Water claim, parole trial, and a growing highway plan in Hagerstown
Trial magistrates hear a drunk claim water caused his shakes and a judge convicts him. The Zoning Commission advises reserving land for a county circumferential highway to ease future traffic around Hagerstown. A parole study released 167 male inmates early, with half failing parole due to work or drinking. A California teen asks for work opportunities for his father in Hagerstown, seeking welding jobs. Local coin dealers report selling 196 proof sets at 2.25 dollars each, valued higher over time, with a note that continued sales may rise in value.
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Irving M. Einbinder
Zoning and Planning Commission
Hagerstown
James Hawthorne
Maugans Ave
Mack Co
Rt. 11
State Reformatory
Wallace Reidt
Department of Parole and Probation
Richard Knepper
Many Houses and Lots Change Owners in County
Well over a score of dwellings or lots changed hands in the past week per deeds filed with the Clerk of the Court. Properties span all county sections and Hagerstown with no standout transactions, indicating demand for medium priced properties. Harold E. Myers and wife sold to Roger R. Hull and wife on a parcel with improvements near the C and O Canal in the Eleventh District.
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Hagerstown
Harold E. Myers
Roger R. Hull
Elec
Cuba and Red China Establish Diplomatic Ties
Cuba announced formal recognition of the Peiping regime becoming the first Western Hemisphere nation to establish diplomatic relations with Communist China. The move followed a cabinet meeting with Fidel Castro calling in from New York during the U N General Assembly.
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Havana
Cuba
China
Fidel Castro
New York
U.N. General Assembly
Western Hemisphere
Soviet Union
Fulgencio Batista
Legation
Peiping
Castro
Osvaldo Corticos
Raul Castro
Red China
Chang Kai-shek
Liu Yu-wan
Miami
Formosa
Ex-Bat Boy’s Pirouette Dreams Halted By FBI Probe
FBI collapses ex-Pittsburgh Pirates bat boy Michael Godula’s plan to buy the Pirates after he allegedly built a stash of funds through bank and store thefts. He described strolling into banks and pockets stuffing cash while passersby watched, and authorities note he intended to use his money to pursue ownership in a pennant winner.
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Vallejo
Calif
White
Pittsburgh Pirates
Michael Godula
Pitts
Michael
Pirates
FBI
Ogether
Champion
Godula
Hubcap theft and voter records mix in scattered report
A tangled clipping notes a car hubcap theft in Tampa and references to voter registration figures from 1950. It mentions 108 registered voters, party splits, a bank haul, and a mystery figure Michael Godula with a dreamlike escape, alongside unrelated remarks about candidates and police.
Business Has Case Of Jitters
The AP reports a nervous market as the Dow Jones average slid 15.42 points to 586.76 amid concerns over the international scene and domestic economy. Week volume on the NYSE reached 14.93 million shares with bond sales of 23.44 million par value, while steel capacity remained at 53.9 percent and October demand appeared subdued.
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Jack Lefler
NEW York (Ap
Nikita Khrushchev
Manhattan Island
Eisenhower
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
United Nations
Local Officer Leads FBI Class at Quantico
Paul Wigfield of the local police department completed a course at Quantico Virginia where the FBI National Academy firing ranges are. Wigfield posted a score of 99.2, leading his class with only two shots near the bulls eye preventing a perfect score.
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Paul Wigfield
Quantico
FBI National Academy
Wigfield
Federal raid nabs two in Anne Arundel whiskey still
A Maryland raid by seven agents led by Harry T. Wilkens captured two Baltimore men, Bernard Allen and Lewis H. Beardley, tied to an illicit Anne Arundel whiskey operation. The pair faced $4,500 bail after arraignment, with a further hearing slated for Oct 3 at Edgewater. the stills were destroyed and the suspects charged with unlawful manufacture, transporting materials, and possession of illegal whisky.
