Desegregated Glen Echo Park Hit by Youths Riot
Scores of youths, mostly Black, rioted after an Easter outing at Glen Echo Amusement Park. They smashed windows, looted a grocery across the road, and fled into nearby streets causing about $5,000 in damage. Police restored order after two hours. 6 injured from flying glass. ride operators forced to shut down.
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Glen Echo, Md
Glen Echo
Kenneth W. Watkins
Montgomery County
Watkins
Pan Ying
Science teachers union pay scales among a heap of figures
The article lists salary schedules for various education roles including science teachers Steven Sandburg Jane Hammond Randy Miscik and Renee Flick, plus administrative, counselor librarian, vocational agriculture, classroom teachers and maintenance staff with pay scales spanning entry to five or more years of increments and degree levels, noting building head custodian roles and annual increments.
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Steven Sandburg
Jane Hammond
Randy Miscik
Renee Flick
VA loan rates rise to record highs for veterans
The article notes that the maximum loan amount and conditions have made VA home loans nearly impossible to obtain in many areas. It mentions a $900 saving on a $15,000 loan and cites the new rate as the highest ever for a VA loan, contrasting with FHA rate history from Sept 23, 1959, to Feb 2, 1961.
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Rams
Ex singer Leroy Hartt dies at 81 in St Louis
Leroy Hartt, 81, former vaudeville and musical comedy tenor, died yesterday in St Louis. Hartt and his wife performed on the Orpheum circuit and in Shubert productions during the vaudeville era.
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ST. Louis
Leroy Hartt
Hartt
Orpheum
Shubert
Rittelmann Chosen State Police Czar to Lead Force
Governor Scranton named Rittelmann acting state police commissioner directing about 2,200 troopers until the next administration. He previously led the State Police Academy at Hershey and would receive pay increases as he steps from major to lieutenant colonel, with later potential promotion to commissioner. A legal question remained about the new 25,000 salary level.
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Scranton
Col. E. Wilson Purdy
Rittelmann
Hershey
Jack Conmy
Publicity Stunt Ends With Self-immolation Threat
A Boston University student, Zimmer, poured gasoline on himself outside the White House, was restrained by detectives, hospitalized for mental observation, and released. The incident aimed to dramatize opposition to United States policy in Vietnam and involved a staged hoax.
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White House
Viet Nam
Zimmer
Boston University
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