Bridges Blamed In Nineteen Vehicle Pileups On Five Accidents
Early today five crashes tied to slick covered bridges on U S 40 and U S 240 involved 17 cars and two tractor trailers. Trooper W Dennis Drumm described multiple skids and blockages at Jug Bridge Hill and the Monocacy River Bridge with casualties and no charges filed.
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U.S. 40
Jug Bridge Hill
U.S
W. Dennis Drumm
Jug Bridge
Drumm
State Roads Commission
Monocacy River Bridge
James R. Wright
College Park
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Tfe
Scott W. B. English
US 340
Sandy Hook
Henry E. Golliday
Martinsburg
W. Va
Weverton Bridge
Roy Reed
Joseph L. Williams
RFD 1
Knoxville
Walkersville Man In Fair Condition After Md 194 Crash
A 2 year old Walkersville man, Sterling A Sayler, is in fair condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a Wednesday night crash on Md 194 two miles north of Walkersville. His car skidded and overturned into a field. the 1962 sports car was demolished. No charges reported.
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Walkersville
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Sterling A. Sayler
MD. 194
Sayler
Robert R. Loun
Edward E. Lingg
Emmitsburg
Lingg
Tfe. S. M. Russell
Judge Calls Her Record Worst Ever In Larceny Case
A woman identified as Myra Nan Dipietro of Alexandria receives a three year prison sentence for grand larceny after being found guilty with two men for stealing items from Sears Roebuck. The judge called the record the worst he has seen and noted a prior shoplifting conviction. Dipietro was pregnant, according to a doctor’s certificate, but the sworn status was in doubt. Her husband and a co-defendant also faced verdicts with lesser terms and probation.
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Patrick M. Schnauffer
Myra Nan Dipietro
Alexandria
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Schnauffer
Election Books Being Cleared in Frederick County
The Frederick County Board of Election Supervisors will clear names of residents who have not voted since 1958 from permanent registration records, excluding Frederick City files which undergo a separate process. Deceased and nonvoting names will be removed at intervals, with notices sent to affected voters. Registration must be completed in person at Winchester Hall. actual removal starts after the new year, with 2,281 names previously removed in 1963.
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Frederick
Messersmith
Board of Election Supervisors
Winchester Hall
Frederick County
Snow Storm Gives Way to Rain and Warmer Temperatures
Frederick area sees a brief switch from snow to rain with milder highs in the low 50s and mid 40s overnight. Fishing Creek Reservoir rises to 21 feet below normal after last week’s rain, leaving the lake one third full. Cloudy skies and occasional rain are forecast into early next week with more snow possible later in the week.
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Frederick
Frederick City
Fishing Creek
Mayor To Report On Election Law Talks
Mayor E. Paul Magaha said he will inform the Board of Aldermen about a conference with the state attorney general's staff. He met yesterday in Baltimore with Thomas B. Finan's aides to discuss possible changes in the city's election laws with a full report expected at tonight's city administration meeting.
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E. Paul Magaha
Board of Aldermen
Baltimore
Thomas B. Finan
Juan Peron Sent Back To Spain
Former Argentine dictator Juan D. Peron flown back to Spain after a brief attempt to move through South America. The Iberia airliner diverted to Sevilla to avoid Madrid crowds, with Spain awaiting a decision on his case. Peron's exile plan shifted from Paraguay to Europe amid international reactions from Brazil Uruguay and Spain.
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Sevilla
Spain
Juan D. Peron
South America
Peron
Rio de Janeiro
Madrid
Brazil
Paraguay
Argentina
Juan Domingo Peron
Montevideo
Alfredo Stroessner
Panama
Venezuela
Dominican Republic
Reds Step Up Viet War Efforts
North Viet Nam has sent 30 000 to 40 000 infiltrators into South Viet Nam over the past three years and the pace is increasing ambassador Tran Thien Khiem said in an exclusive interview. The Ho Chi Minh Trail through Laos is described as the main infiltration route.
