Emergency Must Close By Nov 30
State Board of Health approves ending general hospital use at Emergency Hospital by November 30 while allowing possible conversion to a nursing home or chronic disease hospital if licensing requirements are met. A letter to A Grant Hooper from Dr. Robert H. Riley notes that new county commissioners must decide on continuing chronic care use and potential transfers for obstetrical and medical cases. The directive aims to discontinue general hospital type admissions by the deadline, with the new board shaping future budget and operations.
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State Board of Health
A. Grant Hooper
Board of County Commissioners
Robert H. Riley
State Board
Riley
Hooper
General Hospital
Board of Health
Tee
Commissioner Board
Anti-Vice Crusaders Name Young Physician In City Vote
In Phenix City a young physician Dr Clyde M Knowles Jr won a three member city commission seat with near two to one majority. The Russell Betterment Association backed the anti racket campaign as National Guard troops guarded polling sites and escorted officials as boxes were turned in after polls closed.
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Phenix City
City Commission
Clyde M. Knowles Jr
Russell Betterment Assn
National Guard
Allegheny Airlines proposes Cincinnati to New York route
The Civil Aeronautics Board was asked to approve a Cincinnati to New York service with stops in Parkersburg Clarksburg Morgantown and Cumberland and Hagerstown. The plan would also serve Maryland and West Virginia towns per the submission.The same day a Wise County Virginia incident described a man killing his wife and daughter with a hammer before dying in a dynamite blast that destroyed their home. The wreckage spread up to 500 feet. In Thurmont Maryland a two story frame dwelling at 136 West Main sold at public sale for 2950 to Charles and Mary Frnshour. sale conducted by trustees Thomas Glass Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr Edwin F. Nikirk with Glenn Trout as auctioneer.
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Washington
Allegheny Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Cincinnati
New York
Maryland
West West Virginia
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Morgantown
W. Va
Cumberland and Hagerstown
Wise
Wise County
Harold Fleming
West Main Street
Thurmont
Charles R. Frnshour
Schaeffer
Thomas &. Glass
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Edwin F. Nikirk
Glenn Trout
Cool Start For Autumn For Maryland
Autumn begins officially in Maryland at 8 56 a m. est. A chilly air mass moves eastward expected to blanket the state by tomorrow. Scattered thunderstorms forecast for tonight in Western Maryland will spread across the state by Wednesday morning with temperatures dropping to the low 50s to upper 40s in the mountains and around 60 in eastern areas.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Weather Bureau
Mendes-France Plan Pondered By West Allies
Western allies weighed France's Mendes France plan to rearm West Germany. The proposal seeks a tight European alliance to limit forces and regulate arms, with Britain and the United States studying the idea ahead of nine power talks in London. Contention centers on British commitments and sovereignty implications.
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London
France
West Germany
Pierre Mendes- France
European Consultative Assembly
Strasbourg
Washington
State Department
United States
Britain
Winston Churchill
Mendee-France
Mendes-France
Independent Times
Daily
Telegraph
Europe
the Times
Eisenhower Sees Hall In West Campaign Plan
President Eisenhower and Republican National Chairman Leonard W Hall met in Denver for a summer conference to reassess GOP prospects in Congress and the president's campaign role. Hall flew from Washington as Eisenhower prepared a West Coast swing through Montana Washington Oregon and California with three Senate races and House contests in the four states. White House spokesman James Hagerty noted the talks covered the political situation with focus on the coming visits. Hall brought aides James Bassett Robert Humphrey and Val Washington to assist with publicity organization and minority relations.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Leonard W. Hall
GOP
Congress
Hall
Washington
White House
Far West
Montana
Oregon
California
Senate
House
James Hagerty
James Bassett
Republican National Committee
Robert Humphrey
Val Washington
Nixon Says Communists Being Smashed in Administration
Vice President Nixon told 1900 Nebraskans in Omaha that the Eisenhower era is breaking up a Communist conspiracy and driving out fellow travelers and security risks from the federal government. He accused Democrats of underestimating the danger and of cover ups.
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Omaha
Nixon
Nebraska
Organized Baseball Faces Suit Over Telecasts
Albany NY Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick and all 16 Major League owners face a 50 million dollar lawsuit from independent minor league club owners. The suit claims major league telecasts and radio broadcasts infringe on minor league territory, causing massive losses and risking some leagues’ closure. A World Series week filing was anticipated, with minors funding the action and names unnamed.
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Frick
Albany
N.Y
Ford Frick
Knickerbocker News
Newpaper
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Metropolitan Sports Broadcasters Assn
Cardiology Congress Told Of New Operation
Baltimore observers at the World Congress of Cardiology heard a new procedure aimed at easing heart disease by severing nerves that trigger nervous heart reactions. Dr. Sidney Scherlis and Dr. R. Adams Cowley described relaxing heart vessels to reduce anginal pain and improve function, noting one patient could walk 60 steps without pain after the operation.
