Groundbreaking at American Optical Plant in Frederick
Officials of the American Optical Company arrived at Frederick airport to break ground for a new plastic eyeglass frame plant. The project will create about 250 local jobs, with operations to begin as soon as possible and a tentative start for a training unit in September. J. Ralph Austin will manage locally, with the shell of the building planned and major contractors named.
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American Optical Company
Frederick
Byron J. Ziegler
Southbridge
Mass
Ziegler
J. Ralph Austin
Austin
Derr
Potts Farm
John Renn Jr
Eda K. Renn
Robert B. Renn
Clyde M. Roney Sr
Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Commission
Donald B. Rice
Charles K. Taylor
Charles McC. Mathias ,Jr
Raymond W. Walter
William H. Bartgis
William B. Burall
Emmett Bowlus
Delbert S. Null
Cohen
Guy Westcott
Optical Company
Frank Keefer
Frederick Airport
Polio Virus Leak From Crate Alarms Baltimore Flight
A crate containing live polio virus leaked after a cargo handler dropped it in Washington. The DC4 bound for Johns Hopkins left Baltimore with 22 passengers after swift calls to Dr. Jonas Salk and rapid immunization actions. A second item reports a Thursday car collision on East South Street near Winchester with about $250 overall damage and no charges.
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Baltimore
Capital Airlines
DC4
Washington
Johns’ Hopkins Hospital
Friendship Inenternational
Friendship
Pittsburgh
Jonas Salk
East South Street
Winchester Street
William A. Boone Jr
Charles E. Mullen
Frederick
Alton M. Bare
Thurmont
Bare
Record Cold Breaks Northeast Temperature Marks
Record cold broke across the northeast with many readings in the 20s and 30s. Frost damaged fruit trees and crops including tomatoes cucumbers corn and beans as farmers used fires and flooding to protect orchards and bogs. New York City and Newark logged unusually low May temperatures with earlier records noted.
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Associated Press
New England
Houston
Maine
Lebanon
Caribou
Millinocket
Old Town
Jamestown
N.Y
Kinnelon
N.J
Newark
New York City
Rhode Island
Long Island
Brookhaven
Old Brookville
Stevenson Defends Himself in Florida Amid Kefauver Attacks
Adlai Stevenson denounces Estes Kefauver charges as weird while campaigning in West Palm Beach for Florida's Democratic primary. Kefauver frames Stevenson as influenced by RCA antitrust suits and bossism, as Florida voters head toward the 28 delegate contest.
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Associated Press
Adlai Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Florida
Stevenson
West Palm Beach
Kefauver
Plant City
Fla
Radio Corp. of America
RCA
Zenith Radio Corp
Minnesota
Sen. Kefauver
Democratic Party
Eisenhower Urges Free Nations Science Education Plan
President Eisenhower called on major universities to help provide modern science education centers to needy free nations as part of a broad push for world peace. He urged a European union and warned against penny wise foreign aid, advocating a robust US role in aiding allies and fostering free trade among nations.
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Waco. Tex
Eisenhower
America
United States
Europe
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Washington
Amer
Ican
U. S
Potomac River Basin Commission Spring Meeting Held
Water conservation and pollution control were discussed at the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin spring session in Martinsburg West Virginia. Industrial engineers officials and government specialists in water conservation attended as representatives from West Virginia Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania joined the discussions.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Interstate Commission On
Potomac River Basin
West Virginia
What Do YOU Think Denver Hip Measurements
Dorothy Stow of Jantzen Inc, Los Angeles fashion consultant, says American girls are getting hippier. She cites 37 inch hips as common and urges focus on posterior rather than bosom. She offers ideal bathing suit measurements of 35-28-36.
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Denver
Dorothy Stow
Los Angeles
Jantzen, Inc
Miss Stow
Man given suspended sentence after axe break in home
A Point of Rocks man received an 18 month suspended sentence in the House of Correction on an assault charge after using an axe to break into his wife’s bedroom door. He must pay his wife $20 weekly for her and two children’s support. The court found him not guilty of non support.
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House of Correction
Clyde V. Shores
Patrick M. Schnaufler
Shores
Austin James
Samuel W. Barrick
Raymond Gray
Gray
Howard T. Chipley
Wideboro
Chipley
Fort Detrick
Clifton Wirts
Edgar Weedon
Weedon
Mr. Wirts
Herman King
Ridgeville
Barrick
Bruce Houck
Lester L. Reynolds
Brunswick
Guy F. Gebhart
York County
Edwin F. Nikirk
John P. Marsden
Edward Jal Smith
Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr
North Carolina
A. G. Hedden
Magstrate
William C. Roderick
Frost Covers City as Temperature Drops to 28
A heavy killing frost spread across parts of the city and county this morning with 28 at Unionville and 33 at the city airport. Orchardists saw limited damage while some areas reported none. many gardeners covered tomato plants and warm air helped limit further frost risks tonight.
