Frederick Red Cross declines United Fund Drive plan
The Frederick County Chapter of the American Red Cross will not join a United Fund Drive for the 1957 campaign. Edwin R. Price, chair, reports that neighboring chapters advised staying separate while Frederick continues its own annual budget drive. The committee cites a lack of local sentiment to merge with wider fundraising efforts and urges a separate campaign beginning July 1, 1957.
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Red Cross
Frederick County
Tme
United Fund
United Fund Committee
Edwin R. Price
Ife
Asong
Price
Tobias Zimmerman
Holmes Baker
Charles Henson
Dwight McCain
American National Red Cross
Frederick
Frederick Count
American Red Cross
Washington Senators relieve Dressen. Lavagetto named interim manager
The Washington Senators fired manager Charlie Dressen today and named third base coach Cookies Lavagetto as his successor. An informed source said the club planned to make a formal announcement soon. No immediate future plans for Dressen were disclosed.
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Detroit
Charlie Dressen
Tebow
Washington Senators
Herry Arthur
Cookies Lavagetto
Hing
Washington Ball Club
Dressen
County Election Results Highlight Close Emmitsburg Contest
An incumbent commissioner won by eight votes in Emmitsburg as voters turned out for county elections. Charles R. Tuee defeated J Edward Houck 75 to 67. Fuss won a two year term for town burgess, Frailey unopposed. Major town issues include annexation plans and a new sewerage system costing about 250000. Walkersville elected J Robert McLaren and Roger E Zimmerman to two year terms. discussions touch fundraising and regional United Givers Fund joining.
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Emmitsburg
Charles R. Tuee
Inems
VEMRA
J. Edward Houck
Fuss
Clarence G. Frailey
Hardover
Allen Bouey
Wales Rightour
Sear Fuure
J. Robert McLaren
Roger E. Zimmerman
Walkersville
Texal
Price
Burgess Gilte
asMmore R. Trout
Glen D. Zimmerman
Fred Y&averick
Unitedi
Myersville
Mt. Airy
Columbia
Alexandria
Arlington County
Fairfax County
Montgomery County
Prince Georges County
United Givers Fund
National Capital Area
Sydney students Board U S aircraft carrier prank on Bennington
About fifteen welfare and charitable agencies in Frederick report scattered fundraising. a joint annual appeal plan is urged. A group of Sydney University students dressed as pirates boarded the carrier Bennington during commemorations, evading guards for several minutes before discovery. The incident follows ongoing complaints about multiple fundraising drives across the city.
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Sydney
Australia
Sydney University
U. S
Bennington
Chamber of Commerce
Aliso
Frederick
Frederick County
American Red Cross Cancer Society
Frederick County Tuberculosis Association
Heart Association
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Hospital Aid, Inc
Frederick Co
Woman's Abduction Hoax Case Referred to FBI
Baltimore woman Margaret Miller 29 admitted the abduction claim was false. She told Winston-Salem police that three men forced her into a car Saturday night and drove her to North Carolina, but she said she was with friends and went to North Carolina voluntarily. FBI Baltimore will refer the case to the U S attorney in Charlotte for federal handling.
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Baltimore
FBI
Charlotte
N. C
Margaret Miller
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
U. S
Store Teeth Care Advised Along With Regular Exams
A Baltimore court heard arguments in a case involving Mrs. Margaret Schmitz who sued for a mechanics lien on a home purchased from the Worthington heirs. The witnesses described extensive repairs including termite damage and a roof, with a rough $15,000 estimate growing to far more than $40,000, while the homeowner alleges lack of disclosure and higher final costs. The Maryland State Dental Association session also opened with officers to be elected.
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Maryland Stu Dental Assn
Col. Kober
W. In
Baltimore
National Navy
Bethesda, Sé
Frederick
Borhood
Margaret Schmitz
Moening
Yester E. Bruadrup
Freti
Maryland State Dental Assistants Assn
da BP UU
Mee Wee
Schmitz
Worthington
Mock
Lloyd Graball
Robert Nikirk
Manley
Robert E. Clapp ‘Jr
Atrummer
Past Masters Night At Columbia Lodge Draws Hundreds
The Columbia Lodge of Masons held its Past Masters Night at the Masonic Temple with 29 past masters and about 206 attendees. Rev. Nevin Smith spoke as guest. Richard Beachley presented Glenn Orrison with a jewel and apron. Dinner preceded by Eastern Star members and their husbands.