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Baltimore
World Congress of Cardiology
Sidney Scherlis
University Hospital
R. Adams Cowley
Scherlis
President Eisenhower Appeals Russians to Join World Peace Prayers
President Eisenhower urged Russians and other Iron Curtain citizens to join Americans in a day of prayer for world peace. In a VO A broadcast to the Soviet Union and its satellites, he called for a strong act of faith to remove artificial barriers between peoples seeking peace on earth through the Divine Spirit.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Russia
Iron Curtain
Soviet Union
Voice of America
Trial Set for Dr Samuel Sheppard in Murder Case
Court schedules October 18 for Dr Samuel H Sheppard to face a first degree murder charge in the bludgeoning death of his pregnant wife. Attorneys indicate they may seek procedural moves to delay the trial.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Radioactive Rain Reported in Northern Japan After Tests
Asahi newspaper reports radioactive rain fell Saturday in northern Japan after Russian A-bomb tests. Officials say radioactivity was far below danger levels, while Russia announced completion of a new test series last week.
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Tokyo
Japan
Asahi
Russia
Fight Over Seating of Red China at United Nations
At the United Nations in New York a dispute over seating Red China threatened to delay the ninth General Assembly. The U S and Britain aimed to shelve the issue until year’s end while Russia India and other Asian nations prepared to challenge the Chinese Nationalists. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. accused Beijing of 39 attacks on ships and planes in four years. Withdrawal of Prince Wan Waithayakon cleared the presidency race for Elco van Kleffen.
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United Nations
N.Y. G
China
Organization of the Ninth United Nations General Assembly
Russia
India
Peiping
U.S
State Dulles
United States
Britain
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Panama
Denmark
Norway
France
Portugal
Organization of the Assembly For Business
Thailand
Prince Wan Waithayakon
Assembly
Eelco van Kleffens
Netherlands
Galilulese Ive Et Pune
Local Store Closed By U. S. Government
The grocery and liquor store at 209 North Market Street owned by Robert L. Grove was closed by the United States government. A stamped notice on the door cites seizure under a distraint warrant dated September 20, 1954, signed by Lloyd B. Shue, with penalties for tampering. A federal tax collection notice filed by District Director L. A. Chamberlin seeks 39,486.21 in additional 1953 income tax from Robert L. and Elizabeth F. Grove of 309-11 North Market Street.
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North Market Street
Robert L. Grove
United States
District Director of Internal Revenue
Lloyd B. Shue
U. S. Department
Internal Revenue Service
Clerk of the Circuit Court
L. A. Chamberlin
Robert L
Elizabeth F. Grove
Frederick county Citizens Council meeting at Frederick High
A Frederick County Citizens Council for the Public Schools meeting at Frederick High School will discuss four topics instructional space teacher showing schools financing and instructional program. Committees will act on these topics and formulate recommendations. Two nominating committee members will be elected for an October 11 election.
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Frederick County
Citizens Council For
Frederick High School
County Man Is Fined For Larceny
A Thurmont area man Walter Keener was fined 25 dollars and given a 60 day suspended sentence for larceny of household articles from a Foxville area house last March. His wife Pauline Keeney was acquitted for lack of evidence. Items including two kerosene lamps, dishes, and an old cornet were recovered. Keeney admitted taking the items and implicated his wife. Additional motorists listed paid fines for various offenses with amounts shown. State Trooper H J Brown and Philip Kretsinger reported the arrests.
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Thurmont Area
H. Reese Shoemaker
Peoples Cowl
Foxville
Walter Keener
Pauline Keeney
H. J. Brown
Thurmont
Annie M. Willard
Keeney
Edwin F. Nikirk
Keenes
Sherman P. Bowers
Charles T. Frick
Apollo
McKeldin Byrd Schedule Speaking Dates
Maryland gubernatorial contenders outline speaking plans with McKeldin to dedicate a Potomac bridge near Cumberland and Byrd opening Montgomery Junior College convocation. Both candidates campaign ahead, with Byrd visiting Talbot County and Baltimore events, McKeldin in Worcester County and Arundel County.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Theodore R. McKeldin
Potomac River
Cumberland
H. C. Byrd
Montgomery Junior College
Byrd
Baltimore
Democratic Club
McKeldin
Edward D. E Rollins
Worcester County
Talbot County
Arundel
Halin Club
Photos In Nude Not Obscene Judge Rules
Washington court ruled that photos of a nude woman with a beautiful body are not obscene. The decision notes a person may later view such photos nostalgically and that nudity, in itself, is not obscene. The ruling affects charges against a photographer and frames the boundary between art and obscenity.
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Washington
Frank Maers
Myers
Qurtin
Erry
Return Completed at Panmunjom of Allied War Dead
Communists report completion of repatriation of 4,923 Allied war dead buried north of the battle line, including 1,969 Americans. UN Command says 9,200 North Korean and Chinese bodies returned, with 400 daily completion rate. The total reached 14,061 as stated by an official spokesman.
