Car Strikes Road Crew On Route 40 Near Ridgeville
Several State Roads Commission workers were struck while replacing guard railing near the end of new dual Route 40, about a mile east of Ridgeville. Ray Phebus, 53, Woodbine, was severely injured and hospitalized with a possible skull fracture, leg and hip injuries, and shock. James Jenkins, Marriottsville, suffered a deep arm laceration and shoulder injury. Three or four others with minor cuts were treated by a Mt. Airy physician. The driver, Anthony J. Dorn of Baltimore, was charged with operating at an unsafe speed. A May 11 hearing is set in Westminster. Authorities noted warnings along the road and said the crash occurred on a gradual curve where speed was the key factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Roads Commission
Ridgeville
Ray E. Phebus
Woodbine
Frederick Memorial Hospital
James Jenkins
Marriottsville
Mt. Airy
Ellicott City
Samuel R. Dorsey
Anthony J. Dorn
Baltimore
Dorn
Westminster
Pennsylania
Phobus
Mt- Airy
Volunteer Fire Company
Phebus
Jenkins
Mother Kills Four Children in New Jersey
In Mahwah New Jersey 29 year old Carol MacDonald estranged from her ex football star husband killed four children by carbon monoxide in the garage of their home. She pulled some from the family station wagon but could not save them. Police said she appeared to intend suicide, leaving notes but no evidence she attempted it. A murder charge was filed in Bergen County Jail as authorities weighed arraignment or transfer to a mental hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahwah. N. J. Ipa
Carol MacDonald
Ellis Kopp
Brooklyn
Nathan Allyn
Bergen County Detectives
Cliff Spencer Leads Golfers At End Of First Nine Holes
Cliff Spencer of Woodmont leads the Middle Atlantic Pro Am at V F W Country Club after nine holes with 35 strokes. Johnny Musser and Bill Crabbe tie for second with 36 and 37 respectively as pros from Washington Baltimore and upper Virginia compete along with other local club professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Spencer
Washington
Baltimore
Upper Virginia
V.F.W. Catoctin Country Club
Woodmont Club
Rockville
Spencer
Johnny Musser
Allview Club
Ellicott City
Bill Crabbe
Rock Creek
Roger Peacock
Argyle Club
Charles Bassler
Rolling Road Club
Andy Gibson
Country Club of
Middle Atlantic
Six Autos Damaged In Multiple Frederick Accidents
Three separate crashes in Frederick left six autos damaged with no injuries. Zimmerman’s eastbound car struck Smith’s parked sedan on East Patrick Street. Burriss’s westbound car hit Cooper’s parked auto on East South Street. Smith’s car blocked East Patrick Street and Leichert’s car collided with it on West Patrick Street. Reckless driving charges were set for Zimmerman and Burriss. Police later jailed George A. Garvey Jr of New York on tampering and intoxication charges. Additional traffic summonses were issued for over 30 mph and passing on a white line. several drivers posted bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Russell
William Zimmerman
East Church Street
Ralph H. Smith
East Patrick Street
Carter Street
Bernard King
Smith
Zimmerman
Iast
East South Street
South Market Street
John E. Cooper
Hutchinson
Kans
South Street
Rhodell Burriss
Dickjerson
Carl Bender
Burriss
Mest Patrick
DeGrange Streets
West Patrick Street
William H Smith
Washington
Lieut
Ben Phebus
Harry J. Leichert
West Second Street
Leichert
George A. Garvey, Jr
New York City
Magnolia Avenue
Trump
Garvey
Guy E. Garvey
Emmitsburg
Franklin H. Whitmore
Thurmont
Theodore E. Thompson
Gene N. Cole
Mich
William L.ingram
Hollidaysburg
Bender
Tregoning Anu
Bare
Community Chorus Sets May 7 Spring Concert at Hood College
Niemann Brunk announces the annual Community Chorus spring concert on May 7 in Brodbeck Hall at 4 PM with a guest soloist to be named. Rehearsal tonight at 8:30 in Gambrill Gym, Hood College campus, with refreshments provided by Dorothy Trout Cavanagh and Charles Morrison and served at rehearsals by Mrs. Jack Jor, Mrs. Jack Markey, Mrs. A. B. Collmus, Mrs. John Cramer, Mrs. Edward Schaniz, and James Gentry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodbeck Hall
Niemann Brunk
Gambrill
Hood College
Dorothy Trout Cavanagh
Charles Morrison
Jack Jor
Jack Markey
A. B. Collmus
John Cramer
Edward Schaniz
James Gentry
Possible Push By Vietminh Shapes Up
In Hanoi Indochina a possible Vietminh push toward Luangprabang's royal seat looms while French and Laotian forces await a major attack on Luangprabang. The Vietminh's moves target the Laotian kingdom's administrative capital Vietiane as tensions rise in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
Indochina
Vietminh
Vietiane
Luangprabang
Navy Pummels Korean Supply Areas In Major Strike
U S Navy planes and ships bombed and destroyed dozens of North Korean supply targets along the northeast coast from Hungnam to Kaesong. Carrier groups led heavy daylight and night raids with 16 inch and aerial bombardment supported by B29s and Thunderjets. Canadian troops battled Chinese forces near Panmunjom in a sharp afternoon clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Panther
Pyongyang
