Natural Resources Board Meets Monday in Western Maryland
The Board of Natural Resources will meet in Western Maryland Monday with lunch at Washington Monument State Park on South Mountain. Officials will conduct on the spot inspections of watersheds from Little Beaver Creek and Little Antietam Creek and visit three parks including Cat hland Harper’s Ferry Nation al Historic Park. High winds caused downed trees and limbs along highways including US 340 near the Sandy Hook bridge and Shookstown road, with no serious injuries reported.
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Boonsboro
Ald
Board of Natural Resources
Alaryland
Washington Monument State Park
South Mountain
Little Beaver Creek
Little Antietam Creek
D. Raymond Snively
jGathland
Harper's Ferry
Thejar Monument
Antietam
Bettlefield
Sandy Hook Bridge
Shookstown Road
Frederick City to retire $162,000 in bonds this year
Frederick city faces reduced bonded debt as it retires $162,000 in bonds, lowering total indebtedness below $52.5 million. The accounting report by James L. Rimler notes forecasts of continued payments on the 1957 38 basis and possible equilization of old issues bearing the highest rates.
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Frederick City
James L. Rimler
Singanore Creek
Juss
Five Parked Cars Struck Near Monocacy River
Five automobiles parked in front of the Monocacy Park Tavern near the Monocacy River bridge were damaged when a Gaithersburg motorist, Keith S Williams 22, of Gaithersburg, driving a 1939 Ford north on Route 255, lost control and struck them. Williams continued, rolled the car onto an embankment, then rested on its side. The five cars damaged ranged from $40 to $150, all struck in the rear except one. Williams was charged with reckless driving and the Ford was a total loss.
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Frederick
Gaithersburg
Monocacy River
Harry J. Frost
State Police
Keith S. Williams
Monocacy Park
Frost
Williams
Ernest L. Lloyd
Brunswick
William Edgar Staley
West Fourth Street
Dorothy Elizabeth Schwartzbeck
Rockville
Robert Leslie Carpenter
Carroll Riezel
Algerian Rebels Accuse United States of Backing France
Spokesman for Algerian rebels accuses the United States of watching their revolt like a football game while arming France. He says U.S. aid enables France to fight for 43 months and asks for a single civilian transport plane to prove U.S. support ends. Also details a Buckeystown case where Alpha Portland Cement Co. operations cause odors, smoke, and noise harming local health and comfort.
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Tunisapi
United States
U.S
France
George Leicester Thomas Jr
Buckeystown
State Department of, ‘Health
Thhe Alpha Portland Cement Company
Thomas
Reindollar
State Department of Health
Dhe
Alpha Portland
Three Springs Fishieries
U.S. 15
Alpha Portland Company
Cosgrove
Alpha Portland Cement Company
Sour
Missing Airman Found After Mysterious Flight and Fallout
Airman Donald Keeton returned home after a secretive flight from Mississippi that included evasive maneuvers and a crash landing in a swampy field. The story intertwines with White House aide Sherman Adams amid investigations of gifts from Boston industrialist Bernard Goldfine. Senate discussions focus on Adams’s role and potential favors, while Hagerty reaffirms Eisenhower’s confidence in Adams.
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Dallas
Donald Keeton
Mississippi
Washington
Republcan
Charles Potter
Michigan
Sherman Adams
Boston
Bernard Goldfire
Sailors asphyxiated on deck during Cogswell incident
Two sailors died in San Diego when carbon dioxide from the ship's fire suppression system was released into a closed compartment aboard the destroyer Cogswell. The Navy reported the incident occurred Friday night during maintenance or testing aboard the vessel. The tragedy followed an earlier distressing event involving a 1-year-old airman linked to a death note and a tense family moment at a Gulfport, Mississippi home.
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Keeton
Gulfport
Miss
San Diego
Calif
Cogswell
Navy
Two Weeks To File Briefs In Stois Case In Maryland
In Leonardtown Maryland two Weeks to file briefs were ordered after Friday hearings on the legality of a State law governing gambling piers in the Potomac River. Circuit Judge Philip Dorsey and Chief Judge John B Gray will review the case a few days after briefs are filed and then issue a verdict.
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Leonardtown
Potomac River
Philip Dorsey
John B. Gray
Trial expected for twoBaltimore police suspended officials
AP reports the criminal court jury was to hear the case today in Baltimore as two suspended police officials face trial. The proceedings center on alleged misconduct and departmental violations. The outcome could impact department leadership and local trust.