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Columbia Lodge of Masons
Masonic Temple
Nevin Smith
Hanover
Richard Beachley
Middletown
Glenn Orrison
Jewel
White House
Centreville
Queen Annes
Oger Yinger
Washington
Eisenhower
Bennington Ships to Pearl Harbor After Coral Sea Week
An officer said the prank was taken in the spirit intended and that they were given a mighty scare. The Bennington arrived in Sydney on May 1 for Coral Sea Week celebrations and departed again for Pearl Harbor and San Diego.
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Sydney
Pearl Harbor
San Diego
Italy seeks new government after Segni resignation
Rome reports President Giovanni Gronchi initiating talks to form a moderate center coalition after Premier Antonio Segni quits following a 22 month tenure. Possible successors Adone Zoli and Guido Gonella, Christian Democrats, are considered while the bloc holds 262 seats against 119 more than the Communists. The cabinet collapsed as Socialist ministers led by Vice Premier Giuseppe Saragat left the government.
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Rome
Giovanni Gronchi
Halys
Center
Antonio Segni
Segni
Christian Democratic
Adone Zoli
Guido Gonella
Christiana Democrati
Chamber of Deputies
Christian Democrats
Democrats
Giuseppe Saragat
Fireworks Plant Blasts Kill Four In Dayton
In Dayton Ohio two explosions at United Fireworks Co leveled two storage sheds and sparked fires causing about 35,000 to 40,000 in damage. Fireman suffered a minor leg injury as 12th blast since 1931 plant founding. No employees on duty. Cause undetermined.
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Dayton
Ohio
United Fireworks Co
Walter Bleacher
Princess Margaretha defies royal plans for marriage
Sweden's Princess Margaretha reportedly plans to marry her British suitor Robin Douglas-Home despite royal opposition. The couple, both in their early twenties, reportedly earn modest wages from advertising work and piano gigs, with ongoing family pressure over the match.
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London
London Daily Mail
Margaretha
the Mail
Gustaf VI
Robin Douglasome
Earl of Home
Douglas Home
Sillle
Portland District Attorney Convicted in Vice Probe
Portland District Attorney William Langley was convicted last month of deliberate failure to prosecute gambling. He is to be sentenced today, marking the first major verdict in a yearlong vice and corruption probe. Separately, the trial of gambler Big Jim Elkins and associate Raymond Clark for illegal wiretapping resumes in U S District Court with five reels of tape recordings admitted as evidence.
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Portland
William Langley
Langley
Hvear
Big Jim Elkins
Raymond Clark
G. S. District Court
Evid Gente
Independents Win 200 Prizes At Winchester Parade
Members of the Independent Hose Company won three top prizes at the Winchester Annie Flossom Festival parade last Thursday night. They took first for best appearing uniformed fire company, first for pumper over 340 gallon, and a 75 prize for best antique firefighting equipment. The group also won the antique hose carriage prize.
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Independent Hose Company
Winchester
Independents
Russians Fear Baltic Fleet Safe Passage Amid War Moves
Oslo reports Norwegian sources say the Soviet Navy is shifting ships from the Baltic to the Pacific to avoid bottling up and vulnerability to air attacks. Observers note four fleets including Baltic, Pacific, Black Sea, and Arctic, with Baltic bases seen as weak. Moves aim to keep Baltic ships out of Danish Straits blockage.
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Oslo
Soviet Union
Baltic Sea
Baltic
Pacific
Black Sea
Arctic
Thiggest
Prospective Graduates by Frederick High School District
The Frederick County Board of Education lists 546 prospective graduates for the week of June from Frederick city and county high schools. Frederick High is set to graduate 1254, with other schools like Thurmont Walkersville Lincoln and Emmitsburg showing varied figures. commencements begin June 11 at Middletown Walkersville and Lincoln, June 12 at Brunswick, June 13 at the Frederick High event and Thurmont and Emmitsburg follow. The full roster by course includes academic general stenographic commercial and vocational agriculture among others.
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Frederick City
Frederick County
Middletown
Brunswick
Walkersville
Lincoln
Frederick
Emmitsburg
Frederick High School
Zas
Lin
Thurmont
Westinghouse Buys WAAM TV Station in Baltimore
Westinghouse Broadcasting Co Inc announced the purchase of WAAR channel 3 30 Baltimore an ABC affiliate for about 4 400 000 in Westinghouse stock subject to approval by Westinghouse Electric Corp and the FCC board. WAAR joins WBZ TV KDKA TV KYW TV and KPIX in the Westinghouse group. In a separate trial Magistrate Court case Mrs Margaret Brown was found guilty of failing to yield the right of way and fined 21 35.
