Maryland House Approves Gas Chamber Substitute
Annapolis Feb 28 The Maryland House of Delegates approved replacing the gallows with a gas chamber at Maryland Penitentiary by a 104 to 1 vote. The plan includes a $27,584 installation, tying the deathhouse to a new hospital. If enacted, Maryland would join about nine states using gas.
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Churchill To Speak On Nuclear War Debates In Britain
Churchill finished a draft speech outlining the horrors of nuclear warfare and Britain's decision to build hydrogen bombs. Attlee and Labour oppose only on disarmament, while the U.S. and Gromyko ponder disarmament. The debate opens after Churchill addresses newspaper men and marks his 80th birthday with a gift.
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Prospects Dim For Conservatives In Britain
London reports show Conservative prospects dimming as economic clouds lift Labor gains momentum. Churchill faces a divided party and a wary public while Labor boasts renewed confidence and plans, with debates over timing of an election as Chancellor Butler weighs measures and the prime minister considers a summit strategy. The ageing leader signals no rush, yet internal aides gauge possible elections before term end.
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Woman killed in Laurel beach crash
Rosalie Silverman a 24 year old Baltimore resident was thrown from a car and killed in a beach crash near Laurel. A tow truck allegedly arrived en route to the scene and was not summoned by police. Police are reviewing reckless driving charges and FCC involvement.
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Federal Communcations Commission
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Washington-Baltimore Boulevard
Explosion Rocked Suburban Brentwood Home
A blast wrecked a Brentwood residence shortly after occupants ran outside. The roof and front were ripped off the home of William Richards 41 and 38 year old, firemen battled flames. Cause of the explosion and fire was not immediately determined.
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Pontecorvo public statement ties to Soviet atom program
Pontecorvo declares his stay in the Soviet Union aimed at peaceful atomic energy and criticizes Western powers for using atomic discoveries to push war. He cites collaboration with Soviet scientists and appeal for asylum, as U.S. and Britain allegedly subjugate atomic research.
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Admits Choking Husband To Death in Tennessee
In Maryville Tennessee Vic Sam Davis Jr faces a first degree murder charge after his wife Floss Davis said the family beat and choked him to death during a dispute on a highway near the Great Smoky Mountains. The mother reported the incident to Blount County authorities saying the car stopped and the husband was threatened before the group attacked him with a wrench and a belt.
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Historical Society Essay Contest Commemorates Braddock Bicentennial
The Historical Society of Frederick County sponsors an essay contest for public and parochial school students in Frederick County from seventh to twelfth grade on What The America of 1735 Can Teach Us Today. Entries due by 9 p.m. March 19 at the Society Home. Government bonds will be awarded to past winners in $100 and $50 denominations, prizes presented April 23 at Baker Park at 230 p.m.
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Benjam Franshnami
Horatio Sharpe
Frederick
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