Shaw elected head of Frederick County Fair Board
John L. Shaw, retired housing authority executive, was elected president of the Frederick County Agricultural Society at a Board of Managers meeting. He will lead the 100th anniversary premium list celebration. Others named to serve include Alvey D. Young vice president Wade F. Hursey secretary Horace M. Alexander treasurer J. Kenneth Kefauver assistant secretary Robert E. Clapp Jr. counsel and C. Gordon Smith chief marshal. Shaw has long served the society and will head an active fair for the first time. He plans a 100th anniversary observance and will name committees. John T. Best Jr. presided as retiring president.
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John L. Shaw
J. Kenneth Kefauver
Robert E. Clapp Jr
C. Gordon Smith
Shaw
Society Board of Managers
Housing Authority
Frederick
Fair Society
John T. Best Jr
Mr. Best
Paul G. Geisbert
A. Irvin Renn
Walter 3. Hahn
Emmons C. Lanner
Clyde W. Smith
Irving E. Staley
Frank N. Stauffer
Glenn Trout
Alvey D. Young
Bronx Bank Held Up. Guard Killed in Shootout
New York AP reports two bank robbers, one armed with a tommy gun, robbed a Brooklyn bank and killed a guard. They sprayed the walls, fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, and exchanged shots with patrolman Salvatore Accardi as he rushed to the scene. The guard died from his injuries.
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New York
Brookim
Salvatore Accardi
Dodgers Trade Nears Mets Amid Baseball Move
Los Angeles Dodgers ship a player toward New York Mets negotiations in a developing baseball trade. The report notes front office activity and potential roster reshaping as talks continue.
Kidnaper's Brother Is Slain in Baltimore Bar Shooting
Louis Pittore, 24, was shot and killed early today at the Bolton Democratic Club in Baltimore in a feud linked to no kidnapping case. Alfred Pittore, on trial in Annapolis for a May 9 kidnapping, was not believed tied to the slaying. A 31-year-old man was held for questioning after the incident amid threats and a struggle at the club. Police recovered a knife and a revolver and questioned six others at the scene.
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Baltimore
Louis P. Pittore
Pittore
Alfred
Annapolis
Louis
John Drexel
Charles Quick
Bolton Democratic Club
Olice
Alfred Pittore
Earl L. Fifer
Honkytonk
Dale K. Guyer
Anne Arundel County
Dress Firm To Increase Work Force
The recently opened Wackers Wile Manufacturing Company plans to expand its labor force after securing a closed business contract. President White said the firm will hire 4 to 10 machine operators and develop a training program to employ home sewers, with a focus on completing costumes and related yard items at the Has ereeTaT factory.
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Wackerswile Manufacturing Company
NZ Pans
Barbrie
Dress Marine Comets
White
Bense
Tamizen
Rit Pian Bas
Hasereetat
Aiheaey
Ated
Peace Geese Sent From Maryland to Caribbean Island
Harold Weisberg prepares to ship 25 prize China geese from a Hyattstown farm to St. Lucia, via New York and Antigua. Coops built by Frederick High School students. transit handles from Friendship to Idlewild, then Pan American Flight 219 to Antigua before final leg to Castres. Weisberg notes hardiness, 25 year productive life, and potential 100 eggs per year with incubator assistance.
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Harold Weisberg
Caribbean
St. Lucia
New York City
Hyattstown
Weisberg
Idlewild
New York
Pan American Flight 219
Antigua
St. Lucia Island
Frederick High School
Farmers Co-Operative
Friendship Airport
Dale Barnard
Reese
Ares
Castries
St. Lakia
Thurmont Driver Charged In Accident
Gary Lee of West Pandi is charged after a collision on 082 Lane near an intersection. Police say he veered left to pass another vehicle, causing damage and neck injuries to an occupant. Officer James E. Schroyer led the investigation.
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T. Moukeh
Cnarsed
Gary Lee
Ee van Batt
West Pandi
James E. Schroyer
Consider Changing FHS Name Feels City High to Rename West College
The school board weighs renaming Frederick High School amid fundraising for new band uniforms and the construction of Governor Thomas Johnson High School on North Market Street. Debate centers on naming one city high after Frederick and the other differently, with January set for a decision. Possible names included West Frederick High School and Western High School of Frederick, though concerns over similarity to other local names were raised. The Washington Senators traded outfielder to Washington.
