Big Capehart housing contract at Fort Detrick awarded
Formal award of a $1 038 000 contract for Capehart housing at Fort Detrick announced by Col George B Sumner District Engineer US Army Engineer District Washington The award goes to Community Builders Inc of Silver Spring Three units will be built A separate $74 939 80 contract was let to Richard Kline Inc Frederick to build off site utilities and roads for the housing Senators Beall announced in February that housing negotiations had been completed Each two story building will house eight families
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U.S. Army Engineer
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Detrick Capehart
J. Glenn Beall
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Army Engineer District and Commission
Gerber
Lawrencélin
Frederick County
Eof Hight
Washington
Fort Ritch
Albert W. Ward
American Optical Company
Dly
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Osval
Southbridge
Jobless Memo Sent President
AFL CIO President George Meany sent a memorandum to President Eisenhower arguing unemployment in mid March is at least as high as February, challenging the usual seasonal improvement. He urged immediate action and provided statistics showing worsening business and employment indicators.
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Abela Cio
Aflacio
George Meany
Eisenhower
Jarber
Meany
Eisenower
Man Kills Beauty Queen Girl Friend In Pa
Theodore Pallow, 25, a millworker from Midway, Pa, admitted shooting 21 year old Hosealie Leis near her home after claiming a secret pact meant one of them would die. Leis, a local beauty queen and runner up in Miss Pennsylvania 1955, had worked as a plant clerk. Pallow faces a preliminary murder hearing.
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Theodore Pallow
Midand
Sylvenia
Comemunity
Elvin Vanport
Hosealie Leis
Pennsylvania
Pallow
Lang
Directed Verdicts Denied in Check Kiting Case
In Alexandria District Judge Albert V. Ryag denied motions for directed verdicts of acquittal for Arthur H McKinley former chief cashier of the People's National Bank of Hancock Maryland and George J Mattfield former assistant cashier of the Williston Branch Mount Vernon Bank and Trust Co. The defense blamed McKinley for poor judgment while the prosecution estimates the check kiting scheme defrauded two banks of more than 180000.
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Alexandria
Albert V. Ryag
Arthur H McKinley
People's National Hark of
Hancock
George J. Mattfield
Willston
Mount Vernon
Bank and Trust Co
James H. Landrall
President To Meet Macmillan in June
Washington confirms Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan will meet in June to plan a U S British summit with the Soviet Union. The White House says the June 9 10 meeting will likely decide whether a summit happens and cover atomic energy cooperation Middle East policy and East West trade.
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Eisenhower
Macmillan
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Soviet Union
White House
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Britain
Far East
Man admits throwing children into Ohio River
Wheeling authorities say 33 year old John Turner of Beech Bottom near Wellsburg confessed to throwing his two children from a bridge into the frigid Ohio River. Brooke County deputies launched a river search after fresh prints in snow near Fort Henry Bridge were found by Wheeling police.
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Wellsburg
Brooke County Sheriff’s Office
John Turner
Beech
Botton
Fort Henry
American Made Arms Dropped Charged by Indonesian Leader
Jakarta reports Djuanda charged that American made arms and ammunition were dropped to Central Sumatran rebels hours before Central Government retook Pakan Hari. He alleged private buyers could have funded the rebels and said a leftist paper claimed an Australian plane dropped the weapons, which Australia denied through Ambassador L R McIntyre.
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Indonesia
Presiater Djuanda
Pakan Hari
United States
Anitang Timur
L. R. iMcIntyre
Girl Shot To Death As She Aims Pistol
TOPPENISH Washington a rookie patrolman shot a 16 year old girl to death at a crowded station as she aimed a pistol at Kin Sandra Lingsetett only child of a farming couple from Estopia Washington. The girl and a companion Kanice Teel 16 from Paseo Washington had been stopped after alighting from a bus. Two 38 caliber pistols tore into her left chest after she ignored three demands to drop the weapon.
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Sandra Lingsetett
Columbia Basin Irrigation Proster
Estopia
Kanice Teel
Paseo
Wwash
Snowy Roads Open Despite Slush and Drift
State and county road crews battle heavy March snowfall easing to slushy, treacherous conditions. Snow totals ranged from four and a half to seven inches across towns. Utilities report scattered outages as crews work overnight to restore service. Temperatures drop to the low thirties with a raw, windy Saturday forecast.
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Braddock Mountain
Limes
Ter
Weather Bureau
Sit Port
State Heads Commissio Shop
Tidgeville
Foxville
Hyattstown
Point of Rocks
Charmont
Central Area
U.S. 18
Steiner
U.S. 240
Petition Signatures and Local Election Rules in Frederick County
In Frederick County the required petition signatures to nominate a candidate by petition for State's Attorney were under discussion as a March snowstorm drew the heaviest since a six inch fall in 1952. The article details legal requirements for petition validity, withdrawal deadlines, and publication duties, with mentions of recent traffic fatalities and injuries in the area.
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Frederick
Thomas
Glass
Office of State
General Public Laws of
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Ana Vienan
Highway Construction Bill To Be Approved
Senate Public Works Committee plans to approve a highway speedup bill adding 1.18 billion to this year’s funds. Senator Gore predicts Senate passage next week with bipartisan support. The measure aims to create thousands of jobs and restore the interstate program to the original 13 year schedule.
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Public Works Committees
Gore
D-Tenni
Public Roads
Mallah
Senate
Flu Outbreak Closes Maryland State Police Training School
Reported influenza outbreak forces the Maryland State Police Training School to shut for four days. Mrs Pagoda is said to be in critical condition while her husband is listed as fair. The closure follows 40 recruits reporting sick amid mild symptoms. Authorities and medical director Dr Honard M Bubert note the situation as under control.
