City Man Charged In Shooting Incident
Robert Theodore Jackson is held on 1000 bond after his wife obtained a warrant charging assault and battery on their daughter Leticia and assault on her mother. Leticia, 14, was shot in the left upper thigh about midnight and taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition. Police say the couple argued after being locked out. Jackson claimed the rifle fired accidentally during the dispute.
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Carver Apartments
Frederick County
Robert Theodore Jackson
JFK Rejects Castro Truce Talk Feeler
Fidel Castros regime sent a feeler to Kennedy for truce talks in Uruguay. The White House dismissed it as having no political significance. Ernesto Guevara said Cuba wants to remain within the hemispheric community and maintain its socialist system despite U S opposition.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
White House
Cuba
Ernesto Guevara
Richard Goodwin
Uruguay
Guevara
Goodwin
Washington
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Punta del Este
United States
Four Depart For U S Homemakers Meet
Miss Beatrice Fehr leads a Jefferson group to the National Home Demonstration Council meeting at the University of Maine August 27 to 30. Attendees include Mrs. Dutrow Clarke Paice, Mrs. J Vernon Coblentz near Middletown, and Mrs. J Homer Remsberg. The 25th anniversary honors past presidents including Mrs. Remsberg. others from the county join by bus from Baltimore.
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Beatrice Fehr
Russell Dudrow
Luther Remsburg
Jefferson
University of Maine
National Home Demonstration Council
Dutrow
Clarke Paice
Frederick County
Louise Lewis
Harmony Grove Club
Baltimore
Walkersville to Open Sewing Factory Employing 125
Plans are nearly complete for a new sewing factory in Walkersville to hire at least 125 workers. The plant will produce garments for a leading dress maker and is to open after Labor Day under Theo dore Henson, Walkersville Manufacturing Company manager.
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Walkersville
Theodore Henson
Henson
Walkersville Manufacturing Company
Hagerstown
Ing
Robert Terry Garment Company
Robert Nicodemus Sr
Walkersville Development Company, Inc
Philip H. Beard
Charles A. Nicodemus
Goodloe E. Byron
Nina N. Jamison
Paul E. Eaves
Boland Manufacturing Company
E. J. Boland
Washington
Nicodemus
Stanley Sagner
Frederick Tailoring
Boland
Standard Electromagnetics, Inc
Ideal
Walkersville School
Frederick Avenue
Ray White
Gilmore Trout
Burgess
Walkersville Development Company
Robert Terry
Beard
Byron
Jamison
Faves
Damage suits removed to circuit and superior courts
Five damage suits totaling over 425000 dollars are being removed from the local Circuit Court to Baltimore City and Howard County for trial. The Magaha case seeks 78000 dollars in Baltimore Superior Court with claims of permanent injuries from a 1958 crash. Four related suits totaling 350000 dollars target Howard County Circuit Court for trial, alleging serious injuries from a 1959 New Market accident.
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Baltimore City
Howard County
Charles E. Magaha
Superior Court
New Market
Ellicott City
Reber E. Clapp
Harry James Wills
Magaha
Baltimore
Magahas
Edwin F. Nikirk
Fairview Avenue
West Seventh Street
Wills
Capt. Magaha
Hahn Transportation Company
John Eldred Harris
Hahn
U. S. 40
MD. 75
James McSherry
Hahn Firm
Harris
Washington County
Paul E. Dixon
Hagerstown
Dixon
Evelyn E. Dixon
Koreans Retire Two Generals After Coup Rebellion
Seoul AP reports South Korea retired two three star generals for opposing the May coup. Lt. Gen. Lee Han lim, ex commander of the 1st Field Army, and Lt. Gen. Choi Suk, ex commander of the 3rd Army Corps, were arrested after the coup but released on August 15 Liberation Day.
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Seoul
Lee Hanlim
1St Field Army
Choi Suk
3Rd Army
West German Army Trains in Wales Tank Convoy
The 84th Panzer Battalion of the West German army begins training in Wales aboard the chartered freighter Trautenfels. The 9,338 ton ship carries 40 M48 tanks and other vehicles and is scheduled to dock at Pembroke next Monday after departing Bremerhaven.
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Bremerhaven
Germany
Wales
Pembroke
Drought Ends as Showers Boost Area Agriculture
Rainfall last night and this morning nearly reaches two inches for the month, ending a damaging drought. Officials note crops, especially corn, show improvement but early vegetables may still lag, with temperatures in the upper 70s to mid 80s and forecasts predicting slightly cooler days ahead.
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David Eigenbrode
Monrovia Post Office Moves to Old Bank Building
The Monrovia Post Office plans to relocate about October 1 from the Monrovia Supply Company building to the former bank building across the road. The Umberger couple recently purchased the bank site and, with Paul E Zimmerman, are renovating to meet Post Office needs, including exterior interior painting and a new reading platform. Raymond Day remains postmaster. the office serves town residents and a rural delivery route.
