Hood College Graduation to Honor 90 Students with Baccalaureate
Dr. Carl Heath Kopf will deliver the baccalaureate at Hood College for 90 graduates. The service is Friday at 7 30 p m in Coffman Chapel with the theme I Must Face a Third. Commencement speaker Sunday is Oliver G Willits of Campbell Soup. Honorary degrees go to Jane Beverly and Mrs Eugene Meyer.
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First Congregational Church
Washington
Hood College
Coffman Chapel
Hood
Kopf
Iwo
Coblenz
Hudson
Truxal
Francis Scott Key
Oliver G. Willits
Campbell Soup Company
Jane Beverly
American Red Cross
Eugene Meyer
Princeton
Jcaster
Mt. Vernon Flight Congregational Church
Boston
Kopi
Fellowship of Prayer
Cvernight
Beacon
Ideal Spring Weather Varies By Region
The Associated Press reports wet weather in sections of the Southwest and South while most areas enjoyed pleasant conditions. A large precipitation area stretched through Texas Oklahoma and western Louisiana with light rainfall elsewhere and isolated heavy storms delivering 2.36 inches in Raleigh and over an inch in Dallas and Shreveport. The Weather Bureau noted ideal spring weather from Wisconsin east across the Great Lakes and into New England with clear skies and mild temperatures. Former County Assessor Robert L Shipley writes to Delbert Null asserting commissioners have power and responsibility to ensure fair assessments.
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Southwest
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Raleigh
N. C
Burwood
Ander
Dallas
Shreverport
Weather Bureau
Wisconsin
Ohio River
Great Lakes
Alleghenies
Io New York State
New England
Robert L. Shipley
Delbert 5
Null
Board of County Commissioners
Jr.spipsey
County Board of Assessors
Democratic State Central Committee
Shipley
State Tax Commission
Frederick
Central Committee
Edwin F. Nikirk
Tax Commission
Baltimore
Slaying of Socialite Probed in Towson Case
Towson police investigate the death of 53 year old socialite Bernice Van Horn. Suspect Robert J. Van Horn, 52, lumber executive, is held without bail in Baltimore County Jail on murder charges after his wife was found dead with crush injuries and a gun near the scene. Detectives pursue possible car run over theory as bloodstained clothing and notes surface.
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Towson
Patapsco
Baltimore
Robert J. van Horn
Baltimore County
Bernice
van Horn
William V. Lovitt
Japanese Court To Try American Soldier Controversy
The United States agreed to drop its right to try Specialist 3.C. William C. Girard by court martial in a joint U.S. Japan decision under the status of forces agreement. The case stems from Girard’s involvement during a guard duty near a U.S. Army firing range where Maka Sakai was shot while scavenging scrap metal. The statement says Girard fired empty shell cases to frighten scavengers, denying intent to kill.
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Washington
United States
Pentagon
William C. Girard
Dulles
iDefense Wilson
Maka Sakai
U.S. F Army
Girard
Status of Forces
Defense Department
3.C
Victor M. Nickel
Pew
Gifrard
Girad
Manufacturers Tax Case In High Court
In Annapolis Maryland the high court hears a bold legal fight over Baltimore taxes. The case centers on whether city tax measures conflict with state statutes and faces substantial opposition from local business interests seeking to limit liability.
Origin of Slot Machines Tax Case Faces High Court
Baltimore cases challenge 200 slot machines and a city tax exemption on manufacturers inventories amid federal review. The Court of Appeals plans to hear whether the machines are new or old, potentially costing Baltimore industrialists up to 21 million in taxes and testing a 25 cent tax-rate cut.
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Sior
Ighest Court
Potomac River
Batamore City
Circuit Court
del Samuel X. Cuicita
R-Bar
S. Ralph Warnkenito
Percoeoeetae Reese
Baltiore
High Court
Amnesia Victim Found After Cliff As Motorist Dies Nearby
A hitchhiker brain concussion and amnesia crawled up a 130 foot cliff near State Highway 1 south of Monterey. Police learned of the death of motorist Lawrence Keith Chittenden, 20, pinned under a car in the ravine. Chittenden, son of Morvis F. Chittenden, was en route to Navy training at Treasure Island. The victim was found some 46 miles south of Monterey.
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Monterey
Calif
James Fitzhugh Daffan
Roanoke
Lawrence Keith Chittenden
Hollycale
Chittenden
Morvis F. Chittenden
California
Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay
Lamppost explosions injure many in Algiers
Three lampposts exploded in downtown Algiers during rush hour injuring six people and wounding 37. The devices, placed in cast iron bases, shattered metal fragments into crowds as Europe and Algerian residents faced a deadly incident. Five Europeans including two children and one Algerian died.
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Algiers
Iied
Wee Women See Wee Women
The brief appears as a fragment discussing a card game or prediction motif. It references confidence in a forecast and a self-referential remark about testing or betting on outcomes. No clear event, person, or organization is identifiable from the readable text.
GOP Facing Fundraising Hurdles Over Budget Criticism
Washington reports quote Meade Alcorn saying GOP donors hesitate as administration spending nears 71.8 billion for the new fiscal year. He notes some relief is expected as supporters realize no alternative exists, while White House talks anticipate a rally and renewed unity to back Eisenhower's agenda.
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Republican High Command
Eisenhower
Meade Alcorn
GOP National Committee
Eisenshower
White House
Alcorn
GOP
Congress
Meno
Woll
Will of M C Bohn Leaves Gifts to Catholic Institutions
Murray C. Bohn of Johnsville left minor bequests to several Catholic institutions in his probate will. In Frederick, 32 registered to vote on opening day for municipal elections, with a Dem margin seen, and transfers from county rolls added to city registration. A registrant misunderstood the Monday cutoff but was told she has a year to enroll.
