Lightning Strikes Homes and Towns Across Frederick Area
Severe storms lash Frederick County with hail up to half dollars and high winds. A Brunswick home on Catholic church road survived a near miss after lightning hit the kitchen, causing an attic fire and about $1,000 damage. Power outages hit Emmitsburg and surrounding towns as crews restore service.
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Brunswick
Mremen
Arthur Fry
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Potomac Edison Company
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Detour
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Liberty
Chestnut
Grove
Mt. Pleasant
Laing
Var
Caggerisville
Montgomery County
Watersville
Carroll County
Jug Bridge
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
State Roads Commission
Maryland
New Market
Weather Bureau
Airpor
Burkittsville
Broad Run
Thurmont
Middletown
Mt. Airy
Seventh Avenue
Poolesville
General Holiday Observed With Doorbell Campaign
Frederick city officials and the county campaign launch a doorbell ringing drive led by former Mayor Donald B. Rite to collect for the Mental Health fund. Teams will canvass most residential areas starting 6 p m with money boxes and envelopes left at homes. No callbacks planned and school and government offices will close Thursday for Memorial Day observances.
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Frederick City
Donald B. Rite
Fice
Two Families Die In Auto Crash On Illinois Highway
A fiery two-vehicle wreck on Illinois Highway 116 near Benson killed four adults and seven children from two families both traveling east. Investigators studied evidence of possible third vehicle and confirmed no survivors or witnesses. victims include James Block and Vernie Mae Block and their children, and Dr. George von Steenberg and family.
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Wrec
Strea Cor. Tr
Bloomington
Benson
Illinois
James Block
Streator
Vernie Mae
Pegsy
Gloria
Deborah
Jimmie
George C. von Steenberg
Helen Nancy
George Dennis
Janice
Julie
Stock Market Rises as Heavy Trading Boosts Early Session
A burst of heavy trading pushed the market higher in early trading as investors showed buying interest. Analysts noted broad gains across sectors with tech and industrials leading the advance.
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New York
Broadens Proposals For Funds Protection
Washington The Eisenhower administration expands its plan to protect labor welfare and pension funds. The proposal now covers all funds and adds criminal penalties for embezzlement. Secretary of Labor Mitchell presented the bill to a Senate subcommittee citing findings from multiple investigations.
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Eisenhower
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Secretary of Labor
Mitchell
Senate
Sen
Douglas
D-Iil
Count 52 Killed By Turkish Earthquakes
Rescue teams in northern Turkey counted at least 32 dead and 7 injured as they reached villages southeast of Istanbul. Bolu province officials reported 32 dead with 280 houses destroyed. The 8:33 a.m. quake lasted about 10 seconds, toppling houses and minarets in Bolu and affecting Ankara and Istanbul.
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Turkey
Istanoul
Bola
Ankara
Bolu
Estimates 120 Will Be Killed On Roads
Chicago readers are told that 120 Americans will die in traffic accidents during the Memorial Day 30 hour holiday period from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Thursday. The National Safety Council cautions travelers to extra care during the period.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Stassen in London with proposals for disarmament plan
Harold E. Stassen arrived in London with new American disarmament ideas aimed at small steps toward arms reduction. He outlined a multi nation treaty barring non-nuclear states from acquiring nukes, a 10 to 15 percent drop in East-West military spending, reductions in defense manpower to 2.2 million per side, limited weapons cuts, and support for Eisenhower open skies aerial inspections.
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London
Harold E. Stassen
Russia
Eisenhower
United States
Britain
Third of U. S. Staff Must Leave Hungary
Budapest reports Hungary’s communist regime ordered 13 members of the U S legation in Budapest to depart within six weeks. The move targets nine diplomats and four nondiplomatic staff amid lack of Hungarian official engagements since last fall’s Russian intervention.
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Hungary
U.S
N. Spencer Barnes
UC. S. Legation
U. S
Russia
Provisional President Named Amid Haitian Capital Tension
Provisional president Jidden Haid was installed today as unrest continued in Port au Prince. Armed police monitored the capital for possible violence after a weekend that left scores dead or injured.
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Port AU
Keating urges item veto power as top economic reform
Rep. Keating says passage of legislation to grant the president an item veto would be the most constructive procedural move for economy. He notes Congress failing to act costs American taxpayers billions. Eisenhower administration backers, including Secretary Humphrey and Budget Director Brunage, align with the proposal in prepared testimony.
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Washington
Keating
Congress
House
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Percival F. Brundage
Texas Downpours Flood Dallas Fort Worth and Texas
Torrential rain drenched Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas with thousands evacuated. In Moffett Oklahoma about 400 residents fled to Fort Smith Arkansas as the Arkansas River overflowed its banks. Dallas saw the Trinity River three feet above flood stage before receding. Fort Worth evacuated about 4000 residents and Dallas flood victims planned to move. Lake Texoma neared spillway level at Denison Dam triggering downstream evacuations.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Moffett
Okla
Fort Smith
Ark
Trinity River
Fort Worth
Marco Ross
Ross
Texoma
Denison Dam
Third Bomb Scare At Bus Terminal
Baltimore police evacuated about 200 people from the Greyhound bus terminal after an anonymous caller warned of a bomb. The all clear followed a thorough search with no device found, marking the third scare of the year and the second in a week.
