Start Soon On New Part Of U.S.15
Construction on a new section of U.S.15 to modernize the Thurmont to Emmitsburg corridor is set to begin next week after the State Roads Commission issued a notice to C. W. Williams and Associates and the 41st Street Corporation of Baltimore. A $484,757 contract was awarded, with work to start within ten days, largely on new alignment east of the current road.
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S. 15
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
State Roads Commission
C. W. Williams and Associates
41St Street Corporation
Baltimore
Sam Finley
Roanoke
Maryland
Taneytown
Pennsylvania Line
Upper Carroll County
Woodsboro
Maryland 26
Ceresville
Finley
West Patrick Street
Richard F. Kline
Foiled In Attempt To Break Jail In Denver
Denver AP dispatch reports seventy prisoners including a confessed murderer attempted a jail breakout from Denver County jail. Over 100 officers armed with submachine guns riot gear tear gas and helmets subdued the uprising in just over two hours. Four guards were injured lightly. inmates uninjured aside from minor conditions.
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Denver (Ap
Denver
Litle
Court of Appeals upholds Baltimore advertising tax
The Court of Appeals ruled the Baltimore advertising tax legal, affirming a circuit court decision that struck it down for impeding press freedom. The ordinance imposed a four percent sales tax on advertising purchases and a two percent gross receipts tax on rental proceeds.
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Annapolis
Baltimore
Tex l
Girls Sentenced After Jail Riot Ends
In Baltimore, three teenage girls faced up to 40 years each after a riot at the city's jail led to a penthouse retreat and a dramatic breakout. A 28 year old woman received 20 years, and a 50 year sentence was imposed on a 217 year old man. Police described brutal conditions and the escape through a hole in the ceiling during the upheaval that injured a tavern keeper and injured others.
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Apd
Baltimore
Sprick
James P. Chiavone
Reformatory
Ruth A. de Poitiers
Sarah Heinmiller
Madeline A. Martellini
Velie C. Frate
Chiavene
DePoitiers
Mock Election Campaign At Elm Street School
Elm Street school eighth grade conducts a practical politics project as part of government study. Students register to vote with high turnout, learn how parties organize, and plan a mock general election with official ballots and class speakers. Results announced November 3.
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Elm Street School
Democratic Party
Republic Party
Robert Gernand
Allen Maurer
Bettie Utterback
Susan Griffith
Sharon Shanholtz
William Howard
Barbara Blank
Betty King
Raymond Croneburg
Charles Riggs
Ellen Spero
Donald Hindman
Edward JD. Storm
Richard Piepoli
Charles McC. Mathias, Jr
Republican Party
Richard, Petre
Kaye Coyle
Pat Crum
Larry Wiliams
Ronald Cecil
County Registration Office
Osborne Fagan
Guy Stull
Robert Sharpe
Diane Davis
Kathy Feldman
David Mercer
Denham Crum
Michael Beckley
Dulles Plans Formosa Visit After Rome Memorials
Secretary of State Dulles will visit Formosa next week for talks with Chiang Kai-Shek after attending memorial services for the Pope in Rome. The trip would follow Defense Secretary McElroy talks on easing the Quemoy crisis, potentially involving withdrawal of Chiang’s 5,000-man garrison.
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Washington
Dulles
Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Aysto
Taipei
Rome
Tate Pope
McElroy
Chiang
Quemoy
Marine sergeant fined for 110 mph speed on US 40
Gari Lew Bennett a Marine Corps sergeant from Indianapolis was found guilty in Magis trate's Court of exceeding 70 miles per hour. Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker Jr. fined him 150 dollars or 30 days in jail. Trooper V L Guilmino testified Bennett reached up to 110 mph on US 40 near the Frederick county line. Bennett pleaded guilty with no prior record. The incident occurred about 1 15 this morning and a road block was later set.
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Marine Corps
Gari Lew Bennett
Indianapolis
Ind
H. Reese Shoemaker Jr
V. L. Guilmino
Washington County
U. S. 40
Bennett
Untitled Quote on Fans Lamenting Ringless Players
A speaker reflects on enjoying food while thinking of players labeled as ringless and mocked. The tone critiques obsession with championships and the strain it places on fans and athletes alike.
