Fort Detrick Open House Invites Public for Armed Forces Day
Colonel Hayes announces Fort Detrick Armed Forces Day Open House from 1 30 to 4 p m with a Nike Missile exhibit by Bravo Battery 602nd AAA Battalion plus Army Chemical Corps displays medical safety exhibits and films. Local leaders urge citizens to attend and see jet flyovers weather permitting.
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John J. Hayes
Fort Detrick
Fort Dewicx
Mayes
John A. Derr
Frederick
Hayes
Bravo Battery
602Nd
Mt. Zion Road
Olney
Laytonsville
Bravo
Edwin M. Klitch
Nike
New Mexico
Pla
Maryland Air National Guard
Toon
Klitch
Army Chemical Corps
Biological Warfare
National Guard
602Nd Aaa Missile Battalion
Senate Likely to Back Soil Bank As House Seeks Cut
Four senators from South Dakota and Georgia indicated the Senate will reject the House effort to end the soil bank program. Senator Young predicted the Senate will restore a modified 1958 plan, while House support hinges on funding bans for acreage reserve payments after this year.
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Washington
Aten
Senate
House
Soil Bank
Sen
Russell
Hhairen
Passead Agriculure Department
Aiken
Administration
Young
Benson
Dr Harold R Martin elected moderator of 169th General Assembly
Dr Harold R Martin pastor of Second Presbyterian Church Bloomington Illinois was chosen moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the USA at the 169th General Assembly in Omaha. He won on the second ballot over Rex Stowers Clements Bryn Mawr Pa William Hudaut Jr Rochester Ill and Paul C Warren Baltimore Md. Delegates will convene as the assembly and judicial body through next Wednesday succeeding David W Profitt of Maryville Tenn.
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Omaha
Harold R. Martin
Second Presbyterian ‘Church of
Bloomington
Presbyterian Church In
William
Hudaut Jr
Rochester, IL
Paul C. Warren
Baltimore
David W. Proffi
Maryville
Revv G H Seiler Dies in Sleep at Sunbury Pa
Rev George H Seiler long time pastor of the Jefferson Lutheran charge died in his sleep at his Sunbury home at 68. He served Shanksville Mt Zion St Luke s Feagaville St Paul s Jefferson Lineboro and retired in 1954. Survived by wife Anna, daughter Mrs Eric Summers, sons Roland Y Seiler and Rev Lloyd B Seiler, six grandchildren. Committal at Riverview cemetery. Flowers omitted in favor of Heart Fund.
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George H. Seiler
Jefferson Lutheran
Sunbury
Mr. Seiler
Sander
Fishers Ferry
Airsman
Rosa J. Soxder Seiler
Susquehanna Academy
Susquehanna University
Gettysburg Seminary
Pennsylvania State College
Shanksville
Jefferson Parish
Mt.Zion
St. Luke's
Feagaville
St. Paul's
Jefferson
Lynch Lodge
A. F
A. Masons
Lineboro
Zion Lutheran Church
Anna Yeager
Robert Koons
Wirt Funeral Home
Heart Fund
Millionth Frame Made Here Today At Local Plant
At 2 37 p m today the millionth eyeglass frame was produced at the American Optical Company plant on Hughes Ford Road in Frederick. Mayor John A Derr received the frame as production resumed after a pause to celebrate. The nautical blue Ad Lib frame joins the first frame from 1956 now on display with local officials and factory staff present.
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American Optical Company
Frederick
Big Hughes Ford Road
John A. Derr
Helen Wolf
Byron J. Ziegler
Southbridge
Mass
Derr
Clyde 3L Roney
Fotomac Edison Company
American |Optical
Otter
I Ihe
Tillver
iTenses
Tthe
Mr. Ziegler
Democrats Weigh Governor Bid In 1956 Maryland Primary
Democratic leaders in Maryland gathered in Annapolis to set a party program and unity plan for the 1956 gubernatorial race. Dr H C Byrd urged a cohesive platform while Comptroller Tawes touted the Annapolis municipal vote as a statewide barometer. Sen Louis Phipps and William James proposed Sybert for governor, with James also musing a run for attorney general.
