Floods Do Minimum Of Damage Here
Frederick city escaped with light damage from the Carroll Creek flash flood of Saturday. Bridges closed but no washouts. basements flooded at several businesses and homes while emergency pumps worked. Water reached deep levels on West Patrick Street and East Patrick Street. one car washed downstream but driver escaped. City and county reports note muddy Potomac and Monocacy, with overall minimal structural destruction and ongoing cleanup.
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Frederick City
Carroll Creek
Richard G. Range
Fort Detrick
Bauxgtman
Watkins Acres
Wisner Street
East Patrick Street
W. Raymond Walter
Working Acres
Westbrook
Union Manufacturing Company
Uniteds
Dave Gordon
Stephens Printing Establishment
Tick-Tok Bar
Gill
Market Basket
Jacobson’s Department Store
Abrecht Liquor Store
South Market Street
Russell Warfield
William E. Burall
Church
Bentz Streets
Taffic
East Patrick Company
South Court Street
Jeffersonian Club
East
Arrow of Comment
Pany
Con- J
Paul Delphey
West Patrick
Old Barbara
Fritchie Candy Establishment
Patrick Street
Cline
Mngany
A. and Po
Court Street
Airport
John Turner
Weserion
Dis
Patrick
Algut
Cal
Potomac
Gratin Carroll Cour
Wreck injures nineteen on Santa Fe Chief near Carrollton
The Santa Fe San Francisco Chief derailed after striking an iron bar near Carrollton, injuring nineteen of about 200 passengers. Two locomotives overturned, all 13 cars derailed, oil fire extinguished by local firefighters. Hospitals report one critical, others treated. shelter provided at the VFW Hall as rescue efforts continued.
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Carrollton
Santa Fe
San Francisco
Nellie Sayre
Akron
Ohio
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kansas City
A. M. Thrasher
Fort Madison
Iowa
G. M. Miller
Marceline
George M. M. Sebree
Lubbock, Tex
Sebree
Lubbock
Polio booster shots given at county clinic in Winchester Hall
About 212 anti polio inoculations were administered this morning as the first booster clinic opened. Dr Forbes Burgess says supplies allow booster shots for children and pregnant mothers. next clinic set for August 27 and then each fourth Monday. Dr Karl Jannenbaum assists Burgess at the clinic.
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Winchester Hall
Forbes H. Burgess
Health Department
Burgess
Karl Jannenbaum
Marine drill instructor faces court martial over fatal night march
Pfc John N Maloof testified at Parris Island that Saye McKeon slapped him for failing to stand at attention before a fatal night march. The Worcester, Massachusetts native led Platoon 71 on April 8 into marshes where six members drowned. The trial entered its second week with three survivors recounting the event.
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Parris Island
S.C
Matthew C. McKeon
John N. Maloof
Forest Hills
N.Y
Worcester
Mass
McKeon
Maloof
Sgt. McKeon
A Hee
Detrick Appreciation Week Planned in Frederick
The Frederick Chamber of Commerce invites civic groups and veterans organizations to join Detrick Appreciation Week from October 15 to 20. A parade on October 18 and a banquet are planned with Detrick personnel and officials from Washington expected. Arch Booth may speak. focus is on honoring military and civilian staff at Fort Detrick.
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Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Pomona Grange
Fort Detrick
Joseph F. Rhoderick
John J. Hayes
Detrick
Washington
Arch Booth
United States Chamber of Commerce
Radford Says U S Has Ample Forces in Pacific
Admiral Arthur W. Radford stated that the United States maintains ample forces in the Pacific to protect the Philippines and other free nations in the region.
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Manila
Arthur W. Radford
United States
Pacific
Operation Alert civil defense drill tests nation in mock atomic crisis
The United States conducts a large scale civil defense exercise called Operation Alert 1956 to simulate government in hiding and a nuclear attack. Ten thousand workers shelter at remote sites while a mock price freeze and other emergency steps are tested. Civil Defense Administrator Val Peterson says no nation can fully handle a hydrogen bomb and notes the exercise shows progress over last year.
