Barbara Powers Opposes Calling Husband in Spy Trial
Barbara Powers urged at a news conference that her husband not be labeled a spy and should not be called during his espionage trial in Moscow. She noted the U2 pilot’s guilt plea as record and criticized prank ambulance alarms in Hagerstown as endangering the sick and injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wwimah
Barbara
Sdv
Hagerstown
Wild Vance Cince
Moscow
Barbara Powers
Powers
Soviet Union
U.S
Nikita Khrushchev
Inmate Work Resumes After Maryland Prison Disputes
Nine hundred Maryland Penitentiary inmates returned to their jobs ending disputes over parole benefits at three state facilities. Warden Vernon Pepersack reported routine normal and prisoners released from cells after August disruptions, while a legislative committee prepared to study the state prison system amid the unrest.
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Baltimore
Maryland Penitentiary
Vernon Pepersack
Adama
Penitentiary
House of Correction
Sheriff Warns On Midget Car Use By Juveniles
Sheriff Charles Price reports numerous complaints about motorized midget racers operated by youths on public highways in Sharpsburg Fairplay Tilghmanton and Bakersville. Vehicles lack four wheel brakes registered status safety glass and proper lights. State Police have arrested at least one 12 year old in Chewsville for highway operation. The trend follows new local tracks at Hancock and Funkstown.
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Commissioner of Motor Wabialan I
Wemcles
Charles Price
Sharpsburg
Fair, Play
Tilghmanton
Bakersville
Price
Chewsville
Hancock
Funkstown
Permits For Improvements Issued In City
The city building inspector issued several minor improvement permits last week. Names include Robert D. Story at 1906 Cedarwood Drive for frame and porch work, Cellena Harlens at 59 West Bethel Street for porch and bath enlargement, Marshall Haugh at 153 Alexander Street for rear porch enclosure, L A Harrison at 432 Liberty Street for demolishing two buildings and building a concrete block structure, C W Bitner at 733 West Church Street for front porch remodel, Harley M. Cookman at 1008 Beechwood Drive for roof on a concrete slab, and Andrew C. Castle at 910 Spruce Street for rear porch alteration and glass enclosure.
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Robert D. Story
Cedarwood Dr
Cellena Harlens
Bethel St
Marshall Haugh
Alexander St
L. A. Harrison
Liberty St
C. W. Bitner
Church St
Harley M. Cookman
Beechwood Dr
Andrew C. Castle
Spruce Bt
Group Formed To Back Democrats
A Maryland civic group named Citizens for Kennedy and Johnson was formed to back Sen. John F. Kennedy and Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson as Democratic presidential nominees. The committee invites Republicans independents and Democrats who want to participate in the campaign but are not active in regular party organizations. Herald C. Hoffberger of Baltimore was named Maryland chair.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Republi
Herold C. Hoffberger
Baltimore
Maryland
Citizens For Kennedy and Johnson
Ike Back From Camp David Returns To White House
President Eisenhower flown from Camp David Md to Washington in 32 minutes by helicopter. He reached the White House at 8 02 a m and prepared for his first appointment a Cabinet meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Camp David Md
White House
Man Fined In Resisting Case
Levi T. Wright, 30, colored, of 621 Pennsylvania Ave, charged with disturbing the peace and resisting a police officer. He was fined 15 dollars and costs or eight days in jail by Magistrate William J. Dwyer after arrest by Patrolman Norman Small at a Dual Highway snack bar. Wright resisted booking at headquarters. James Hill, 59, of 318 N Jonathan St, needed eight stitches for a mouth wound after refusing to give a panhandler money and was advised to obtain a warrant. Miss Mary J. Henderson, 21, of 139 W Church St, had a cut lip when struck in a hallway and was advised to obtain a warrant.
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Levi T. Wright
Pennsylvania Ave
William J. Dwyer
Wright
Norman Small
Small
James Hill
N. Jonathan St
Mary J. Henderson
W. Church St
Night Mommy Last Words Of Dying Child
In Pasadena California a 21 month old girl Lorelle Christine Kay died after ingesting poison weed killer. Christian Science parents Ruth Kay and William Kay delayed medical care citing faith. A doctor arrived hours after death as they sought help from a practitioner to comfort them.
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Pasadena
Calif
Lorelle Christine Kay
Lorelle
Ruth Jean Kay
William
Lewis Hubner
Inspector Reports Industrial Zone Compliance at Local Plant
Inspector Roy L. Knight said Colonial Hardwood Flooring Co. in an industrial zone has spent thousands to reduce sawdust dust and noise. Improvements include a muffled generator and a new boiler. Residents on Madison Ave and Madison Washington Square noted progress. Police also urged Potomac Dye and Finishing Co. workers to quiet shift-change noise at night.
