Weekend Cooler Ahead as Heat Wave Breaks
The Frederick area expects cooler weather by the weekend after a blistering heat wave. A 1:30 p.m. airport reading reached 99 with earlier highs around 101, while downtown matched or exceeded readings. Forecasters predicted thunderstorms Friday night followed by lower temperatures, with afternoon highs near 90 to ease the oppressive heat.
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Braddock Heights
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Investigation Into Death Of Woman Continues In Salisbury
State police pursue the death of 33 year old Pittsville resident Mary Lee Pond who died after falling from a husband s truck near Salisbury on Sunday She died from a fractured skull and the husband has undergone a lie detector test with no charges filed to date Also note heat related early release at Camp Detrick and a Washington Post report of a billion dollar Air Force aircraft cutback.
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Pittsville
Mary Lee Pond
C. C. Sherman
Serman
Leutenant
Washington
Washington Post
Air Force
Trees shed leaves early under heat and drought in parks
Parks Superintendent C Cyril Klein reports dry hot weather causing many trees especially poplar and sycamore to shed leaves earlier than usual. Grass growth is stunted, crews rake leaves instead of mowing, and a few elms in parks were cut down possibly due to Dutch Elm disease.
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Relief Due Tomorrow From Heat Wave Across Maryland
Marylanders faced a ninth day of record heat with temperatures in the 95 to 100 range statewide. A Weather Bureau spokesman said relief is due tomorrow as cooler air mass arrivals may ease the heat late tomorrow across the state.
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Associated Press
Heat Wave Bakes Maryland With Record Temperatures
Weather Bureau forecasts for Friday and Saturday show Baltimore and other cities in the 80s to low 100s as a heat wave persists. Baltimore reached 98 yesterday with 56 heat prostration hospitalizations over eight days, no new deaths. Forecasters expect cooler air from Canada to arrive late Friday, though a slight low pressure area may delay relief.
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Cumberland
Salisbury
Waldorf
Pikesville
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Towson
Waterloo
Conowingo
Easton
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Northwest
Emmitsburg Man Injured In Bridge Collision
A two year old Emmitsburg area resident sustained multiple injuries when a 1933 Ford convertible struck a bridge abutment on Old Frailey Road about 1.5 miles west of Emmitsburg. Driver Charles William Springer of Route 1 Emmitsburg was taken to Annie M. Warner Hospital Gettysburg by VF W ambulance. Injuries included concussion facial lacerations chest and abdominal contusions and a fractured right arm. The vehicle was demolished. The crash occurred at about 12 15 this morning reported by Trooper Donald A. Tucker of the State Police.
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Frailey Road
Donald A. Tucker
Charles William Springer
Springer
Annie M
38000 Trimmed From Government Payrolls
Washington The Civil Service Commission reports federal payrolls trimmed since January by about 98 000 persons There were 2 447 200 federal employees as of July 31 down from a June 195 high of 3 709 646 and the postwar low of 1 680 444 in June 1350 Monocacy clear at Ceresville Potomac clear at Knoxville
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Civil Service Commission
Heat to Cool Air Nears as Relief Edges In
Heat held sway across the eastern half of the nation with a record heat wave fading in the northern Midwest as cool Canadian air began to move into the Dakotas and spread toward Nebraska Minnesota and possibly Wisconsin and Iowa. Chicago faced extreme heat while cities across New York New Jersey and Ohio posted readings over 100. Elmira New York hit 107 while other towns showed 104 105. Water officials warned New York City residents to conserve as reservoirs stood at 72 percent. Illinois led heat fatalities with 33 deaths. Pennsylvania 17. Massachusetts 12. New York 8. several states reported multiple deaths amidst the blistering conditions.
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Prisoner Exchange To End By Sunday In Panmunjom
The Communists and the United Nations Command agreed to complete the prisoner exchange by Sunday. If a Sunday deadline cannot be met, the Communists will notify the UN Command before Friday. The move would expedite the release of Maj. Gen. William Dean, the highest ranking Allied captive, currently at Kaesong, likely the last prisoner exchanged.
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Freight Wreck Delays B&O Trains at Garret Pa
A freight derailment near Garret Pa halted two mainline tracks early today delaying four Washington bound B&O passenger trains for four to five hours. The diesel and four ore cars left the tracks at 3:30 a.m. EDT. No injuries. Wreck crews from Cumberland expected to clear by about 10 a.m. The four trains rerouted via Western Maryland Railway from Confluence to Keystone. Engineer D J Keyser Cumberland and fireman J A Beville Connellsville named.
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Connellsville
Dulles Calls German Partition a Scandal and Crime
Secretary of State Dulles denounces the partition of Germany as a scandal and a crime, blames Russia, and urges Moscow to attend a proposed Big Four foreign ministers meeting on October 15. He warns that defeating Adenauer’s coalition could hinder German unification and aid political campaigning ahead of the election.
