Wreck On Route 40 Delays B&O Tracks
A truck overturned on the Route 40 switching track near Ridgeville delaying B&O lines about three hours from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Driver William Parker of Baltimore fined 150 dollars plus costs for drunken driving. The 10,000 pounds of cardboard cargo shifted. $800 damage reported to the truck. A Frederick sailor received 100 dollar fine for operating on a revoked license. multiple traffic incidents and fines follow in a roundup of local cases.
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Ridgeville
William Parker
Baltimore
H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
C. W. Magaha
State Police
Parker
Frederick Area
Magstrate
Walter KE. Warmon
Route 2
Frederick
Jug Bridgehill
Charles F. Stottlemyer
Winchester
Stottlemyer
Harmon
Mathias
Sherman Boone
Posey
Henry D. Harris
Kiliehart's Alley
Officer King
Harris
Hagerstown
Robert Dishong
Clarence H. Feigley
Pope Avenue
James Lee Doody
Boonsboro
EB. C. Crowther
Francis W. Coleman
Hedden
Light Rains And Snow Fall Across Regions
Light rains and snow spread across broad areas with no severe weather. Pacific Northwest saw rain while Northern Rockies and Great Plains recorded snow. Rain reached northern Mississippi to South Carolina. drizzle along Texas coast. Skies cleared from Great Lakes to North Atlantic and West to California. Warmer Central Rockies to Plains, cooler from Great Lakes to Ohio Valley. Gulf Coast enjoyed summer-like warmth with Florida reaching 90. Mild along the Atlantic coast.
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Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Great Plains
Mississppi
South Carolina
Texas
Great Lakes
North Atlantic States
West Texas
California
Central Rockies
Plains States
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic Coast
Gulf Coast
Florida
Atlantic Coast
Program hailed as Washington stockpile boost for mines
President Eisenhower approved a long term stockpiling program to shield American metals producers from bomb damage. Western senators hailed the move as a tonic for the ailing mine industry and urged swift implementation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Cease Fire Sought to Allow Evacuation at Dien Bien Phu
French radio appeals urge a brief cease fire to permit mercy flights moving wounded from Dien Bien Phu as Viet Minh bombardment continues. French command accuses rebels of ignoring red crosses on transport planes. a spokesman says a cease fire was agreed for March 13 to aid evacuees amid a vast battle.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Trai Dien Bien Phu
Mr Long Ears draws thousands to Frederick spring shopping parade
Hoppity Skippity rode in a convertible with Mayor Donald Rice as thousands of local children welcomed Mr Long Ears in Frederick on Friday afternoon. The parade began at Market and Seventh and ended on All Saints Street after a candy handout and Easter music.
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Hoppity
Fredericks
WTTG
Market
Seventh Streets
Frederick
All Saints Street
Happy Johnny
Happity Skippity
Long Ears
Donald
William H. Bartgis
Henry Serepea
Hoppity Skippity
Hutch
Washington
Dumont
Reluctant Moorish American Becomes Army Inductee
In Baltimore William Arthur Wellington Bey a Moorish American reluctantly submits to Army induction after opposition to race classification. He challenged the five race categories on the form and sought Moorish flag recognition. FBI arrested him and a U S Commissioner urged acceptance without flag. A public sale meanwhile records a dwelling sold for 6550 dollars at Court House.
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Baltimore
William Arthur Wellington Bey
Wellington Bey
FBI
Ernest Walkart
Volkart
Upturn Hopes From Taxes and Credit Push
A Chicago bankers convention spurs calls for easier consumer lending and tax relief to lift retail sales and factory output. Senate tax cuts on luggage, jewelry, furs, cameras, sports goods, bulbs, and cosmetics aim to spur demand. Steel shows early spring pickup as Republic Steel and Youngstown Sheet boost furnaces. auto output slides but overall Q1 1945 gives near record first quarter. General Motors reports comfortable inventories amid bootlegging issues. Studebaker plans layoffs of 11,000 as dealer stocks idle. Building contracts hit 1954 high. freight carloads rise. crude oil and electricity usage up. Westinghouse sees 15 percent appliance sales rise if conditions hold. An American Bankers Association conference notes farmers need more installment credit. Allis-Chalmers chief warns of socialist resurgence if credit fails.
