Monrovia Kidnap Case Dismissed as Judge Calls Hoax
Chief Judge Patrick Schnauffer dropped kidnapping and false imprisonment charges against James Edward May after a letter from Mrs. Martha L. Reaver surfaced during mental tests. He labeled the case the biggest hoax in years as prosecutors entered a plea of not guilty for May on an assault charge involving Mrs. Reaver’s sister.
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Westminster
Patrick M. Schnauffer
James Edward May
Martha L. Reaver
Monrovia
William F. Davis
John E. Koontz
New Windsor
May
Schnauffer
Reaver
Pennsylvania
Carroll County
Ed McClain
Patricia B. Keeney
Keeney
Meetings of County Towns Set Tonight
Engineering consultants from Baltimore discuss installing a water pump in Mt Airy at the Mayor and Town Council meeting. Wilbar notes three pumps in operation with a fourth failing and possible action on a new pump plus outstanding road-work bills. Emmitsburg meeting postponed until Saturday at 9 30 a m due to commissioner absence. Tannytown and New Windsor also meet tonight.
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Baltimore
Mt. Airy
Ralph W. Williar
Wilbar
Emmitsburg
Tannytown
New Windsor
Woodsboro Firemen Elect Dorsey President for 12th Year
County Commissione r Lawrence A. Dorsey has been re elected for the twelfth consecutive year as president of the Woodsboro Fire Company. Jesse Smith was elected fire chief and Glen Stottlemyer won a second term as vice president. Charles Crum is secretary, Robert Renner treasurer, with James Shankle and Kenneth Morgan named to the board. Ira Houck is chaplain for the ninth consecutive year.
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Lawrence A. Dorsey
Woodsboro Fire Company
Woodsboro
Beore
Dorsey
Jesse Smith
Smith
Neo
Glen Stottlemyer
Charles Crum
Robert Renner
James Shankle
Kenneth Morgan
Ira Houck
Supreme Court to Rule on Estes Swindling Case
The Supreme Court decided to rule on whether live television coverage of Billie Sol Estes trial violated U.S. Constitution rights. The case centers on the impact of media access on fair trial proceedings and courtroom procedure.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Billie Sol Estes
Six Collisions Reported in Weekend Police Blame Heavy Feet
Police report six weekend accidents with four rear end collisions. At 6 30 a m on U S 40 Glenn C Kolkfleisch Jr 21 Gaithersburg struck Nelson D Harshman RFD 1 Myersville causing Harshman to hit John P Guseman Hagerstown. Kolkfleisch cited for following too closely. Another 8 20 p m Sunday on U S 340 near Frederick Henry M Crowl Jr Waygate Drive lost control and hit a telephone pole after being forced off the road by Steven.
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U.S. 40
Glenn C. Kolkfleisch Jr
Gaithersburg
Kolkfleisch
Nelson D. Harshman
RFD 1
Myersville
Harshman
John P. Guseman
Hagerstown
Guseman
W. Dennis Drumm
U.S. 340
Frederick
Henry M. Crowl Jr
Waygate Drive
Tfe
Harry J. Frost
Crowl
Steven
Potter Field Cemetery Fades From Frederick County Memory
The Potter Field pauper cemetery near the Montevue Home in Frederick dwindles in use with no clear burial dates. County funds provide $75 to undertakers for pauper funerals, while most residents are covered by social security. The neglected site features a monument shaped like the Washington Monument and a dormant death house with aging tools.
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Potter Field
West Fourth Street
Montevue County
Frank J Keefer
Potter's
Potterfield
Frederick County
Frederick's
Frederick
Ice Storm Smashes N Y Heat and Light Cripples Thousands
In an eastern New York ice disaster, nearly 40 000 customers lack power as temperatures drop to 10 below. Three deaths are blamed on the weekend storm. Schools closed, emergency centers opened, and Gov Rockefeller tours affected areas seeking relief. Niagara Mohawk reports over 75 000 outages across the region.
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Schenectady
N.Y
New York
Albany
Glens Falls
Amsterdam-Gloversville
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Race clashes erupt in Khartoum during Sudan unrest
In Khartoum Arabs and Negroes fought through the night with a death toll around ten and many wounded, including an American couple. Rioters attacked vehicles and embassies while security dispersed mobs. the violence followed a mass protest at the airport after Interior Minister Clement Mboro toured South Sudan.
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Khartoum
Sudan
China
U.S
Clement Mboro
Mboro
British Proposals on NATO Nuclear Force to Be Shown
Washington reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson will present to President Johnson new British plans for a NATO nuclear weapons force. Officials aim for early agreement on a command and control system, to be negotiated with West Germany and other allies. The Johnson-Wilson talks continue through Tuesday.
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Washington
Harold Wilson
Johnson
U.S
West Germany
Gifts for the stylish dog this Christmas in New York
New York AP reports a playful gift guide for dogs highlighting items from flannel pajamas and heated sleeping pads to a self service biscuit dispenser. Featured are a striped Arabian tent, nylon ski jacket, ear muffs, velvet collars with bows, color shampoo, Santa Claus suit, made to measure coat, and a biscuit dispenser. The store official notes dogs need pajamas to stay warm at night.
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New York
Fido
Cafe Society
Laird Attacks Commercial Christmas Stamp Choice
Rep. Melvin R. Laird urged a Nativity themed Christmas stamp, arguing the 1964 issue is overly commercial and unconnected to the holiday’s religious meaning. He noted the four in one sheet includes holly mistletoe pine cones and poinsettia and defended a Christ centered stamp.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Yuletide
John A. Gronouski
Wisconsin Republican
Lair
Post Office Department
Post Office
Laird
Jesus Christ
Son of God
Santa Claus
Soviet proposes world summit on disarmament at UN
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko urged a world summit on disarmament before the United Nations General Assembly. He submitted a detailed memorandum outlining measures for a conference, including a ban on nuclear weapons, liquidation of foreign settlements, and reduction of military budgets. He backed Red China’s call for such a meeting and Cairo UN talks, and pledged Soviet cooperation with the UN to ease tensions.
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United Nations, N.Y
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.N. General Assembly
Gromyko
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Red China
Cairo
United Nations
Life On Venus Theory Is Revived
Johns Hopkins astrophysicists led by Dr. John Strong report Venus clouds consist of icy water particles rather than dust or chemicals. The study supports surface temperatures near minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit with little day night variation, reviving speculation about possible life on Earth's neighbor.
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Baltimore
Venus
Johns Hopkins University
Earth
Johns Hopkins
John Strong
Strong
Plan for new moves in Viet War talks begins
U S Ambassador Maxwell D Taylor and South Viet Nam Premier Tran Van Huong opened planning talks in Saigon to consider measures against Viet Cong supply lines in Laos. President Johnson reportedly rules out attacks on North Viet Nam while Laos routes remain targets as US and ARVN plan steps. In Ca Mau Peninsula battle 115 Viet Cong killed, 86 U S casualties, six airmen wounded.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Tran van Huong
Laos
Taylor
Washington
Johnson
North Viet Nam
United States
Ca Mau
Tan Lac
Hemophiliac 8-Year-Old Fights For Lifesaving Transfusions
Eight year old Lewis Owens, a hemophiliac from Hot Coffee Mississippi, has received 289 blood transfusions and needs 30 to 35 more to survive. Doctors say a blood supply shortage at Baptist Hospital Jackson strains his care and raises his mounting medical bill.
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Jackson, Miss
Lewis Owens
Lewis
Mississippi
Baptist Hospital
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