Hood College to Open Record Enrollment for 1960 Fall
Hood College expects a record enrollment of 619 students for the fall term as 235 newcomers arrive to start the 68th academic year on September 18. The convocation on September 21 marks official opening with 627 resident and 22 day students, an increase of 42 from 1959. Housing expands with Schild Knecht property, Rayford Lodge, and a Spanish House in the former Faculty House, led by Cuban native Dr Marguerite C Suarez-Marias. The Doll House at 613 Rosemont will house students while seniors complete degree requirements in the first semester. Freshmen total 228 from 17 states and four foreign countries, led by Pennsylvania with 22 percent, followed by Maryland 18 percent, New York 18 percent, and New Jersey 15 percent. two foreign scholars will receive Hood College Board of Trustees Scholarships for one year.
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Schildknecht
Rosemont Avenue
Rayford Lodge
Dill Avenue
Cuba
Marguerite C. Suarez-Marias
Hood
Rosemont
Frank A. Doll
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New York
New Jersey
France
Sweden
Hood College Board of Trustees
Striking Unions and PRR Meet Deadlock Deepens
Philadelphia AP report shows the Pennsylvania Railroad and two unions remain far from agreement as Labor Day pressures mount. Federal mediator ONeill seeks sessions while Govs and Mayors urge settlement before weekend. TWU demands scope rules and job guarantees clash with PRR claims of featherbedding.
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Philadelphia Fap
Pennsylvania Railroad
PRR
Michael J. Quill
Transport Workers Union
Francis Oneill Jr
TWU
System Federation
Mayror Richardson Dilworth
Philadelphia
New York
St. Louis
Quill
James M. Symes
Quili
Red China Builds Global Power in a Decade
Tokyo AP reports Peiping has become a global power ten years after its founding. Maoist China extends embassies worldwide from the Middle East to India, Israel, Scandinavia, and Cuba. Recognition of new African states and Castro ties push China toward Latin America. U S opposition persists as Beijing uses Cuba to project influence and challenge American policy.
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Tokyo
China
Americas
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Peiping
United States
Bilao Tze- Tung
Middle East
India
Israel
Scandinavia
Latin America
United Nations
Castro
Mao
Improved Facility Shown After 60,000 Investment
Farmers Supply Company Walkersville officials showcased a modernization spending over 60 thousand dollars to expand the plant’s capacity. Paul Green, plant manager, announced 70 foot high tanks, a new mill, bulk grain storage for 300 to 400 tons, and an 86 by 28 foot shed roof area for trucks enabling up to 100 tons of feed daily.
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Farmers Supply Company
Walkersville
Paul Green
Reen
Glade Valley
Ephraim Zimmerman
Green
Herr Bulk bin
Gordonsville
George P. Devilbiss
James McGuire
Hales and Hunter Company
Pioneer
Robert William
Chicago
Til
Hales
Hunter
Robert Howard
Pioneer Dairy Feed Department
Fred Beachley
Middletown
Herman Bailey
New Windsor
Wayne Lee Wiles
RFD
Frederick
Timothy
Ivan Harshman
Patsy Stup
Woodsboro
Maurice Ahalt
Janet Kexton
Woods
Merhi Duval
Soft Drinks
Guards Mobilized as Minnesota Prison Riot Threatened
In Stillwater Minnesota two National Guard companies were mobilized after about 100 prisoners at the Minnesota State Prison threatened a riot. Gov. Freeman ordered troops from Rochester and Red Wing to the Stillwater armory as guards prepared for emergencies while negotiations continued. Warden Ralph Tahash and corrections officials sought peaceful settlement amid new prisoner demands.
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Stillwater, Minn
Minnesota National Guard
Minnesota State Prison
Orville L. Freeman
John Montgomery
Minneapolis
Rochester
Red Wing
Stillwater
Will C. Tumbladh
Ralph Tahash
Tahash
Turnbladh
Douglas Rigg
Seven Children Returned From West Virginia Gift Case
Baltimore area families learned they must return seven children given by Mrs. Freda Cobb of Rock Forge who had disappeared. The 2 to 15 year olds had been poorly cared for and welfare checks stopped after the husband’s jail release. The three families receiving the children are Walter and Barbara Iman of Middle River, Robert Iman of Dundalk, and William Powell of Millers Island, all natives of West Virginia.
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Baltimore
West Virginia
Department of Public Assistance
Freda Cobb
Rock Forge
Morgantown
W. Va
Walter E. Iman
Middle River
Robert Iman
Dundalk
William Powell
Millers Island
Greyhound Line Here Adds 10 Extra Buses
The local Greyhound Bus Lines increased service by about ten buses due to the Pennsylvania Railroad strike. A spokesman said the added buses are handling reservations well amid busy holiday traffic and higher demand.
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Greyhound Bus Lines
Pennsylvania Railroad
Two Fatalities Reported On Maryland Highways
The Associated Press notes two deaths on Maryland highways during the Labor Day weekend opening hours. Grace Overton, 38, of Arlington Virginia, and 2-year-old David Lee Jubb of Parkville, Maryland, died in separate crashes. Police cited ongoing injuries across the state as motorists flood highways for the holiday.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Grace Overton
Arlington
David Lee Jubb
Parkville
Baltimore County
Young Jubb
Tmick
Howard AL King
Phoenix
Virginia
U.S
Salisbury
Ann Ruth Perry
Helen Virginia Gilbert
Lula Morgan
Washington
Peninsular General Hospital
Cafeteria Service Disrupted At Two County Schools
Two county schools Walkersville Elementary and the old Urbana building will not offer cafeteria service as the new kitchen at Walkersville is still being installed and Urbana will only serve milk and ice cream. Students must bring lunches. Park Way and East Frederick are open with repairs complete, and Singanore Junior-Senior High and New Market elementary gain additions to ease crowding.
