Fog slows traffic as storms bring light damage in county
Heavy fog after a light rain hampered highway travel across Frederick and Montgomery counties. A lightning strike knocked out power in Middletown and damaged utility lines in Braddock, Middletown and Poolesville. Rain totals were light in Frederick while heavier in upper Montgomery. Forecast calls for scattered showers with highs 76 to 83 and south easterly winds.
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Braddock
Middletown
Poolesville
Frederick
Montgomery Countes
Fishing Creek
Braddock Heights
Montgomery County
Secret DC Juvenile Court Practices Draw Maryland Alarm
Ocean City Md editors described District of Columbia juvenile court procedures as a near secret system causing official frustration. Oscar Morris of the Salisbury Times warned Maryland could face similar secrecy unless editors safeguard the public right to know. He urged informing judges and supporting press freedom during a Maryland Del Mar Va editors gathering.
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Ocean City
Maryland
District of Columbia
Oscar Morris
Salisbury Times
Ile
Morris
Freedom of Information Committee
Chesapeake Association
Associated Press
Del-Mar-Va
Four Held In Plot To Derail Train
Four youths were held for questioning in Painesville Ohio over an alleged plan to derail a passenger train and rob victims of the wreck. Lake County deputies said one youth admitted they placed a railroad tie across track to upset a New York Central train last Monday. the wheel impact threw them aside without mishap. Ages ranged from 18 to 21.
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Painesville
Ohio
Lake County Sheriff's
New York Central
Charred Body Found in Auto Near Annapolis Beach
The partially charred body of a man was found in a burning 1938 two door sedan at Woodland Beach six miles south of Annapolis. Dr. Emily Wilson identified the victim as William Aisquith, about 30, a tobacco farm worker at Harwood. Police opened an investigation after discovering the fire around 8 a.m.
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Annapolis
Woodland Beach
Emily Wilson
Harwood
William Aisquith
Glen Brown
City uses telemetering to conserve Fishing Creek water
A city employee is stationed at the reservoir on West Seventh Street acting as telemetering equipment to conserve Fishing Creek water. The setup links with the Singapore filtration plant to adjust water flow as demand varies. Officials expect automatic telemetering replacement later but expect delays until year’s start. The Fishing Creek Dam level falls with reduced cannery operations and Linganore Creek supplies dwindle, while officials await rain.
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West Seventh Street
Singapore
William Davis
Wolman
Fishing Creek
Linganore Creek
Home Repair Fraud Cases To Be Probed In Chicago Area
Federal grand jury to hear five alleged home repair fraud cases tied to FHA loan programs in Chicago. U S Attorney Robert Ticken said Maurice Bauman from Champaign testified before the Senate Banking Committee about using straw men to secure FHA home improvement loans and divert funds.
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Chicago
U. S
Robert Ticken
Maurice Bauman
Champaign
Brand
Bauman
Senate Banking Committee
Probation Officer Murder Confession T: Mullins admits killing Grace Bauer in Lafayette
James F. Mullins confessed in writing to the fatal stabbing of 74 year old Grace Bauer in Lafayette. He said he hitchhiked from California about a week earlier and went to her home seeking money, then struck her with a jelly jar and a pocketknife after four hours of pleading.
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Lafayette. Ind
Lafayette
Traiold Flower
James FR. Mullins
Grace Bauer
Earier
Mullins
Calfornia
Segregation Row May Reach Courts
Hillsboro officials address a school redistricting plan in response to NAACP concerns over segregation in the town. The restructuring shifts pupils to different schools, with opponents saying it targets Negro students while officials insist it reflects residential patterns.
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Hillsboro
West German Leader to Debate in Strasbourg on German Reunification
Members of the European Constitutive Assembly heard today that Chancellor Adenauer will join the Strasbourg debate on German reunification if French Premier Mendes-France attends Monday. The possible participation underscores the high stakes of the forthcoming discussion on postwar German governance.
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Strasbourg
France
Adenauer
Mendes-France
Registration Likely To Pass 28000 in County
County registration activity shows totals nearing 28 000 with 12 302 Republicans, 15 296 Democrats and 305 independents. Through October 4 registrars plan district by district sessions and transfers while the Board of Registry extends hours and locations across multiple towns to complete the county list.
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Board of Registry Office
Court House
Singapore
Jackson
Johnsville
Tuscarora
Republians
Lewistown
Burkittsville
Ballenger
Fongaville
Braddock
Grange Hall
Old Braddock
Brunswick
City Hall
Walkersville
Ck Luutels Uwinliccls Bulue
Woodville
Carroll County
Court Martial Nearing End For Fleming POW Case
Lt Col Harry Fleming of Racine Wisconsin has completed his court martial defense aided by psychiatrist Dr Glenn Bacon who says hunger brutality and brain washing destroyed his will to resist his Communist captors. The trial opened Aug 30 with possible one man court date next Monday as witnesses testify and deliberations resume.
