Few Chief Justices have served long terms in U S history
Washington October reports note Earl Warren as a young chief justice in 1953 and compare his tenure potential to John Marshall and Roger Taney. The piece recalls Marshall's 34 years on the bench, Burr’s trial and Baltimore’s effigy hanging, and explains why lifetime appointments keep the chief justiceship scarce and influential.
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Washington
Earl Warren
United States
Warren
Supreme Court
Samuel Chase
Chase
John Marshall
Roger B. Taney
John Jay
Marshall
Jay
Eisenhower
Aaron Burr
Jefferson
Burr
Times
Baltimore
Used Car Dealer And Mechanic Sentenced In Baltimore
A Baltimore judge sentenced used car dealer Cecil Roil, 2, and mechanic Angela Napoli, 24, to three months and $1,000 fines for conspiring to fake a car accident to collect insurance. They were to be witnesses in a staged crash by Martin J. Yamin, a former substitute police magistrate, who received a year in prison with concurrent 18 months for larceny from an insurer. Yamin’s crashes and gambling losses prompted the fraud plot, with a $25 car supplied for the incident.
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Baltimore
Cecil Roil
Angela Napoli
Martin J. Yamin
Yamin
CBS Announces Low Cost Color TV Picture Tube
New York CBS announces a mass producible color television picture tube said to fit large screens at lower cost. By late 1955 the color tube is projected to cost about 30 percent more than a similar size black and white tube, around $35 for a 71 inch device. The tube is designed to work with compatible color telecasting methods and will require special color sets, adding further cost over black and white models.
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New York
Get. P
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Ratio Corp. of America
Chromatic Laboratories
General Electro
Methca
Federal Communicat Commission
Wall 1
Fire Truck On Display At Gambrill Park And Frederick Fair
Wardens plan a busy week as forest fire season and squirrel hunting coincide with prevention week. An equipped pumper will be at Gambrill State Park caretaker’s house for visitors to inspect and learn about its tools. A fire truck or jeep booth will tour Frederick Fair for tree planting and reforestation questions.
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Gambrill State Park
Frederick Fair
Warren Sworn Chief Justice in White House Ceremony
Earl Warren was sworn in as the 14th chief justice before President Eisenhower and dignitaries in a formal oath at the Supreme Court. The California Republican succeeds Fred Vinson, pledging to administer justice impartially. The ceremony featured Hugo Black’s eulogy for Vinson and marked Warren’s readiness to tackle landmark cases this term, including school desegregation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Earl Warren
United States
California
Warren
Fred M. Vinson
Hugo Black
Vinson
Black
Alabama
Nixon
Sen. Knowland
R-Calif
Harold B. Willey
Justice Black
Snk
Vorder
Justice Reed
Herbert Brownfeller
Field Fire Near Myersville Burns Albaugh Farm Land
Myersville firemen answered a Sunday call to a spreading field fire on the Albaugh farm beside Monument Schoolhouse road. Crews battled flames as they worked to prevent spread to nearby acreage and structures.
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Myersville
Albaugh
Monument Schoolhouse
Four injured in weekend traffic and accidents
Four people were hospitalized with injuries from weekend accidents amid heavy traffic. A Monrovia man was wounded in a left shoulder when a .22 rifle discharged while cleaning it. Mrs Janie Bell Currier and her husband Leo Currier were hurt when a car left Route 340, damaging a house. Two women near New Midway sustained back injuries in a Route 71 crash involving William Seabolt and James Weaver.
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Monrovia
Herman Toms
Lilypons
Myersville- Washington Monument
George Edward Timpson
Janie Bell Currier
Leo Lynwood Currier
Hartford
Conn
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Currier
Verna L. Seabolt
Tyrone
Carroll County
Martha Collins
Taneytown
R. C. Dishong
Wiliam
Newton Seabolt
Seabolt
James Francis Weaver
Keymar
Weaver
Maryland seeks expert panel to study state debt policy
Gov MecKeldin asks nine Maryland businessmen to assess the state's financial position and advise on policy regarding bonded indebtedness. The panel will supplement a debt management report by the Maryland State Planning Commission. Members include Charles A. Piper and J McKenney Willis Jr. along with Baltimore figures W Arthur Grotz Thomas S Butler William J Casey Albert D Graham Harry J Green Herman L Gruenh Samuel V M Hecht and others.
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Baltimore
MecKeldin
Maryland
Maryland State Planning Commission
McKeldie
Charles A. Piper
Liberty Trust Co
Cumberland
J. McKenney Willis Jr
Easton National Bank
Herman L. Gruehn
Consolidated Gas and Electric Co
Samuel V M. Hecht
Hecht Department Stores
Knowland demands free elections before any USSR pact
U A Senator Knowland says he will oppose any offer of a non aggression pact to Russia unless all satellite nations are allowed free elections. He spoke after discussions with Eisenhower and Dulles about Adlai Stevenson s proposal and a possible treaty with the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Knowland
Califf
Russa
Senate
Eisenhower
Dulles
Adlai E. Stevenson
Russia
Stevenson
White House
Know-How Aid Eyed as U S Economic Tool in Europe
Fred Willkie, brother of Wendell Willkie, says Eisenhower aims to use know how rather than dollars to aid Europe. The plan, run via the Council for International Progress in Management, could replace FOA if effective, with on site surveys in Berlin Bonn and Frankfurt. Willkie and Ceil E Whitehead travel three months to discuss with industrialists and U S officials in Bonn and Berlin.
