Driver Of Truck Killed At Weverton
Washington county man Chris tian Slouffer 65 of Cearfoss died when his Spickler Motor Lines truck ran out of control on Maryland 69 at Weverton crossed US 340 and B&O tracks and overturned at the C&O canal. He was en route with about 1000 gallons of water for Sandy Hook school amid a water shortage. state police and medical examiner investigate possible heart attack or mechanical failure.
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Washington County
Maryland
Weverton
B. and O
C. and O. Canal
Christian Slouffer
Cearfoss
Spickler Motor Lines
Stouffer
Hig .Chiele
U.S. 340
B. and
Sandy Hook
Water Supply Study Urged by Interstate Commission
The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin urged a study of uniform state laws to facilitate water safety and distribution. Acting Chairman W. S. Swingler led the land committee in presenting the report, which the commission accepted without immediate action. Droughts and rising demands have reduced supplies in Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland.
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Washington
Interstate Commission On
Potomac River Basin
W. 8. Swingler
Commission
Land Committee
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Boy 14 gets free Hawaii plane ride hoax tale
A 14 year old, John Thomas Golden of San Jose, stowed away for a Hawaii flight with $0, spent all but 26 cents, returned wearing a lei. his parents paid the $137 fare and offered no punishment, remarking they could not bear to punish him.
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San Francisco
John Thomas Golden
Hawaii
T. R. Marsh
San Jose
Calif
Marsh
John
U.S. 40 closure to complete bridge link near Ridgeville
U.S. 40 between Mt. Carmel church and Plane No. 4 will be closed for about a week to allow a contractor to connect the highway end to the bridge over the B and O Railroad tracks. District engineer Mohler said remaining dual highway work aims for October 15 completion and a later dedication. Traffic will shift when a lane change was planned. Brunswick Bridge work proceeds from both ends with deck concrete poured in patches to balance weight.
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Mt. Carmel Church
Plane No. 4
Thomas G. Mohler
State Roads Commission
Ridgeville
U. S. 40
Brunswick Bridge
Potomac River
Former Red Pilot Enrolls as University Freshman at Delaware
The former Communist MIG fighter from Korea’s Bamboo Curtain era, who earned a $100,000 reward, enrolled this week as a freshman at the University of Delaware. Gen Mark Clark praised the decision while sending warm regards. He joins 575 other beginners at registration in a quiet college town.
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Nema Diz
Omae
Wee Syaeareu Jeu
Korea
Bamboo Curtain
University of Delaware
Mark Clark
Gen. Clark
Associated Press
Charleston
S.C
Citadel
Boarder Questioned In Widower's Death
REISTERSTOWN Md A 54 year old boarder John Thomas Whitlock remained under questioning after John B Schrover a 73 year old widower was found beaten to death in a garage Investigators found a bloodstained pair of trousers Whitlock was booked at Towson HQ held pending investigation He is one of several boarders described by Chief Hamilton R Atkinson as having stayed with Schrover Also in the report a stolen car tied to Middletown was recovered in Baltimore after being driven through a red signal by five servicemen.
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Reisterstown
John Thomas Whitlock
John B. Schrover
Whitlock
Towson
Shroyer
Westminster Pike
Hamilton R. Atkinson
Shroser
Richard L. Griffith
RFD 2
Middletown
East
East Third Streets
Baltimore
Slug Nurses Robbery At Maryland Doctor Office
Two men described as shabbily dressed slugged nurse Mrs. Samuel Miller and stole 105 dollars from Dr. Dayton Watkins's office in Bladensburg Maryland after failing to obtain narcotics. They entered about 850 PM, one man produced a pistol and struck the nurse, then fled after locking the doctor and nurse in a closet.
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Bladensburg, Md
Dayton
Watkins
Samuel Miller
Dr. Watkins
New Dean At Hood To Meet Curriculum Committee
Dr. Mary Frear Keeler debuts as Hood College dean of faculty and will meet today with the curriculum committee to review the program and explore future directions. The committee, a cross section of faculty, advises on liberal arts trends and curriculum changes.
