Principals Appointed at Two Frederick County Schools
The Frederick County Board of Education held a special meeting to appoint new principals for Hemswick High School and Myersville Elementary, announce teaching vacancies mainly in junior high, and approve contracts for fluorescent lighting and rewiring at New Market and Adamstown. The meeting marked the final session for Superintendent Eugene W. Pruitt after 47 years of service. Dr. James A. Sensenhaneh will succeed him.
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Hemswick
Myersville
Frederick County
New Market
AGA Stomt Sihodin
Pruitt
Somerset County
Talbot County
James A. Sensenhaneh
Baltimore County
State Board of Education
Joseph F. Rhoderick
State Superintendent of Schools
Rhoderick
George C. Rhoderick Jr
Middletown
Peetiing Ry Ae
Fred S. Brown
Brunswick
Brunswick High School
Harold Knott
Loudoun 1 Counts Consolidated High Schoons
Leesburg
Brown
West-ert Marsland College
Rosemont
War G. Peles
Meersville
Tawson State Teachers College
Wallsville
Jane Haugh
North Frederick
Princpally
Kim Street
Frederick
Vie Vacaieigs
Tae
Aise
Brandenburg Flectric Company
Oot Frederick
Brandenbure
Wiich
Hich
Thurmont
Yellow Springs
Bowers
Sea Drama In Messages
A radio log from the Night Watch details the collision of the Italian liner Andrea Doria with the Swedish ship Stockholm near the Atlantic, with distress calls, lifeboat deployments, and mutual aid exchanges among vessels including Cape Ann Ile de France and the Ne de France as they coordinate rescue efforts and plan to reach New York with passengers and crew.
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Drom Ue de
Sttockholm
Stockholm
Ne de France
New York
Andrea Doria
Isle de France
Sockholm
Nantucketsland
New England
Coast Guard
Manhattan
Portland
Maine
New London
Evergreen
Marshfield
Mass
Brookion
Quonset Point
Carvier
Boston
Neapor
Cape Ann
Six Made III After Drinking Lemonade
Six carnival attendees suffered mild zinc poisoning after lemonade was contaminated by zinc particles from a galvanized pail. County health officer Dr. Forbes H Burgess noted a mix up in the lemonade preparation and warned against using acid in metal containers. Victims were treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital and released. investigation traced the error to concession staff and prompted a change in mixing methods.
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Forbes H. Burgess
Togay
Burgess
Frederick Memorial Hospital
South Street
Oliver Cemete Sanes
Tollman
Maison Steed
Dee Satia
George Hottman
Ade
Catherine VE Morman
Darlene EF. Fowle
Helen Fogle
Evelyn Ft. Cook
Tost
MieMar Sreet
Vienhion
Charies
Fo Coen City
Night March Tragedy Sees Six Recruits Drowned
Navy court case centers on Matthew McKeon, who led Platoon 71 into Ribbon Creek marsh on April 8, during a night march that ended in six drownings. McKeon, once a drill instructor, testified he drank alcohol that afternoon. Prosecution questioned whether intoxication contributed to the tragedy, while defense argued charges did not prove intoxication.
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Parsis Island
S.C. PA
Navy
Matthew C. McKeon
KR. Ol. Atcheson
Ruben Suliely
McKeon
Walters
Ribbon Creek Marsh
Kdea
Walter
Zella Berman
New York City
Charles Bo Sevier
Berman
Hagerstown Couple Rescued During Stockholm Visit
Hagerstown residents Myr and N Heney Wollisen were rescued from a Stockholm danger incident during a brief vacation. The pair, tied to a Danish pipe maker Melier Inc, lived at 325 McDowell Ave and had just returned from a trip reportedly planned a year earlier.
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Hagerstown
Myr
N Heney Wollisen
Stockholm
Col Vsiar
Denmark
Mx Wolftsen
Dereiman
Melier, Inc
Lve
McDowell Ave
Watermelon Feast Draws Hundreds in City Parks
Frederick lodge Elks hosted a watermelon party for local children at Baker and Mullinix Parks on Wednesday afternoon. About 300 slices were served with 200 in Baker Park and 100 in Mullinix Park. Robert Mason led the Elks committee arranging the event with no prizes offered.
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Frederick Lodge
Bop
D. Ellis
Baker and Mullin Parks
Mixon Still Favored in GOP VP Possibility Poll
An Associated Press poll of GOP leaders shows Nixon still favored for the Republican vice presidential nomination despite Stassen’s bid. The survey finds broad confidence in Nixon and, to a lesser extent, Herter as a potential running mate, with Eisenhower’s preference shaping the outcome. The Stassen effort appears collapsed after Verter’s decision to nominate Nixon in San Francisco.