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Walkersville
Urbana
West Frederick
Old Urbana
I County
Erstille
Parkway School
East Frederick
Singanore
New Market
Holiday Toll May Hit 460
The Associated Press reports fears of a Labor Day travel surge as bright weather lures Americans onto highways. The National Safety Council estimates 460 traffic deaths over the 78 hour period, near record levels, with millions of drivers expected on the road and higher crash risks noted.
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Msof
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Nest Of Copperheads Uncovered On Mt Zion Road
Two young men moving lumber near Braddock Mountain found a nest of copperhead snakes. Five adults were killed, plus several young ones. Bobby Deeds, 18, first spotted the snakes after seeing one at his feet. The boy had previously been bitten by a copperhead when five years old. He was taken to a hospital after being injured. the incident occurred on Mrs. Rice’s property. Residents involved include Mrs. Paul R. Rice and her mother Mrs. P. W. Smith of Blacksburg Virginia.
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Mt. Zion Road
Braddock Mountain
Paul R. Rice
Bobby Deeds
Kennedy vows shift in world power and action for U S
SAN FRANCISCO AP Sen John F Kennedy says world power is shifting and the nation must move with a new Democratic president. He slams Eisenhower era drift, warns four more years of a Republican block, and outlines a campaign calling for action and leadership. He campaigns through New England and heads to Alaska and Detroit with promises of a turning point for the nation.
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San Francisco
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Kennedy
California
New England
Portland
Maine
Boston
Massachusetts
Manchester
X.H
Bay City
Washington
Alaska
Palmer
Anchorage
Detroit
AOL
America
Campaign Payoff Denied Nixon Charged Again by King
California Democrat Rep Cecil R King accuses a new campaign payoff tied to the seizure of Long Beach Savings and Loan by the Federal Home Loan Bank board He alleges a lucrative retainer for Nixon area counsel and says the White House aided the settlement vetoed by Kendall The Nixon campaign team calls the charges nonsense and false King asserts the retainer is political payola with a monthly payoff nearing four thousand dollars
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Washington (Ap
California
Richard Nixon
Savings and Loan
Cecil R. King
White House
David W. Kendall
Eisenhower
King
Nixon
Robert H. Finch
Cecil King
Finch
Congress
Congressional Record
Long Beach
Calif
John Clock
Henry Clock
Home Loan Bank Board
Federal Savings and Loan Association
Albert J. Robe
Fast
Couple Seeks 75 000 In Injuries Suit
A Glen Burnie couple injured in a U S 40 crash near New Market sue Monrovia resident Charles T Stansbury for 75 000. Ivie Dugan Daniels and Teresa Daniels claim medical bills loss of income and permanent injury from the November 1959 collision at the Kemp Town Bartholows road intersection.
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Glen Burnie
U.S. 40
New Market
Monrovia
David D. Patton
Baltimore
Ivie Dugan Daniels
Teresa Daniels
Charles T. Stansbury
RFC
Daniels
Stansbury
Two Year Old Dies After Sudden 12 Hour Virus
Gerald Kevin Riley two year old grandson of Mr and Mrs Charlies W Soper of Viers Mill Village near Rockville died late Thursday after an attack of the 12 hour virus at Suburban Hospital Bethesda He was son of John A and L Madalene Riley Survived by one brother Gregory Bryan and both sets of grandparents Funeral at Robert A Pumphrey Funeral Home Rockville with arrangements to be announced
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Gerald Kevin Riley
Charlies W. Soper
West Fifth Street
Young Riley
Bethesda
John A
L. Madalene
Soper Riley
Viers Mill Village
Rockville
Gregory Bryan Riley
D. M. Riley
Burtonsville
Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Home
Lumumba Opposed as Congo Tensions Rise and U N Planes Arrive
In Leopoldville and Stanleyville tensions surge as Lumumba faces opposition in Parliament over decrees seen as curbing freedoms. Meanwhile Kasai battles claim near 300 dead with reports of Soviet cargo planes aiding Lumumba and Kalonji loyalists gaining ground. Katanga threats grow as Lumumba’s forces push toward the southwest, with desertions noted among Congolese troops. An unrelated Route 40 collision near Frederick causes minor injuries and vehicle damage.
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Leopoldville
Congo
Oriental Province
Lumumba
Tobal
Kasai
Albert Kalonji
Bakwanga
Kalonji
Senate
Sen. S. Rommandeke
Sen. Svrille Adoula
Puna
National Unity Party
Jean Bolikanso
Adoula
Benga
Katanga
Kalonjis
Se- Katanga
Kiva
Puputa
Moerbeke
Thysville
No Paper Monday Labor Day Closure Notify
The News will not publish on Labor Day. The business office remains closed all day, while the editorial office will reopen after 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Ispapre
Red China
Crisfield Ap‘—Ejicht
Gov. Tawes
Oregon
Louisiana
North Caroline
Delaware
U. OF Miss. Dies University
Miss
Dudley R. Hutcherson
University of Mississippi Graduate School
Minnesota
Greyhound Line
Howard
Henry Cabot
Catskill Mountains
Roders
U.N
New York City
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Louis Lefkowitz
Grossinger’s
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Bratislava
Ceteka
Kasai Province
Colon
David Grover Netz
Clear Spring
Tnick
Howard Irvin Biiner
Hagerstown
Kenneth Lee Dorm
Westminster
Ford
Tfe
Robert C. Snyder
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