Four Jail Escapees Caught By City Police
Fast work by city police ended a daylight jail break by four men who escaped from the county jail Monday. Calvert Lee and Donald Jarboe were captured minutes after the break, while Robert Wills and Charles Metcalf were caught in a city stake-out. Sheriff Jacobs blamed the escape on a work crew covering up repairs and said further jail repairs and enhanced security are planned.
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Crummell P
Jake) Jacob
Norse
Calvert RE. Lee
Baltimore
Donald F. Jarboe
Cooksville
Charles K. Cashour
Lee
Baker Park
Tot Town
Robert E Wills
South Market Street
Charles FP. Metcalf
West Fourth Street
Focal
New York
Wills
Metcalf
Jarboe
Jacobs
Hale
Prison Life After Jailbreak Shows Widespread Damage
Prison conditions deteriorate after a jailbreak in Frederick County with burned and torn fixtures. Deputies and Sheriff Crummell P. Jacobs conduct a thorough room by room search in the east and west maximum security areas as two prisoners are recaptured.
Overtime Jail Pay Under Study
Frederick County commissioners met in closed session with former sheriff Horace M. Alexander to discuss overtime pay for jail staff. They previously approved about $900 for special deputies but rejected 180 hours of overtime requests, with Alexander to be called in to explain.
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Frederick County
Horace M. Alexander
Charles E. Collins
Alexander
Land for Monocacy park eyed in Frederick County plans
Frederick County Parks and Recreation seeks permission to reallocate budget to buy land along the Monocacy River for a park. They propose an eight week summer program in Walkersville Middletown Pharmont and Brunswick and recommend raising the starting salary for a parks supervisor to 9000 annually.
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Parks Group
Charles F. Bowers
Monocacy River
Bowers
Park Commission
Walkersville
Middletown
Pharmont
Brunswick
Robert Wirgut
Tar
Parks Board
Five Part Education Program Proposed For Jr. College
The Frederick Community College dean presented a five part plan to the board, adding a nursing program and a development track while expanding transfer options. The initiative aims to serve remedial and undecided students, offer career training in data processing and electronics, and boost local access to higher education.
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Jr. College
Frederick Community College
Board of Trustees
General Attcic
Lewis W. Stephens
PCC
Sail
Stephens
Easl
Frederick County
Democrats Move to Revitalize National Committee
Democratic leaders nationwide push to reform the National Committee after November losses. They fault the committee’s effectiveness and court changes in leadership, with figures like Bueens Waiman Catilor and Robert Docking urging stronger organization and clearer policy direction to prevent further setbacks.
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Washington
Jahnsen
Vic
Buber& Ho Humphrey
SS Press Surver
National Committee
Democratic National Committee
Bueens Waiman Catilor
Pars
Democratic Party
Polidat
Gav
Robert Docking
Kansas
Montana
Fred F. Barrett
Bailes
John P. Kenneds
Fire Claims Mother and Son in Baltimore County Home
A Baltimore County house fire killed Mrs Mars Calbert about 22 and Dwight B Williams as officials say overheated woodburning stoves ignited the single dwelling on Bengies Road. Rebeca Gail Bert, 44, attempted to reach family but was driven back by flames and treated at City Hospital for arm cuts from breaking a window.
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Chase
APA
Pkace Nonti
Baltimore County
Polo
Mars Calbert
Dwight BE
Williams
Bengies Road
Rebeca Gailbert
Sicums
Radlimoare
Police Aa
Snowstorm Closes Frederick County Schools Early
Snow blanketed Frederick County as the first storm of the season hit with about four inches. The Board of Education closed all county schools at 2 p.m. due to treacherous roads while state and county crews deployed multiple salt trucks and plows. Authorities warned motorists to use snow tires or chains as crews prepared for ongoing wintry conditions.
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Filent
Frederick County
Board of Education
Frederick
Ahe
Couple Gains Right To Adopt Their Claimed Baby
CHICAGO AP A final adoption decree in Girewit Court grants Chester and Dora Fronczak legal parentship of a boy they believe is their kidnapped son Paul Joseph. The couple have sought the child since June after his Newark 1964 disappearance. Authorities had custody of the child found abandoned, but the court ruling recognizes the Fronczaks’ claim despite unresolved doubts over the infant’s true identity.
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Chicago
Chester
Dora Fronczak
Girewit
Paul Joseph
New Jerses
Newark
Agencs
Eld
Michael Reese
Bomb misses target hits Viet village in South Vietnam
An American spokesman announced a misdirected bombing strike in the village of Thon Phi Gig, killing two Vietnamese civilians and wounding one. The attack occurred during a Marine drive in SalgonSouth Vietnam near the Cambodian border, about 30 miles from the designated target area.
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South Vietnam
Thon Phi
Tie Somer
Unclear air war report from Hanoi front lines
Bulletin notes air raids on Hunad and attacks near the capital. North Vietnamese forces reportedly shot down several planes, with pilots captured. U.S. officials in Saigon offered no confirmation. A war plane casualty, a Marine death and multiple wounded, is mentioned amid broader Mekong Delta actions and sporadic ground fire. Intruder and fighter sorties are cited with varying claims and weather hindrances.
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Toryor Cap
Hirais
Stairhs
Hunad
U.S
Saigon
Qountiered
Fokyo
Mekong
Navy
Othe Carr
Kit Hawk sTraen
North Vietnam
Sasibilis
High Court Upholds Georgia Election Law
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Legislature may seek the States next governor. The decision preserves election dispute limits and signals the legislature will convene January 4 with Democratic control likely intact. The ruling delayed further action as jurists addressed challenges and procedural questions.
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High Court
Georgia
Ashington Aps
Vente
Poe
Qosernan
Planning Boards Hold Joint Meeting on Land Use Study
Frederick and County planners held a joint meeting starting at 2 pm in the Frederick City Hall to discuss land use study plans for areas around the city. The session, sponsored by local officials, focused on zoning and development impacts and operations near the county lines.
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Frederick Dun
Dianna
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Montgomery County
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Crummell P. Jacobs
Charles
Sam) Tregoning
Millard Eiler
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Elgin Hemp
J. Rolfe
George May
Viet Village
Bulletin
Howard
Tearsters Union
Stoen
Rerhan
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