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Berlin
Eisenhower
Fred Willkie
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Council For International Progress In Management
New York
Council
U.S
State Department
FOA
Foreign Operations Administration
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Europe
Indianapolis
Ind
Joseph FE. Seagram and Sons, Inc
Anderson, Ind
Germany
Bonn
Frankfurt
U. S
James B. Conant
England
France
Urge Policy On T-H Changes Urge Policy On T-H Changes
Two Republican senators urged President Eisenhower to adopt a nonpartisan approach to changes in the Taft Hartley labor law. Senator H Alexander Smith and Senator Irving Ives said the President should avoid a political football stance and prepare a ready plan for Congress. They discussed general labor policy without detailing specifics and noted no discussion of a Durkin successor. Eisenhower denied breaking any promises about submitting proposals, and Vice President Nixon commented on the Durkin dispute as a misunderstanding.
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Washington
Eisenhower
H.alexander Smith
Irving Ives
White House
Smith
Ives
Senate Labor Committee
Congress
Senate
House Labor Committees
Durkin
Fisenhower
AFL
Lee
Nixon
Chiari Divieste Threatens Ex-Fiance in Apparent Standoff
In Mary Oct 4 report Chiari Divieste 21 declares if Ruggero Dicorato leaves her she will die slowly before his eyes. She blocks his house for 48 hours refusing food before fainting. Neighbors intervene. police rescue him. Chiari now recuperating while Ruggero remains silent. Myersville 4H Club notes monthly meeting at Mrs Shepley home with two new members and a luncheon plan for October next meeting date TBD.
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Bari
Mary
Chiari Divieste
Ruggero Dicorato
Chiari
Dicorato
Ruggero
Myersville
CLUB
Young Horseplaying Driver Fined $200 in Maryland County
HAGERSTOWN October 2 Magistrate William Mreykenbom warned heavy penalties for young motorists who horse play or cow voying in Washington County. He fined 11 year old Richard K Mohn of Waynesboro Pa 100 for reckless driving and 100 for driving on a revoked license. When he could not pay, Mohn was jailed 200 days. Police said northern county motorists faced harassment from youths racing sideswiping and endangering drivers.
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Hagerstown
William Mreykenbom
Washington County
Richard K. Mohn
Waynesboro
Kreykenbom
Mohn
Leitersburg
No Word From Kidnaped Boy
Kansas City October 4 The Greenlease kidnaping case hangs on rumors and silence as seven days pass since six year old Bobby was abducted from a Catholic school A spokesman for the family and the FBI offered no comment while police say they are respecting the father’s wishes Reports of a ransom demand and a Want Ad in the Kansas City Star are denied by the family and a Tulsa businessman said to speak for them notes that a change in tactic may come if no breakthrough occurs within 48 hours
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Kansas City
Bobby Greenlease
Little Bobby
FBI
Robert C. Greenlease
Letterman
Peace Bid From U N Drafted By Private Group
The American Association for the United Nations released a working paper urging negotiations among major powers to test if Russia seeks peace. Drafted by Clark Eichelberger Arthur Holcombe and Quincy Wright, the proposal was finalized with Oscar De Lima and members of the AAU board.
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United Nations
American Association For the United Nations
Russia
Commission
Association
AAU
U.N
United States
AAUN
Clark Eichelberger
Arthur Holcombe
Harvard
Quincy Wright
University of Chicago
Oscar de Lima
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Purchase Power Falls for Maryland Farmers Report
The U S Department of Agriculture reports a decrease in buying power for Maryland farmers from mid August to mid September. The All Commodity Prices Received index dropped 16 points while the Prices Paid index fell two points, cutting the Maryland ratio by 9 percent. Maryland grain and dairy prices rose while all other groups declined except tobacco.
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College Park
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Maryland
U. S
SAC to Deploy 36 Bomber Squadrons for Global Mobility Test
The Strategic Air Command plans to send two squadrons of B-36 intercontinental bombers on global mobility exercises later this month. One squadron will base at Thule in Greenland's Arctic region, flying sixteen heavy bombers. The second squadron will establish a forward base in North Africa, likely at one of three sites.
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Washington
Strategic Air Command
Arctic
Thule
Greenland
North Africa
Wises
Souneh
Major Changes In Autos Limited To Few Makes
Detroit reports advance information on forthcoming model cars showing few major changes. Most will rely on styling updates, with some drastic appearances by a couple of makers. Engineering advances focus on smoother riding, higher horsepower, stronger ignition, new upholstery, and wrap around windshields. Prices may see modest reductions to boost demand, while tax cuts could aid auto sales.
