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Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

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Aug 18, 1961

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Car Rams Into Pole Near Frederick on Gas House Pike

A 15 year old driver and a passenger were injured when a 1955 Plymouth owned by Walter Stine crashed after clipping a utility pole and hitting a steam roller on the Gas House Pike near Dance Hall road around 2:30 am. Bell faced reckless driving charges while Stine was charged with allowing an unauthorized driver.

Pike Gerald Richard Bell RFD 1 Mt. Airy Walter Stine Gas House Pike Dance Hall Road Frederick Bell Stine West Dance Hall Frederick Memorial Hospital Stine Robert McClear Young Bell Sline Neil W. Alexander Hansonville John Koontz Walter Mitten Rochester N. Y Mitten Sgt. Koontz

Migrant ministry work evaluated at summer meeting

The Frederick County migrant ministry program, begun this summer by the County Council of Church Women, will be reviewed Monday at 2 pm at the Church of the Brethren. Attendees include representatives from supporting churches, the Health Department, Employment Security, Public Health and Tuberculosis Association, and others. McDaniel, the migrant chaplain, will summarize the summer program and progress as about 350 workers harvest beans and corn for a local canning factory.

Church of the Brethren County Health Department Department of Employment Security Frederick County Public Health and Tuberculosis Association Frederick County Council of Church Southeastern National Council of Churches Dillingham McDaniel Frederick County McDaniel Harry L. Fehl Memorial United Brethren Church Cime

Frederick Beauty Project Could Become City Of Flowers And Flags

A downtown Frederick beautification plan aims to place lamp post flower pots and flower boxes on streets, plus a forthcoming avenue of flags to honor patriots and Francis Scott Key. The project hinges on cooperation and funding from merchants, residents, and City support, starting with Patrick Street blocks and the Square, with spring as the target for lamp posts and flags.

Frederick United States Francis Scott Key Francis Scott Key Hotel Beauty Patrick Street Robert H. Pilgram Edward McGuiness Sears Market Street Sears Roebuck Foundation Lamp Post Western Maryland Trust Company Citizens Branch Farmers and Mechanics-Citizens National Bank Frederick County Bank Allen Routzhan Kemp’s Kennedy Building Melvin Engle Engle London Bank of Western Marylander Company Queen Mother Chamber of Commerce Seventh Street Jaycees Board of Aldermen

Indictment Charges Three Drug Firms Over Prices

New York AP three major drug makers Pfizer Cyanamid and Bristol-Myers plus top executives face federal indictment on price rigging and monopoly charges. government says they controlled about 70 percent of aureomycin tetramycin tetracycline markets and efforts to patent tetracycline aided price protection. co conspirators include Olin Mathieson and Upjohn. max penalties three years and 150000 dollars fine per company. investigative probe led by Sen Kefauver.

New York Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc John E. Mc Keen American Cyanamid Co Wilbur G. Malcolm Bristol-Myers Co Frederic N. Schwartz US Patent Office Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp E. R. Squibb & Sons Upjohn Co Kalamazoo, Mich Pfizer Cyanamid Bristol-Myers Bristol- Myers Squibb and Upjohn Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee Sen. Estes Kefauver D-Tenn

Mount Saint Marys College To Start Major Campus Buildings

Mount Saint Marys College at Emmitsburg will begin nearly 1.5 million dollars in construction Monday. The dormitory block and the 41,000 square foot Student Union will be built by Frederick Construction and Henry A. Knott Inc respectively, with May and Ruppert as architects. The Student Union is due May 1, 1962 and the dormitory by July 15, 1962. The project includes 208 dormitory beds, dining facilities for 750 to 1,500 students, parking, lounges, kitchens, and anticipated future expansions, financed by a Federal Housing and Finance Agency loan of 1,140,000 dollars.

Mt. St. Mary's College Emmitsburg Frederick Construction Company Henry A. Knott, Inc Baltimore May and Ruppert Washington Pangborn Hall 2Ecar College Federal Housing and Finance Agency

Burgee Hands Ist Decisions As Magistrate

Substitute Magistrate Richard Burgee, on the bench for the first time, found three motorists guilty in drunken driving and speeding cases. Eugene Davis, 37, a Ft. Dix soldier, and Samuel H. Griffith, 41, of Rohrersville, were convicted of drunken driving with Breathalyzer readings of .23 and .18 respectively. Griffith was fined 150 dollars after pleading guilty. Davis was fined 100 dollars due to his family burdens. Billy G. Gibson, 25, of Hiawassee, Ga., drove a truck at 65 mph on U.S. 46 near Frederick. he was found guilty, fined 20 dollars, and jailed 10 days in lieu of the remaining fine.

Richard Burgee Eugene Davis Ft. Dix N. J Samuel H. Griffith Rohrersville Griffith Neil W. Alexander U. S. 40 Frederick Davis Richard E. Alderton Urbana Wilbur Sheffield Burgee Gibson Frederick County

Cuban freighter Bahia de Nipe defectors seek asylum in U.S.

Eleven of the 34 crew members on the Cuban sugar freighter Bahia de Nipe bound for a Soviet port were brought ashore at Cape Henry and Chesapeake Bay after reportedly being forced to divert. The State Department said the defectors would be allowed to stay in the United States while the remaining 23 crew are watched by coast guard authorities. The ship, 3,800 tons, had radioed it was headed for Norfolk then a Soviet port.

