First Day Worries Turn To New Friends At Salem Elementary
Teresa Jane Hose weeps on her first day in first grade at Salem Avenue Elementary. Her mother comforts her as she learns separation from kindergarten friends isn’t permanent. A new friendship forms with Brenda Kay Cross, daughter of the Leon Crosses, as Janie realizes the day brings new connections.
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Teresa Jane Hose
D. E. Hose
Daycotah Avenue
Salem Avenue Elementary
Janie
Margaret Bingham
Brenda Kay Cross
Jeanie
Brenda
Leon Crosses
Broadfording Road
Long Range Water Sampling On Potomac Pollution Study
A federal effort will place one of 50 sampling stations on the Potomac near Williamsport to monitor water pollution. The Hagerstown Water Department assists a Health and Welfare advisory committee by collecting samples to track pollution trends, guide control programs, and aid site selection for municipal and industrial water uses. Tests will cover radioactivity and synthetic organics, pesticides, and other poisons.
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United States
Potomac River
Williamsport
Hagerstown Water Department
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Water Department
Richard C. Willson
Potomac
Cinclewetl
Otis
Traveler Dies In Rt. 41 Motel Near Hagerstown
New Bedford area man Frank N. Senna Jr 41 was found dead in a motel bed on U S Route 41 south of Hagerstown while traveling to Miami Florida. An autopsy will determine the death cause per Deputy Sheriff Leister Isanogie.
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New Bedford
Mass
U.S. Rt. 41
Hagersontown
Frank N. Senna, Jr
Miami
Florida
Leister Isanogie
Maryland Legal Bid Seeks C&P Rate Delay
People’s counsel in Baltimore filed a motion with the Public Service Commission protesting Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. rate hikes totaling 6.855 million dollars. Wilfred T. McQuaid urged suspending the increase for 120 days and launching a full investigation, arguing past C&P boosts push Maryland users toward higher costs. He noted a cumulative 109 million dollars in increases over the last year and criticized a 64 percent return as excessive.
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Baltimore
People’s Counsel Today
Public Service Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Wilfred T. McQuaid
Maryland
McQuaid
Re Opening Of Public Schools Here Smooth
Washington County 1957 48 term opened without a hitch as over 17 000 students returned to classrooms. Superintendent William M Brish praised the easy opening with buses cafeterias and classrooms running smoothly. Preparations included safety checks and health exams, with a six week summer workshop for teachers involved in TV education. Actual instruction via the county closed circuit TV system starts next week. Enrollment marks a county high and crowded conditions are expected at Hancock High and North Hagers town High until new buildings are finished.
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Washington County
William M. Brish
Hancock High
North Hagers
Town High
Educational TV Project Gains Favor in County Schools
Washington County reports strong support for the educational television experiment now in its second year. Teachers and principals praise TV teaching, noting improved or equal history performance, a strong team approach, and growing enrollment across 22 schools serving about 12 000 students.
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Washington County
John M. Baer
Board of Education
Ford Foundation
William Stook
County Council of Parents and Teachers
Jean Moser
South Hagerstown High School
Hospital Patient W Edward Heimel Listed
W Edward Heimel senior deputy Clerk of Court is a patient at Washington County Hospital. He was admitted Tuesday and is undergoing a series of treatments or evaluations.
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W. Edward Heimel
Washington County Hospital
Heimel
Russian TU104 lands at McGuire in historic U.S. visit
Soviet TU104 jetliner lands at McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey the first Russian passenger liner to reach the United States. A Soviet official declares this flight a step toward regular U.S.-Soviet air links. The 40 passengers, mostly UN delegation members, traveled Moscow to New York area with 21 hours 54 minutes elapsed time.
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United States
United Nations
Imoscow
Air Force Base
New Jersey
Moscow
New York
British Airme
Boris N. Dubgon
San Francisco
Harold Renegar
Keller, Tex
Gaylord Robinson
Marietta
Pave & Gol
Experiment In School TV To Be Aired On Monday
A local school TV project will be aired on 112 radio stations nationwide on the Monitor program this weekend. A three minute tape of an interview with Supt. William M. Brish by Robert Lesher has been sent to program coordinators, and Mrs. Jane Guyton a 12th grade English teacher will also be heard. The Monitor Weekend is an NBC Radio presentation of brief news interviews features and special events. A back to school special is planned and officials will try to determine the exact airing rate for the local recording.
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Senoo TV
Monitor
William M. Brish
Robert Lesher
Board of Education
Jane Guyton
NBS
Rumor of Custody Not Correct Says Hagerty
Governor Faubus of Arkansas denied reports that federal authorities planned to arrest him over Central High School integration. White House said no such plans existed, while National Guardsmen surrounded the school amid continued tensions and a protest climate in Little Rock.
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Associated Press
Orval, Faubua
Arkansas
Little Rock
Central High School
White House
New York
Ben Fine
New York Times
Faubus
Eisenhower
Newport
R. 1
James C. Hagerty
U. S
U.S. Department of Justice
FBI
Osro Cobb
Siti Rock
U.S
Two Held For Picketing At Easton School
In Easton Maryland two pickets carrying signs and a man using profane language were arrested as eight Negro children entered two Easton integrated schools. About 30 segregationists gathered near Easton Primary before classes began and attempted to block seven Negroes from entering. A second arrest occurred a half mile away at Easton Elementary when a lone Neara student entered without incident. Police moved to manage the crowd with eight patrol cars assisting.
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Easton
Now Is Law Bill Eases Finance For F-27 Aircraft
President Eisenhower signed legislation to simplify financing for airlines to buy new planes through equipment trust certificates. Time Magazine cited Fairchild Aircraft in Hagerstown as a likely beneficiary as feeder airlines plan to purchase the F-27. The law extends railroad style equipment trust to airlines, allowing immediate repossession in reorganizations and giving courts power to halt repossessions, easing capital access for the Fokker F-27’s market.
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Eisenhower
Time Magazine
Fairchild
Hagerstown
Time
21 Pigs In One Litter May Be Alltime Record
John B. Thurston of Snarpsburg Pike reports a Yorkshire sow gave birth to 21 pigs yesterday. One born dead, four died so far, leaving 17 alive. The litter far surpasses prior records and totals 44 pigs from three previous litters.
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John B. Thurston
Snarpsburg
Mr. Thurston
Yenterdey
Therston
Forest Fires Rage in Clear Spring Area
Mayor C. W. Clopper asked Williamsport Fire Dept. to assist Clear Spring fire fighters as two large blazes roared in Funkhouser Road area near Fairview Mountain and Hosier's Woods near Big Pool. Fire crews worked with neighborhood volunteers to combat the flames.
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Clear Spring
C. W. Clopper
Williamsport Fire Dept
Clear Spring Company
Funkhouser
Fairview Mountain
Clopper
Hosier’s Woods
Big Pool
Williamsport
Temperature Here Dips 44 Degrees During The Night
A cool Canadian air mass moved into Western Maryland late yesterday and caused a sharp temperature drop. By this morning the low reached 51 degrees after dipping 44 degrees from yesterday afternoon. Tonight is expected cooler with a minimum in the 40s. Saturday should be a touch warmer and clear.
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Prenacien
Maryland
Mot
Tes
Saterday
Garty
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