Temperature Fall Brings Heat Relief
Frederick city and county saw a rare break from July heat as the spillway at Fishing Creek reservoir stopped for the first time this summer. Temperatures cooled about 11 degrees from yesterday, with a forecast of near 80 degrees. Rain was light and spotty, offering little relief for farmers and pasture lands in need of rain.
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Frederick
Fishing Creek
Airport
State Police
Gambrill State Park
High Krob
Clifton
Brunswick
Emmitsburg
Middletown
Uleters
Shell Fired During Training Kills Three
A 60 millimeter mortar shell exploded during a training exercise at Camp A. P. Hill Virginia killing three soldiers from the 425th Airborne Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Division Fort Bragg. Names listed as PFC Manuel Furgerson PEC Prentiss J. Martin and Pvt Gary J. Spencer among the dead. others wounded were taken to Quantico Marine Hospital. ROTC cadets and the camp party were to break camp today and return to Fort Meade. Accusation of misconduct by Gov. Vekeldin arises in separate Baltimore by J Simpkins.
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Fl Meade. Md
Camp
A. P. Milk
Second Army
Manuel Furgerson
Billie D Acuff
Oak Springs
Ft. Worth
Texas
PEC Prentiss
Gary
Spencer
Ratherine
Greeles
Wwe
Siler
Mad
425Th Airborne Infantry Regiment
82Nd Division
Fort Bragg
2Nd Army
2Nd Arms
Marine Hospital
Quantico
Roth
Ft. Meade
Weapons Based On H-Bomb Tests Conducted In Last Year
The Atomic Energy Commission reports progress on weapons inspired by the 1954 Pacific hydrogen bomb test and notes brighter prospects for a nuclear powered aircraft. The six month period saw growing production, advancing reactor and civilian use programs, and record uranium output. Nuclear safety gains include reduced fallout from Nevada tests and ongoing efforts to shield crewed aircraft.
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Washington i
Pacific
Atomic Energy Commission
Ith
Congress
AEC
Pacific Proving Grounds
United States
Colorado Plateau
Nevada
Pastor Guilty in First Lutheran Heresy Trial
Milwaukee reports a Lutheran pastor, Rev. George P. Crist Jr., 31, found guilty of nine counts of deviation from church doctrine in the Northwest Synod heresy trial. He denied charges and plans a two week vacation with family while exploring future ministry options. The verdict awaits synod convention action.
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Milwaukee
Northwest Synod of
United Lutheran Church
George P. Crist, Jr
Durham
Waukesha County
Wisconsin
Crist
Synod
Paul EF
Pastor Crist
Christ
Jesus
Israeli Airliner Wreck Probe Sought At Bulgarian Border
A six man Israeli commission seeks entry into Bulgaria to inspect the Constellation airliner wreckage that Killed 58, including 12 Americans, after it was shot down by anti aircraft gunners. Bulgaria admits firing and regrets the incident while demanding compensation and investigation by four officials.
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Athens
Greece
Bulgaria
el al Israel
London
Tel Aviv
Yugoslavia
Bularia
Ingh
Jerusalem
Talbott Case Becomes Campaign Issue in 1956
Washington reports renewed Democratic calls for Secretary of the Air Force Talbott to be fired over outside business dealings. President Eisenhower will decide after reviewing Senate evidence of ethics concerns. Talbott defended the work but said he would drop the partnership earning over $232,000 in 24 years.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Air Force
Talbott
Senate
James C. Hagerty
Morse Dore
Paul M. Butler
New York
Paul B. Mulligan & Co
Morse
Butler
Pentagon
25 Years For Desertion
NEW YORK state court martial sentenced Arthur Athans to 25 years hard labor after he pled guilty to desertion while serving at Ft. Knox in 1944. The ex soldier, who had run a Jamestown auto agency, changed his name and married with five children. The case notes dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of pay. His wife Marjorie testified at Governors Island, saying she learned of the desertion after his arrest last May. The sentence awaits automatic review.
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New York
Arthur Athans
Falconer
X.Y
Athans
Marjorie
Governors Island
Court-Marcial
Lemencs
Joseph Traimer
Jamestown
Ant
Ft. Knox
Fence Damaged by Auto Near Maryland School Property
A sedan, driven by Marie J. Boyd of East Patrick Street, ran onto South Market Street and struck the southwest corner fence of the Maryland State School for the Deaf property on December 29. The car damaged about 48 feet of fencing and a stop sign, with $75 in auto damage. Boyd was charged with operating without a license and posted $1645 collateral for an August 1 hearing.
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Maryland State School
Harry Phillips
Marie J. Boyd
East Patrick Street
South Market Street
Clarke Place
Knives and Gun Evidence in Maryland Disorder Case
In Frederick trial court, Mr and Mrs Eugene F Henderson faced charges of disturbing the peace after police found a double barreled shotgun and two knives inside their home at 316 Klinehart's alley. Henderson was found not guilty. his wife received a suspended sentence. Separate case involved John DOD Young, 47, driving on a freshly painted center line, found not guilty due to lack of witnesses.
