Expulsion Fueled by Propaganda Claim in Soviet Spy Case
Marine Capt. Paul Uffelman charged that Russian agents staged a Leningrad spy incident to justify expelling him and Navy Lt. William S. Lewis. Uffelman said the arrest was a propaganda frameup aimed at portraying Americans as spies, noting no military targets were photographed and that the two were seized after a stroll in Leningrad.
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U. S
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Leningrad
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Uffelman
Soviet Union
Fort Wayne
Ind
Russia
Wielman
Navy
William 5. Lewis
Guthrie
Oklo
United States
Lewis
West Germany
County Board Pushes Zoning and Sanitary Plan Legislation
The Washington County Board of County Commissioners directed attorney John M. Colton to draft a bill authorizing the creation of a zoning and planning commission and a sanitary district. Baker and Wibberly would assist in legislation with Eanes Bushong Byron handling legal work. The plan aims to establish a countywide zoning approach and seek a sanitary sewer and drainage system for the Halfway area, with a delegation to Annapolis for enactment this session.
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Cannty Camypis Land Planning Commission
Stoners Todly
Imey
John M. Colton
Baker and Wibberly
Sewer Commission
Washington County
Halfiway
Sanitary District Commission
Colton
Law Firma of Eanes
Bushong
Byron
Annapolis
Calton
Blair's Valley
Lincoln Day Focus Shifts to Modern Republicanism
GOP leaders at Lincoln Day observances focused less on Democratic critique and more on President Eisenhower’s program. Meade Alcorn said modernizing the party’s superstructure preserves Lincoln era beliefs. Senator Simpson and others argued for a return to Taftian Republicanism, warning against bankruptcy, socialism, and war while stressing unity and a GOP Congress in 1958.
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National
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Cincinnati
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Stock Prices Turn Upward At Opening
New York markets opened with gains as steels and aircraft stocks led a broad rally. Major issues rose fractionally, erasing Monday’s losses and lifting averages from the prior decline, with General Dynamics Boeing and United Aircraft among top movers.
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Youngatows
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AYTS
Steel
Bethlehem
Douglas
United Aircraft
Mvarket
Goodyear
American Telephone
Hamestake
Alied Chemical
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Westinghouse Flectric
Chimney Blaze at Smithsburg Extinguished Early Morning
A chimney fire in the Wishard Hotel property on North Main Street, Smithsburg, was extinguished without difficulty at 6 36 this morning. Smithsburg firemen responded quickly to the alarm. The big brick kitchen is owned by Miss Wishard who occupies one of the apartments.
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Smithsburg
Misa
County Seeks Federal Aid for Flood Ravaged Area
County officials outline plan to request federal assistance for the Little Antietam and Little Beaver Creek watershed area covering about 25 000 acres. The effort, led by Keller Ridenour and the Watershed Conservation Association, involves town leaders, Lions and garden club members, and will include public meetings and a drive for support from regional organizations.
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Fedscone
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Dewey Warrenfeltz
Boonsboro
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Raritan
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Paul Anderson
Sail Conservation Association
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Creek
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Ambulance Club
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Belbors
Lment
Asso- Farmers Livestock Exchange
Cialion
Boonshara
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van Weld
U S Doubtful Israel Will Reply Today
Washington reports show U S tactics and skeptical press as Israel weighs the American plan to withdraw troops from Egyptian territory and seeks guarantees for Gaza and Gulf of Aqaba. Secretary Dulles briefed Abba Eban. Israel’s cabinet meets today to discuss a possible reply with Premier Ben Gurion.
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United States
Dulles
Abba Eban Manday
David Benoutin
U. S
News 1Y
Eban
Robert Murphy
Mother Tries To Drown Son With Herself
In Untontown Ta a 3-year old boy survived after escaping his mother twice who tried to drown him in a three foot pond. Detective Charles Kulchman said Mrs Joseph Svineek 40 attempted to kill herself and child after telling him they would die together. Neighbors found the mother in the pond and she died. the boy Eugene escaped and sought help.
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Charles Kulchman
Fayete County
Joseph Svinesk
Eugene
Ruthman
Ned
Survey firm urges sweeping changes in county finances
A management consultant firm John A Donaho and Associates presented 32 recommendations to Colint County Commissioners to tighten financial control. They urged legislation, creation of a chief accountant, and possibly making the treasurer appointive with full authority over funds. A centralized payroll and attendance system would also be set up, with quarterly fund apportionment and budget by program.
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John A. Donaho
Intel Treasury
Anl
Week's Work Buys More In Hagerstown
Special to Daily Mail from New York reports that despite a devalued dollar, Hagerstown workers enjoy higher purchasing power. A pound of coffee costs 31 minutes of work, round steak 28 minutes, silk stockings 27, oxford shoes 298, and a gallon of gasoline 9 minutes, indicating wage gains offset rising living costs.
