Nasser open to meeting Eisenhower on Middle East
Cairo Sept 27 President Nasser said he would consider a face to face talk with President Eisenhower to discuss a Middle East settlement if Eisenhower initiates the conference He avoided proposing the move to avoid a possible rebuff Nasser asserted Egypt would aid Syria if attacked and warned of possible arms purchases if Israel strengthens its force He denied Syria had turned Communist and said Syria would not, predicting it never would.
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Cairo
Nasser
Egypt
Eisenhower
Associated Press
National Broadcasting Co
State Department
Fisenhower
Abbassain
Syria
Israel
Saud Urges U.S. and Syria to Move Toward Reconciliation
In Damascus King Saud as a Middle East peacemaker urged Syria and the United States to mend ties. He advised Washington to pursue a policy of reconciliation with Syria after relations soured last month over an alleged plot to topple the Damascus regime.
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Damascus
Syria
Saud
Middle East
United States
Best Advice If Flu Bug Bites
New York report from a special committee on influenza of the American Medical Association urges four steps for flu care at home: rest, consult a doctor, drink fluids, and use fever medicines. Antibiotics and sulfa drugs do not treat influenza, though may be used if bacterial complications arise. Avoid unnecessary hospital admission.
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New York
American Medical Assa
Frost Drags Down County Temperatures Below Normal
Cold wave grips Washington County with frost and ice forms widely. Reported lower than 31 degrees at Keedysville station Travis Knode notes a 32 minus reading. Residents from Big Pool Smithsburg Cedar Lawa report frost on bird baths and ice on car tops. The drop from 78 to near freezing marks one of the sharpest Septembers in 55 years. A new September low could be set as forecasts call for 28 to 33. Warm trend expected next week with light showers late Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Keedysville
Travis
Knode
C. A. Brush
Rachel Rinehart
Srhithsburg
G. L. Brewer
Cedar Lawa
Washington County
Weather Bureau
Maryland
Broad
28 At Lavale Is Lowest In State
The night’s coldest reading in Western Maryland was 28 degrees at Lavale near Cumberland, with heavy frost in Garrett and Allegany counties. Oakland reported 31, Unionville 31, Cumberland 32, and Frederick Airport 35.
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Maryland
Lavale
Cumberland
Garrett
Allegany
This County
Frederick County
Oakland
Unionville
Frederick
Two Youths Jailed For Altering Draft Card To Buy Beer
Two Waynesboro youths were sentenced to 15 days in Washington County Jail after falsely representing their ages to purchase alcohol by altering a Selective Service card. James Diffenderfer and Roy Guyer pleaded guilty to misrepresenting their ages to buy beer at Hagerstown taverns. each received 15 days. A third youth, Rodgers, was fined 15 dollars for drunken and disorderly conduct. Police noted FBI involvement due to federal laws on altering federal documents.
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Waynesboro
Washington County
Hagerstown
Paul Ottinger
James Allen Diffenderfer
Wayne Avenue
Roy Lee Guyer
Guyer
Diffenderfer
Federal Bureau of Investigation
A. C. Lowry, Jr
Jerry A. Rodg
Ers
Henry’s
Lowry
Anus. Rodgers
Ottinger
Blair Overton
Rodgers
Dif‘fenderfer
Truck Struck By Diesel Engine Near Chewsville
Samuel Shank of Downsville Pike escaped serious harm when his 1957 Chevrolet truck was hit by a Western Maryland diesel near Chewsville at 10:15 this morning. The freight train, moving slowly including a locomotive a bear and a caboose, contributed to the mild damage to the truck rear. Henry W. Funk of Smithsburg Rt. 1 aided at the scene near the Rt 64 crossing and Leitersburg pike.
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Samuel Shank
Downsville Pike
Western Maryland
Chewsville
Shank
Henry W. Funk
Smithsburg
Leitersburg
Sixteen Black youths charged after incident at Elmhurst Junior High
In Oakland California sixteen Black boys were held in Juvenile Hall after an unprovoked incident at Elmhurst Junior High School involving white students. The report notes the youths were mentified as part of the event and emphasizes the racial tension surrounding the case.
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Oakland
Calif
Elmhurst
Vandals Blamed For $300,000 Blaze At Albany State
Firemen and police say vandals caused a blaze at Albany State College for Negroes with damage estimated near $900,000. Two or three persons were seen fleeing a building as flames spread to another, with witnesses split over their race. Authorities pursue leads.
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Albany
Albany State College
Neemed
Westot
Cory Dotesee
Nine Negro Students Enter Central High Calmly
In Little Rock the nine Negro students entered Central High under Army escort for the third day. Paratroopers from the 101st Airborne kept a light guard with rifleless sentries. Newsmen numbered over 100 as reporters wore badges. troops planned to remove gear from the football field before tonight’s game with Istrouma of Baton Rouge.
