Hungarian Workers Stage Sitdown at Csepel Iron Works
About 28 000 workers in Hungary's largest steel complex joined a sitdown strike against the puppet regime of Janos Kadar. At Bejolannis electric plant 6 000 workers refused to operate as police seized the plant. Workers demanded release of five top labor leaders Sandor Racz and Sandor Bari were arrested after ordering the widespread strike. News noted idle ness and passive resistance across Budapest as authorities continued to suppress dissent.
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Budapest
Dec
Hungary
Csepel Iron and Steel Works
Csepel Works
Janos Kadar
Bejolannis Electric
Sandor Racy
Brothers Sidelined by Hip Fractures in Washington County
Georges H. Koogle, 72, and his brother Edward L. Keegie, 79, both residents of Hamilton Street area, sustained hip fractures in separate incidents two weeks apart. Koogle, a cabinet maker, fractured his hip at home. Keegie fell near Howard and Summit Avenue and is hospitalized at Washington County Hospital. Both men were longtime church members and regular Sunday attendees at Emmanuel E. U. Church.
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Thasida
Emmanuel E. U. B
Georges H. Koogle
Rose Hill Avenue
Edward L
Keegie
Summit Avenue
Treasy
Howard and
Washington County Hospitaa Brothers
Brief Hour FAM. 5 PM Citched Osys 9 AM 9 FM
A terse notice from Breve Heure FAM. announces events across two sessions at 9 AM and 9 PM. Details are limited in the fragment, but the item references scheduled times and the organization’s activity.
Three Cars Crash On Route 1 North Of Hagerstown
One person slightly injured and two cars demolished in a Route 11 crash north of Hagerstown this morning. John M. Norris 28 of Shady Grove treated at Washington County Hospital for facial lacerations. State Trooper Bowman reported the accident occurred during heavy traffic to the Fairchild plant. Reed and Ringer also involved. Copl charged with speeding and Reed with failing to yield.
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Hagersjtown
John M. Norris
Shady Grove
Washington County Hospital
Harry Bowman
Fairchild
James L. Need
Harrisburg
Alice Ringer
Virginia Avenue
Reed
Omar R. Canl
Ringer
Copl
Norris
Bowman
Weekend Showers Forecast Across Eastern Seaboard
The weather will stay showery through the weekend across most of the Eastern Seaboard with a turn to colder air late Sunday. Maryland’s five day forecast calls for rain over the weekend and again on Tuesday and Wednesday totaling one inch or more, with milder conditions afterward.
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Seaboard
Maryland
Weather Bureau
Board Finishes Hearings On Property Assessment Protests
The Board of County Commissioners completed hearings on property assessment protests in Hagerstown this year. President Chester F Del Phey said about 2 000 protests were heard since September 1. Reductions were granted in roughly two thirds of cases, though some were only a few hundred dollars. No total dollar amount removed is yet available.
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Board of County Commissioners
Chester F. del- Phey
Wayside Diner License Denied By County Board
The Washington County Liquor Board denied the Wayside Diner a liquor license citing no real justification for the permit. Operators already hold an on sale beer license and sought wine and liquor sales. The board noted discretion must reflect common sense over petitions and protests, with ongoing discussions on assessments and tax rates.
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Washington County Liquor Board
Wayside Diner
Ulsreu
W. E. Pinnett
A. F. Heller
Cponenta
Sopaeer
Tolit
Cordingly
Delphey
Two Lawyers Plead Guilty On Gas Bill
Two lawyers Patman and Neff pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count tied to a gas bill aimed at exempting independent natural gas producers from direct federal price control. The bill passed Congress but Eisenhower vetoed it, citing arrogant lobbying by some petroleum interests. Neff rejected a $2,500 campaign attribution left with a Sioux Falls friend and voted against the bill.
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Patman
Neff
Congress
Eisenhower
Case
Neft
Sioux Falls
S.D
Washington
Owen McDonnel
Elmer Patman
Aula
Ilin
Tex
John M. Neff
Paul Everett Myre
Lexington
Neb
Superior 671 .Co
California
Hounds Fail To Find Pair Of Prisoners
Two convicts from a state prison farm escaped from a Houston broadcasting station while filming Behind Prison Walls. They abducted a Houston man for two hours, left their instruments in the coffee shop, and disappeared through another exit. Aiding and abetting charges against lobbyists were resolved with fines and suspended sentences.
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Houston
KPRC
Kerctv
Penal System
Kennedy in truck pursuit ends with missing men report
Police pursued Joseph G Kennedy after a telephone service truck incident near a rival road in northeast Houston. Kennedy was released, the truck found near a wooded area. District sealed off as bloodhounds were brought in but no further trace of the two men was found.
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Joseph G. Kennedy
Kennedy
Houston
Eden Returns To Lead Britain After Jamaica Vacation
Prime Minister Eden flies home from a Jamaica vacation to resume control of Britain's government amid a divided nation over Egypt policy and anti American sentiment. Conservatives show no ready replacement though party factions urge unity and strong leadership. The Times editorial notes Eden must demonstrate vigorous, progressive governance or risk pressure for change.
