Tidal waves in Chile Japan Hawaii face heavy tolls
Reports from Asia and Hawaii recount 183 dead or missing in Chilean waves and millions in damage. Japan and Western Pacific areas tally 95 dead, 85 missing, 854 injured with hundreds of homes, dykes, and bridges lost. Honolulu area notes 38 dead, 21 missing, 53 injured as debris searches continue.
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Tokyo
Japan
Western Pacific
Asia
Philippines
Formosa
Okinawa
Honolulu
Hilo
Hawaii
Jerry Eaton
Shizuzawa
Honshu
Pacific
Hancock Women Receive $10,750 Cumberland Award
Mrs Alma G Dyer of Hancock headlines a Cumberland Award presentation with the Hancock recipient list noting a total award of 10 750 dollars to be distributed among eligible women including Mrs Alma G Dyer.
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Hancock
Cumberland
Yale training for alcoholism aid expands across Maryland
Allegany County Circuit Court in Cumberland awarded Mrs. Dyer 10,250 dollars after a 1959 crash near Hancock involving Lionel Roy Smith. The case noted five hundred dollars in notes for Mrs. Dyer’s daughter and highlighted Yale Summer School of Alcohol Studies training for Maryland volunteers to educate communities on prevention and treatment.
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Allegany County
Cumberland
Washington County
Christian Church
Ina Mae Dyer Potter
Otha
Chandler
Rob Jed
Maryland State Dept
Alcoholert Richards
Chambersburg
Rbalilism
Phillip M. Dethridge
More City
Berkeley Springs
Yale
Yale University
School of Alcohol Studies
Ernest V. Wachs
Hagers
William L. Wilson
Irvine H. Rutledge
Gerstown
William H. Gepmen
Paert
Neil C. Fraley
Oak
Alanhaliem We Hans
Quakes and Volcanic Eruptions Plague Chile
In southern Chile a series of earthquakes and tsunamis has caused widespread death and destruction. Authorities fear the death toll will rise as reports come from isolated areas, with hundreds missing and millions homeless. Volcanic eruptions add to the devastation as government and foreign aid coordinate relief efforts led by President Alessandri.
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Santiago
Chile
Interior Ministry
Quelen
Aleta
Mejuin
el Canejo
Puerto Corral
Pacific
Maullin
Osorno
Caulle
Carral
Casablanca
Cautin
Jorge Alessandri
United States
Argentina
Peru
John XXIII
Space spy satellite Midas launches tests for missile detection
An experimental Midas spy satellite, weighing 2 1/2 tons, orbits every 94.34 minutes to test infrared sensing for detecting missile launches. The craft will track rocket firings at Edwards and Cape Canaveral, with a planned 3 to 4 week mission, extending toward polar orbits by 1962 to scan the globe.
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Fla
Midas
United States
Air Force
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Samos
Soviet Union
Williamsport Mothers Seek Intra Municipal School Bus Shuttle
A Williamsport group led by Mrs Walter Sprankie asked County Commissioners and the Board of Education to allow a shuttle bus between Williamsport elementary and the old school. They argue the bus now in service could be used to transport students within the city, as walking a mile is too long for some children. The commissioners cited state law barring county funding for buses within a municipality.
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Williamsport
County Commissioners
Board of Education
Tawny
Walter Sprankie
Weather outlook shows showers into the weekend
The Weather Bureau predicts scattered showers and thunder storms through Thursday and Friday with a warm, humid trend and a slow rise in temperatures into the weekend. Daily highs around 75 to 77 and cooler days to follow.
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Weather Bureau
Boonsboro
D. Paul Oswald
Maryland
Western Opposition Targets Soviet Spy Flight Condemnation
At the United Nations Security Council Western powers are poised to block a Soviet resolution calling for condemnation of U.S. spy flights. Only Poland and the Soviet Union were ready to back the proposal, with Argentina, Nationalist China, and others leaning against. Ceylon and Tunisia prepared to abstain or speak. The issue follows the downing of a U2 over Sverdlovsk on May 1 and related U.S. assurances. Britain and France criticized the resolution while planning negative votes.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N. Security Council
U.S
Council
Ceylon
Tunisia
Ecuador
United States
U.N
Poland
Soviet Union
Argentina
China
France
Britain
Italy
Sverdlovsk
Washington
Sovie
Havana
Chicago
Herter
Chins
Commissioners Delegates Approve State Roads Plans
The County Commissioners and Washington County Delegation approved a plan to resurface seven miles of U S Route 4 on Sideling Hill, using secondary road funds. Work is scheduled as part of a statewide program with funding from an allotment due by June 1, amid concerns over delays and county traffic not originated locally. The Rt 40 bypass near Hagerstown is not expected to start until 1962, with about three miles of Rt 40 east of Hagerstown to be resurfaced this year.
