Death Stalks Highways Three Killed In Holiday Mishaps
A Christmas period string of highway tragedies left three dead in the area. An Alleghany Airlines hostess Miss Barbara E. Sollenberger died Christmas Day after her car plunged an embankment near Thurmont on U.S. 15. Edward Clement Wirth of Pittsburgh died Christmas Eve when a car was struck by a Greyhound bus on Canada Hill near Myersville. A fourth fatal crash occurred on Route 40 near Ballenger Creek Dike involving Jo hanne White of Adams Town. Police report multiple injuries and ongoing investigations.
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Alexandria
Pennsylvania
Alleghany
Barbara E. Sollenberger
Thurmont
U.S. 15
Miss Sollenberger
Edward Clement Wirth
Pittsburgh
Greyhound
Canada Hill
Myersville
Lawrence P. Honis
Raymond Edward Creegan
Riverdale
Lawanna Sherree Sutor
Waynesboro
Frederick ‘Memorial Hospital
Nene
Johanne White
RFD 1
Adamstown
Ballenger Creek
Richard L. Tressler
Indiana
William A. Dean
Washington
Dean
James E. Davis
Hagerstown
Davis
Anthony A. Tarr Jr
Wheeling
W. Va
Tressler
William Jackson
Brunswick
Route 340
Ballenger Creek Pike
Charles Fanuska
Woodbine
Jackson
Manahan Road
MD. 81
Roger S. Roser
Lantz
Roser
S. M. Russell
Libertytown
Charles E. Biggus
RFD Lt
Mt. Atry
Reese W. Warner
Union Bridge
Biggus
Warner
Tfe
Harry J. Frost
Traffic Deaths Rise During Christmas Holiday Weekend
The extended Christmas weekend saw a sharp rise in traffic fatalities with 292 deaths since Thursday 6 p.m. local time and about 200 on Friday. Hazardous conditions from rain, ice and fog contributed as 36 people died in nine accidents across multiple states. The National Safety Council estimates total toll between 550 and 650 by Sunday midnight, with historical highs noted.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Georgia
Ilinois
Michigan
Arkansas
Ohio
Tennessee
Weather Bureau
Midwest
Great Lakes
Rockies
Santa Claus Brings Real Baby Dolls at Frederick Memorial
Four babies arrived Christmas day at Frederick Memorial Hospital marking a record for Christmas births in three years. Tina Lynn Heffner led at 1:30 a.m. as the first child of Charles E. Heffner Jr. and his wife. Clay Alan Zimmerman followed at 2:55 a.m., son of John Zimmerman and his wife. Kendra Page Heyde was born at 8:34 p.m. to Russell J. Heyde Jr. and his wife. Dorothy Jeanne Cooley arrived at 9:25 p.m. as the fourth child of John and Mrs. Cooley, who also have twins at home.
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Aes
Santa Claus
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Edna Buhrman
Frederick Memorial
Tina Lynn Heffner
Charles E. Heffner Jr
East Patrick Street
Heffner
Sherry Blank
Clay Alan Zimmerman
John
Trego) Zimmerman
RFD 1
Walkersville
Zimmerman
Russell J. Heyde Jr
Spring Garden Estates
Heyde
Kendra Page
SFC
John Cooley
Fort Detrick
Cooley
Dorothy Jeanne
Cooleys
James G. Killingsworth
East Fourth Street
Frederick man heads to Malawi with Peace Corps service
Jerry L. Williams of East Sixth Street leaves Frederick for a two year Peace Corps assignment in Malawi. He plans to teach mathematics and social studies under a British system and in the local language, saying he is not afraid and feels prepared from training with African instructors. Williams is a Frederick High School graduate and former junior high math teacher in Hampton, Virginia.
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William S. Hopwood
Witer
Iam
Africa
Jerry L. Williams
East Sixth Street
Frederick
Malawi
Willams
Southeast
N M Willian
University of Calfornia
Hampton
Peace Corps
Williams
Nyasaland
Tanganyika
Southeast Africa
Church of the Brethren
Christmas Joy Spreads Across Nations In 1964
A rabbi filled in as Reno police chief to honor the season. A Louisville couple marks 70 years of marriage as a newborn Christy Carole arrives in Long Beach. Louis Armstrong and Lucile Armstrong celebrate Christmas in Tokyo with a tree brought from home. A Lithuanian refugee, Stefanija Rukas, observes her 58th birthday amid glad tidings. Two Air Force colonels in Vietnam fly Christmas Eve missions, aiding troops as Viet Cong threaten an outpost near Saigon.
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Associated Press
Louis
Satchmo) Armstrong
Tokyo
Noel
South Viet Nam
Philip H. Weinberg
Reno
Nev
Elmer Briscoe
Weinberg
Hartford
Conn
James W. Thompson
Dele
Louisville
Thompsons
Mrs. Thompson
Michael Noel
Long Beach
Calif
Christy Carole
Lucile
Armstrong
Stefanija Rukas
New York
Siberian
Nicole
Mrs. Rukas
Air Force
Allison Brooks
David T. Fleming
Air Commandos
Saigon
Mekong Delta
Christmas Bicycle Inspection Next Week
City Police will hold a three day bicycle inspection next week at City Police Headquarters North Market Street. Captain Marshall Murray said the event focuses on bicycles given as Christmas presents and those not inspected earlier this year. Hours are 8:50 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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Marshall Murray
City Police
North Market Street
Record Christmas Heat Hits 67 Here in Frederick
Frederick enjoyed a Christmas heat wave as the temperature climbed to 67 degrees, shattering the 1932 high of 62. Light rain and sun mixed, residents lounged outdoors, and children with new gifts played outside while adults noted the unusual warmth. Overnight low fell to 47 with a forecast in the 60s and more rain possible.
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Santa
Santa Claus
Mercury
Frederick
Christmas Eve Window Smash at Sportsman's Inn
State Police probe Christmas Day vandalism at the Sportsman's Inn along Md. 144 east of Frederick. Front door and all windows shattered. interior untouched. Owners Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Bieger unavailable. home door broken. Trooper on guard as investigation continues.
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Sportsman's Inn
MD. 144
Frederick
Theodore Bieger
West Coast Floods Ebb as Willamette Falls Back
Floods across Oregon California Washington ease after crest. Willamette River recedes from 29.8 feet while Portland evacuation continues. 4000 homeless in state and 40 dead regionwide. Officials warn of lingering danger as cold snaps freeze rivers and rain shifts patterns.
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San Francisco
Oregon
Willamette
Portland
California
Williamette
Mark Hatfield
Columbia River
Army
Sierra
Nevada-California
Washington State
Spokane
Idaho
Portneuf
Weather Bureau
Boise
Snake River
Idaho- Oregon
Reno
Truckee
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James Krantz
Broad View Acres
City
Frank J. Keefer
Lon James
Jerry Williams
Ewspal
Cambridge
Dorchester County
Tommy Luke
Hurlock
Calvert Creighton
Luke
U.S
County Tavern
Staub's
Fourth and Market Streets
J. Rolfe Castleman
Ore
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