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Frederick
Board of Education
West College Terrace
Timo
North Market Street
Thanas Johnson High School
Agium
West Fredenck Yich School
Eich
Fredenck
EL Zmenerman
Interstate 70 route talks held with SRC officials
The State Roads Commission met with Frederick and Washington County representatives in Baltimore to review seven proposed I 70 paths. No decision was reached as officials study routes, mainly focusing on Washington County, with Frederick County routes largely agreed. A SRC recommendation to the Bureau of Public Roads is expected soon.
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State Roads Commission
Frederick
Washington
Baltimore
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Robert A. Whiteford
Washington County
Frederick County
William Jabine
SRC
ISRC
Bureau of Public Roads
Kennedy orders stepped up aid to South Vietnam
President Kennedy ordered expanded support for South Vietnam’s defenses in its war against North Vietnam, while officials said American combat troops will not be sent. The move follows President Diem’s plea that Vietnam faces a grave crisis and needs U S help to counter international Communist aggression.
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Washington
Kennedy
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
United States
Saigon
Fire-Dev Forecast Shows Mixed Temperatures This Week
Forecast hints at above normal warmth midweek with cooler conditions later. Temperatures around 97 degrees are possible, then easing toward typical midweek levels. A racing event note appears brief amid miscellaneous data.
Eichmann Sentenced To Gallows
Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death by hanging by an Israeli three man court for crimes against the Jewish people humanity and war crimes. The court noted the unparalleled enormity of his actions as the first Nazi to be tried in Israel. He has 10 days to appeal and five days to draft reasons with potential clemency possible from the president. The case chronicles the Holocaust and the genocide of six million Jews.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Nazi Germany
Israel
Moshe Landau
Gestapo
Eichmann
Robert L Servatius
West Germany
Supreme Court
Servatius
Izhak Ben-Zvi
Acquitted Of Phone Misuse In Thurmont Court
A Thurmont woman Mrs Maxine Brice faced charges of telephone misuse after a heated talk with her brother in law Herbert Brice but was acquitted by Magistrate Stanley Y Bennett who said the law does not cover family disputes even amid loud cursing The case referenced local tensions and a claimed incident in a family quarrel during a morning session
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Thurmont
Maxistrate
Maxine Brice
Herbert Brice
Stanley Y. Bennett
R. Moser
Low Temperature Forecast for Frederick County Tonight
Cold air may push Frederick County temperatures down to 10 degrees as a weather bureau forecast predicts a sharp drop after a brief warm spell. The reading fell to 28 with a 2 am warm air surge reaching 40 degrees before a downward plunge, with light snow no longer expected and continued brisk winds for the next few days.
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Frederick County
Weather Bureau
UN Strikes At Katanga Capital in Elisabethville Battle
Indian U.N. detachments pushed from the north into Elisabethville, reaching Katanga defense lines four blocks from the secessionist capital as mortars and machine gun fire raked the area. A Katanga plane bombed the U.N. airport, with U.N. forces reporting a successful first objective and no casualties.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
the Congo
U.N
Kennedy
Moise Tshombe
Congo
Cyrille Adouta
New York
Hood College Receives Esso Education Foundation Grant
The Esso Education Foundation awards Hood College a grant to support endowment projects and a President’s program. The funds are designated for core initiatives and program development at Hood College, with emphasis on strengthening Meri and related education efforts.
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Esso Education Foundation
Hood College
MG Loortgs
SRG
Ftems
Natonsail Fund
Meriim
Netrgy
Ineert T
Tel Bane
Kennedy to spend night in Puerto Rico during Latin America tour
President Kennedy and First Lady depart from Andrews Air Force Base on a multi nation swing to Puerto Rico Venezuela and Colombia to highlight the Alliance for Progress. Demonstrations in Caracas and pro Communist rhetoric are noted but deemed by officials as limited to radical minorities. The trip includes overnight in San Juan and meetings with Governors and ambassadors as U.S. officials monitor protests.
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Washington
Kennedy
Venezuela
Colombia
U.S
Andrews Air Force Base
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Caracas
Kennedys
Bogota
Latin America
Alliance For Progress
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Anti-U.s
Guillermo Sevilla-Satasa
Nicaragua
Luis Munoz Marin
Richard M. Nixon
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Romulo Fancourt
Pierre Salinger
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