Globe Master Crashes at Charleston Base Killing Three
A C124 Globemaster crashed while landing at Charleston Air Force Base from Bermuda. Three crew members died on arrival, others rushed to Naval Hospital with nonfatal injuries. Names withheld pending next of kin. Foggy conditions and an engine distress call described by a base employee.
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Charleston
D.C
Charleston Air Force Base
U.S. Naval Hospital
Air Force Base
Globemaster
Military Air Transport Service
Air Force
S. C
Five Teenagers Fined In Theatre Trespass Disturbance Case
Five youths were fined 26.45 and given 30 days for disturbing the peace and trespassing after entering a local theater via a fire escape. Roscoe Barnes 17 and others, ages 16 to 17, were named. Three younger companions face Juvenile Court hearings as detectives and officers processed the incident.
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Paul Ottinger
Roscoe Barnes
Maryland Avenue
Johnny Nisewander
East First Street
Malcolm Yeagy
North Cannon Avenue
Raymond McCarney
Carrolton Avenue
Charles Brown
Lanvale Street
Magisttate
A. (. Lowry, Sr
Edward Kuhlman
Harold Lefferts
Jury Awards $700 In Condemnation Suit For Lot
A Circuit Court jury awarded $700 to Garland Groh in a condemnation suit by the City of Hagerstown to acquire land off Harmon's Alley for a new municipal parking lot. The site fronts 21 feet on Harmon's Alley and runs 64 feet back. Attorney Martin W. B. Rostetter represented the city. Two other condemnation suits are pending in the court for the parking lot.
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Garland Groh
Hagerstown
Harmon's Alley
Martin W. B. Rostetter
Paw
County approves numbering plan for houses outside city limits
The Board of County Commissioners adopted a policy to continue city street numbers into developments outside the city. Roads Supervisor Eugene Geary and Commissioner George Fockfer led the proposal, using Potomac and Washington Streets as dividers. City block numbers will be extended from the city limits in 600 foot blocks with even numbers on North and East sides and odd numbers on South and West sides. Two numbers will be assigned for lots up to 60 feet.
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Board of County Commisssioners
Ccunty Roads
Eugene Geary
County Board
George Fockfer
Potomac
Washington
Thieves pull off massive fur heist in Baltimore
Baltimore police investigated a bold burglary at Jan del's on North Charles street. Burglars tunneled through a washroom wall to reach the fur vault and escaped with mink and other furs valued at over 200000 dollars. Store owner David Silverman said the loot was sourced from both inventory and customers' consignments. Detectives called it the city’s largest fur theft.
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Baltimore
George H. Miniiens
Jandel’s
Charles Street
David Silverman
Wanted a single man not over 25 for dangerous stunt
A Columbus Ohio newspaper ad warns of a risky driving job at Powell Speedway on Saturday October 6. It calls for a drive in a head on crash at 43 mph and a 90 mph impact with unconditional release in case of injury or death, offering pay and all details.
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Columbus
Ohio
Powell Speedway
Pennsy Avenue Zoning Case Hearing Friday
A Circuit Court hearing is set for October 5 on a petition to halt the use of a building on the 1300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue as a local estate office. Plaintiffs Fred Thompson Joe Proksa and Edward Downin seek an injunction against Dudley Rowe and Sheeley and owner Beatrice Grove alleging violation of city zoning ordinances and abandonment of a nonconforming use. Attorney William J. Dwyer represents the plaintiffs. Mrs. Grove is represented by I Yohn Colton.
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Circuit Court
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fred Thompson
Joe Proksa
Idward Downin
William J. Dwyer
Dudley
Roweland Sheeley
Beatrice ‘Grove
I Yohn Colton
Grove
Domestic troubles linked to farmer killings in Clinton
In Clinton North Carolina Rufus A King 35 shot and killed his six children then himself after domestic disputes neighbors described his temper. Mrs King 27 remained for shock under sedation as authorities plan a mass funeral and note she had previously filed a wife beating warrant.
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Clinton
N.C
Hissix
Rufus
A. King
King
King Family
Cinton
Narrow Escapes Highlight Traffic Signal Dangers Near Fountaindale School
Fountaindale PTA reports multiple near misses as motorists ignore the stop signal at the Northern Avenue light by Fountaindale School. The light functions only during school hours. safety patrols, mostly fifth graders, guard crossings when red. PTA appeals to drivers to slow and observe the signal, noting the area lies outside city limits and cannot be patrolled by city crossing officers.
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Northern Avenue
Fountaindale School
PTA
Fountaindale
Man Fined For Waving Pistol
Charles Burnett 29 of 249 North Jonathan Street was fined 100 dollars or 30 days in jail by Magistrate Paul Ottinger on a charge of carrying a dangerous weapon. He waved a .25 calibre revolver threatening to fire it in an alley off Jonathan Street around 9 30 last night before police officers arrested him.
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Charles Burnett
Paul Ottinger
Burnett
Jonathan Street
Paul Mentzer
Robert Bruchey
Youth Held For Escape From Jail After Gang Sentence
Robert Rhines 20 was ordered held on $1,000 bond for action by the November Grand Jury on escaping from the county jail. Rhines fled September 12 after two months of a four month sentence for stealing junk and was captured in Waynesboro last week.
