Frederick school budget shows $533,971 rise in teacher pay
The Frederick public schools plan a $533,971 increase in salaries for principals and teachers for the year starting January 2, raising the total instructional cost to about $3.046 million within a $5.106 million current expense budget. Funding comes from local taxes, state aid, federal sources, and other revenues, with capital outlay and building needs noted separately.
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Board of Education
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Fire bomb torches truck driver after steel plant strike
Edwin Linwood Gossett of Bar by Hampton was badly burned when a homemade fire bomb was tossed into his truck just after he left a strike at a steel plant in Atlanta. A passenger escaped unharmed. Patrolman R L Rhodes said the device appeared to be thrown from bushes along the street while the truck carried a load from Atlantic Steel Co.
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API
I Steel Plant
Edwin Linwood Gossett
Barby Hampton
R. L. Rhodes
Atantic Steel Co
Tawes Seeks More Mileage From Maryland Dollar
Maryland governor-elect J Millard Tawes vows to maximize tax dollar value. He will review department budgets with Budget Director James Rennie and consult with outgoing Governor Me Kedin. Tawes plans economy drives and possible department head changes, aiming for tighter budgets and efficiency. He backs a 400 rise for public school teachers and notes cigarette tax funds the current increase.
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Baltimore
Maryland
J. Millard Tawes
Tawes
James G. Rennie
Me Keldin
Nixon Trip to Britain for World War II Chapel Dedication
The White House released details of Vice President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon's November visit to Great Britain. He will attend the dedication of the American chapel in St Paul’s Cathedral on November 26 and meet Queen Elizabeth II at a Buckingham Palace luncheon. Nixon will be honored at a November 23 stag luncheon by the Pilgrims of Great Britain, and will dine with Prime Minister Macmillan and Foreign Secretary Lloyd. Queen Elizabeth will host dinner for the Nixons on November 27 at the U.S. ambassador’s home. The chapel honors Allied sacrifices in World War II, especially 28,000 U.S. service members buried or honored in Britain.
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White House
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Great Britain
Nisxon
Eisenhower
St. Pauls
Buckingham Palace
Macmillan
Veterans Day Quiet Observance With Limited Observances
Sirens marked Veterans Day at 2 am while Post American Legion planned a quiet afternoon observance at Memorial Ground and Court House park. Offices and many services closed as mail and government operations paused though banks stayed open. Potomac Edison halted operations and meters offered free rides, schools remained open.
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American Legion
Memorial Ground
Court House Park
Potomac Edison Company
Define Views At Conference Define Views At Conference
Geneva AP United States and the Soviet Union defined their views on how the 10 nation conference on surprise attack problems should proceed with its work A closed door meeting produced a communique by the heads of the American and Soviet delegations The communique gave no indication of a meeting of minds It defined the conference as a body of experts to study measures preventing surprise attack and to prepare a report for governments Western observers say the Soviet list of Cold War issues is outside the conference scope The first hurdle is agreement on the order of business and several days may be needed to set an agenda
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Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
Vassili Kuznetsov
FV Networks Make Ready For Strike
New York AP reports major TV live shows prerecording on tape amid possible union strike against ABC CBS and NBC. Negotiations expected Wednesday as contracts expire at midnight Saturday. Locals in New York Chicago Los Angeles and San Francisco hold service meetings. Tape use is a key bargaining issue with unions seeking set fees and clear use conditions for programs and commercials.
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American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
American Broadcasting Co
Wal Broadcasting Co
Columbia Broadcasting System
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Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Khrushchev warns Berlin blockade may return global crisis
Khrushchev demands end of four power rule in Berlin warning of possible Soviet response to any Western move. In Amman Hussein leaves for Europe and reports Soviet built MiG fighters chased his plane near Damascus. Jordan accuses Syria of violating air space. Hussein vows steps to preserve Jordanian prestige amid regional tensions.
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Major Shot Killed After Theater Robbery
AP report from Kansas City identifies Russull Edgar Parker a 46 year old major studying with the Army’s brightest at the Command and General Staff College as the man shot and killed after robbing a downtown theater of 568 dollars. John E. Dugan, theater manager, shot Parker in the back as he staggered down stairs and into the lobby then died face down on Main Street near the marquee while clinging to the metal cash box.
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Army
Command and General Staff College
Russull Edgar Parker
Corbin
John E. Dugan
New Theater
Parker
Main Street
Little Rock School Board May Resign
Five of the six Little Rock School Board members discussed resigning to confront a federal court order for desegregation. Board president Wayne Upton confirmed the discussion and the meeting planned to address the ruling. Gov Faubus earlier closed four high schools to avoid integration and may reopen them.
