 4 pm for private transport. A second game is set for Monday, August 2, with the winner facing Bayville Westminster.
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Frederick
Little League All Stars
Thurmont
Irvin Ramsburg
lThurmont
Staley Park
Thurmont-Frederick
Baltimore Stadium
Vote Buying Charged in Mahoney Bid to Oust Byrd
Legal actions in Baltimore and Queen Annes County push Mahoney to challenge Byrd in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. A mandamus seeks access to voter cards and registration books to probe alleged fraud and invalidate ballots, including the 847 ballots from James H Pollack’s home precinct.
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Associated Press
Quas Annes County
Baltimore City
George P. Mahoney
H. C. Byrd
Baltimore
Gately Flynn
Philip H. Dorsey
Flynn
James H.jack Pollack
Byrd
Mahoney
Queen Annes
Hyman Pressman
Board of Election Supervisors
Clayton Carter
Pressman
Carter
Board of County Commissioners
Byrd Vichet
Fixin
Ist
Lath
Pollack
Mahoney-Dorsey
Mahoney and Dorsey
Path
Maryland Synod Summer School Opens At Hood College
The nineteenth annual Maryland Synod Summer School for Lutheran church workers opens on Hood College campus with 285 registrants. Programs include missions, leadership training, and a music school led by Zule Zabawa and Maestro Giuseppe Moschetti. Evening vesper services and daily assemblies guide a week of age–group courses, conferences, and recreation under Rev. Howard F. Reitz Baltimore.
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Maryland Synod
Lutheran Church Workers
Hood College
Strdoat of Missions
Christian Education Committee
Luthern Synod
Church Music Committee of Synod
Hudson Theater
Frederick J. Eckert
Cumberland
Raymond NM. Miller
Messiah
Lutheran Church
Baltimore
Zule Zabana
Fo Vetius Christiansen
St. Olaf Choir
Reformation Church
Washington
Guiseppe Moschetti
University of Pisa
Italy
St . Church
Martinsburg
W. Va
Margaret B. Ballard
Synadical Christian Education Committee
Doris Elaing Magaha
Ralph K . Tecsivar
Brunswick
William J. Yingling
Frostburg
Zabawa
Jack Morgan
Virgil W. Doub
Middletown
Free World Faces Indochina Pact Reality in News Conference
President Eisenhower said the Indochina ceasefire has flaws but may deter further Communist aggression if trusted nations act swiftly. He endorsed forming a united defense in Southeast Asia and cautioned the free world to face sacrifices needed to preserve freedom.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Indochina
United States
Southeast Asia
Jury Frees E. T. Beall in Embezzlement Case
A seven woman five man jury in Portsmouth Ohio returned a directed verdict of acquittal for Edward T. Beall former Portsmouth city manager charged with embezzlement. Judge Vernon Smith granted the defense motion noting the state failed to prove a crime. Beall had headed Portsmouth General Hospital and resigned as city manager to Montgomery County Maryland after an indictment. He praised the verdict and said it confirms his innocence.
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Portsmouth, O., JR
Seloto County Common Pleas Court
Edward T. Beall
Portsmouth
Vernon Smith
E. G. Littleton
Beall
Sivill
Portsmouth General Hospital
Smith
Montgomery County
Silver Spring
Army Trucks In Water For Bel Air Residents
Bel Air Maryland faces a severe water shortage as the Army trucks in water and officials plan to tap two emergency sources to supplement supply. Plans to build filtration plants at Winchester Run and Deer Creek are in the works but unlikely to ease the present deficit, with mayor John N Wilkenson Jr meeting Civil Defense and health officials and town engineer Tom Brookes noting a daily need of 200 100 gallons against a 150 000 gallon shortfall.
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Bel Air
Winsters Run
Deer Creek
James T. Price
Maryland Waterworks Co
John N. Wilkenson Jr
Tom Brookes
Fisherman Killed in Vehicle Accident Near Salisbury
John Bowden 31 of near Parsonsburg died when a backseat rifle discharged as Charles Handy Truitt wiped it. Bowden was driving home from a fishing trip with his wife Louise and Fred Warden. The weapon, a 30-30 rifle, caused accidental shooting at Peninsula General Hospital. Dr. L A Rademaker ruled accidental death.
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Bowden
Salisbury
Louise
Fred Warden
Parsonsburg
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