Work Goes Ahead On New Bridges In Frederick County
Progress on two bridges under a 606,65 contract along U S 15 north of Thurmont advances the relocation of more than two miles of the highway, with widening and resurfacing of Old Route 15 and curve modifications. Bridges rise at Franklinville and Payne's Hill as part of plans to form a dual highway bypassing major towns. Richard F. Kline begins widening Route 71 to Kevmar and relocates curves near LeGore as part of county road improvements.
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Thurmont
Frederick County
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Frederick
Owens Creek
Thurmmont
State Roads Commission
Franklinville
Payne's Hill
Emmitsburg
Richard F. Kline
Carroll County
Kevmar
LeGore
Firemen Save Home In Thurmont Blaze From Stove
Thurmont Fire Company credited with saving the residence of Robert L. Smith in Thurmont after an overheated oven started a fire discovered at about 7 55 a m by a neighbor. Mrs Smith fainted but received medical aid. Damage estimated at 500 dollars, mainly smoke and kitchen.
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Thurmont
Clio Awaits Answer To 167 000 Dollar Question
In Clio Alabama residents await resolution to a 167000 dollar issue raised with banker Royall Reynolds. Reynolds could not be reached for comment though he had pledged last Friday to pay every Merchants Exchange depositor in full by the first of next week. Reynolds, a Sunday school teacher and former mayor, is free on 7500 bond on three indictments for embezzlement.
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CLIO
Ala
Royall Reynolds
Reynolds
Merchants Exchange
Alabama
Maryland polio field trial to start by April 5
Maryland health officials set a firm deadline of April 5 for the polio field trial to begin in Montgomery County, or be postponed until fall. The decision targets completing tests before the polio season and comes after a cautionary note from the State Board of Health about possible postponement.
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Baltimore
State Board of Health
Maryland
Montgomery County
Board of Health
Parole Eligibility Rules Eased by Attorney General Opinion
The AG's office rules that prisoners not serving life terms are eligible for parole after the Board of Parole and Probation finds reasonable probability of liberty without crime, removing the prior one third served requirement for most sentences. Life imprisonment remains ineligible.
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Attorney General
Edward D. E. Rollins
Ambrose T. Hartman
Board of Parole and Probation
Attorney General's
James M. Hepbrow
Department of Parole and Probation
General Assembly
New Overhead Traffic Light Installed at Busy Intersection
Mayor Donald B. Rice announced a new overhead traffic signal at the Patrick and East streets intersection. The installation consolidates signals formerly at East and Patrick, speeds traffic, and improves safety and consistency with nearby signals. Traffic from Carter Street remains one way, with right turns only into Patrick.
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Patrick
East Streets
Donald B. Rice
East
Patrick Streets
East Street
Patrick Street
Carter Street
Rice
Carter
Policeman Conley W Brown Resigns After Assault Charge
The resignation of City Policeman Conley W Brown was received and accepted by Mayor Donald B Rice. Brown, charged over the weekend with assault and battery, was released on a $100 bond for a hearing tonight.
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Conley W. Brown
Donald B. Rice
Brown
Extensive Repairs To Freder ick Post Office Authorized
Frederick post office will receive extensive repairs including a new composition roof on the 1938 building and roof over the 1937 addition. Repointing waterproofing walls repairing skylights and replacing plumbing fixtures are planned. Land bids open April 9 at 2 p m at the General Services Administration Washington.
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Frederick
James A. Grove
General Services Administration
7Th
D Streets
N. W
Washington
Frederick Post Office
Supreme Court Justice Douglas Leads Dwindling Canal Hike
Justice William Douglas continues the 184 mile Washington walk along the C&O Canal with a shrinking party. After Fort Frederick State Park the group faced a night of open camping near Hancock Maryland, with 23 hikers remaining and plans to reach Georgetown by Saturday afternoon.
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C&o Canal
Maryland
Supreme Court
William ©. Douglas
Washington, D. C
Fort Frederick State Park
Washington
Woodmont Rod and Gun Club
Hancock
Cumberland
Douglas
Chesaireake
Ohio Canal
Justice
Charles P. Thomas
Douclesma
Georgetown
Spring Shivers To Continue In State
Maryland weather forecasters warn a continuation of spring chill with freezing temperatures persisting though milder by tomorrow. Snow fell in Garrett County with 4 inches around Oakland and Accident as crews cleared highways and chains remain advisory near Accident. Fire damage hit Riverdale Elementary School destroying or damaging desks and walls. A waterfront labor dispute in New York port moves toward a showdown between rival longshore unions.
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Baltimore
Riverdale
New York
Maryland
Court House
Birthday Drinking Causes Community Uproar In Wolfsville
Zane Metzer, 16, pleaded guilty to destruction of property after throwing a stove lifter through a rear door glass during a birthday spree. He received a $10 fine and a six month suspended sentence for property destruction, plus a separate $10 fine for being drunk and disorderly. Other locals, including Howard F. Roberson and James Naylor, faced non-support and assault cases with suspended sentences or short terms as magistrates emphasized compliance. Police testified Metzer was intoxicated. witnesses noted two knives in his possession and community disturbance resulting from the incident.
