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Friends of Vernon Craven Jr recognized three pictures of him in Life Magazine's October 15 issue tied to an upcoming satellite project. He is a former Glenn L. Martin Co. engineer, Baltimore resident, and husband to Margaret McGowan with two children. The piece also touches on a rising jail population in Washington County and forecasts for 1957 weather and other local notes.
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Vernen Craven, Jr
Life Magazine
Suter
Vernon Crease
Glenn L. Martin Co
Vanguard
Margaret McGowan
Baltimore
Washington County
U. 8
Soviet note signals fear over Poland crisis and drift to independence
Moscow warns it may need force to keep satellite regimes in line as Poland and Hungary move toward greater political autonomy. The piece portrays Khrushchev’s fragile grip, possible leadership shakeups, and the Kremlin’s option to apply pressure, up to deploying troops if necessary. Georgi Malenkov is highlighted as a potential figure in a Kremlin succession struggle.
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Kremlin
Moscow
Poland
Hungary
Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Communist Party
Europe
Khrushchev 4 Co
Georgi Malenkov
Medal Winner Lands New Job in St Louis Suburb
World War I Medal of Honor recipient Charles E. Kelly aged 36 began working as a scrap iron buyer for the S and L Wallach Iron Co in Wellston suburb yesterday. He plans to move his wife and six children from Louisville Kentucky to join him in a few weeks.
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St, Louis
Charles E
Commando
Kelly
1S. &L. Wallach Iron Co
Wellston
Louisville
Surprise Soviet Polish Talks Prompt Warsaw Crisis Signals
Top Soviet leaders including Nikita Khrushchev arrived in Warsaw for private talks amid tensions in Polish Russian relations. A communique noted a Polish Politburo delegation would visit Moscow for consultations. Rumors of troop movements circulated as Gomulka begins a cautious comeback in the Polish Communist ranks amid Moscow’s influence.
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Poland
Nikita Kheushchev
Farty
Polit
Moscow
Presidium
Soviet Communist Party
Central Committee
Valdislaw Gomulki
Stalin
Gommilka
Soviet Union
Europe
Nikita Khrushchev
Three Hurt In Nearby Crash Near Brunswick
West Virginians suffered injuries in a late night crash when a vehicle entered Brunswick city limits at high speed and struck a bridge abutment. Shirley McAiley, 18, from Halltown, endured facial lacerations and a fractured right leg with possible neck injury. Slightly injured were Theresa Johnson, 20, of Millville, and Benny Jack Cameron, 22, of Harpers Ferry, who was driving.
Awakes After 168 Days In Sound Coma
In Newcastle upon Tyne a 22 year old woman, Ellen Moore, awakened after 188 days in a coma following a road accident that left her unconscious and her unborn child at risk. Her husband Kenneth visited nightly and stood by as doctors expressed cautious optimism for both mother and baby, due in December.
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Newcastle - ON - Tyne
England
Ellen Moore
Newcastle
Kenneth
Finger Tip Cut Off By Door
Marvin Sterr, 25, of Boonsboro, had the tip of his finger cut off when his hand was caught in a door. He was treated in the hospital emergency room. Other injuries included Katharine Miller, 18, of Hagerstown Route 2, back injury from a fall. John Turner, 31, of Fairplay, a fractured foot from a twisted ankle. Guy Bailey, 22, of Arpad Ayay, injured after a fall in the bath. Mary Jane Patronik, agent, 141k The Terrace, injured her finger catching it in a door.
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Marvin Sterr
Boonsboro
Katherine Miller
Hagerstown
John ‘Turner
Fairplay
Guy Bailey
Arpad Ayay
Hi Tis
Mary Jane Patronik
the Terrace
Ike's Farm Is Assessed At $6250
Gettysburg Pa. Eisenhower's Gettysburg farm is assessed for real estate tax at $4230. Adams County chief tax assessor D W Woods says the figure represents one quarter of the 1950 sale price value, corrected in 1953 after improvements. The assessment will be revised after the remodeling program is finished, per county policy.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
D. W. Woods
Adams County
Woods
Criminal Cases Net Next Week In Circuit Court
A group of defendants including eight Mau gangville area men charged with assault in the Adin Hege abduction case will face Circuit Court next Wednesday for trial. They waived grand jury indictments and opted for information by the State's Attorney Tom Kaylor. The Hege incident involved removal from a barn and forcible transport to a Lebanon mental institution, later resolved after sheriff’s investigation.
