Fire on Ball Hill Burns 1000 Acres in Loudoun County
A forest fire raged across Ball Hill on Catoctin Mountain in Loudoun County Virginia, burning about 1000 acres. District Forest Warden Herbert Barnhouse said it may be the county’s worst blaze, finally controlled around 4 a.m. after backfiring and a bulldozer created fire breaks. About 150 to 200 people, including volunteers and apparatus from Leesburg and Hamilton, fought it. No injuries reported. several cabins saved and a residence spared. Fire line stretched five to six miles with little chance of new outbreaks.
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Catoctin Mountain
Loudoun County
Potomac
Point of Rocks
Fareet
Herbert Barnhouse
Barnhouse
Letsburg
Hamilton
Leesburg
David McDonald
Leesburg Fire Company
McDonald
Auto With Stolen Papers Is Wrecked
Two youths from Rocky Springs are charged with petty larceny for stealing more than 1800 Washington Post newspapers intended for Grayson J. P. Snook. They wrecked Schultz’s 1950 Chevrolet on Rocky Springs road after loading papers at Snook’s West Patrick Street distribution site.
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Woodrow Schultz Jr
Samuel L. Boyer
RFD 3
Frederick
Rial
Schultz Boy
H. J. Frost
Nn Marine
Ate Edition
Washington Post
West Patrick Street
Grayson J. P. Snook
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Scouts Report No Major Drop in Downtown Jaywalking
A six member Troop 261 survey counted 1210 pedestrians crossing against lights on a Saturday morning on downtown streets Square Corner and Church and Market. Last year 21 percent ignored signals. this year fewer crossed at Square Corner but little change at Church Street, a safety project under National Capital Area Boy Scouts of America. Two state police and one city officer also crossed against the light at Church Street.
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Galen Hahn
Church Street
National Capital Area
Boy Scouts of America
Charles V. Mata
Frederick
Creas
Market Street
Wem Lagues
Board of Aldermen
Dect
Square Corner
Second Street
John A. Derr
Scowt Hahn
Patrol London
Memimary
Galenion
Bob Smith
Phil Schredel
Gressor
David Waltz
Dennis Bestard
Grebe
Billy Reegeler
Spom- Moscow Radio
B. D. Hampendence
United States
Mead
Scoutmacter
Brisk Spring Trade Buoyed By Upturn In Economy
New York AP reports signs of spring economic upturn with March auto sales rising and apparel retailers targeting new records. Personal income hit a record high aided by larger Social Security checks and rising payrolls, while birth and marriage rates also climbed in January signaling renewed consumer confidence.
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New York
Ford
Stupid
Stork
Dor
Buffalo
Pitts
Satellites Could Relay TV to Half the World
Pasadena reports Dr. Eberhardt Rechtin of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory says satellites high in the sky may relay television broadcasts to half the globe within two years. Companies may buy satellites from missile makers and lease them to networks, delivering broadcasts more cheaply than current relay systems.
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Pasadena
Calif
Eberhardt Rechtin
Guidance Research Division
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Firefighters from Leesburg area aid blaze as others respond in Virginia
Volunteers from Leesburg and Lucketts joined crews from Taylorstown Waterford Round Hill and beyond to combat field fires across Virginia yesterday. Additional fires flared in Bluemont Round Hill and along Route 601, drawing rural responders.
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Leesburg- Lucketts
Taylorstown
Waterford
Round Hill
Virginia
Bluemont
Palm Sunday Snow Feared as Warm Spell Breaks
Palm Sunday forecast hints at possible snow again after a brief warm spell. Forecasters warned of a late season flareup with cold air and a few scattered flurries, though no substantial snowfall was expected today. Temperatures ranged from 44 at dawn to mid sixties by afternoon, with strong sun prompting outdoor activity. Forest wardens remain on 24 hour alert due to dry conditions and recent wildfires.
Air Force surveys Frederick area for potential weapon systems
The U S Air Force disclosed plans to survey Frederick Maryland area to gather basic data for possible weapon systems. The letter from Maj Gen W P Fisher, released by Senator J Glenn Beall, notes surveys may not immediately select sites and could be conducted by air with or without facilities.
