Free Wife In Death Of Husband
Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield dismissed a manslaughter charge against Caroline Byrd of 64 Carver Apartments in a self defense ruling. Byrd faced a February 21 knife death charge in her husband Preston Byrd case. medical examiner cited loss of blood from a major collar bone artery as cause. Witnesses testified Byrd’s husband had a bad temper when drinking and had beaten her. Byrd did not testify. Police statement said she defended herself during a fight over a torn dress and a child, with a knife included in the events.
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Wilbur F. Sheffield
Peoples Court
Caroline Byrd
Carver
Byrd
Pearl Newman
Carver Apartments
Newman
Preston
Albert Weedon
Charles Barton
Sheffield
Charles A. Price
Edwin F. Nikirk
Edwin F. Nikirk Was Mrs. Byrd's Attorney. Solomon A. Sayler, of LeGore
James H. Rouzee, Jr
Woodsboro
Sayler
West Virginia
Frederick
Berbie Ralph Taylor
Bethesda
Sgt. C. D. Mades
Taylor
Clayton Haines
House of Correction
Charles Wallace
Knoxville
Robert T. Comer
Wallace
Comer
James
Roy Capino
M. Holmes Fout
Joseph Patrick Callahan
Phillip Keetsinger
Callahan
Morgantown
W. Va
Soldier Is Found Slugged Near Point of Rocks
Army private Pvt. Ralph Williams of Camp Pickett was found unconscious in an Oldsmobile coupe with Pennsylvania plates along the northern edge of Point of Rocks at about 5:30 this morning. He told investigators he picked up a hitchhiker who struck him, and he was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital then Camp Hetrick and Walter Reed for treatment. Authorities led by State Police Sgt. W. W. Corbin and Trooper Hardy investigated the assault and robbery attempt.
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Point of Rocks
Ralph Williams
Camp Pickett
Vas
James N. Stevenson
Gil H. Henderson
Camp LeJune
N. C
Army Mays
Williams
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Camp Detrick
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Pennsylvania
W. W. Corbin
Hardy
Many Wrecks Reported In County
Snow blanketed highways from an early morning storm as state and local police rushed to multiple accidents across the county. Victims were treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital, with several injuries reported and extensive vehicle damage.
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James T. Kelly
Baltimore
Memorial Hospital
Tr. J. H. Rouzee
Kelly
Frederick
Seven Sisters
Bennie Herbert Baker
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Jefferson
Baker
J. R. Stonesifer
Stonesifer
Independent Fire Company
Carlton Lewis
Arnold S. Johnson
Mt. Airy
Masser
John Sirko
Imler
Sirko
Snowy county roads ice up as cold snap grips area
Snowfall of one to two inches across Frederick Carroll and Howard counties left highways icy and travel hazardous. Cinder trucks manned by 19 in Frederick, 15 in Carroll, and 13 in Howard operated on icy spots. Temperatures ranged from 19 to 33 degrees with wind drying forests. Snow largely lighter but heavier in Sabillasville and Souch Mountain. Weather officials noted the storm was stronger than February’s total and expected a thaw to sporadic showers by tomorrow.
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High Knob
Maryland
Frederick County
Carroll County
Howard County
I Sabillasville
Souch Mountain
Carrroll County
Trafic
Herman Toms
Lamb’s Knoll
Foxville
Western Union
Catoctin Range
Frederick
Weather Bureau
Wouldn't Give States Title in Tideland Dispute
Washington attorney general Brownell told the Senate Interior Committee he favors granting coastal states mineral rights in submerged areas but opposes giving them quitclaim title to the tidelands. He noted the issue was prominent in the last presidential campaign where Eisenhower backed state claims and Stevenson argued the U S government holds paramount rights.
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Washington
Atty-Gen
Brownell
Senate Today
Senate Interior Committee
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
U. S
Surplus Sales To Armed Forces Urged
Washington dairy industry spokesman urged the government to cut surplus butter and dairy goods by selling them to the armed forces at low prices. Charles W. Holman of the National Milk Producers Federation told the Senate Banking Committee the Army favors low cost fats like oleo margarine, and that surpluses could be trimmed by offering them to the military at prices matching cheaper products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles W. Holman
National Milk Producers Federation
Senate Banking Committee
Holman
Cabinet Status For FSA To Be Asked
Senator Taft said President Eisenhower probably will send Congress a plan next week asking cabinet status for the Federal Security Agency. He spoke after a GOP conference with Eisenhower and House Speaker Martin on Hawaii statehood and recognition of state titles to submerged coastal lands.
