First Snow From 2 To 3 Inches Across County
First snow of the season covered roads with slush and slippery patches as temperatures hovered near freezing. State Roads Commission dispatched 19 trucks from Frederick and Thurmont shops to clear routes, with up to five inches reported on Braddock mountain and four inches around Hyattstown. Forecast warned snow or rain may persist into night, with four to six inches possible in four western Maryland counties and up to eight inches in the mountains.
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State Roads Commission
Frederick
Thurmont
Road Commission
Thaemont
Braddock Mountain
Hyattstown
Maryland
Garrett
Allegany
Washington
Easton
Waldorf
Salisbury
Oakland
West Virginia
Thomas
Fem
Snow Covers Broad Areas as Warmth Returns West
The Associated Press reports a warming trend in the West while snow blankets the East. Readings rose dramatically in the Northern Rockies with Cut Bank Montana at 26 above after a 37 degree rebound, and Pendleton Oregon up 33 to 50. Subzero pockets persisted in the Dakotas as heavy showers and snow spread from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes.
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Associated Press
Western Plains
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Cut Bank
Mont
Sheridan
Wyo
Billings
Pendleton
Ore
Dakotas
Bismarck
N. D
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Pennsylvania
New York
Tennessee
Arkansas
Kentucky
Cars Collide West Of Here On Snow Covered Highway
Two cars collided this morning west of Frederick amid last night’s snowfall. James Irving Lamb, 19, of Frederick, slid on slushy snow and hit Thomas Harrison McKinley Young, 55, of Middletown, who was traveling east. Damages were about $700 for Young’s car and $500 for Lamb’s. No charges filed. no one was insured.
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Frederick
James Irving Lamb
RFD
Fredericas
U. S. 40
Thomas Harrison McKinleyvoung
Middletown
Yount
Lamb
Vo EL. Guthune
Egg Cet Srseel
Mass X-Ray Bus Deploys Across County for Public Health
Frederick County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association reports strong response to the chest X-ray program. In 16 days the mobile unit performed 7,39 examinations with 548 Middletown residents x-rayed on Thursday. The schedule includes Jefferson Street plant and nearby sites, Brunswick, Buckesstown, Lime Kiln, Market Street near Kresge's, and Camp Detrick. The effort is funded by Christmas seals. A minister from Baltimore, Reverend Vernon O Grabel, 32, was struck while walking near St Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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Frederick County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
C. Clifford Doll
Middletown
Jefferson Street
Price Electric
Jefferson
Knoxville
Brunswick
Brunswick High School
Buckesstown
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Lime Kiln
Market Street
Kresge’s
Camp Detrick
Urbana
Orlock 1
North Market Street
Vrs Delfs
State From Bay West Covered With Surprise Snow
Snow blankets western Maryland and parts of the state with between two and seven inches as forecasters warn the system will shift east. Counties from Garrett to Frederick report snow depths while roads in the mountains stay slushy. temperatures dip into the 20s with slush and sand crews mobilized.
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Bay West
Mareland
Chesapeake
Todas State Police
Hagerstown
Yai
Frederick
Washington
Allegan
Fox
Thurmont
Placerstown
Oakand
Garrett Tountys
Comber
Jaggerstown
Frederick Ar Eas
Rockville
Searching Party Stopped By Storm In Pa Mountains
A snow storm halted a 50 member search party in south central Pennsylvania trying to locate a possible plane crash site. After reaching a 1500 foot peak they reported hearing shouts and seeing distant flares in a wooded gully before weather forced them to suspend the search.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Ci! Defense
Deny Land Is Wanted For By Pass Here
The State Roads Commission faces a condemnation battle as Samuel and Mrs Rosenstock contest authority to condemn land east of Frederick claiming the parcel isn’t needed for the Frederick by pass. Their filing asserts lack of bona fide negotiation, arbitrary valuation, and use of a service road right of way to access undeveloped land.
