First Polio Fatality in City
A 13 year old girl Eve Weirther died from paralytic polio at Baltimore City Hospitals after transfer from Frederick Memorial Hospital. She had not received the Salk vaccine and is the county’s second polio case of the year. She completed the seventh grade with high honors and was an only child. Funeral arrangements through MR Etchison and Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Vivian
Eve Weireiher
Battimore City
Frederick MeMorial Hospital
Wlite
Frederick Hospital
Baltimore Hospital
Ami Mes
Francis
D. Weivother
T Church Slbeek
Welg
Laila Ank
St. John's School
Camp Detrick
Werrethers
Frederick
Brunswick
Janes Winterstein
Eve
Ars Rose Weirether
Trollysead. Fla
John R. Enstae
Hampden
Conn
Tate
St John’s Church
Mt Olivet
Etchison and Son
Liner With 24 Crashes Near Asuncion
An airliner carrying 24 aboard crashed five miles from Asuncion in heavy fog. Nine known survivors reported. rescue workers retrieved bodies from wreckage. The Brazilian carrier Panair do Brasil operated the flight bound for Buenos Aires with crew and passengers including Italian coach Vesillo Bartoli. Investigators from Brazil and local authorities cordoned off the scene as the cause was probed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asuncion
Paraguay
Tine
Panair Do Brasil
Sal
John Bowles Chet
Magaines Pinta
Buenos Aires
Aamiene
Flo
Ban
Sao Pato
Bras
Vwihise
Cuatro Mojones
302d S C Battalion Chosen Outstanding Reserve Outfit
Frederick army reserve unit the 302nd Signal Construction Battalion was chosen as the outstanding reserve outfit in the Maryland Military District. Colonel J A Keefe announced the selection in a letter to Lt Col James E L Bartgis Jr. and noted the John E R Ta Veck trophy would be presented later this month. Separately announced were promotions from Frederick County with SFC stripes to Dorsey W Baumgardner and Pfc to Ward L Zeigler Harald M Staley Jr James M White Jr Buckeystown and James W Pach Sykesville. The 62nd meets Mondays at 7 30 p m in the reserve armory on All Saints street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
302Nd Signal Construction Battalion
Maryland Military District
J. A. Keefe
302Nd
James EL. Bartgis Jr
John ER. Ta Veck
Freder County
Dorsey W. Baumgardner
West Fifth Street
Ward L. Zeigler
Harald M. Staley Jr
Rt. 3
James M. White Jr
Buckeystown
James W. Pach
Sykesville
62Nd
All Saints Street
Maryland Municipal League
Ocean City
Auurnes
Charles Met. Mathias Jr
Board of Alder- Ten
Imattais
John A. Derr
AL Mathias
City Register
Louis E. Eichelberger
Charles P. Staley
Municipal League
Aiathias
Board of Aldermen
Atlormeys’ Committee
Tral
Eit
Eis
Department of Motor Vedueles
Mathias
Frederick County
Department of Motor Vehicles
Five Hood College scholarships awarded to Frederick county students
Five tuition scholarships for aspiring teachers at Hood College were announced by President Dr Andrew G Truxal. Recipients include Mary Ann Howe Joan Victor Janice Bailey Joanne Runkles and Jeanne Burner all from Frederick county districts.
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Hood College
Frederick County
Andrew G. Truxal
Tocdas
Alary Ann Howe
West B Street
Brunswick
Joan Victor
RED
Frederick
Janice Bailey
RFD
Joanne Runkles
Nintitavente
Jeanne Burner
Jacob R. Ramsburg
George Prandin Bowe
Victor
Frederick High School
Joseph Victor
Camp Dietrick
Future Teachers of America
Glee Club
Barker
Miss Bailey
St John’s High School
Robert P. Bailey
Youth charged after crash injures parked car owner
A 7 year old Emmitsburg youth was charged with reckless driving after a crash on Md 71 near Ladiesburg. He drove into Roy C Martin’s parked 1950 sedan, pushing it through a white picket fence to his house. Damage estimated at 1000 dollars.