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Little Rock
Ark
Central High School
101St Airborne Division
Istrouma
Baton Rouge
Goodwill marks second birthday in Hagerstown
Goodwill Industri in Hagerstown at 223 North Prospect Street celebrates two years of operation with 70 handicapped workers employed. The workshop reports 32 600 sales and 72 825 articles disposed of, aided by public donations of clothing shoes and household items. Over 7 000 truck calls serviced the area. A birthday sale offers 10 percent off merchandise produced by workers.
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Harvey E. Kettering
Hagerstown
Interest Added To County Taxes After October 1
County taxes face interest charges beginning October 1 as unpaid 1957 bills accrue interest at one half of one percent. County Treasurer Hugh X. Troxell announced this morning that the deadline for paying without interest is Monday, September unknown.
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Hugh X. Troxell
Flu cases more than double in one week
The Public Health Service reports Asian flu cases more than doubled in the week ending Sept 21 with 122,650 new cases, bringing the total to 222,650 from 100,000 the prior week. The estimate relies on incomplete reports from state health officers and the armed forces.
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Washington
Public Health Service Today
Hospital Here its Forced To Raise Rates
Washington County Hospital raises room and bed charges effective October 1 1957 due to rising costs and staff salary needs. Ward beds newborn bassinets up 50 cents per day semi private beds up 1 dollar per day private beds up 3 dollars per day after a survey compared with fifteen area hospitals.
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Washington County Hospital
Board of Trustees
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Washington County
Boonsboro High School Hosts Conservation Project
A wide array of professionals and students gathered at Boonsboro High School to modernize the practice farm. The effort included flood detention work, contour plowing, tree planting, a sod waterway, a diversion terrace, and sub-soiling demonstrations to show erosion prevention and potential government flood control aid. The event highlighted long-standing soil conservation practices at the nearby Frank Bentz farm and promoted cooperation among local agencies and the school district.
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Soil Conservation Service
Extension Service
Forestry Department
Boonsboro High School
Boonsboro
Little Antietam
Little Beaver
Board of Education
Frank Bentz
Typhoon Hammers Okinawa Killing Soldier and Wounding Many
NAHA Okinawa typhoon Faye struck with 146 mph winds killing a U.S. Marine and injuring 112 residents while 19 are unaccounted for and over 100 missing. Damage to Kadena and Naha bases includes aircraft, facilities, and utilities as the storm passes. Meanwhile in Everett Washington a kidnapping case ends with a recovered boy and a couple arrested after a ransom note tale.
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Naha
Okinawa
Faye
U.S
Ryukyus Army Hospital
Ryukyus
Air Force
Kinawa
China
Kadena
Japan
Hansen
Hague
Pacific
Court Orders Man In Robbery Case Examined
Henry Irvin Smith, 23, Schellsburg, Pa., pleaded guilty before Judge D. K. McLaughlin in Circuit Court. The plea was struck out and attorney David Poole appointed. Smith was ordered examined by a psychiatrist after arrest August 20 for purse snatchings. Sums ranged from 12 cents to $1.75. Information filed by State's Attorney Tom Kaylor following grand jury waiver.
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Henry Irvin Smith
Schellsburg
D. K. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Atttorney David Poole
Smith
Harry Frush
Circuit Court Today
Tom Kaylor
Elevators Take First Corn of 1957 Harvest
The first of the 1957 corn crop that survived drought moved to elevators this week. The initial purchase came from Lyle Mellett, tenant of Russell Myers farm at Fairplay. Corn was delivered at a price five cents above last year’s first corn, with moisture levels noted as high in 1956. City detectives report youths aged 14 and 15 involved in tossing stink bombs, with Juvenile Court to be alerted.
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Lyle Mellett
Russell Myers
Fairplay
Albert Lowry
Hodges Sides with Peacemaker Role on Integration Crisis
North Carolina Governor Luther Hodges, a moderate on school segregation, reluctantly acts as peacemaker over Eisenhower’s federal troops in Little Rock. He opposes mixing in schools but accepts the Supreme Court ruling as law. Hodges warns lawlessness will not be tolerated as 11 Negro children integrate NC’s three largest cities. He chairs a Southern governors committee planning to press Eisenhower to withdraw troops at the White House meeting Tuesday.
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Raleigh, N.C
North Carolina
Luther H. Hodges
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Ark
Hodges
U.S. Supreme Court
White House
Jail and Fines for Drag Racers Promised There
Two drag racers near Charles Town face jail and fines after a dawn arrest. Justice Merle Alger fined Martin Luther White of Silver Spring Maryland and Kenneth Jenkins of Charles Town $50 each and warned repeat offenders face higher penalties. West Virginia state police promised a renewed crackdown on drag racing.
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Charles Town
Justice of
Merle Alger
Martin Luther White
Silver Spring
Kenneth Jenkins
West Virginia
White
Jenkims
Caaries
Board Acts On 130 Protests In Assessments
The Board of County Commissioners handled 130 real estate assessment protest cases this week and cut 59. In 71 no-change cases the disputes involved lots, some previously assessed as low as 50 dollars before recent increases by the Supervisor of Assessments. Many lots now fetch well over a thousand dollars. All properties were in Funkstown district. Hearings resume October 9.
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Board of County Commissioners
Funkstown
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