Gen Markey withdraws in Maryland Republican primary
Gen Markey of Frederick announces withdrawal from the U S Senate race citing injuries from a fall auto crash last fall. He says he sought the nomination to oppose Butler but now cannot campaign, endorsing Eisenhower era aims while pledging support for the Republican ticket and noting past near-misses in 1946 and 1950.
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D. John Markey
Frederick
United Sates
Maryland
John Marshall Butler
Markey
Butler
Annapolis
Frederick County
U. S. Senate
Herbert R. O'Conor
Senate
Millard E. Tydings
Baltimore
Gen
United States Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Auto Hits Breaks Off Fire Hydrant
A Fredericksburg woman, Olga W. Pearce, drives south on Bentz street and hits a fire hydrant at Bentz and South streets, wrecking her sedan and causing about 200 dollars in damage. No charges filed. Police also seek the owner of a parked car on South Market street to identify the driver who struck and sped away. Other incidents include a hit on a parked Hudson near the Maryland State School for the Deaf and a traffic stop for failing to stop and identify. Dorothy P. Smith paid 6.45 in court for failing to yield to a truck on East Patrick Street. Additional tickets issued for excessive speed and muffler violation.
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Polie
Olga W. Pearce
Fredericksburg
William Mutchner
Bentz Street
Bentz and
South Streets
South Market Street
Maryland State School For the Deaf
Market Street
Sergt
Harry Phillips
West Patrick
Jefferson Streets
Earl K. Rogers
Rockville
Lloyd P. Combs
Bealleville
Damace
Hudson
Combs
Dorothy P. Smith
Chevy Chase
Peoples Court
Fae Cal
East Patrick Street
Alton Twenty
Patrick
Ray M. Richard Frederick
RFD
Nathan Dorses
Ruth G. Hatlex
West Seventh Street
David A. Hardman
East Fourth Street
Large Crowd at Public Sale Near Frederick
A crowd estimated at 500 to 600 gathered after Spiveday for the public sale of real estate and personal property of Robert M. Lowrey and Grace E. Lowery on Old Receiver road three and a half miles west of Frederick. A five room house with outbuildings sold for $9. A 1955 Mercury Montary sold for $2,100. Other items brought several thousand dollars, including a deep freeze for $200 and a refrigerator for $192.30. An old garden tractor with attachments brought $285. Woderome Offutt and Edwin F Nikirk conducted the sale. John L. Panton was auctioneer. Helen F. Panton, clerk.
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Jammien Parisng
Basile C. Lewis
British recall senior officers in Jordan's Arab Legion
Prime Minister Eden announced in the House of Commons that Britain is recalling the remaining senior officers of King Hussein's Arab Legion after King Hussein dismissed Lt Gen Bagot Glubb. Eden said he resented the firing and Cabinet met in emergency to consider the Arab force's command.
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London
Britain
Jedan
Arab Legion
Hussein
Lt Cien
Dota Bagot Glubb
Arab Lawien
Fousaoreon
Eden
House of Commons
Glubb
British Finance Arab Legion
Middle East
Few Beers Plea Triggers Fines In WV Driving Case
Jerry C. Rudy of Kearneysville was found guilty of operating under the influence after testifying he had a few beers. He received a $150 fine and 60 days in jail in lieu of the fine, plus $25 for reckless driving with 15 days in lieu. Arthur P. Naylor of Washington was fined $100 and costs and 30 days in jail for speeding over 70 mph when unable to pay. Other motorists on US 40 and local streets faced fines for speeding without licenses or reckless driving as testified by Trooper Plume and Storer.
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Jerry C. Rudy
Kearneysville
W. Va
H. Reese Shoemaker Jr
Rudy
Robert L. Siover
U.S 40 East
John E Cartee
Storer
Arthur P. Naylor
Washington
Jal
J. S. Plume
Robert L Bowie
Clarence L Craver
Frederick
West
R. C. Dishong
Richard W Smith
Linwood
North Market Street
Norman Y. Trump
Paul R. Bailey
York
U. S
Paul Beaman
Catonsville
Rhee Nominated for Third Term in Korea
In Seoul President Sangman Rhee’s Liberal party renominated him for a third term amid mixed signals from party members and observers. Rhee cited age and a wish to retire, while eight hundred Liberal delegates named Lee Ki Pong as National Assembly chairman for vice president. Elections must be held by July 25 to move toward conscription.
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Seoul
Korea
Sangman Rhee
Liberal Party
Wwuds
Rik Aye Petekte
Rhee
Lee Ki Pong
Natonal Assembly
1954 Census Shows county service sector receipts
Frederick County's 251 service establishments reported about 3.97 million dollars in receipts in the 1954 Census of Business preliminary report. The county employed 611, with 451 retiring from the pay period near November 18. Personal services numbered 120 establishments with 1.81 million receipts and automotive services totaled 4 establishments with 526,000 receipts. All other services accounted for 95 establishments and 2.263 million receipts.
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Frederick
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Atom Tas
ArGup
Right Lives Are Lost In Maryland
A string of weekend accidents across Maryland and nearby states left eight people dead and several injured. In Elkton a Wilmington couple, John F. Barnes Sr. and Dorothy Barnes, died after a collision involving a truck trailer. Leslie C. Cockran was charged with reckless driving. In Baltimore a man died after being struck by a car. Other deaths occurred in Garrett, Prince George, and Montgomery counties from mud entrapment exhaust, a car collision, and a fatal playground accident. A child, Thomas McCoy, died accidentally on a rotating clothesline in Bethesda. In Cumberland Gary Gentry, 3, suffered severe burns after clothing was ignited by a house fire linked to a gasoline can and a faulty burn accident.