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Unionville
Frederick
Thurmont
Baker Park
Feagaville
Bolivar
Middletown
Myersville
Emmitsburg
Liberty
New Market
Baltimore County
Frederick County
Gambrill State Park
Frost Hits Maryland Crops as Temperatures Drop to 27
Winter frost swept across western Maryland with 27 degrees at Oakland and 30 at Cumberland, sparking fears of crop damage. Entomologist Dr. Ben Rogers noted damage depends on mountain frost extent while some areas report beans possibly nipped and tomatoes well protected by growers. Additional readings ranged from 23 at Frederick to 38 at Randallstown.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Oakland
Garrett County
Cumberland
Hancock
University of Maryland Fruit Laboratory
Ben Rogers
Frederick County
Unionville
Frederick
Waterloo
Waldorf and Conowingo
Benson
Easton
Salisbury
Randallstown
Five Day Weather Forecast Across Maryland Region
Partly cloudy Saturday. Cloudy conditions Sunday. Showers likely Tuesday or Wednesday. Temperature trend rising Saturday through Tuesday then cooler Wednesday. Temperatures near normal with afternoon highs around 70 in western Maryland and mid to upper 70s elsewhere. Morning lows mostly in the 30s with some 40s in extreme western Maryland.
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Maryland
Democrats Seek Harmony in Maryland Convention Pow Wow
Maryland Democratic leaders convene for a peace talk as Ty dings faces Mahoney in a tight senatorial contest. Invitations reportedly go to Mahoney backers and key officials as delegates prepare for a mixed convention fight and the national committee posts.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Millard E. Tydings
George P.mahoney
Mahoney
Michael J. Birmingham
Baltimore County Commissioners
J. Millard Tawes
Ralph L. Lowman
Anne Arundel County Commissioners
Tydings
National Party
Chicago
Thomas D’alesandro
Ocean City
Baltimore Orioles
D’alesandro
Army Helicopters Conduct Four Hour Night Transition Flight
Army helicopters from Ft Belvoir Virginia conducted a four hour night transition flight producing the distinctive putt putt sounds. The operation aimed to familiarize personnel with vertical lift and improve readiness with planned additional night flying in the area.
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Ft. Belvoir
Model mother kills three daughters then shoots self
In Lake Wales Florida a woman Lorene Culbeck in her late 30s killed her three daughters Shirley five Pamela three and Jan one in their beds and then fatally shot herself The bodies were found in the trailer at 1 30 am She left a note for her husband claiming valuables and a black Bible in a suitcase Neighbors described her as a model mother and said she cared for the children
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Lake Wales
Fla.p
Lorene Culbeck
S. D. Betton
Shirley
Pamela
Jan
Tom Petty
Truck Driver Dies After Warning Brakes Failed
A Brooklyn truck driver Sidney Slapo age 49 died in Manhattan after shouting warnings as his brakes failed He swerved to avoid a collision fell from the cab and was run over by his own truck Two companions escaped harm Rosario de Mario 36 Brooklyn driver of the other car was uninjured The incident occurred on 6th Avenue as workers left nearby shops and offices
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New York
Sidney Slapo
Brooklyn
6Th Avenue
Manhattan
Slapo
Rosario de Mario
David Jones
Russell Sweatt
Three Youths Enter Plea Of Guilty
Three Silver Spring youths pleaded guilty to assault in an April 7 attempted holdup at the First Federal Savings and Loan in Hagerstown. The boys 16 to 17 were released on $1,000 bonds. Judge McLaughlin ordered a thorough background investigation before sentencing.
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Hagerstown
Silver Spring
Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Thomas Kaylor
Kenneth McLaughlin
Michael C. Bird
Daniel G. Hummel
William A. Blomgren
Kaylor
McLaughlin
Hagers
Young Bird
Neva Shannon
Western Union
Cumberland
Charles Wagaman
Blomgren
Montgomery-Blair
Bird
Hummel
Wagaman
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Optical Co
Albert H. Cohen
Philadelphia
168Th General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
United Presbyterian Church
Adlai
Estes
Ike
Potomac River Basin Commission
Charles F. Trunk Jr
Evangelical Lutheran Church
John L. Shaw
Evangelical Lutheran Synod
City
Edgely
iGeorge M
Pennsylvania
Robert Meyner
New Jersey
Delaware River
Ohio- Indiana
Sen. Young
R-Nd
Senate
Andrew E. Sewell
Rippeon and Stockman
Evanston
Jll
American Academy of Pediatrics Today
Academy
Frederick J. Heldrich Jr
North Market Street
U. S. Philadelphia
Democrat- Communist Party
Dailyjie
William T. Granahan
Congress
Fitzgerald-Mercy Woul
Federal Savings and Loan
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