Bids opened for final surfacing of Baltimore National Pike
The State Roads Commission invites bids by June 21 noon to surface 12.289 miles of the Baltimore National Pike from Ridgeville east to the Monocacy river near Frederick. Contracts cover 7.048 miles from Howard County line to Maryland 73, 5.243 miles from Maryland 75 to Monocacy river, or the full 12.289 miles. Asphaltic concrete with a leveling course will be used, shoulders brought to grade, and guard cable installed. bids may be alternate.
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Jug Bridge
Frederick
Baltimore
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Howard County
Maryland 73
New Market
Maryland 75
Monocacy River
Reads Commission
Eisenhower rejects appeasement trap at conferences
President Eisenhower declares he will not appease at international talks and hopes a Big Four session may bring a new dawn of peace. He says Congressional fears of appeasement are unfounded and notes a possible meeting with Soviet defense chief Georgi Zhukov would be a personal contact, not a concession.
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France
Russia
Marshal Georgi Zhukov
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State Dulles
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California
Bridges NH
Senate
Reception Honors Donor and Hood Organist at Hood College
A reception tonight at Coffman Chapel follows Hood College’s concert and dedication of the Coblentz Memorial organ. Will Sprigg of Catonsville and Mrs Oscar B Coblentz will be guests, with the Baroque Orchestra of Harpers Town aiding Hood’s organist who premiers Sonata One dedicated to Mrs Coblentz.
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Catonsville
William Sprigg
Hood College
Coblentz
Andrew G. Truxal
Coffman Chapel
Baroque Orchestra
Harperstown
Hood
Helicopter and 90mm Gun Highlight Detrick Open House
Camp Detrick will showcase a helicopter and a 90 millimeter antiaircraft gun during its Armed Forces Day Open House Saturday from 1 30 p m to 3 p m Colonel John J Hayes commanding officer announced The event also features a reprise of last year’s glass blowing demonstration by Elmer A Highhouse short movies by the Air Force safety division and exhibits by the Chemical Corps Engineers Army Recruiting Service Civil Air Patrol Quartermaster Corps engineers units and Maryland National Guard Parade on the parade ground at 2 p m includes Bainbridge Navy Training Station Band Detrick units Navy unit Maryland National Guard drill team and Medical Company with outside exhibits cancelled in rain
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John J. Hayes
Detrick
Elmer A. Highhouse
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Chemical Corps
Corps of Engineers
Army Recruiting Service
The
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Quartermaster Corps
797Th Engineer Company Reserve
Marine Corps the Transportation Corps
Maryland National Guard
Bainbridge Navy Training Station
Detrick Army
Detrick Navy
Nation Being Dolled With Nike Bases
Washington Army contractors press ahead with a billion dollar Nike defense program placing missiles in suburban backyards near the capital. Maj. Gen. Mudgett says Nike is safely integrated with communities while Brig. Gen. Hendrix cites land hurdles and public concerns about residential sites.
Prisoner Escapes From Truck On County Road Work
A 33 year old prisoner, Robert Lee Chapman of Baltimore, jumped from a transport truck en route to a Detrick road work site near New Market on U S 40 A. He shed prison clothes, wearing civilian attire, fled into pods along the highway as state police began a search for the escapee who faced new charges.
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U.S. 404
New Market
Horace M. Alexander
Robert Lee Chapman
Baltimore
Chapman
Detrick Road
U.S. 40-A
Frederick County
Nurses Receive Diplomas At Frederick Memorial Hospital
Seven Frederick Memorial Hospital School of Nursing graduates received their diplomas and pins at the forty fourth annual commencement at Elm Street School. Dr. Mary Frear Keeler, dean of Hoot College, delivered the address as Dr. Byron D. White presided. Awards went to Patricia Carder, Fanny Jantar Trin, Mary Detare Aarts, Jane Powell, Doris Roederick, Thelma Snook, and Roderick. Powell won the Elizabeth Craigmile Schroeder award. Carder the William Elder Craigmile award. Snook the Dr. Thomas H. Legg award. The event featured performances and reflections on nursing commitment, with emphasis on teamwork and service inspired by Albert Schweitzer.