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Baltimore
P — Marriane
Prie Pty
Shas
H. C. Byrd
sWaters
J. Millard
iTawes
Annapolis
Democrats
Ferdinand Sybert
J Louis N. Phipps
Anne Arundell County
Iwe
Annes
Byrd
University of Maryland
Independent Democratic Club
McKeldin
William 5. James
Harford County
Sybert
Tawes
Rep
Lankford
I Goldstein
Sen. Phipps
Middletown Doctor Injured In Auto Collision
In Hagerstown on May 17 a Middletown doctor was hurt in a crash with a cattle truck on Alternate Route 40 near Boonsboro Livestock Sales. Dr Kenneth C Henson Sr suffered a skull fracture and facial injuries and was taken to Washington County Hospital. John E Eyler of Gettysburg Route One drove the cattle truck. state police charged him with an unsafe turn. Eyler's vehicle was westbound. the doctor’s car was eastbound and demolished.
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Hagerstown
Middletown
Boonsboro
Kenneth C. Henson
Washington County Hospital
Eyler
Army 2nd Lt. McCoy Surrenders to FBI in Dover
Alexandria report says Army 2nd Lt. Donald B. McCoy who was charged with stealing a $6,500 airplane in Alexandria on May 6 surrendered to FBI agents in Dover Delaware.
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FBI
Alexandria
Army
Donald B. McCoy
Dover
Del
Claims Third Victim in Annapolis Auto Crash
A car accident on the Ritchie Highway near Arnold claimed a third victim. Aubrey Lee Schelhouse, 22, a passenger in the convertible, died at Anne Arundel General Hospital after the vehicle ran off the road and struck a tree while passing another car. John William Dawkins, 24, owner of the car, and Harry Thomas Cols Jr., 28, had died earlier. All three were from Centerville.
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Annapolis
Ritchie Hich Way
Arnold
Monder
Aubrer Lee Schelhouse
Anne ‘Arundel General Hospital
John William Dawkins
Harry Thomas Cols Jr
Ceatreville
Five Day Forecast From AP Details Showers and Temperatures
The five day outlook calls for showers and thundershowers Saturday then generally fair weather through Tuesday. Showers likely again Wednesday with rain and an average around 42 inches for the period. Warmer Saturday cooler Sunday and Monday and warmer Wednesday with temperatures 2 to 5 degrees below normals. Normal highs range from 70 in Western Maryland to mid 70s elsewhere. lows from the low 40s in Western Maryland to the upper 50s elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Flood Dangers Rise Across Oklahoma Kansas Regions
Widespread flood danger grows in Oklahoma and Kansas after days of torrential rain with reports of thunderstorms hail and heavy rains. Fatalities from tornadoes and drownings rise while Cimarron River flooding threatens northern Oklahoma communities. Heavy rainfall extends to Nebraska Missouri and South Dakota as Colorado Wyoming face snow cleanup and avalanche risks.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Kansas
Plains States
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Cimarron River
Weather Bureau
Little Arkansas River
Sedgwick
Wichita
Nebraska
South Dakota
Missouri
Colorado
Wyoming
Cheyennne
Wyo
Radiation From Peaceful Atom Seen as Growing Threat
Dr H Bentley Glass of Johns Hopkins warned at Brookhaven that radiation from peaceful atomic energy could surpass weapon fallout as a danger to humanity. He cited long lived fission products, disposal challenges, and potential accidents, urging a continuous exposure record for all people.
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Brookhaven
N. Y
H. Bentley Glass
Johns Hopkins University
United States
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Great Britain
U. S
Los Alamos
x!Mi
Glass
Hiroshima
Freight Cars Derailed on Holtwood Feeder Line
Twenty two cars of a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train derailed on a feeder line near Holtwood Pennsylvania about 13 miles north of the Maryland line. No injuries were reported. The derailment damaged overhead electric wires and track though a second line remained usable enabling crews from Wilmington and Enola to begin cleanup.