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State Roads Commission
Frederick
Samuel
Rosenstock
Air
Robert E. Clapp Jr
Rosenstacks
The
Roads Commission
Rosenstuck
Rosenstocks
Frederick By-Pass
McKeldin Approached On Vice Presidency
Governor Theodore McKeldin, speaking at Washington and Lee University, hinted at being approached about the Republican vice presidential nomination if California's Governor Goodwin Knight is the presidential candidate. He noted Knight's chances depend on Eisenhower's status, and he suggested Knight over Nixon for the ticket. the room included supporters from California.
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Lexington
Theodore Roy McKeldin
Goodwin Knight
California
McKeldin
Washington and Lee University
Koicht
Knight
Gamma
Fasenhower
Ron Agen
MeKeldin
Eisenhower
GOP
Chicago
White House
Rich
Gov Knight
Nixon
Cafiarna
San Francisco
Mayors Seek Law Repeal At Maryland League Meet
At the eighth annual Maryland Municipal League convention in the Francis Scott Key Hotel, votes supported repealing a law crediting municipal service in retirement calculations. Several resolutions urged equitable distribution of racing revenue, census funding, and continued census of governments, with leaders from Frederick, Middletown, Forest Heights and other towns applauding municipal achievements amid snowy travel challenges.
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A& Resolution
Maryland Municipal League
Francis Scott Key
Frederick City
Elmer F. Munshow~ter
State Roads Commission
Clifford R .Armfheld
Forest Heights
Washington
Russell P. Smith Jr
Cambridge
Annapolis
Thomas B'Alesandro
Baltimore
B. Herman Adkins
Snow Hill
South Eastern Shore
Hubert F. Ryan
Patt Deposit
North Eastern Shore
Leon Abramson
Hagerstown
Vincent A. Simmett
Commissioners of
Cottage City
James E. Ryan
Galena
League
Maryland
Bureau of the Census of
U.S
Congress
Winslow F Buinbans
Geremani
Mark
Edmund Wester
Maso
John A Serr
Guvens
Fredrich
Woman Returns To Husband After Disappearance
Betty Jane Keegan discussed as Terre Palmer returns to her husband Tate Oh btren rs Tada. Mary Tannfo ad Washington authors foy steeeke claim she named 75 minds since disappearing. Police say Terre Palmer from Maryland was found and told authorities she was Terre Palmer from Maryland.
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Rotherford
Betty Jane Keegan
Mary
Perjury charge in tax case hits Kansas City lawyer
A federal grand jury charged former Kansas City attorney Harry J. Schwimmer with perjury in an income tax case. He allegedly lied about a $10,000 payment from Irving Sacks, claimed as a legal fee but viewed as bribery funds. Bail set at $30,000. Schwimmer reported to hospital with a heart ailment after indictment.
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ST. Louis
Kansas City
Harry J. Schwimmer
Grand
Naney Wats
Irving Sacks
Schwimmer
Distradee
George I. Moore
Puerto
Tom S. Evans
Truman
Matthew J. Connelly
New York
Two Drowned When Car Runs Into River Bridge
Two men died when a car plunged into the Choptank River near Greensboro Maryland after veering off a road and smashing through a railing at a bridge. Surviving occupants, all Greensborough area residents, were pulled from the water by passersby and later treated. A separate notice records a property sale at 2 Park Avenue from Albert Dean to Mico and Mere, price 10 500. A missing youth from Garrettsburg area was located in Missouri en route to California.
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Greensboro
Med
Marv Bicking
Greenabore
Noble Melvin
Burlington
Noh
G. G. Koste
Melvin Sats
Maryland
Waater
Frank Kish
Thomas Bernard
Incone Cat
Thomas Snathern Snather
Greenshoro
Flove Ani
Haebark
Huis Spencers
Lemuel W Pander
Greenshorn
DELD
Park Avenue
Mico
Albert Dean
Meo
Robert Fo Ehll
Consideraton
Reve
Ike Relaxes With Friends At His Farm
President Eisenhower eases back to normal pace at Gettysburg farm with a social bridge game and quiet holiday as neighbors observe Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address anniversary. He may meet with Gruenther on European defenses and drive to Camp David for Cabinet and NSC talks, dates pending.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Battefield
Abraham Lincoln
Alfred M.gruenther
NATO
Europe
Gruenther
Secretary of State Dulles
Geneva
Billy Dulles
Camp David
Maryland
Catoctin Mountains
Moroccan Mob Tramples Three in Rabat Palace
In Rabat the Moroccan mob trampled three people in the palace courtyard during consultations by Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef. A caliph, an assistant to the Pasha of Fes, and another man died as violence erupted after an attack by a crowd. Dispatches describe panic and delegations awaiting orders from the sultan to restore order.