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Washington County
State Roads Commission
U.S. Rt. 4
Sideling Hill Mountain
George Geary
Lion Engineer
thesState
Commis Commission
John Bushby
Sioners
Lem Kirk
Gale Cahill
Roads Commission
Hagerstown
Haggerstown
Eight Cents Left For Honest Parking Meter
In Williamsport a broken parking meter on Tuesday afternoon failed to take coins. A driver left eight cents atop the meter to show intent to pay. Later Mrs. Victor Banzhoff turned the money in to the town clerk.
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Abraham Lincoln
Williamsport
Abe
Victor Banzhoff
Jobless Claims Jump 124 Here in Maryland Office
The Maryland State Employment Service reports jobless claims in its Hagerstown office rose by 124 to 2201 last week. Manager Matthew J. White notes one small industry furloughed 30 workers, a firm that normally employs under 1000 people.
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Hagerstown
Maryland State Employment Service
Matthew J. White
Eisenhower to address nation on summit collapse impact
President Eisenhower will speak tonight on the collapse of the summit conference and its effect on free world policies amid fallout from the downed U.S. spy plane. The White House urged broad broadcast access, with CBS, ABC and NBC carrying the address and Voice of America planning overseas translations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U.S
Soviet Union
Kremlin
White House
James C. Hagerty
CBS
ABC
Nbc-Tv
Voice of America
Senate
Fate Of Rolling Hills Fence Hangs On Jury Decision Here
A Briarcliff Drive dispute over a five foot fence between Rolling Hills and Good Acres heads to a jury. The case centers on condemnation petitions by County Commissioners aiming to convert Cherry Tree Drive into a through street, while Rolling Hills argues the barrier separates the two developments and avoids increased traffic from four surrounding projects.
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Rolling Hills
Good Acres
Briarcliff Drive
Cherry Tree Drive
Cherry
Rolling Hills Development
Special Awards At South Hagerstown Assembly
South Hagerstown High School honored students at an assembly Tuesday morning for achievements across school life. A $300 PTSA gift, presented by Student Council president George Bachtell to Principal Carl Beer, will fund campus landscaping. Recipients include Dorcas Resh for Antietam Choral Society music award, Andrew Miller for the Marshall College Alumni award, Ella Campbell for Civitan citizenship award and museum trophy, Elizabeth Dasher for the museum scholarship, Wesley Morgan for art merit, Ronald Hitt and Roger Toms for stage craft, Neal Beard for De Kalb Agriculture award, Hugh Schindel for Future Farmers of America, Judith Muller for girls’ badminton, and Richard Strock for New Car Dealers of Washington County bond.
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South Hagerstown i High School
George Bachtell
Carl Beer
Dorcas Resh
Antietam Choral Society
Andrew Miller
Franklin
Marshall College
Ella Campbell
Civitan
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
Elizabeth Dasher
Wesley Morgan
Ronald Hitt
Roger Toms
Neal Beard
de Kalb
Hugh Schindel
Future Farmers of America
Judith Muller
Richard Strock
New Car Dealers
Washington County
Lie Detector To Be Used In Robbery Probe
A lie detector test will be given in the coming days to a suspect in the theft of three money bags from Richardson's Snack Bar No. Two at Nottingham Road and West Washington Street. The bags totaling $297 were taken while three employees Patricia Showe Mrs C Clark and Charles Leroy Bartlett were preparing to leave. The man was described as fat in appearance about five seven. Detectives are still developing a suspect in the case.
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Richardson
Nottingham Road
West Washington Street
Patricia Showe
C. (. Clark
Charles Leroy Bartlett
Grason Wigfield
Wife Held In Shooting Case At Maugansville
A 24 year old mother, Pearl Beal, was ordered held in 1000 bond on assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct charges after allegedly firing a .22 rifle at her husband in an argument at their home in Maugansville. Husband William Beal, 39, faced a drunkenness charge and was released on his own recognizance. State Trooper Robert Wolford arrested them after neighbors reported the incident.
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Maugansyville
Pearl Beal
William J. Dwyer
William Beal
Robert Wolford
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Christian A. Herter
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