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Soldier Home On Leave Injured In Motorcycle Accident
A Midway soldier visiting home on leave suffered serious injuries when he fell from a motorcycle on Route 71 near Woodsboro at about 12 38 this morning. George William Moser Jr. was taken to Camp Detrick post hospital and later to Walter Reed Hospital with an amputated bit toe possible internal injuries a fractured right collarbone and facial and body lacerations. The motorcycle sustained about 70 in damage. State Trooper V L Guilmino investigated the crash stating the light went out and the soldier lost control.
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Woodsboro
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George William Moser, Jr
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Camp Detrick Post Hospital
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Guimino
Moore
Weekend Holiday Observance Extends Across Labor Day Weekend
A three day Labor Day weekend triggers Friday evening opening and Monday closures across industries stores and banks. The post office adopts holiday schedules with limited deliveries no window service and mail routed to office boxes. Old Defenders Day causes bank and court office closures on Saturday September 12. Principals and teachers plan to begin the new school year with first grade registration and a new curriculum start next Wednesday.
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Mrs Minehart Killed In Lincoln Highway Crash
Mrs Louise Minehart 54 died when the car driven by her husband Thomas Z Minehart 86 struck poles on the Lincoln Highway at Gap 12 miles east of Lancaster. He was critically injured with internal and head injuries and a shoulder wound. The pair, returning from Europe, were en route to a summer home in Surf City New Jersey when the driver apparently fell asleep at about 7 a.m.
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Gap
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US unveils Scorpion F89D interceptor to counter A bomb threats
Hawthorne California report describes the Scorpion F89D all weather interceptor with 104 rockets in twin wing-tip pods. Built by Northrop, the fast 600 mph plane flies up to 45,000 feet and uses 2.75 inch rockets to saturate bomber formations.
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Amer- Ica
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Hurricane Flags Up On Leeward Islands
Weather Bureau reports hurricane Carol approaching Leeward Islands. Antigua Barbuda warn residents to batten down as storm speeds 15 mph with 100 mph winds near the center. Guadeloupe issues northwest warnings and preliminary alerts extend toward St Martin and Saba. Advisory at 5 am EST places storm about 270 miles east of Antigua and 1 700 miles east southeast of Florida.
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Jury Recalled in Braddock District Condemnation Case
The petit jury is recalled for Circuit Court to hear a condemnation suit by the State Roads Commission against Mr. and Mrs. Claggett B. Wiles over a small land parcel in Braddock district taken for Alternate Route 4 from VFW Country Club to Braddock Mountain. The commission seeks summary judgment amid a dispute over the $1,300 fair value deposited in court.
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West Germans Crack Down as 7000+ Protesters Arrested
West Germany braces for Sunday elections as police arrest over 7000 alleged Soviet East Zone saboteurs. Bonn reports two volunteer youth groups aiding in securing ballots amid refinery of Kremlin plots. Campaigns run in Bonn and Ruhr as arrests surge and border checks intensify.
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Gen Dean May Be Freed Soon By Communists
The article reports on POW repatriation amid Panmunjom talks. It says Maj Gen William Dean may be released within days, with Burchett noting his health and location near Kaesong. It also covers Russian pilots flying MIGs against Sabres, daily prisoner counts, and last exchanges as the armistice nears.
Must Keep Up Military Strength Must Keep Up Military Strength
Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson told the closing session of the American Legion convention that the nation must not let military strength fall to World War I and II levels again. He urged sustained air power, noted the Air Force budget cut, and described a six month progress report on defense activities emphasizing balanced planning and ongoing strength.
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Charles E. Wilson
American Legion Convention
Wilson
Air Force
Aid to Iran: $23.4 Million for Continued Development Programs
Washington announced a $23.4 million allotment to sustain Iran aid under the Point Four program of technical assistance. The Foreign Operations Administration noted funds will support three years of projects, with Premier Zahedi reaffirming prior agreements and vowing to expedite welfare programs for Iranians.
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Iran
Foreign Operations Administration
U. S
Lou Henderson
Zahedi
Mohammed Mossadegh
Davis and Elkins student found dead in rooming house
Fred Nash aged 22 from Greensboro North Carolina a junior at Davis and Elkins College was found dead in his rooming house in Elkins West Virginia Prosecutor Robert Maxwell called the death an apparent self inflicted cause He was active on campus serving as a campus police officer and worked part time with Elkins police Nash was preparing to return home tomorrow and his mother Mrs L B Nash survived him The case was not expected to go to an inquest
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Davis and Elkins College
North Carolina
Robert Maxwell
Fred Nash
Greensboro
N. C
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Maxwell
Pisot
Nash
L. B. Nash
Elkins City
Scientist predicts sea level rise swallows Eastern Shore
Solomon's Island Md. A Chesapeake Biological Laboratory scientist Dr V Traitt says the Eastern Shore may be submerged over millennia as polar ice caps push world oceans higher by about one seventh of an inch per century, shrinking Maryland's shoreline.
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Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Maryland
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