Dam Water Level Shows Temporary Rise After Rain
Fishing Creek pours water into the mountain reservoir at more than 1.8 million gallons per day with readings at 1,893,000 gpd over 24 hours. Weddle notes the dam level is 10 inches below the top, the lowest of the year, and expects only a short-lived rise unless rains continue. Weather data show 0.83 inches of precipitation, October total 1.83 inches, with cooler conditions ahead and a fair Saturday.
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Mountain
Himountzio Sourres
City Water Department
Frank Weddie
Weather Bureau
Singapore
Water Department
Weddle
Aga m
Urgent UN Session Called Over Middle East Crisis
Prodded by Syria and the Soviet Union the United Nations General Assembly convened an urgent session to discuss charges that the United States and Turkey are about to trigger a Middle East war. The Soviet Union accused Washington of masterminding a plot and Turkey of planning immediate attacks after its elections. Turkey's UN delegate called the Syrian charges fantastic and attributed the claim to a Kremlin campaign to shift blame.
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United Nations
N.Y
Syria
Soviet Union
U.N. Assembly
United States
Turkey
Middle East
U.N
Seyful- Hah Esin
Budget Tentative Approval At Board Meeting
The Board of Education gave tentative approval to a 1958 current expense budget at a special meeting with adjustments anticipated. Superintendent Dr James A Sensen gaugh said the budget is not yet ready for presentation to the County Commissioners. The board reviewed final plans for the new Wolfsville elementary school and a special committee will review bids around the first week in November. Architects Chapman Lefler of Gagerstown prepared the plans.
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Board of Education
James A. Sensengaugh
Wolfsville
Chapman and
Eisenhower Weighs NATO Brainpower Pool for Science
President Eisenhower plans a broad NATO effort to pool scientific brainpower and creative resources of member nations to meet Soviet advances in weapons and space, signaling a shift beyond a U S British partnership and prompting talks with Prime Minister Macmillan. The proposal aims to unify scientists, industries, and resources across NATO to enhance strategic capabilities and possibly alter basic atomic weapons disclosure laws.
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Eisenhower
North Atlantic Alliance
Russia
Masi
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
Harold MacMillan
NATO
White House
Free World
United States
Canada
Widely Scattered Showers Reported Across Nation
The Associated Press reports showers in scattered areas nationwide with dry and fair weather in most sections. Meteorologists note variability in rainfall and a generally calm pattern for the day.
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Associated Press
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Five men in Middletown must pay for car larceny theft
Five men charged in Middletown for stripping a car owned by Amos A. Holter Jr. and causing over $500 in damage received suspended three year sentences. Each must pay $100 weekly installments to Holter's father, with revocation of suspension if payments stop.
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Amos A. Holter,Jr
Middletown
House
Holter
Amos A. Holter
Frederick Jattorney
Patrick M. ‘Schnauffer
House of Correction
William Ali ‘Danner
Alarket Street
John F.haupt
Wilson Place
Charles Weedon
West Sixth Street
Noonan R. Weedon
South Bente Street
Maurice Jackson
Ice Street
Cailey Tor
Samuel W. Barrick
R. C.dishong
Danner
E. Austin James
Barrick
Bullfighting In Baltimore Proposed Sparks Political Clash
In Baltimore a court fight over a bullfighting license pits Mayor Thomas D’Alesandro and City Treasurer John J. Ghinger against promoter Jaime Gonzales of Cartagena who seeks a bloodless version. Judge Edwin Harlan set November 2 for city officials to reply. The item notes Pravda’s Syria war claims and U S readiness amid tensions.
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Baltimore
Thomas D’alesandro
John J. Ghinger
Jaime Gonzales
Cartagena
Colombia
Five Day Forecast and Air Force Plan Updates
The forecast warns temperatures a few degrees below normal with rain chances Monday or Tuesday and a regional Friday night mix in the mountains. Normal highs range from the mid 60s to low 40s across regions with cooler weekend and warmer Monday expectations. Boston reports partial recovery in the air traffic center as three planes are withdrawn from an Atlantic route due to funds. The Pentagon notes the withdrawal of aircraft from a research program while others press on with missions from Galveston to Rome.
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Lowe
Greensboro
D. C
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Montana
Wyoming
Rockies
Western Plains
North Central
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Ohio
Mii- Bois
Associated Press
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Boston
Air Control Center
Washington
New York
Gon
Air Force
William Wyatt
Galveston
Téx
Rome
Atlantic
Lana Beause
Queen Eliz beth II Begins Washington Visit With Pageantry
Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Washington for a four day state visit filled with ceremonies and receptions. President Eisenhower toasts Anglo American unity while the Queen urges lasting friendship as crowds greet the royal party.
Testimonial Dinner for R. Paul Smith Honored Leader
A testimonial dinner for R. Paul Smith, longtime Potomac Edison leader, honored his half century of service. Guests included Governor McKeldin and U.S. Senator Beall. portrait by Edmund Magrath was presented and later hung at Hood College. Attendees totaled about 60 with family, directors, and friends in attendance at the Francis Scott Key Hotel.