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Associated Presa
Wilmington
Delman
Maryland
John F. Baines
Dorothy
Anna
Union Hospital
Elkton
Frank E Salton
Marie
Wilminettis
Manuel T Clone
Christiana
Del
Leslie C. Cockran
Conowingo
Cockran
Cochran
John H Laughlin
Baltimore
Ralford van Sickle
Terra Alta
W. Va
Leroy White Uphold
Friendsville
William N. Bell
Prince Georges County
van Sickle and Uphold
Oakland
Garrett County
Prince Georges
Bell
Raymond Scofield
Scofield
Clarence Lee Reddy
Rockville
Arle Blevins
Saltville
Washington
Thomas McCoy
Thomas Doe Wee
Bethesda
Montgomery County
Frank J. Broschart
Cumberland
Gary Gentry
Memorial Hospital
Stevenson Attacks GOP Soil Conservation
Stevenson denounces Republican soil conservation policy during a five day Minnesota drive. He links federal soil programs to Theodore Roosevelt and railroads, accusing GOP leaders of opposing conservation schemes while Democrats supposedly back them. He campaigns in Minnesota’s primary against Senator Kefauver and others, recalling 1906 acts and GOP opposition to conservation efforts.
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Minneapolis
Adha Stevetvon
Sen Kefanser
Tenn
New Note To Bulganin In Disarmament Exchange
The United States led by President Eisenhower sent a new note to Soviet Premier Bulganin in Moscow as part of a protracted disarmament and world peace exchange. The note, delivered by Ambassador Bohlen, is expected to be made public, and it reiterates open skies plans while rejecting a friendship treaty as a substantive step.
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Washington
Evenhower
Moscow
Nikolay Bulganin
Eisenhower
Charles E. Bohlen
Seka
Bulganin
United States
Russia
Geneva
Molotov
Bluntiny
Britain
France
Dulles
Slaver Hunt Under Way After Fatal Hampton Incident
Police resumed the hunt for a Black suspect who attacked a secretary and killed her employer at a Keyser Contracting Co. residence in Hampton. Mrs Jo Ellen Morrow, gravely injured, called for help after the Saturday night assault. The 39-year-old owner, Trein Keyser, was found shot dead. authorities questioned an employee who aided in the search. Mrs Morrow remained in serious condition at Newport News Hospital. Separate reports mention a field fire near Lewis Betvon and a request for a top-level international conference to ease Middle East tensions.
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Hampton
Jo Ellen Morrow
Directl
Kesser
Morrow
Newport News Hospital
Kesser Owas
Baltimore
Re-Election Grant Plays into Iowa Probe and Goldwater Aid
A Senate committee probes John Neff offers to Len Hick enlooper and Case re election funds linked to Howard Beck of Superior Oil. Neff and Case deny strings. Des Moines and ABC broadcasts spur questions about campaign contributions and possible favors. Goldwater notes campaign gifts but defends donor rights amid evolving inquiry.
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Washington
Senate Committee
John M Neff
Len Hickenlooper
Rlowa
Neff
Case
Howard Beck
Superior Oj
Sli
Havink
Akree
Sen Goldwater
R-Ariz
Abc-Tv
Rech
Thai Keck Iikes
Io Sole
Sete
Weather forecast notes mild to warm Tuesday
The forecast calls for mild to warm conditions with fair skies today and increasing warmth tomorrow. Rain chances are limited with possible light showers and a few storms, while temperatures edge toward the 70s and a brief cooler spell may follow.
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Mereney
War Closer as Middle East Tensions Escalate
Reports say Israeli Arab clashes in Galilee killed two Israeli policemen and wounded others. Western diplomats warn the flare may ignite a broader war as Syria Egypt and Saudi Arabia contemplate defense pacts while Britain pushes for restraint and troop withdrawals.
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Sanae Galilee
Jordan
Hussein
Jom Bagot
Vnter
Galilee
Israel
Glubb
Syria
el Ghazni
Cano
Shukri Ruwady
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Britain
Selusa Iloyd
New Delhi
SEATO
Karach
Raei
Xrael
State seizes Baltimore Transit Co in Maryland emergency
A 1956 Maryland law triggers seizure of the Baltimore Transit Co after a 15 minute conference with city officials and AFL-CIO representatives. Gov McKeldin appoints Joseph Allen as emergency utility administrator to operate the seized plant and property and transfers employees to state control for return to service.
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Baltimore
Marsland
Baltimore Transit Co
McKeldin
Division 1500
Afl-Cio Knion
Maryland
State of
Department of Labor and Industry
Mahihand Fleet
Joseph Allen
Division 1300
Amalgamated Assn. of
Street Electric Railway
Employes of America
Afl-Cio
Baltimore ‘Transit Co
Baltimore Transit Pact
Allen
State Tax Commission
People's Counsel
Panic Service Commission
BTC
Frank P. Baummer
Union
Bernard Cushman
Joseph Sherbow
Mopar Sherbow
Dale W. Barat
Presiden
Baummer
Cushtiani
Governors
Seizu
Anoncement Vas Mae
Acquitted Witnesses Testify in Land Dealings Case
The acquitted to testify for the state in land dealings case. Names mentioned include Abe Gs, Homer, and Vesare TACTO FATES UTS. The judge presiding was Ben du Pre, former commissioner, with witnesses Rasibko Geonee Hoahka and John Botudson. No trial date set yet. matter tied to Maryland roads and local engine purchase framing.
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Wares von Meer Y. Harber
Homer
Ot Resenfeld
Gieldberny
Ben du Pre
Toads Commission
Tone
Basihko
Mane Geoees
Pete
Rasibko
Geonee Hoahka
John Botudson
Marriege
Baetiko
George Baska
Columbia
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Wiennis
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