Baltimore Man Killed in Crash on U S 40 West of Frederick
A Baltimore man, 31, died early today when his 1954 Cadillac rammed a 1955 Chevrolet after reportedly falling asleep at the wheel on U S 40 about eight miles west of Frederick. Gerald Barkley Shepherd was pronounced dead at the scene by the county medical examiner. the crash involved a head-on collision with the other vehicle and ended with Shepherd’s car overturning into a 25 foot embankment. Authorities noted no charges would be filed, and the incident included unrelated police reports about a separate shooting and housing at a farm site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
U. S. 40
Frederick
Gerald Barkley Shepherd
B. C. Thomas Sr
Harry J. Frost
Shepherd
Harmony- Ellerton Road
Frost
Francis William Herman
Pittsburgh
Herman Brown Jr
Eddi
Herman
Lee Parks
South Carolina
Little Catoctin Creek
Chevrolet
Robert C. Snyder
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Migrant Worker Shot at Araby Camp in Gambling Spat
A teenage migrant worker named Samuel Jasper Godwin of Lake City was shot during a morning altercation over a gambling game at a four worker camp on the Worthington farm in Araby. He was in fair condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital. State Police pursued a second migrant worker, suspected gunman, who reportedly had a two hour head start before authorities were alerted.
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Parks
Godwin
McKinley West
Frederick Memorial Hospital
L. C. Clark
Memo
Judge’ Worthington Farm
Araby
Samuel Jasper Godwin
Lake City
Ss. C
Ake
Drive-in theater license dispute heads to equity court
State Comptroller J Millard Tawes and Clerk Ellis Wachter filed a demurrer to Bradmar Theaters Inc bill asking Equity Court to declare the license fee due for drive in operation. Attorneys general argue state code fixes fees by seating capacity. Bradmar contends no license fee for outdoor theaters. Also noted is a separate market report from New York AP describing irregular trading and slight overall drift.
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J. Millard Tawes
Ellis C. Wachter
Equity
C. Ferdinand Syberi
Joseph S. Kaufman
Bradmar Theaters, Incc
Office of
Attorney General
Bradmar Theaters
Girls Begin 3 Day Demonstration Program
A three day 4 H girls program opened with about 100 participants at the extension offices East Church Street School. Winners advance to district and state contests in Hagerstown Timonsunt Fair, with demonstrations in sewing baked goods dairy foods poultry and clothing including pattern selection and proper appearance.
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East Church Street
Hagerstown
Timonsunt Fair
Mary A. Thomas
Lin
Major Leagues Make Final Bids For Dick Smith
Major league scouts will submit final bids July 1 for Dick Smith the Walkersville lefty who pitched a no hit game and fanned 123 in 49 high school innings. Clubs including Baltimore Chicago Detroit New York and others pursue the 18 year old with college eligibility. Smith an honor graduate and top student returns from Philadelphia and will meet with White Sox officials then San Francisco Detroit and other scouts in upcoming days.
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Charlie Keller
Richard
Dick) Smith
Walkersville
Walkersville Lions
Boonsboro
Smith
Dave Nicholson
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore
Paul Richards
Harry Q
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Walkersville High School
Bomb Blast Kills Five in Downtown Beirut Market
A bomb exploded in a busy shopping area opposite the Friju Bazaar in downtown Beirut, killing five people including a woman and her child. An empty bus at the curb shielded many shoppers. U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold was in talks with officials and left for Cairo.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Fruju Bazaar
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarsield
Cairo
Hungarians Clash With Police Over Nagy Executions
Hungarian refugees outside the Soviet delegation in New York tried to crash police lines and trample officers as they protested the executions of Imre Nagy and three associates. Nine pickets arrested, two charged with felonious assault, others given suspended sentences after pleading guilty. Similar protests occurred in Ottawa with red ink splashed on the Soviet Embassy.
