Complaints Grow Over City Road Conditions After Snow
Residents and authorities grapple with icy streets and frequent accidents since a three week snow storm. Police urge cautious driving as intersections and alleys remain slick, hampered by scarce cinders and limited de icing. Two Friday crashes cited with damages ranging from 30 to 150 dollars. No charges filed.
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William C. Warfield
St. Charles
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Biser
Escapee admits 30 West Virginia break ins
George prison camp escapee Jerry Eugene Nutter admitted 30 robberies across 11 counties in West Virginia. Boone County sheriff Deli White said Nutter, captured near Madison days after Christmas, will face grand jury action next month on local fire break-in charges. He used the alias Vernon Darling and targeted cash from pinball and vending machines, with amounts typically small though up to $200 at one site. He was arrested December 26 at Racine, 43 miles away.
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West Virginia
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Jerry Eugene Nutter
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Nutter
Ealler
White Nutter
Vernon Darling
Racine
Here
Will Enter 1961 With Rain Snow Across New Year Weekend
Weather outlook for the New Year weekend predicts rain or snow as 1961 begins. Temperatures rise to the low 40s today with clouding, then a cold, clear Monday holiday. Roofing damage reported mainly in gutters and downspouts, with slate and asbestos roofs most affected.
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Weather Bureau
Etna Home to Explosive Eruption in Sicily
Mt Etna in Sicily, Europe’s largest volcano, erupted after a lull, hurling red hot rocks and ash about 600 feet into the air. Explosions occurred roughly once each minute. lava flowed down the northern flank while nearby farms and villages remained miles away and unharmed.
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Mt. Etna
Europe
Red-Branded Youth Meet Held In Chicago Hall
Delegates under 30 from across the country gather for a weekend session branded by the FBI as a Communist directed youth movement. Police monitor crowds as pickets identify themselves and vent at the guarded door while a spokeswoman from Palisades, Alva Buxenbaum, denounces Hoover.
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Alva Buxenbaum
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J. Edgar Hoover
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Hoover
Communist Party
Mortimer Daniel Rubin
New York City
National Communist Party
Kennedy names Robert C. Weaver to lead housing agency
President-elect John F. Kennedy appoints New York civil rights crusader Robert C. Weaver to head the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency. Weaver becomes a top Black official in the incoming administration, signaling a push on housing and civil rights.
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Palm Beach, Fla
John F. Kennedy
Robert C. Weaver
New York
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Predict U S Will Invade Cuba
Semiofficial and government papers in Havana claim U S Marines will invade Cuba before January 18. They allege the plan is arranged by and approved by President Eisenhower, with Raul Roa en route to New York to denounce the plot and warn of imminent danger.
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Raul Roa
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No Paper Monday in Frederick News observance
The Frederick News will not publish Monday to observe New Year’s Day. The business office closes for the day while the editorial office opens Monday at 4 p.m.
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Mourners Parade in Brussels Over Fracas and Death
About 2,000 strikers marching through Brussels carried black bordered flags for a mourners demonstration for Francois van der Strappen who was killed in Friday’s clash between state police and demonstrators. Police say the shooter aided a policeman mauled by protesters. The protests, blamed on Premier Eyskens by Socialists, continued amid tense hopes for a quieter new year.
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Eyskens
Socialist Party
Holiday Tax Forms Arrive With Post Office Rush
Area residents face a busy postal season as many sacks of Federal and State income tax forms arrive. Postmaster James A Grove says distribution should finish by late next week with forms routed to areas daily. Taxes are due April 15 for individuals and quarterly and corporate dates follow in January February and March with installment options noted by a local accountant.
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Todiay
Maryland Revenue
Lous Goldstein
Midnight Time and a New Year Outlook 1961
AP summary notes time as a fleeting concept as 1960 ends and 1961 begins. Pope John XXIII speaks of searching for serenity amid global unrest in Laos Belgium Congo and South Africa while Dag Hammarskjold plans diplomacy with Kasavubu Lumumba and Nehru Nasser. Kennedy to take office January 20 as Eisenhower retires. Economists foresee a spring pickup but unemployment remains high.
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John XXIII
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Asia
Africa
Laos
Belgium
Congo
Peace Organization
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Joseph Kasavubu
Kasavubu
Patrice Lumumba
South Africa
Deming to Lecture on U S Foreign Policy Africa South of Sahara
Oicots H Deming of the Bureau of African Affairs at the U S Department of State will lecture January 6 at Hood College Coffman Chapel about U S foreign policy in Africa south of the Sahara. The 8 p m talk is open to the public. Deming has served in Bangkok and Tokyo and has held roles including Deputy Public Affairs and Counselor-Consul General in Tokyo.
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Oicots
Interdepartmental Commission
Bangkok
Tokyo
Rollins College
University of Tennessee
Deming
TVA
State Department
Bureau of African Affairs
Boy Shot By A Dog In Webster Mass
Neil Larini 15 was shot Friday when a 12 gauge shotgun leaning against a tree was struck by a dog’s paw. The trigger fired and he lost his little finger and part of his left hand.
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Webster. Mass
Neil Larini
Larini
Proclaimed 1961 as Visit the Orientsee Taiwan Year
FormosaAP The Chinese nationalist government officially designates the year 1961 as Visit the Orientsee Taiwan of the Republic of China Year. The declaration aims to promote tourism and relations with Asian nations. The move emphasizes Taiwan’s cultural diplomacy and regional ties. The action highlights government sponsored observance within Republic of China territories.
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Tota Taipei Formosa
Taiwan
Republic of China
Laos Invasion Report Triggers Western Alarm Rapid assault claimed by pro Western govt
Laos Premier Boun Oum reports seven Red North Vietnamese battalions with artillery invaded northeast Laos and attacked Nonget as reinforcements rush to the area. Tass calls invasion false and claims US intervention. Paratroop Captain Kong Le threatens volunteers if action continues. United States has supplied substantial aid to Laos amid mounting tensions.
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