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Mary Frear Keeler
Hood
Aliblouis Har Lle Ly
Keeler
Pennsylvania State College
Yale University
University of Wyoming
New Jersey College For Women
Penn State
York
Wellesley College
Vassar
Reece
American Philosophical Association
American Association of University Women
England
House of Commons
Martha Brine
Grace N. Brown
Beulah Compton
Marrietta Henderson
Disposal Plant Work Is Resumed
Work on the 100000 improvements to the city disposal plant has been held up about two weeks because of a labor dispute. A full force of workmen is reported engaged in completing the enlargement, about 85 percent done, with completion expected around October 15. Some Hetzer firm employees left the job recently, causing a two week delay.
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C. William Hetzer
North Frederick
East Frederick
John A
West Seventh Street
Toll Gate I Manor
Derr
Vstreet
Detrick
Camp Detrick
North Market Street
Seventh Street Pike
Corps of Engineers
Gas Claims Two Well Diggers at Indian Head Md
Two men died while digging a well near the Indian Head naval gunpowder factory as a 40 foot pit filled with deadly gas. Rescue workers saved two others who were overcome. William Donally, 33, and Kenneth Buck, 22, from Potomac Heights Md, died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Indian Head
Frank A. Susan
Charles County
Aepurs
William Donally
Kenneth Buck
Potomac Heights
Donalls
Buck
Ready To Turn Back Philippine Attack
Manila Brig. Gen William L Lee said the SS Mir Force is prepared to turn back any attack on the Philippines and carry the battle to its origin. He stressed the islands are the hinge and key to the military effort in the region during remarks to a Rotary Club.
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Manila
William L Lee
Mir
Philippine Islands
Philippne
1Th Air Force
Rotary Club of
Davangaty
State Milles
Philippines
United States
Electrical dreams of atomic furnaces by Strauss
New York speaker Lewis L. Strauss, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, foresees industry gaining electrical power from atomic furnaces within five to fifteen years. He says the energy could be so cheap it will be nearly untaxed, and urges rapid progress in research at the National Association of Science Writers meeting. He envisions a future with vast scientific advances and longer life expectancy as disease is conquered.
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New York
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
National Assn. of Science
Red China Expected To Bid Again For U N Seat
Washington officials prepare for a one day fight over Red China's bid for United Nations membership. The tactic centers on deferring action while Dulles travels in Europe and Lodge leads the new U.N. delegation. China’s bid faces the usual collision with Nationalist China as the free world braces for debate at the General Assembly in New York.
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Washington
Red China
U.N
Chiang Kai-shek
Dulles
Europe
Konrad Adenauer
Anthony Eden
General Assembly
New York City
America
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
State Department
China
Legion Attacks Girl Scout Handbook for Un American Influences
Illinois Legion Auxiliars directors including Scout leaders backed a state resolution to withdraw Legion support from the Girl Scouts and push changes in the Girl Scout Handbook and other publications. Girl Scout officials say the disputed items were already revised in 1954 to clear up misunderstandings. A separate stock market note records a modest New York advance with light volume.
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Chicago
Ife
Ucaois American Legion
Tllinois Legion
State Legion
Legion
Ems the Legion
Vieviate Regionnaires
Carl Scouts
Five Day Weather Forecast for Marsland Region
Five day outlook calls for considerable cloudiness with a warm Saturday and a chance of showers. Sunday brings showers, then cooler conditions Monday and Tuesday with likely showers. Warmer by Wednesday with average temperatures slightly above normal. highs mostly upper 70s east and low 70s west, nights near 60 near water and upper 40s in the mountains.
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Marsland
Rand
Airlines Pilot Guides Stranded Jet to Safe Landing
Newburgh New York pilot Sabrejet 1st Lt. Pres ton T. Maddocks praised American Airlines Capt. Lloyd Reinhard for shepherding Maddocks and his jet to a safe landing over Paterson New Jersey. The plane suffered generator trouble and radio failure with three hours of fuel remaining. Reinhard directed the disabled jet toward West Point but weather blocked the field. Maddocks landed safely after communications with West Point and Fort Dix alerted aid.