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Pikesville
Maryland State Police Training School
Honard M. Bubert
York
Five Day Forecast and Election Procedures Mixed Report
Mixed dispatch describes a five day forecast with fire and voting notes from Frederick city, detailing candidate filings, signatures, and notarizations for a local election, plus a jury report from Los Angeles and a school reopening note. The text weaves weather, political process, and legal terms with several garbled phrases.
Dividend Declared at Farmers and Mechanics-Citizens Bank
The Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of 40 cents per share plus an extra 10 cents per share on capital stock. Dividends payable April 1 to shareholders of record March 18, on 75,000 shares outstanding totaling 580.
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Farmers and Mechanics-Citizens National Bank
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Gath Hall Bids To Be Opened At State Park
Maryland officials set March 27 for opening bids on Gath Hall restoration at Gathland State Park near Burkinsville. Bids previously exceeded $43,000 state funds. Project includes remodeling the Ball, adding windows, roof, porch, rest rooms, and a museum space with caretaker quarters on the second floor. An alternate plan may omit first floor rest rooms and add a basement shelter for outdoor groups.
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Charles F. Bowers
Frederick
State Department of Forests
Gathsay
Formey Gath
Gath
Gathland
Train Hits Auto At Cumberland Crossing
A west bound Western Maryland Railway freight collided with a car at Cumberland crossing in South Cumberland. The auto was dragged 200 yards and demolished. Driver James M. Ruble of Wiley Ford, the sole passenger, was hospitalized with a possibly fractured wrist and head cuts. Brakeman J H Powell said Ruble pulled onto tracks in front of the engine. Engineer J N Boonebrake and conductor J R Turner of Ha Zerstow were aboard.
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Car Clips Off Pole In Snowy Route 355 Crash
Richard W. Hartman 28 of Middletown was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital for a concussion and facial injuries after skidding on a snow covered Route 355 two miles south of Clarksburg and clipping a utility pole. His 1987 Chevrolet was damaged in the 8:30 p.m. crash and he was taken to the hospital by Hyattstown Fire Company ambulance.
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Middletown
Richard W. Hartman
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Clarksburg
Hoffman
Hyattstown Fire Company
Flu Deaths Drop in Washington as Public Health Reports
Public Health Service reports a decline in influenza and pneumonia deaths for the week ended March 8 in Washington. Officials note the unusual earlier surge has eased, with fewer fatalities and continued monitoring of respiratory illness trends.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Snow and Rain Scatter From Maryland to New England
A storm moving northward from Maryland delivered heavy wet snow and gale warnings from Chesapeake Bay to Block Island. Central and southern New York and parts of New England saw varying accumulations with rain and snow in major cities. One highway death occurred near Hagerstown as conditions worsened before clearing later.
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Chesapeake Bay
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Rhode Island
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West Virginia
Nagerstown
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Washington, D. C
Monaco Crown Prince Albert Born to Princess Grace
Princess Grace of Monaco gave birth to her first son, Albert, the new heir, at 10:50 a.m. in the royal apartments. The baby weighed 84 pounds and measured 20 inches, with Louis Alexandre and Pierre named among his full title. He shifts succession before his 1-month-old sister Princess Caroline, as Prince Rainier remains sovereign. Doctors from Paris and Nice attended, noting Grace Kelly’s strong health and a joyous 387-acre principality celebrating.
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Monaco
Inday
Albert
Royal
Alexandee Louis Pierre
Caroline
Prince Rainier
French Riviera
Prince
Royal Apartments
Emile Hervet
Prince Taller
John
Kelly
Philadelphia
Grace Kelly
Herve
Maurice Donat
Nice
Paul Gandelan
Gandelan
Rainier
Maryland Snowstorm Drops Up To Thirteen Inches
Storms sweeped Maryland with up to 13 inches of snow causing school closures in Allegany County and multiple traffic accidents. The Weather Bureau warned precipitation ending this afternoon with lighter conditions later, while deaths totaled at least nine statewide including highway crashes and shoveling-related fatalities.
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Maryland
Allegany County
Weather Bureau
Unprecedented Ruling On Secret Testimony In Maryland
In Maryland two former top police officers Inspector Clarence O. Forrester and Captain Hyman Goldstein face charges of inducing sergeants to lie in a numbers case. Judge Reuben Oppenheimer ordered grand jury testimony records of Sat Meekins and Lt Richter released to defense. The trial ended in a deadlocked jury and the ruling opens secret testimony to defense counsel.
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Baliimorem
Clarence O. Forrester
Hyman Goldstein
Reuben Oppenheimer
Maryland
Herbert Meekins
Chas Richter
White House Asked To Help Route Choice
Maryland planners urge White House intervention to settle a dispute over Route 240 locations in the District of Columbia. Howard Pyle said the request would get prompt attention once received. The disagreement involves District commissioners and the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission amid weather and road conditions on U.S. 40 near Hagerstown.
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White House
Maryland
District of Columbia
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Associated Press
District of Cal
Lumbia
Nalof
Williamsport
Eldent
U.S. 40
Hagerstown
Dhey
Howard Pyle
Winter’s Last Fling as Spring Expected Next Week
The forecast hints that winter may end with a final burst of cold before spring arrives about a week from now. Meteorologists note a transition in temperatures and a pattern shift likely bringing milder days ahead.
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