Weather Turns Warmer By Sunday Easter Forecast
Easter weather outlook shows rising temperatures but remain cautious with a cooling snap. Morning readings hit 30 at the airport and 27 at Gambrill State Park as ice coated trees gave way to clearing skies and shoppers returned for Good Friday. Banks, courts, and offices closed. many stores closed midday. schools on holiday through Monday. some services resume Saturday morning.
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Weather Bureau
Gambrill State Park
High Knob
Gambrill Park
APU Geo
Body Mystery Baffles Police
A body found under a rock pile puzzled police while a five year old girl, identified as Spirey Licus, was found alive. Her father, Idoyd A. Dicus, once a convicted bigamist, had a murder charge dropped. The location was Neosho Missouri where the girl lived with Dicus and his fifth wife.
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Kansas City
Spirey Licus
Neosho
Idoyd A. Dicus
Catonsville Fire Claims 10-Year-Old Girl in Blaze
A Maryland house fire killed 10-year-old Janice Henderson and injured her mother Florence and sister Faye who jumped to safety from a second floor window. Firefighters gained control in 15 minutes as neighbors assisted and police responded.
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Catonsville
St. Agnes Hospital
Janice Henderson
Janice
Florence Henderson
Faye
MacLeod
Rob
Ert Hunt
Frederick
Carroll
Hendersons
Board of Aldermen
Henderson House
City Hall
Frederick City
Mrs. Henderson
Hunt
Walter Knott
Charles L Lafayette
Law Enforcement Officers Attend Civil Rights and Arrests Lectures
Baltimore area officers gathered for a three hour afternoon and evening school led by FBI Baltimore Division special agent in charge and Maryland deputy attorney general. The program covered Civil Rights and The Laws of Arrests with sessions from 2 to 5 pm and 7 to 10 pm. Police from city, state, Fort Detrick Provost's Office, railroad police, and several counties attended.
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F. Pene
Jand Law Enforcement Officers, Inc
D. K. Brown
Baltimore
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Norman P. Ramsey
Maryland
Brown
Ramsey
Three Boys Arrested In Baltimore Lumber Yard Fire
Baltimore police arrested three boys aged 12 13 and 15 after a lumber yard blaze at Harrison Lumber Co Ward grew to a half million dollar fire. One boy reportedly admitted lighting a match while playing near the yard last Tuesday night and the flame spread from a pile of shavings.
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Baltimore
Harrison Lumber Co
US Pamphlet Campaign Addresses Stalin Era Purges
Vienna reports the United States Information Agency is waging a pamphlet and leaflet campaign through US embassies to fix partial guilt for Stalin era purges in the Soviet Union. The New York Journal American notes Rocky Marciano has decided to retire.
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Vienna
United States Information Agency
Soviet Union
Marciano
New York
The
New York Journal-American
Rocky Marciano
Retrace Way Of Cross In Old Sector Of Jerusalem
Thousands gathered in the Old City of Jerusalem to retrace the Way of the Cross in the annual Good Friday pilgrimage. The procession moved along the traditional stations from Pilate's courtyard to the Holy Sepulcher, though the city division limited access and some observances were curtailed.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
Old City
Guss
Tergel
Arab Jerusalem
St Saveour’s
Cenacle
Christ
St. Mark's Church
Pontius Pilate
Calvary
Christi
Nine Nominees for Frederick County Board Seat Named
The Frederick County Citizens Council for Public Schools announced nine nominees for the Board of Education vacancy to be considered at an April 7 nominating convention at North Frederick Elementary School. Three names will be chosen by vote and forwarded to Governor McKeldin to replace George C. Rhoderick Jr., whose term ends May 1 after long service.
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Frederick County
Council of Jewish Women
Isabel Welsch
Fairview Avenue
Welsch
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
University of Michigan
P-Ta Council
School Bell
Council
Girl Scouts
Clue
Newcomers Club
Bar Brith Lodge
Frederick
Robert L. Weintraub
Fleming Avenue
Fort Detrick
McKinley High School
Washington
George Washington University
Lincoln High School
Maryland State Teachers College
Morgan State College
University of Maryland Extension College
Masonic Lodge
Asbury Methodist Church
Commission On Education
Lincoln Parents and Teachers Association
Emmitsburg
Car Demolished In Accident On U S 13 Near Lewistown
A Chevrolet coupe driven by Sherman Clayton Stull 40 of Frederick collided with a northbound tractor trailer on US 15 near Lewistown at about 1 05 this morning. The car was demolished with about 150 in damages, no injuries reported. Trooper JW Hardy charged Stull with failing to keep to the right of center of the highway.