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New York 1
Sabrejet
Preston T. Maddocks
American Airlines
Lloyd D. Reinhard
Paterson
Reinhard
West Poit
N.Y
Fort Dix
Great Neck
West Point
Maddocks
330Th Interceptor Squadron
Newburgh
Nsy
Oppose End Of Segregation On Bus Line Feagarville Meeting
White parents and Feagaville residents opposed ending segregation on the Feagarille school bus. They claimed most affected families objected and questioned Superintendent Eugene W. Pruitt about support. Officials promised to consult with the school board and transportation chief Hoffmaster and meet October 6.
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Feagaville
Eugene W. Pruitt
Pruitt
Feagarille
Liquora School
Prunt
Paul Hoffmaster
Mm Charce
Wueston Putman
Thomas Main
Joe Zimmerman
Clarence Moberry
Charles Zimmerman
Paul Yount
Edwin Wright
Howard Zimmerman
Bernhardt Brust
James Shaif
John Covehay
Harry Himes
Adenauer wins confidence vote as Secruity Chief Otto John defection feared
German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer survives a confidence vote amid a government crisis over the possible defection of security chief Otto John to the Communist East. Conservative deputies condemn the measure while China’s radio warns all Peoples Liberatories to prepare for conflict around Formosa.
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Konrad Adenauer
Otto John
East
China
East China
Formosa
Parties Prepare Bids For Votes In Plural Campaigns
The Associated Press reports top Republicans toured the Midwest upper South and East pledging continuance of Eisenhower administration gains and urging a GOP Congress to carry forward the program. Democrats in Indianapolis geared for campaigning with Stephen A. Mitchell saying the economic outlook will be the main issue. Muskie’s Maine governorship win is highlighted as a major Democratic asset. Truman will appear only once, and former President Truman remains limited by medical orders. Vice President Nixon campaigned in Kansas, urging voters to choose integrity, firmness, and moderation. Officials in Yellow Springs faced lockout during Tuscarora district registration and conducted work from cars until hall access was restored. A Baltimore divorce case ends as Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Bogorad separate after years of living apart.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Upper South
East
Congress
Indianapolis
Stephen A. Mitchell
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
al Wasninklan
VeCarth
R-Wis
Harry S Truman
Truman
Michell
Kansas City
Richard Mc Nixon
Wichta
Kan
Dulles in London for arms talks with Eden and Churchill
John Foster Dulles arrived in London for urgent talks with Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Secretary Eden on Britain's plan to rearm West Germany. Dulles and Adenauer, after Bonn discussions, urged restoration of German sovereignty and participation in collective security as soon as practicable. Eden reported broad agreement with Western leaders, but warned major work remains. The plan seeks a twofold path to a Western European defense framework and Germany's full NATO membership with safeguards.
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London
John Foster Dulles
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Britain
West Germany
Eden
West Europe
Dulles
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Tno
Lnk
Brussels
NATO
Germany
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Italy
French National Assembly
Netherlands
Europe
Pope Suffers From Fatigue At Summer Vatican Residence
Pope Pius XII is fatigued from overwork but not seriously ill, says private physician. He plans to address a medical conference at Castel Gandolfo despite the strain. The doctor denies a recurrence of hiccups and notes Dr. Niehans is in Switzerland, with no current involvement in Rome.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Castel Gandolfo
Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi
Areso
Paul Niehans
Rome
Miehans
Switzerland
Rosman Catholic
UN reports 3,500 Allied war dead recovered in Korea exchanges
The U.N. Command says 3,500 Allied bodies have been recovered since the Korean War dead exchange began. The total includes 1,621 Americans, 392 South Koreans, 5 British, 19 Australians, and 1,217 of unknown nationality. The UN has returned 8,000 Communist dead to the Reds.
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Pasminjom Oho
U.N
Six Union Officials Suspended in New York Probe
Six suspended New York union officials face actions after a state probe into union welfare funds. Walter P. Reuther directed the suspensions amid allegations arising from welfare fund scrutiny and related inquiries.
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New York
CIO
Walter P. Reuther
Coal production in week ended Sept 1 falls to 6.66 million tons
The National Coal Association reports bituminous production for the week ended September 1 at 6,656,000 tons, down from 7,650,000 tons the prior week and 8,100,000 tons in the same week of 1953, indicating a production decline.
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Washington
National Coal Assn
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Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Assn
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