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New York
Bankers
Chicago
Senate
Republic Steel Corp. l
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Studebaker
Cowateantkehutdaume
South Bend
Ind
Westinghouse Electric Co
Westinghouse
American Bankers Assn
Bankerie
William A. Roberts
Allis Chalmers
Spring Chill Returns Here
Temperatures fell from a February warm spell as Frederick airport logged 68 degrees after Friday's 68 reading. A cool spell settles in for several days with a low near freezing and highs in the low fifties. Occasional rain expected Sunday, partly cloudy and colder Monday.
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Frederick
Rythia
Truman sarcasm Targets McCarthy In Liberia Spy Probe
Former President Truman told about 400 chemists that some Americans were accused of spying in Liberia and quipped that the Brent investigator should work for Malenkov to uncover Russian activity. He said the Russians would not object to his methods. The remark came at the American Chemical Society meeting in Kansas City during its 125th division session.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Liberia
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Brent
Malenkov
Truman
American Chemical Society
Division of Chemical Marketing and Economics
Socity
Two Drivers Face Charges In Accidents
In city early today two drivers faced charges from separate crashes. Donald L. Oden of Frederick held on $1000 bond for operating under the influence after colliding in a South Court parking lot with a parked car belonging to David Alfred Shockly of Baltimore. The second collision at East and Fourth streets led to Ray G. Baugher of 242 East Second Street charged with taking the scene and reckless driving. Harlan D. DeGrange Jr. reported damage to his car about $150, while the other car sustained about $100. Additional intoxication charges were filed against James E. Miller and John M. Stone, each held for hearings.
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Votorist
South Court Street
East
Fourth Streets
Donald L. Oden
Frederick
David Alfred Shockly
Baltimore
Oden
Qden
Ray G. Baugher
East Second Street
DeGrange
Baugher
James E. Miller
East Third Street
John M. Stone
Route 6
Sergt. Shook
Huddleson
Color on Black and White TV Seen by Several Residents
Elgin Hemp reports multiple Frederick County residents have seen brief color flashes on black-and-white TV sets. A Thurmont resident spoke of a sunset pink hue on Channel 9, noting color appears in past two weeks. Others from Walkersville and a Frederick woman also reported color, though many scoff at the tale.
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Elgin Hemp
Frederick Couity
Hemp
Channel 9
Thurmont
Walkersi le Man
Frederick
Women Wrestlers Forced Off Base After Strip Tease
Fort Meade, Md. Brig. Gen. Hugh P. Harris said an investigation found a group of women wrestlers mixed a strip tease with their act at a Kentucky post party last February. The act was deemed out of bounds for propriety and banned from future gatherings, drawing protests from local residents.
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Fort Meade
Lexington Kyi
Second Army
Hugh P. Harris
Proprety
Kentucky Post
Ferguson seeks faster Senate action on Eisenhower program
Senator Ferguson urged moving all major Eisenhower proposals onto the Senate calendar within five weeks. He warned that if measures aren’t out of committee by May 1 they may not pass before the July 31 adjournment. He cited that Democrats blame GOP leadership for stalling the president’s program.
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Washington
Sen
Ferguson R-Micht
Eisenhower
Ferguson
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Senate
Michigan
McCarthy
Army
Congress
Legislative Branch
St.Lawrence Seaway
House
Merger Tops Auto News
The NashHudson merger to form American Motors Corp was approved by stockholders though details remain unsettled. Chrysler unveiled a turbine engine tested in a stock car claiming reduced fuel use and heat, while Chevrolet and Ford continued to dominate U.S. production with Ford at 353,400 and Chevrolet at 342,160 passenger cars year to date.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
Chrysler
Chevrolet
Ford
United States
American Motors Group
More Japanese Boats Show Radiation Effects
Japanese reaction to American hydrogen bomb tests grows after two more fishing boats from the Marshall Island area show radiation effects. The Fukuryu Maru Lucky Dragon was 40 miles outside the test zone when the atomic fallout occurred on March 1. The two new boats were quarantined but escaped serious harm. one operated about 780 miles from Bikini and the other about 200 miles away. The note from Tokyo said there is no evidence the Fukuryu Maru concerned warnings by radio or other means, and no conclusions were reached.
