Hunters wait in rain for Maryland deer permits at courthouse
Daybreak crowds of about 750 braved rain to receive 600 special stamps from the Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission for the December 18 and 19 antlerless deer hunt. Long lines formed from 10:30 pm Friday, with officials distributing stamps from 10 am. Eligible hunters included license holders. all deer must be checked within 24 hours at designated county stations in Frederick, Lewistown, Thurmont, Westminster, or Seneca.
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Frederick
Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission
Robert L. Eaton
Birmingham
Wile
Guy Dayhoff
Thurmont
John Foreman
West Patrick Street
Robert Haines
Westminster
Eaton
Game Commission
Delphey § Sport Store
Snook’s Feed Mall
Lewistown
Ben's Esso
Carroll County
Heagy's
Sport Shop
Montgomery
Pointers General Merchandise
Seneca
Frederick Courthouse
Rainy Weekend Delivers Light Freight in Frederick
The Frederick area received .35 inches of rain overnight, pushing December totals to just over one and a half inches. Forecasters expect light rain through today possibly adding another half inch, with clearing Sunday. Overnight low was 48, today’s high near 50, tonight cooler in the upper 40s. The extended outlook calls for cloudy mild conditions Sunday through Monday with highs around 45 to 50.
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Frederick
Man Dies In Rt. 15 Accident Near Emmitsburg
A 50 year old Pennsylvania man, Carl Eastridge of Quarryville, was killed when his northbound car failed to yield at Md 806 and US 15, broadside by a southbound truck driven by Frank Peters of Williamsport. Eastridge died of skull fractures at Annie E Warner Hospital Gettysburg. Peters’ truck sustained $200 damage. Investigator Tfc. Neil Bechtel led the inquiry.
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Pennsylvania
Emmittsburg
C. G. Christ
Carl $. Eastridge
Quarryville
Annie E Warner Hospital
Gettysburg
Emmitsburg
Eastridge
US 15
U.S. 15
Frank L Peters
Williamsport
Berserk ex-postman kills family then kills himself
In Auburn New York AP report ex postman John Offenberg 43 told friends his body was controlled by evil forces then shot his wife Mary 41 and children Patricia 10 Wayne 8 John 5 Susan 3 who were found across the two story home along with the family dog and parakeet a fire burned an upstairs room as police entered and found Offenberg dead with a .38 revolver nearby
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Auburn
N.Y
John Offenberg
Mary
Patricia
Wayne
John
Susan
Offenberg
McNamara Plans Reshape Army Reserve to National Guard
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara proposes splitting the Army Reserve and placing remaining units in the National Guard boosting guard strength while half of reservists move to a manpower pool. Protests arose even before his late morning briefing, ROA urging full hearings over national danger claims.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
National Guard
Pentagon
McNamara
Reserve Officers Association
ROA
Johnson
Bandits Attack Convent School in Congo Rapes Nun
Reports from Union Minere officials describe night assault on Luisha convent school 50 miles north of Leopoldville. A nun was raped and later returned, amid wider toll of European deaths as refugees recount killings by Congolese rebels at Isangi and Munghbere.
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Elisabethville, the Congo
Luisha
Union Minere
Here
Africa
Union Mimere
Leopoldville
Bellmore
Long Island
Isangi
Mies
Stanleyville
Anna Donniacuo
Marie Antoinette
Munghbere
Pauls
Congo
Police Seek Bazooka Bomber In UN Building Firing
New York police launch a wide manhunt among Cuban exile groups for a bazooka attack on the United Nations Building. The shell exploded harmlessly in the East River. FBI CIA and military intelligence join the probe as Mayor Wagner pledges an intense investigation to catch those responsible.