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US 15
Lewistown
JW Hardy
Robert Gurugasuuri
Savannah
Sherman
Clayton Stull
RFD
Frederick
Hardy
Stull
Fugitive Montes Captured After Tear Gas Raid
Nick Montes, once on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list, was captured in Memphis with fellow fugitive Robert Jones. Agents fired tear gas into their room after a standoff. both carried cash when arrested. Montes, sought for escape, bank robbery and burglary, plus Jones, a convicted murderer, were being held.
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Memphis
Tenn
Nick Casige Montes
FBI
Lst
Montos
Robert Lloyd Jones
Piper
Jones
Mississippi State Penitentiary
Parchman
Montes
LA Rada Pole
Ave
Two Youths to Face Charges in Frederick Court
Two 19 year old youths, Russell F. Fales of near Hagerstown and Kenneth W. Barney of Taneytown, face additional charges in Frederick County Magistrate's Court after petty larceny sentences in Hagerstown. They are held on 500 bond each for grand larceny in Emmitsburg, accused of stealing radios from Zurgable Bros. and a baseball glove from Emmitsburg Quality Shop. the items were reportedly recovered amid further warrants in Carroll County and planned appearances in Hanover and Greenstrap districts.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
Frederick County
Magustrate
Russell F. Fales
Hagerstown
Kenneth W. Barney
Taneytown
Emmitsburg
Zurgable Bros
Carroll County
Westminster
Tanertown
Hanover
Greenractin
Blood Pressure Changes With Emotional Tension
A St Louis reporting on a research project singles out arterial hardening as caused by emotional tension, challenging cholesterol-based views. Dr Hermann Blumenthal says blood pressure against artery walls drives hardening, increasing death risk, while other doctors attribute the disease to cholesterol. A homemaker, LaVema McKee, fractured her hip at Hood College during a homemakers meeting.
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ST Louis
Ifhyear
United States
Hermann Blumenthal
Jewish Hospital Laboratory
Blumenthal
LaVema McKee
Myersville
Cobdlentz Hall
Hood College
Homemakers
Frederick Memoral Hospital
Milk Dumped By Raiders In Detroit Price Dispute
Detroit area milk price dispute turns violent as raiders halt a Detroit bound Sealtest tanker on U S 16 near Brighton and dump 3 500 gallons. The protest by Fair Share Bargaining Assn members blocks depots and demands six dollars per hundred weight, with farmers seeking recognition as bargaining agent.
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Detroit
U. S. 16
Brighton
James Dowswell
Sealtest, Inc
Lola
Dawswell
Sealtest Creamery
Lmnlay City
Michigan Milk Producers Asso
Imlay City
Michigan
Mimpa
Fair Share Bargaining Assn
MMPA
FSBA
Tall Cedars Parade and Ceremonial In Winchester Hall
District No. 21 Tall Cedars of Lebanon plans a parade April 14 with units from Hagerstown Frederick Cumberland and Martinsburg Forests. Dinner at Elks Home 5 p m followed by parade at 6 30 p m from Seventh and Market to Winchester Hall. Ceremonial at 7 45 p m features the degree by District No 21 members and expected attendance by John B Smith Supreme Tall Cedar of the United States plus leaders John T Best William C Hobson Sr Lewis R Schmidt T C of Hagerstown Forest 95 as District Representative.
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Tall Cedars of
Lebanon
Hagerstown Forest
Frederick Forest
Cumberland Forest
Martinsburg Forest
Elks
West Second Street
Seventh
Market Streets
Winchester Hall
East Church Street
Po Om
John B. Smith
Supreme Tall Cedar
United States
Supreme Forest
John T. Best
Bodies recovered in granary blast ruins
Rescue teams bored deeper into the smoking granary wreck in Philadelphia after the explosion that killed three. The death toll and injuries estimate range widely, with up to 190 hurt and millions in damages. Arthur Harrel, 25, of Vineland, and Aaron Whilden, 31, of Dorchester, were identified among the recovered.
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Philadelphia
Arthur Harrel
Vineland NT
Asron Whilden
Dorchester
Easter Weather Five Day Forecast
Five day outlook shows fair conditions through Wednesday with a chance of showers Monday. Temperatures run 4 to 6 degrees below normal with a cool Saturday and a warmer Sunday. Monday and Tuesday turn colder, then dip again and rise Wednesday. Afternoon highs normalize to mid to upper 30s with overnight lows around 30 in Western Maryland and slightly higher elsewhere.
