House approves bill to raise veterans pensions and extend benefits
The House passed a measure to boost pensions for permanently disabled veterans and to provide $90 monthly pensions at age 65 for World War I veterans within income limits. The bill, backed by the American Legion and VFW, faces Senate uncertainty and potential veto.
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Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhowers
Teague
Adinistration
Rep
Sisk
D-Calif
Fire damages home near New London trapped by smoke
A two room log frame dwelling two miles north of New London on Libertytown road suffered several hundred dollars in damage when an oil stove exploded. Fire Chief Paul Chaney said smoke filled the home and rescuers wore masks to reach the blaze. Norman Duvall occupied the home but was away. New Market firefighters battled the fire for about ten minutes using a booster line from a 500 gallon pumper.
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New London
Libertytown
New Market
Paul Chaney
Norman Duvall
Duvall
Woodrow Long
Chaney
TV Today Schedule Scramble Reflects 1940s Channel Lineup
TV Today air slate lists varied programs from morning through night including Mickey Mouse Club, Lone Ranger, Cisco Kid, Behind the scenes news with Walter Cronkite, and features like The Stacked Deck and Dragnet. The fragmentary timetable shows a dense lineup across multiple channels with numerous entertainers and programs.
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Paw
Han Rascals
Richard Hartman
Fort Frederick
Washington County
Patti Page
Cindy Low
Eddie Gallache
Bobo. Newsom
John Douglas
Steve Cushing
Les Paul
Mary Fox
Tippy_ Strilger
Walter Cronkite
Galen Frommer
Kilian
Bob McCormick
Keith McBee
George Rogers
Ray Michael
Louis Arlen
Joe Croghan
Dave Stickle
Wild Bill Hickok
Brian Donteer
Christine Minter
Lyle Talot
Bryson Rash
Crunch
Des
Sr Brook
Forrest Tucker
Kenyon
San Francisco
Breamizer Case
Rod Taylor
Jim Gibbons
Matt Thomas
John Daix Sei
Preston
Dinah Shore
Martha Vicker
Claxyton Moore
Swaye
Bob Cummings
Rosemary DeCamp
Groucho Marx
Joan
Louis Jourdan
Dennis O'Ree
Ruth Hussey
Howard Davenport
Dragnet
People’s Choice
Cooper
Pal
Breslin
Vic—Star Tonight
Mr. Creation
Highway_ Patrol
Matthew Warren
Four Star
Playhouse
Dick Powell
Ford Theatre
William Bendix
Lyle Talbot
Fendulum
Arthur Murray
Silva
Lux Video the
Elvis Presley on Steve Allen show sparks debate
An open letter from Steve Allen to Charles Mercer defends booking Elvis Presley on his program despite Berle incident. Allen argues Presley has significant talent and will have a comeback, citing his screen test with Hal Wallis and noting audience reception and future potential. The column also touches on broader talent judgments and Elvis’s impact on radio and TV.
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Steve Allen
Elvis ‘Presley
Idol
Allen
New York
Charles Mercer
Charlie
Elvis Presley
Presley
Berle
Elvis
Aulton
Arthur Goalifrey
Godfrey
Hal Wallis
Ir Pictures
Wallis
Frank Sinatra
Vaughn Monroe
Liberace
Afrika
Iet
Jme
Truck Driver Lacy H Simpson Acquitted In Court
Lacy H Simpson a 32 year old truck driver was found not guilty of passing a vehicle on the right in Peoples Court before Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker. Officer Paul Mossburg charged Simpson with violating the motor vehicle code for passing on East Patrick Street as both vehicles went west on June 15. Shoemaker ruled there was no violation since Simpson did not overtake and pass the other vehicle.
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Hamilton Street
Mossburg
Simpson
Shoemaker
Emma N. Martin
Russell L. Tarburton
Wilmington
Del
Norman Trump
South Market Street
Frederick
Arthur G. Young
East South Street
Charles W. Bare
Paul W. Young
Bare
Germantown
West Patrick Street
Angelo V. Glorioso
Oakmont
New Market
Lacy H. ‘Simpson
H. Reese Shoemaker
Peoples’ Court
Paul Moss‘burg
East Patrick Street
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Marion Rice
Mountaindale
Keeper Rice
Norman
Dietz Phot
Rice
Walkersville
Sunda
Gambrill State Park
Braddock Heights
Baltimore
Maryland
TV Today
Joan Davis
Jim Backus
S—Lamb
Mickey Mouse Club
Margie
Cartoon Funnies
Susie
A Sothern
Boston
Blackie
Kent
PTA
Footlight Theater
Arnold
Cisco Rid
Jetty
Urain
Jacki Bell
Yankee Cousin
Dotty Mack
Waterfront
Preston Foster
Do-xooder
Florian ZaBach
Mason
Franklin
Elvis Hasicar
the News
Frederick, Md
Middletown Valley Co-Op
Middletown
Southern States
Woodsboro Cooperative
Woodshoro
Vinewood
Frederick Cooperative Commerce St
MT. Airy Cooperative
Mt. Airy
J. M. Johnson and Sons
Unionville
SAU
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Fredericktown Savings Institution
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Jules Furniture Company
Dinette
Jales Furniture CO
North Market St.dtes
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