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S. Thompson
Teft
R. Pauli
Potomac Edison Company
Earle Smith
R. Paul Smith
Smith
Potomac Edison Com-lche
Magrath
Bans
Bowers
Francis Scott Key Hotel
T. AJ
McKeldin
Hood
G. Hunter Bowers
J. Glenn Beall
Earle _S_. Thompson
New York
Mr. Smith
Air
Potomac
Edison
Thompson
Edmund Magrath
East Orange
N. J
Mer. Smith
Richard L. Harrison
Hagerstown
Airs Clayton Moyer
Waynesboro
George “A. Gardes
Ben Geechee Cane Oina
EL Gubvau
Leubileiuec
William Schwarbrer
Union Bridge
Walter C_ Smith
Woodsboro
Mr_ Smith
D. Edgar Stultz
Robert Williams
Robert O. Bonnell
State Roads Tele Mission
Maryland Public Service Commission
Frank Harper
Albert L. Deen
Sonstater
Jera
Bey
Firms to be Honored for Chest Gifts in Frederick
Frederick County Community Chest officials announce plaques for outstanding service to the Chest. Ox Fibre Brush Co Price Electric Co C and P Telephone American Optical Potomac Edison M J Grove Lime Frederick Iron and Steel led campaigns with payroll deductions and company matches. Ox Fibre plans total $1500 from $730 employee gifts. Price Electric expects over $1000 with company add, and C and P Telephone reports $970 in hand with strong employee participation.
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Frederick County
Ox Fibre Brush Co
Price Electric Co
C. and P. Telephone Co
American Optical Co
Potomac: Edison Co
M. J. Grove Lime Co
Frederick Iron and Steel Co
Ox Fibre
Frederick W. Weitzel
J. Ralph Austin
C. and P. Telephone. Co
Carl V. Weakley
Ager
He Potomac Edison Co
M. J. Groves Lime Co
Frederick Iron] and Steel Co
Mt Airy hearings propose town revitalization plan
More than 100 residents gathered for a Mt Airy Chamber of Commerce meeting to discuss improving police protection sewerage playgrounds and storefront merchandising. Leaders urged reorganization and pledges for new members as residents split on remaining residential or courting industry while praising Mt Airy presented as a desirable place with natural beauty.
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Mt Airy
Leonard Sherman
Jack Price
Airy
Yea Dnent An
Mit. Airy
Chamber
Rembrandt Portrait May Be Worth Over 150000 Pounds
London art experts say a portrait bought for 25 pounds about 50 years ago may be a Rembrandt worth 150000 pounds or more. Reg Winder and Stewart Goodall report a signature under paint and canvas age tests. Major Corlette's son says the piece has long been a family joke about a hidden Rembrandt.
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London
Rembrandt
Reg Winder
iMaj
Hubert C. Corlette
Winder
Stewart jGoodall
Sachia
Jobo Corlette
Major
Corlette
Goodall
SRC Seeks Condemnation for By-Pass Center Lot Three Acres
The Maryland State Roads Commission petitions Circuit Court to condemn three acres of Frederick Shopping Center Inc for the Frederick by-pass project between West Patrick Street and Motter Avenue. It deposits 31,417 to settle fair value and seeks fee simple title plus rights to West Seventh Street bed. Related action targets Realty Investment Co Inc for drainage easement and temporary construction rights, with 3,260 deposited as fair value. both negotiations failed. Alton Bennett represents the commission as special attorney.
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State Roads Commission
Frederick Shopping Center
West Seventh Street
Realty Investment Company, Inc
Silver Spring
Alton
Bennett
Commission
Queen invites Eisenhower to London in 1959 report
The Daily Express says Queen Elizabeth II invited President Eisenhower to visit London next year and that he is believed to have accepted. An announcement is expected during the Queen's Washington visit. The 1958 London event includes dedication of the new American Memorial Chapel in St Paul’s Cathedral honoring American WWI service. A Milan daughter vows court action over a possible Mike Todd film about Arturo Toscanini.
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Eisenhower
Elizabeth
London
The
Daily Express
Elizabeth II
Washington
St. Paul's Cathedral
Britain
Milan
Italy
Arturo Tossanini
Mike Todd
Turkey Rejects Syrian Aggression Claims
Ankara dismissed Syria s charge of planned aggression and insisted Turkey faces no threat. The note delivered in Damascus said Turkish troop movements are internal and Syria is not acting in good faith. It suggested border incidents involved contraband and urged normal procedures before diplomatic channels.
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Ankara
Turkey
Syria
Damascus
Flu Closes Two Cumberland Schools
The Associated Press reports that two Cumberland schools shut down due to illnesses resembling Asian flu. About 195 absences at St Patrick’s and Catholic Girls Central High, plus 101 absent at St Mary’s, forced Friday class cancellations and multiple football games to be postponed or called off across Maryland Delaware and Virginia.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Camberlang
Sts. Peter and Pani
Ursulime Academy
St. Patrick's
Catholic Girls Central High
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