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Panmunjom
UN Command
Wall
Weather maps show mid-September to mid-October outlook
The U.S. Weather Bureau provides an outlook rather than a specific forecast. It estimates average rainfall and temperatures for the period from mid-September to mid-October across the United States.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Fifteen Chaplains Parachute From Burning Plane
In NEWHALL California fifteen Civil Air Patrol chaplains parachuted to safety from a burning Air Force C46 after smoke and engine fire. The crew and three other members also bailed out successfully. Chaplains aided each other in exiting and most sustained minor injuries. The plane crashed near the Los Angeles area at the Rehabilitation Farm for Alcoholics in Saugus.
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Newhall
Calif
Lortis R. Ellett
Lawndale
Church of Christ
Air Force
Bertil von Norman
West Hollywood Presbyterian Church
Civil Air Patrol
North Highland
C la Bart
W. Meredith Jr
Sacramento
Set
Lioyd Plow
Globe. Ariz. Ail
McClelland Afb
Meredith
Plew
von Norman
Willson
Los Angeles
Saugus
Rain Delays Loom After Warm Shower Spell
Wet conditions spread across the region easing the dry spell as September’s rainfall totals rose. Forecasters warned of scattered showers and thunderstorms continuing into the night with winds rising to 30 miles per hour by Wednesday morning. Temperatures lingered in the fifties while Brains Creek reservoir remained about seven feet below the top as showers passed through.
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Ure Sloan
Aire
Brains Creek
Five Day Forecast Promises Showers Then Clearing Cool Air
A five day forecast calls for showers and thundershowers with clearing and cooler conditions midweek. Showers and thunderstorms are likely Friday or Saturday with rising temperatures followed by cooler conditions Sunday. Temperatures average a few degrees below normal with normal highs in the 60s to lower 70s and morning lows near the upper 30s to mid 40s in western mountains and coastal areas.
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Minastery
New Bridge Across Potomac Linking Maryland and West Virginia
Maryland officials begin construction of the Blue Bridge connecting Cumberland Maryland and Ridgely West Virginia. Governor Theodore R McKeidin presides, noting the bridge will be jointly owned, modern, and designed for safety to handle heavy industrial traffic. old bridge built in 1868, new spans measure 156 feet each, cost 514 million being shared by both states.
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Cumberland
Maryland State Roads Commission
Ridgely
Wo Va
Maryland
Theodore Rmckeidin
Camp Merce
West Virginia
Carrene
Mc Rheldin
Potomac
Wa States
Harriman Victory On First Ballot Forecast
New York reporters and delegates at the two day state Democratic convention forecast Averell Harriman’s on first ballot victory over Rep Frankko J Reuseteiter as the bitter gubernatorial nomination fight roars toward a decision. Delegates assembled for the opening of the convention and Harriman forces repeated their forecast of victory on the first ballot.
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New York
Averell Harriman
Frankko J. Reuseteiter
Harriman
Tarkiman
Mutual Security
U.S. Bombs Could Wipe Out Russia in New Book
A Time Magazine collaboration argues that the United States could wipe out Soviet cities with atomic bombs today and with hydrogen bombs within a year. The book, The Hydrogen Bomb, notes 15 megaton H-bombs could devastate 1,000 Soviet targets, while Oppenheimer’s stance and Truman era policy are also discussed in U.S. News & World Report.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Time Magazine
James R. Shepley
Jay Blair Jr
Red Air Force
Shepley
Blair
Strategic Air Command
Shepler-Blair
U.S. News & World Report
Seys Atomic
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Truman
Oppenheimer
Atomic Energy Commission
48 Killed In August Traffic Accidents
Pikesville Md State Police Superintendent Elmer F Munshower reports 48 deaths in August traffic crashes, including 10 in Baltimore City. No fatalities in several counties. August injuries total 9501 with 2958 accidents investigated, 2205 involve vehicle collisions. County breakdown lists multiple regions across Maryland.
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Pikesville
Elmer F. Munshower
Baltimore City
Caroline
Dorchester
Garrett
Howard
Kent
Somerset
Worcester
Washington County
Cecil and
Frederick Counties
Anne Arundel
Baltimore
Harford Counties
Allogany
Calvert, Carroll, Charles, Montgomery
Wicom Ico
Prince Georges
Queen Annes
St. Marys
Talbot Counties
Two Tractor Losses Reported In Lancaster County
Two sons killed on Lancaster County farms in tractor accidents. Five year old Glenn Ebersale died at his Elizabethtown parents’ farm when struck from his seat after the tractor hit a culvert. Clarence H. Moyer, 48, of Manheim, died when his tractor plunged an embankment and overturned.
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Lancaster
Lancaster County
Glenn Ebersale
Elizabethtown
BR. D. 1
Glenn
Clarence H. Moyer
Manheim
Little Bridge Named Among Nation's Most Beautiful
A small Baltimore area bridge on the way to Ocean City was selected as one of the nation’s most beautiful bridges last year. The New Hope pond bridge in Wicomico County was nominated by the American Institute of Steel Construction in its esthetic bridge contest. The span features clean straight lanes, no visible nuts or bolts, and a green and yellow color scheme.
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Baltimore
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