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Daily Mail
New York
Hagerstown
Tire Blowout Triggers Crash Injuring One on Oak Hill
A tire blowout on Oak Hill Avenue led to a crash injuring Grace Mason, with three cars damaged. Alice J. Funk, driving a southbound vehicle in the 1100 block, swerved after the right front tire blew out and struck two parked cars owned by Glen W. Hall and Charles W. Nowell. Mason received facial abrasions and was treated at Washington County Hospital.
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Alice J. Funk
Dewey Avenue
Oak Hill Avenue
Glen W. Hall
Charles W. Nowell
Wayside Avenue
Grace Mason
Club
High School Radio Contact With Wesel Falls Short
Wesel trans Atlantic radio project by Rerstown High School students and Howardi Holland Grounds aimed to reach Wesel Germany via amateur operator Jan Boonstra in Silversim. Most progress came from contacts with Wenel Germany but the key Wesel link remained unattained. Plans for a second attempt hinge on obtaining missing equipment and parts and a visit from Wesel counterparts.
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Silversim
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Thiversum
Steals To Spite His Girl Friend Lands In Prison
Pierre van Huffelen, 35, quarrelled with his girlfriend and robbed the local museum of fine arts, stealing a Walter Vaes painting. He bragged in cafes, confessed to police, and the work was returned. He awaits theft charges.
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Belgium
Pierre
van Huffelen
Fin Arts
Flem
Walter Vaes
Thes
van Hufferen
Saud To Get 50 Million In U S Arms
Al Gumburriya reports the United States will sell Saudi Arabia 50 million dollars in arms for land sea and air defense. The deal includes US army training, a 10 million dollar expansion of the Dhahran air base, five year payment by Saudi Arabia, and a five year lease of the base to the United States.
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al Gumburriya
United States
Saudi Arabia
Eisenhower
King Saud
Washington
Saud
U.S
Dhahran
Youth Held Here Said To Aid In Jail Break
Carl Pepple an 18 year old, allegedly helped two prisoners at Franklin County Jail in a failed jailbreak Monday. He is held in $4,000 bond in Hagerstown on four burglary charges. Officials in Chambersburg said Pepple assisted last Friday night by digging a ceiling hole in the shower with a spoon. He has been brought to Hagerstown to answer burglary charges.
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Carl Pepple
Franklin County
Chambersburg
Pepple
Hagerstown
Enartes
Governor Aids In Traffic Mishap Near Hamindale
In Glen Burnie Maryland Governor McKeldin aided after a skid into the rear of a school bus on the Ritchie Highway near Hamindale. Police said 30 children on the bus were shaken but uninjured. The governor directed traffic and notified State Police by radio.
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Ritchie
Hamindale
McKeldin
PhD
Trafard
Snowy Route 40 Slippery. Counties Report Varied Roads
Snow left slick conditions on Route 40 crossing Sideling Hill Mountain while other county highways were bare. Crews cleared Sideling Hill overnight. Temperatures ranged from 28 to 40 degrees with a clearing trend expected tonight. Frostburg saw three inches of snow, Garrett County about an inch and a half, Cumberland near an inch. Snow spread east to Rockville and Baltimore by 9 a.m.
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Sideling Hill
Maryland
Weather Bureau
Cumberland
Frostburg
Garrett County
Rockville
Baltimore
Methodists Set Record Budget of 38 Million Dollars
CHICAGO A record high budget of 38 million dollars has been set by the Methodist Church for its general program this year. Dr E Harold Mohn said the amount is a minimum and is earmarked for world service general benevolences and Christian higher education. The plan calls for increased support of Methodist colleges universities and seminaries plus 143 Wesley Foundation centers and a national church extension program aiming for three new churches weekly. ALBUQUERQUE A drunkenness charge against a year old man was dismissed in court after he was thankful and claimed more to give than the arrest cart warned. He was nabbed just before the last Santa Fe passenger train halted.
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Methodist Church
E. Harold Mohn
Commission On Promotion and Cultivation
World Service
Mohn
Methodist
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto
Rico
Cuba
Wesley Foundation
Albuquerque
N. M
Forty five thousand East Coast longshoremen strike
Forty five thousand East Coast ship cargo leaders initiated a strike, halting major port operations from Portland Maine to Hampton Roads Virginia. Longshoremen, ILA members, cancel talks with 170 shipping and stevedoring firms amid stalled contract negotiations. Optimism collapsed as leaders and critics weighed the likelihood of a protracted showdown.
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New York
Portland
Maine
Hampton Roads
Virginia
International Longshoremen's Assn
Ted
Alexander P, Cha
New York Shipping Assn
Motorist Gets 6 Month Term For Revoked License
John H. Johnson, 24, of 138 West Church Street, was sentenced to six months in Washington County Jail after a not guilty plea for driving on a revoked license for the third time. Magistrate William P. Kreykenbohm set $500 bond for appeal to Circuit Court. Johnson was arrested by Trooper W. L. Guilming on Route 40 east of Hagerstown after his car, pulled by another, was found with him at the wheel of a disabled vehicle.
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West Church Street
Washington County
William P. Kreykenbohm
Johnson
Tie
Teoper
W. L. Guilming
Rt. 40
Hagerstown
Guilming
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