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Emmitsburg
Rm Ladiesburg
Harold D. Liller
R.F.D. 2
Roy C. Martin
Ladiesburg
Martin
Liller
Ladisburg
Ort
MD St
Clyde Tucker
Acquitted After Fatal Auto Wreck
Roy J. Bartley, a former policeman, was acquitted of manslaughter and reckless driving in a March 30 fatal crash on U S 40 at Myersville involving a driverless tow vehicle. The driverless car struck Jesse Feister, 60, killing him. witnesses described a broken coupling and a swaying tow car leading to a head-on collision with Feister’s vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dormer
U.S. 40
Myersville
Roy J. Bartley
Bellesville
Mich
Jesse O. Feister
Peinier
Cuyahoga Falls
Howard J. Smith
Bartley
Ravania
Eugene F. Hildebrand
Fenelton
Feister
Hildebrand
Charles £. Grossnickle
Myersille
Grossnickle
Edwin F.i+kirk
Bartles
Grossnickie
L. Raum
le HL. Basore
Samuel W. Bar
Radford Opposes Indefinite Yugoslav Aid Extension
Adm Arthur W. Radford told the Foreign Affairs Committee that indefinite continuation of U S arms aid to Yugoslavia should await clearer proof of their stance in an emergency He warned against a rush to a showdown on the issue amid calls to cut or tighten the aid program while supporting keeping the foreign aid plan intact for next year He stressed the program should continue with caution to avoid jeopardizing broader policy.
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Wasthinglon
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Yugoslavia
Communi Sovernment
Joins Chiefs of Staff
Radford
Eisenhower
Arssument
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Msgr
Tato
Novoa
Argentina
Pius XII
Tate
Peron
British Sub Sidon Sinks After Explosion in Portland Harbor
The Royal Navy submarine Sidon blew up and sank in Portland harbor with thirteen men feared lost and seven injured. Salvage vessels moved in as eyewitnesses described the explosion and the forward section flooding before the sub disappeared in thirty five feet of water. This follows past Royal Navy losses, including the Affray in 1951 and the Sulpruculent in 1950, with authorities stating no firm survival chances for those unaccounted.
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Portland
England
Sidon
Admiralty
Maidstone
Britain
English Channel
Royal Navy
Thames Estuary
Bride to be dies in Frostburg wreck on mountain road
Ella Fern Richardson, 25, a Cumberland teacher and bride-to-be, died after a car driven by Daniel J. Folk Jr. dozed at the wheel and struck a guard rail on Big Savage Mountain near Frostburg around 1 a.m. She died later at Miners Hospital from internal injuries and pelvic and leg fractures. Folk is a Grantsville resident and Korean War veteran. Richardson is survived by her parents, a brother, and a sister.
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Frostburg
Ella Fern Richardson
Cumberland
John V. Richardson
Donald Wade
Daniel J. Folk Jr
Grantsville
Big Savage Mountain
Richardson
Miners Hospital
Miss Richardson
Frostburg State Teachers College
Folk
Eisenhower Based In Mountainous Area
President Eisenhower directs emergency operations from a wooded mountain location within 300 miles of Washington. About 30 White House staff arrived with him, occupying pleasant and rustic housing in the same building as his offices in a classified preparedness drill setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Eisenhower
Washington
Bulding
Underground meeting called by President Eisenhower
President Eisenhower called an underground meeting today to discuss reports on Americas strike back power against potential atomic incidents. He and key aides gathered at a secure mountain hideaway after a morning briefing as Defense Department relocation plans were discussed.
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Faesenhower
America
Iock
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Defense Department
New Coastal Warning System Is Set Up
Emergency press centers announce the opening of hurricane season with a new coastal warning system. Ten bureaus added under Dr F W Reichelderfer with improvements to reduce loss of life and property during the hazard season from June through November. The network now runs from Brownsville Texas to Portland Maine and includes Atlantic City New Jersey Wilmington Delaware Richmond Virginia Raleigh North Carolina and Wilmington North Carolina. The bureau also launches a hurricane information program to improve public understanding and response.