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Maugangville
Tom Kaylor
Hege
Lebanon
Fairchild Plans Float For Alsatia Parade
The Fairchild Aircraft Division will sponsor two floats in the Alsatia Mummers' Parade on October 31. Parade organizers refuse to reveal the floats early. Co-chair Raymond Pinterman praises the overall lineup as among the best in the Alsatia Club’s 82 year history. Tickets go on sale next Tuesday at the Alsatia Club headquarters near Washington Street.
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Fairchild Aircraft Division
Raymond Pinterman
Fairchild
Earl Steinhauer
Fairchild Aircraft
Dinterman
Alsatla Club
Hisory
Tiekmis
Savile
Alsatia Club
Washington Street
Eisenhower Attacks Stevenson On Draft Folly
President Eisenhower launched a broad attack accusing Adlai Stevenson of advocating views that undermine the military draft. The address critiqued Stevenson as foolish and cowardly, while Nixon faced criticism from Stevenson during campaigning in California, with Eisenhower defending his policy and calling the opposition futile.
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Los Angeles
Eisenhower
Adlai ‘Stevenson
Hawke
Stevenson
Richard Nixon
Biesenhower
Lor
Tin
Air pollution linked to higher cancer risk says Moscow surgeon
Dr Valentin Mayatt, dean of surgery at Moscow Medical Institute, told visiting California physicians and writers that air pollution and fumes from vehicles are more likely causes of lung cancer than smoking. Russian studies point to pollution, though exact figures were not provided, with lung cancer rising in the Soviet Union alongside Western trends.
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Rennie Taylor
Sciente Repecter
Moscow
California Physicians and Science Writers
Valentin Sergeivich Mayatt
Medical Institute of
Mayatt
Soviet Union
United States
Leningrad
U.S
Suez Pilots Consider Walkout Over Pay Cuts
Elmo Molland of Newport Beach California says he and fellow American pilots in Suez are weighing a walkout as pay falls short of expectations. They received 110 Egyptian pounds per trip after a 27 percent income tax, with 17 Americans and 15 Russians training for canal duties after the 1956 nationalsation.
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Cairo
Suez Canal
Elmo Molland
Newport Beach
Calif
Holland
Port Said
Egypt
Real Estate Market Remains Brisk With Strong Demand
Realty brokers report steady demand for homes and building sites as market activity nears the 250 000 dollar turnover mark. Numerous sales are listed including transfers to Brekbaker Kibler Ward and others, with housing authority transactions and multiple parcels on South Mountain and Maugansville noted.
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Harrie J. Hollingsworth
Wm. M
Knight Seeks Zoning Change To Approve Longmeadow Center
City Councilman Roy N Knight says he will ask for a zoning ordinance amendment if needed to authorize the Longmeadow shopping center as planned. The plan is under appeal to the Zoning Board, with a decision due October 29.
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Roy N. Knight
Long Meadow
Knight
Longmeadows Shopping Center
Zoning’ Board
Longmeadow Center
Samuel J. Cohen
Stevenson Urges Ike to Tell Truth on Suez Crisis
In Cincinnati Adlai Stevenson assails President Eisenhower for misleading talk on Suez and warns bold moves would split the GOP. He says Soviet aims advance in the Middle East as oil, East West links shift. Stevenson, touring toward South Bend and Chicago fundraisers, pledges only to pursue peace and prudent use of power.
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Cincinnati
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Suez
Jrankis
Middle East
Eur
Asia
GOP
Republican Party
Nate
South Bend
Ind
Chicago
Secret Soviet Letter to Eisenhower Sparks Nuclear Debate
Washington reports a secret 17 page Bulganin letter delivered to Dulles fueling speculation on its contents and timing. Officials note the note touches on halting hydrogen bomb tests, while Stevenson presses for a halt and disarmament moves. Khrushchev’s Warsaw visit adds context to Soviet concerns.
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Washington
Bulgenis
Eisenhower
State Department
Bulganin
Dulles
Bulgaria
Russia
Eisenhower Sill
Adlai E.stevenson
United States
Andrei M. Ledovski
Ledovski
Fisen‘hower
Four Charged In Police Check On Motoring Violations
Sheriff deputies and state police conducted late night road blocks on two county roads stopping about 200 vehicles. Four drivers without licenses were cited and around 20 warnings issued for defects such as bad lights. A special committee appointed by State’s Attorney Tom Kaytor approved the checks to deter violations.
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Roger Charlton
Tom Kaytor
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