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FT. Sueridan
Harry Fleming
Fleming
The
Reds
Glenn 4. Bacon
Race
Wis
General Carroll Dies Top aide to Eisenhower dies
Washington reports Gen William P. Carroll a longtime liaison to the Pentagon and White House staff secretary died at Walter Reed Hospital. He suffered a heart attack last December and was among Eisenhower’s longtime aides. The White House vacation headquarters issued the death notice.
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Washington
Bns
Wiliam
Carroll
Gasoline Tank Of Truck Ignited In Fatal Weverton Crash
State Police report a crash near the C and O canal in which Christian Stoutter, 3, of Cearfoss died. A truck loaded with water ignited after its gasoline tank was heated by overheated brakes and the emergency brake drum came apart. the vehicle overturned in a ditch.
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Christian Stouffer
Cearfoss
Washington
Fay
Weverton Fiidar
Wood Guilmayo
Stoutter
Ius
C. and O. Canal
Nashville man shot in police trap ends rape plot
James Bryan, 27, of Murfreesboro, planned to rape a Mrs America contestant after stalking her since last winter. In Nashville police set a trap. Bryan tried to force entry, pistol misfired, Lt Ritter shot him in the shoulder. Bryan face charges of attempted rape, attempted murder, assault with intent to commit murder, and carrying a pistol.
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Nashville
Tenn
PDA
Polite
James Bryan
Murfreesboro
Bryan
Sidney C. Ritter
Ritter
Early Report On McCarthy Censure Debate Moves Forward
Washington report notes Sen Edwin Johnson expects an early Senate committee report on censure charges against Sen McCarthy with a possible mid next week timeline. Johnson cautions against hasty judgment amid campaign heat.
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Washington
Edwin ¢. Johnson
Senate Committee
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Tohinson
Senate
Johnson
Flanders
Vermont
Fulbright
Watkins
McCarth
Jet Trainer Crashes Killing Two Air Force Officers
A Lockheed jet trainer from Bryan AFB to Andrews AFB crashed in a cantaloupe field near Harrisburg after failing to land due to storms. Both Air Force officers died. identities pending kin notification. Wessex Wheeler reported no radio contact before the fatal approach.
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Harrisburg
Harrisburg State Airport
Air Force
US Air Force
Middletown
Bryan Air Force Base
Tex
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Hield
Charles Grissinger
West Shore
Trumanism Reemerges as 1954 Campaign Focus
Vice President Nixon labeled Trumanism a major 1954 issue and urged Republicans, Democrats, and independents to vote in November to return a Republican Congress. He argued Eisenhower’s record mirrors the 1934 fight and framed the current ballot as a renewal of Trumanism at a Republican fundraising dinner.
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ST. Louis F
Nixon
Eisenhower
White House
Republican Fund
Niven
Night confinement ends with pub damages ruling
In Belfast a man named Robert Mooney was locked in a pub overnight. He was found there by the Armen the next morning amid empty horses and spilled deer. The magistrate, J H Campbell, called it a glorious kind of incarceration and ordered Mooney to pay the pub 140 to cover the damages.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Robert Mooney
Armen
J. H. Campbell
Robert
Noted pathologist Maud Slye dies after heart ailment
Dr Maud Slive of the University of Chicago, renowned for cancer research, passes away after a heart ailment. In England, two hundred Wrens of the Women's Royal Naval Service go on hunger strike over naval rations, finding food too fattening.
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DI. Slye
Maud Slive
The
Universy of
Chicago
Lee-On-Solent
England
Womens Osal Naval Seme
Strained U.S Korean Ties Fray Over Aid and Policy
U S Korean relations grow tense as Seoul resists renewed American military strategy and economic ties with Japan. Officials in Tokyo warn patience wears thin while Korea seeks control of aid funds and shuns integration with Japan after decades of Japanese rule.
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Korea
Japan
United States
South Korea
Man Is Fined For Assault In Jefferson Town
Garri Tressler of Jefferson was fined 25 dollars and costs by Magistrate Walbur F. Sheffield Jr. for assault and battery on neighbor Melvin Ramsburg after Ramsburg tried to stop Tressler from entering his property. Tressler claimed self defense against threats with a club. appeal noted. Also, Charles Grove of Hagerstown found guilty of reckless driving on U S 40 West after a collision with Robert Huff and received a suspended 11.45 fine. Arthur Sirk of Woodsboro found guilty of operating under the influence after a May 15 crash near Woodsboro. sentence held over. Additional traffic fines listed for various violators on U S 40 West and surrounding roads.
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Garri Tressler
Jefferson
Walbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Peoples Court
Melvin A. Ramsburg
Ramsburg
Tressler
Tressier
Edwin Fnlkirk
Sheffield
Nikirk
Charles F. Grove
Hagerstown
Robert Huff
U. S. 40
Huff
Grove
Austin James
Grave
Arthur £. Sirk
Woodsboro
Sirk
Russell W. Martin
Marin
Frederick Memorial Hospital
W. D Bowser
C. D. Mades
Frank J. Tobin
Washington
Square Corner
Charles L Schill
Frederick
West Fifth Street
Ro M Ruthvin
Ernest F.nton
Baltimore
U.S 40 West
Velvin
Dallas W. Hotfan
U. S. 340
Set
Frederick man jailed on assault charge seeks bond
James R. Harding of RFD 6 Frederick was jailed overnight by city police on a £259 bond after his wife pressed an assault and battery charge.