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Nixon
Eisenhower
Associated Press
GOP
Bo Abassen
Massachusetts
Christian A. Herter
Herles
Nisun
Stassen
Herver
Herter
No Limit On Missile Range Sparks Interservice Clash
Army Chief of Staff General Maxwell D Taylor testified to a Senate subcommittee that the Army claims the right to use any surface to surface missiles regardless of range. The clash with Air Force claims to lead ballistics missiles drew questions about interservice agreements and the West Agreement as the memorandum of understanding guiding roles and missions.
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Washington
Army
Maxwell D. Taylor
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
Artsis
Watson
Interservice
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force Ciaims
Ballistics Assiles Field
Taylor
Symington
Beer theft at Shamrock Inn Weekend Burglary
Turkle cases of beer were reported stolen from the Shamrock Inn in Sandy Hook during the weekend. Trooper Robert T. Storer investigates the burglary, noting most losses were the lower priced brands and no premium beer was taken. The theft occurred after closing Saturday night into Monday morning.
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Turkle
Orie
Charles OF Brown
Share
Robert T. Storer
Trooper Storer
End Of Steel Strike Near After Marathon Talks
In New York a 26 day steel strike appeared near settlement as four man U S steel and USWA teams held late night talks. John A Stephens and David J McDonald did not deny reports of a near three year no strike contract as Arthur Goldberg left the hotel smiling after eight hours of talks.
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New York
U Steel
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers of America
Arthur Goldberg
Ships Race To Scene Of Ocean Liner Crash
Amid a major liner collision off New York Long Island coast rescue boats joined by smaller craft, as Coast Guard and steel firms work toward an official settlement. A 30 cent hourly wage package over three years would cover wages layoff pay and pensions with prestrike pay around 32.46 an hour.
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New York
East Mor
Ighes
Long Island
Coast Guard
Seven Days of Rain Die Hard, Coastal Rescue Effort
A fogbound collision near Nantucket between the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm triggers a massive Coast Guard recovery. From New York to Boston and beyond, vessels, aircraft, and destroyers converge in a multi‑port rescue, with weather, damage, and local incidents interwoven in a rapid response scene.
Saturday Deadline For Brunswick Filing
Brunswick town office candidates face a tight deadline with the August 7 election looming. Mayor James F E Cuntmin seeks a second term opposed by James Schamel, an established operator. Incumbents A B Danner Mire Nellie Roky Chester Phillips Jess Ornhartl and Walter F Athert are contested in wards one to three while petition filings circulate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
James FE. Cuntmin
James Schamel
A. B. Danner
Mire
Nellie Roky
Chester Phillips
Jess Ornhartl
Walter F. Athert
Branswick
Congress Is Bent On Adjournment
Washington reports describe Congress aiming to adjourn soon after tackling a heavy workload. Key items sent to President Eisenhower include a foreign aid package totaling 7660,500, with optimism but some delay. Public works measures and tax relief for ticketed movies under 98 cents were also discussed.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenho
LA Pesdise Senate
MSG
House
Hundreds of Americans stranded after voyage disruption
Hundreds of Americans in Italy remain stranded as the Stockholm liner and other ships fail to depart on schedule. Passengers report delays, with more than a dozen people unable to secure passages home, while Italian authorities coordinate revised sailings and boarding arrangements.
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Stockholm
Italy
Geneva
Newark
Two Ocean Liners Clash in Atlantic Fog Tragedy
A mid Atlantic collision between the Italian liner Andrea Doria and Swedish ship Stockholm last night left three dead and hundreds injured. The Andrea Doria sank in 225 feet of water after authorities rescued 1,434 passengers and crew, with final confirmation of the time of loss at 10:09 a.m. Rescue efforts and radio messages described a rapid, dramatic sinking as ships from Nantucket Island aided in evacuations.
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New York
Andrea Doria
Mid- Mora
Nantucket Island
Mass
Stockholm
Coast Guard
Liel
Jess
Andrea
Jack Delaney
New Bedford Mass
Standard‘Times
Alf Johannas
Andrea Devia
York
Genoa
Italy
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Mr. Pruitt
Samne
Messag
Olin
Storm Costty
Baltimore Po
Mare Ai Am
Dbs
State Roads Commission
Baltamore
Efere
Beavis
Wasteington
Potomac
Maryland
Virginia
Weverton
Frederick Junction
Sgt. McKeon
Parris Island
Mixon
Nownea
Fredericks
Wil
Rupert
Goethe
Ann Schiathan
Joseph Sehyumer
Seventh Street Pike
Fort Detrick
Ana Mel Wailin Veo Mie
Mary Mo Weteol
Washington Street
Tie de France
Tag Man
Raymond Hinton
Baltimore
Ave
Gates
Thiends Ferry
Frank Keefer
Joann
Strafford
Petersville
Alice Lease
Charlies Lease
Walkersville
Sawyer
Gradh
New
Yor
Sian
Amore Tenesein
France
Foohees Cape Orn Sath Bey
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