Death Penalty Now For Spies In Peacetime
President Eisenhower signs legislation making espionage in peacetime punishable by death, extending anti-Communist measures during his Colorado vacation. He has signed 485 bills since August 21, leaving seven awaiting action, including a foreign aid appropriation. He will fly a survey of reclamation projects with McKay and Benson, visiting Grand Junction, Casper, and McCook, and will mingle with Republican candidates.
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Denver
Eisenhower
White House
Colorado
James C. Hagerty
J. Eisenhower
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Secretary of the Interior
McKay
Agriculture Benson
Grand Junction
Colo
Casper
Wyo
McCook
Neb
Maryland State Police Deploy All Troops for Labor Day Traffic
Maryland state police mobilized every available officer for the Labor Day weekend. Regular patrols were paused. 44 troopers from communications, maintenance, and clerical duties joined on patrol. A plane would monitor speeders and bottlenecks, while auto license suspensions for speeding were not automatic as last year.
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Maryland
Weverton
Department of Motor Vehicles
W. Dana Rudy
Montgomery 4-H Clubs Win Honors at State Fair in Maryland
Montgomery County 4-H Clubs captured top honors as youth from across Maryland showed prize pigs at the State Fair in Timonium. John Royce of Boyds was grand champion showman in swine, with multiple county youth earning blue ribbons and 4-H home economics titles led by Verna Lichtenberg of Edgewater. Attendance reached 13,498 by 4 p.m., a new daily high, as crowds anticipated the weekend rush.
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Timonium
Montgomery County
Maryland
John Royce
Boyds
Richard Zdanis
Ellicott City
Howard County
Verna Lichtenberg
Edgewater
Anne Arundel County
Ruth Anne Smith
Harford County
Shirley Watson
Cookie Baker
Mary Twining
Glenarm
Farm and Garden Department
Thorne
Silas Deal
Clarksburg
Scotland
B. S. Shriver
Westminster
Horace Mullendere
Rohrersville
Clinton
Daniel C. Poole
Jefferson
Vernon A. Mathias
Jacobs
Walton Burmer
Boonsboro
Chester Whites
Emilie
George Geisbert
Laytonsville
Robert Kendle
Roy Davis
West Minster
Hampshires
James Wightman
Garthersburg
James
Equipment Order Split Between Foreign and American Firms
The Foreign Operations Administration splits a large railway order for India fifty fifty between Japanese and American bidders. Harold E. Stassen calls it a principle decision aimed at easing U S employment in the rail equipment sector. The Japanese firm bids $81 470 per locomotive versus Baldwin Lima Hamilton at $178 200.
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Washington
Foreign Operations Administration
Harold E. Stassen
India
U. S
Stassen
FDA
United States
Insect pests exceed five hundred species in homes
A survey notes that over 500 distinct insect species are found as pests inside human dwellings, highlighting the breadth of household infestations and the challenge for pest management.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
French Widow Charged As Spy in Australia
In Sydney a 45 year old widow Rose Marie Ollier, linked to the French resistance, is charged with aiding Soviet agent Vladimir Petrov. She allegedly shared details on Australian arms shipments to Indochina. Arrested while visiting Noumea, she awaits return to France. Petrov testified Olga was her code name and passed info to Moscow.
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Sydney
Australia
France
Vladimir Petrov
Louis Roche
Rose-Marie Ollier
Indochina
Petrov
Roche
Ollier
Noumea
New Caledonia
Olier
Syria
Royal Espionage Commission
Melbourne
Olga
Moscow
MVD
Rose-Marie Zoe Emma Marthe Pietri
Middle East
Francois
Philippe
Free French Agent in Australia Aided Allied Efforts
A woman who arrived in Australia about six years ago joined the Free French government led by General Charles de Gaulle during World War II. She participated in the fighting between Allied and Vichy forces, contributing to resistance activities and support for de Gaulle’s leadership.
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Paris
Australia
Charles de Gaulle
Exchange Club Hears W. C. Hill on rehabilitation services
William C. Hill, counselor for Maryland Vocational Rehabilitation, spoke at the Exchange Club meeting at VFW Country Club. He outlined how the division aids veterans and civilians in obtaining employment, stressing referral through physicians for examinations, specialist assessment, and possible surgery, with ongoing support if disabilities are permanent.
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William C. Hill
Maryland State Department of Education
Exchange Club
VFW Country Club
Hill
Rehabilitation program aims to turn disabled into self supporting citizens
A discussion outlines vocational rehabilitation emphasizing intelligent testing and psychiatric help, with artificial limbs for amputees and local funding sharing costs. The aim is to reduce public reliance by creating self sufficient individuals, supported by federal and state funds repaid through improved citizens. Guests included John Lambert of Camp Detrick and E V Alberts of Frederick.
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Hill
Mr. Hill
John Lambert
Camp Detrick
E. V. Alberts
Frederick
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Sykesville
Elizabeth Prough
Berkshire
Philip Blake
Donald Bennett
Yorkshire
Nancy Lechlider
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Robert Firey
Poland
China
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Gaithersburg
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Derwood
Wayne Hevner
Keymar
Sue Miller
Warren Boyer
Ed Muncaster
Mehrie Ramsburg Jr
Thurmont
William Ramsburg
Middletown
Anita King
Boyd
Effner, Ill
R. H. Egbert
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
Tee Pee
Monocacy Oil Company
Frederick, Md
East Patrick St
Wardic
Jack’s Aquarium
Jug Bridge
Sartonsville Road
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Pearre’s Drug Store
Sercica
Economy Oil CO
Opportunity
News-Post
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Rocky Springs
Summers Frederick, Md
Edenedicw Fondicat Acutadual
Kehne Furn. CO
South Market St
Geneva
Damascus Electric CO
Damascus, Md
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Siegler
William 8. Hood, Inc
Nealer
West Patrick St. Frederick
Weil Brothers, Inc
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Watkins
Utah
Senate
McCarthy
Wis
Kentucky
Aires
Fredericktown
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
William S. Hoo, Inc
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William S
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