Remanded But Hearing Lasts Long
A penitentiary inmate serving Ave years for breaking into three Brunswick stores was denied release on two habeas corpus petitions in U. S. District Court in Baltimore after an all day hearing. John Wilber Davis, a drifter with a long record, argued he did not plead at trial in 1955 for breaking and entering Barger's store in Brunswick. Frederick county officials testified to show he admitted guilt.
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Brunswick
U. S. District Court
Baltimore
Frederick County
Eltis C. Wachter
Carl Holtz
Herbert Sperry
Lee Mernman
Brunswick Force
Davis
Patrick Mr. Schnanfier
Barger
Taennner
Wintry Weather and Courtroom Drama Across Maryland
Snow and cold weather spread across northwestern regions as rain and clouds lingered in central and northeastern areas. In Maryland, Davis faced a courtroom battle with claims of coercion and misconduct denied by Judge Thomson, who ruled the allegations unfounded after reviewing stenographic notes and police testimony.
President Eisenhower Heads to Gettysburg Farm for Weekend
President Eisenhower flew from Washington to Gettysburg for a weekend at his farm home. He arrived at 9:44 a.m. in a two engine Commander plane and drove to the farm amid a crisp autumn day. White House aides provided only brief notice to newsmen and Col. Walter Tach accompanied the president. Mrs. Eisenhower planned to join later by car.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Washington
White House
Col
Walter Tach
Storms Drive Cold Air Across Four Corners to Montana
A powerful storm centered near Yellowstone Park sent strong winds across the Great Plains to the Pacific Coast. Cold air pushed south into southern Nevada and southwestern Utah as the northern Rockies and western Montana endured icy air and new snow. Mullen Pass near the Idaho border saw a 35 inch snow cover while Drummond reported 3 inches and temperatures fell into the 20s across the snow belt including Butte and Cut Bank Montana.
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Great Plains
Pacific Coast
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Rockies
Montana
Idaho
Mullen Pass
Thei Mootanatdaho
Drummond
Moat
Butte
Cut Bank
Mont
Illness Hinders Habeas Appeal in Davis Case
The Davis case follows reports that influenza affected 23 pupils in a Maryland county public school. Judge Thomson warned Davis about perjury while ruling on habeas corpus issues and allowing petitioning the state courts to determine the information filed, with potential sentence ranges up to 30 years depending on the section cited.
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Thomson
Mentary
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Barrick
Mr Kitzel Actor Arthur Auerbach Dies at 34
VAN NUYS Calif The man who played Mr Kitzel on Jack Benny radio and TV shows, Arthur Artie Auerbach, 34, has died of a heart failure in West Valley Community Hospital He joined the Benny show about 12 years ago after coming to Hollywood with the Al Pearce program Auerbach a former New York Daily News reporter and photographer leaves his widow Dorris He was a native of New York City and rose to prominence with his Pickle in the Middle with the Mustard on top routine.
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Artie) Auerback
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Condemnation suit filed in Frederick Circuit Court
Housing Authority of the City for Frederick enters condemnation proceedings for a low rent housing project on Elmehart Alley and Five and Half Street. Defendants include Mr and Mrs Charles P Staley and George J Johnson and Thelma Herbert. Authority seeks to condemn 1,351 square feet on the west side and 6,742 square feet on the north side. Residents occupy portions of 325 Kinnehart Alley and 327 Kinnehart Alley. Authorities note issues locating owners and ask affected parties with proper ID to submit claims to the Baltimore internal revenue claims office.
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Ahey
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Hall Streets
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Kinnehart’s Alley
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Frederick County
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Wachter
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Helen B. Walter
Ee Hae Lee Whine
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Carrie E. Henninger
Raymond W_j
Wiles
Burkittsville
Katherine Yeager
Michener One Of 13 Who Escaped Death
Plymouth England Guenet Bartholmew Meehan received days compassionate leave from the British army to visit his wife and their new baby in 1951. He came back six years later. At a court martial yesterday he was charged with desertion. Meehan said he could not seem to get away for his wife. The court noted his earlier escapes and unclear proof of intent. Weather segments followed with varying forecasts and notes on temperatures for coming days.
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Five Day Forecast and Air Force Ditching News
Five day forecast shows highs from 67 to 71 with mountain lows 39 and southeast readings around 55. Tokyo report notes Air Force C-54 with 13 aboard including James A Michener ditched near Iwo Jima. all rescued unharmed. Cause unknown. investigation opened. Also reports Monocacy and Potomac river conditions.
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Iwo Jima
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I -Michener
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Paradise
Voice of Asia
Sayontara
Bridges
Toko Ri
Far East
Americans Increase Travel Abroad in 1956 Spending
The Commerce Department reports Americans spent a record 1.0 billion dollars on foreign travel in 1956, with 1.29 billion outlays in foreign countries and 238 million paid to foreign carriers for overseas transport. Another 68 million was spent in areas other than Canada and Mexico, up from 59.2 million in 1955. In Salisbury, Hamilton S. Webster, 48, was killed after being hit by a car on U. S. 13 north of the city.
