White Frost Covers County as Temps Plunge
A heavy frost blankets the county with readings at 28 degrees the coldest since March 29. Homes and gardens suffer damage to flowers while motorists face no anti freeze issues. Police report Halloween prankster activity with painted signs and a stretched snow fence in the southern area. The day tops at 54 degrees with a 36 to 40 degree low and a chance of rain moving in Friday night.
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Hallowe'en
Route 80
Fingerboard Road
Bethel Road
Adamstown
Union Grants Extensions of Contracts
The United Steelworkers announced contract extensions with Aluminum Company of America Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp and Bernal Metals Co. The deals can be cancelled on 10 days notice from either side on or after Nov. 1 and are retroactive to the start of the current term. The USW represents about 29 900 workers at Alcoa plants Kaiser and Bernal.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
Fie
Withuminum Co
USW
Alcoa Plains
Kater
Bernolds
Feron
New York Stock Exchange
Securities and Exchange, Commission
Stock Exchanges
PRR reorganizes top leadership after September loss
The Pennsylvania Railroad named James M. Simes as chairman and chief executive officer and Allen J. Greenough as president and chief administrative officer. The railroad posted a September loss of 2,281,792 dollars, erasing gains from the first nine months and leaving the year in the red by about 449,346 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
James M. Simes
PRR
Allen J. Greenough
Centa
Ssames
Survivors Recall Black Tuesday as City Eyes Face Lift
New York memories of 1929 and 1999 blend as Black Tuesday's lesson guides today's market. City Hall faces a facelift with bids from Charles P Staley and Sons and others, aiming for a 30 day completion and color changes from the current dingy exterior.
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City Hall
New York
Futnure
Charles P. Staley and Sons
Ciy
Gaither
Sixes
Merhi
Shanzle
Norman FL
Glen R. Ni
Staley
Carr
Burck
Jefferree
Sykes
West Eighth
West Ninth
West West Eleventh
College Estates
United Appeal Campaign Extends as Shortfall Grows
Community Chess Red Cross United Appeal reports $88 136.83 pledged toward a $109 962 goal and extends campaign. Industrial utilities surpassed by 10 percent, public employes and general canvass also above target. Brunswick and Mt. Pleasant exceed county quota while county totals lag at $6 522.45 of $16 000.
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Allan M. Creed
Fort Detrick
Free County
Creed
Brunswick
Mt. Pleasant
Mt Airy Firms Submit Low Bids on U S 49 Relocation
In Baltimore AP report S T Brdiemarkle Construction of Cumberland and Case Construction of Minary submitted unofficial low bids for two U S 49 relocation projects in Mt Airy. One bid covered a wide dual bridge over the river on the relocated Laurel, and the other covered grading draining and paving of the northwest ramp at Willowbrook Road Interchange.
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Baltimore
S. T
Brdiemarkle Construction Co
Cumberland
U.S. 49
Case Construction Corp
Minairy
Laurel
State Roads Commission
Willowbrook Road
Fort Detrick Fund Drive Totals Report
Lt. Col. K. I. Bechiold chairs the Fort Detrick drive with John Thompson as co chair. Pledged totals reach 527,914.10 against quotas for multiple contributors including Young and Glenn Mann Donald B. Rice Alfred P. Shockley and Dr. F. D. Worthington. To date the drive stands at 31,969.07 with expectations of further contributions as solicitations continue.
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Fort Detrick
Detrick
2 Million Fires Cost U S 11 500 Lives
Boston AP reports 1958 saw 1 991 000 fires in the United States with 11 500 lives lost and property losses near 14 billion dollars down slightly from 1957. The National Fire Protection Association notes total losses and home destruction set a new high but overall property loss eased.
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Boston
United States
National Fire Protection Assn
Fragile cartons examined after a U S Post Office system trip
Elmer Rose director of railway transportation at the U S Post Office Department oversees fragile package handling after a shipment traveled through the system from left to right. The note highlights procedure for fragile items in transit.
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Elmer Rose
U. S. Post Office Department
Van Doren Admits Getting Answers in Quiz Show Case
New York authorities report Charles Van Doren and Hank Bloomgarden admitted to receiving both questions and answers before their NBC Twenty One appearances. The New York Times cites a reliable source in the Criminal Courts Building. District Attorney Hogan declined to confirm or deny the reports.
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NEW York
Charles van Doren
Hank Bloomgarden
New York Times Today
Ns & i J
Criminal Courts
New York Herald Tribune
Dist. Aus
Frank S. Hogan
the Times
van Doren
Wight
Congress
Court declines to fast track Steelworkers appeal in Taft-Hartley case
The Supreme Court refused to order the United Steelworkers to speed up their appeal of a Taft-Hartley back-to-work injunction tied to the 107 ray steel strike. The decision leaves the union time to file by Friday with a ruling likely mid next week, as negotiations resume in Pittsburgh and a joint bargaining conference may be called if no progress occurs by Monday.