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Ark
Little Sit
Wayne Upton
U.S. 8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Orval E. Faubus
Long Standing Loopholes May Be Plugged in Tax Laws
Congressional Democrats weigh a serious drive in the new Congress to plug long standing loopholes in the tax laws in any expected scramble for added revenue. The move signals a possible broad reform effort aimed at boosting federal revenue and tightening tax avoidance.
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Washington
API
Congress
Gains Trimmed As Market Hits Record Highs
New York stocks edged toward record highs but pared gains in afternoon trading. Industrials and rails led advances while utilities stayed just ahead. American Telephone fluctuated, briefly touching its 1930 peak before slipping. Eastman Kodak rose but gave back part of its gain.
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Financial District
At&t
Eastman Kodak
Baltimore School Bomb Scare Drives City to Action
A bomb scare prompted a state of siege in Argentina under President Frondizi while in Baltimore Maryland the Franklin Junior-Senior High School faced a lockdown. Police swept districts and arrested supposed agitators after an anonymous call claimed a bomb was hidden in the integrated school, which serves 1,154 students and 55 teachers.
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Arturo Frondizi
Argentina
Mlsarrectio
Franklin
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Ani
Lee Lindley
Charges Dairy Purchase Was To Cut Competition
The government released a letter by William B. Hooper general manager of the Maryland Virginia Milk Producers Assn. claiming plans to buy Embassy Dairy of Washington to curb competition and gain a Washington area monopoly. Dated June 2, 1954 the letter was presented in District Court as part of the antitrust case.
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Maryland-Virginia Milk Producers Assn
William B. Hooper
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Embassy Dairy
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Justice Department
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Soviet space glider aims for world reach and Mars
A Soviet three stage unmanned rocket glider with a claimed range up to 12 500 miles could reach the U S heart and might land on Mars or Venus. the United States is pursuing a similar hypersonic glider program under Dyna Soar while other experts question its defense value. In West Virginia a scaffold collapse at a Bell plant construction site killed Richard F Dewitt and injured Charles W Atkinson with a second worker spared by a leg snagged in the structure.
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Accuse Young Mother In Death Of Infant
Police charged Iris Conrad a 19 year old Bellaire mother with murder in the death of her 4 week old daughter Lynda Conrad on November 2. The infant’s death follows two prior child deaths in the family attributed to pneumonia. Authorities questioned the mother for about 10 hours before filing the charge shortly after midnight.
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Jack O'Brien
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Leona Gage Plans Third Marriage in Las Vegas
Hollywood AP reports Leona Gage 22, former Miss USA, intends to wed Nick Covacevich 22 next Monday in Las Vegas. Gage, a Moulin Rouge showgirl, previously lost her Miss USA title after admitting marriage to Gene Norris Ennis. she later claimed another teen marriage was annulled.
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Fairman
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Reports Sight Plane Wreckage Off Lisbon
Lisbon airport tower reported an English plane sighting wreckage about 35 to 40 miles southeast of the missing Portuguese airliner which carried 36 aboard, including six Americans. Shipping and a Portuguese patrol vessel rushed to the spot as crews hunted for survivors. A separate field fire near Rocky Springs caused minor damage after a trash fire started it.
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Portugal
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Alse
Edeewood Road
Rocky Springs
Man Made Planet Project Aimed At Moon Escape
Army and Air Force space plans described by Dr. Wernher von Braun envision firing two probes toward the moon to achieve an escape trajectory. One probe would miss the moon and travel beyond earth, possibly becoming a sun orbiting planet, while the other could impact the lunar surface. The effort, involving a space symposium with 700 scientists, seeks data on radiation bands and deep space behavior.
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Tex
Wernher von Braun
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Mars
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School of Aviation Medicine
Southwest Research Institute
von Braun
Canadian Arrested In 260000 Theft
Ottawa bank employee Boyne Lester Johnston twenty five of Ottawa Canada was arrested at a Denver nightclub with about 260000 of stolen funds recovered. Johnston said he took the money to see what it was like to have wealth. A 10000 Ottawa reward led to the arrest. police estimate he spent about 60000 in a 16 day spree in Twin Falls Idaho and Los Angeles. He was jailed without charge.
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Boyne
Lester Johnston
Ottawa
Canada
Johnston
Imperial Bank of Canada
de ‘Eelives Art Esterling
Gene Ater
Jonnsson
Hikem
Los Angeles
Twin Falls
Idaho
Air Pollution Linked to Some Cancers and Heart Deaths
Government scientists warn air pollution may cause certain fatal cancers and accelerate death in heart disease. Based on studies, the links are discussed in a Health Service booklet released Monday, noting urban pollution is worst.
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Heath Service
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