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Roy L. Knight
Colonial Hardwood Flooring Co
Knight
Madison Ave
Washington Square
William Danter
E. Franklin St
Potomac Dye and Finishing Co
Big Copperhead Attacks Rabbit Dog Near Milford Leigh Home
A rabbit dog defending a youngster at the Big Pool home of Milford Leigh is bitten in the mouth by a three foot copperhead. The dog fought two snakes, was nursed, and is reported doing well. the incident prompted medical care for a child and involved local residents and a veterinarian.
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Big Pool
Milford Leigh
Michael Leigh
Michael
New York
Aioe
Andja Hospital
Brooklyn
David Keller Lookabaugh
I As
Caledonian Hospital
Ington County Hospital
Cuba seizes Freeport nickel plant amid nationalization drive
Havana outfits seize Freeport Sulphur's Moa Bay nickel and cobalt plant for Cuba's state control. The move follows a government decree that nationalized over 700 million dollars in American properties. Moa Bay employs about 3,200 workers and aims to produce large quantities of nickel and cobalt once operable. The seizure heightens fears for other U.S. mining assets still under private management as talks continue on sales and compensation.
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Havana
Freeport Sulphur Company
Cuba
Freeport
Moaday Mining Co
Osvaldo Corticos
New York
Moaday Company
Moa Bay
Sao. Meen
Norman Ferris
Bernadette
Moaday
Nicaro Nickel
U.S
U.S. General Services Administration
Mother of Sleeping Girls Admits Feeding Them Drugs
In Cleveland Ohio a mother, Bernadette Frantonio aged 3 and Venita aged 5, admitted giving drugs to her two daughters to keep them in a sleep like state. Police say this is not a criminal case but a mental health matter with officials weighing treatment over charges. The case drew nationwide attention as doctors sought a diagnosis for the girls’ periodic comas and hope for recovery.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lillian
Frantantonio
Ciety
Bernadette Fratantonio
Venita
Tips Galore Last Week Report on Volunteer Tips
Reporters collected tips from Monday to Saturday with a plan to award $2 per tip to as many contributors as possible. Several tips were strong enough for top prizes, but the goal was broad distribution. An Indian Springs housewife tipped a bottle-fed deer story involving President Eisenhower.
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Indian Springs
Eisenhower
Mental case or criminal? coroner debates case
Coroner Samuel R. Gerber says the subject cannot be considered a criminal while Dr Earl E. Smith agrees. Detective Wagner refutes alibis for felonies and Court must decide on mental examination and treatment. Three daughters wards of Juvenile Court. final custody hearing Friday. Weather: Hagerstown and region expect showers and storms with varying temps tonight and Tuesday.
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Samuel R. Gerber
Earl E. Smith
Fishters
Richard R. Wagner
James
Mount Sinai Hospital
Gerber
Award Contract For $234000 Gym At St James School
The St James School board announced the Blake Company of Hagerstown has been awarded a $234 500 contract to construct a new gym and associated facilities on campus. The 16 400 square foot two story building will sit west of Clapgett Hall near existing fields, with locker rooms offices and future expansion plans including spectator seating and expanded parking. Groundbreaking is slated for tomorrow.
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Board of Trustees of
James School
Blake Company
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Fisher, Nes, Campbell and Associates
Clapgett Hall
U.N. Forces Quiet Congo Uprising as Belgian Pullout Begins
In Elisabethville Aug 15 tear gas was used to disperse street demonstrations against Katanga Premier Tshombe as UN troops assumed guard duties from Belgian soldiers. The Belgian withdrawal to Kamina follows a ceremony handing over order in the provincial capital.
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Elisabethville
The
Congo
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
U.N
Tshombe
Patrice Lumumba
Leopoldville
Tshome
Cartel
United Nations
Kamina
Dag Hammarskjold
Ethiopia
Mali
Lumumba
Ghana
Guinea
Kwame Nkrumah
Sekou Toure
Hammarskjold
Security Council
Burglar Steals Policeman’s Coin Collection
Patrolman Norman Gerberich reported a burglar entered via an upstairs bedroom window at 10:30 last night and fled down a post through the rear yard. The thief took a coin collection worth about 537 dollars, with only half insured, as Mrs. Gerberich watched TV in the living room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Geberich
Summit Ave
Patrolman Gerberich
Elks Converge in Cambridge for 40th Maryland Delawa
Elks from 146 lodges in Maryland Delaware the District of Columbia will gather in Cambridge for a four day convention. About 700 delegates and their wives are expected for the 40th annual conclave of the Maryland Delaware District of Columbia Elks Association. The welcome will be extended Thursday by Mayor Calin W Mowbray Rep Johnson and exal ted ruler Lee Brohawn.
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Cambridge
Elks
District of Columbia
Maryland
Delaware
Elks Assn
Calin. W. Mowbray
Johnson
Lee Brohawn
Cambridge Lodge
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