Man gets twelve years for setting woman afire
Frederick inmate John David Hughes, 39, pleaded guilty to assault with intent to maim and assault and battery after pouring coal oil on his common-law wife Mildred Eva Tigney, 28, and setting her clothes ablaze in February. She remains in hospital, with doctors warning of permanent injury. The judge noted some mitigating factors but condemned the act. Also covered: Francis Coleman’s pretense case and a complex perjury/forgery bid by Robert L. Thompson.
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Frederick
Patrick M. Schnauffer
John David Hughes
Mildred Eva Tigney
Tigney
Hughes
Robert Pilgram
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Charles A. Price
East Church Street
Francis
Coleman
Thurmont
H. J. Brown
Donald Tucker
Gall and Smith
Brown
Elbor
Robert L. Thompson
Burkittsville
House of Correction
Thompson
Ritchie Associates
Price
Bids Opened For Work On Wilson Place
Bids opened at City Hall for Wilson Place grading and paving from Rosemont to West Seventh. T Edgie Russell Frederick contractor low bid 17095.60. others include Kline 2317 280.80, Montgomery 19475.20, Waesche 19996.30, Grove Lime 521000. Engineering to tabulate. Board to award. Parking by East Patrick lot to be restricted during lane marking. meters ordered. Curb and gutter work on East Patrick street underway under State Roads Commission with shared cost.
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T. Edgie Russell
Frederick
City Hall
Wilson Place
Rosemont Avenue
West Seventh Street
Russell
Richard F. Kline
Montgomery Construction Company
Brentwood
L. R. Waesche and Sons, Inc
Thurmont
Patrick Street
Nhot
East Patrick Street
Monroe Street
East Frederick School
State Roads Commission
City and Board of Education
Roads Commission
Collision Causes 600 Damage On West Patrick Street
About 2 pm Wednesday a collision on West Patrick Street near Jefferson Street caused roughly 600 in damage. George Kline Jr. swerved to avoid one car and hit a parked Waesche and Sons vehicle in Emmitsburg. The parked car sustained about 400 in damage and Kline's car about 200. He was charged with reckless driving and summoned to a hearing.
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Patrick Street
Jefferson Street
George ©. Kline, Jr
Frederick
Patrick
W. A. Boone, Jr
L. R. Waesche and Sons, Inc
Tourmont
Practice Blaze Starts Fire Prevention Week
Baltimore firemen will launch Fire Prevention Week by starting a controlled blaze on a three story brick house. They plan to ignite the structure Sunday and extinguish it with new and experimental firefighting methods. Chief Michael Low noted the house will be torn down for a slum clearance project. Volunteer firemen from around the state are invited to observe.
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Baltimore
Michael Low
Kidnap Case Ransom May Be Demanded
Kansas City details the ongoing abduction of 6 year old Bobby Green lease from Notre Dame de Lion School. Wealthy father Robert C. Greenlease plans currency readiness for a ransom while police pursue tips and family officials press for a safe, unhurt return.
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Kansas City
Bobby Greenjease
Robert C.greenlease
Greenlease
Brannon
Bread Price Hike Affects Local Retailers Across Town
Local stores raised the price of white bread from 18 to 19 cents a loaf, with rye and whole wheat up by two cents to 22 cents. Special diet and raisin breads rose two and three cents respectively, rolls up one to two cents. Grocers blame bakery wholesalers for the increase, citing higher transport and wrapping costs, while chain stores have not yet raised prices.
West Berlin sees rising Westward asylum seekers
East Germans continue to seek Western asylum in growing numbers as West Berlin officials report an average of 600 refugees entering daily over the past week.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Somerset Farmer Charged With Murder in Slaying
Somerset Pa A 32 year old farmer Regis Fochtman faces murder charges in the shotgun death of his sister-in-law Mary Kathleen Fochtman 33 a British war bride and the critical wounding of her father James Heys 58 of Stockport England Heys is in critical condition at Somerset Community Hospital with a head wound
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Somerset
Regis Fochtman
Joseph
Mary Kathleen Fochtman
James Heys
Stockport
England
Heys
Somerset Community Hospital
Warren Confirmed as Chief Justice Pick Foreseen
Washington reports forecast Senate approval for Governor Earl Warren as chief justice. If confirmed, Warren would take the robes after a fall session opens and would be the first chief justice from California. He will resign as governor by midnight Sunday to assume the post in Washington.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Earl Warren
The
United States
Cour
California
Congress
Sen. Langer
R-Nd
Warren
Adlai E. Stevenson
Kilgore
John Rutledge
George Washington
Rutledge
United
Sacramento
Calif
Virginia
Nina
Dorothy. Warren
Fred M. Vinson
Indian Guards Fire On Camp in Panmunjom Clash
At Panmunjom, Indian guards fired during a North Korean prisoner protest. One prisoner was killed and five wounded, while six prisoners were wounded per the U.N. command. About 300 detainees hurled rocks and attempted to scale a fence to protest Polish and Czech commissioners visiting. Brig. Gen. V M Kaul said shots were fired as the threat to troops and U.N. personnel grew. This followed a prior anti Communist protest by Chinese POWs last Friday.
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Panmunjom
U.N
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
X.N.R.C
V. M. Kaul
Wage boost demanded by Cleveland engineers union
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers representatives present a 3 percent wage increase demand to national railroads. Market mixed in New York with quiet trading.
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Cleveland — Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
New York
Ex Premier Ibrahim Abdel Wadi Hanged in Treason Case
Egypt's revolutionary court sentenced former Premier Ibrahim Abdel Wadi and a British-employee to death for treason and plotting to restore ex King Farouk. Hadi, 31, leader of the Saadist party, faced a three day trial. Awad's hearing followed in secret. Over $10 million of Hadi assets were ordered confiscated with no appeal. The action awaits approval by Egypt's Revolutionary Council. Detected foreign power remains officially unidentified.
