City May Retain Its $1.55 Rate
Frederick City aims to keep its $2.35 tax rate for another year. Mayor John A. Derr said department budget requests for 1958 will be presented to the Board of Aldermen, with some modest increases expected. Early action may set a tentative rate within a month as street paving programs and development work proceed, including blacktop trials and new routes to Patrick Street near Hamilton Homes, Inc.
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Frederick City
John A. Derr
Board of Aldermen
Pautre
Derr
West Brook
West Patrick Street
Hamilton Homes, Inc
Patrick Street
Mercer's Lane
Can Hit Moon At Any Time
New York reports that Russia may launch a missile to strike the moon during the upcoming lunar eclipse. Analysts doubt the accuracy to hit the target by tomorrow, though Soviet rhetoric seeks a dramatic anniversary show over the Pacific near the Philippines. A successful strike would require immense fuel or a massive rocket to cover about 240000 miles in ten hours.
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New York
Russia
Pacific
Mariana Islands
Japan
Philippines
Ameon
Eisenhower visit not a state affair despite illness
London dispatch says President Eisenhower will not make a state visit to Britain on his Europe trip due to Mrs. Eisenhower’s illness. He plans to repay the Queen’s visit later. Mrs. Eisenhower recently underwent an operation and air travel is considered unsuitable at present.
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London
Eisenhower
Britain
By-Pass Job Is Awarded To R F Kline in Frederick
The Maryland State Roads Commission awarded three highway contracts at its weekly meeting. Richard F. Kline Inc. of Frederick won the two mile Frederick by-pass from U S 44 west of Mount Airy to Matter Avenue at 1 622 363 22 a bid one percent below the engineers estimate. DeLuca-Davis Construction Co. Inc. of Baltimore won a four span bridge job over the Baltimore Harrisburg Expressway with a bid of 2 150 000 about no percent below the SRC estimate. Eugene Chaney of Upper Marlboro won resurfacing on Maryland 402 near Prince Frederick at 185 580 23 38 percent below the estimate. The panel planned to meet in Southern Maryland but postponed due to Legislative Council sessions. Chairman Robert Bennell and Commissioner Edgar Bennett planned to visit St Marys and Charles Counties next week to discuss highway problems with officials. The commission will meet in Baltimore November 19. John McMullen of Cumberland is vacationing in Mexico.
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StateRoads Commission
Sone
Richard F. Kline Inc
Frederick
U.S. 44
Matter Avenue
Maryland
Kline
Commission
Yorkoad
Parkton
Baltimore County
DeLuca-Davis Construction Co. Inc
Baltimore
Sie
SRC Gstmares
Eugene, Chaney
Upper Marliboro
Prince Frederick
SRC
Legislative Council
Robert O. Bennell
Edgar O. Bennett
St. Marys
Charl
John McMullen
Cumberland
Mexico
Youth Government Day at Frederick City Hall
Frederick High School students join city officials as youth representatives for Youth Appreciation Week. Frank Meehan serves as mayor pro tem with four student aldermen and a student engineer. Officials from Optimist clubs coordinate the program with the Frederick High School Student Council.
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Frederick High School
Optimist
Frank Meehan
John A. Derr
Frank Martz
David Meadows
Colm Philips
Terry Horman
Larry Blank
William B. Burall
Charlles P. Staley
Emmett R. Bowlus
E.paul Magaha
Wiliam Bartgis
Richard Zimmerman
Charles McC. Mathias
Dale Warner
W. Raymond Walter
Robert Ferguson
Homer Brooks
Frederick Optimist Chub
Braddock Heights
McKeldin Urges Youth Trades For Early Work
Maryland Governor McKeldin spoke at a forestry camp dedication in Lonaconing, urging some youths to take jobs in trades at earlier ages to curb idleness and delinquency while preserving support for book learning. He noted many once-wishful youths became tradesmen, and cautioned against overemphasizing scholastic hours. The day brought light rainfall, cooler temperatures, and a frost threat as weather outlook called for partly cloudy conditions.
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Lonaconing
I McKeldin
McKeldin
Ito
McKeidin
Savage Mountain Forest
Here
Bors
Fishing Creek
Frederick
Turbojet Airliner Crashes Killing 15 In Bristol Test Flight
A four engine Britannia airliner crashed during a test flight near the Bristol Aviation Co. field, bursting into flames and killing all 15 aboard. The aircraft disappeared into a belt of woods after taking off from the field.
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Bristol
England
Britain
Bristol Aviation Co
Wee Women at Scher Gaa Match Sparks Debate
They wouldn't even give me an aptitude test. The quote reveals tension at the Scher event where women participants discuss access, fairness, and the handling of evaluations in the setting. The remark highlights broader questions about opportunities and assessment in the competition.
Truck Upsets On Md 26 In Off Year Election
A milk tank truck overturned on Md 26 near Mt Pleasant injuring the driver, Dennis, after veering off the road. The mishap followed Democratic sweep gains in New Jersey Virginia and New York City while Republicans held seats in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
New Jersey
Virginia
Robert F. Wagner Jr
New York City
Pennsylvania
Lyndon B. John
Texas
United States
Snow and Weather Shifts Across Eastern U S Regions
Weather across the eastern United States shows mixed precipitation with snow in mountain areas and scattered rain in the South and Northeast. Cooler temperatures spread from the upper Midwest to the Ohio Valley while Montana warms.
