Dream closes 11-year road gap Frederick to Baltimore
Frederick and western Maryland leaders prepare for an October 21 ceremony to open the new dual highway linking Frederick and Baltimore. Governor Theodore R. McKeldin will cut the ribbon at the event hosted by the Frederick Chamber of Commerce, with attendees from Baltimore Cumberland Hagerstown and other communities. The Jug Bridge to Plane No. 4 section nears traffic readiness as crews paint center lines and complete hand rail bases amid ongoing work on approaches and the Ridgeville tie-in.
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Frederick
Maryland
Baltimore
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Theodore R. McKeldin
Francis Scott Key
Frederick County
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Thomas G. Mohler
Jug Bridge
Death Curve
Plane No. 4
B. and O
Ridgeville
Milford Del Boycott Spreads to More Schools
Police report a developing boycott in southeastern Delaware in sympathy with opposing integration at Milford High School. Attendance at Millsboro Gumboro and Ellendale fell as pupils returned home after brief showing. Lincoln School closed with no pupils present. A cross burning near Milford Lakeview Avenue School sparked further tensions.
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Milford, Delim
Delaware
Milford
Georgetown
Millsboro
Gumboro
Ellendale
Lincoln
Lakeview Avenue
George R. Miller
Electronic Monster Transposes Programs
A San Francisco electronic malfunction caused NBC to show Life With Father from CBS and audible Truth or Consequences ads for about one minute seven seconds. The fault, blamed on a relay switch at the main San Francisco switching point, affected viewers nationwide until Pacific Telephone engineers corrected the problem.
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San Francisco
Father
Cbs-Tv
NBL
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co
Fire destroys Calvert County Fair Building
PRINCE FREDERICK Md Fire destroyed the Calvert County Fair Building just before the county fair opened and Agricultural Day for the 300th anniversary celebration. Damage estimated at 320000 and arson probes under way as volunteers battled the one story timber structure. two adjacent cattle buildings survived while two nearby tents burned.
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Prince Frederick
Robert Hall
North Beach
Maryland
Lawrence Tibbett Arrested in California
Opera star Lawrence Tibbett, 57, faces a misdemeanor drunken driving charge after a collision in North Hollywood. He refused a sobriety test, was jailed, posted $250 bail, and released. A truck driver, Ralph B. Schwalm, 34, of Burbank, suffered a minor hand cut. Tibbett resides in Naples, Florida, and was visiting.
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Calif
Lawrence Tibbett
Tibbett
Valley Jail
Ralph B. Schwalm
Burbank
Schwalm
Naples
Fla
Weather for First Game of 1954 World Series
Perfect weather greeted game one at the Polo Grounds between the New York Giants and Cleveland Indians. Bob Lemon vs Sal Maglie headlined a 55,000 crowd with bleacher seats sold out. forecast shifted from thundery risk to improving conditions. Series format is best four of seven with players earning about 19,000 for the winners and 8,000 for the losers.
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New York
New York Giants
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Bob Lemon
Sal Maglie
Giants
Polo Grounds
Weather Bureau
Municipal Stadium
Cleveland
Eisenhowers National Newspaper Week Proclamation
President Eisenhower declares no institution more essential to life than a free press in a National Newspaper Week message. He urges editors publishers and reporters to continue informing the public and supporting the vitality of free government. Stocks sag in quiet New York morning trading as market moves slow.
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Denver
Eisenhower
America
New York
Frederick County Fair Promises Top Cattle Display
Frederick County Agricultural Society prepares for a five night fair with 385 cattle entered across all classes and many hogs goats and lighter sheep entries. Judges announced for Ayrshire Guernsey Holstein Jersey and more. Governor McKeldin will attend Governor's Day next Wednesday and fair runs through the week beginning Monday with seat sales strong.
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Ayrshire
Cuthbert Nairn
Douglassville
Guernsey
H. Milton Cecil
Sadlersville
Holstein
Edwin C. Fry
Laytonsville
Jersey
Charles E. Shaw
Chester M. Cissel
Jaycees Endorse Elected School Board in Frederick
The Frederick Junior Chamber of Commerce endorsed a resolution for an elected nonpartisan school board with 5 to 7 members serving about six years. The plan calls for petition nominating, alphabetic candidate lists, and separate ballots from other elections. President Burger presided. Gerald Smith joined the Jaycee board.
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Frederick
William 5. Burger
Jaycee Public Health Committee
George B Delaptaine Jr
Gerald Smith
Jaycee Board
Jaycees
Lloyd K. Hoover
Junior Chamber International
Citizens Council For the Public Schools
Game Refuge Caretaker Operated Still Here
George Russell Bell 31, caretaker at the Le Compte State Game Refuge in Dorchester County, was convicted yesterday of operating a 40-gallon still on the refuge. Bell, who farms about ski acres, was released on bond of 31,000 pending a probation report before sentencing by Federal Judge W. Calvin Chesnut. A second man, Joseph Harris Negra, pleaded guilty and drew a five-day term in Federal prison. William Mosner, assistant U.S. attorney, prosecuted the Bell case before a jury. The will of Mrs Emma Wor man was probated in Orphans Court this morning leaving the estate to daughter Mrs Grate Lebherz. executors named are Louis A. Lebherz and his wife. Will dated June 15, 1938. witnesses Benjamin L. Shuff and Guy W. Nusz.