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Cairo
Egypt
Special Revolutionary Court
Ibrahim Abdel Wadi
Farouk
Hadi
Ahmad Mohamed Awad
Awad
Britain
Soviet Union
NATO
London
Col Hayes reassigned to Camp Detrick in bio warfare post
Col Joan J Hayes, commanding Pine Bluff Arsenal, Ark, is reassigned to Camp Detrick as assistant to the Chief Chemical Officer for biological warfare. He led the arsenal since 1952 and helped develop the Army Industrial Fund. Born 1914 in Chicago, educated at Washington Univ St Louis and Catholic University, he earned multiple honors and served in WWII.
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Army Chemical Corps
Col
Joan J. Hayes
Pine Bluff Arsenal
Ark
Camp Detrick
Col. Hayes
Arsenal
Chemical Corps
Army Industrial Fund
The
Europe
Mediterranean
Chicago
Washington University of St. Louis
Catholic University of Washington
D. C
Keep Denver Clean Panel Asked for Suggestions
A Denver Keep Denver Clean Committee solicitations from residents about litter control yield a sharp remark from a woman who told them to remove her in laws. She said they are “just trash” in the city.
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Denver
Leniency Granted In Drunken Driving Case In Frederick
A Frederick county plasterer Ira Thomas Wilson, 41, with eight dependents, received leniency from Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield after a Labor Day drunken driving conviction. A $100 fine for reckless driving was suspended and a $150 fine for drunken driving imposed. Wilson was arrested by State Trooper Carlton Lewis on Route 40 Plan No 4 area after crossing the center line while driving a truck. The arrest occurred Sept 1 at 2 p.m. E Austin James represented the defendant. A 15 year old Mt Airy boy received a suspended $10 fine for false affidavit to obtain a license, aided by his mother Mrs Margaret Louise Duvall. The case involved Joseph J. Coady of the DMV. Also, Robert Donald Shaffer of Cumberland was found not guilty of improper passing on Steiner's Hill. Forfeiting collateral involved Ernest W. Hurd and James C. Miller.
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Frederick County
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Peoples Court
Ira Thomas Wilson
Mt. Airy
Wilson
Carlton Lewis
Plane No. 4
Austin James
Frederick
Margaret Louise Duvall
Taney Apartments
Joseph J. Coady
Department of Motor Vehicles
Coady
Roger D. Duvall
Baltimore
W. K. May
Officer Green
Cooler Weather Signals October Arrival
October brings a dip in temperatures after September’s 92 degree high at the airport. Forecaster predicts a 10 degree drop today with a north northeast wind shift. Light frost possible in far Western Maryland mountain valleys, though not expected here. Low 40s anticipated tonight, with sunny and mild Friday and fair, warm Saturday outlook.
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Mercury
Maryland
Eisenhower Declares National Newspaper Week
President Eisenhower urges Americans to observe National Newspaper Week beginning today. He praises journalists as custodians of a majestic trust and says a free press and a free society are essentially one, with democracy defined by press freedom.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Soviets Focus on Domestic Program Over Foreign Affairs
Moscow government led by Premier Georgi Matov stresses raising living standards as the top priority. Foreign affairs receive less emphasis as the domestic campaign aims to widen consumer goods distribution and build a strong agricultural base within three years, shaping both regime legitimacy and international stature.
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Moscow
Georgi Matenkov
Kremlin
China
Churchill
India
Ussr
Eisenhower invokes Taft-Hartley to halt East Coast dock strike
President Eisenhower uses the Taft Hartley law to stop a nationwide dock walkout. He appoints a three member inquiry board led by David L. Cole and orders a report by Oct 5, aiming for a court injunction to curb the strike for up to 80 days. The strike began early today, threatening national health and safety from Maine to Virginia.
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Washington
Eisenhower
David L. Cole
Federal Conciliation and Mediation Service
Justice Department
National Health and Safety
Maine
Virginia
East Coast Ports Tie Up as Massive Strike Unfolds
Longshoremen halted East Coast port activity from Maine to Virginia in a multi million dollar wage strike. With 60,000 workers walking out, ships from New York to Boston faced heavy disruption while police kept order and AFL backed factions clashed with ILA allies at select piers.
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New York
Maine
Virginia
Portland
Wampton Roads
United States
New York Harbor
International Longshoremen’s Association
American Federation of Labor
AFL
ILA
Eisenhower
Labor Department
International Longshoremen’s Assn
New York Shipping Assn
Ila-Afl
North Atlantic Seaboard
Wildcat
Eastern Seaboard
Boston
Providence
BR. i
New London
New Haven
Bridgeport
Conn
Wilmington
Del
Philadelphia
Chester
Baltimore
Hampton Roads
Patrick J. Connolly
South Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
Tampa
Fla
Halifax
TLA
George Meany
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George 5S. Patton
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George 5. Patton
Hamilton
Mass
Lowell
Yankees Dodgers
Somerset, Pa
Farmer
Gov. Warren
Frederick W. Monaghan
New Cumberland
Joseph C. Boudreaus
Austin
Tex
John E. Williams
John R. Boaze
Richmond
Robert W. Lafisberry
Riverton
W. Boone
Simmons, Heffner
M. Dorsey
George E. Jacobs
West Fourth Street
Donald B. Rice
James N Dubel
U. S. Army District Engineers
Uniontown
Charles G. Wagaman
West Penn Power Co
Eisenhower Lands Newspaper
Ceresville
Potomac
Knoxville
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