Northwest by pass plan reaffirmed by state roads
The State Roads Commission reaffirmed support for the Northwest by pass of Frederick at the location originally indicated. A February public hearing in the Court House heard residents' bids to move the route east of Frederick. The commission plans immediate advertisement for the by pass and will monitor traffic before any northeast by pass is considered. Mayor Rice and the Planning Commission will meet soon to discuss the reaffirmation.
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State Roads Commission
Donald B. Rice
Frederick City
Biggs Avenue
Court House
Frederick
Biggs and
Apple Avenues
Charman Russell H. McCain
Baughman
Northwest
Rice
Roads Commission
McCain
Arctic cold snaps drive spring back across northern U S
A vast Arctic air mass moved east and south, driving back spring in the northern United States. Montana logged 19 below zero at Cut Bank and record lows at Great Falls, Helena, and Billings, with heavy snows and a sharp 15 degree plunge in Kansas. The weather system spawned a dust storm in the Southwest, a tornado in Anderson Indiana, and scattered storms across the Midwest and Ohio Valley.
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Associated Press
United States
Montana
Cut Bank
Great Falls
Helena
Billings
Lewstown
Broadus
Miles City
Great Plains
Great Lakes Region
Kansas
Reading
Gulf of Mexico
Colorado
Anderson
Ind
Ohio Valley
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Renewed Effort To Settle A and P Strike
Federal mediator Eugene Ehrlich said he will likely call a meeting between Atlantic and Pacific and union representatives to resume talks on ending a strike that has closed 113 stores in five states for a week. Last week mediators failed to secure a settlement and no talks have occurred since Thursday.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Virginia
District of Columbia
Unont
French Break Out And Kill 1000 Vietminh At Dien Bien Phu
French Union forces broke the siege at Dien Bien Phu in Indochina and killed about 1000 Vietminh in a counterattack near the fortress. Two villages near the western plain saw Vietminh entrenched positions toppled by French tanks artillery and infantry. The assault follows three days of heavy Vietminh charges that left an estimated 3000 dead and 9000 wounded on the Vietminh side.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Christian de Castries
Ban Ong Pet
Ban Ban
Barkley To Seek Senate Seat Again in Kentucky
PADUCAH Ky Former Vice President Alben W Barkley at age 76 announced from his home his candidacy for the U S Senate seat held by Republican Sen John Sherman Cooper in Kentucky Cooper the state s top vote getter among Republicans in modern times had said he would run again Lexington comments by Cooper followed Barkley s move as he seeks a comeback in the normally Democratic state
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Paducah
Alben W. Barkley
United States Senate
Barkley
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Cooper
Lexington
Soldier Held After Hearing In Maryland Traffic Case
A Michigan soldier stationed in Washington was detained after a Peoples Court hearing for a missing license wallet and speeding on Route 40 west. James G. Balentine of St. Clair, held on a 10 day default fine, faced charges of driving without a license near Frederick. Other defendants, including Sappington and Neal, were acquitted or found not guilty on separate motor vehicle charges.
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Michigan
Peoples Court
James G. Balentine
St. Clair
Mich
Washington
Wilbur F. Sheffield
W. L. Guilmino
Balentine
Frederick
South Mountain
Sheffield
Sidney Sappington
Lime Kiln
Braddock Heixinis
Donald Bowser
Sappington
Braddock
W. Jerome Offutt
Kenneth 8. Neal
Route 1
Robert Dishong
Alton Y. Bennett
Wits Real
Irving Snowden
Earl T. Jones
West Patrick Street
Robert W. Colvin
Baltimore
John N Bartgis
Sherman Avenue
Richard E. Walton
Senecaville
John Robert Lee
Dubuque
N. M. Alguin
Pittsburgh
Claude Fe, Moore, Jr
al Braddock
William C. Main, Jr
Hagerstown
Braddock Mountain
James L. Titus
Sharpsburg
Paul H. Pickett
Mt. Airy
Melvin C. Tobery
North Market Street
John H. Hill
Oak Hill
W. Va
Patrick Street
James W. Lose
Clarksburg
Nae H. Lakin
Jefferson
Jefferson Street
Walter K. McPherson
Smithsburg
West Partick Street
Marvin L. Bower
Bowser
Robert Storer
Dishong
W. A. Mutchher
Dulles Sets Tough US Line on Indochina and Red China
Secretary of State Dulles will restate the U.S. position tonight on keeping Indochina free of Communist influence and blocking a United Nations seat for Red China. He addresses the Overseas Press Club in New York and speaks to the nation via ABC and DuMont at 9 p.m. EST. The policy aims to deter French concessions and to preempt UN recognition of China, amid congressional concerns over any peace deals trading a seat for concessions.