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Baltimore
Fort Detrick to See $402,000 in Army Contracts
The U S Army Corps of Engineers awarded about 402000 dollars in contracts for three Detrick projects. Lewis and Chicago Bridge win bids to expand the water plant and add an elevated storage tank. H L Bright secures fence work while Tuckman Barbee builds barracks for the Nallin farm site. A 2700000 dollar communications center contract by Thomas W Yoder continues, with a 167022 dollar power substation bid by Seal and Company and a 369850 dollar barracks project. Notice to proceed expected soon on water power and security fence works.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Fort Detrick
Engineer Corps
Tuckman-Barbee Construction Company
Washington
Nallin Farm
Detrick
U.S. Signal Corps
H. L. Bright
H. L. Lewis, Inc
Middletown
Chicago Bridge and Irom Company
Phildelphia
Lewis
Chicago Bridge and Iron
Seal and Company
I i Washington
Ol Martin
Thomas W. Yoder Company, Inc
Bethesda
County Cigar Tax Ends July First As State Tax Takes Over
County tax revenue from cigarettes cigars and smoking tobacco will end July 1 as the State imposes a new cigarette tax to fund a teachers pay raise. May receipts totaled 17845.19 and five month total 83276.07 with June expected near May. The county tax billing ends with the State tax, reducing costs for cigar and tobacco users while the one percent state sales tax increase begins January 1 next year. In Leonardtown Md a student was killed and another injured when a car overturned on Maryland 1245 near dawn.
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Comptroller’s
Finnance
Leonardtown
St. Marys County
Maryland
Here
De Gaulle Seeks Bond Support for Algeria Reform
Paris AP report notes Premier de Gaulle urged citizens to free hoarded cash to back a new bond issue seen as a vote of confidence. He tied the financing to pacifying Algeria, repairing colonial ties, and boosting France in the Western Alliance. He also met with Jacques Southelle amid Algeria policy moves. In Maryland, university president says undergrad enrollment outpaces national average.
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Paris
de Gaulle
France
Algeria
Jacques Soustelle
College Park, Md
University of Maryland
Billy Graham Final Sermon Tonight at Cow Palace
AP reports Billy Graham delivers the last evening sermon of a seven week crusade at the Cow Palace San Francisco. He plans an afternoon meeting Sunday and a Seals Stadium rally for about 30 000 attendees. He urged no valid excuses for not choosing Christ and urged decisive daily living.
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Billy Graham
San Francisco
Cow Palace
Seals Stadium
Graham
Christ
Flag Day Observance Marks 1777 U S Flag Anniversary
Old Glory is celebrated as Congress set June 14 1777 to honor the flag. This year may be the last with the 48 star banner if Alaska becomes the 49th state after House approval. The traditional 13 stripes will remain unchanged.
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Congress
Senate
Alaska
House of Representatives
Car Crashes On Route 26 Injuring Four In Mt Pleasant Area
Four residents were injured when a 1950 Oldsmobile left Route 26 east of Mt Pleasant, clipping two power poles and a barbed wire fence before entering a field. Charles Richard Thompson, 25, was driving at high speed and faces charges. Clarence L. Thompson, 18, was most seriously hurt with facial injuries and possible fractures. Nathan L. Hoy, 16, suffered eye lacerations and arm burns. William L. Harris, 24, had facial and head lacerations. All treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital with one admitted for observation.
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Mt. Pleasant
Fredérick Memorial Hospital
Bruce E. Diehl
iState
Charles Richard Thompson
RFD 1
Adamstown
Diehl
Lreck
Clarence L. Thompson
iTiamsville
Nathan L. Hoy
Lams
Aes
William L. Harris
West All Saints Street
Canker Worm Outbreak Abates at Sugar Loaf Mountain
Sugar Loaf canker worm outbreak on Sugar Loaf mountain near Frederick eased this spring with few larvae emerging. Entomologists predicted natural enemies would control the pests, avoiding insecticide spraying to protect birds. Trustees of Stronghold Inc approved improvements including a shelter, azaleas, and hard surfaced roads. visitor numbers dipped due to cool, rainy weather.
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Sugar Loaf Mountain
Frederick
A. M. Thomas
Stronghold
Trustees of Stronghold, Inc
Mountain Park
R. Paul Smith
Hagerstown
Cloyd H. Marvin
George Washington University
Donald
A. McCormack
John C.mccormack
A. M. ‘Thomas
Parsons ‘Newman
McCormack
Riggs National Bank of Washington
C. R. Guthermuth
E. M. Pusey
Washington
Charles W. Woodward
Rockville
Willam T. Delaplaine
Admiral Allen
Quynn
Charles F. Bowers
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Potomac Edison Company
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Janet Hobbs
Mer Extension
Monocacy
varSeh
Aéacar Bona Ak
Hobbs
Hood College
Miss Janet Hobbs
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Iron Horse
Halethorpe
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co
Mary Thomas
Ooe Fehr
Salem
Lurlyn Hobbs
West
Bing
Stockholm
Rudolf Bing
Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan
Sweden
Jussi Bjoerling
Harold B. Hall Jr
Roszel C. Thomsen
Halli
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Frederick Junction
G. L. Thomas Jr
Alpha Portland Cement Works
Adams
Senator Potter
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
House
Goldfine
Hagerty
New York Herald Tribune
Criminal Division
Justice Department
New England
Frederick G. Payne
Maine
Payne
Goldfines
Subcommittee
Oren Harris D-Arks
Goldjfine
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and Exchange Commission
Peter F. Mack
D-Ii
Harris Subcommittee
Mack
Goldtine
Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth
Princess Anne
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Princess Mar
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Paul A. Wallace
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Marlboro County
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