Postage Rates Rising Friday and Stamp Changes Ahead
Postage rates boost takes effect Friday with four cent first class letters, seven cent all mail stamps, and changes to cards and unsealed letters. Postmaster Grove urges depositing mail before the last daily collection to avoid delays and mentions using older stamps with added one cent to cover new rates. Adequate supplies will be available Friday. some stamps not yet on sale. The rate rise marks the first since 1932 and includes new Lincoln four cent stamps and Ben Franklin four cent envelopes among others.
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Shehab
Chamoun
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Frederick
Lincoln
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Ben Franklin
Exploding Car Misses Premier in Beirut Attempt
In Beirut, Prime Minister Sami Soth escaped death when a parked car exploded moments before his convoy passed. Eight people died and a 5 year old girl was severely injured. The attack occurred nine miles from Beirut on a road along a cliff above the Beirut River. Two men were seen fleeing from the detonated vehicle. Police and officials called it an apparent assassination attempt amid months of unrest against President Chamoun.
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Lebanon
Sami Soth
Soth
Nord
Louisville
Ally
Permile Solh
Staley' Sion
Solh
Chamoun
Adel Osseyran
Associated Press
Fuad Shehab
Camille Chamoun
Osseyran
Shehab
Missing Harbor Tunnel Toll Receipts Probe Underway
Baltimore AP report says nearly 3000 dollars in toll receipts disappeared from the Harbor Tunnel and are being investigated by police, an insurance company, and the State Roads Commission. Sunds vanished twice during handling between toll gates and a downtown bank as the money was moved. Roads Chairman Bonnell said the loss was kept quiet during the probe to fix responsibility. The tunnel and plate toll facilities are operated by the roads commission.
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State Roads Commission
Roads Commission
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Roads
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Bonnell
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Appeals Decision Of Maryland Employment Board
A Frederick county man filed an appeal with the Circuit Court challenging a decision of the Maryland Employment Security Board. The Frederick Construction Company and the State of Maryland Department of Employment Security are named in the appeal. The appellant, represented by Sherman P. Bowers, argues the board findings are not supported by the evidence or within the law. The department, through general counsel J. Robert Brown, denies the allegations, contending the board findings are supported and conclusive absent fraud.
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Circuit Court
Employment Security Board of Maryland
Thurmont
RFD i
Frederick Construction Company
State of Maryland
Department of Employment Security
Sheriman P. Bowers
Department For Employment Security
J. Robert ‘Brown
Second Army Band To Lead Parade Of Little Leaguers
The Second Army Band will lead a parade of about 300 Frederick Little League players from the State Armory at 3 p.m. on Thursday August 7. Sponsors include Frontiers Lions Club Kiwanis Civitan Exchange Rotary Bnai Brith Optimist and more. Teams from Maryland West Virginia Virginia Kentucky and others will march in uniform to the stadium after assembling at 2:45 p.m. in the rear area near West Second Street and Market Street.
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Staley Memorial
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the Frontiers
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Dela Club of
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West Virginia
Virginia
of Commerce
City of Frederick
Kentucky
Rand Irvin J. Ramsburg
Gen
Stadium Clubbhouse
State Armory
James A. Groye
Market
13Th Street
Stadim
Calvary Methodist Church
Delaware
West Pearing
New Engine For Heights Firemen
Braddock Heights firemen unveil a 500 gallon pumper built by American Fire Apparatus of Battle Creek Michigan on an International chassis. The unit boosts capacity to three engines and includes a portable pump light plant ladders and extensive hose. Vernon M Cassell is fire chief and Frank A Beachley leads the company which has two thirds of the engine cost funded with a bond drive ongoing for the remaining 5000.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Braddock Heights
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Jefferson
Braddock Heights Company
Vernon M. Cassell
Jfrank A. Beachley
Beacney
Revolt Breaks Out In Haiti Near National Palace
In Port-au-Prince rebels captured Des Salines barracks near the National Palace and urged citizens to arm themselves and defend the government. The incident involved supporters of exiled former president Paul Magloire and reportedly two Americans. Shooting began at midnight as radio calls for loyalty and mobilization spread amid confusion.
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Haiti
Des Salines
Radio
Francois Duvallier
Lucien Chauvet
Chauvet
Magloire
New York City
St.Mare
St. Mare
U. S
Gerald Drew
Duvallier
Negro Republic
Two Candidates Opposing Faubus in Arkansas Primary
In Little Rock two opponents challenge Governor Orval Faubus as Amintore Fanfani begins talks in Washington. Eisenhower eyes Middle East crisis as Fanfani seeks European unity. Faubus ordered troops to block school integration amid a tense political race. The Arkansas primary centers on the handling of desegregation and foreign policy signals.
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Washington
Little Rock
Middle East
Arkans
Thei
Absolute Geniuses Held in Pittsburgh
Three teen age boys described as “absolute geniuses” in electronics are in juvenile custody in Pittsburgh on charges of stealing and tampering with telephone company equipment. Police say they built a private phone exchange in an underground tunnel using equipment stolen from the company. The 17 year old designed a device to tap calls undetected.
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Pittsburgh
Phone
Highland Park
Mountain climber killed on Mt St Elias expedition
Four young climbers aimed to scale 18 000 foot Mt St Elias near the Alaska Canada border. David Tolland of Grand Rapids Mich died in a blizzard when snow collapsed their tent. Leo Staggie of Albany Calif and two others survived or were rescued after digging through snow.