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Baltimore
WAAR
Westinghouse Broadcasting Co., Inc
Donald i. McGannon
WBC
Ben Cohen
Waam, Inc
Westinghouse
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Federal Communications Commission
WAAM
American Broadcasting Co
WBZ TV
Boston
Kdka-Tv
Pittsibarsh
Kyw-Tv
Cleveland
KPIX
San Francisco
Margaret Brown
Ijamstille
Renice Leonard Reed
Middletown
Robert Staley Davis
Carver Apts
Frederick
Vin
Douglas Mover
Hagerstown
Robert Corwin Linson
Tfe. L. C
Clark
Baltimore Strike Cuts Major Construction Across Area
A broad strike by Baltimore area union construction workers halts projects within 125 miles, as eleven unions join a walkout begun April 12. Carpenters cement finishers and laborers push for higher pay while some unions cross picket lines, and only a few sites like home building continue with nonunion crews.
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Baltimore
Associated General Contractors
Baltimore Ture
Beihlyear
Firstilehem Steel
Carpenters
Ers
Imoniks
Communist Party
Progressive Party
Thhe Steel Club
Communist Party of Organization
Bethlehem
Anmapo
Cardinal Bujis
Miller
St. John’s
Academy Project
Union
AFL CIO Shifts To Bakers Union In Anti Corruption Drive
An AFL CIO probe shifts focus from Teamsters to the Bakers Union as a five man committee examines alleged fund misuse while drafting calls for preinduction exams. The hearing includes Maryland and federal officials as the drive seeks to clean internal security and anti communist measures within unions.
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Ren 1
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Maryland
Miller
Walter
D-Pat
Mcin‘tosh Jr-Mich
C. Ferdinand Sybert
Washington
AFL Cig Ethical Practices Committee
Drafy
Teamsters
Bakers Union
Selective Service Board
Baltimore
Fort Holabird
Emanuel Singteion
Joan Duppins
North Smallwoodstreet
RFD 2
Union Bridge
Dry and Mild Weather Across Eastern Half
The Associated Press reports dry and fairly mild conditions prevailed in most of the eastern one third of the nation. Light scattered rain affected some Western areas with precipitation generally light in the Rocky Mountain region and from western North Dakota through Washington and Oregon. Warmer readings extended from the Great Lakes to the Dakotas and southward to Texas.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountain
North Dakota
Washington
Oregon
Great Lakes
Dakotas
Texas
Temperature swings as cold snap fails to arrive
Overnight temperatures barely dipped into the 30s for the first time in days while readings at the airport held around 49. Tonight’s low is forecast in the forties. Daytime highs near 70 are expected to rise slightly with Wednesday and Thursday mostly sunny and dry, a few degrees warmer.
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Air
Urge Nuclear Power To Help West Europe
A Paris report by a three-man committee of the European Atomic Energy Commission urges speedy large scale development of nuclear power to shield Western Europe from future oil supply disruptions. After a six month study the experts say oil shortages threaten economic growth and the Suéz crisis showed oil's vulnerability as a major energy source.
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Paris
The
European Atomic Car
West Europe
Western Europe
Reds Seek Inroads in Industry Hearings Begin
Baltimore May 72 An undercover Bethlehem Steel worker testifies to a House Un American Activities subcommittee that the Communist party aims to seize heavy industry through the working class and cites the Sparrows Point plant as a key target. Miller, a FBI undercover agent, says the conspiracy is more menacing yet largely underground and notes his Phi Beta Kappa background from West Virginia University.
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Baltimore
Communist Party
saidCtifford C. Miller Jr
Bethlehem Steel
Sparrows Point
Miller
House Un-American Activities Subcommittee
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hooks
Richard Arens
Cand
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia University
Mrs Abel Named Mother Of The Year
Hazel Hemple Abel of Lincoln Nebraska 68 year old former U S senator and construction company president was named American Mother of 19357 today The announcement was made by Mrs Daniel A Poling president of the American Mothers Committee Inc at the opening of the group's annual Mother's conference Abel is a widow with five children four daughters and one son She has six grandsons Mothers of the year from every state the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico competed for the national title A committee jury chose the winner.
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New York
Hazel Hemple Abel
Lincoln
Neb
U. S
Daniel A. Poling
American Mothers Committee, Inc
Abel
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
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Mont
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House of the Good
East Sixth
Shepherd
Duchess of Windsor
Italy
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Robert A. Sorren
East Patrick Street
Flet
Frederick Memorial Hospital
San
Afl-Cio
Macmillan
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
Neville Chamberlain
Hitler
Munich
Reds
Earings Oper
Mrs. Abel
NEL
Lee
Von
Dirk
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