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Maryland
Country Girl Outgrows Country Image at Homemakers Meet
PAT ROSENCRANT describes the 34th annual Homemakers meeting drawing over 425 members including farmers wives. The event showcased skilled homemakers, the chorus and skits, with D. K. Brown of the FBI as afternoon speaker. The piece highlights modern, cultured rural women shaping family life and national impact.
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Pat Rosencrant
Homemakers
D. K. Brown
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sally Victor
Mamie Eisenhower
Cornelius Vander
Bult Whitney
Mama Gabor Says Daughters Will Wed
Mrs Jolie Gabor predicts three daughters will wed within three weeks. Magda Gabor to marry Tony Gabor in Franklin New Jersey this Sunday. Eva Gabor to wed Dr John Williams in Westport Connecticut on Sunday April 8. Zsa Zsa to marry Hal B Hayes in Hollywood on Sunday April 15.
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New York
Good Friday Closures Hit Offices and Exchanges Nationwide
Federal and state offices in Baltimore and New York along with banks and many businesses closed for Good Friday. Mail service remained normal while financial exchanges nationwide closed for the holiday.
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Baltimore
New York
Financial
United States
Wilson Sees More Need For Strong Forces
Secretary of Defense Wilson tells a House subcommittee that a stronger force posture may be needed yet warns against assuming a greater war danger. He cites an unlimited arms race and the risk of mutual destruction amid nuclear power growth discussed with Air Force Secretary Quarles and Gen. Ridgway.
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Washington
Defentse Wilson
U.S
Wilson
House
Air Force
Quarles
United States
Russia
Defense Department
Aim
Matthew Ringway
Army
Saturday Evening Post
Ridgway
Eisenhower
State of the Union
Congress
Joint Chiefs
Subcommittee
Student Acquitted Of Deriving While Drunk
John T Brooks a 26 year old University of Maryland law student was acquitted in Circuit Court of manslaughter by automobile. Judge E Paul Mason ruled there was insufficient evidence to prove intoxication was the proximate cause of pedestrian Robert T Jackson’s death last Christmas Eve. Police testified Brooks smelled of alcohol and appeared intoxicated with bottles found in the car.
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Baltimore
John T Brooks
University of Maryland
E. Paul Mason
Brooks
Robert T Jackson
Nasty Weather Follows Storm Across Northeast
The Associated Press reports worsening winter conditions in the Northeast with fresh snow in southern New England between 1 and 5 inches. Worcester Massachusetts shows 18 inches on the ground, Hartford Connecticut reports 5 inches, and a wet belt stretches from the Northern Plains to the Atlantic states with heavy precipitation along the southern New England coast.
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New England
Worcester
Mass
Hartford
Conn
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Atlantic States
Atlantic Coast
Pennsylvania
New York
Rockies
Washington
New Traffic Light Erected at Busy City Intersection
City lineman Max Kehne completed the installation of dual traffic control lights at West Second street and College avenue. The lights, in operation today, improve vision if one fails and aid traffic flow, especially during school hours. Police Chief Charles V. Main urged the upgrade due to heavy morning and afternoon traffic and prior accidents. Residents supported the measure as College avenue yields to Second street with frequent backups.
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City Electrical
Max Kehne
West Second Street
College Avenue
Charles V. Main
Second Street
St Peters Basilica Crowds for Holy Week Tenebrae
Thousands of pilgrims and Romans filled St Peter's Basilica for Good Friday tenebrae services commemorating the cross. Rome's churches held similar rites with candle extinguishments marking the 14 stations, and the 15th station symbolizing Christ's death.
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St. Peter's Basilica
Cirisl
Rome
Christ
Vatican
St Peter's
Cab Driver Ruscell E Games Found Stabbed To Death
Baltimore police found cab driver Ruscell E Games slain early today in the street after a struggle with a bandit. About nine dollars in cash and a payroll check remained in his pockets, but a money bag had been removed from his belt. investigators set a reward and pledged to solve the case.
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Baltimore
Ruscell E Games
Chimney Fire Damages Home on New Design Road
A morning chimney fire at the home of John Premroy on New Design Road caused alarm but no damage was reported. Fire crews and authorities responded promptly with no injuries.
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John Premroy
Mussolini Family Plans Suit Over Paschal Debater Body
The Mussolini family says they will sue the Italian government to obtain the body of the Paschal debater, hidden for one year, claiming legal rights to the remains.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Paschal
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