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New York
United Nations
East River
FBI
Central Intelligence Agency
Army
Navy
Air Force
Michael J. Murphy
Robert F. Wagner
Adlai Stevenson
U.S
U.N
Buddhists Threaten To Topple South Viet Nam Government
Saigon Buddhist leaders plan a weekend of fasting and prayers in a bid to overthrow Premier Tran Van Huong. They announce a 48 hour hunger strike and continuous prayers while accusing aides of Diem-era ties. Vietnamese and American officials warn Viet Cong influence seeks chaos.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Tran van Huong
Huong
United States
South Viet Nam
Thick Tinh Khiet
Gordon Etherington- Smith
Darlac
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Viet Cong
Four Men Trapped In Capsized Oil Rig
Four men believed trapped inside the hull of a capsized oil rig near Morgan City Louisiana as fog hindered rescue efforts. Six were aboard when it capsized. two were rescued and rescuers heard tapping signals from inside the hull.
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Morgan City
Sheriff's Office
St. Mary Parish
Romney predicts Burch ousted as GOP chairman
Michigan Governor George Romney says Dean Burch is on the way out as national chairman and will face a Jan 22 23 meeting in Chicago. Romney met Eisenhower and Burch and says most committee members want to hear Burch before deciding. Ford Jr endorses a clear majority backing for Burch.
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Washington
Michigan
George Romney
Dean Burch
Republican National Committee
Romney
Dwight D Eisenhower
Burch
Eisenhower
GOP
Capitol
National Committee
Chicago
Associated Press
Ins
Denver
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Gerald Ford Jr
Rail Merger Not To Affect Brunswick
Brunswick mayors says the proposed merge of Western Maryland Railway with Baltimore and Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio will not impact residents of Brunswick. The plan threatens 1400 jobs on the Western Maryland Line in Hagerstown, while labor leaders warn the merger could wipe out employment there.
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Hagerstown
Brunswick
Western Maryland Railway
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio
Western Maryland
James E. Cummings
Samuel Lubitz
Maryland State Legislative Committee
the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
Teacher Hurt Badly In Wreck Near Cumberland
A 26 year old West Frederick Junior High School teacher Henry Pfeiffer is listed in critical condition at Sacred Heart Hospital Cumberland after a head on collision on U S 40 near Cumberland Friday evening. Robert Leverett of Augusta Ga and Pfeiffer were each passing another car when the crash occurred. Leverett is in fair condition with possible facial lacerations and a possible fractured arm. State Police investigator Lt Lewis Foreman leads the probe into the crash.
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West Frederick
Cumberland
Sacred Heart Hospital
Henry D. Pfeiffer
U.S. 40
Pfeiffer
Robert Leverett
Augusta
Leverett
Tfc
Lewis E. Foreman
Cumberland State Police
State Aid To College Case Is Adjourned
The landmark case challenging the constitutionality of state aid to church affiliated colleges was adjourned until December 22 after two weeks of hearings. Defense lawyers finished presenting evidence about four colleges for which Maryland approved matching construction funds totaling 2.5 million dollars in 1962 and 1963.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Parents protest school tests used to probe private life
In Manasquan New Jersey the mother of a high school freshman accuses officials of using psychological surveys to pry into family matters. State education officials defend the instrument as a curriculum planning tool and deny snooping claims.
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Manasquan
N.J
John J. Bannigan
John
Mrs. Bannigan
Johnny
State Department of Education
J. Kirk Seaton
Bannigan
George Mickett
Soviets Set Date March 1
The Soviet Communist party announced preparations for a world Communist conference will begin March 1. China and its allies will not attend, and several other parties including Albania, North Korea, Japan, North Viet Nam and Indonesia are expected to stay away. Romania and Cuba show doubt about attendance.
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Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Kremlin
Red China
Pravda
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Peking
Communist ' Movement
Poland
Chou En-lai
China
Romania
Cuba
Viet Nam
Indonesia
No Mail Deliveries Day After Christmas
Postmaster General John A. Gronouski announced suspension of normal mail deliveries on Saturday December 26 to give postal workers a three day Christmas weekend at minimum government expense. Employees scheduled to work will receive a compensatory day off the following week with substitute workers hired. savings projected at 3 to 4 million dollars. Most of the 590,000 postal employees will enjoy the long weekend, with post offices operating two hour window service for business firms on December 26.
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Washington
John A. Gronouski
Gronouski
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Frank J Keefer
Stanley Marsh
Saile
Man
Neil Bechtel
Soviets
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