Honorary Degrees To Three Hood College Women
Hood College will confer honorary degrees at its 67th commencement on Sunday to three distinguished women. Dr. Marion P. Firor, Hood Class of 1915, Dr. Mirian E. Lowenberg of Penn State, and Dr. Tompkins of Mount Holyoke College will receive honorary degrees, reflecting their global work in psychiatry nutrition and international relations respectively.
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Hood College
Hood
Marion P. Firor
Mirian E. Lowenberg
Pennsylvania State University
Pauline Tomploans
American Association of University Women
Firor
Los Angeles
Union Bridge
Boonsboro
China
Yochow
University of Nanking
U. S
Johns Hopkins University
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Oliver B. Johnston
Walt Disney Studios
Hollywood
Lowenberg
Penn State
University of Chicago
Iowa State University
State University of Iowa
Penn College
Iowa
Missouri Wesleyan College
Iowa State
Kaiser Co
Portland
Ore
Rochester Child Health Institute
Department of Pediatrics
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
B. J. Spock
Tompkins
The
AAUW
Far East
Australia
New Zealand
Carnegie Corp
Tunghai University
Taiwan
United Board For Christian Higher Education
Asia
Mount Holyoke College
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wellesley College
Colby College
Counterrevolution Threat Haunts Korean Government
Seoul reports say a counterrevolution mood surrounds South Korea's new regime as investigations into the March 15 presidential vote widen. Rhee era figures and factions including the Liberal party, Blue Shirt movement, National Independence League, Young Guardians, and military leaders face probes that spurred high level resignations and sparked fears of upheaval.
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Seoul
South Korea
APJ
Huh Chung
Syngman Rhee
Honolulu
Rhee
Liberal Party
Lee Bum Suk
Blue Shirt
National Independence League
Guardians of the Republic
Investi
Iman
Korean Reconstruction Bank
Bank of Korea
National Police
Song Yochan
Army
Korea
Young Guardians
Huh
National Assembly
Frederick Teachers Elect Officers and Oppose Nongraduates
Frederick County Teachers Association elected officers at Frederick High School on Tuesday night. They adopted a resolution urging the Board of Education to hire only college graduates for new teaching positions beginning in the 1960–1961 school year, while current staff remain unaffected. Mary Margrabe was named president of about 450 members. new officers include Beattie Stauffer, Patricia Crum, Dorothy Bloom, Meade Felton, and others representing senior high, junior high, and elementary groups. Dwight Roy, retiring president and Yelllow Springs principal, becomes second vice president. The meeting drew about 150 teachers.
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Frederick County Teachers Association
Frederick High School
Mary Margrabe
Brunswick High School
Beattie Stauffer
North Frederick
Patricia Crum
Dorothy Bloom
Brunswick High
Meade Felton
Walkersville
Biss Catherine Ahalt
Middletown
Eleanor Everhart
Jewell Beeson
Washington Street
Susanne Willis
4Riddietown
Dwight Roy
Board of Education
Frederick County Board of Education
Roy
Yellow Springs
Fred Ward
Regina Diiler
Libertytown
William Lee Jr
Lincoln
Richard van Tries
Myersville
Rainy May Averages 59 Degrees In Weather Bureau Report
U S Weather Bureau records show May average 59 degrees, 4.9 below normal, with 4.31 inches of rain and 14 days above measurable rainfall. April averaged 2.9 inches above normal in temperature, four 90 degree readings, and a 84 degree high on May 21. Memorial Day weekend will bring belated relief with fair skies and 82 this afternoon, then 50s tonight, and showers possible Friday.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Mount St. Marys holds 152nd commencement in Maryland
The 152nd commencement at Mount St. Marys College in Emmotsburg Maryland featured 150 graduates addressed by Pennsylvania Governor David L. Lawrence who urged personal responsibility. Honorary degrees were given to William F. Preston Gerard E. Sherry and Francis J. Dodd as Archbishop Francis P. Keough presided. Mount St Marys is a men’s college and Saint Joseph College a women’s institution.
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Emamotsburg
Mount St. Mary’s College
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Mount St. Mary's College
George
Lawrence
William F. Preston
Wilmington
Del
Gerard E. Sherry
Catholic Review
Archdiocese of Baltimore
Francis J. Dodd
Sisters of Charity
Francis P. Keough
Baltimore
Mount St. Mary's
Saint Joseph College
Saint Joseph
Board authorizes $50,000 in equipment purchases
Walkersville Board of Education approved purchases exceeding $50,000 including seven buses from Knott and Geisbert of Urbana at $20,335.72, a carry-all from Redding Motor Company at $2,040.78, and three cars from Key Chevrolet Sales at $4,257.93. Industrial arts shop equipment for the new Walkersville school will total $17,166.94 from 13 bidders with $3,374.75 in bid savings versus retail.