Tour Of City I By Visitors From United Brethren Conference
Twenty eight visitors from the west midwest and east attended the General Conference of the United Brethren Churches in Harrisburg Pa. The group stopped at the local E U B church for lunch served by the Loyalty Class. They toured Gettysburg Caledonia Mt Aho and the United Brethren Orphanage and Home at Quincy Pa visiting sites in Waynesboro Boonsboro Middletown Shenk s Meeting House and the Evangelical Reformed and United Brethren churches. They visited the Peter Kemp home near Harrisburg and the Revolutionary War Barracks and Mt Olivet Cemetery. The tour planned Fort McHenry and Old Otterbein Church in Baltimore before returning to Harrisburg via York Pa. The group admired Maryland and Pennsylvania countryside and points of interest. The United Brethren denomination is among the region s oldest and the pastor is Rev George A Brown.
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Mid-West
United States
General Conference of the
United Brethren Churches
Harrisburg
Peace Church
National Museum and Battlefield
Gettysburg
Caledonia
Mt. Aho
United Brethren Orphange
Quincy
Waynesboro
Christian Newcomer
John Hershey
Shenk
Boonsboro
Middletown
Evangelical Reformed Church
United Brethren Church
Peter Kemp
Harold Free
Francis Scott ‘Ker
Mt Olivet
Frederick
Fort McHenry
Otterbein Church
Baltimore
York
Maryland
Pennsylvania
United Brethren
Focal Church
George A. Brown
Five Day Forecast From Associated Press
Temperatures will average near normal for the period with a cooler weekend and warmer Monday and Tuesday. Normal highs will be 62 to 66 with lows in the mid 30s to 50s regionally. Clear conditions noted for streams around Monocacy and Potomac area with Brunswick showing clear skies. U S. charged over Soviet territorial incursions. planes trespassing during reconnaissance over Berings area.
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Associated Press
U.S
Moscow
Scan Union
Berings
Strait
Siberia
Potomac
Brunswick
Woman Bandit Robs Laurel Diner of $116
A woman claiming to carry a bomb robbed a Laurel diner of 116 dollars shortly after midnight. Rose Teresa Green, 38, of Laurel was arrested about four hours later within a block of the diner after admitting the robbery and saying she gave the money to an unidentified man. Police found 36 dollars in her pocketbook.
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Laurel
Rose Teresa
Green
John Shackleford
Shackleford
Summer Weather Lingers With Cooler Turn Forecast
Summer weather was expected to continue here for another day with temperatures around 84. A 83 degree high Thursday rose then fell to a 49 degree low. Thunderstorms were possible in eastern and southern sections tonight as a cold front nears. Nike Hercules missiles will be handed to the Chinese Nationalists in 12 to 18 months after training.
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U.S
Antisegregation Statement Put Aside
At AMAMI BEACH Florida the Episcopal general convention backed a substitute draft that drops the bishops call to end racial separation. It urges Christians to cleanse themselves of discrimination and to seek full opportunities in education housing employment and public accommodation. Deputies also approved a bishops pronouncement opposing capital punishment and urging global disarmament.
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Amami Beach
Fla
Episcopal
Virginia
House of Deputies
Singles Champion To Be Determined In Frederick Final
The Frederick city singles tennis final Saturday at 2 pm on the bathhouse courts will pit defending champion Lloyd Rice against Paul Allee Radcliffe Jr. Rice beat Max McCardell 6 3 6 3 to reach the final while Radcliffe upset Emil Johnson 2 6 6 3 1 3. Radcliffe also holds the city doubles title with McCardell, defeating Dick Ramsburg and Mel Paintridge 6 3 7 6 6 4. The former champions Rice and Bit Ltt exited in the semifinals. In Washington, Eisenhower began a six day West Coast trip to energize his party’s drive for Congress.
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Frederick City
Bathhouse Courts
Lloyd Rice
Pa. Allee Radcliffe Jr
Rice
Max McCardell
iRadcliffe
Emil Johnson
Fort Derrick
Radcliffe
McCardell
Dick Ramsburg
Mel Pain- Tidge
Bit Ltt
Washington
Eisenhower
West
Pep
Mock campaign set at Elm Street School for election
Students at Elm Street School stage a mock political campaign ahead of the October 31 general election. Standing are Susan Griffith and others as part of classroom civic activity.