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Wolfsville
Edward J. Smith
Peoples Court
Zane Metzer
Paul Warrenfeltz
Metzer
Warrenfeltz
Charles Magaha
James Rource
State Police
Lee Warrenfeltz
Smith
Howard F. Roberson
Burkittsville
Maryland House of Correction
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Economy In Excellent Shape Declared By Weeks
Secretary of Commerce Weeks declared the U S economy in excellent shape and pledged readiness to deploy monetary policy tax revisions incentives and public spending to meet any emergent needs He avoided specifying anticipated tax revisions for an economic emergency and Treasury officials have similarly not named potential tax cuts to spur business activity. Also during the same report Miss Shelby plans retirement from the Maryland Extension Service March 31 after arriving in 1927. A Maryland tour by travel editors and motor club representatives will visit Baltimore Frederick Annapolis Kent Island Cambridge and Easton starting April 23 to promote tourism trade.
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Toronto
Canada
Weeks
United States
U. S
U.S Treasury
Stumphrey
Baltimore
Motor Club
Maryland
Frederick
Annapolis
Kent Island
Cambridge
Easton
Automobile Club of Maryland
Early Vaccination Insurance Against Infants Diseases
Cleveland reports on giving newborns immediate vaccination against whooping cough diphtheria and tetanus. Dr Herbert D Chamberlain notes 717 babies treated since 1948 with no whooping cough or diphtheria, unlike prior years with 40 cases and 16 deaths in babies under one. The three shot series starts at birth 6 weeks and 3 months with 75 percent completing it.
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Cleveland
Herbert D. Chamberlain
McArthur
Ohio
American Academy of General Practice
Vinton County
B and O Annual Report Highlights 1953 Improvements
The B and O Railroad reports 1953 improvements totaling 354 million dollars with net income of 28.032 million, up 2.65 percent from 1962, the best since 1920s except war years. Howard E. Simpson cites earnings below needed to fund plant upgrades. The line added 112 diesel electric locomotives, 1,432 freight cars, spent over 8 million maintaining old ones, and freight tonnage rose 22 percent. Coal and coke dominated tonnage. passenger travel declined.
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Baltimore
Baltimoreland Ohio Railroad
Howard E. Simpson
Simpson
B&o
Have Vaccine for Role Tests In Polio Field Trials
News brief covers polio vaccine progress with Salk’s shot moving toward large scale trials. Van Riper reports 370,000 children to be inoculated by mid April with production ramping to 3.7 million cubic centimeters ready for 371,000 more in the first elementary grades. Also notes court order in Baltimore bankruptcy and local obituaries and market snapshot.
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New York
Hart E. van Riper
National Foundation For
Jonas E. Salk
University of Pittsburgh
National Foundation
van Riper
Salk
Pittsburgh
Quarrel Over TV Triggers Fatal Shooting in Ohio
In Napoleon Ohio a family quarrel over children watching TV ends in the fatal shooting of 15 year old Lucille Wolfe and wounding of three others. George Wolfe 36 faces first degree murder charges after a hospital confession. Wife and son hospitalized in Findlay with serious injuries. Wolfe wounded. Sheriff Bartells quoted Wolfe saying he planned to shoot and regretted harming his children.
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Napoleon
Ohio
George Wolfe
Lucille
George Jr
Deshler
Fred H. Bartells
Menry County
Wolfe
Heller Memorial Hospital
Blanchard Valley Hospital
Findlay
George
Findlay Hospital
Bartells
Bartetts
Concert To Be Held Despite Revelation
A concert by Prince Onaga and Princess Muana, known for African song and dance acts in the U S and Canada, was delayed by a hoax reveal but scheduled to occur that Saturday night. Williams, born in Los Angeles, admitted the deception when questioned by immigration officials at the Belgian consul's request. The planned April 5 show faced cancellation hours earlier before a publicity push kept it alive.
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San Francisco
Prince Onaga
Watsui
Fred Wilbarre
Baet St. Lows
Williams
United States
Canada
Princess Muana
Immitrtion
Wuliams
Union Troops Brace For New Attack At Dien Bien Phu
French Union forces dig in behind barbed wire as Vietminh assault fears rise. Reinforcements including troops from Senegal, Morocco, Algeria and German Foreign Legion battle alongside French and Vietnamese units. U S officials weigh sending B-26 bombers and transports to Indochina while Paris plans talks with Eisenhower and Radford amid looming Vietminh pressure.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Trans Arts
Civil Air Transport Service
CATS
Paul Ely
Washington
Eisenhower
Adm
Arthur Radford
U. S. Joint Chiefs
Dark Avery
Unseasonably cold welcome as spring arrives
Cold weekend weather brings temperatures down to 19 degrees at Gambrill State Park and 24 at the airport despite spring’s onpaper arrival. Forecasters warn of slow warmth with mid forties expected and showers possible by midweek. Snow flurries noted early Sunday as temperatures fell from Saturday’s 58 degrees to near 29.
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Mercury
Gambrill State Park
High Knob
Airport
Owly
One And One Free Throw Rule Revamped
The National Basketball Committee adopted a new one and one free throw system with two halves playing time. The first 37 minutes use one free throw on common fouls, plus a bonus shot if made, and the last three minutes use two free throws as in 1953.
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Kansas City
National Basketball Committee
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