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Detroit
Mudd Blames Katz Records for DMV Confusion
Baltimore October 5 Thom as Mudd commissioner of motor vehicles said faults lie in the magistrate court’s records which an officer called utter confusion The magistrate Harry Katz had warned the DMV about record chaos Mudd cited discrepancies such as one defendant listed as John Jones Jr with faulty address and lack of description as proof of the problem Katz previously noted three licenses issued to a single individual by the DMV
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Baltimore
Thomas Mudd
Mudd
Harry Katz
John Jones Jr
John Jones
Katz
Department of Motor Vehicles
Firemen extinguish plank fire on Monocacy River bridge
Independent firemen were called at 1 45 o'clock Saturday afternoon to extinguish a burning plank on the Monocacy River bridge between Buckeystown and Urbana. When they arrived the smoldering fire had been extinguished.
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Monocacy River
Buckeystown
Urbana
Kiwanis to hear C Gordon Delk on prudent tax rule
Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue C Gordon Delk will explain Our New Program of Prudent Tax Administration at the Kiwanis weekly meeting. The event, attended by other service clubs, is at the Francis Scott Key Hotel at 12 15 pm. Delk, a Virginia native, educated at George Washington University and Southeastern University, has a long government and banking career, including work with the North African Economic Board under Eisenhower, and later banking and farming in Smithfield Virginia.
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Kiwanis
C. Gordon Delk
Internal Revenue
Prudent Tax Administration
Francis Scott Key
Delk
Virginia
George Washington University
Southeastern University
Bar of
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of United States
Virginia Bar
General Accounting Office
Comptroller General
North African Economic Board
Dwight D. Eisenhower
State Department
Corporation Audits Division
Government Service
Smithfield
Bicyclist Killed in Baltimore Hit and Run
Thomas Skinner, 11, a student manager for Friends School football, was killed on his bicycle in Baltimore after a Middletown game victory. Thurman Woodland, 29, of Cockeysville, was arrested on charges including manslaughter and leaving the scene.
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Baltimore
Friends School
Middletown
Del
McKeldin
Peter Koskrowski
Young Thomas Skinner
North Charles Street
Thurman T. Woodland
Cockeysville
Skinner
Union Memorial Hospital
Tommy
Maurice Skinner
New York
Autumn cattle sale draws brisk bidding near Woodsboro
Marshall W. Stitelys autumn sale drew a large crowd with 120 dairy cows heifers pulls and calves sold. Wisconsin registered grade Holsteins dominated prices ranged 210 to 680 dollars with average about 420. Big buyers included Thorpe Brothers and others from West Virginia and nearby towns.
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Marshall W. Stitely
Woodsboro
John W. Null
Stitely
West Virginia
Thorpe Brothers
Charles Town
David Haugh
William Vickers
Shenandoah Junction
W. Va
John Mullen
Inwood
W Va
C. B. Pinkney
Dickerson
Null
Surgeon urges tobacco firms to fund lung cancer research
Dr. J. S. Hardin of Philadelphia told reporters and in a radio speech that tobacco companies should finance investigations to prove or disprove whether cigarette smoking causes lung cancer. He spoke on the eve of the American College of Surgeons annual clinical congress in Chicago on October 4.
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Chicago
F—Tobacco Companies
J. S. Hardin
Philadelphia
American College of Surgeons
Red Cross Says It Will Surrender Greek Hostages
The Hungarian Red Cross announced it is prepared to surrender 10 Greek hostages abducted by communist guerrillas and held in Hungary. Greece will cover repatriation costs. The surrender date and venue, likely in Trieste, will be decided later and may occur there or nearby.
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Athens
Greece
Hungarian Red Cross
Com Tounist
IMT
Hungary
New Arteries From Calves and Pigs Reported
Chicago reports four men received arteries from calves and a pig to replace damaged chest arm and leg arteries. The method uses quick freezing and ethylene oxide sterilization to make animal arteries tolerated by the human body. Doctors say this could open a new supply source for implants and hint at future living tissue compatibility.
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Chicago
Charles Hufnagel
Pierre J. Rabil
Lois Reed
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, D. C
Hufnagel
American College of Surgeons
60 Day Jail Term For Otis Fisher On Concealed Weapon
Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker Jr sentences Otis P Fisher of Route 2 Sjamsville to 60 days in jail after conviction for carrying a concealed weapon. Fisher was arrested Friday on All Saints street when a bystander shouted he would knife him. Police report Fisher tried to discard a 4.25 inch bladed clasp-knife as approached. Fisher told the magistrate he had the knife in his pocket and did not intend to cut anyone.
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H. Reese Shoemaker Jr
Otis P. Fisher
Route 2
Sjamsville
Fisher
All Saints Street
Martin Kanade
Harry Quinn
Nathan Dorsey
Robert E. Rice
Baltimore
Norman Dietz
James
Catherine Morgan
Woodsboro
Samuel W. Barrick
Joseph Henry Babis
Rockswell Terrace
Ben Phebus Jr
Babis
Thurmont
H. J. Brown
North Court Street
Frederick
Grand Jury Probes Baltimore Parking Contracts
A Baltimore grand jury began examining past actions of the Off Street Parking Commission in financing 17 garages. The state's attorney has scrutinized the contracts for months as eight of 32 witnesses were heard this week.
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Baltimore
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