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U.S
Washington
Gome
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Civil Defense
Val Peterson
Steel Talks Resume After Flood Damage Estimates Rise
County road and bridge damage from weekend floods is pegged at about $75 000 with further state road losses around $8 000 while several routes remain closed and repairs planned. Talks to resume in New York aim at a three year contract with industry offering a wage package but no immediate word on a formal proposal.
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Tentane
Pittsburgh
United
New York
Frederick-in
Roger H. Wil”Lard
Poffmberger
Dan Poole
St. Mark's
Middle- Town
Fiands
Thomas G. Mobler
State Roads Commission
Frederick County
Hood
Hood's Mill-Barrett
Carroll County
Cabin Branch
Ellicott Road
Florence
Avondale
Howard County
Maryland
Hood's Mill
Montgomery County
Steel Industry
McDonald's
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Arthur Kirk Besley
Adrian
Sinciates
Coln Park
John A
Stephens
U.S
Steel Corp
Joseph F. Fin
Regan
Health of Eisenhower Dominates 1955 Campaign
The weekend flood of Democratic commentary fixates on President Eisenhower health as a campaign issue. Butler, Louchheim and Adkins all weigh the impact while reports note Eisenhower appeared strong in Panama during a wreath ceremony.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
Panama
SHU
Paul Butler
Butler
U.S
Katie Louchheim
Democratic National Committee
Ships Collide In Fog Off New York
A cargo passenger ship and a tanker collided in dense fog off New York at 1 10 a m. Both vessels were damaged. One passenger and one seaman on the combination ship were injured. The Fairisle inbound from Tampa Florida carrying citrus fruit and paper transferred passengers and crew to a Coast Guard boat that brought them to port. At least seven passengers were rescued and listed among those aboard the Coast Guard craft. from 2 to 32 crewmen rode in the boat.
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New York
Tampa
Fla
Coast Guard
Maryland governor asks state police to assess storm damage
Governor McKeldin directs State Police to survey Maryland for storm damage and identify areas needing state aid for repairs. Health, civil defense and highway officials will focus on affected zones. SRC notes temporary repairs after heavy rains. Normal V. Pritchett cites the weekend storms as the worst since last fall. New Delhi reports Nehru returns from a month of diplomacy to address domestic issues. Early New York stock prices dip slightly.
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Baltimore
McKeldin
Maryland
State Roads Commissions
Norman V. Pritchett
SRC
Five Day Forecast Shows Above Normal Then Cooling
Warm pattern lasts through Wednesday with temperatures above normal then falls to near normal by Saturday. A few showers possible Tuesday and Thursday with scattered thunderstorms late Wednesday into extreme west. Daytime highs range from the 30s in Western Maryland to around 70 in eastern sections. overnight lows near normal.
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Mit
Maryland
Civil Rights Bill Sent To Senate Amid Hope And Delay
The House passed the civil rights bill though opponents say it faces near-certain defeat in the Senate. Supporters expect political advantage, while Southerners push for adjournment amid urgent relief reports from the India Amara quake area with hundreds missing and officials scrambling to aid victims.
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Senate
Washington
House
Harriman Leads Nevada Delegates at Democratic Convention
An Associated Press poll shows Harriman winning 6 of Nevada's 14 nominating votes at the Democratic National Convention. Stevenson has 4 votes, Symington 2, and Lyndon Johnson half a vote. Remaining 122 delegates were undecided or unavailable. Harriman toured Nebraska urging a beat Eisenhower campaign. Kefauver criticized the Eisenhower administration over western needs and the Hells Canyon dam defeat.
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Nevada
Associated Press
Stevenson
Darkhorse
Sen. Symington
Missouri
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Omaha
Hatnman
Nebraska
Eisenhower
Hells Canyon
Mabe- Qregon
Kefauver
Algiers
Alachia
Freoch
Remaaata Otiime
Siem
Enomis
Artilery
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