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London
Eden
Jamaica
Britain
Egypt
London Times
King Log
Times Iine
Free Two On Illegal Deer Kill Charge
Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker acquitted Emerson Bowman of Hagerstown and Dorsey Lewis of Frederick County on charges of unlawfully possessing a deer due to lack of identification. Wardens testified a doe was found beneath leaves near Frederick City waterbed and the suspects fled when lights were shown.
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H. Reese Shoemaker
Frederick
Washington County
Frederick County
Emerson Bowman
Hagerstown
Dorsey Lewis
Sarfield
Glenn Butts
Dee
Frederick City
Butts
Elmer McKinley Johnson
Smithsburg
Frederick Slashes Budget Requests to Hold Tax Rate
Frederick's mayor and aldermen cut 75 percent of 1957 budget requests to keep the tax rate at $1.55 per $100 assessed value. The proposed expenditures for next year total $1,263,571.
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Frederick
Liquor Board cites Mel as store faces license action
The Washington County Liquor Board issued a citation to Mel’s Liquor Store at 2 West Franklin Street, after a conviction for liquor sales. The hearing is set for January 4, with a $50 fine previously imposed on Roland Lee Billman for similar offenses. Deputies recovered a stolen car in the 1200 block of Jefferson Boulevard tied to a separate theft case.
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Rine Liquor Board
Miel’s
Delphey
Franklin Street
Washington County
Melvin C. Greenwald
Roland Lee Billman
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Guy Miller
Thomas Funkhouser
Jefferson Boulevard
Lillian Didena
Veteran Missing 11 Years Found In Mental Hospital
A World War II veteran reported missing eleven years ago and legally dead has been found in Byberry Mental Hospital Philadelphia after being identified as a different man Anthony Nichslians. FBI and Lancaster County records clarified the mix up. The veteran Kosupios, two-hitch Army service including Pearl Harbor Guadalcanal, had been mistakenly declared dead in 1952. His family hopes for resolution and benefits.
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Philadelphia
Chris
Kosupios
Byberry
FBI
Lancaster
Pearl, Harbor
Srana
Toatesville
Fairmount Park Guard
Rusuplex
Anthony Nichalians
Chris Kysuplos
Lancaster, County
Orphans Court
Veterans ‘Administration
Oastmore
Tata
Washington
The
Board of Revenue Estimates
Fbij
Chris Kosuplex
Tfo
Anthony Nichslians
Wit
Fablie Works
La Marca Kidnap Slayer Sentenced To Die In Chair
La Marca, a 31 year old mechanic and cab driver, was condemned to death for kidnapping and killing baby Weinberger. He faced Nassau County Judge Mario Pittoni in Mineola with spectators present as the jury found him guilty of first degree murder and kidnapping. The defense argued insanity tied to debts, while the court set the week of the scheduled execution at Sing Sing.
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Mineola
Angelo la
Marca
Peter Weinberger
Sing Sing Pris
Nassau
Mario
la Pittoni
Marco
Cumberland
LaMarca
LaMareg
Weinberger
Four Buried Under Tons Of Freshly Made Concrete
In Miami Beach a 28 ton mixer truck toppled a roadway slab, crushing four laborers. Sam Carlton 20 Alfred Barnes 40 John Ports 40 died. M C Porch 25 survived briefly but died hours later. Foreman Foot Adams reassured Barnes as workers freed him.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Sam Carlton
M. C. Porch
John Ports
Alfred Barnes
Barnes
Miami
Wreck injures 25 on Seaboard Gulf Wind near Jacksonville
Twenty five persons were reported hurt today in the wreck of the Seaboard Air Line Gulf Wind near here. The Gulf Wind, Seaboard's fastest train, reportedly derailed when two cars uncoupled between Lake City and Live Oak, en route from New Orleans to Jacksonville.
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Take City
Fla,t
Seaboard Air Tine Railroad
Gulf Wind
Seaboard
Lake City
Jacksonville
Live Oak
New Orleans
US to Supply NATO with Modern Weapons While Retaining Warheads
Paris December 14 The United States pledged to supply modern weapons with dial capacity to NATO allies while retaining atomic warheads. A U.S. source said conventional explosive components would be available to allies due to domestic law, with technical data to aid development of their own systems. Defense Secretary Wilson spoke to a closed NATO session noting Spaak’s election as secretary general and the push for European armed forces to match atomic-age realities. Page 2 continues.
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Paris
United States
NATO
U.S
Defence
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Paul - Henri Spaak
Spaak
A United Europe
Lord Ismay
Britain
America
Pheasants Spark City Yard Visits on Belview Ave
Three pheasants a male and two females visited the 300 block of Helview Avenue this morning and were still in backyards. Mrs Thomas Murphy spotted the two females while a brightly colored male appeared causing curiosity. Residents hope these birds stay within city limits and protected from hunters. A doe deer sighting on Pine trees earlier was last heard heading west.
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Helview Avenue
Thomas Murphy
Belview
Pinea
Seth
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Hagerstown Retailers Bureau
Board
Francis Pace
RSD
Helm
Sonny Jones
West Washington Street
Diane Maze
Pittsburgh
Diane
la Marca
Slayer
Florida
Belview Ave
Reader’s Index
Pope
Dally Preyer
Fem Dewesn
Mary Mewerth
Marlon Merew
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