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Monrovia
Monrovia Supply Company
Bank
John W. Umberger
Umbergers
Paul E. Zimmerman
Henry W. Becrett
Gaithersburg
Allen W. Nicodemus
Post Office Department
Central Trust Company
Ambergers
Raymond Day
Umberger
East Berlin border move tightens restrictions
Troops moved into positions along the East West Berlin border within hours of a Communist announcement of new travel limits. East German authorities cut cross points from 12 to 7 and warned West Berlin residents to stay about 109 yards from the borders.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Governor Tawes Sees No State Tax Increase Next Year
ANNAPOLIS AP Governor Tawes predicted the 1962 General Assembly can avoid a tax increase and urged smoothing sales tax rules. He cited possible base adjustments from 25 to 27 31 cents to ease administration and noted revenue beyond estimates. He avoided confirming re election plans while supporting reapportionment and labor.
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Annapolis
Tawes
General Assembly
William Preston Lane Jr
Baltimore City
Maryland
Ten Local Men Drafted In Federal Call
President Kennedy's draft order prompted local induction of 19 registrants from boards 45 and 46. The men, bused to Fort Holabird Baltimore, join the enlarging military force as three to four yearly drafts rise to meet national goals. Inductees include Donald Lb Green Monrovia formerly of New Market and James J. Cramer Frederick RFD 3 and others from Gaithersburg Middletown Brunswick and Frederick areas.
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Kennedy
Selective Service Boards
Army
Fort Holabird
Baltimore
Jocal Board No. 46
Donald Lb. Green
Monrovia
New Market
James J. Cramer
RFD
Frederick
Robert A. Dawson
Gaithersburg
Carl S. Beachley
Knoxville
Paul H. Ropp Jr
Middletown
David K. Merriman
Brunswick
James E. Grove
Freder
Magistrate Finds Two Men Guilty In Court Session
Magistrate Richard Burgee found Carl Clark of Mer cer sburg Pa guilty of exceeding the 40 mph limit for commercial vehicles and fined him $10. Trooper Forsythe testified Clark was clocked at up to 55 mph on U S 40. Clark claimed a broken speedometer and tachometer readings between 40 and 45 mph. Walter Harmon of Frederick was found guilty of assault and battery on his wife Janet and given a six month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to slapping and twisting her arm.
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Richard Burgee
Carl Clark
RFC 2
Mercersburg
Clark
U.S. 40
Frederick
Jackie Forsythe
Burgee
Walter E. Harmon
Janet L. Harmon
Harmon
Four Bodies Found in Plane Wreckage in Potterdale
Four victims identified as Joseph Milliken, 44, his 14 year old daughter Patricia, and Milliken's parents from Akron were found in the wreckage after a three day search. Two Army helicopters crashed during the hunt. pilot Capt. Clifford Betts, 37, was killed and two crewmen injured.
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Pottersdale
Civil Air Patrol
Pennsylvania
CAP
Williamsport
Akron
Ohio
Joseph Milliken
Patricia
Milliken
Tobyhanna
Clifford F. Betts
Chicago
Communist Rebels Slain in Viet Nam Clashes
Forty four Communist rebels were killed and 24 captured in recent fighting in South Vietnam, with government casualties not announced. An official government statement gave the tolls and noted ongoing hostilities.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Western Allies display force at Friedrichstrasse border clash
American officers handed out tear gas grenades to a U S detachment guarding West Berlin after a Communist water cannon attack on photographers at Friedrichstrasse. A tank and about 300 onlookers watched as officials limited border travel and warned foreigners.
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Berlin
U.S
West Berlin
Friedrichstrasse
East Berlin
West
East Germany
Air Rights To Berlin Threatened
Washington reports the Soviet note accusing the Western powers of abusing Berlin air corridors amid tensions over West Berlin. Moscow demands bans on West German officials and saboteurs using routes, threatening to sever air links and test Western resolve.
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Washington
U.S
Berlin
West Berlin
Moscow
Konrad Adenauer
Soviet Union
West Germany
East Germany
United States
Federal Republic of Germany
Adenauer
Bundestag
German Democratic Republic
Public Meeting Called Over Microbiological Associates Move
Walkersville Burgess and Commissioners summon residents to a public meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in the fire hall to discuss Microbiological Associates Inc moving to the Walkersville arena. Earlier protests followed rezoning approvals by the County Commissioners acting as a zoning appeal board for Claude Crum farm site.
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Burgess and Commissioners of
Walkersville
Microbiological Associates Inc
Walkersville Area
Claude Crum
Plan Channel Tunnel Nears Construction
AP reports a historic link between Britain and France moves closer to reality as plans for an Channel Tunnel or bridge advance after two centuries of talk.
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PLAN
London
Britain
France
Col William Banks Found Innocent At Court Martial
Newburgh New York AP report says Col William M Banks 46 was found innocent of neglect in the Texas Tower collapse in the Atlantic off the New Jersey coast which cost 28 lives. Board of officers to decide final approval after court recessed for the eight officer panel. The case followed prosecutions closing arguments and a defense move to dismiss. Market declines amid auto strike fears and Soviet pressure in Berlin as trading opened.
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Newburgh. N.Y
William M. Banks
Texas
Atlantic Ocean
Col
Jean Rydstrom
New Jersey
NEW York
Berlin
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JFK
Castro
S. Koreans
Weather Bureau
Gov. Tawes
Soviets
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