Three Major By-Pass Jobs Under Way
Weather favors three Frederick by-pass projects as grading and excavations advance. The $2.5 million program includes the M J Grove Lime Company east-south by-pass leg, the Russell Graham building north leg to Harmony Grove, and Central Pennsylvania Quarrying south of U S 340. A fourth contract will join the north leg with U S 40 via Apple Avenue.
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Frederick By-Pass
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Washington and
Baltimore National Pikes
U. S. 40
Frederick
T. Edgie
The
Grove Lime Company
Groepsla Galt teMreens
Rockvill Construction Company
Grove’ Lime Company
Baltimore and Ohio
Russell-Graham Group
U. S. 340
Pennsylvania
Motter Avenue
Harmony Grove
Maryland
Worman’s Mill
Ceresville
Grove
Ebert Ice Cream Company
Richard F. Kline
Thurmont
U.S. 15
Brunswick
Russell
Carroll’ County
Sykesville
Eldersburg
Liberty Road
Local Firemen Parade Opens Shenandoah Blossom Festival
About 100 firemen from Inde pendent and Junior Companies took part in Winchester Virginia parading with pumpers and a historic hose carriage. Nearly 200 fire units from five states and the District joined along with over 20 bands. A kitchen fire at 25 East Fifth Street caused light damage and minor injuries to a resident woman.
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Winchester
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Frederick
East Fifth Street
Husband Questioned In Shooting Of Wife
James M Chambers, a 45 year old railroad brakeman, is being questioned about the fatal shooting of his wife Virginia Chambers in their Cumberland home. She was found on the kitchen floor with a 12 gauge shotgun wound. An open charge is cited for further investigation as a weapon is found in the dining room. Clarence E Broadstock of St. Louis says he was in the house but cannot explain the death. In a separate item, an Atomic Energy Commission rep says two to four Kellogg Laboratory workers at Houston have radiation contamination.
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Cumberland i
James McHambers
Virginia Chambers
South Cumberland
James S
Getty
Chambers
Chambers” Beater
Clarence E. Broadstock
Cumberland
Prisoner Climbs 100-Foot Smoke Stack at Maryland Penitentiary
Robert Smith, a 32 year old life prisoner for rape, climbed a 100 foot smokestack scaffold at the Maryland Penitentiary and refused to come down. Tear gas earlier in 1956 forced a disturbance, and authorities debated how to intervene without risking more unrest.
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Baltimore -2
Robert Smith
Negra
Maryland Penitentiary
Smith
Peosessick
Wichita Falls Flood Threat Grows In North Central Texas
Heavy rains saturated north central Texas triggering flood warnings as the Wichita River and Holiday Creek near Wichita Falls rose. Red Cross crews were alerted while Sabine River rises threatened Deweyville and oil wells around Gladewater shut due to overflows.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Tex
Wichita River
Holiday Creek
Entty
Oklahoma
Red Cross
Sabine River
Texas
Sabine
Deweyville
Orange
Gladwater
Gulf Coast
Gulf
Plains
Kansas
Florida
Fruit Escapes May Night Cold in Western Maryland
Frost trimmed some mountain valleys with lows around 24 in Western Maryland last night but apple and peach buds largely escaped damage. Smudge pots burned in several orchards while lows near Hancock and Unionville hovered in the high 20s. Tonight forecasts call for lows around 32 west, 35 to 40 north, and 40 to 45 south with mostly sunny days and cool nights ahead.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Ben Rogers
University of Maryland Fruit Laboratory
Hancock
Washington County
Unionville
Frederick County
U.S. Weather Bureau
Frost and Cold Snap Dips In Across County
Overnight temperatures fell to 34 at the airport and 29 in Unionville as a sharp weather shift from last weekend’s heat returned. Light frost occurred in low lying Unionville areas but air movement prevented widespread frost. District Forest Supervisor Herman Toms noted strong winds and 36 at the forest edge with continued dry, high fire danger in the mountains near Yellow Springs after a Wednesday mountain fire.
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Unionville
Cavaty
Herman Toms
Toms
Yellow Springs
Suit Seeks 60000 For Injuries From Dynamite Cap Blast
A 13 year old Frederick County youth seeks 60000 in a circuit court suit against Raymond A. Deaner and Anna M. Deaner for injuries from a dynamite cap blast in March 1956. Gary Stull, represented by W Jerome Offutt, claims negligence for leaving explosive caps accessible in a Hyatts town area tool shed. The suit alleges the cap explosion burned and disfigured him, necessitating amputations and extended medical care. His father files a separate claim for 10000 for loss of services and medical expenses.