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Rabat
Winle
Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef
Asafa
Tanger
Caliph
Neo
Sablang
Saltan
Maryland boards warned against forcing children to meet same standards
Maryland county school boards were urged not to push all children to meet the same calendar-age standards. Dr Daniel Prescott of the University of Maryland Institute for Child Study told the annual conference that pressuring children to match their age can lead to delinquency. He noted many boards heard the warning from a majority of the state's 28 counties.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Daniel Prescott
University of Maryland Ersttute For
Boards of Education
Dairy-Farmer Groups Back Benson Plan Scrutiny
Northeast dairy groups representing about 40,000 farmers told the Senate Agriculture Committee the Eisenhower Benson plan was not working and urged a better program. The NY State Farm Bureau disputed, claiming 73,000 members. witnesses urged a soil bank or other changes to curb surplus. Dairy leaders argue low prices do not cut production while Benson maintains long-term price reductions will boost farm prices.
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Utica
N. Y
Northeast
U. S. Senate Agriculture Committee
New York State Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
la Jose
Con Lou
Benson
Stanley Jf. Benham
Dairymen’s League
Senater Committee
Dairy Orgasons
Misses Dip In Monocacy Near Miss In River
Soldier Alfred F Porter aged 27 from Camp Detrick narrowly avoided a plunge into the Monocacy River last night after his car swerved on the Gas House Road crossing the Monocacy bridge. The vehicle left the road, tumbled down the embankment, came to rest against a tree, and Porter with an unidentified companion were treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital for injuries. Police reported about 500 dollars in damage to the car.
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Alfred F Porter
Camp Detrick
Monocacy River
Elmer Lous Baum
New London
Porter
Poitler
Harney
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Arann
Hooper Baum
Tar Hospital
Not On Program Bevelry Thud Cal
Police reported yesterday that four men posing as entertainment at Dr Joseph Pollock’s party in Beverly Hills California escaped with 340 dollars after drawing guns and forcing guests to the floor. One guest, Patrock, believed the men were singers and may have been part of a surprise by a guest. The fate of other guests and details remain unclear.
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Beverly
Calif
Ne Pro
Joseph Pollock
Ts Patrock
Ike and Dulles Begin New Peace Search
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles announced a new effort toward a just and durable peace after Geneva. Dulles cited the Geneva spirit surviving and urged continued Western unity while warning talks with Russia would be foolish now.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
Geneva
Russia
Britain
France
Joe Dulles
Rrasnn
Orrolans
East Europe
United States
Planes Crash Tragedy Climber Rescue Near Charleston Peak
LAS VEGAS Nev P An arctic rescue team may need two more days to reach the wreckage of a four engine C54 carrying 14 men presumed dead high on Charleston Peak The team from the 42nd Am Rescue Squadron at March Air Force Base Calif travels with snowshoes and skis pursuing a difficult ascent and weather hampers progress Five Air Force men five AP civilian employees an aviation engineer and two consultants are aboard the doomed flight from Norton AFB Calif bound for the Nevada atomic test range William Marr of Hyattsville Md is among the victims.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Charleston
42Nd Am
March Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Norton Afb
Nevada
William Marr
Hyattsville
Fraternity House Explodes Wrecking Butler Campus
An explosion demolished the $155,000 Sigma Chi fraternity house at Butler University in Indianapolis. Seven people were slightly injured as firemen and police found eleven members and the house mother inside the three story brick building. A 1,000 gallon hot water tank, installed Friday, exploded during the blast. University had relaxed the curfew for a dance, leaving many members away.
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Indianapolis
PCA
Siena Chi
Butler University
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Gandolfo
Italy
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St Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
SRC
McKkeldin
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Sinclair Weeks
Commerce
Rowland R. Hughes
Att Xeateold
Garthersbiigg
South
George Fo Prion
Missouri
Ike
New York Farm Bureau
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