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Washington
Taft Rohio
Eisenhower
Congress
Federal Security Agency
Taft
GOP
White House
House
Martin
Blizzard Storm Roars Across Nation Cutting Wide Swath
A major storm sweeps from the Rocky Mountains to the Virginia coast with snow winds freezing rain and sleet. The system spans the continent from Montana to Ohio Valley causing heavy travel disruption and several deaths. Snow totals top 12 inches in Nebraska and Missouri reports up to 18 inches. Temperature remains mild outside the core, while New England endures the chilliest readings as the storm clears the Southwest and parts of Texas Oklahoma and the Appalachians from the worst of it.
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Rocky Mountains
Virginia
Montana
Nevada
Great Plains
Mississippi
Ohio
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
Chadron
Neb
St. Joseph
Centrallinois
Kansas City
St. Louis
Texas
Oklahoma
Appalachians
Weather Bureau
New England
California
Highway Patrol
Red Attacks Smashed In Hard Fight On Korean Front
Allied infantry in Korea repelled a major Chinese assault on the Western Front. U N Eighth Army says about 200 Chinese dead or wounded after a 3 14 hour close fight. American, French and Thai troops with British artillery held Little Gibraltar Hill and cleared attackers from American positions.
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Seoul
U N
U. S. Eighth Army
United Nations
Little Gibraltar Hill
Yonchon
Eighth Army
U. N
Gibraltar
Man Injured In City Auto Crash Involving Tractor Trailer
Stanley Russell Kidd suffered cuts to the forehead and left arm after his Pontiac sedan struck a stopped tractor-trailer at West Patrick and Jefferson streets at 2 10 a m He backed 168 feet into a fence owned by Fred Brubaker 342 West Patrick Street Damages were estimated at 460 for the car and 25 for the fence The tractor trailer driven by Hampton Edward Crum Staunton Va was also damaged Kidd posted 11 45 bail for a magistrate court hearing Wednesday night Secretary Benson to clean house at Agriculture plans personnel shakeup in his farm program.
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Stanley Russell Kidd
Route 5
Carl Bender
Ralph Petts
Kidd
West Patrick
Jefferson Streets
Fred Brubaker
West Patrick Street
Hampton Edward Crum
Staunton
Sitle
Magistrate's Court
Logan urges using realistic property valuation methods
ANNAPOLIS Del Logan House Ways and Means chairman demands the State Tax Commission drop its horse and buggy method and adopt realistic figures. He cites a 5 year 10.3 percent average increase in assessments and says this could allow a penny cut in the planned property tax rise. The Board of Revenue Estimates had projected 11.29 cents per $100, with revisions trimming to 9.29 cents after additional income tax and bond fund adjustments.
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Annapolis
del. Logan
Dcaroline
House
Ways and Means
State Tax Commission
Logan
Commission
Tax Commission
Board of Revenue
Snow General In Maryland Snow General In Maryland
Snow blanketing Maryland caused widespread highway hazards as traffic skidded and halted. State police advised against travel except when necessary while forecasts predicted a switch to rain and warming temperatures to thaw, with snowfall ranging from an inch to 42 inches in Garrett County. FEW PRICE CHANGES NEW YORK stock market moved rapidly within a narrow price band.
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Maryland
Weather Bureau
Garrett County
New York
Two Sets Of Twins Return From Army To Frederick City
Two pairs of Frederick twins inducted on February 33 1951 return after two years in the armed forces. Jack and Gene Droneburg, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Droneburg, and Saul and Herman Miller, sons of Sam Miller, are back with families on Madison Street and West Patrick Street. Basic training at Fort Jackson was shared. Saul Miller and Gene Droneburg served in Germany, Jack Droneburg went to the Far East, including Korea and Japan, and Herman Miller trained at Camp Atterbury. All four resumed duties with local employers and the United Fire company, rejoining civic life after military service.