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Alaska
Mt. St. Elias
Unee
Leo Staggie
Albany
Calif
David Tolland
Grand Rapids
Mich
Ray D'Arcy
Boston
Rit‘ner
Coast Guard
Harvard Mountain Climbing Club
Eight Killed In B52 Jet Crash In Maine Near Border
LIMESTONE Maine AP eight airmen died when a Bs2 jet bomber crashed three miles from Limestone Air Force Base during a routine training mission. Only Maj Moody E Deaton survived, injured but in good condition. The wreckage smeared across about 12 acres. cause under Air Force review. The aircraft belonged to the 42nd Bomber Wing. Names of victims not released pending kin notification.
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Maine
Lorisglair Force Base
Af Field
Maine-New Brunswick
1Maj
Moody E. Deaton
Dennison
Tex
Air Force
Car Ireland
Explorer IV Sends Back Information From Space Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP Explorer IV satellite sends back data on high altitude radiation confirming laner rays at about 600 miles. Dr James Van Allen Iowa State University directed the instruments and says the data look satisfactory as the craft circles Earth for years of study. Weather and launch details mix with unrelated court notes and filings about trials and motions.
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Fla
Snare
U. S
James van Allen
Iowa
State University
Air Force
Samuel W. Bar S
Rowe
Unidentified Objects Called Real by Jung Report
Dr. Carl Jung reports unidentified flying objects are real and show signs of intelligent guidance by quasi-intelligent pilots. He urges no purely psychological explanation, noting mass observations since 1944 and suggesting extraterrestrial origin implies interplanetary links and potential human distress in encounter.
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Alamogordo
Carl Jung
Jung
UFO Filter Center
Aerial Phenomena Research Organization
L. J. Lorenzen
Holloman Air Force East
Man seeks appeal in juvenile corruption case
A Frederick county man Henry H. Rowe near Walkersville received the maximum two year term in the House of Correction in January for contributing to the delinquency of his nine minor children. He wrote Chief Judge F W Brune of the Court of Appeals asking to appeal. The judge proposed referring the motion to the Circuit Court to be treated under the post conviction procedure act before a different judge than Schnauffer who sentenced Rowe.
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Frederick County
House of Correction
F. W.brune
Court of Appeals
Henry H. Rowe
Walkersville
Rowe
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Bodies Of Four World War II Airmen Found
In New Britain jungle Australian air force teams located four U. S. airmen from World War II. A P-38 Lightning wreckage buried in soil held one body, Wing Cmdr Keith Rundle reported. Nearby a B-25 bomber held three bodies. a Navy Grumman Wildcat had no casualties.
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Australia
New Britain
Australian Air Force
Keith Rundle
Amberley Air Force Base
Grumman
Hand Frostbitten In Soft Drink Machine
In South Bend Indiana a 16 year old boy was frostbitten after his hand was caught in a vending machine while trying to retrieve a bottle. He was afraid of being mistaken for a thief and the machine began turning after a coin was inserted. Firemen had to dismantle the unit to free him and he was hospitalized. Also in Washington industrial unions failed to buy insurance against suits from workers kept from their jobs by picket lines.
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South Bend
Ind
John Polinski
Hhad
NO Insurance
Washington
Glow From Stack Mistaken For Fire
Local residents mistook the Alpha Portland Cement Company smokestack glow for a fire over the weekend. Reports describe a distant light seen to the southeast and south, with one resident visiting the News office to confirm any blaze.
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News
Teayson
Fty
Judge Denies Postponement in Juvenile Case and Sentences Pair
The court refused to grant a postponement as Rowe and his wife receive two year reform school terms and a $500 fine each. State's Attorney Barrick noted Rowe chose juvenile court and a court trial. he sought delay to hire counsel. The record shows two Black youths in a companion case seeking leniency after rape charges were upgraded to carnal knowledge amid claims of deplorable home conditions.
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Schnauffer
Frederick County
Airmen and dependents restricted at Iraqi base after coup
American and British airmen and dependents totaling 1,333 have been confined to a small living area at a large Iraqi air base following the July 14 coup in Baghdad. Eisenhower again urges Congress for more foreign aid, tying requests to the Middle East crisis.
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Baghdad
Eisenhower to denounce Khrushchev Middle East summit proposal
Eisenhower plans to denounce Khrushchev's call for a quick Middle East summit outside the United Nations. He is set to reaffirm willingness to attend a summit only within the UN Security Council in New York. Officials say Khrushchev's message undermines a heads of government meeting and President Eisenhower is expected to reject immediate five power talks in Moscow or elsewhere.
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Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Middle East
United Nations
Eisenhauer
W U. N. Security Council
New York
Moscow
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iState Dulles
Dulles
London
Ife
Security Council
Soviet Union
Geneva
White House
U.N
Road damage inspected after Sunday rainstorm
County Commissioners and Roads Engineer C Wilson Runkles inspected washed roads. Ridge road between Brandeck Heights and High Knob suffered severe washouts but remained open with repairs planned. Clifton road near U S 40 closed again. repairs to start tomorrow. Tree stumps from a near cloudburst halted traffic at Mt Philip road bridge near VFW Country Club, but no damage reported.
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Board of Country Commissioners
C. Wilson Runkles
Ridge
Brandeck Heights
High Knob
Clifton
U.S. 40
Mt. Philip Road
VFW Country Club
Seven Killed By Lightning Bolts Across Nation
Associated Press reports seven people killed in storms across the country. Five beehives burned in central California, five injured in Virginia, two sailors killed sheltering under a tree, and six Fort Jackson soldiers struck in South Carolina with five hospitalized and one returning to duty. The New York market opened fairly active with minor gains and losses.
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Associated Press
California
Virginia
South Carolina
Ft. Jackson
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