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Ters
Elm Street
Susan Griffith
Bet
Maryland Teachers Hear Two Governor Candidates
About 16,000 Maryland public school teachers attended the Maryland State Teachers Association session to hear candidates J. Millard Tawes and James P. Devereux discuss state aid for salaries. Tawes backed a $400 raise funded by state aid, while Devereux opposed it citing tax concerns and urged counties to fund salaries. Dr. James B. Conant reported on a two year study highlighting Maryland’s strengths in science, mathematics, and language instruction.
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Baltimore
Maryland
J. Millard Tawes
James P. Devereux
Tawes
Devereux
Montgomery County
Baltimore City
James B. Conant
Harvard
West Germany
Fares Take Precedence Over Railroad Passes
Baltimore politics issue voter registration challenges in two city districts with accusations of criminal violations. Attorney Hyman A. Pressman plans to present evidence to the State's Attorney and urges grand jury involvement as challenges against voters—mostly Black Republicans and a Black Democrat-Republican coalition—are reviewed by the election board.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Hyman A. Pressman
J. Harold Grady
Pressman
Grady
Jack Pollack
Election Board
Pollack
Thomas D’alesandro
U. S. Senate
J. Glenn Beall
D'Alesandro
Baltimore County
D’alesandro
Beall
Eisenhower
Maryland
GOP
Calvert
Charles
Agriculure
Benson
Pottomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Juveniles Released In Parents Custody In Pa Flight
AP reports a state order on non stop flight over the Pacific by a small orange plane. Five Montgomery County juveniles, in custody of their parents, were released as authorities questioned railroads and unions about authority. The incident involved a Tokyo departure and a 7022 mile route with no theft reported.
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Eats
Harrisburg
State Public Utility Commission
E Pacific
Tokyo
North Pacific
Banfe
Tokyo Adents
PAC
Pennsylvania
Reading
Pittsburgh
Florida
Lake Erie
Baltimore
Miami
Fla
Ohio
Erie
New York Central
Leading Issues Advance On N Y Stock Market
The New York stock market surged with leading issues up about two points as buying renewed after late yesterday. Lorillard jumped to 76 and a half on a 10 000 share block. American Motors rose to 26 12 on 18 000 shares amid big orders. Magma Copper gained over two points and others like Anaconda U S Steel Youngstown Sheet Eastman Kodak Boeing and Allied Chemical advanced. Survivors rescued in Antarctic crash were flown to McMurdo Sound by helicopter.
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New York
Lorillard
American Motors
Magma Copper
Anaconda
U.S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Republic Steel
Boeing
Allied Chemical
Eastman Kodak
Bomb threat prompts early mass disruption at Visita Yon Convent
A crank call during an early mass at Visita Yon Convent on East Second Street caused alarm this morning. Police evacuated and searched buildings and grounds with maximum security in place. Elementary students were dismissed, and officers patrolled the block as threats of bombings rise in various places nationwide.
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Visita Yon Convent
East Second Street
Visitation Convent
St. John’s Catholic Church
Chapel Alley
East Church Street
Grand Jury May Get Evidence On Temple Blast
Atlanta police may present to a grand jury today the evidence from the dynamite blast at the city’s Jewish temple. Capt. R. E. Little hinted this could aid court actions to free five men detained illegally while FBI agents aided the search for suspects. Four men face vagancy charges. Wallace H. Allen is charged with dynamiting, a felony carrying the death sentence.
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Atlanta
R. E. Little
FBI
Temple
George Bright
Luther King Corley
Robert A. Bowling
Kenneth Chester Griffin
Wallace H. Allen
Makeshift Bomb Kills Its Carrier at Wichita Airport
A crude bomb exploded in the Wichita municipal airport lobby killing the bearer Forest Don McCustion age 38 of Tulsa Oklahoma. Police report no other casualties though dozens of windows shattered. Witness Joann Embree, car rental clerk, narrowly avoided handling the device before detonation.
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Wichita
Kan
Eugene Pond
Forest Don McCustion
Marion
Tulsa
Oklo
Joann Embree
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Peta Adwartinane
Elm St
Donald E. McLuckie
Dorothy Handiev
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Tie Utterback
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