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Eugene F. Henderson
Frederick
Hifteese Shoemaker
People’s Court
Norman Dietz
Klinehart’s Alley
Henderson
Sgt. Dietz
William C Staley
Dietz
Clara Jane
Shoemaker
Kenderson
John Dod. Young
Morris Transportation Company
Robert D. Kirby
Young
Bucketslawn
Kirby
Franklin
Saar
Charles W. Grove
Mianzo Ruther
Eugene V. Kirby
Anavista
Lind Eo Anderson
Ellicot
Dresche
Aere Thoopers Rirhs
Guilmino
Robert C. Stup
Monrovia
Cumberland
Austin Th Simin
Donald Ko Barrass
Tuider
Virginia Lee Blake
Kirby and
Tressler
Charlee W. Maraha
Atlantic Union Draws Dulles Fire
Secretary of State Dulles opposes a Congress proposal for a convention to consider an Atlantic Union. In a letter to Senate Foreign Relations Committee he warns inviting a convention could imply presidential acceptance of feasibility. He suggests Congress seek a less official path if a convention is pursued.
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Washington
Dulles
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relattons Committee
Sen
Kefauver D-Tenn
Committee
George
D-Ga
Voting machines to be displayed in county towns
Ed win F. Wikirk, attorney for the Automatic Voting Machine Corporation, announced the county will buy 80 voting machines with delivery to the Board of Election Supervisors. Demonstration models will be shown to fraternal, farm and social groups to illustrate operation as the purchase contract is prepared for execution.
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Todday
Edwin F. Wikirk
Forthe Automatic Voting Machine Corporation
Nikirk
Board of Election Supervisors
Begin Work On New School Structure
L. J Keller and Sons Frederick contractors have begun excavating for the new industrial arts and vocational agriculture shop at Charmont High School. A contract was awarded by the Board of Education and a permit granted by City Engineer W. Ro Waller.
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L. J Keller and Sons
Frederick Contractors
Nationalist Chinese Say They Smell Rat
The China Daily News editorial decries Washington announcements as a trap and warns against any cease fire with Red China and the United States. It calls the Geneva talks 100 percent appeasement and accuses Russia and Chinese Communists of creating tension in the Formosa Strait to lure the free world.
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Formosa
China Daily News
Washington
Geneva
Red China
United States
Formosa Strait
Free World
House Burns As Family Is On Vacation
A one story frame house owned by Mr and Mrs Daryl Laws at Thompsons Corner burned completely just after 1 05 am as the Laws family were away on a Virginia vacation. Neighbors notified authorities and Upper Montgomery County and Hyattstown Volunteer fire companies fought the blaze but could not save the home or contents. No cause is known and the family could not be reached. Laws works as a painter in lower Montgomery County.
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Daryl Laws
Thompson's
Virginia
Lewis White
Lester Nicholson
Laws
Montgomery County
Hyattstown
Panidtonte
Delay Taking Medicine Saves Life Of Actress
British actress Joan Greenwood avoided illness after delaying a prescribed medicine. A London pharmacist reportedly miscompounded the drug, sending a deadly poison instead. An urgent airline message warned of the error during her Atlantic flight and again upon arrival in the United States.
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New York
Joan Greenwood
London
United States
Atlantic
Paris Designer Hubert de Givenchy Shapeless Gowns
Paris designer Hubert de Givenchy unveiled a new collection featuring shapeless silhouettes and high belts that start below the shoulder and end at the hip. Models wore hats and hoops with dramatic millinery, fur and satin decorations, and daring color, while reviewers noted a shift toward sophistication and futuristic shapes.
Government to build 11 million dollar AEC HQ near Germantown
The Atomic Energy Commission will start a 11 million dollar headquarters near Germantown Maryland, 23 miles from Washington. Construction starts spring 1956 with completion in fall 1957. Site valmis on Dash farm in Gaithersburg after surveys in Maryland and Virginia and potential condemnation to secure property.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Germantown
Frederick
Washington
Maryland
John Marshall Butler
J. Glenn Beall
DeWitt
Hyde
Senator Butter
Virginia
Frederick County
Urbana J
Brunswick
DeWitt Hyde
AEC
William ©. Dash
Gaithersburg
Dash
Senator Butler
Senator Beall
Congress
Executive
Beall
Butler
Capitol
Kenneth £. Fields
Commission
Enmuerrs
Washington Monument
Lovanion
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McKeldin
Baltimore PF
Lied J. Simpkins
P-Somerset
Vekeldin
State Roads Commission
Smmpkins
Marsland House of Delegates
Legislative Council
Trial Board of Ministers
L. A. Chamberline
Franklin WW. Carliste
RFD
FICA
Mildred E. Heil
South Bentz Street
Gilmore
A. Bentiexs
West All Saints Street
Deep South
Frostburg
Taine
Peanes
J. Ro
Companis Ts Engaurd
Pxcaasions
Atlantic Union
Ore SR
House Burns
Wasitington W
Royal Air Force
Gas House Pike Bridge
Potomac
Weverton
Paris
Hubert de Givenchy
Shanes
Givenchy
Hoth
Balenciaga
Ward
Tun
W. C. Dash Farm
Here
D.C
Julian Carey
Martinsburg
Julian DiArey Cares
YMCA
Carey
Enies Daughters Hospital
Churchill
Eden
Winston Church
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