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New York
United Nations
Park Avenue i
Manhattan
Imre Nagy
Moscow
Vincent J. Ferreri
Geza Horvath
Queens
Barna Saros- Isy
East Orange
Ottawa
Canada
Sto
Nagy
Convicted migrant worker to restitution after court ruling
Louis Tharpe a Grandy North Carolina migrant worker was found guilty in a Magistrate court of taking 35 from Melvin Coley with sentencing withheld until tonight. Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker Jr gave Tharpe until this evening to contact a friend to obtain the money. Also a Washington youth Ronald J Foulis 16 was fined 25 plus costs for two motor vehicle charges after a high speed chase and license issues. Sheriff Adams declined GOP gubernatorial bid in New Hampshire primaries.
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Grandy
N. C
Louis Tharpe
H. Reese Shoemaker Jr
Ellis Carty
Melvin Coley
Tharpe
Shoemaker
Washington
Ronald J. Foulis
John W. Crout
Crout
Ho! Ward
Frederick
Weekend Rainfall Drenches Area as Summer Fails to Arrive
Heavy weekend rain drenched the region with over 1.75 inches at the airport, lifting June to 4.90 inches and surpassing normal monthly totals. Forecasters predict more precipitation late today and into Thursday and Saturday, with cooler mornings and variable sunshine toward midweek. Rivers and streams rose briefly but remained muddy and receded, while farm work paused due to continuous showers. Summer solstice occurred Saturday evening amid a heavy shower.
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Baltimore
Washington
Pittsburgh
Two Cars Damaged in Route 40 Collision Near Frederick
About eight this morning on Route 40 west of Frederick two late model cars collided causing 675 in damage. The 1958 State Ford driven by Hamilton Williams Jr. of Braddock Heights faced charges for speed excess while the 1957 Ford driven by William Lowman Jr. of New York was cited for failing to yield. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
M. Wolford
Ford
Hamilton
Douglas Williams
Braddock Heights
William Douglas Lowman Jr
New York
N. Y
Williams
Lowman
Wolord
Aspeed
Morgan Moulder questions Morgan as front man in Adams case
Rep. Moulder suggested House investigators call Gerald D. Morgan, President Eisenhower's special counsel, claiming Morgan may be more of a front man than Adams. The subcommittee continues hearings on Adams's contacts with two regulatory agencies for Boston industrialist Bernard Goldfine amid calls for Adams to resign. The SEC and FTC actions and Goldfine’s finances are under scrutiny as Morgan denies seeking favors and says he took no directives from the subcommittee.
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Washington
Morgan Moulder
D-Mo
House
Gerald D. Morgan
Leiserhower
Morgan
Adams
Moulder
Sherman Adams
White House
Eisenhower
Bernard Goldfine
Boston
Goldfine
Anold
Federal Trade Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
East Boston Co
Pn Les Au
Subcommittee
Meeker
East Boston
Goldfine Holding Company
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Estate Left to Sisters of Charity in Will Probate
The will of Julia Doyle of Emmitsburg probated in Orphans Court leaves her estate to the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph's, a Frederick County corporation. Sister Martina named executrix. Letters of administration granted on several estates. five more deaths added to Maryland highway toll over the weekend. heirs include eight relatives of Williams V. Manion. No valuations listed.
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Julia Doyle
Mary Louise Dooyle
Emmitsburg
Orphans Court
Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph's
Frederick County
Mny
Martina
Sisters of Charity
Baltimore
D. Grant Miller
Charles McC
Mathias Sr
Anna Villani
Baiti
James F. Garber
Tanertown
Nehru distressed by Nagy execution shocks nation
In New Delhi Nehru expressed distress over the execution of Imrej Nagy and its possible impact on a planned summit. In Maryland, Katherine Morningstar and Emery Stricker died after separate car incidents near Kensington and Riverdale. Also reported, Justice Department holds documents linking American flyer Gerald Murphy to the disappearance of Dr. Jesus de Galindez.
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Emery Stricker
Finksburg
New Delhi
India
Nehru
Imrej
Reisterstown
Nagy
Jirs
Katherine Morningstar
Riverdale
Prince Georges
Saturn
Kenilworth Avenue
Nehrstorm
New York
Justice Department
Gerald Lester Murphy
Jesus de Galindez
New York Times
France China relations may open under discussion
Reports from Paris say moves are under way to establish a form of diplomatic ties between France and Communist China. A Foreign Office official stated the matter has been discussed but no decision has been made.