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Frederick County
Gary Stull
George Norman Stull
Frederick
RFD
Raymond A. Deaner
Anna M. Deaner
Near- Hyattstown
W. Jerome Offutt
Hyattstown
Stull
Larry Stull
Walker Poole
Rockville
Eic
Remember Operation Honor Dinner At Waldorf Astoria
New York hosted 2000 guests at a Navy League event titled Operation Remember within its 35th annual observance. Attendees included 40 admirals and 84‑star generals, with 10 Medal of Honor recipients honored among veterans from the major wars. Speakers were Secretary Gates Adm Burke and Gen Pate. a ticker tape parade preceded the dinner and ships including Nautilus were shown in harbor open for inspection.
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New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Navy League of the United States
Naval Operations
R McC. Pate
Marine Corps
Broadway
Fleet Adm
William Halsey
U. S
New York Harbor
Branch Bank Robbery in Atlanta Strikes $30,000
Two men wearing stockings over their heads robbed a Citizens and Southern Bank branch in Atlanta today, stealing an estimated $30,000. The heist occurred during business hours as authorities began investigations. Both suspects fled the scene, and no further details were released.
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Atlanta
Citizens ‘& Southern Bank
Not Guilty In Assault Case At Trial Magistrate Court
An 82 year old man was found not guilty of assault and battery against his wife Frances K B Snyder by Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker. Snyder testified she would not live with him after 19 years of abuse. A separate defendant Frank Junior Jackson was convicted of DUI and reckless driving, receiving 69 days in jail plus 15 days, with Lievd W Lewis presenting pre charges. Claude Gardner received 60 days for intoxication within city limits. Officer Norman Trump filed the charges.
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H. Reese Shoemaker
George W. Soyder
Frederick
Frances K. B. Snyder
Snyder
Frank Junior Jackson
RFD
Adamstown
W. Lewis
Claude Gardner
Norman Trump
Red
Mobile
Ala
Appretty
George
Cody
MeInyear
Iyre
Recorder's
McIntyre
Leon McIntyre
Martine Tankersley
Miss Tankersley
Mrs. McIntyre
Donald E. Brutkiewicz
Truman Attacks Hell's Canyon Power Plan As Giveaway
Former President Harry S. Truman denounces the Hell's Canyon power program as an outrageous giveaway that would plunder natural resources. Speaking at a breakfast for the Electric Consumers Information Committee, he criticized the administration while praising private power firms and urged scrutiny of the government’s dam partnership policy on the Snake River dispute between Oregon and Idaho. He noted recent tax writeoffs for two private dams sparked broad protest.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Hells Canyon
Truman
Electric Consumers Information Committee
Labor l
Democratic Party
Withovut
Steven
Idaho Power Co
Snake River
Oregon
Idaho
Federal Power Commission
Supreme Court
Congress
James Cagney Leads Winchester Parade
James Cagney joined Queen Shenandoah Anne Denise Doughty-Tichborne to officiate the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival parade in Winchester Virginia. Cagney will serve as grand marshal of the festival parade and participate in the Handlex High School Bowl presentations.
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Winchester
James Cagney
Cagney
Anne Denise Doughty-Tich
Five Day Forecast Quiet cool weekend then warming midweek
The outlook calls for a cool weekend with a gradual rise in temperatures from Monday through Wednesday. Precipitation totals are expected at one quarter inch or less with showers on Tuesday or Wednesday. Temperatures will run 5 to 7 degrees below normal with highs around 60s in Western Maryland and mid to upper 60s elsewhere. lows 39 to 45 in Western Maryland and 48 to 53 elsewhere.
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Maryland
Allies Back U S Move To Block Reds In Middle East
NATO allies voiced support for United States efforts to curb Soviet influence in the Middle East. At a secret NATO ministers’ session in Germany, Dulles outlined the aim to prevent further Soviet penetration while NATO weighs German unification and a new security framework. Turkish delegate Birgi questioned Egypt and Syria, as envoys reviewed a confidential Middle East assessment. The ministers stressed a balance of conventional and nuclear defense and pledged firm resistance to Moscow’s diplomacy in Europe.
