Second Soviet atomic test confirmed by White House
Washington reports the United States confirmed a second Soviet atomic explosion, described as another atomic bomb. President Truman stressed continued push for international control of atomic energy and civil defense, amid notes on possible earlier tests and ongoing weapon developments.
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Washington
Russia
White House
Truman
Associated Press
Joseph Short
Short
Soviet Union
United States
United Nations
Senator Hickenlooper
Congressional Atomic Committee
Baltimore
Korea
Atomic
Rep
van Zandt Tr Penn
Siberia
Atomic Weapons Laboratory
Asiatic
Atomic Energy Committee
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
McMahon
D-Coenn
Congressional Committee
Twin Sisters Die In Paw Paw Fire
Nine month old Sharon or Karen Appold perished in a Paw Paw house fire across the Potomac at Keifer Station Maryland. Twin siblings died. the other child died later in Cumberland hospital. Fire blamed on oil stove explosion. father Russell Appold jailed in Allegany County for assault, later released. An uncle tried to enter the blazing home but flames forced him back.
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Paw Paw
W. Va
Potomac River
Keifer Station
Russell Appold
Sharon
Karen
Cumberland
Allegany County
Joseph Belford
Appold
Montgomery Publisher Injured In Accident
Robert Jerome Smith a 42 year old Bethesda publisher of three Montgomery County weeklies was injured in a three car collision three miles north of Hyattstown. He was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital with a fractured nose rib deep elbow laceration and facial and chest injuries. Fellow occupants of the other car suffered lesser injuries. Smith owns The Maryland News The Rockville Times and The Record at Bethesda. State Trooper D A Tucker said the investigation continues. BRITON APPOINTED PARIS Lieutenant General Robert Mansergh named deputy commander in chief of Allied forces in Northern Europe with headquarters in Oslo. Eisenhower announced the appointment of the 51 year old officer already commanding British forces in Hong Kong.
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Robert Jerome Smith
Bethesda
Montgomery County
Hyattstown
Smith
Frederick Memorial Hospital
William T. Fisher
West Fifth Street
This Ory
Romer Mercer
Frederick
Paris
Robert Mansergh
Europe
Oslo
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hong Kong
Maryland Faces Severe Water Shortage Across Counties
Drought tightens grip on rural Maryland with Martin Cold Storage hauling water to farms and towns from Hagerstown as Potomac River levels drop. Lonaconing residents seek Cumberland baths amid drains. Cumberland reports Potomac flow at its lowest since 1946. Delmar’s reservoir sits at 44 percent capacity as pumps run sparingly.
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Associated Prom
Maryland
Washington County
Martin Cold Storage Farm
Hagerstown
Williamsport
West Virginia
Potomac
Hancock
Frederick County
Virgil Alexander
Lonaconing
Cumberland
Lonaconing-Midland
Alexander
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Shenandoah
Potomac Rivers
Delmar
Slightly Hurt In Collision Of Autos
A young woman, Doris Carpenter 21 of 311 West Fifth street, was thrown from a spinning vehicle after a collision at East Church and Carroll streets about 4 35 p m. She was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital and treated for brush-burns and shock. She was later released. Officer Sherman Boone investigated and cited Willard E Keller Buckeystown for failure to surrender right of way to Walter M Bottcher Cambridge. The injured woman was a passenger in the Bottcher car. Keller’s car stopped at a stop sign then entered the through street, causing Bottcher’s car to hit it and spin. The right-hand door flew open sending Carpenter into the street. Hearing for Keller is set for Monday evening. About 5 30 p m Boone responded to Market and Eighth streets where two other cars collided causing property damage over 50. George W Naylor Taneytown was cited for not yielding right of way. Ira W Carnes 926 North Market Street was exonerated. Naylor was turning left from Market into East Eighth Street when he struck Carnes’ car traveling north on Market.
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Frederick
Doris Carpenter
West Fifth Street
East Church
Carroll Streets
Frederick Memorial Hospital
M. R. Etchison
Sherman Boone
Willard E. Keller
Buckeystown
Walter M. Bottcher
Cambridge
Bottcher
Boone
Keller
Carroll Street
East Church Street
Miss Carpenter
Eighih
George W. Naylor
Taney
Ira W. Carnes
North Market Street
Naylor
Market
East Eighth Street
Carnes
Market Street
Wounded in Korea Sergeant Bell Named Relative of Local Resident
Sergt Robert W. Bell, nephew of local resident Thomas E. Starner Sr., was wounded in Korea per a Department of Defense casualty list. Bell is connected to Water Street area, with details appearing in the official report.
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Korea
Robert W. Bell
Thomas E. E. Starner
Willside Apartments
Water Street
Department of Defense
Truck Driver Granted Continuance Of Case
State Police moved swiftly to impound a fair concessionaire's truck that damaged a squad car from Barracks B and landed Carl W. Copelin of New Orleans in jail Tuesday charged with failing to stop after an accident reckless driving and operating without a license. Copelin was brought to trial last night by Trooper Patrick Stakem but was granted a continuance to obtain two witnesses who were in the truck with him when he was arrested. The defendants said they were both fair followers and employed by the owner of the truck.
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Fair
Carl W. Copelin
New Orleans
Copelin
Patrick Stakem
Copelin Trucker Held On Route 40 Collision
A Rochester trucker named Copelin, owner of a vehicle he operated, faced three charges after colliding with a police patrol car on Route 40 near Jug Bridge. State testimony began. bond was set at 501.45 dollars with hearings continued to Friday night. The damaged patrol car will require at least 385 dollars in repairs as the suspect claimed he was heading to Frederick to reclaim the impounded truck.
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Rochester
N. X
Copelin
Frederick
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Car crash prompts Trooper Staken stop and damage estimates
A truck was stopped by Trooper Patrick Staken after a collision with a state car and another vehicle. Police estimated about 500 dollars damage to the state car, about 100 dollars to the other car, and about 75 dollars to the truck. A separate note reports a Maryland legislature subcommittee recommending a 300 dollar teacher salary increase and automatic raises, plus a Rome heating system description mentioning hot air under floors.
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Patrick Staken
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