Woman survives 19 days on Wyoming mountain with plane crash
Mrs Dalton LeMasurier, 45, Duluth housewife, endured 19 days on Ferris Mountain after her husband Dalton LeMasurier died in a plane crash. Rescuers found her alive beside the wreckage, surviving on three candies and vitamins amid blizzard conditions. She and her husband crashed May 11 while returning from California, with fuel explod ing and a rain storm dousing the fire.
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Duluth
Minn
Rawlings
Wyoming
Wyoming Mountain
Joe McGowan Rawlins
Wyo
Mino
Robert
D. Paul
Carbon County
Eral
Pasadena
Calif
Ferris Mountain
Here
LeMasurier
KDAL
Dale Cowles
Dalton
Donald
Ronald
Judith Collins
el Paso
Tex
Young Diplomat's Son Says He Won't Be Punished
Vittorio Barattieri, 14, the son of the Italian consul general in Chicago, returned home after a 44 day absence in New York. He told reporters he enjoyed living on his own and did not regret running away, while expressing remorse for causing his parents distress. He ruled out future runs and said he did not expect punishment.
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Chicago
Vittorio Baraltieri
New York City
FBI
New York
Count
Ludovico Barattieri
Vittorio
Ha Sid
Midway Airport
Showers Expected, Weatherman Says Warm Weekend Ahead
The weatherman forecasts showers and scattered thunderstorms tomorrow and Sunday with up to three quarters of an inch of rain. It will be warmer on both days but cooler Monday and Tuesday, turning warmer again Wednesday. Farmers and gardeners say rain is badly needed.
Two Get Jail Fines In Theft Of Clothing
Robert S Turner aged 21 and Sam Wel E Mall aged 18 pled guilty to larceny of clothing from Peter Pan Cleaners on East Baltimore Street. They were fined 50 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail. Charges of breaking and entering were dismissed. Hall resides on East Antietam Street and Turner on South Potomac Street. Hall, recently paroled from the Reformatory, had his fine and jail term suspended pending at least 60 days in the Reformatory.
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Samwel E. Mall
Peter Pan
East Baltimore Street
Hall
East Antietam Street
Turner
South Potomac Street
Reformatory
Ottinger
Bass Season Opens At Dawn In Maryland
The Maryland bass season opens tomorrow with licenses doubling in price from $1.50 to $3 under a 1957 law. Deputy clerks and licensing agencies rush deadlines as streams near Williamsport and along the Conoocheague run clear. Potomac River reports praise excellent fishing conditions with catfish catches near Williamsport and at the power plant, while bait supplies remain plentiful.
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Williamsport
Conoenckeague
Potomac River
George"Hooper” Wolfe
Potomac
M. V. Metcalf
Shank Brothers
Jiggs
Kemp
Harry Bowman
Mr. Wolfe
Pitchfork Prong Pierces Hand in Williamsport Area
R. XK Wright, a well known farmer in Williamsport, suffered a mishap while loading hay when a pitchfork prong pierced his hand. Local reports note the incident occurred during a hay loading task in the Williamsport area.
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R. XK. Wright
Williamsport
Im Mishad
Two Deaths Reported Over Memorial Day Weekend
Maryland saw two deaths during the Memorial Day period with a drowning in the Magothy River near Beechwood Park and a highway crash in Carroll County claiming a Baltimore woman, Nellie P. Beirut. The article also notes posturing and violence in Beirut amid Lebanon elections.
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Associated Press
Maryland
John R. Handy
Baltimore
Magothy
Beechwood Park
Carroll County
Nellie P
Beirut
Lebanon
Hampstead
Jeff
Car Lot Office Ransacked. 1957 Model Stolen
The Central Motors used car lot office on South Potomac Street and Wilson Boulevard was broken into and ransacked. A key was stolen and a 1957 model car taken, later found abandoned on South Prospect Street.
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Central Motors
South Potomac Street
Wilson Boulevard
South Prospect Street
Woman Jailed For Hitting Boy
Effie Palmer, 51, of first block Cramer's Riley, was jailed 15 days after being convicted by Magistrate Paul Ottinger of assaulting a 16 year old boy by slapping him in the mouth. The incident involved Dolly Morris's son in first block Cramer's Alley. Palmer had reportedly been drinking and had just been released from the Women's Reformatory.
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Effie Palmer
Riley
Paul Ottinger
Dolly Morris
1943 Act On Insanity Is Court Issue
A 1943 General Assembly act granting a judge authority to declare a person mentally incompetent on the advice of two physicians was challenged before the Court of Appeals. Judge William O R Horney ruled the act unconstitutional as it violated constitutional rights, voiding his declaration that William Rex Easton was incompetent. Doyle sought court permission to sell Easton property. the judge said he lacked authority to grant such permission. The ruling notes pre 1943 practice required a judge and jury to declare incompetence.
