Aimed At Rigging Of Quiz Shows
Washington June 23 The House approved a broad bill making payola and quiz show rigging federal crimes and banning abuses in broadcasting. Support was solid though some sought changes including a fight over network regulation. Rep Bennett signaled plans for a network rule amendment despite committee rejection.
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Washington
House
John B. Bennett
R-Mich
House Commerce Committee
Bennett
Youths Fined For Property Destruction At Sawmill
Three Wolfsville teenagers Charles Wolfe Eugene Wolfe and Gene Grossnickle convicted of destruction of property tied to damage at a sawmill owned by Elvin Smith near the Washington Frederick county line. Each fined 25 dollars and given six months suspended jail term. State notes ongoing thefts and damage at the site near Elferton.
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Wolfsville
Elvin Smith
Washington-Frederick County
Charles Wolfe
Eugene Wolfe
Gene Grossnickle
Ali
Smith
Markj Schroyer
Elferton
Minors Jailed On Charge of Being Drunk
Charles Edward Boyer and Robert Lester Gardner, underage, received jail terms for being drunk after police caught them near Franklin and Prospect in downtown Hagerstown. Boyer, 17, also got 10 days for resisting arrest after resisting at city hall and striking officers, while Gardner, 20, got five days for being drunk.
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Charles Edward Boyer
Robert Lester Gardner
Hagerstown
Boyer
Washington County
Mark Brezler
James Settles
Franklin and
Prospect Sts
Brezler
William J. Dwyer
Gardner
City Hall
BK. Franklin St
Dwyer
Jefferson St
Kennedy Briefly Attacks Nixon From Camden Staging Speech
Senator John F Kennedy discarded a prepared Camden New Jersey speech to attack Vice President Richard M Nixon, urging voters to choose a president who stirs daily progress. Lyndon Johnson assailed foreign policy with calls for vast programs, while California Governor Edmund G Brown praised both Kennedy and Stevenson but leaned toward Kennedy, keeping California’s 81 convention votes unpledged.
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John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Richard M. Nixon
Nikita
Khrushchev
Ken
Kennedy
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Administration
Johnson
Sacramento
Calif
Edmund G. Brown
Adlai E. Stevenson
Brown
California
Wagner Fugitives Targeted By FBI Ten Most Wanted List
FBI lists Richard Peter Wagner 41 on its Ten Most Wanted fugitives roster after his burglary grand larceny and interstate transport of a stolen auto. Wagner escaped from Sandstone Federal Prison Minnesota December 12.
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FBI
Richard Peter Wagner
Federal ‘Bureau of Investigation
Wagner
Sandstone
Minn
John M. Hightower
Washington
Tokyo
Senate
Japan
U.S
Nobusuke Kishi
Sees Travel For Successor
President Eisenhower believes his successor will find sum mit diplomacy and goodwill travels inevitable despite hazards. Reports say he spoke while golfing in Hawaii after a controversial Far Eastern trip. He will outline his Korea Formosa Philippines Okinawa visits and address the Tokyo stopover riot issue in a forthcoming television radio speech.
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John Scali
Honolulu
Korea
Formosa
Philippines
Okinawa
Eisenhower
Tokyo
Kishi Announces 11-Year U S Japan Pact and Plans Resignation
Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi enacted an 11 year military alliance with the United States and Japan. He said he would re sign but left no resignation date. A cabinet spokesman said the Cabinet would quit en masse once a successor is chosen by the Liberal Democratic party.
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Tokyo
Nobusuke Kishi
United States
Japan
Kishi
Liberal Democratic Party
Anne Arundel No Slot Probe by Justice Dept
The Justice Department notified Anne Arundel County it will not probe slot machines and commercial bingo interests. County officials sought a federal review of out of state gambling in a letter to Attorney General Rogers. An assistant attorney general said the department had surveyed local slots twice and found no basis for federal convictions, noting Maryland code allows county licensing and inspection.
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Annapolis
Justice Department
Anne Arundel County
Frank W. Wilde
County Board of Commission
Ers
William P. Rogers
Malcolm R. Wiley
Wiley
Maryland
Japan U S Security Pact Takes Effect Amid Crisis
In a period of political upheaval in Japan the new anti Communist security treaty with the United States becomes effective. The move marks a major step in alliance and signals intent to counter Soviet influence despite uncertainty about future ties.