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Weather Bureau
F. W. Reichelderfer
Brownsville
Tex
Portland
Maine
Employment Gains Prompt Removal of Eight Labor Areas
The Labor Department reports a continuing rise in employment across 149 major markets, reducing labor surplus areas from 43 to 35. Eight areas including St. Louis, Buffalo, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Battle Creek, Muskegon, Toledo, and Winston–Salem were removed from special treatment lists as hiring plans indicate sustained demand.
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Washington
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Ind
Battle Creek
Muskegon
iMieh
Foledo
President Declares Mock Martial Law
President Eisenhower declared a mock state of martial law to mobilize federal resources for a nation imagined ravaged by hydrogen and atomic bombs. A spokesman said the move aimed to preserve national interest until normal government channels could be reestablished after the simulated attack on 61 centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Fisenhower
Congress
Expelled Prelates Rome Bound Excommunicated in Argentina Crisis
VATICAN CITY confirms all involved in Msgr Manuel Tato excommunication. In Buenos Aires police raid parishes amid clashes with Peron supporters. Two bishops fly Rome bound after custody. cardinal Capello seeks word from Argentina. Police arrest Rev Domingo Cantegalli. total priest detentions reach 79.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Rome
Santiago Luis Cardinal Capello
Msgr
Tato
Antonio Cardinal Caggiano
Rosario
Cardinal Capello
Jeromime Remorino
Peron
Catholic Action Societies
Domingo Cantegalli
Marcos Pax
Feron
Uprising at Buenos Aires Government House during Peron era
Government House in Buenos Aires faced a rebel attack as guards and invading soldiers clashed in the streets. The fighting damaged the government seat with bombs and machine guns, while President Juan D. Peron was unlocated. Hugo di Pietro called CGT workers to rally at headquarters as earlier revolts neared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Enos Aires
Silitary Pili
Government House
Eit
Hugo di Pietro
General Federation of Labor
CGT
Peron
Homemakers Hear Author at Rural Women’s Short Course
Maryland homemakers at the 29th Rural Women's Short Course in College Park heard Chicago author Dr. Evelyn Mills Duvall speak on "On Changing Families" as the five day event centers on "Living In A Changing World." Duvall led an assembly on "Living With Our Teenagers" while other sessions covered family life citizenship civil defense health and safety with leaders including Mrs. Fred L. Bull Aubrey D. Gates Dr. Page C. Jett and Agnes Beaton. Frances Scudder of the U S Department of Agriculture spoke yesterday and afternoon tours visited Annapolis Mount Vernon and Arlington. The convention closes tomorrow with more classes and speeches. More than 9 Maryland women attended the short course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
Maryland
Chicago
Evelyn Mills Duvall
Fred L. Bull
Agnes Beaton
Automotive Safety Foundation
Washington
Frances Scudder
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Annapolis
Mount Vernon
Arlington
1960 Summer Games Awarded to Rome
The International Olympic Committee awarded the 1960 Summer Games to Rome after a climactic vote in Paris. Lausanne Budapest Brussels Detroit Tokyo and Mexico City finished as runners up. A winter games decision was expected the next day. Aircraft stock map shows higher air rates in New York amid a moderately advancing market.
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Paris
International Olympic Committee
Rome
Lausanne
Switzerland
Budapest
Brussels
Detroit
Tokyo
Mexico City
Australia
New York
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Fhomt
Loncion San
Sterl Meat
San Francisco
Eva
S.C
Hood
Ramsburg
Dallas
Texas
Paul M. Butler
Democratic National Committee
Knoxville-Weverton
John Purner
Weverton
Tito
Vatican
Vatican City
Manuel Tato
Baltimore
Leroy Smith
East
Gulf
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