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James R. Harding
RFD
Frederick
K Ey
City Truck Damaged In Frederick Crash On Fifth Street
A city truck sustained about 350 dollars in damage when struck from behind by a car driven by Charles Leon Schill on West Fifth Street near Elm Street at 7 45 a m on Thursday. Schill faced a reckless driving charge. his car incurred about 250 dollars in damage.
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Schill
No Substitute For EDC Plan Yet Devised
WATERTOWN. Secretary of State Dulles said no acceptable substitute for the European Defense Community plan has been fully developed but hopes for a preliminary meeting of foreign ministers later this month. He flew from London after meeting British officials and said a nine power conference should consider bringing West Germany into the Atlantic alliance. Dulles stressed German sovereignty and cautioned against assuming no solution exists while urging preparatory work in the coming week.
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Watertown
Pale
Duiles
London
Duck Island
Lake Ontario
Eden
West Germany
Atlantic Alliance
Dulles
Federal Republic of Germany
Adenauer
European Defense Community
Two Prisoners Not Retaken After Atlanta Breakout
Bloodhounds traced two of the escapees from the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary to nearby woods after four prisoners slipped through a sewer opening. George H. Evans of Douglasville Pennsylvania and Charles Richard Perry of Memphis Tennessee, both 29, fled yesterday afternoon and were captured within hours. Another pair, George Ellis and Charles Eduard Stecain, escaped Wednesday using the same sewer and remain at large as guards continued the search.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
George H. Evans
Douglasville
Charles Richard Perry
Memphis
Tenn
George Ellis
Charles Eduard Stecain Ob
W. S. Hardwick
Elis
Stovall
TB Proposal Before Health Board In Baltimore
The Maryland Board of Health backed a proposal to restrict access of tuberculosis patients to places like taverns cafes and theaters then sent the issue to a special committee for study. Committee members include Dr Sean J Netherington Dr Maurice Pincoffs and Dr Huntington Williams.
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Baltimore
Maryland Board of Health
Sean J. Netherington
Chiek
State Health Department
Tuberculosis Services
Maurice Pincoffs
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Huntington Wiliams
Hetherington
General Assembly
Soldier May Have Been Spy at Bavarian-Czech Border
German Bavarian border police said one of two US Army men captured by Czech frontier guards was an American officer on an espionage mission into Czechoslovakia. The Army confirmed two soldiers were presumably apprehended near Eslnar on routine patrols, with names withheld. No injuries reported in three border incidents near Hof.
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Marktredwitz
Germany
Iron Curtain
U.S. Army
Czechoslovakia
Heidelberg
U.S. Ith
Eslarn
Czech
Hof
Hood Juniors Arrive for Hood College Convocation
Hood College opens its 62nd academic year with a convocation by Ford Foundation secretary Dr. Joseph M. McDaniel in Brodbeck Hall. About 140 new students expected as administrative offices stay open to welcome parents and students. Junior class members assist in guiding their new sisters from arrival.
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Hood College
Joseph M. McDaniel
Ford Foundation
Delvers
Brodbeck Hall
Frederick Female Seminary
Little League Banquet Set for Wednesday Evening
The fourth annual Little League banquet will be held Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Cahary Methodist church. Clar ence Blethen will award trophies to winning Optimist league teams. Major John A. Derr and Irvin Ramsburg will attend. Hasid Hagan plans a magic show. Betty Carroll and Hazel Baumgardner will provide music. Tickets are on sale at the Smoke Shop and City Police Headquarters.
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Little League, Inc
Cahary Methodist Church
Clarence Blethen
John A. Derr
Hors
Irvin Ramsburg
Hasid Hagan
Question Suspects In Store Robbery
City police interrogated five suspects this morning over a burglary at Jacobson's Department Store on South Market Street. Entry was made through a window overlooking a roof. about $12 was taken from a cash register. Five months elapsed before the entry was connected to the suspects.
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Jacobson’s Department
South Market Street
Paris Court Orders Return of 4 Month Old Isabela Goldsmith
A Paris court ruled that 4 month old Isabela Goldsmith be returned to her father James Goldsmith. Judge Jean Ausset of the Tribunal of the Seine ordered immediate effect. Isabela, granddaughter of Antenor Patino, had been held at an undisclosed location.
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Isabel Patino Goldsmith
Jimmy Goldsmith
Paris
Madame Antenor Patino
Isabel
Maria Isabella Patino
Paris II
Payne
Isabela Goldsmith
James Goldsmith
Jean Ausset
Tribunal
Seine Department
Isabela
Antenor Patino
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Juvenile Court Secret
Registry Board
Gen. Carroll Dis
Canteloupe
Rhee
Health Board
Salisbury
Salisbury State Teachers College
J. D. Blackwell
U.S
Hood
Little League
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