Marine Corsairs
Anak
Sibyong
Yonan
Haeju
Kaesong
Far East Air Force
Oo U.S. Fifth Air Force
Panmunjom
Fellowship Dinner Draws 215 Attend Here
About 215 men and women attended the May Fellowship event at Calvary Methodist Church Friday under United Councils of Church Women. Rev. W Merval Weaver gave the invocation. Frederick County Christian Youth Council members participated. Martin Crum sang and a film on Leper mission work was shown. An offering supported Youth Council work and Leper colony aid. Benediction by Rev F P Brose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Methodist
United Countess of Church Women
F. P. Brose
W. Merval Weaver
Presbyterian Church
Frederick County Christian Youth Council
Martixn Crum
John Brindie Scott
Joseph Free
Barbara Thomas
Carl Staley
Marion Crum
Sherman Mason
Jesus
Forecast of High Labor Unrest Promised by Ex-FMC Official
W A high level of labor unrest is forecast for the coming year by David L. Cole, recently retired head of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Testifying to a House subcommittee on his agency's budget, Cole warned the outlook remains negative for industrial relations. He anticipated no decline in strikes and warned of potential increases in labor management disputes as new contracts are negotiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington W
David L. Cole
Just Srelired
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
House Appropriations
Cole
Baltimore Market Inferno Destroys Lafayette Market
A 12 alarm blaze swept the Lafayette Market district in Baltimore early today, destroying the three story wood market and igniting nearby homes. Two Negro men and a parolee were questioned while a 38 year old woman suffered injuries. officials could not yet estimate total damages.
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Baltimore
Laurens St
Northwestern District
Birs
Lucille Ball
Milton A. Elgin
Sylvia Feldman
Lafayette
Lexington
Belair Market
Cross Street
Marine's Leg Broken In County Accident
A North Carolina Marine James Gilmore of Headquarters Squadron Cherry Point was injured when the car he rode in struck a telephone pole in Lewisown. He suffered a broken leg and was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital then to Bethesda Naval Hospital. The driver Dean Steve Roussos was not at fault and the crash caused about 250 dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Lewis
Charlies D. Mades
Philip Kreisinger
James Gilmore
Cherry Point
N.C
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Dean Steve Roussos
Scientist and Wife Reported Missing off New Jersey Coast
CAPE MAY New Jersey Coast Guard boats searched nearby water pens for scientist Dr Winton Steinfield and wife Peggy missing since April 26 while sailing a sloop from Baltimore to Long Island. Steinfield a cancer researcher at Brookhaven National Laboratory lived in Yaphank New York. Coast Guard recalled sinking a derelict boat off Cape May in April, raising questions if the sunken craft is the same one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape May
X. J
Coast Guard
Walpens
Winton Steinfield
Peggy
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Baltimore
Long Island
N.Y
Seinfeld
Brookhaven
Jin
National Laboratories
Yaphank
Western Maryland urged to keep passenger service
The Public Service Commission ordered the Western Maryland Railway to seek ways to continue passenger trains between Baltimore and Hagerstown after considering abandonment west from Sagerstown to Cumberland. Chairman John Hessex said public necessity requires service even at a loss and gave 15 days to respond. The carrier faces claims of over 400000 dollars yearly losses and hearings began January 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Western Maryland Railway
Here
Hangerstown
Public Service Commission
Sagerstown
Cumberland
John Hessex
Hagerstown
Union Bridge
Maggerstown
Five Motorists Hearings Before Magistrate Shoemaker
Five motorists charged with weekend motor vehicle violations appeared for hearings before Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker Jr. in Peoples Court. Halligan of Hagerstown received fines for drunken and reckless driving after pleading guilty. Others faced vehicle collision and traffic charge outcomes with mixed verdicts and suspended fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Peoples Court
Thomas £. Halligan
Hagerstown
Sgt. C. D. Mades
Braddock Mountain
Halligan
Greenfield
Shoemaker
R. E. Garver
James W. Len‘hart
Route 4
Frederick
Newton J. Covert
Baltimore
Covert
Lenhart
Ford
Charles E. Shepley
West, Seventh Street
D. A .Tucker
Haw Bottom
William H. Burke
Monrovia
Burke
M. Holmes Fout
Ray Asbury
Terre Haute
Ind
Braddock
Donald Tucker
Maurice A. Goracoff
Washington
Catherine A. Bopp
Cumberland
Paul H Demaree
Detroit
Robert D. Waner, Jr
Fredericksburg
North Market Street
Elsworth FL
Yersey
Gaithersburg
Arttus Nyberg
Hamilton Avenue
Charles Schreiber
Pittsburg
Set
Norman Drew
Philip Kreisinger
VL. Guilmine
F Wann
K. Stewart
Luther J. Brooks
Churchill Optimistic on Korean Prisoner Repatriation