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Frederick
U. S
J. Glenn Beall
Secretary of the Air Force
W. P. Fisher
Beall
Air Force
Silly Season Sets Tele Room Sardine Record
Modesto Junior College students packed into a horizontal booth with 32 by 32 inches area to claim a new silly season record. St Mary’s College sophomores boasted a similar sardine act in a regulation 32 by 32 inch booth. The scene echoed Cambridge University’s 1950s booth stunt as the season opened.
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Modesto
Calif
Modesto Junior College
St. Mary's College
Moraga
Rod Underwood
England
Cambridge University
World Court Rejects Swiss bid to restore assets
The World Court in The Hague rejected Switzerland's efforts to restore U S General Analine and Film Corp assets to Interhandel the Swiss holding company.
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Hague
Netherlands
World Court Today
Switzerland
U.S
General Analine & Film Corp
Interhandel
Eisenhower Macmillan Seek Summer Summit
At Camp David Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan plan a potential summer summit with Nikita Khrushchev. They discuss Berlin crisis and a nuclear test ban while NATO allies confer and officials like Quarles McCone Killian attend. The Dalai Lama situation and Tibetan unrest are reported from Lhasa.
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Eisenhower
Harold Macmillan
Nikita Khrushchev
NATO
Gettysburg
Camp David
Berlin
Donald A Quarles
Washington
Catoctin Mountain
John A. McCone
Atomic Energy Commission
James R. Killian
New Delhi
India
Macmillan
Lhasa
Con O'Neil
Tibet
London
Indian Foreign Ministry
Patrick Dean
Alting
John Foster Dulles
Christian A. Herter
Selwyn Lloyd
German
Soviet Union
Khrush
Chevy
Moscow
Khrushchev
Thor Able Rocket Flies Over Atlantic In Recovery Effort
The Air Force launched a Thor Able ICBM stage over the Atlantic from Cape Canaveral with the goal of recovering its warhead cone intact. The 20 minute flight produced a successful second-stage ignition as ships and planes positioned near Ascension Island to retrieve the elusive cone, part of ongoing tests for future Titan and Minuteman programs.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Atlantic
Thor
Vanguard
Ascension Island
Titan
Space
Good Year For Succotash Predicted In Maryland
Maryland farmers expect a good year for corn and lima beans, while peas and tomatoes face weak demand due to Midwest competition. The Tri State Packers Assn reports 240 member companies across four states and notes Maryland’s annual production. Also included is Pravda coverage of Khrushchev remarks and West East negotiations.
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Dustry
Maryland
John W Rue
Tristate Packers Assn, Inc
Mid- West
Rue
Delaware
New Jersey
Virginia
Tri-State
W. F. Leach
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
Rustic Camp David Lodge Hosts Eisenhower Macmillan Conference
Newsmen report Aspen Lodge at Camp David blends rustic exterior with luxurious interiors. Eisenhower and Macmillan confer in the main lodge high in the Catoctin Mountains, with a spacious living dining room, private baths, and a cinema suite.
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Camp David
Catoctin Mountains
Maryland
Sum
Eth Onolog Cereee
Roosevelt
Washington
Truman
Eisenhower
Shangri la
Conviction Appeal Argued Before Court of Appeals
Lloyd Roberts former city resident appealed a three year House of Correction term for assault and hatters on Carl W. Snook a Frederick businessman. The Court of Appeals heard the case Thursday with no immediate decision. Roberts denied trial time and was ordered to Patuxent Institution for examination. Mark A. Singerman argued for Roberts and Joseph S. Kauffman for the State.
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Lloyd Roberts
House of Correction
Frederick
Court of Appeals
Roberts
Carl W. Snook
North Market Street
Snooks
Patrick M. Sehnauffer
Patuxent Institution
Patuxent
Mark A. Singerman
Baltimore
Josephs. Kauffmas
Thieves Enter Local Establishments
State Police report two local businesses Hess's Coffee Shop and the Arcade Bowling Alley on North Market Street were broken into early morning. About 40 dollars in cash and coins from cigarette and entertainment machines were stolen. a cigarette machine jukebox and upright entertainment unit were damaged. Trooper Gordon H. Smith investigates the break ins.
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North Market Street
Gordon H. Smith
Trooper Smith
Trouper Smith
Neon Cen Aa
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