County Electromagnetics Shuts Down After Consolidation
Standard Electromagnetics ceased operations at two area sites affecting Walkersville and Fuquay Springs plants. The restructuring followed a buyout of R. P. Bennett and Company, with the Walkersville site closing and most workers, many women from Walkersville and the local city, losing jobs. Howe credited the Chamber of Commerce for support and said high overhead and costs made the move necessary.
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Ectromagetics Inc
Res
Howe
Plast
Fuquay Springs
Combs Len
DeLisse
Ing
R. PL Bennett
Howas Hat
Pas- DeLisse
Fuagu Springs
Chamber of Commerce
Frm
Standard Electromagnetics
R. P. Bennett and Company
Walkersville
Robert Terry
Cornell-Dubilier
Becau
Walkerste
Breakup of Small Anti Castro Invasion Plot Reported
Federal agents in Miami broke up a planned invasion by about 60 Cuban recruits said to have been taken by night to a motel. FBI declined to comment on arrests, while sources say an investigation is ongoing. In Mexico City five exiled Cuban leaders formed the Democratic Revolutionary Front to overthrow Fidel Castro and set up a provisional government for 18 months.
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FBI
Miami
Fidel Castro
Mexico City
Democratic Revolutionary Front
Frente Revionaria Democratico
FRD
Fidel Castra
Wee Women Rally Behind Line Against Mocking Women
A local group of young women confronts a public display of sexist expression, demanding accountability and respectful discourse at community events. The incident drew statements from organizers and attendees emphasizing equal treatment and inclusion.
Delaplaine Marks 30 Years With The News And Post
W T Delaplaine completes three decades with The News and Post in Frederick. He joined the staff June 20 1910 after education and a year in law school. The News lineage traces to 1883 with his father, and the family legacy continued through brothers and nephews as the paper expanded and merged in 1916.
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W. T. Delaplaine
News and Post
Yearrickson
Fa Street
Ing
Frederick
George
George Jr
William
Bennet
Synod Proposes Name Change and Officers Elected
The 35th annual Baltimore Synod Synodical of the United Presbyterian Church ends its conference at Hood College today. Officers were elected this week and a resolution to rename the Synod of Baltimore to the United Presbyterian Synod is submitted to the General Assembly.
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Baltimore
Synuod Synodical
United Presbyterian Church In
United States
Hood College
Synod
Arthur M. Romig
Washington
Edward L. R. Elson
James M. Armstrong
Ni Missions
Bernard Jor
New Castle
J. Calvin Jackson
Paul C. Warren
Donald C. Irwin
John H. Boetenington
M. Croup
Robert D. Baynum
General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church In the
Del
Synod of
Synodical
Bennett
Board of National Missions
National Council Presbyterian Women's Organs
Day Zimmerman
Socty
Coblentz Hall
Dorothy Foster
West Central Area
Miss Foster
Former Dachau guard sentenced to life in prison
Wolfgang Seuss, 53, a Dachau guard, received a life term from the Munich District Court for murder by using a steel basket lifted by crane to fatally toss Kurt Riesenfeld to the pavement. The proceedings concluded after a series of lethal falls.
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Germany
Dachau Concentration Camp
Wolfgang Seuss
Munich
Kurt Riesenfeld
Slypes Ifeld
Repair Work On Schools In High Gear
Public schools in Freder county advance maintenance projects with major repairs at Harmony Grove School for Retarded Children. Upgrades convert milk cooling to arts and crafts space and add restrooms and heated air piping. Benches and non powered tools to be used. asphalt floors and modern lighting installed. Plumbers on site. Walkersville school project continuation noted.
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Freder County
Harmony Grove
Additi
Walkersville
Care For Aged Plan Advances In House To Senate Debate
The House passed a limited health care plan for some aged people and sent it to the Senate. Supporters want broader reform, hoping to expand coverage through a conference process. The measure targets those over 65 near heavy medical costs, with an estimated 500,000 to one million dollars yearly in benefits.
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Washington
House
Senate
Douglas BH
BP. Sé
Suddotiers
House 5 and Means
Gram
Industrials Lift Market in Early Trading Amid Advances
An improved tone in key industrials coupled with gains in varieties of issues boosted the stock market this afternoon. Trading was active with some gains, while a number of groups saw losses in the early session.
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New York
Cab Owner Awarded Damages in Uninsured Motorist Case
A Roosville taxi cab owner, John C. Hickman of Rockville, was awarded 97.4 in damages and court costs in the State Uninsured Motorists Fund case. E Cartee, a former Myersville resident driving without insurance, failed to appear. The accident occurred June 2, 1959, and repairs by RockMount Motor Company totaled a few hundred dollars while lost income for eight days was set at 100. The fund, created by the Legislature, pays damages from insured drivers’ contributions. uninsured motorists pay an extra eight dollars for license tags.
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Roosville
Rocal
Patricks M.ini
John C. Hickman
Rockville
Hick
E. Cartee
Myersville
Cartee
Ano
Goodloe E For
Government Emplores Insurance, Co
Washington
Byron
James B. Davis
Rockville Atickman
Frank E. Klopfer
RockMount Motor Company
Hickman
Aft
Schnauffer
Prisoner Passes Off Alias as Money Shortage Trick
Cornelius Marshall, a 26 year old longshoreman, fooled police by posing as Tolliver E. White to escape a jail transfer. He had been fined 1.75 for driving without glasses and paid with borrowed money from another inmate, then released after a 14 month sentence was imposed on six charges.
