Directed verdict of not guilty in Mt. Pleasant robbery case
A Baltimore resident, Stanley Routzahn, and accomplices faced three robberies in Mt. Pleasant area. Judge Patrick Schnautfer granted directed verdicts of not guilty for Routzahn after hearing accomplice testimony, while co-defendant Gouker received concurrent sentences for unrelated charges. State’s Attorney Barick said further charges remain.
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Stanley UC. Boutzain
Baltimore
Ohio Avenue
Patrick M. Schnautfer
Schnautfer
Roubahn
Gouker
Routéahn
Mt. Atla
Lewistown
Dishong
Routzalin
Tria Me
Edwin F. Nikirk
Green Station
Robert XS. Staley
Routzahn
Charles Dodson
Thurston
wCuestiatialea Aid
Middletown
Routvahn
Hagerstown
Dishonge
Nikirk
Lawrerewn
Sere
Gauker
Judee
Stan
Barrick
Large barn destroyed on former Buckey farm
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed a large bank and dairy barn on the D. Princeton Buckey farm near Buckeystown. Me and Mrs. Merri F. Mayne of Montgomery county owned the property bought at a public sale last fall. Firefighters saved two sheds and another barn, while livestock and substantial personal property were reported lost.
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D. Princeton Buckey
Buckeystown
Merri F. Mayne
Montgomery County
Independent
Juxe Company
Frederick
Carroll Manor
Rodney Kelley
Ada
Kelley
Kelly
Mayne
Bid Low On Bentz Street Resurfacing Contract
Richard F. Kane won the bid for Bentz street resurfacing with 18 35 dollars, the only other bid being 18 475 from W. Eisler Company. The Mayer and Aldermen will review bids tonight for a possible contract award. Work covers two inch asphalt on Bentz street from West Neath to South streets. The major one way traffic artery will be resurfaced with traffic maintained. Work must finish within 20 working days after notice to start. Partial or half width sections will be used to keep local and through trade moving.
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Richard F. Kane
Frederick
City Hall
Bentz Street
W. Eisler Companys
Mayer and Aldermen
West Neath Street
South Street
Fourth
Seventh Streets
Malenkoy Seeks Knowledge in London Visit
Ex premier George M Malenkoy arrives in Britain with a delegation of Soviet electrical experts aiming to study public power systems. He says the visit is to acquire knowledge of power supply operations during a controversial case involving James M. Bishop of McClain Virginia. Attorney J Fitzgerald argues warrants exist, judge Schmauffer will rule later. Bishop's bond remains. The grand jury session was canceled one Friday morning.
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London
George M Malenkoy
James M. Bishop
McClain
Fitzgerald
Montgomery County
Schmauffer
Bishop
Stock Market Pushes On To Record Levels
New York reports show steady gains as key stocks rise toward record levels. Prices move around three dollars a share with a bullish outlook driven by Commerce Department data forecasting a 22 percent increase in business spending this year.
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New York
Lst
Commerce Department
Brisk Bidding At Antiques Sale Here
Brisk bidding despite heavy rain marked a public antiques sale at 731 North Market Street Wednesday starting 10 am. Auctioneer Emmett R. Bowlus reported total sales near 5500 with bidders from Virginia Washington and Maryland.
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North Market Street
Emmett R. Bowlus
Virginia
Washington
Maryland
Bowlus
Regina
New York State Snowfall Reaches Nine Inches
Snow covered large parts of New York with up to nine inches reported yesterday and last night. City and state areas including Albany Massena Syracuse and New York City saw mixed impacts from recent storms. Flood waters lingered in Syracuse while officials warned of more snow expected tomorrow.
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Albany
New York
Massena
Narinia
New York City
Syracuse
Hoover urges 2000 top government posts for politics
President Hoover called for earmarking 2000 more top government policy jobs for political appointment with higher pay and prestige for federal workers. He warned that poor budget practices cost the nation billions and urged civil service reforms to curb talent loss to business. The plan includes a nonpolitical senior civil service and 2000 positions for his appointment, with officials worried over slow adoption of the commission’s 314 recommendations.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Commission
Congnese
Hoover Commission
Fire at Fulton State Hospital destroys 105 year old building
A spectacular fire at Fulton Missouri gutted most of the 105 year old administration building of the state mental hospital. Seven hundred twenty patients were evacuated from wings as flames spread through the facility. The blaze was visible for miles, with the state capital 25 miles away in view.