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Tokyo
Washington
Fairchild Leave Starts On August 15
The Fairchild Aircraft plant will close down on August 15 for its annual vacation and reopen on September 6. Officials say all manufacturing workers will take vacations while a skeleton crew stays on duty.
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Fairchild
Fairchild Aircraft
Khrush To Visit Cuba In August
Two new U.S. citizens were sworn in at a Washington County courthouse ceremony as Dr. Evaristo Lardizabal of Smithsburg and Ronald Gale of Funkstown completed naturalization after months of study and testing. Judge D. K McLaughlin presided with examiner Ernest Hupp noting the oath. Khrushchev later announced plans to visit Cuba in August, with a Soviet embassy expected to open in Havana.
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Washington County
United States
Evaristo Lardizahbal
Smithsburg
Ronald Gale
Funkstown
D. K McLaughlin
Circuit Court
Ernest Hupp
Baltimore
Mexico City
McLaughlin
Eni
Nikita Khrushchev
Hupp
Cuba
Vladimir I
jBazikin
Bazikin
G. Merlin Snyder
Union
Havana
Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Mansfield Charges Bumbling U2 Policy in Senate Speech
Senator Mike Mansfield faulted the Eisenhower administration for a chaotic handling of U2 flights, blaming bureaucratic inertia and lack of coordination. He urged a major overhaul of defense and foreign policy machinery, noting presidents and top officials did not directly control the ill fated mission. The remarks came as hearings on U2 overflights exposed frayed diplomacy and accountability.
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Ernest
Vaccaro
Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
Senate
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nof
Christian A. Herter
Defense
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Soviet Union
Beall Seeks Ok for Amended Canal National Park Bill
U.S. Senator J Glenn Beall asserts his amended C and C Canal National Historical Park bill, reported to the Senate Interior Committee, avoids House objections by not using federal funds, allows donations, aligns with the Maryland Act of 1953, and won't hinder Army Engineers Potomac River work. The measure would benefit millions within 150 miles, turning the area into a lasting recreational facility.
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U.S
Glenn Beall Beelieves
Senate
Senate Committee On Interior and Insular Affairs
Beall
Secretary of the Interior
Maryland
Army Engineers
C.&c. Canal National Historical Park
No Duck! Robbie McCoy Feeds City Park Ducks
Robbie McCoy, 20 months, son of Robert I. and family from Funkstown, feeds city park swans geese and ducks in Hagerstown. He worries about the bread for the cygnets and the mother ducks. His park visits began this spring after a stale bread outing and continue daily as his parents see it as his duty.
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Robbie McCoy
Robert I. McCoys
Funkstown
Hagerstown
McCoys
Robbie
Washington County ranks third in Maryland traffic deaths
Washington County records the third highest automobile death rate in Maryland with sixteen fatalities by May 31, led by Baltimore County with 30 and Prince George’s County with 25. May deaths total three, including two pedestrians, while Route 40 saw 39 accidents. Mayors Burhans and Tucker are tied to discussions on municipal affairs and a national mayors congress.
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Washington County
Maryland
Baltimore County
Prince George’s County
Allegany County
Frederick County
Winslow F. Burhans
Cor
American Congress of Munici
San Diego
California
Raymond R. Tucker
le Louis
American Municipal Associa- Viterr
Harry B. Main
Tucker
Betta Iduncana Vane Ei Ans Ihlock
E. Washington St
Potomac Supply Company
United States
Procot St Aine
feRces
Canada
Central
South
James Jr. Carpenter
of America
Offics
Elton Hornbaker
Raritans Charged Over Road Meeting Snub
The Raritans accused Washington County Road Department staff of failing to attend a planned meeting with Brownsville Gap land Raritan Club. E Eugene Geary and others were expected to present on county road improvements and safety measures, but no department representative appeared or warned of absence.
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Washington County Reape Dept
Brownsville-Gapland
Weather outlook for Hagerstown and surrounding regions
Partly cloudy and warm with a chance of showers or thundershowers tonight. Lows 66 to 72. Friday cloudy, warm and humid with scattered showers and thunderstorms, clearing and cooler Friday night. Saturday fair and cooler with southerly winds 5 to 15 mph. Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland: similar pattern with highs near 85 and lows in the 60s. West Virginia: scattered thundershowers tonight, very warm Friday, cooler by Friday night with southeasterly winds.
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Maryland
Eastern Shore
West Virginia
Couler
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