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Baltimore
Anne Arundel County
Harry T. Wilkens
Maryland Alcohol Tax Enforcement Unit
Wilkens
Edgewater
Bernard Allen
Lewis H. Beardley
Man Serving Time Asks Review In Assault Case
John H. White, 26, seeks post conviction relief from the Circuit Court, claiming a witness provided false testimony and that the court did not fully consider all facts about the alleged assault. White had been convicted of assault with intent to rape a 14 year old girl, later reduced, and sentenced to ten years, then three years on appeal. The alleged assault occurred at a friend’s home on Jefferson Blvd. White contends he did not intend to rape and asserts innocence. He entered pleas of not guilty and insanity at the time.
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John H. White
Hagerstown
Storm
Jane
TISON. _ White
iCircuit Court
White
Jef
Ferson Blvd
Norman White
Broadwater
Omer T. Kay
Dargan Woman Struck By Masked Robber In Home Invasion
A Dargan woman was robbed of 120 dollars by a masked armed intruder who struck her near the back door after her husband left for work. The attacker, wearing khaki pants, a blue denim shirt, a stocking mask and gloves, took 100 from the kitchen and 20 from a wallet on the refrigerator. Deputies, led by Deputy Donald Horine, investigated the incident as the victim was knocked unconscious by a blunt blow.
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Victor Kovaleski
Foley Mathias Face To Face In Hagerstown Debate
Foley and Mathias debated at the Ha gerstown Church of the Brethren about costs and values in national policy. They clashed over the national debt inflation and farm price supports while agreeing on the United Nations Red China and church state separation. Foley labeled wartime deficits as the price of liberty noting a 12 billion deficit in 1958.
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John R. Foley
Charles M. Mathias
Hagerstown
Church of the Brethren
United Nations
Foley
Eisenhower Plans Talks With Three World Leaders
President Eisenhower will hold personal talks in New York next week with leaders from Asia Europe and the Middle East during the United Nations meeting. He aims to discuss economic stability and defense while noting the ongoing budget and debt concerns amid a postwar recession.
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Washington
Eisenhower
New York
Asia
Middle East
Europe
United Na S
Actions General Assembly
Nehru
India
Mier
Nikita Khrushchev
Mathias
Western Diplomats Say Khrushchev Attacks UN
Western diplomats described Khrushchev's speeches as an assault on the United Nations, threatening Hammarskjold and the Secretariat. He urged abolishing the secretary general and creating a three man committee, and proposed resizing the UN. Western allies spoke of a true declaration of war on the UN.
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United Nations, N. Y
United Nations
Nikita Khrushchev
Dag Hammarskjold
General Assembly
Khrushchev
U.N
Stooges
Hammarskjold
Congo
New York
Switzerland
Austria
Pangssters
Eisenhower
James J. Wadsworth
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Herler
Lord Home
Maurice Couve de Murville
U. N
Communist Bloc
Weekend To Be A Pleasant One
The Weather Bureau forecasts a pleasant weekend for Maryland and nearby states with slight cloudiness possible Monday and little temperature change. Boonsboro highs reached 74 and 75 elsewhere with lows around 49 to 51 noted by observers.
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Maryland
Weather Bureau
Boonsboro
J. Howard Beckenbaugh
D. Paul Oswald
Echo Satellite to Return to Sunlight by Mid November
Washington AP reports the Echo I satellite will return to full sunlight and be visible during most passes from mid November through early January. It will then spend several months with nighttime passes mainly in the Southern Hemisphere and only occasional views in the North.
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Washington
Echo I
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Echo
Pennsylvania
Weather update for Hagerstown and West Virginia
Tonight fair with a low in the 50s for Hagerstown and Maryland regions. Sunday continues fair with pleasant temperatures. Monday partly cloudy with little change in temperature. West Virginia sees fair skies tonight with valley fog returning in the valleys. similar conditions expected through Sunday.
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Hagerstown
All of Mary
West Virginia
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