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Washington
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Tran Thien Khiem
Laos
Khiem
Whiskers the Squirrel Gets a Warm Home Instead of Frederick Cage
Miss Rosa Ponselle, the retired Metropolitan Opera diva, adopted Whiskers a four month old squirrel found in a tree. She decided against sending him to Frederick's College Parkway cage for winter, choosing to keep him at home where he is familiar and pampered.
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C. Millard Eiler JR
Frederick
College Parkway
Rosa Ponselle
Baltimore
Stevenson
Miss Ponselle
Metropolitan Opera
Downtown Frederick parking study urges 400 new spaces
A report by planning consultant Julian Tarrant recommends expanding downtown parking by 40 percent, adding five new lots north of Church Street and enlarging two existing lots. It also suggests eliminating 88 metered spaces on North Market Street and contemplates erecting multi deck decks. The city now has 1 579 spaces downtown and meters bring in about $55 000 yearly.
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Frederick
Julian Tarrant
Ing Street
North Market Street
Patrick
Fourth Streets
Tarrant
Church Street
Elgin Hemp
Courier Service Defeated in Frederick County Schools
The Frederick County School Board rejected a proposal to establish a courier system for mail and small educational equipment between schools and board offices for the second consecutive month. Superintendent Dr. John L. Carnachan pledged to raise the issue again, claiming five months of truck availability would save about 2000 dollars annually, while Hallar Best of Walkersville questioned the savings and warned costs could exceed benefits.
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Frederick County
John L. Carnachan
Carnachan
Hood College Receives Esso Education Grant
Hood College was awarded a $2500 grant from the Esso Education Foundation to help fund expanded language laboratory equipment at the Totem Arts Center. The project adds 15 student stations and costs about $16,000. Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg also received an unrestricted grant from the foundation.
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Standard Oil Company
Educators Clash Over Autos Buy Approved by Board
The school board approved eight Rambler automobiles for supervisors despite objections from vice president C. Gordon Smith of Hamsville who argued extra cars and home use. Board president Clarence C. Thomas joined Hodgson Best Hodgson and Hood to secure the four votes to approve Lewson Motor Company’s low bid from New Market and align with Tolbert Sawyer on auto assignment.
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C. Gordon Smith
Hamsville
Smith
Ross V. Smith
Thurmont
Clarence C. C. Thomas
Mary Condon Hodgson
Hallar Best
Lavenia Hood
Lewson Motor Company of
New Market
Tolbert F. Sawyer
Williams Is Called A Liar in Baker Hearings Shouting Match
The Bobby Baker hearings erupted in a shouting match as Senator John J. Williams accused special counsel Lennox P. McLendon of lying over information about government contracts. McLendon denied any truth to the accusation, while Senator Carl Curtis criticized the conduct. The clash occurred as William K. Stewart of McCloskey Co. testified on insurance premium calculations.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
Special Rules Committee
Lennox P. McLendon
John J. Williams
R-Del
McLendon
a_ white
Williams
McCloskey Construction Co
Curtis
Baker
Rules Committee
McCloskey Company
William K. Stewart
McCloskey Co
Fined jailed for unpaid hotel bill in Baltimore case
A man identified as Max Ray Martin was fined 50 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail in Magistrate's Court after leaving the Francis Scott Key Hotel without paying a 39.14 bill and 25 dollars in room damage. He was arrested yesterday by Baltimore City Police and faces two similar charges. If he pays the owed amount, the jail term may be suspended.
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Francis Scott Key
Max Ray Rartin
Baltimore
Paul W. Mossburg
Baltimore City
Lorna Albright
Albright
Martin
Cpl
Mossburg
Byron W. Thompson
Special Christmas Story Begins Friday
Prince Chad, a small hero, sets out to save Christmas in the new Christmas tale Santa and the Singing Turtle. Womp’s tune threatens disaster unless courage and music unite to restore joy. Read the adventure tomorrow in this newspaper for children and adults.
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Chad
Womp
Santa
Singing Turtle
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