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that the prisoner repatriation issue in Korea "may be overcome and it certainly is very near being overcome." He said the matter of principle was settled and the next step is method, hoping for a quick agreement and progress to larger Korea topics. Foreign Undersecretary Nutting backed U S General Harrison's handling of truce talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
Korea
House of Commons
West
Anthony Nutling
U. S
William Harrison
Ike Meets Governors Of States
President Eisenhower hosts 45 state and territorial governors at the State Department for consultations on national security. Key figures include Vice President Nixon, Gen J Lawton Collins, CIA head Allen Dulles, and Secretary of State Dulles with Stassen. Alabama Florida North Carolina governors absent due to illness or business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Coun
State Department
White House
Hisenhower
Executive Branch
Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Guam
Virgin Islands
Dan McCarty
Florida
William B. Umstead
North Carolina
Sherman Adams
Roger M. Keyes
Atty
Drowning at Hauser Lake After Picnic Boat Capsizes
In Helena Montana nine of ten people crowded into a small passenger boat on Hauser Lake for a picnic were drowned when the craft capsized last night. Only Mrs Ed Akins age 38 mother of four survived after clinging to the boat for over an hour. Rescuers found her in hysterical condition and no witnesses could provide a clear account of the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montut
Hauser Lake
Ed Akins
Pakistan Nominated by UN as Neutral Prisoner Custodian
UN Allies name Pakistan as a neutral caretaker for 48 000 Korean War prisoners who refuse repatriation. Reds balk at terms and seek recess while Asia’s Pakistan Burma India Indonesia are floated as suitable hosts. Lt Gen Harrison stresses no prolonged talks and warns of possible end to negotiations if prisoner exchange stalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panmunjomp
Pakistan
William K. Harrison Jdr
U. N
Reds
Burma
India
Indonesia
United Nations
Switzerland
Sweden
Korea
Harrison
Bitter Saigh Begins Term as Ex-Cardinal Owner Surrenders
Fred M. Saigh former St Louis Cardinals owner surrendered to a U S deputy marshal at 7 15 am to begin a 15 month prison term for income tax evasion He was taken to Terre Haute Ind federal penitentiary and faced photographers after leaving a downtown office. He expressed outrage at his treatment and cited settlements related to the late Robert E Kanzenon and a $538 95 claim pending for 1944 to 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Fred M. Saigh
St. Louis Cardinals
U. S
Saigh
Les Davison
Eastern Standard Times
Terre Haute
Ind
Federal Penitentiary
Robert E. Kanne- Zan
Crimax
Internal Revenue Department
City Cleanup Schedule Spans Market Street Areas
The city announces a cleanup campaign over the next days. Tuesday covers the 100 block of South Market Street and 10th and 2nd blocks of North Market Street. Wednesday includes 200 through 300 blocks of South Market Street Clarke Place Mt Olivet Boulevard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Market Street
North Market Street
Clarke Place
Mt, Olivet Bowevard
Ten POWs at Valley Forge deny Communist taint in Korea
Bitter, silent testimonies from ten former prisoners of war at Valley Forge military hospital in Phoenixville reveal they feel unfairly labeled as Communist sympathizers. They describe their capture, indifference to brainwashing claims, and insist on innocence as reporters shuttered the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenixville
Valley Forge Military Hospital
Korea
Revolutionary War Memorial Park
Tokyo
Air Force
Pentagon
Valley Forge Hospital
Itnee
Cpl Vernon EL
Warren
St. Louis
Pie
Roger Herndon
Jacksonville
Fla
Herndon
Reds
James L. Ball
Bellburn
W. Va
William R. Hinkle
Clintonville
Three Found In Tavern Held By State Police
State Police at Barracks B held three men for investigation after they were rounded up by Charles Wilcom, operator of Wilcom's Inn on Fingerboard Road near Monrovia, who with his sons confronted the prowlers at two this morning. Troopers James H. Rouzee and Philip Kretsinger assisted as the group was detained outside the tavern. Mrs. Wilcom remarked she had heard of such incidents only in movies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barracks B
Charles Wilcom
Wilcom
Fingerboard Road
Monrovia
Gain Point
James H. Rouzee
Philip Kretsinger
McKeldin says Middle East peace at hand if Arabs talk
Maryland Governor Theodore R. McKeldin told a Pittsburgh audience that peace in the Middle East is within reach if Arab nations sit down with Israel. He cited Israel’s willingness to negotiate and to make restitution to Arabs displaced by the truce ending the fighting, remarking on Israel’s cooperation during a past visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Theodore R. MecKeldin
Maryland
Middle East
Israel
McKeldin
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Eirikayu
Shehye
Community Chorus
Marine
New York
Ike
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