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France
China
Paris
Foreign Office
Sais
West German Embassy Attacked by Demonstrators
More than 1,000 banner waving protesters assaulted the West German Embassy in Moscow, hurling stones and ink bottles and smashing windows. U.S. correspondents were roughed up as they photographed the scene after the Bonn assault last week.
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Harold K. Milks
Moscow
Bonn
U.S
Fire at Baltimore lumber yard after 15 hours
A Western Mill and Lumber Co yard fire in West Baltimore burned for about 15 hours. About 150 firefighters from 30 companies fought the blaze, destroying 99 percent of the lumber and drawing 6,000 spectators. Gasoline tanks exploded and arson investigators could not determine the blaze origin.
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Baltimore
Jmen
Salvage Corps
Western Mill and Lumber Co
George L. Klei
Clifton Avenue
Monroe Street
Klein
Japanese Hold Two Americans Over Third-Degree Methods
TOKYO AP reports that Japanese police use third-degree methods to extract confessions. An New York attorney demands the release of two American civilians held on charges of violating Japanese customs laws until their trial on July 2.
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Stanley F. Hanlon
Lakeside, Drive
Middle Village
Queens
M. W
Donald Green
Willow Oak Road
Baltimore
Tokyo
New York
Civil Rights Talks Focus On School Integration At White House
The White House conference with President Eisenhower and four Black leaders centers on civil rights, mainly federal action in school integration. The Little Rock order and possible DOJ involvement loom as Wilkins and others press for federal intervention and enforcement under the Civil Rights Act.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Ark
Roy Wilkins
National Asso
U.S. Dist
Harry J. Lemley
Central High School
Lemley
Justice Department
Wilkins
Leivit Rights Commission
Jock
jJustice Department
Arlington
Arlington County
Potomac River
Virginia
Little Rock Court Denies Stay on Integration Order
U S District Judge Harry J Lemley refused a stay of his Saturday order suspending school integration for two years at Central High. Attorney Wiley Branton said he would seek circuit instructions on appeal. The Little Rock School Board opposed the stay, arguing it benefits Negro pupils only.
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Little Rock
Ark
Harry J. Lemley
Central High School
Wiley Branton
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
U.S. 8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Ier
Branton
Lemley
Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
A. F. House of Little Rock
Two Teens Reunited After 10 Day Hotel Stay
Helen Jones a 16 year old from Newark and David Horne 17 from New Jersey returned to their homes after a 10 day detainment in Petersburg Virginia. Police had pursued them since their disappearance last June 31 and found them registered as man and wife in a Petersburg hotel. They planned to marry but their youth barred custody.
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Kearny. N. J
Helen Jones
David Horne
Petersburg
New Jersey
Second Presbyterian Church
Newark
David
Francis Jones
Helen
Runaway Train In Mexico Kills Ten
A runaway electric train crashed into Italirata Point station near Orizaba killing at least ten and injuring 29. About 25 were unaccounted for as searchers worked the wreckage. Officials said a power shortage caused the train to restart and race out of control toward Veracruz. Two county youths were injured and a preliminary probe cited brake failure and a failed attempt to dump sand on the tracks. Passengers leaped from cars as the speeding train plowed through the station.
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Orizaba
Mexico
Italirata Point
Gulf Coast
Veracruz
Iailway
IRFD
Middletown
Phillip Road
Iaeyland
Delaware
Tribett
Frédouickeers
More Memorial Hospital
Anges
George Wesley Cline
Myers
Ville
Agents Pearance
Tribetl
Brunswick
Garrett County
Sonable
Prud
Man from Quantico Treated After Auto Crash Near Frederick
Pvt. Joseph E. Maday stationed at Quantico Md was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital for abrasions and contusions after an automobile accident. He was kept for x rays as Trooper Robert C. Snyder investigated the incident.
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Quantico, Fa
Joseph E. Maday
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Maday
Robert C. Snyder
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U.S.40
G. B. Shepherd
Shagura.b
Worthington Farm
Major Leagues
Dick Smith
Soviets
Hancock
N.H
New Hampshire
Charles S. Voight Jr
Kensington
Montgomery County Hospital
Rock Creek Park
Maryland
Meade Alcorn
Republican National Committee
Republican Campaign School
Little Roeck
Farman
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