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Board of Education
Walkersville
Knott and Geisbert
Urbana
Harry V. Frushour
Redding Motor Company, Inc
Thurmont
Key Chevrolet
William D. Bowers Lumber Company
Brodhead-Garrett Company
Carey Machinery and Supply
Seeger and Company
William Uhlhorn Company
Primaries wind up balloting in California and South Dakota
Washington AP reports that California and South Dakota will finish preconvention voting next Tuesday. The contests allocate delegate states rather than individual candidates, with Kennedy showing strong Democratic support while rivals argue results reflect limited opportunities for opposition in the brief primaries. Kennedy faced notable challenges from Humphrey and McGovern across states where they competed.
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Washington
California
South Dakota
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Sens
Hupert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Warne Merse
Oregon
Care Plan For Aged Described By Local Auxiliary
Representatives of the Montevue Auxiliary appeared before County Commissioners and Robert E. Schell to discuss a personal service plan for the Home’s aged residents. The auxiliary aims to set up summer activities including reading and letter writing, with morning visits and baths. Schell praised the group’s work and noted existing programs by Montevue attendants, while stressing the value of volunteer involvement.
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Montevue
Robert E. Schell
E. D. Storm
G. William Stultz
Schell
Hairdressers Association
Rescue Planned for Basement-Dwelling Pony Tommy
CHICAGO AP A two year old pony named Tommy lives alone in a basement under his stable after either falling or wandering down stairs. The Anti Cruelty Society will cut through a concrete layer to lift him out by ramp or winch. Owner Jules Pekovsky reported the animal is well fed and hydrated, enjoying a kingly meal in confinement while awaiting rescue.
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Chicago
Tommy
Anti-Cruelty Society
J. J. Shaffer
Tom
Shaffer
Jules Pekovsky
Pekovsky
Developer's Road Request Is Rejected
Two County Commissioners voted against a local developer James Harris to build a road in East View subdivision Harris pledged curb and gutter but the county said it cannot build for a developer. maintenance could transfer after road meets specs, but no precedent policy will be set.
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James Harris
East View
Harris
U2 planes flown weather missions over 261000 miles
NASA testified 200 plus flights since 1936 covered 261000 miles and occurred in the United States Europe Turkey and Japan. Dryden said flights were data gathering for research not spying and instruments are lent to both airlines and military with no flight plans known until after the fact. Observations span Pan American and TWA jets as they travel worldwide.
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Washington
Space Agency
United States
Europe
Turkey
Japan
Hugh L. Dryden
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Dryden
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
NASA
Pan American
TWA
Paris
U.S
Frederick County Seeks 55 More Teachers for Next School Year
Frederick County faces 55 teaching vacancies ahead of the upcoming school year, with 134 resignations already this year and three months left. Superintendent Seusenbaugh and Assistant Superintendent Earhart discussed recruiting limits, pay issues, and a revised salary schedule beginning at 4,000 dollars with annual raises of 200 dollars, capping at 5,800 in year ten.
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Frederick County
Quentin L. Earhart
Board of Education
East Church Street
Jast
James A. Seusenbaugh
Earhart
Ross V. Smith
James Bill
Five day forecast by the Associated Press
Temperatures will average near normal to about two degrees above normal with warm Thursday, cooler late Friday into Friday night, and warm Sunday. Rainfall totals about half an inch from showers Friday and again Sunday or Monday, with normal highs in the upper 70s to low 80s and mountain highs in the mid 70s. lows range from upper 40s in mountains to upper 50s and low 60s elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Robbery suspects denied in Brunswick chase
Brunswick police dismissed reports that two young men linked to a Virginia bank holdup fled via Brunswick crossing the Potomac River. State Police and FBI joined forces with local officers, while Virginia suspects Booth and Booth were named by authorities in a separate Southwest Virginia grocery store heist.
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Brunswick
Virginia
Potomac River
William A. Crum
Herbert E. Sperry
Loudoun County
Route 17
FBI
Lovettsville
Brice Wenner
Wheatland
Maryland
Wenner
Crum
Point of Rocks
Tazewell County
William Oliver Booth
John Henry Booth
Southwest Virginia
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Hamilton
Speeding Costs Driver Fined in Altoona Court
An Altoona motorist, James Rossiter, was fined 159 in Magistrate Edward Storm's court for speeding over 70 mph and illegal passing on a hill. Trooper Jack Frost chased Rossiter on Route 40 toward Hagerstown around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, noting speeds near 95 mph at times. Rossiter claimed tire balance issues caused the swerves and pleaded guilty only to illegal passing. Magistrate Storm called him a very lucky young man.
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Altoona
Ridge Road
Washington County
Rossiter
Butler Johnson
Libertytown
James F. Plunkard
Flint Hill
Storm
Phinkard
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Teachers Group
Mt. St. Mary’s
Antietam
South Mountain Assn., Inc
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John B. Rodgers
Pasternak
Moscow
Boris Pasternak
Education Board
Cambridge
Ohia
Air Force
NEA
Gagnon
Montreal
Quebec Cartier Mining Co
Cagnon
U2s
Stephen J. Hogan
St. Luke's Catholic Church
Father Hogan
Jotas Hopkins Hospital
Josephite Fathers
Rene
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