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Baltimore
George Russell Bell
le Compte
Dorchester County
Bell
W. Calvin Chesnut
Joseph Harris
Negra
Wiliam OF. Mosner
U.S
Emma &. Worman
Grate M. Lebherz
Louis A. Lebherz
Benjamin L. Shuff
Guy W. Nusz
PTA Opens Door For Integration In Maryland
The Maryland Congress of the Parent-Teacher Associations ruled for integration, allowing city and county PTAs to join the state body if they adopt by laws in harmony. The Frederick Council has included representatives from colored schools for five years, and the new rule unites local units across race lines. Donald Baton of Lincoln School called the move a new door opening as Mrs. A. D. Pollack presided and delegates discussed national conventions, American Education Week plans, and by law revisions. A steering committee will meet October 18 at Frederick High School to appoint county chairs and members.
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Maryland Congress of the
Sete Cabsienten Weil Couel
PTA
Frederick High School
Frederick
Maryland Congress of Parent-Teachers
Donald Baton
Lincoln School
Parent-Teacher Council
A. D. Pollack
Joseph Vona
Atlantic City
Focal
Lord Baltimore
L. R. Schoolman
Maersville
Sabillasville
Brunswick
Cam i
Focal Pty
Ducks And Geese Count In Chesapeake Bay Area
Federal game officials report about 2300 ducks and geese in the Chesapeake Bay area as opening day of hunting season nears. Ralph S. Harts, a Game Management agent in Cambridge, says a survey shows about 15 000 pintail and 3 500 Canadian geese, the two largest groups counted, signaling a good year for ducks.
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Casmbringe
P- Federal Game
Chesapeake
Ralph S. Harts
Cambridge
Revival of Gathland State Park Plan Draws Local Groups
A meeting in Burkitsville revived interest in developing Gathland State Park west of Burkittsville. A committee of local clubs and church groups will draft recommendations for state action, with input from the Frederick Historical Society and Frederick Chamber of Commerce.
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Burkittsvile
Burkitsville
Burkittsville
Rohrersville
State Park
South Aountain
George Alfred Townsend
Joseph W. Urner
The
Frederick
Farm Children Must Attend School Classes
The Board of Education reports several truancy cases involving under 16s, especially farm youth working on nonparent farms, violating the new federal wage hour provision. Officials urge strict adherence. fines apply to parents or those who induce absence. Also noted is the death of Maryland official Bertram I Boone at age 42.
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Board of Education
Doris Dorsey
Paul Fogle
Miss Dorsey
Lincoln
Hope Land
Railroad Trainmen Elect Vice Presidents
In Miami Beach Florida the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen began electing 15 vice presidents to be completed by Thursday. Delegates from 215000 members will vote by machines. W P Kennedy of Cleveland re elected president after A F Whitney death in 1949. W J Weil of Belleville New Jersey named general secretary and treasurer succeeding W A Mackenzie of El Paso Texas. L E Bates of Des Moines reelected assistant general secretary and treasurer.
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Brotherhood of Railroad
Independent Union
W. P. Wkennedy
Cleeland
BRT
A. F. Whitney
W. J. Weil
Belleville
N.J
W. A. Mackenzie
el Paso
Tex. L. E. Bates
Des Moines
Iowa
Termite Case Heard By Judge On Purchasers Claims
Termite damage case heard in Equity Court before Associate Judge Patrick M Schnauffer. Sidney Miller and wife seek rescission of a 1953 Reno Monument Road purchase from Mrs Wilhelmina Baker and the Bakers and Wayne Castle. They claim misrepresentation over termites and $1,550 spent on termite control and repairs after paying $7,250. Miller testified of discovery after moving in, with roof leaks and walls deteriorating. defendants contend buyers had opportunity to inspect and that no misrepresentation occurred. Attorneys for both sides presented arguments as the trial moved through witness testimony.
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Patrick M. Schnauffer
Equity Court
Middletown
Sidney Miller
Miller
Wilhelmina Baker
Frank L. Baker, Jr
Jefferson
Wayne Castle
Washington County
Miler
Ife
Howard A. Gross
Gross
Reno Monument Road
Robert E. Clapp, Jr
Holden S. Felton
Marilyn Monroe Nude Photos Not Obscene Says Federal Judge
A federal judge ruled that Marilyn Monroe nude images are not inherently obscene and granted a temporary injunction restoring mail privileges to Star of Fire Gem Co. The ruling, by Judge William M. Byrne, came after he reviewed Monroe’s metal coast images and concluded nudity alone does not constitute obscenity.
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Marilyn
Los Angeles
Miss Monroe
William M. Byrne
Star of Fire Gem Co
French Plan Reported To Be Accepted
French Premier Mendes France reportedly won acceptance of a plan to control continental troops under a seven nation pact at the nine power conference in London. The agreement would market joint controls with NATO's Supreme Commander, Gruenther, and widen the Brussels pact to include West Germany and Italy. Schisms linger over Saar protections and German rearmament safeguards as Adenauer and Mendes France pursue independence for West Germany within a strengthened alliance.
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Pierre Mendes France
Mendes-France
Konrad Adenauer
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Italy
Permanent Council
Walter Hallstein
Adenauer
Mendes - France
Saarland
United States
Canada
Britain
Netherlands
Luxembours
West Europe
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