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Baltimore
Greyhound
Caiter
Communists to Attack in Korea Again Says Envoy
President Rhee's special envoy Dr You Char i Yang warned that Communist forces may launch another attack in Korea once world attention shifts away. The claim was made amid ongoing tensions and international scrutiny.
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Paris
Korea
Ssangman Rhee
You Chari ¥ Yang
U S Colony In Taipei Is Still Uneasy
Taipei and four Formosan cities remain under martial law amid post riot fears. Americans hesitate to drive, and Nationalist troops deter potential outbreaks while officials urge restraint and smart behavior.
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Formosa
Formosan
Taichung
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Chiai
Iinghsiung
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Stuart H. Ingersoll
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Maryland Sets 185000 Acre Wheat Quota for 1958
Maryland farmers are allotted 185 390 acres for the 1958 wheat crop and will vote June 20 on accepting the allotment. Leonard C. Burss, chair of the State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, announced the quota as Maryland’s share of the national 33 million acres. Approval by at least two thirds of Maryland wheat growers is required to implement the quota. If approved, price supports will be a minimum national average of 1.78 dollars per bushel, or 75 percent of parity. if rejected, supports drop to 1 percent of parity. Eligible voters are growers with more than 15 acres planted in commercial wheat in the Maryland wheat area.
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College Park
Maryland
Leonard C. Burss
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Ise
Five Day Outlook for Baltimore and Nearby Areas
The Weather Bureau issues a five day forecast for Marsland and Delaware. Expect cooler nights transitioning to Tuesday, warmer midweek, then cooler again Thursday and Friday with showers around Thursday and Saturday. Temperatures hover near normal and rainfall averages about half an inch. The New York region forecast calls for upper 70s today and lower 70s west of Cumberland with a mix of conditions across the area.
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Weather Bureau
Marsland
Delaware
New York
Federal
Cumberland
John
Johnny Dio Dioguardi
Wallace and ABC Retract Statements over Cohen Appearance
New York TV interview involving Mike Wallace and ABC retracted remarks about ex gangster Mickey Cohen who appeared on Wallace’s program on May 19. Oliver Treyz, ABC vice president, called Cohen’s appearance unfortunate and regrettable noting no advance knowledge of what would be said due to the show's spontaneous nature.
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Mike Wallace
ABC Network
Mickey Cohen
Los Angeles
Oliver Trevyr
ABC
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Cohen
Adenauer backs demilitarized zone for Germany reunification
Chancellor Adenauer told the Soviet Union in Bonn that West Germany would consider a demilitarized Central Europe zone if Moscow agrees to German reunification in freedom. He urged concessions and warned East Germans lack freedom under communist control as the note to Moscow follows two earlier exchanges in 23 hours.
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Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Soviet Union
Europe
Adenauver
Russia
Adenauer
Moscow
90 Collapsed During Parade in Sweltering Heat
In Dease Maryland an estimated several dozen people collapsed during a Memorial Day parade amid extreme heat. Spectators also fell ill. most victims were revived using smelling salts and ice packs. Bethesda-Chevy Chase rescue squad and Anne Arundel fire units treated those affected. Dr. Harry X. Jones noted near 100 degree sun and many collapses occurred after spectators passed the viewing stands.
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Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Anne Arundel
Harry +X. Jones
Dr. Jones
Young Bergen youth charged with murder in Ruth Zeiter case
The 18 year old Fair Lawn High sophomore Ald Marrone was charged with murder in Ruth Starr Zeiter's rape slaying. He allegedly confessed in a statement presented after questioning tied to a decades old pattern of similar assaults. Marrone reportedly attended Billy Graham's Madison Square Garden appearance the night of the murder.
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Galda
Ruth
I Wooden Glen
Paramus
Lovers’ Lane
iMarrone
Galdai
New York
Madison Square Garden
Billy Graham
William C. Brownson
Second Reformed Church of
Lodi
Brownson
Young People's Group
Sunsday
Asst
Frank J. Cuccia
William J. Arnold
Baldwin
Bergen County
Fair Lawn
New Antenna System Under Construction for Long Range Links
Washington report says a new point to point antenna system capable of 1200 miles is being built in Maryland. Joseph A. Waldschmitt of Page Communications Engineers says the prototype for the Defense Department includes a three power ionospheric scattering array and a 240 by 200 foot dual comet reflector antenna. The project is part of a 150000 dollar long term model antenna range test program for advanced communications.
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Maryland
Joseph A. Waldschmitt
Page Communications Engineers, Inc
Defense Department
Taylors Island Field Laboratory
Cambridge
Waldschmitt
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