Snowfall Drops Deep Across Northern Frederick County
A new snowstorm adds six inches in the north with five to six inches reported around Emmitsburg. Frederick area totals were around three inches, with sleet and rain crusting southern areas. Foxville shows over a foot, remnants from a 10 days prior storm linger. Equipment worked to clear roads, one minor accident reported, temp near 12 to 15 degrees tonight.
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Emmitsburg
Thurmorn
Foxville
Sabillasville
Frederick
Anthony P. O'Toole
Pinewood Drive
Aubich
Merchants Hopeful for Strong December Sales After Snow
Local merchants report optimistic views on Christmas sales with traffic heavy and stores ahead of 1959 December in several sectors. Toy and clothing items show brisk sell-through while some prices and shipments vary. Banks announce Saturday hours for shoppers though Christmas shutdowns occur December 26 and year-end observances. In other news, two light planes collided near Hamilton, Mont, killing three people including a flying service owner.
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Sais
Paruai
Bussie
Hamilton
Mont
Here
Robert Ryman
Donna
Norman C. Ray
Navy Bomber Crashes Into Sea Near Newfoundland
A Navy Neptune P2V patrol bomber from Argentia base crashed into the Atlantic about 17 miles northeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. Rescue planes and ships were sent, but there were no survivors. Weather was clear and the cause was undetermined.
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ST. John S
Navy
Newfoundland
The
Argentia
Atlantic
Cape Race
Defective Delinquency Hearing Set for Lloyd Roberts
County man Lloyd Roberts confined at Patuxent will face a defective delinquency hearing in Circuit Court with Chief Judge Patrick Schnauffer authorizing preliminary steps set for December 28. Roberts seeks discharge or indefinite confinement, claiming time served plus good behavior credits.
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Patuxent
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Lloyd Roberts
Roberts
Maryland House of Correction
Carl Snook
Pataxent
Patusent
Rober
Maryland
Elsbeth Levy
MecTaughiin
Circuit Court
Washington County
Levy
Robert S. Reichenhoefer
Schnauffer
Automative jobbers donate S600 to Frederick Memorial Hospital
Six local auto parts jobbers pool the value of their annual Christmas gifts to patients and give S600 to the Frederick Memorial Hospital Building Fund. Representatives Irving Abb, George B. Callan, Elmer Wyer, Carl A. Carson, Emory B. Shipley, and C Ralph Yingling participated, with Emory B. Shipley Jr. presenting the checks. The donation, separate from holiday gifts to their firms, aims to support hospital expansion.
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W. Jarboe Grove
Chai Building Fund
Leigre
G. Bernard Callan Jr
Cal
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Isimas
Automodhive Parts
Motive Wholesale Companies
Irving Abb
I. A. Able Company
George B. Callan
Callan
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Cou
W. Jarbo Groverman
Shivier
Army issues February draft call for 6,900 men
The Army announces a February draft call of 6,900 men, matching January’s quota and lower than November and December figures. The total drafted or earmarked sinceSelective Service resumed in September stands at 2,595,930.
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Washington -Ap
Army
Soviets Aid Laos Rebels With Air Drops Ahead of Clash
In Vientiane and surrounding areas, Kong Le forces backed by Pathet Lao guerrillas receive Soviet air drops of arms and ammunition. About 300 men occupy positions from Boun Phong to Vang Vieng as Western supplies are cut. Civil casualties rise with thousands homeless and relief planes delivering aid from Bangkok and Saigon.
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Vientiane
Laos
Keng le
Ammune
Boun Phong
Vang Vieng
Viet Nam
Kong le
Pathet Lao
Hie
Bangkok
Saigon
Tanker Broken In Two By Seas Off Cape Hatteras
A large American tanker was torn in half by rough seas off Cape Hatteras North Carolina. Coast Guard crews reported men in the water and others clinging to the drifting stern. The vessel, identified with Wilmington Delaware as home port, carried a crew of about 37 to 38 sailors.
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New York
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Coast Guard
Zy Co
Wilmi On
Del
Wee Women An Obedient Child and His Father
A short feature explores a boy’s strict obedience to his father, emphasizing loyalty and the impact of parental authority on behavior and choices.
UN General Assembly Reaches Congo Budget Pact Amid Tense Session
The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution requiring all members to share Congo operation costs and authorized up to 24 million for the first quarter of 1961. The 99-nation body adjourned after a stormy session marked by Cold War tensions and Soviet criticism of Dag Hammarskjold.
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United Nations
U. N. General Assembly
Khrushchev
Hammarskjold
A. A. Roshehin
U. S
James J. Wadsworth
Soviet Union
Congo
Kennedy Nominates Roswell Gilpatric as Deputy Defense Secretary
Palm Beach Florida AP reports President elect John F Kennedy selects Roswell Gilpatric former undersecretary of the Air Force in the Truman administration to serve as deputy secretary of defense.
St John’s seniors plan city Christmas carol tour
Thirty nine members of the St John’s Literary Institute senior class will tour the city singing carols Friday morning. They meet at 5 a.m. in the parish hall East Second Street, sing on the church lawn, visit Notre Dame Convent and the Convent of the Visitation, then Frederick Memorial Hospital. At seven they attend Holy Mass and receive Communion, followed by breakfast at 8 in the Wedgwood Room of the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Rev Richard C Mitchell will lead and celebrate the Mass.
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ST. John's
St. John’s Literary Institute
East Second Street
Notre Dame Convent
Convent of the Visitation
Frerick Memorial Hospital
St. John’s Church
Wedgwood Room
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Richard C. Mitchell
St. John’s
Caracas Uprising Against Perez Jimenez Chiefly Squelched
In Caracas Venezuela a brief insurrection to free imprisoned officials from the Perez Jimenez regime was crushed by Betancourt loyalists after a 30 minute gunbattle. Lt Lizardo Marquez Perez led 21 insurgents seized La Guaira post and were captured on the Caracas La Guaira highway. Official sources say aim was to reach a Caracas prison housing former officials. Markets in New York remained active with oils advancing and fractional gains across key stocks.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Perez Jimenez
Romulo Betancour
Lizardo Marquez Perez
National Guard
la Guaira
Marquez Perez
Caracas-La Guaira
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Betancourt
Storm Across U S Brings Deaths And Heavy Snow
The winter storm spread from the Plains to the Northeast causing at least 16 deaths across several states. Snow and subzero temperatures disrupted travel, closed schools, and left many areas with heavy accumulations. Colder slipstreams reached into Texas and the Gulf Coast, while a warm spell in California contrasted with the Midwest’s deep freeze.
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Associated Press
Plains
Wisconsin
Iowa
Dlinois
Huron
Willston
Miramar
Calif
California
Los Angeles
New York
Bufalo
Thru Way
Connecticut
Norfolk
Alleghanies
Newark
Maryland
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
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Midlands
Texas
Gulf Coast
Aberdeen
S. C
Minois
Rockford
Chicago
Midway
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Somerset
Columbus
Cleveland
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