Heat wave grips most areas with scorching weekend forecast
The Associated Press reports a July heat wave continuing through the weekend east of the Rockies with temperatures often above 100 in the Midwest and plains. Cooler air may reach the region by Monday as two air masses converge from the Pacific and northern Canada. The ongoing heat has caused numerous deaths, with Midwest totals including several in Chicago and St Louis, and drought risk to corn in the belt. Showers and thunderstorms began today from the southern Rockies to northern Wisconsin, offering only brief relief.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Continent
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Northeern Rockies
Canada
Chicago
Ilinois
Missouri
St. Louis
Nebraska
Plains
New England States
Atlantic Coast
Central Plains
Wisconsin
Hot Weather Back Sunday In Town
The article notes a spell of hot weather with 17 days at 90 degrees or higher. It forecasts a return engagement Sunday and a high around 80 to 84 after a cool spell Friday, with no rain on the city watershed and Fishing Creek dam level dipping slightly. Caretaker Frank Weddle reports the dam fell about an inch.
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Eheal
Frank Weddle
Balanced Budget Possibility Noted By Byrd
Sen Byrd says a balanced budget seems possible in the year ahead despite administration forecasts. He and Sen Robertson cite the 1955 appropriations record and Treasury revenue trends, noting higher receipts than the $2.4 billion 1956 projection amid a strong business boom.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Congress
Byrd Vi Wihd
Pemetrane Sen Robertson
Eisenhower
Detroit
Treasury
Ventani
Cars Damaged in L.8 15 Accident Near Road
Frederick motorist Rudolph Tyeryar 26 of 127 Waller street collided with another vehicle while driving south on Route 15 a mile south of the cad when swerving to avoid a car that pulled down in front of him He swerved into the wrong lane and hit Mildred Blank 25 of RFD 1 while braking Police estimated damage to both autos at 30 dollars Trooper Alan Martin investigated
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S Frederick
Rudolph Tyeryar
Waller Street
Mildred 7
Blank
RFD 1
Alan Martn
Regional Babe Ruth Tourney Opens Here On Tuesday
Approximately 125 boys ages 12 to 15 from six states arrive in Frederick for the regional Babe Ruth tournament. Frederick hosts games at McCurdy Yeild with Director James Fraser organizing lodging, meals, and signs of welcome as teams vie for a spot in the national tournament in Austin, Texas, mid August.
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Frederick
One O'Elock
McCurdy
James Fraser
Austin
Texas
Fraser
Francis Scott Key
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Phoenixville
Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Clarksburg
Talbott On Way Out Say Senators
Washington reports three Republican senators say Air Force Secretary Talbott faces pressure to resign over disclosures in a Senate probe of his outside business activities. Talbott denies plans to quit, citing duty to the President, while Morse calls for resignation or firing for government integrity.
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Washington
Air Force
Talbott
Senate
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Sen
Morse
Talhott
Senate Gop Polity Committee
Pentagon
New York
Paul B. Mulligan and Co
Mulligan
Kline Low Bidder On County Road Work
Kline was the low bidder for 14 miles of Wiles road known as Valley View road north of Middletown. Bids opened at Frederick County Roads Board showed Kline at 37308, Grove Lime Company 40807, Earl H Clive Sons 40822, and T. Edgie Russell 342395. A contract is expected soon as commissioners review bids for clearing, drainage and paving from Hollow Road to Marsland 17, plus bare surface between routes.
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Richard Fo Kline
Frederick Constructor
Frederick County Roads Board
Wiles Road
Valley View Road
Middletoun
Kline
Grove Lime
Frederick
Earl H Cliie
Cama Commissionere
Marsland 17
Middletown
Myersville
New Violence Expected In North Africa
Paris reports rising nationalist violence in French North Africa on a major Muslim holiday. A six month extension of the Algeria state of emergency was approved by the National Assembly. Clashes, killings, arrests, and sabotage continued. Casablanca curfew extended. 100 Moroccans released from restrictions. United Nations pleas to address the Moroccan sublaten crisis followed. Samuel Reynolds Jr., industrialist founder of Reynolds Metals, died at 73 in Richmond, heart attack cited. poor health after pneumonia in Jamaica.
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Paris
French North Africa
French National Assembly
Edgar Faure
Algeria
Ivan
Casablanca
Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef
Sultan
Fhe
Nemencha
United Nations
UCN_ Security Council
General Assembly
R. S Reynolds JR
Richmond
Thehard Samuel Reynolds Jr
Reynolis Metals Co
Wis
Fishionaire
Jamaica
Riding Wrong Way on One Way Streets
Chief Charles Y. Main announced strict enforcement of the law against riding bicycles the wrong way on one way streets. Violators face impounding of their bicycles to protect rider safety.
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Charles Y. Main
Record profits across industries lift US economy in July
New York reports steel and other sectors posting record profits and near record production for the first half of the year. Employment rises as factories reopen. consumer spending hits new highs while prices edge up slightly. Government data show a strong but tempered postwar economic surge with widespread gains in housing and deposits.
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New York
Steel
United States Steel
Bethlehem
Jones & Laughlin
General Motors
Oil Company
Standard of New Jersey
Oil
Dia
United States Rubber
Western Union
Dime Savings Bank of
Brooklyn
Mutual Savings
Dun & Bradstreet
Truck Tragedy in Yellowstone Kills Three
A half loaded truck in Yellowstone National Park left the road and crashed into a tree killing three people and injuring six others. Among the dead were two members of a Rankin 4-H club, Mike Collins aged 15 and Kenneth Sharp aged 12, and Joyce Marie Cook aged 22 from Allegan Michigan. The truck was driven by W M Day, a county agent from Upton County Texas, who was supervising a group of 441. The incident occurred about a half mile north of the Canyon Hotel between Canyon and Tower Falls as passengers were alighting from the open-end vehicle.