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U. S
Associated Press
Texas
Midwest
Oklahoma
Kansas
Louisiana
Arkansas
New Mexican
Great Lakes
New England
Pennsylvania
mid-Atlantic
Araes
West Virginia
New York
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Montana
Continental Divide
Virginia
Mysterious Flying Objects Explained as Mirage Phenomena
Harvard astronomer Dr. Donald H. Menzel in Cambridge says mysterious lights seen across the country and Gulf of Mexico are mirages caused by heated air acting as a lens. The Air Force is investigating, with most sightings not classified as unknown.
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Harvard
Gulf of ‘Mexico
Donald H. Menzel
Harvard College of Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
Air Force
Coast Guard
Sebago
Gulf of Mexico
Menzel
Alarme
Donald E.keyhoe
Keyhoe
National Investigations Committee
Purgees Attend Moscow Jubilee Session Amid Power Shuffles
In Moscow two Purgees, Hast Jume and Dimitri ShepHov, appeared at a jubilee Supreme Soviet meeting amid upheavals that ousted Molotov, Malenkov, Zhukov, and others. Khrushchev hints Zhukov may take a new post. Elsewhere Republicans gain in Pennsylvania and New Jersey as party control updates narrow to 201-233 with one vacancy.
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Moscow
Russia
Icicle
Supreme Soviet
Lazar Kaganovich
Communist Party
iPresidium
Urals
Dimitri ShepHov
Central Asia
Kaganovich
M. Molotov
Georgi Malenkov
Georgi Zhukov
Molotov
Outer
Mongolia
Malenkov
Nikolita Khrushchev
Zhukov
Two Troopers Shot Killed In Separate NC Slayings
About 306 state troopers scoured central North Carolina chasing a river driver who shot and killed two troopers at different spots. One trooper, Pfe. Wister Lee Reece, 39, of Hampstead NC, died after a speed check on U.S. 220. A Philadelphia license car passenger, Robert Perry Jr., 30, of Norman NC, said hitchhiker, was jailed. The other trooper, Phc. J. Brown, was shot near Sanford on U.S. 1. R. L. Gates found Brown dead in his patrol car. Perry led authorities to a Brooklyn-born driver with Italian accent, speeding at about 75 mph. The manhunt followed a 72 hour clock. The restaurant sale at Coops Land on West Patrick Street also noted.
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N.C
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Lan
Pfe. Wister Lee Reece
Hamseur
U.S
Elsve
Ward Reece
Robert Perry Jr
Norman
Rockinsham
Here
Sanford
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U.S. 1
R. L. Gates
Ton Ead
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Gates
Sanford Hospital
Perry
Asheboro
Brooklyn
N. Mo
Florida
Richmond County
Mack Wallace
Polic
Wallace
Reece
Scan Skies For Sputnik IT
Moonwatch teams scanned the skies for Sputnik amid U S efforts to catch up with the Soviet satellite program. Officials alerted 105 Moonwatch teams to spot three passes over the nation with additional morning passes expected tomorrow. Unidentified object reportedly precedes Sputnik in Tokyo. the dog-carrying satellite remains cited as a Soviet success prompting calls in Congress for drastic action. Two Frederick Selective Service Board members left for induction. Fort Holabird exhibit in Kansas City announces 1958 product line from Brush Co. and related personnel moves.
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Sputik
Senate
Moonwatch! J
Spotnik If Is
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Midwest
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Zaloft
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Frederick Selective Service Board
Fort Holabird
Kansas City
Armed Services
Brush Co
Frederick
Frederick Charles Calhoun
Pers Ferry
W. Va
Brunswick
Ruben M. Blank
Itail
Kansas
Physical City
More Crooked Dealings To Be Exposed
Senate Rackets Committee chair McClellan says evidence will reveal more crooked dealings between employers and labor union leaders. Hearings wrap on Nathan Shefferman and his labor consulting firm. starting Nov 12 the panel will pursue racketeering charges in New York City's waste collection industry. Shefferman and associates invoke the Fifth Amendment repeatedly. attorney claims pending indictments are to blame for delays.
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McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
Nathan W. Shefferman
Shefferman
New York City
Justice Department
Chicago
of Labor Relations Associates, Inc
Shelton
Stanford Clinton
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Clinton
Khrushchev Again Seeks High Level East West Talks
Khrushchev urged a high level meeting of capitalist and socialist representatives to avert war and ease world tension. He accused the United States of pressuring Syria and provoking Israel and Turkey, while praising Soviet space gains and urging a “commonwealth of Sputniks” with U.S. participation. He spoke to 17,000 at Moscow’s Sports Palace during the 40th Bolshevik anniversary events, asserting Soviet scientific strides and weapons development while criticizing the Paris ATO summit. Local Masonry honors and Governor McKeldin’s visit to dedicate a Garrett camp are noted in brief.
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Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Union
Karashchev
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Turkey
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Five Day Forecast From The Associated Press
Temperatures will average three to six degrees below normal with cool Thursday and warmer Friday. Saturday will be cooler and Monday warmer again. Precipitation expected between one tenth and one inch with 33 showers Friday. Normal highs range from 33 in the mountains to 59 in the east. lows from 28 to 32 in the mountains, with Boe in the cash 2.
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