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Frederick City
Jack
Gene Droneburg
Roger T. Droneburg
Madison Street
Saul
Herman Miller
Sam Miller
West Patrick Street
Fort Jackson
3. C
Saul Miller
Germany
Jack Croneburg
Far East
Korea
Japan
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Herman
Shirley Jones
Parsons Company
Droneburg Twins
Keefer Winpigler
Roefer
Gene
Babe Krantz
United Fire Company
Home Rule Bills Come Up Tonight
Annapolis editors report Maryland senators debate home rule proposals for towns and counties. Judiciary Committee backed local powers for towns. counties' bid failed by 54 vote. Public turnout expected as lawmakers consider tax cuts and racing commission restructuring with projected costs and constitutional concerns.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
General Assembly
Judiciary Committee
Racing Commission
Sybert Ad-Howard
Della D-Baltopat
Sybert
H. C. Byrd
University of Maryland
Senate Committee
Byrd
House Education Committee
State Road Commission
Logan
Road Commission
Caroline County
SRC
House
Ways and Means Committee
Commission
Pope Pius XII Observes 77th Birthday and Anniversary
Vatican reports Pope Pius XII marks his 77th birthday and the 74th anniversary of his election. His health has improved after illness and he plans to resume audiences on March 1, opening with a session for students on St. Josephs feast day.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
St. Peter's
Vatican
St. Joseph
Amputation Decision for Civil War Vet in Rochester
Doctors plan leg amputation to save James Hard, oldest surviving Union Civil War veteran in Rochester. A separate report says a Soviet embassy guard in Rangoon shot and wounded two Russian embassy staffers after they ignored a halt order inside a protected area.
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Rochester
James 4. Hard
Rangoon
Burma
County weighs creating zoning board under long dormant act
Frederick county officials discussed forming a zoning board under a 1933 enabling act never used before. The proposal came after residents petitioned the County Commissioners, who asked Board Attorney Sinn to study the provisions before a decision. Local concern grows over commercial and residential zoning needs amid rapid county expansion.
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Frederick County
U. Grant Hooper
Samuel A. Young
Frederick City
Walter E. Sinn
Sinn
Frederick switches to dial telephone system in dramatic cutover
Frederick’s Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company completed a 15 month conversion to a city wide dial system. The $2 million project moved 8,100 manual switchboard stations and 250 Braddock Heights lines to a new central office with a redesigned numbering plan. First call was Mayor Donald B. Rice dialing Dr. Andrew G. Truxal of Hood College.
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Frederick
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Memorial Hospital
Donald 8. Rice
Andrew G. Truxal
Hood College
Maryland
Baltimore City
Frederick Central
Frederick Or
Braddock Heights
Walter M. Lanius
Familia
Old
Newssystems
C and P
2II
Ivital
Riots in Tehran as Mossadegh backers clash with U.S. targets
Demonstrations in Tehran surged as Mossadegh supporters attacked U.S. cars and the embassy with rock throwing. One Iranian student died in a clash with Tudeh party members while police used tear gas to disperse about 8,000 protesters. The unrest followed Shah Reza Pahlavi’s announced trip cancellation and the firing of army officers by Mossadegh.
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Wilton Wynn
Tehran
Iran
U. S
Mohammed Mossadegh
Roosevelt Avenue
Laurence C. Frank
Warren Silver
Betty White
Mossadegh
Tudeh Party
Parliament Square
Point Four
Parliament
Mahmud Havharmast
Taylor sought in multiple jurisdictions for alleged false pretenses
Baltimore police seek custody of Paul M. Taylor 37 who was acquitted in Montgomery County of embezzlement and larceny after trust. He faces another charge of obtaining money under false pretenses in Montgomery and Arlington Virginia. In Baltimore he allegedly stole a $110 gold ring on Jan 30 1952 from Katie Warrick. Taylor had earlier been linked to a $650 embezzlement case at Glen Echo that collapsed. He also ran a Camp Detrick restaurant as a Washington concessionaire representative and disappeared in August 1952.
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Baltimore
Paul M. Taylor
Montgomery County
Rockville
Walter Dawson
Taylor
Dawson
Arlington
Katie Warrick
Glen Echo
Camp
Cattle Imports From Canada Opened By U S Order
Secretary Benson signed an order reopening the border to imports of Canadian cattle sheep and other domestic animals and products effective immediately after a year long ban due to foot and mouth disease in Saskatchewan. He said the disease no longer exists in Canada. The other item notes the French Communist party suggesting Maurice Thorez remain in Russia to avoid arrest.
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Washington
Benson
U. S
Saskatchewan
Canada
Russia
Paris
French Communist Party
Maurice Thorez
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Roy Hamey
William F. Longerbeam
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Orr
York
James Rouzee
W. L. Guilmine
FSA
Man
Secretary of Agriculture
Snow General
Pope
Leek County Zoning Board
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