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Bltimore
Cornelius Marshall
Marshall
Central Police Station
Turniny
Tolliver E. White
Byrd Presses Oyster Industry Reform Against Oystermen
Senate figure Byrd argues oystermen block development of the industry and urges cooperative farming with state shells. He cites a Wicomico River ground yielding strong returns and a sale price example, while noting overestimates of oyster profits and seeking broader Commission powers to regulate seasons gear and licensing. He blames crab and clam issues on cross county laws and proposes local regulatory authority instead of full legislative action.
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Maryland
Wicomico River
Tidewater
Byrd
Oyste Nm
Commission
Virginia
Legislative Committee
General Assembly
Summit diplomacy and Ikean travel plans in Hawaii
In Honolulu President Eisenhower contemplates further diplomacy with a four-nation focus on Korea Formosa Philippines and Okinawa. He argues summit talks with Khrushchev may still be needed despite risks and Paris summit collapse. Officials see travel as limited but possible before he leaves office.
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Honolulu
Sumomiheri
Eisenhower
Korea
Formosa
Philippines
Okinawa
U. S
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrush
Paris
Khrushchev
Khushchev
Jockey's Ride Too Fast Faces Fine in Court
A Baltimore jockey named Melvor was fined for riding too fast after a race on May 19 in Magistrate's Court. Ed ward McIvor, charged with operating a motor vehicle on a suspended license, was cleared due to discrepancies in the photostatic DMV record. Authorities noted a temporary license had been issued, and charges against Paoli for permitting an unauthorized jockey were dropped.
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Baltimore
Edward McIvor
Melvor
Shenandoah Downs
W. Va
Joe Gallen
U. S
Gallen
Buick
Department
Byron Thompson
Paoli
Gehen
Houston Council votes to make city largest by area
The Houston City Council voted to annex about 1,300 square miles, reaching 1,560 square miles total, aiming to surpass Los Angeles in area. Mayor Lewis Culver termed the plan preposterous while a final reading is due in about 30 days. estimated metro population tops 1.2 million.
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Houston
Tex
Lewis Cuiter
Harris County
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
First successful kidney transplant between non identical twins
Boston doctors at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital announced the first successful kidney transplant between non identical twins. On January 24, 1959, a kidney from Andrew Riteris of Milwaukee was transplanted into his brother John. Over 17 months, doctors confirmed the kidney functioned normally and both brothers now lead healthy lives after removing John’s diseased kidneys.
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Boston
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Andrew Riteris
Milwaukee
Gen
John
Andrew
Labour urges denial of US rocket bases in Britain
The British Labour Party calls for denying US nuclear rocket bases in Britain while bomber bases remain available. It proposes Britain halt new nuclear weapons, rely on US power for deterrence, and urges the US to seek NATO approval before using hydrogen bombs. The Conservatives and US discuss joint worldwide patrols of hydrogen bombers amid opposition to interim missiles.
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London
British Labor Party
Britain
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
Strategic Air Command
Royal Air Force
Soviet Union
Red Troops Mass on India China Border Report
New Delhi Gia's chief of staff says reports indicate Chinese troops mass along border areas near Tibet. He believes little danger of conflict while talks on the dispute continue with China.
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India
New Delhi
Gia
Tibet
Stabbing Death Rocks Baltimore Neighborhood
Leo A. Doyle aged 68 was stabbed to death with a butcher knife in a tavern row brawl. Police questioned a 21 year old girl, her stepmother, and a man as Mrs Doyle recalled stepping in to help him leave after he resisted.
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Baltimore
Leo A. Doyle
Outlawing Of Payola Passes
The House voted to criminalize payola and quiz show rigging in a broad bill affecting the TV radio industry. The measure would punish payola and quiz show schemes with up to one year in prison and a $10,000 fine and require on air disclosure of any paid broadcast matter. The panel attached the bill to a Senate license measure to speed passage.
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Washington
J. B. Benneteich
House Commerce Committee
Bennett
Senate
House
House Legislative Oversight Subcommittee
Traffic Charge Dismissed in Magistrate Court
Lindbergh Ayler, a Hyamsville mechanic, was found not guilty of an inadequate turn signal after a morning pursuit on US 40. Trooper Alderson alleged Ayler’s car breached the oncoming lane causing a skid. Ayler argued signals were on and his arm extended. Other cases included CWO Lewis Mohler’s acquittal for following too closely and a Paris city scrubbing plan for monuments.
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Lindbergh Ayler
Hyamsville
di Alderton
US 40
Frederick
Alderson
Avior
Ayler
Aes
E. Austin James
Alor
CWO
Lewis Mohler
Fort Detrick
Braddock Mountain
Czech army described as Communist dominated
A Polish newspaper reports that 74 percent of Czechoslovakia’s army officers are Communist party members. The source calls the Czech force a sealadue's army, indicating a strong party influence within the ranks.
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Real People’s Army
Vienna
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Sealadue
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