Middletown School Board Approves Classrooms, Transfers
Frederick County board approves renting three rooms for Middletown classes and notes completed school improvements. Transfers affect Mt Airy and Urbana areas with pupils moving between Carroll and Frederick counties. Fuel oil bids awarded and civil defense use of facilities approved as eight new teaching positions filled by substitutes.
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Two Take Early Lead In Miss America Pageant
Miss Alabama Meveareold Stuart of Birmingham won the talent crown in a musical comedy number while Miss California Joan Colleen Beckett of Sacramento led the bathing suit segment as the pageant neared its decisive rounds.
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Sacramento
Preliminary Work For New Street Lights In Frederick
City crews begin installation of fluorescent street lights replacing the old white way. New 62 foot steel poles will carry low voltage wiring and nine circuits, starting at East Street and moving toward College Street.
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First Showers Offer Tiny Relief in Two Week Drought
The region reported last night and this morning the first measurable showers in two weeks, with scattered activity across Lewistown and Fishing Creek areas. Despite light rainfall, water supplies remain tight as dams show only a trickle. forecasts call for cloudiness and showers ending by Friday, cooler temperatures to follow. Ragweed pollen complaints rise amid drought stress, farmers cutting fields to ease pasture shortages while corn and crops show variable gains. Local weather notes highlight a cool start today, with highs around 65 and patchy showers continuing through the week.
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Mars Tonight Mystery Skies Captivate New York
Sky watchers in New York gather tonight to spot Mars, rising in the southeast and setting in the southwest. The planet, near 36.2 million miles away, is the closest since 1924 and will be brightest around midnight. Mars appears red with a barren orange red surface swept by hot winds.
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Nixon Speaks to Legion as He Sets Path for Veterans
Vice President Richard Nixon addresses the American Legion National Convention in Los Angeles outlining his planned achievements of the Eisenhower era for veterans. The convention also votes to sever ties with the 40 and 8 organization unless it retracts allegations against Legion officers. The move comes amid tensions as Frank A. Nixon’s funeral plans unfold and election of a new national commander nears.
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Man Found Dead After Gasoline Car Blast Near Coast Guard Yard
Police investigate possible death by own action after a gasoline soaked car exploded. A man, not named, was found in a wooded area near Cure Bay Coast Guard yard. Anne Arundel County officers reported the incident citing a statement from the man's brother.
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Cairo Talks Open as Five-Nation Mission Eyes Compromise
Cairo discussions under the five-nation Suez Canal Committee led by Australia’s Robert Menzies pause for a possible breakthrough. Egyptian President Nasser maintains opposition to foreign control, with no next meeting date set while both sides study proposed details. Prime Minister Eden calls an emergency Parliament session for Sept 12 to hear on the Cairo talks.
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Marines Drown Off Okinawa in Strong Under Currents
Eleven U S Marines drowned off Okinawa’s north shore while swimming during a field exercise break. A freak current, blamed on Typhoon Emma, swept bathers seaward as search efforts expanded and 12 marines were rescued. Names of the missing were withheld.
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Cynthia Ruo
Lola
Nere
Sterling Taylor
Lake Whitney
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Sears Nochuck
Workman Blamed in New Mexico Train Wreck
In Springer New Mexico a Santa Fe Chief passenger train collided head on with a waiting mail train. A workman allegedly switched the Chief onto a bypass track causing the fatal crash. Twenty people were killed and 35 injured. 312 passengers survived.
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Punchboard Sales Violate Law in FTC Complaint
The Federal Trade Commission accuses Baltimore firm Free State Products of unfair trade practice by selling punchboards and punchcards to others who use them to offer goods via chance based sales. The complaint claims such sales practices violate the FTC Act and state criminal laws.
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Democratic Unity Meeting in Baltimore
A gathering in Baltimore brought together George Mahoney Democratic Senate candidate, Maxine Thomas, Sandra of Baltimore, city political leader, and Michael Birmingham Baltimore County leader and national committeeman. Spokesman Mahoney called the meeting amicable and said the others pledged to be good Democrats despite past opposition among them.
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Record Excise Taxes Set High in 1956 Fiscal Year
IRS reports that federal excise taxes reached a record 10,004 195,000 in the 1956 year ended June 3, driven by alcohol and gasoline levies. Liquor taxes topped 2.062 billion, gasoline nearly 3.0 billion, and auto taxes boosted overall revenue amid rising highway funding. Tobacco and other levies also contributed, though not surpassing prior peaks.
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Field Days Speakers Set Two Candidates In Newton
Newton Iowa field days will host two presidential hopefuls Adlai Stevenson and President Rieenhuser as speakers. Stevenson accepts a Sept 2 appearance and Rieenhuser is slated to speak Sept 21 at the Henry Steenhoek farm during national plowing matches context.
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Racial Tension Flare At Clinton High In Tennessee
Reports from Clinton Tennessee describe continued racial tension after 12 Negro students attended Clinton High School amid riots. Details cite guard presence, white casualties, and admission of black students as the focal point of ongoing unrest. Mention of segregation debates in Virginia accompanies broader race tension coverage.
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Stevenson Accuses GOP of Talk Without Action in Key Speeches
Adlai E. Stevenson urged workers to choose vision over complacency as he accused the Republicans of offering rhetoric without performance. He faulted GOP rhetoric at the Democratic momentum in Los Angeles and San Francisco events, praising labor while criticizing Republicans for empty promises.
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Publisher Is Wounded in Peru Shooting Case
The New York publisher Robert Harrison was wounded in a hunting trip near Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic, after a rifle accident cited by Richard Weldy the jungle guide. Weldy said the shooting was accidental while denying intent to harm Harrison or cooperate with Confidential magazine’s story.
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Jungle Trapper and Guide
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Nine Negro youths escorted into Sturgis High amid mob opposition
A mob of 400 to 500 white residents opposed entry of nine Black students to Sturgis High School as National Guard troops and State Police shielded them. Tanks moved up the street and fixed bayonets while crowds shouted racial slurs and tried to grab the youths.
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