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Murray C. Bohn
Johnsville
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Board of Registry
Court House
Imayor
Board of Aldermen
Registry Office Land
Claim Irreparable Harm From Radioactive Fallout
A Senate hearing featured geneticists warning that nuclear fallout poses irreparable harm to hereditary material. Dr Crow, Dr Muller and Dr Glass testified that while current fallout may cause a small fraction of total future deaths, the large global exposed population guarantees thousands to millions affected across generations. They urged continued testing with awareness of long term genetic risks. Community groups and local churches support a summer playground program linked to the project, with helpers sought and officials soliciting volunteers by Saturday.
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Uniiversity of Wisconsin
Bentley Glass
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University of Indiana
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Muller
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Amvets
Middletown Organizes Summer Play Program
Middletown residents plan a summer program of organized play for children ages 4 through 12. Harry T. Miller of Frederick High School leads the planning committee with representatives from sponsoring organizations. Miss Wanda Keller, a Towson State Teachers College graduate, will direct the program focusing on games sports and arts and crafts.
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Middletown
Harry T. Miller
Frederick High School
Wanda Keller
Towson State Teachers College
Behn's Will Bequeaths Funds to Churches and Orphans
The will of Jesse N. Bobn leaves 500 to St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church Liberty town for masses and 500 for perpetual upkeep of a cemetery lot, plus 500 to Notre Dame School Liberty town. Residue funds go to Father Flanigan's Home for Boys, St. Joseph's Home for the Blind, and others totaling 300 to several Catholic and charitable organizations. individuals receive varied sums, including Lenore I. Whitmore 1000 and three nieces 306 each. Jesse N. Nicodemus Johns ville is executor. dated January 31, 1956.
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St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church
Libertytown
Notre Dame School
Tr Bohn
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Boys Town
Nebr
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Jersey City
N. J
Central Association of the Miraculous Medal
Germantown
St. Joseph’s Indian School
Chamberlain
Mission ‘of Our Lady of Mercy
Chicago
Franciscan Friars of the Atonement
Graymoor Garrison
Fathers of Our Lady of Mercy
Berea
Ohio
Jesse N. Nicodemus
Johnsville
Earl D. Young and
Paul
P. Frounfelter
Russia Should Grant Ike TV Time Says Rep Brooks
Rep Brooks Hays urged Russia to give a U S spokesman time on radio and television for an interview with President Eisenhower. Administration aides were cool to matching Khrushchev's media access and a national hookup was not pursued.
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Washington
Brooks
Hays D-Ark
Russia
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S
Du Pont and General Motors Fall in Early Trading
In New York today Du Pont opened at 195.00 and slipped to 2.35 below yesterday’s close before rising to 196.50, while General Motors opened at 42.25, down 0.25 and remaining near that mark. Both stocks moved moderately after a Supreme Court ruling on Du Pont antitrust ties to GM.
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du Pont
General Motors
Wall Street
Supreme Court
Too Silent About Sex Graham Says
Billy Graham urged New York listeners at Madison Square Garden that preachers must discuss sex openly to curb rising immorality. He warned pornography, loose dress, idle youth, and trends in education threaten American standards and said excess leisure fuels immorality. He labeled sexual decay a greater danger than communism.
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New York
Billy Graham
Graham
Madison Square Garden
America
Hood College art instructor badly injured in wreck
Gale P. Miner of Hood College remained in satisfactory condition at Washington County Hospital after a Sunday night crash in which he suffered broken bones, concussion, rib injuries and a severely lacerated face. His seven year old daughter Jo Anne has a fractured arm and hand. son Andrew returned home after minor injuries. A college spokesman stated Miner went through the windshield.
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Gale P. Miner
Hood College
Washington County
Hagerstown
Miner
Associated Press
Jo Anne
Andrew
Minner
Dave Beck Jr. Invokes Fifth Amendment Before Senate Panel
Dave Beck Jr. refused to answer questions from the Senate Rackets Investigating Committee invoking the Fifth Amendment 19 times in eight minutes. The 36 year old son of Teamsters Union boss was questioned about business deals with the union including a beer distribution franchise for Washington and Alaska. He declined to say if he knew his father and gave only his Seattle address after taking the oath.
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Wasiington
Dave Beck Jr
Senate
Teamsters Union
Senators
Young Beck
Beck Jr
Beck
Washington
Alaska
Brewing Company
Seattle
Canda
Dave
Joseph McEvoy
Beck Sr
McEvoy
Street Work Delayed by Damp Weather in City Plan
Cool damp conditions postponed the start of a contracted street blacktopping program by the N. W. Etzler Company. Assistant City Engineer Gaither Ja. Sykes said work now aims to begin in about two days, with patching continuing on streets to be blacktopped. The project includes East Church Street, Court Street, Contail Street, West Second Street, West College Terrace, and related segments.
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Mary B.obenderfer
John William Obenderfer Jr
East Patee Iick Street
Allen R. Miner
Routzahn
Pittsburgh
Federation of Labor
Joseph T. Grum
Adar Road
N. W. Etzler
Gaither Ja. Sykes
East Church Street
Market
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WestChurch
West Second Street
Counteil Street
Beniz Street
College Avenue
West College ‘Terrace
Grove Boulevard
Carroll Creek Bridge
South College Parkway
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