North Carolina's 20 Criminals Get Cuban Prison Terms
Cuban tribunal convicts Frank Austin Young of Miami and Peter Lambton of Nassau in a conspiracy against Fidel Castro. Young and Bertot receive 30 year terms while Lampton gets 2 years. Prosecution had sought death for Bennot and 30 years for Lambton.
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AR del Ricap
Cubcans
Frank Austin Young
Miami
Peter Joan Lambton
Nassau
Fidel Castro
Young
Fernan Bertot
Columbia University
Lampton
Bennot
Lambton
Austin Young
Peter Lambton
Aid Sought For Homeless Family Of 5 After Fire
A family of five led by Roland Tober lost their home to a blaze in windy conditions. The three children David seven Georgie eleven and Leora four attend local schools. Loss is estimated at 400 to 600 dollars with no furnishings or clocking. Fire units from Independ Hose Company and Walkersville Volunteer Fire Department assist. Salvation Army appeals for clothing and essentials and has provided a trailer while the Tobers seek a new home.
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Roland Tobers
David
Walkersville
Georgie
Frederick
Leora
Tober
Independ Hose Company
Salvation Army
Salvation
Tobers
Fort Detrick
Water Street
Mirs
William C
School Bus Hit By Train At Crossing
Mount Lake Park Maryland details show a Baltimore and Ohio train struck a stalled school bus on a grade crossing. Seven children were killed and 72 injured in the crash reported by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore & Ohio
Mount Lake Park
Rade Crossing
Pilot describes weightless flight 19 miles up record
Cmdr Lawrence E. Flint Jr. recounted a high altitude flight in a McDonnell F4H Phantom II from Edgemont Base. He leveled at 50,000 feet then climbed nearly vertical into weightlessness, achieving 94 560 feet. He noted the ship slowed to 45 mph at the top and paint peeled from the nose during reentry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cmdr
Lawrence E. Flint Jr
California
Juiy
Soviet Union
Bids Opened For Park Avenue Carroll Creek Storm Sewer
City Hall will open bids at 3 PM for the Park Avenue Carroll Creek storm sewer project aiding drainage west of Bentz Street. The system, funded by a drainage bond, covers Hood College Elm Street School and Frederi Memorial Hospital areas with a line to Carroll Creek near Dulaney Avenue extension. Existing sewer remains usable while the new network serves a larger area due to development.
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Bentz Street
City Hall
Gaither H. Sykes
Park Avenue
Carroll Creek
Waller
Hood College
Elm Street School
Frederi Memorial Hospital
West Second Street
West Seventh Street
Beniz Street
College Avenue
Baker Park
Dulaney Avenue
Beni Strees
No Bull In That China Shop Real Live Doggie
A stray, unlicensed dog wandered through a jewelry store window display in a small incident recounted by Pat Rosencrantz. The mutt knocked over glass and china but caused no serious damage and was later sheltered overnight at the store before being freed by staff and Stockman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Rosencrantz
James
Stockman
William Hurwitz
Hurwitz
Myer Chernoff
Stock- 1
Tor
Frank J. Keefer
James Stockman
Myer Chertoff
Snowstorm Causes 8 Deaths in Maryland
A western blizzard killed eight people across Maryland with victims including Raymond E. Bell and two Mays teenagers. Garret County roads faced heavy drift but main highways stayed open as crews plowed and salted while rural schools remained closed. James W Hoffman of the State Roads Commission died after being struck by a truck while aiding a disabled motorist in icy conditions.
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Maryland
Garrett County
Garrett
Oakland
More County
Raymond E. Bell
Robert E. Fourhman
Rosemary A. Mays
Albert L. Mays
Hampstead
Carroll County
Alrs
Joann Hare
Baltimore Hospital
Thomas E. Cassedy
Baltimore
Allegany County
James W. Hoffman
State Roads Commission
Wesminster
Hanover General Hospital
Hoffman
Hanover
Ruth Houck Hof
Walkersville
James M. Hoffman
Germany
Maryland State Roads Commission
Betty Dinsi Hoffman
Melvin Lee
Charles F. Hoffman
Walkersvile
Nehru Adopts Churchill Line On Hardship For India
Prime Minister Nehru invoked Churchill to urge India to face Communist China with austerity and hardship. He called for nationwide readiness and sought endorsement in Parliament for his border policy amid mounting tension with China.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Winston Churchill
Commu
China
Hament
Com
Libertytown Postmaster Curfman Dies After Illness
Roger Wiliam Curfman longtime Libertytown postmaster died after an extended illness. He served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater with the Air Corps during World War II and was a member of many local organizations including the American Legion Post 8806 and the Fraternal Order of Frederick. Surviving are his wife one brother and several nieces and nephews. Services and interment planned at local cemetery. he had run the post office 35 years.