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Dulles
Mediterranean
Jordan
Moscow
Middle East
NATO
Soviet Union
Middle Eastern
Muharrem Nuri Birgi
Egypt
Syria
Russia
Europe
Winston Churchill Attends Granddaughter’s Debut Dinner Dance
London reports Sir Winston Churchill, 82, at Claridges for Edwina Santos’s debut into society. He enjoyed the event until 1:20 am, noting a long dance night with waltz and fox trot rhythms. He toasted with cigars and brandy while youngsters sipped orange juice.
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London
Sir Winston Churchill
Claridges
Edwina Santos
Sir Winston
Edwina
Churchill
Russian Maneuvers Off Murmansk Reported
Oslo paper cites Norwegian whalers reporting large Russian naval maneuvers off Murmansk. Officials offered no formal comment but hinted at truth. Whaling captain said vessels arrived April 16 with 35 to 40 submarines and many aircraft, observing ships and planes over four days. In other notes, Plumbing Inspector Harry Whisner returns to duties after burns. Water Superintendent Davis also back at work.
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Oslo
Aftenposten
Murmansk
Allenpesten
Harry Whisner
William J. Davis
Wilson Says Budget Critics Give Me A Pain In Washington
Secretary of Defense Wilson lashes out at the U S Chamber of Commerce over defense spending calling their complaints painful. He argues the $38 billion defense budget can be reduced with smarter effort while the chamber says cuts can be made without hurting security. Talbot counters that many chamber members are not rich and still struggle amid high taxes. Automobile and military spending adjustments cited include overtime pay cuts and pay increases driving costs. Also notes on Dave Beck surrender and a separate driver incident with minor vehicle damage.
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Philip M. Talbot
Chamber
Wilson
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
General Motors Corp
Talbot
Tis
Congress
Air Force
Clean-Up Days Prolong Amid Low City Participation
Clean-Up Days in the city extend into next week after starting this week with little public interest. Crews collect three to four truck loads daily, burning material at the disposal plant. Today crews worked north of Patrick Street east of Market and will return Monday. Next week routes shift north of Patrick to west of Market with earlier work south of Patrick completed. Next Friday May 10 is set for call backs to all coins.
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Patrick Street
Market
Patrick
AMA President Warns of Federal Interference in Medicine
In Baltimore Dr. Dwight A. Murray of the American Medical Association warned at a Maryland Medical and Chirurgical Faculty dinner that federal actions threaten private practice. He urged doctors to oppose apathy toward expanding federal involvement seen as a move toward socialized medicine.
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Baltimore
The
American Medical Assn
AMA
Dwight A. Murray
Murray
Maryland Medical and Chirurgical Faculty
Churchill Attacks UN Over Egypt Crisis At Royal Albert Hall
Sir Winston Churchill, speaking to the Primrose League audience at Royal Albert Hall, criticized the United Nations for its stance during Britain's and France's Suez intervention. He defended Eden's policy, urged reconsideration of anti intervention opinions, and warned of rapid global power shifts threatening peace.
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Londos
Winston Church- Duh
United Nations
Egypt
U.N
Free World
Primrose jLeague
Royal Albert Hall
Iit
Britain
France
United States
U.N. Security Council
General Assembly
Dulles
Suez Canal
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Middle East
Suez
Eden
Jus
Excessive Uses Can Harden The Arteries
Baltimore reports nutrition expert Dr. Frederick J. Stare from Harvard School of Public Health warns that excessive sugars proteins vitamins and minerals plus fats can thicken arterial walls and raise cholesterol. He argues weight gain from sugar can raise cholesterol without high fat intake and suggests a ten percent fat reduction suffices for overweight control.
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Baltimore
Frederick J. Stare
Harvard ‘School of Public Health
Stare
Medical and Chirurgical Faculty
Washington School Safety Parade Sets Saturday Route
Washington gears for its largest annual event as 35 090 School Safety Patrol members from 19 states march in a six hour parade along Constitution Avenue from 17th Street to past the White House. Drill teams bands majorettes and floats will compete with prizes for all groups. Preceding the main march, Ft Myer Va will host safety patrol drill team judging by officers of the 3rd Infantry Regiment.
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Washington
Grum
Constitution Avenue
17Th Street
White House
Ft. Myer
3Rd Infantry Regiment
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Raymond E. Clark
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Gay Old Blade
Nixon
John Roosevelt
Joint Defense Appeal
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Defense
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Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
South Street
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Appropriations Committee
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