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Commerce Department
Department
Canada
Mexico
Auto Salisbury
Hamilton S. Webster
Salisbury
U. S
Defiant Djilas On Trial Over Book Critique
In Belgrade's Sremska Mitrovica court, former Yugoslav vice president and Tito ally Milovan Djilas faced a third trial for criticizing communism. He defended his book stating it asserts both communism and capitalism create an elite class. He insisted on answering no questions as Western and Communist reporters were expelled.
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Yugoslavia
Sremska Mitrovica
Dijilas
Crowds At Frederick Fair Hit Attendance Peak
This week’s best crowd gathers at Frederick Fairgrounds with about 8100 on Thursday pushing receipts about 1200 ahead of the first three days. Children’s Day drew many youngsters while mid-week rides and freak shows boosted activity. Frost touched some low-lying counties but caused no damage as weather remains favorable for a final day of racing and the big Harvest Fair program continues.
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Charlie Keller
Maryland
Ward Beam
Auding Creek
Wiliam B. Burall
Singatore
Rogers
Billy Green
Burall
Frederick Fair
No Space Ship Trip To Venus Fraud Case
Harold J. Berney a sign painter pleaded guilty to fraud by wire and false pretenses for claiming he visited Venus on a space ship and learned to build a magnetic flux modulator with energy beyond atomic energy. He faces up to eight years in prison and a $1000 fine, sentence deferred for a probation report. Predicted hunter fatalities cited in a separate note from Charleston West Virginia.
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Harold J. Berney
Venus
Berney
GS. Dist
James Morris
Wedding Gift Bad Check Scheme Tangles a Couple
A Chicago couple tangled in a nationwide bad check ring. Russell E. Frnk, alleged ex-husband of Mrs. Fritz, was arrested after the wife reported a $5,000 forged check as a wedding gift. Investigators say the pair forged checks totaling hundreds of dollars in Indianapolis, Miami, and elsewhere while traveling with their six week marriage.
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iSis
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Aatina
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Wenshus
Alfred Seward
P Fritz
Seward
$150000 In Meter Thefts Reported In Manhattan
SEW YORE two men were arrested last night in connection with parking meter thefts totaling about 150000 in dimes. Giuseppe D’Orta a 37 year old merchant seaman of Manhattan and Richard R Biancelli 95 of Queens Village were charged with grand larceny and possession of burglary tools for allegedly stealing 3000 dimes from 2nd Avenue meters. Detectives, including officers posing as a grocery delivery clerk and a panhandler, closed in near 38th Street. Biancali was found with a meter key and 300 in dimes.
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D'Orta
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38Th Street
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Biancali
Broadway Maintenance, Inc
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Boy and Grandmother Found Shot to Death
In Los Angeles a year old boy missing since Wednesday was found shot to death in an abandoned house with his grandmother nearby. Police believe she killed the boy before shooting herself, Ronald Barrett White injured, and Mrs Evelyn D White of Reseda reported the disappearance after the boy failed to appear at school.
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Allene Durston
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Evelyn D. White
Reseda
Philadelphia Moves To End Racial Trouble
Philadelphia reports a campaign to aid teen violence victims and curb racial bitterness led by Clara Baldwin as white and Black volunteers canvass North Philadelphia. In Little Rock, Arkansas, National Guard and Army paratroopers reinforce Central High amid ongoing student unrest and governors urging cooling-off time.
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O0ist
Hedges
Little Rock
Hove
Philadelphia
Clara Baldwin
iMrs
Baldwin
Shell
Thomas Tall
Ted
Mollet Asked to Form French Government After Bourges-Mauוארy Resignation
Paris reports President Rene Coty asked Socialist leader Mollet to form the next government. Mollet hesitated, promising to study possibilities and respond in a few days. Observers expect either Pleven or Schuman if Mollet declines, with Bourges-Mauvoury’s cabinet having mirrored Socialist policies after resigning over Algeria home rule.
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Rene Coty
Oday
Gur Mollet
Trance
Molet
Mollet
Maurice Bourges-Maunoury
National Assembly
Coty
Rene Pleven
Robert Schuman
United Europe
Moet
France
Bourges-Mannoury
Five Marines Identified in Sentencing Case
The five sentenced were identified as Sammer J. Wilson and James F. Brown, with the Marines: George Oliver, Winfred Dingley and Roosevelt Grant.
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Sammer J. Wilson
James F. Brown
Marines
George Oliver
Winfred Dingley
Roosevelt Grant
Irregularly Lower in Quiet New York Stock Market
The stock market opened irregularly lower in quiet early trading in New York, with traders cautious and little momentum seen across major indices as equities show modest declines.
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New York
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