Veney brothers receive 30 year sentence in police killing case
Earl Veney was sentenced to 30 years in Maryland prison for armed robbery and the shooting of Baltimore police lieutenant Joseph Mackell during the Luxie's Liquor store robbery on December 24 1964. His brother Samuel Veney sentenced similarly for the murder, with both cases linked to the Long Island arrest. The judge noted the gunning down of a policeman as grounds for the tough term and indicated an appeal was filed.
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C. Millard Eler JR
Wreter
Earl Veney
Samuel Veney
Frederick
Maryland
Maskell
Digges
Veney Brothers
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Long Island
New York
Collins Attacks School Carpet Proposal in Maryland
Frederick County Del. Charles E. Collins rejects wall-to-wall carpeting for schools in a letter to State Superintendent James A. Sensenbaugh. He cites higher initial and maintenance costs, shorter carpet life, dirt and germ concerns, greater labor, and elevated fire hazards versus tile as the main objections, while supporting safety for students.
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Frederick County
Del
Charles E. Collins
James A. Sensenbaugh
Sensenbaugh
New
Collins
Schwearing Drops Out of City Race
Frederick city aldermen hopeful Melvin F. Schwearing withdraws from the Democratic ticket for the board of aldermen. He cites unknown business and says he will back the Democratic ticket. The field now has seven candidates for five seats as city conventions near.
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Melvin F. Schwearing
Frederick City
Schwearing
Glenmore Rice
Pierce Gaver
Calvin Bartgis
Robert E. Dailey Sr
Edward McGuiness
William H Bartgis
John Warfield
Alvey Renn
Board of Aldermen
A. Irvin Renn
Wilkinson Urges Daily Exercise In Schools
Former Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson told about 110 Maryland secondary school principals that exercise is absent from modern life. He heads the Lifetime Sports Foundation and urged organized recess, a simple superviseable program, regular testing, and at least 15 minutes of daily exercise for every student. His remarks opened the Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Wilkinson
University of Oklahoma
Maryland
Wilkinson
Lifetime Sports Foundation
Wilkinsons
Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals
U.S. buys back 18,000 bombs for Southeast Asia use
The Defense Department said the United States has reacquired 18,000 bombs from six allied countries this year for use in Southeast Asia. The identities of the recipient nations were not disclosed.
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Washington
United States
Southeast Asia
Defense Department
Three Fined In Assault Cases Here
In Frederick Magistrate's Court three youths were convicted of assault and battery in a lengthy case. March 25 Terrace Lanes incident left one acquitted and three others punished with fines and suspended sentences. Filby and Boyd defendants testified about the confrontation with Stockman and Geisbert, with Geisbert named as the victim.
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Frederick
Terrace Lanes
West College Terrace
Maryland House of Correction
House of Correction
Charles V. Greene Jr
West Seventh Street
Wayne E. Geishert
McMurray Street
David Boyd
James W. Stockman Jr
Mt. Airy
James Filby
Catoctin Avenue
Geisbert
Dennis Boyd
RFD
Delmos Monroe Schroyer
East Secord Street
John R. Pearcey
Thurmont
Filby
Hikers Begin Trek At Sugarloaf For Canal Park Support
About 100 members of the C and O Canal Association spent Friday night on Sugarloaf Mountain for the annual reunion hike to promote preserving the canal as a national historical park. The event included a business meeting, a review of Stronghold estate, and a unanimous resolution backing decisive action toward creating the park and a water resources program for the Potomac Basin. Justice William O. Douglas helped steer the resolution, with 90,000 annual visitors noted for Sugarloaf facilities and plans for a hotel reception and banquet in Frederick County through the evening.
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C & O Canal Association
Sugarloaf Mountain
Stronghold
Gordon Strong
Association
Ellery Fosdick
Supreme Court
William ©. Douglas
Potomac Valley
Donald A. McCormack
Riggs National Bank
McCormack
Justice William O. Douglas
Grant Conway
Smiths Brookhart
Orville Crowder
William Davies
Canal
Monocacy Aqueduct
Dickerson
Edwards Ferry
A. Irvin Renn
Frederick County
Francis Scott Key
Wedgwood
Justice Douglas
Frederick
City to Resurface 31 Streets This Summer
Frederick City unveils a 1966 street program to resurface 31 streets at a total cost of $85,489.00. Work begins mid June under City Engineer Robert J. Rothenhofer. The plan lists street-by-street costs for projects from Delaware Road to Washington Street and diverse corridors across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
Robert J. Rothenhoefer
Delaware Road
Bass Street
Routzahn
Pine Avenue
Clark
Ninth Street
Dela
Artificial heart device aids man as doctors fear brain damage
Marcel DeRudder, 65, remains unconscious two days after a partial artificial heart was implanted in Houston. Doctors report possible brain damage from edema and stress on the left ventricle, with the device handling about 75 percent of heart pumping. Wife Edna traveled from Illinois to be with him as Dr. DeBakey and a team monitor recovery and plan removal of the pump within a week or ten days.
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Houston
Tex
Marcel DeRudder
DeRudder
Edna
Westville
Michael E. DeBaker
DeBakey
Methodists To Hear Cardinal Shehan
In Baltimore the Methodist conference will hear Cardinal Lawrence Shehan of Baltimore and Dr Charles C Parlin address ecumenism. President Johnson and Dr Martin Luther King Jr praised the church but urged more action on social justice and racial equality. Mayor Theodore McKeldin also lauded the churchs peace efforts while calling for further work.
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Baltimore
Lawrence Cardinal Shehan
Charles C. Parlin
World Council of Churches
Johnson
Martin Luther King
Church
Theodore McKeldin
Fatal airliner crash in Oklahoma kills 81 recruits
An American Flyers turboprop crashed near Ardmore Oklahoma killing 81 of 98 passengers, many Army recruits headed to Fort Benning. Seventeen survivors were hospitalized in critical condition. The dead included pilot Reed Pigman. The plane had departed Fort Ord California en route to Fort Benning Georgia. Rescue teams worked through the night amid scattered wreckage and rising casualties.
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Ft. Ord
Calif
Ft. Benning
Ardmore
Okla
Arbuckle Mountains
Oklahoma
Reed Pigman
American Flyer
Pigman
James Schuller
Ardmore General Hospital
Richardo Herera
Pvt
James Gorman
Bellerose
N.Y
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Rosemont Avenue
Magnolia Avenue
Washington Street
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Old Air Base
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Lindenwold
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