Maryland Water Code Commission Meets on Regulation
A Maryland water problems commission began work to develop a water code for future needs. Led by Harry H. Rieck, the 20 members will study resources, uses, laws, and irrigation impacts with a preliminary report planned for the 1956 Legislature.
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Annapolis
Maryland
McKeldin
General Assembly
Harry H. Rieck
Preston, Md
Maryland Associate of Soil Conservation Districts
Statehouse
Rieck
Willis
Joseph T. Lingewald
Department of Geology, Mines and Water Resources
Commission
Lingewald
Luther Bohanan
University of Maryland Agriculture Department
Tidewater
Wilson A Heaps
Maryland Farm Bureau Federation
Heaps
Farmer grows watermelons in a smallmouthed jar in Kansas
Leavenworth resident Ed Burnell cultivated watermelons by guiding vine growth into a jar then shading with straw. He trimmed the vines when the melons matured to prevent bursting, declaring the unusual crop a success.
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Ed Burnell
Leavenworth
Kansas
Burnell
Polio Shots Restricted To 5 to 9 Age Group
Maryland health officials announced a polio vaccine priority restricting inoculations to children aged 5 to 9 inclusive due to a statewide vaccine shortage. The joint statement from Dr Edward Davens and Dr Huntington Williams said older and younger persons should not receive vaccine until the priority group is publicized as changed. The policy follows the National Advisory Committee on Poliomyelitis plan, with Maryland and Baltimore aligned to the national directive.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Edward Davens
Bureau of Preventive Medicine
State Health Dept
Huntington Williams
National Advisory Committee
Librarian May Face Charge In Senate Contempt Bid
Mrs Mary Knowles a Plymouth Meeting Pa librarian challenged a Senate subcommittee on its authority to quiz her about Communist activities She refused to reveal party membership and invoked no Fifth Amendment Instead she said the subcommittee lacked jurisdiction and sat in silence as the hearing continued with counsel urging compliance
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Mary Knowles
Plymouth Meeting
Internal Security Subcommittee
Knowles
Dea Outesig
Anu Geabelie Knowles
William Jeanes
J. G. Sourwine
Sen
Jetiner
R-Ind
Sourwine
Assembly
Jenner
Still Seeking To End Bendix Strike
In Baltimore on September 15 17 AFL and Bendix representatives plan a third meeting with a federal mediator to end a 13 day walkout of 3300 Bendix rad division workers. The union rejected the latest offer 836 to 775 and claims the package totals about 13 cents an hour with new benefits, seven to eight cents short of demands.
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Baltimore
AFL
Benda
Bendix ‘Rad Division
International Association of Machinists
Ynion
Lotfer
Peter Stuart
Thief Got In But Couldn't Get Out
MILWAUKEE Sept 15 an 11 year old boy planned a perfect theft after entering the department store and hiding behind a counter until closing time He selected a .22 rifle and a bicycle but at 11 pm he called police after wandering unable to find an exit Officers released him to juvenile authorities The item ends with a related note about U S court cases without juries averaging 66 months
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Milwaukee
Polce
E. D. Storm Speaks on Wills and Taxes for Lions
E D Storm former state Senator and ex Frederck Chamber of Commerce president spoke at the Lions Club luncheon in the Francis Scott Key Hotel on wills estates and taxes stressing medical and legal advisors for large estates. The club plans an old time minstrel show on November 14 and 15 with all 100 members in roles and a parade. Amos Harper chair calls a members meeting at Staley Park Field House. music led by F W Higgbotham.
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Lions Club Af
Frederick
Francis Scott Key
Edward D. Storm
Frederck Chamber of Commerce
Joseph P. Turner
Raventeur
Wil
Charles V. Main
Amos Harper
Benefit
iStaley Park
F. W Higipbotham
Mrs Higinbotham Plans At Ceremony Invocation By Father
The fragment notes Mrs Higinbotham at the event with plans mentioned and Invocation delivered by Father Richard Mitchell, indicating a ceremonial context involving religious blessing or opening remarks.
Two Who Refused To Work Given Terms
In Baltimore on September 15 a Washington DC man and a Seaford Delaware youth were sentenced to federal prison for refusing public work assignments after registering as conscientious objectors. Robert Lee Wilson, 25, received three years for ignoring four orders to report for civil duty. Vernon Russell Mets, 2, of Seaford, got two years after nine months in Crownsville State Hospital and refusal of a new work assignment. Both are Jehovah's Witnesses and were sentenced by Judge Rozzel C. Thomsen.
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Baltimore
Washington, DC
Seaford
Del
Robert Lee Wilson
Washington
National Guard
Wilson
Upper Marlboro
Jehovah’s Witness Sect
Roszel C. Thomsen
Campaign to admit Ceylon to United Nations
The Asian African group supports a new bid for Ceylon to gain U N membership. Ceylon’s prior attempts were blocked by Soviet vetoes.
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Ceylon
United Nations
U. N
Airlines Show To Star Godfrey Off
New York September 15 The airlines show starring Arthur Godfrey was canceled after city officials refused to allow him to land a helicopter on a new West Side terminal. A terminal spokesman said Godfrey’s flying ability is not in doubt but helicopter operations near the busy West Side highway are unwanted. Godfrey denies dangerous flight claims made by a pilot to the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Presidents of several airlines were set to greet him upon landing.
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New York
Arthur Godfrey
West Side Airlines
Godfrey
West Side Highway
New York Port Authority
Finois
Civil Aeromautics Administration
Aurora
Malasia Seen Washington Malaria Plan Unfolds
The report notes a ceremony following a flight from Teterboro New Jersey to unveil a new terminal opening near Newark Airport. A spokesman said a separate ceremony would occur Tuesday on an adjoining pier, with no further detail. The piece then shifts to a malaria eradication estimate for the Americas, pegged at about 100 million dollars over four to five years.
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Teterboro
N.J
Newark Airport
Malasia
Washington
Americas
Sanitary Bureau Sets Malaria Budget at $100,000
Dr. Fred L. Soper spoke at the eighth meeting of the bureau directing council. The Pan Americas Sanitary Mereau proposes a 1356 budget with malaria control funding of $100,000.
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Pan Americas Sanitary Mereau
Fred L. Soper
Bureau
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