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Tokyo
Marshall Island
Bikini Ies
John M. Allison
Mersace
Hiking Party Nears Washington On 189 Mile Trek
Justice William O. Douglas leads a shrinking group of hikers from Cumberland toward Washington in an 189 mile trek through Maryland to press Wilder views on a canal area parkway. The eight day journey reduced from 37 to nine, with supporters Estabrook and Pusey joining along and enduring snow, rain, and cold.
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Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Washington
Merle Pusey
Douglas
Justice
Cumberland
Sepeca
Post and Dimes-Herald
O Canal
Estabrook
Pusey
Westerday
Creditors Seek Unanimous Agreement On Clio Merchants Loss
PA creditors' committee urged depositors to approve a 16 to 1 percent loss to settle a $75,000 shortage at the Clio Merchants Exchange without court action. Mayor Dan Easterling led the committee of about 29, with 86 of an estimated 200 depositors at a mass meeting voting in favor. a few held contracts for later review. Roxall Reynolds, president of the exchange, was absent. he is jailed on embezzlement charges amid the investigation into the missing funds.
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CLIO
Ala “Pa
Clio Merchants Exchange
Aud Stormm
Roxall Reynolds
Exchange
Clayton, Ala
Italian Reds Seek Expulsion Of Mrs Luce In Senate Move
Italian Communist and allied senators demanded in a Senate interpolation that Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce be declared persona non grata in Italy. Led by Ottavio Pastore, the move accuses Luce of intervention in Italy's internal affairs, tying the issue to Scelba's crackdown on Communists.
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Rome
U.S
Clare Boothe Luce
Senate
Italy
Sen
Ottavio Pastore
Communist Party
L’unita
Luce
United States
Reports Decline In Unemployment Figures Across States
Washington reports a drop in insured unemployed for a second straight week to 2,187,100 while initial claims fell to 293,705 for the week ended March 20. State reports showed no large-scale layoffs, but scattered recalls and layoffs. Also, Anne Moss, denied Communist ties, may return to Army work, and a Laurel, Delaware, collision killed two and injured one when a car hit a tractor-trailer.
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Washington
Bureau of Employment Security
District of Columbia
Tiegustinotects Topi. Tuadk
Met Insurance
Bureau
McCarthy Criticized by GOP Leader Hall in Omaha
Republican National Committee chairman Leonard W. Hall said Senator McCarthy has done more harm than good by clashing with Army officials. Hall argued McCarthy’s Senate effectiveness has diminished, delivering a rare high level GOP rebuke amid questions of party unity and campaign strategy. He spoke during a dinner with Midwest and Rocky Mountain state chairmen, praising President Eisenhower as the party’s sole consistent voice.
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Omaha
Leonard W. Hall
Republican National Committee
Sen
McCarthy
Hall
Senate
Wisconsin
Senate Investigations
Subcommittee
Roy Cohn
Army
Stevens
John G. Adams
Cohn
Adams
Midwest
Rocky Mountain
Halil
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Washington
Assessors Await Governor Sign On Annual Maryland Assessments
Maryland assessors returning from a two day Baltimore session reported they remain unsure if Governor McKeldin will sign a bill to start annual assessments in 1957. The three year cycle now freezes new figures until 1957, potentially affecting tax rates next year. Ernest Speaks and Robert Shipies attended, Sommerville Nicholson of Alleghany county was elected president.
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Maryland Association of Assessing Officers, Inc
Baltimore
McKeldin
Albert W. Ward
State Tax Commission
Frederick County
Wiewey Mond
Ernest C Speaks
Robert L. Shipies
Southern
Sommerville Nicholson
Allegany County
Lamar Baraek
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