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Roger Wiliam Curfman
Odella VanFossen
B-P.o.e
Frederick
Francis Scott Ker
American Legion Post
Union Memorial Post
W.F.W
Faternal
Order of
Church
Air Corps
Curfman
Avi Tv
Walter R. m
Rippeon
Sor
Helen Buxton
Rederick
Liber‘yipm
Irierment Zien Cemet Mechaig
Frances R
Eisenhower urges enforceable disarmament in Pakistan visit
President Eisenhower called on world leaders to back an enforceable disarmament system while in Pakistan. He and Ayub Khan urged non Communist nations to uphold defense alliances against communism as crowds welcomed him in Karachi. The 41 hour stay featured a wreath at Jinnah's tomb and a refugee center tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karachy
Pakistan
Eisenhower
United States
Mohammed Ayub Khar
Hedday
U. S
Mohamed Jinnah
Ayub Khan
U. S. Marine Corps
Polo Field
County Heads Consider 4 Budgets
County Commissioners, acting as a Board of Estimates, reviewed four budgets this morning. Welfare Department, C Burr Ariz Library, Children’s Society and Health Department proposed modest changes to 1960 allocations. Welfare head Mrs. Geneva Barthel sought about 250 more than 73,246.32, noting shifts within programs and an added case worker salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welfare Department
C. Burr Ariz Library
Children’s Society
Health Department
Geneva Barthel
Frederick
W. C. Roderick
Children’s Aid Society
C. A. SS
Roderick
Mass Transit Strike Paralyzes Pittsburgh Traffic
Mass transit workers walk out crippling Pittsburgh buses and trolleys. Hours of congestion followed with bumper to bumper autos in the business district. Tens of thousands of commuters face delays during the peak Christmas shopping period.
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Pittsburgh
L7g
Trolies
Downtrain
Cold Wave Sweeps East After Coastal Snowstorm
A major cold wave advances from the Atlantic coast into the East and South after a severe snowstorm. Snow flurries persist with drifts up to five feet, areas report 16 inch snowfall, and temperatures drop to 28 in Jacksonville, 12 in North Carolina, 27 in Birmingham. Washington, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia see subfreezing lows as the cold spreads inland.
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Atlantic
Seaboard
Jacksonville
Fla
North Carolina
Autlanta
Birmham
Ala
Washington
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cies
Record for Deer Kills Dimmed by Weather in Frederick County
Deer kill totals in Frederick County lag behind the record year as heavy snowfall and cold snap curb hunter turnout. Regional Game Warden Guy R. Garheart said only five more bucks were registered by noon at two stations, with 157 deer checked so far and 137 for today. The seven day season ends Saturday, with forecast improved conditions midweek, while highs linger in the 30s and winds ease.
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Rederick
Guy R. Garheart
Bucks
Wereiam Pember
Break at Alcatraz Sparks Escaped Convicts Lockdown
Convicts escaped from Alcatraz after overpowering guards and seizing an arsenal of weapons. Prison officials say the break began at 12 40 a m and was discovered at 3 30 a m as inmates fled through a high fence and wire. Local authorities reported stolen cars and a massive manhunt in North Carolina areas near Raleigh, with several inmates missing and one guard assaulted during the incident.
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Esca
Cors
R. A. Aflen
Raleigh
Fis Ee
John Case
Stewart
Case
Waien & Permicagen
Wwe
Library budget plea reaches commissioners for federal aid
County officials hear a request to include the library project in the 1960 budget to qualify for federal aid up to 200000. If considered later, aid may drop to 10000 and be disallowed. Library spokesmen Newman and Remsberg urged action to expand county wide service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Parsons Newman
J. Homer Remsberg
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Tokyo
Chusuke Kishi
Japan
V. S. Tiyshin
Flint
Churchill
Libertytown
Karachi
CAS
Jen
Arsenal
of Weapons
Ivy Bluff
Alcatraz
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