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Mammoth
Wye
Yellowstone National Park
Rankin
Tey Park
Edmund
Rogers
Mike Collins
Kenneth Sharp
Joyce Marie Cook
Flv
St. Allegan, Mich
Mamimoth
W. M. Day
Upton County
Tex
441 Group
Canyon Hotel
Canyon
Tower Falls
Wise Cook
Red Neon Sign Sparks Intoxication Fine
William Young Diazon chef entered a bar after a red neon sign over a door read POLICE STATION. He slapped the counter and demanded service. Police Sat Ras Wilson took Young before a magistrate who fined him 30 dollars for intoxication.
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Nixon
William Young
Diaon
Young
Ras Wilson
Saunz
Styling and Engineering Changes Tie to Car Costs
Detroit reports indicate i Styl ing and engineering changes will link to price tags as 1956 model cars debut. Ford's Lincoln leads the line with September on sale, signaling industry pricing shifts while competitive models appear later. Dealers face huge inventories and launch promotions, trading stamps and bonuses aiming to quicken turnover amid anticipated price increases.
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Detroit i
Ford
Lincoln
Ethic Paysehey
Congress Poised to Boost Capitol Salaries and Titles
Washington report shows the House fast-tracking a housekeeping bill to raise Capitol Hill pay and rename several positions. The plan would lift top salaries for two technical counsels above 10 000, create room for an extra aide per congressman, and bump stationery allowances to 1800. The measure would also redefine job titles from laborers to staff assistants and allow adjustments based on duties and shifts in payroll.
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Washington
Capitol
Howard W. Smith
Rules Committee
Smith
Ivach Tongress
Senators To Visit Russia
Four senators said they asked the Soviet Embassy for a late summer visit behind the Iron Curtain. Others indicated they may join a Moscow trip in September and October if admitted, with Young, Mundt, and Frear considering Soviet Russia on their official itinerary.
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Washington
Russia
Ellender
D-Ila
Sparkman
D-Ala
Purtell
R-Cogn
Kefauver
Tenat
Moscow
Young
Tnd
Kieleinka
Finland
Tate
Quicker Policeman Nabbed Bathhouse Intruder
A Visgat ald Frederick boy was caught trespassing in the city pool bathhouse office early today and held as a juvenile delinquent. Detective Sergi Norman Diets spotted the suspect at 1 43 and police say the youth had been entering the office during several early morning incidents to steal soft drinks ice cream peanuts and rice. The youth initially claimed he went to warn others but later admitted to being the sole intruder.
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Visgat Ald
Frederick
City
Jnsenite
Sergi Norman Diets
Seral Dietz
Bine
Inki
Woundster
Vic
New Bridge Dedication Opens Brunswick Potomac Span
Brunswick Maryland celebrates the opening of a new arch bridge linking Maryland and Virginia. Gov McKeldin will dedicate the $1.5 million structure at 3 pm. 2000 guests attend dedications, parade, and river town festivities. The old 1893 bridge closes for demolition next week.
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Brunswick
Potomac
Brunswick Board of Trade
Florida Street
Petersville Road
West B Street
James A. Anderson
Virginia Department of Highways
Virginia
Stanley
W. W. Murphy
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
James, Cummings
McCain
Gov. McKeldin
Scob Park
Maryland Avenue
Alcoa Boosts Wages and Plans Price Increases
Alcoa of America granted an average 15-cent-an-hour wage raise to 25,000 workers and announced forthcoming price hikes. The move followed steel industry patterns to avert the looming midweek strike. An agreement was reached with USW for 15,000 members and AFL for 10,000 workers, pending ratification from locals.
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Pietsburgh the Aluminum Co. of America
AFL
CIO
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
Alcoa
AFI
CSW
Federal judge rules Massey case null and void
Tes Holston reports a federal justice ruling that O Neal Massey has been imprisoned in Megallx at the Texas Penitentiary since 1941. Massey, after 12 years, pursued freedom with handwritten petitions from his cell while studying law in the prison library. Judge Joe Ingraham called the trial null and void.
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Holston
Tes
Ustige
O'Neal Massey
Megallx
Texas
Massey
Joe Ingraham
Red China and U S Civilians Talk At Geneva
Chou En-lai said in Tokyo that the number of American civilians in China is small and their question can be settled. He urged a return of several thousand Chinese students in the United States and proposed third-country repatriation for civilians as talks at Geneva approach. He insisted on negotiations between Beijing and Taiwan local authorities and opposed any two Chinas.
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Tokyo
Chou En-lai
China
Geneva
Peiping Radio
Red
Chou
Broadcast Board
National People's Congress
United States
Taiwan
Formosa
Taipei Fears Red China May Be Recognized
The United Daily News warns that possible American recognition of Red China looms like a dark cloud as Geneva talks on US relations with Red China begin. Nationalist leaders express confidence in US assurances, while Min Chu Evening News calls for a resignation and stronger stand to protect Formosa interests.
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Taipei
Formosa
United Daily News
U. S
Geneva
United States
China
Min Chu
National) Evening News
George Yeh
National Assemblymen's Asso
Eisenhower
Quemoy
Matsu
Church Papers Attacks Goldstein Policy
The Catholic Review accuses F. Morton Goldstein new chairman of the State Board of Motion Picture Censors of neglecting duties and urges resignation. It cites films Companions in the Night Les Plaisirs and Son of Sinbad as rejected under his tenure claiming policy has become anything goes. River conditions noted at Monocacy Jug Bridge and Weverton on Potomac.
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Baltimore
G. Morton Goldstein
State Board of Motion Picture Censors
Catholic Review
Goldstein
Censor Board
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