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Elm Street
Mary Frear Keeler
Hoot College
Byron D. White
Daisy Darner
Paul S. Michael
Board of Managers
Charles FL ‘Trunk
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Patricia Ann Carder
Fanny Doris Jantar Trin
Wary Detare Aarts Jane Powell
Doris Jeanne Roederuck
Thelma Louise Snook
Roderick
Dorothy Filler McBride
Frederick Memorial
Miss Powell
Elizabeth Craigmile Schroeder
Miss Carder
William Elder
William Elder Craigmile Award: Miss Snook, the Dr. Thomas H. Legg
Keeler
Albert Schweitzer
Minef
Frank Lewis
God Brocszky
TL Gaver
Flgar
Gerestina
Georgianna Houck Simmons
Jacobs
George Favours Meeting With Red China Premier
George favors talks with China to ease Far East tensions and says dialogue should wait for the upcoming Big Four top-level meeting with the United States and allies.
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George Favors
Washington
Sen GeorgesGas
Red China
Chay
Far East
Downward Trend in Unemployment Claims Reported
Baltimore's Department of Employment Security announced a continued downward trend in new unemployment compensation claims for last week. The report highlights fewer initial filings, signaling improving job momentum amid ongoing labor market adjustments.
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Department of Employment Security
Travel Editors on Tour Through Maryland Monty Trip
A chartered motor coach carrying 19 travel editors and representatives arrives in Frederick after originating in Baltimore. The tour, sponsored by the Maryland Travel Council with co sponsors Automobile Club of Maryland and the Maryland Department of Information, covers Western Maryland from Frederick to Cumberland with stops at the Key Hotel in Frederick Hag ernstown and the Hotel Alexander in Hagerstown, ending Saturday in Cumberland. The group includes editors from Milwaukee to Montreal and officials from the Automobile Club, State Roads Commission and travel publications.
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Maryland Travel Council, Inc
Maryland
Automobile Club of Maryland
Maryland Department of Information
Baltimore
Frederick
George N. Lewis
State Roads Commission
Francis Scott Key
Clyde AL Ronex
Paul W. McAuliffe
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Maryland Travel Council
Charles K. Taylor
PleurLicRall MeeAysile
Richard Andrews
Automobile Club of Michigan
Lucille K. Boyden
Government Services, Inc
Fontanta Village
Fontana Dam
N. C
Charles D. Collins
Milwaukee Sentinel
Milwaukee
Wis
Sylvan Cox
Miami Herald
Miami, Fla
Richard Devine
Columbus Dispatch
Columbus
Frank H. Dunn
Montreal Star
Montreal
Can
Meron Glaser
Washington Daily News
Washington
Earle R. Poorbaugh
Old Treasury Bidg
Annapolis
Randolph Habicht
Keystone Auto Club
Philadelphia
Richard A. Hartman
Anna E. Nuehlberger
June Righter
American Automobile Assoc
Mary L. Shenkman
Alington
Claude V. Talbot
Cleveland News
Cleveland
Porter Trice
Traffic Safety Commission
Henry Ward
Pittsburgh Press
Pittsburgh
Olma Farr
American Automobile Association
Mildred C. France
Old Treasury
Music Inspires Woman as Judge Denies Lifting Ban
Harriet Davis testified in Circuit Court that Robert Metzler's organ music at a Glencoe church moved her to travel 20 miles. Judge Cornelius Harrington refused to set aside the injunction Metzler obtained after he said Davis and Belle manipulated cars to block his. He warned attendance could be contempt of court. In a Baltimore note, state officials said they will share May 25 lobbyist fee reports with the attorney general.
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Cornelius Harrington Sesterday
Robert Metzler
Mr. Metzler
Harriet Davis
Metzler
Glencoe
Miss Davis
Belle
Aletzler
Baltimore
Secretary of State
May Chill Drops Temperature Across Frederick County
Temperatures slipped into the 30s in Western Maryland with a near freezing forecast tonight and a cooler day ahead. No frost was widespread though a faint whitish dew appeared. gardeners fear for tender tomatoes while alfalfa and hay suffer from alfalfa weevil damage. Corn seeding continues as orchards see mixed effects from the late May cold.