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Robert Rhines
Rhines
Weeds Gang
Waynesboro
Miners Near $2.40 Daily Pay Increase Deal
Vice President Thomas Kennedy of United Mine Workers announces a tentative one year contract with the BCOA calling for a $2.40 a day pay raise retroactive to last Monday. The agreement covers about two thirds of the coal industry and awaits ratification by the convention and BCOA directors in Pittsburgh. Nationwide extension would require Southern Coal Operators Assn and other groups to sign.
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Cincinnati
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers of America
Union and Assn
BCOA
Kennedy
Mine Workers Union
Pittsburgh
Bcoa Coviers
Southern Coal Operators Assn
Navy Flyer Dies Waving Away Rescuers
Navy Reserve flyer Lt. (Jg) Donald R. Good, 27, of Natick, perished after waving away three would be rescuers to save them from an explosion. The crash occurred on a chicken farm in Rockland Massachusetts. Witnesses said he was alive as rescuers pried open the canopy but died after signaling them off. Del Prete described his refusal to evacuate as brave and tense.
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Rockland
Mass
RRA
Naval Reserve
Donald R. ‘Good
Natick
Gerald del Prete
Good
del Prete
Stock Market Moves Higher in Early Trading
Market opens with gains of 1 to 3 points as steels aluminum rubber and papers lead. Notable movers include Takens Stel plan for stock split and dividend increase, International Paper, Gulf Oil, and Alcoa in early session gains.
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New York
Takens Stel
N Plan
International Paper
Gulf Oilia
Alcoadia
Boonsboro Sharpsburg Road Project Advances with Bridge Bid
The State Roads Commission announced bids for a new 244 foot bridge over Antietam Creek at Porterstown on Route 34, east of Sharpsburg. E. G. Plummer & Son of Chambersburg, the contractor for the Boonsboro Sharpsburg road, is anticipated to begin within a week after last week’s award of a $1,243,332 contract and equipment mobilization.
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Antietam Creek
Porterstown
Sharpsburg
Bagonsboro
State Roads ‘Commission
G. Bates Chaires
Sixth Road
E. G. Plummer & Son
Chambersburg
Boonsboro
Plummer
Phone Service Near Normal Amid Hagerstown Strike
Amid a statewide phone operator strike in Hagerstown, service returned to near normal with some emergency calls only. Management announced a $2.50 weekly wage increase offer, raising top operator pay to 61 dollars, while plant workers remained at their posts.
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Hagerstown
Mit Avenue
Maryland Telephone Union
Communications ‘Works of American Union
Dial Phones Not Affected by Maryland Strike
A strike by about 3,700 Maryland switchboard operators disrupted some telephone service but spokesmen said roughly 85 percent of Maryland telephones were unaffected. Officials expected service to return to normal and emphasized supervision changes to address the fault.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Chesapeake
Potomac
Ephone Co
Mars
Baltimore maintenance men cross line in labor dispute
Pi-Picket headquarters at Salish Maintenance men refused to cross the picket line at first. The company reported shortly before noon that the maintenance men agreed to return to work.
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Baltimore
Picketing Reported in Several States Amid Emergency Call Delays
Switchboards and long distance calls were on emergency only status in parts yesterday. The company cited scattered picketing in Baltimore and five other state offices, while a sister union denied any authorized picketing. Continued on page 2 column 6.
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Baltimore
The
Independ
Weather Bureau Misses Again With No Complaints
The Weather Bureau failed to forecast rain in the area as sun shone this morning. Forecasters predicted increasing cloudiness and scattered showers by Thursday with a low of 48 to 55 degrees and a high around 70 to 75 degrees.
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U. S
Maryland
Heiress Doris Duke Faces Counterclaim in Court
The tobacco heiress Doris Duke and Luther Greene appear at Municipal Court in a dispute over $2400 for services at a Somerville farm. Greene, who supplies Gowers for theater, says the case is a retaliatory counterclaim to a $4797 judgment Duke secured earlier.
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Doris Duke
Luther Greene
Municipal Court Building
Hers Greene
Miss Duke
Somerville, Net Farm
Stevenson charges Eisenhower with not caring on vital matters in Pa trip
Adlai E Stevenson accused President Eisenhower of not knowing or caring about administration actions in vital matters during a Pennsylvania tour aimed at winning the 82 electoral votes. He cited Congress failure to enact distressed areas relief and said the bill was knifed by Republicans while urging leadership questions.
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Wilkes - Barre
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisnehower
Pennsylvania
Stevenson
Sen
Douglas
Rep. Flood
Congress
Eisenhower
Ieadership
Eisenhower Attends First World Series Game in New York
President Eisenhower flies from Washington to New York for the opening World Series game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees at Ebbetts Field. A ceremonial welcoming at home plate precedes the managers introducing their squads and the president tosses the first ball. The trip is nonpolitical with no other candidates present.
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Washington
Eisenhower
New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Ebbetts Field
Brooklyn
Queens
Bronk-ton
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