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Holtwood
Pennsylvaia Railroad
Maryland
Thurlow
Chester
Enolain i
Wilmington
Enola
Harrisburg
Rescuers Seek Boy In Well Near Maynorville
In Maynorville New York a 7 year old boy Benjamin Hooper Jr fell into a 24 foot dry well. Firefighters and diggers worked in relays to reach him as doctors reported possible unconsciousness or death with the boy last seen moving and then silent. A red mouton collar jacket was visible above the well and efforts continued as hope flickered.
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Maynorville
Benjamin Hooper Jr
Joseph F. Kris
Benjamin
Kris
Manorville
N. Y
Boy Falls Into Narrow Drain Shaft on Long Island
On eastern Long Island near Brookhaven a boy fell into a deep narrow shaft while playing near a dirt mound at a residence of Ben jamin Kent Hooper. Police say the shaft started wide and narrowed to eight inches at the bottom. the jacket slowed the boy’s fall as Hooper and others tried to reach him.
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Benjamin Kent Hooper
Long Island
Edward N. Bridge
Brookhaven
Hooper
Bridge
Benjamin
Large grain mill fire devastates Peoples Supply Co plant
Firefighters from Charles Town Harpers Ferry and Martinsburg battled a massive blaze at the Peoples Supply Co grain and stone milling plant after an explosion on the second floor. Owner Joseph Warrenfeltz estimated the damage at 250000. One firefighter was injured as workers escaped unhurt.
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Charles LA. W. Va
Peoples Supply Co
Charles Town
Harpers Ferry
Martinsburg
Joseph Warrenfeltz
Vogel Ritt Co
Peoples Supply
George Vickers
Wichita
Kan
Salis
Little
Big Arkansas Rivers
Weather Bureau
McConnell Air Force Base
National Guardsmen
Little Arkansas
Big
Arkansas
Wichita Business
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Civil Defense
Kansas
Missouri
Forfeited Collateral Totals In Trial Magistrate Court
No cases were tried in the Trial Magistrate's court this morning. Three collateral forfeitures were recorded: Wilbur Goodwin Strickler of Hyattsville for permitting an unauthorized person to operate his motor vehicle, $16.45. Harold Nathan Miller of Bethesda for exceeding 30 mph, $6.45. John Simmon Knill of East Second Street for exceeding 50 mph, $16.45. Each citation was issued by respective officers Vern on Heffner, Cpl. Wm. A. Boone Jr, and TFC. A. G. Hedden.
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Wilbur
Goodwin Strickler
Hyattsville
Vernon Heffner
Harold Nathan Miller
Bethesda
Cpl
Wm. A. Boone Jr
John Simmon Knill
East Second Street
TFC
A. G. Hedden
Eisenhower Urges Quick Action to Congress on Program
President Eisenhower asked a Democratic-controlled Congress to speed up action on his legislative program or the country and its people will be poorer. He urged a Republican Congress next year and warned that reducing taxes must not weaken military leadership in the free world.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
New Technique Locates Congenital Heart Defects
Public Health Service unveils a dye tracing method to pinpoint defect locations in the heart. Researchers from the National Heart Institute describe injecting dye into the left heart, measuring passage time through ear lobe arteries, and using light and an electric eye to map defects for precise surgical repair.
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Washington PF
The
Public Health Service
American College of Cardiology
National Heart’ Institute
United States
Eugene Braunivals
Ferbert Tanenbaum
Robinson Baker
Andrew Morrow
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Martin Heads
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Nelson
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CBS
American Optical Co
Hes
Louis Goldstein
Calvert
Unionville
I Frederick
Nextweather
Roy Fruehauf
Senate Labor Rackets Committee
Washington, D. C
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Freehauf
Fruehauf Trailer Co
Detroit
Beck
Deetor Hart
Dale Bohrer
Sandy Hook
Edgar S. Keesecker
Samples Manor
James Robert Stauffer
Denver
U. S. 340
Stauffer
Keesecker
Tie
L. C. Clark
James Foy
William DeLacy
Ares
Paris
Crownsville
Charles Shams Ward
Spring Grove State Hospital
State Hospital
Clifton T. Perkins
Iward
Mental Hygiene Advisory Board
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