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Frederick
Weather Bureau
Maryland
Henry R. Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Bids Open for Park Road Access to Washington Monument Park
Bids will be opened June 2 at 3 30 p m by the Maryland Department of Public Improvements for grading and macadam paving of a roadway to provide a new entrance to the Washington Monument State Park on South Mountain near the Washington Frederick county line. The project, overseen by the Department of Forests and Parks, will create a direct route from the National Highway at Dahlgren's to the park, improving access and replacing a winding narrow road. A right of way is being cleared, and the route will run north along a ridge to the park. Separately, L R Waesche and Sons are completing a reservoir installation in lower Gambrill Park area, with openings anticipated later in the summer as facilities are finalized. A roadway through the lower area has begun, with picnic areas under development and plans for more improvements. Fire alarm reports a rubbish fire at an unoccupied house in Fixe and Half street, extinguished with no damage. Washington co Sen Bard D Va notes expected changes to Eisenhower foreign trade bill to be incorporated in final version after White House agreement. Aircrafts show strength in a generally higher New York stock market.
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Washington Monument State Park
South Mountain
Washington-Frederick County
Department of Forests and Parks
Dahlgren’s
L. R. Waesche and Sons
Gambrill Park
Shookstown
Heavy Frost Hits Oakland and Western Maryland
Frost spread across Far Western Maryland with temperatures near 27 at Oakland and damage feared to early vegetables. La Vale reported around 10 inches of frost though no immediate damage noted. Blossoms mostly lost on fruit trees, Consolidated Orchards escaping frost on high ground. Cold air from Canada could bring more frost tonight with Western Maryland forecast 32 to 38 and central Maryland 35 to 46.
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Cumberland
Paw Paw
Weather Bureau
Canada
Soviet Farmers Are Ordered To Plant Corn
Soviet officials issued strong orders to immediately boost corn planting, drafting farm workers and families for sowing work to meet a three to five day deadline. The move follows Khrushchev’s February demand for more corn for hog feed and coincides with a U S invitation for Soviet farm experts to inspect Iowa methods. An American farm expert visit to the Soviet Union is also anticipated.
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Iowa
Communist Party
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Soviet Union
Court Will Give Rule On Segregation
Chief Justice Warren said the Supreme Court will rule before summer recess on how and when to end segregation of white and Negro pupils in public schools. He noted rising workload but said actions in argued cases are expected to be announced prior to adjournment, following the May 17 1954 unanimous decision.
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Warren
Supreme Court
American Law Institute
Russia Plans Soon To Quit Austria
Russia plans to withdraw occupation troops before ratification of the Austrian state treaty. Austrian towns reported police HQ closures within days. A U S Army spokesman said orders were given to move out American troops in advance of ratification. The pact requires ratification by all signers before taking effect. Chancellor Raab’s cabinet approved the 38-article pact and sent it to Parliament.
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Austria
Russia
U.S. Army
United States
Britain
France
Julius Raab
Comics and Gory Literature Trigger Juvenile Delinquency
Dr Reginald Laurie of Children’s Hospital in Washington says comics and other “gory” literature are often triggers rather than causes of juvenile delinquency. He spoke at Hood College on Children and TV Radio and Comics, sponsored by local mental health groups. He outlined developmental stages from chair and fear to aggression and conscience, noting repetition aids learning. He warned about TV and comic enthusiasts withdrawing from outside life and urged parents and teachers to respond with meaningful alternatives.
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Laurie
Children’s Hospital
Washington
Lourie
Hood College
Mental Health Society of
Frederick County
Pier Crme
Hej
Dack
Humpty Dumpty
Dr. Laurie
Jes Whaller
Herber
Eisenhower Defends Hobby Amid Vaccine Row
President Eisenhower praised Welfare Secretary Hobby for efficient handling of the Salk polio vaccine program and her overall work, while acknowledging Senator Morse’s charge of incompetence. He dismissed the attack as unfounded, noted Hobby may resign for personal reasons, and cited her wartime leadership as WAC commander. He also commented on vaccine supply and Big Four talks with Zhukov, and rejected claims the U.S. air power has faded.
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Eisenhower
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Morse
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WAC
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Texas
National Foundation For
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Russia
Zhukov
Berlin
Bulganin
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Moscow
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