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General Assembly
Court of Appeals
William O R. Horney
Queen Annes County
William Rex Easton
Horney
Easton
John TH. Doyle
Doyle and Title Companies
Court ‘of Appeals
Memorial Day Toll Falls Short Of 120 Deaths
The Memorial Day toll reached 166 deaths from traffic drownings and other causes after a 30 hour period ending midnight May 25. NSC president Ned H Dearborn cautioned the figure is not a cause for celebration though lower than expected.
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National Safety Council
Council
Ned H. Dearborn
NSC
Associated Press
University riot crowds campus on Memorial Day in Champaign
About 5 000 University of Illinois students joined a campuswide riot that raged for eight hours. More than 200 police used tear gas after initial water-fight clashes between fraternities. At least two coeds injured and 50 jailed. University president Dr David Dodds Henry warned disciplinary action, possibly expulsion.
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Champaign
University of Wiinais
David Dodds Henry
Henry
John T. Henry
Tinois
Phi Gamma Delta
Alpha Delta Phi
Sherwood Lodge
Champaign County
Illinois
Surgeon warns radar beams may be life threatening
A California surgeon reports radar beams can heat the abdomen to dangerous levels. He notes microwave emissions from radar transmitters cause instant tissue injuries and describes a 42 year old man who died after a heat injury at a radar plant. The case is cited as a safety concern and under review.
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Los Angeles
California
McLaughlin
Los Angel
Les
John T. McLaughlin
Glendale
Russians Claim Huge H Bomb Too Big To Test
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev told visiting Polish journalists at the Kremlin that the monster hydrogen bomb is so large it cannot be tested even in the Soviet Union. He said testing in the Arctic or North Pole would melt icecaps and flood coasts, with one bomb capable of devastating Britain and France. U S authorities did not comment.
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Soviet Union
Poland
API
Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
Arctic
North
Fale
Khrushchev
London
New York
Scandinavia
Britain
France
Rescue Service Opens $15,000 Fund Drive in June Campaign
The Community Rescue Service launches its annual fund drive with two downtown collection booths from 9 am to 5 pm in the Public Square southwest corner and West Washington Street first block. Volunteers will canvass Ha gerstown and surrounding counties all month to raise 15000 for operating costs and a new headquarters at Fast Franklin and Richmond Streets.
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Community Rescue Service
Funda
Public Square
West Washington Street
Franklin
Richmond
Hagerstown
Smithsburg Beer Tavern cited for liquor violations
The Wisherd Hotel at Smithsburg was cited today by the Washington County Liquor Board to show cause why its beer license should not be suspended or revoked. Evelyn Jane Hitzell, operator of the tavern, faced allegations of serving drinks after 1 a.m. on May 28 and serving intoxicated persons amid disorderly conduct. Mayor Stanley Hauver reported bottle throwing and fighting incidents. Atty. Francis H. Urner ended a six year term on the board. Atty. C. Welles Little will succeed him. Allen F. Heller and John E. Corderman presented Urner with a briefcase.
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Smithsburg
Washington County Liquor Board
Evelyn Jane Hitzell
Stanley Hauver
Atty
Francis H. Urner
C. Welles Little
Allen F. Heller
Mr. Urner
Heller
John E. Corderman
Minor Auto Collisions Reported In City
Police investigated several minor auto collisions in the city this morning. Lewis W. Trumpower, 33, of Hagerstown Rt. 3, pulled away from the curb on West Washington Street and struck George E. Baker, Sr., 34, of Hagerstown Rt. 6. Paul L. Reeder, 20, of Samer Street, backed up on West Antietam and collided with Elton R. Hornbaker, 26, of Nottingham Road. The jerack stalled and backed when the driver started it.
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Lewis W.trumpower
Hagerstown
Nottingham Road
Britain moves to ease Red China trade controls
Washington reports a British decision to reduce trade restrictions on Red China. U S officials warn policy may falter as Britain aligns China with Soviet bloc lists. Critics in Congress expect opposition while allies follow suit, and about 200 items shift from control to permissible trade.
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United States
Britain
China
U.S
Impac
Congress
Russia
Oreign
Selwyn Lloyd
Soviet Bloc
Sen. Green
D-Ri
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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R. 1
Sen. Knowland
California
Senate
Soviet Union
Japan
West Germany
France
Italy
State Department
Red China
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