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Indochina
China
United Nations
Dulles
Overseas Press Club
New York
ABC Radio
DuMont Television
United States
Geneva
Great Britain
France
Russia
Red China
Congress
Chicken House And 300 Fryers Burned
Fire destroyed a chicken house and 300 young fryers at the old George Thomas farm on Gas House Pike. Insurance covered about $1,000 in damage. Firemen could not determine the blaze origin. Independent County engine arrived about 3.10 am. Owner listed as Edwin L. Thomas of 24 East Eighth Street. residents Eva and Pearl Thomas. State Trooper J W Hardy investigated.
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George Thomas
Pike
Independent County Engine
Edwin L. Thomas
East Eighth Street
Eva
Pearl Thomas
J. W. Hardy
State Police
Second Little League Must Be Formed Here
Frederick plans a second Little League in 1955 due to population growth. The Frederick Little League, Inc. will assist and host an open meeting at the Y M C A on Monday April 19 to organize the new league. The 1954 charter has been approved for this year only with rule 1 guiding a four team league of up to 15 000 population per area. Final plans for tryouts begin April 12 at Frederick High School fields.
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Frederick
Frederick Little League, Inc
Little League Baseball, Inc
A. E. Houghton
Irvin J. Ramsburg
Ramsburg
Hagerstown
Frederick High School
City May Get Snow Tuesday Weather Outlook Shifts Snow Chance
Temperatures crept toward the seventies this afternoon but the weather bureau warned showers and possibly thunderstorms would follow, bringing a sharp drop overnight perhaps as much as 35 degrees. Sunday’s high reached 63 and the low 27, with Monday expecting sun and a chance of snow flurries in the western part of the state. Mining shares rose in New York as markets fluctuated.
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Weather Bureau
Calder
Cargo Flow in Baltimore to Resume After Court Order
Baltimore resumed cargo flow after a Federal Court ordered longshoremen to handle New York cargo, ending a four hour embargo. The Steamship Trades Assn said shippers would be notified of the action, boosting dock space pressure in a crowded port. The five day order, signed by Chief Judge William C. Coleman, involves about 4,500 workers and a hearing was set for Tuesday.
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New York
John S. Aler Jr
Steamship Trades Assn
International Longshoremen’s Assn
William C. Coleman
STA
Walton Stevens
Uruguay
Brazil
Ryndam
Cristobal
Newdune
National Labor Relations Board
Coleman
NLRB
John A. Peneila
ILA
Old Tavern House Damaged By Early Fire
Fire at the historic Old Tavern House on the Maryland side of the Potomac River at Great Falls caused an estimated 34,500 to 6,000 dollars in damage. Discovered shortly before 6 am, it badly damaged the concession stand on the first floor and an office on the second floor used as a US Park Police substation. Firefighters prevented spread to a storeroom and the mogeym housed inside.
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Rockville
Maryland
Potomac River
Great Falls
White House Picketed By Longshoremen
About 1 000 dock workers protested the handling of the bitter New York port strike in Washington. Police estimated 1 200 to 1 400 men arrived by bus from New York with more expected. Picketing planned at the National Labor Relations Board as its examiner reviews the dock dispute. The ILA clash with AFL‑ILA concerns and governance after a contested election led to labor tensions impacting Philadelphia and New York as well.
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White House
New York
Metropolitan
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Old International Longshoremen’s Assn
ILA
Afl-Ila
American Federation of Labor
JLA
International Longshoremen’s Asso
Ils
Federal Court Building
Democrats to Meet Tonight at Court House
Democrats of the city plan a 7 50 p m meeting at the court room to set a date for the city convention and discuss alderman candidates including Admiral Al len G Quynn and Mederman Paul Mataha William H Bartgis and others with several merchants reportedly considering runs for the Board of Aldermen and mayoral race. Also Rep Holtfield aims to ask President Eisenhower to publicly explain the March 4 superhydra blast to reduce confusion fear and hysteria.
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Court House
Mederman
Paul Mataha
William H. Bartgis
Neditiey
William B. Burall
Edwin A Crowthey
Plewre
Ae Democrate Midermen
Duress
F Stipley
Henry F. Falk
Donald B. Rice
Maor
Democrat Comention
Ian
Fisenhower
Washington
Holtfield
Calif
Tanks and Troops Rule Cairo Amid Unrest
Egypt’s army sent tanks and helmeted troops into Cairo to restore order after demonstrators clashed with state officials. President Naguib collapsed at Almaza airport during talks with the Revolution Council as security measures were imposed and demonstrations banned amid turmoil in the capital.
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Egypt
Cairo
Mohamed Naguib
Ruling
Revolution Council
Abdel Hakim Amer
State Council
Supreme Court
Abdel Razzak Sanhouri
Naguib
Sanhouri
Kye
Interior Ministry
Almaza
Farouk I
King Saud
Saudi Arabia
Saud
Supreme Court Gardens
Sanhouri F
Iaib
Piliya
Salem
Abbassah
Alres
Revolutionary Council
Govecreen
Wade
Ind Saud
Seid
Li Col Gamal Andel Nasser
COMRO
Mohamed Nagah
Revaltion Council
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Second Little League
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