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Fulton
State Mental Hospital
Clarence Burton
Fresh Snow and Cold Grips Northeast Weather Today
Massive winter storms moved through the Northeast with up to two feet of snow in Maine and heavy falls across the region. The snow belt stretched from the Ohio Valley to New England with forecasters predicting additional inches in New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine as bitter cold persisted from the Midwest to the Plains.
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Meek Vore
Maine
Obi Valley
Great Lakes
New England
New York
New Hampshire
Vermont
Pennsylvania
West Virgina
Varainia
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Abe Dakotas
Montana
Wyoming
Insurance Policy Case Before Court
The Court of Appeals heard arguments over whether Commercial Casualty Insurance must pay Salisbury lawyer Frederick W. C. Webb more than 52 weeks of sickness benefits. A lower court found Webb could receive benefits for life as long as renewed annually, while the insurer argued the policy caps at $50 per week for 52 weeks per illness. The high court also addressed a separate Sunday blue law ruling permitting drive-in movies in Worcester County.
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Annapolis
Commercial Casualty Insurance Co
Court of Appeals
Salisbury
Frederick W.C. Webb
Wicomico County
Rex A. Taxlor
Webb
Taylor
Webbs
Mumenl
Maryland Bar Assn
High Court
Worcester County
Transit Walkout Ends in Stalemate After Talks
A stalemate in transit talks persists as operators and maintenance workers continue a state service strike begun late last year. Negotiations involving the Transit Workers Union and the corporation have stalled, with about 2,000 workers affected and delays reported across the system. Secretary Dulles arrived in Manila en route home from a mission with ISEATO.
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Ralmere
State Servic
Wiemated Assn O
Sterr
Elec Tee
Yeas Sanie
Maatenanice
State Sevure
Tahini
Seston Eng
Carey Aed Winder
Ste Aut
Seiven Bic
Joseph Allen
Deaseph di Demerico
Rivers Recede After Heavy Showers Here
After heavy showers Tuesday night and Wednesday rivers began to fall. The Monocacy crested at 13 feet at Jug Bridge, then dropped to 12.41 feet. it must reach 18 to 20 feet to be dangerous. Potomac at Harpers Ferry remained around eight feet. Weather outlook calls for more precipitation by Friday possibly as snow.
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Weather Bureau
Monocacy
Jug Bridge
Carroll Creek
Maryland
Ceresville
Potomac
Harpers Ferry
Cndtigilielle Tait
Close Friend Of Makarios Is Arrested In Cyprus Strife
British authorities arrested Abbot Chryssostomos, a close Makarios ally, as a four day general strike shook Nicosia. Violence returned with the island paralyzed. a police sergeant was killed yesterday, and nine Britons killed since last August amid union with Greece protests. Eden defended Britain’s Cyprus policy in Commons, warning loss of Cyprus would threaten Western defense and oil supplies.
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Cyprus
Makarios
Chryssostomos
Kykkos
Greece
Uunion
Ant
Eden
House of Commons
Mediterranean
Britain
Middle East
union-with-Greece
Lanarea
Prabhasite
Oe Sehink
Commons
Persian Gulf
Contractual Impasse Led Fabray To Leave Caesar's Hour
Nanette Fabray says a contractual impasse caused her to part from Sid Caesar on NBC Caesar's Hour. She notes money was not the major factor, and Caesar had thanked her for her work on the show over the past two years.
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New York
Nanette Fabray
Sid Caesar
NBC
Miss Fabray
Caesar
Westinghouse Strike Wages Losses Mount in Pittsburgh
The long Westinghouse strike in East Pittsburgh cripples finances for workers and the company. Estimated wage losses exceed ten million dollars while net income falls by over sixty million in 1955. Union aid tops about a million, with relief from government surplus food and public assistance helping few, as strikers dip into savings and debt to survive.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse
Crete
Nabods
Samuel Wilkins
Westinghouse Electric Corp
East Pitts Bureh
Tuck
Wilkins
Mig
Yale
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