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Washington
Supreme Court
United Steelworkers
Taft-Harley
Justice Department
Philadelphia
Arthur J. Goldberg
Mondar
Pittsburgh
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Atlas Missile Thunders Over Atlantic
A Atlas missile test over the Atlantic marks the second test of a new tactical nose cone. Washington reports all objectives reached as the cone aims for faster reentry heavier payloads and greater accuracy. Separately surgeons in Hayward California detail a rare successful vascular leg graft following a crane accident with a two inch skin graft and plans for further nerve linkage.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
Washington
Air Force
Hayward
Calif
Eam
Szidey
Tory
Thor
Eden
Bomb hoax interrupts Callas concert in Kansas City
A bomb scare halted Maria Callas’s Midland Theater show for about 40 minutes as Gov. James T. Blair asked the audience to evacuate. Callas remained in her dressing room, joked later about the scare, and the concert resumed after police searched the venue. Former President Truman attended the event.
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Kansas City
Maria Callas
Harry S. Truman
Midland Theater
Miss Callos
Miss Callas
Truck Inspectors Out Again On U S 40
Perryville Md AP inspectors checked big interstate trucks on U S 40 finding 50 defective yesterday prompting renewed enforcement efforts by state safety teams.
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U.S
Perryville
Aerojet Demonstrates Automatic Sack Sorting Pilot Model
Aerojet-General Corporation Atlantic Division showcased a pilot automatic sack sorting system at its Frederick plant to railway and postal officials. The demonstration, led by Harold P. Feldman, featured packaging glasses passing through the line intact and highlighted the system’s potential for rail, postal, truck terminals, and warehouse operations. VIP attendees included Post Office Department officials and multiple railroad operating committee members from major lines.
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Aerojet-General Corporation
Atlantic Division
Frederick
Railway Mail Transportation Division Association of American Railroads
General Tire and Rubber Company
Feldman
Harold P. Feldman
Aerojet
R. C. Gathers
A. F. Burns
Burns
J. V. Atanasoff
Peter Pan Inn
Urbana
Railway Group
Azusa. Calif
Post Office Department
Washington
A. H. Rude
B. L. Dorman
Post Office
Elmer Rose
Samuel H. Macrum
H. E. Mack Jr
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
St. Louis
A. M. Allison
Rock Island Lines
Chicago
N. N. Cedaricaf
Chicago and North Western System
Ho A. Cline
Mail & Express
Southern Railway System
A. Dorvitt
Mail
Baggage & Express
Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Shreveport
L. S. Eichner
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
D. M. Eichten
Great Northern Railway
St. Paul
Wiliam F. Geserick Jr
Illinois Central Railroad
John W. Green
Burlington Lines
A J. Grimes Jr
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Boston
Mass
F. W. Hickson
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Neb
John C. Holcombe
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Richmond
L. J. Kleinman
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Louisville, Ky
Leo LaFontaine
Milwaukee
St. R
The
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
J. Harold S. Omer
Erm Pacific Company
Sacisco
Calif
C. W. Rankin
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Wilmington
N. C
E. P. Reswick
Northern Pacific Railway
Minn
HK. Sinclair
Santa Fe Lines
W. M. Smith
New York Central System
New York
P. E. Wood
Fredericksburg
Railway Mail Transportation Division
Vernones Cooper
Fears Rise Over Cuban Military Tribunals Revival
In Havana Fidel Castro's cabinet ratified reviving military tribunals that historically executed hundreds. Reports say 555 enemies were sent to firing squads as fear of a new bloodbath grows. A city blackout tied to a Cuban Electric Co. outage. Raul Roa announced a response to the U.S. protest over anti-American rhetoric and exile flights.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Castro
Cuban Electric Co
Raul Roa
U.S
Cuba
United States
Hurricane toll nears 100 in Mexico flood disaster
AP reports near 100 dead in Colima and Jalisco as floods from weekend rains and a Monday hurricane isolate western states. Air rescues continue to reach hundreds stranded while communications fail. Manzanillo alone accounts for most fatalities amid widespread damage and missing residents.
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Mexico
Colima
Jalisco
Pacific
Manzanillo
Hich
Cihautian
Stormy Winter Ahead Predicts Conflicting Air Currents
Washington AP reports the Weather Bureau foresees a rough winter with sharp regional temperature contrasts if prevailing wind patterns persist. Chief forecaster Dr. Jerome Namias notes unusual north south air channels may collide, fueling storms and volatile conditions across the nation.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Jerome Namias
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Steley and Sons
United Appeal
Mt. Airy Corp
Aerojet General Corporation
H. K. Sinclair
Chicago, K
American Motors
Studebaker Packard
Bomb Hoa
Callas
Truman
Smarket
Studebaker-Packard
Aerojet Corporation
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