Norfolk Soviet Union Cape Henry United States State Department Washington Bahia de Nipe Fidel Castro Chesapeake Bay Coast Guard Cuba Russia Bahia ‘de Nipe

Train Collides With Station Wagon Killing Five in Alma

In Alma Michigan a Chesapeake and Ohio freight train smashed into a station wagon killing a mother Betty Jane Olszewski 33 and her four children Christine 12 Michael 9 Andrew 7 and Mary Jane. Witness Donald Brink 17 said the driver could not be seen and engineer John E Meuser 60 said he saw the car too late. The wagon was dragged 1400 feet after impact. The husband Edwin 38 fainted at the news.

Alma, Mich Donald Brink Chesapeake & Ohio Betty Jane Olszewski Christine Michael Andrew Mary Jane Alma Southern Grand Rapids Saginaw Young Brink John E. Meuser

Five Day Forecast From AP Details Mild Temps Ahead

Five day forecast notes temperatures about four degrees above normal with warm conditions Saturday and Sunday and cooler late Monday into Tuesday. Scattered thunderstorms Sunday and Monday may bring about a quarter inch of rain. East of the mountains highs run in the low to mid 80s with lows in the 60s. in the mountains highs are upper 70s and lows around the lower 50s.

Associated Press

Rabbi Kosman Accepts Beth Sholom Pulpit

Harold Feldman and Beth Sholom Congregation announce the appointment of Rabbi Morris Kosman of Detroit as Rabbi and Spiritual Leader of the Beth Sholom Congregation in Frederick. He assumed duties August 1 1961 replacing Rabbi Saul Hyman who moved to Somerville NF.

Harold Feldman Beth Sholom Morris Kosman Detroit Mich Federick Kosman Saul Hyman Somerville Congregation Beth-el Fort Meyers Fla Fort Meyers’ Ministerial Association Sunland Training Center Rabbi Kosman Rabbinical College of Telshe Cleveland Wayne University Western Reserve University Calener Day School University of Pittsburgh Florida Frederick Elm Street

East Germany raises brick wall along Berlin border

East Berlin authorities construct a brick barrier behind barbed wire on the sector border as refugees continue to flee to West Berlin. West Berlin reports a heavy truck rammed by refugees. one bullet struck a Western home. About 150 escapees daily remain active, with several East German guards defecting this week.

West Berlin People's Police Workers

Alligator Puts Army Officers On The Run

FT. STEWART Ga AP A foot alligator proved too rambunctious for three Army officers from Ft Stewart. Capt H E Motley and partners were driving a truck on the reservation when the reptile crawled onto the road They used canoe paddles to poke it but the alligator splintered both paddles and then bit the tailpipe and muffler under the vehicle The officers fled hoping to escape the aggressive animal

FT. Stewart. Ga Army Ft. Stewart H. E. Motley Motley

Kennedy chided by Republicans over streamline request

Washington AP reports five Republican House members urged President Kennedy to implement Hoover Commission recommendations to save millions by eliminating duplication and reforming federal bookkeeping. One of the signers was Rep. Charles Mathias Jr. of Maryland.

Washington Kennedy Republican House Hoover Commission Charles McC. Mathias Jr Maryland

Wee Women Youll Read About This Days Shopping

A compact note hints at today’s shopping in the papers, inviting readers to explore local deals and items featured in the day’s edition.

Johnson to visit Berlin as Kennedy envoy

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson will fly from Andrews Air Force Base to Berlin as President Kennedy's personal representative for talks with West German leaders. He will meet Chancellor Adenauer and Mayor Willy Brandt to relay Kennedy’s reply to Brandt over border closure tensions while consideration swells of reinforcing Berlin’s Western garrison.

Washington White House Lyndon B. Johnson Berlin Kennedy Johnson Andrews Air Force Base Lucius Clay U.S Germany Europe Konrad Adenauer West Berlin Willy Brandt Brandt East Berlin Pierre Salinger Clay Bonn Adenauer United States London State Department Harold Macmillan Charles de Gaulle

Foreign Aid Veto Rejected by Senate

Washington AP The Senate rejected a bid to require a congressional veto over foreign aid grants above five million dollars for development projects abroad. The defeated amendment by Senator Prouty would have extended existing curbs on loans to gifts. The treasury financed five year program already demanded four committees review 30 days prior.

Washington Senate Congress Winston L. Prouty R-Vt

City Arc Resurfacing Nears Completion As Two Streets Remain

City engineer Robert A Whiteford said most scheduled street resurfacing is finished for the summer. Final work will target Rosemont avenue in front of Hood College and 1dth street between North Market and East streets, with other roads already completed. Work on the remaining streets starts next Wednesday and Mary street water main work began Thursday. A culvert will connect Mary street extended with Brigadrga.

Robert A. Whiteford Rosemont Avenue Hood College North Market East Streets Lee Place Park Avenue Trail Avenue Narva Avenue West Patrick Street Wyngate Fleming Avenue West College Terrace College Avenue Mary Street Mary Street 1 Brigadrga

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