39 Die in Meldrim Ga Freight Train Wreck
In Meldrim Georgia a freight train derailment and subsequent butane tank car explosion killed 39 people and injured about two dozen. Rescue workers found no additional victims as coroner officials announced several unaccounted for. four more injured died later at Memorial Hospital Savannah. The wreck near a riverbank stemmed from a collision that sent tank cars flaming into the Ogeechee River area where families picnicked. Investigators noted no immediate track or car defect and the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a full inquiry.
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Meldrim
Oteechee
Frank Rahn
Savannah
Seaboard
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. X. Broetzman
Richmond
Montgomery
Ala
Tra L. Hines
Terry Lane
Bloomingdale
Wayne Smith
Barbera
Music Hath Charms Osaka Red Light Scheme
Police in Osaka link a traffic signal tower tape recorder to play melodies during red lights in the city’s busiest intersection to soothe pedestrians and reduce tempers. The plan uses music to calm delays and improve crosswalk safety.
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Osaka
Japan
Permits Approved for Saint John's High School Addition
The Building Permit Office in Winchester Hall approved an $84,000 addition to Saint John's High School on U.S. 340 north of Butterfly Lane. The project, applied for by architect Joseph W. Urner, includes two new classrooms and a metal roof, with completion planned this year. Additional permits included several Braddock district homes and a Petersville frame house, all slated for completion this year or next.
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Buiding
Winchester Hall
Saint John's High School
Joseph W. Urner
Joseph Himes
U.S. 340
Butterfly Lane
Prospect Hall
James M. Hogan
Saint John’s Church of Frederick
Normar
Early and Sons Contractors
Hagerstown
Braddock District
U.S. 40
Kenneth Marsh
Rosemont Avenue
Roger H. Fulmer
Kline Boulevard
Smith Subdivision
Mahlon
Dorothy Rhoderick
Frederick
James Grove
Petersville
Rosemont
Maryland
Jr Red Cross Attracts 150 Teens At Hood College
About 180 junior Red Cross trainees from eight states gathered on Hood College campus for the “Let’s Get Acquainted” program. The evening mixed icebreaker Name Bingo with a dance and refreshments, as delegates later held sessions on chapter, council structure, and leadership, with workshops on water safety and recreation.
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Hood College
Jumor Red Cross
Red Cross
JRC
Soviet Union Offers to Buy Back Alaska for 200 Million
During a luncheon Soviet First Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov joked that the USSR would buy Alaska for 200 million dollars. Alan G. Kirk, former American ambassador to Moscow, recalled a similar quip about selling, noting the exchange in context of US purchases from Russia.
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Alan G. Kirk
Moscow
Russia
New York
Soviet Union
Alaska
Frol R. Kozler
Mountain Chapel to Open for Summer Services in July and August
The Little Mountain Chapel at Comus, dating to Civil War times, will reopen July 5 for Sunday services by the Episcopal Diocese of Washington at 30 dollars per Sunday in July and August. Dr. Hilary J. Deason serves as lay reader, with an occasional communion by St. Ville clergy. Built in 1861, the chapel was used by a Met church until 1919, later acquired by Frances N. Johnston who repaired it and hosts Wheaton Bible Church weekly services.
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Little Mountain
Comus
Episcopal Diocese of
Washington
Hilary J. Deason
St. P Ville
Met
Frances N. Johnston
Wich
Johnston
Wheaton Bible Church
Episcopal Church
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Walkersville
James H. Fale
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Horace M. Alexander
Frederick County
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Buckelstoun
van Sant
P W van Sant
Baltimore
Jr. Red Cross
the News
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Atlantic
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Pearre
Walter Snow
Sam Miller
Oh South Market Street
Hal Cray
Blue Ridge Oil Company
Aero Oil Co
P. O. Box
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Routzahn
Patrick Street
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