Czechs Free U.S. Citizen From Term
Vladimir Kazan-Komarek, a Cambridge travel agent and former U.S. citizen, was released from an eight year Czech espionage sentence and flew toward New York via Paris. State Department hailed the action and noted pressure from senators Kennedy and Brooke and congresswoman Heckler. The Prague court found him guilty of directing an antistate espionage network from 1948 to 1950.
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Washington
Vladimir Kazan-Komarek
United States
State Department
Kazan-Komarek
Carl Barthh
Prague
New York
Paris
Bartch
Kazan - Komarek
Cambridge
Mass
Moscow
U.S
Soviet Union
Barth
Peo
Counry
Czechoslovakia
East Germany frees four U S prisoners in Berlin crossing
Four Americans including Mary Hellen Battle of Tennessee Moses Reese Herrin of Ohio Frederick Matthews of Pennsylvania and William Lovett of California were released from East German prisons after more than a year and crossed into West Berlin shouting Freiheit The release followed talks among West Berlin and East Berlin lawyers and U S officials with no swap arrangement acknowledged The 1965 arrests involved escape aid charges and a traffic accident link for Lovett.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
Freiheigt
Mary Hellen Battle
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Moses Reese Herrin
Akron
Ohio
Frederick Matthews
Ellwood City
William W. Lovett
San Francisco
Calif
Juergen Stange
East Berlin
Wolfgang Vogel
U.S. State Department
Vogel
U.S. U2
Francis Gary Powers
Rudolf Abel
Maxwell M. Rabb
New York
U.S. Committee For Refugees
Washington
Miss Battle
Herrin
Matthews
Lovett
Maoist Factions Clash Amid Purge Signals Central China Split
Reports say Mao Tse-tung's followers quarrel among themselves as claims of victory over anti-M Mao forces in Shanghai and Taiyuan prove premature. Red Flag warns of ultra democracy and small-group mentality risking a major split while calls for revolutionary discipline intensify.
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Mao Tse-tung
Communist Party
Red Flag
Tokyo
Mao
Chen Po-ta
Liu Shao-chi
Peking
China
Shanghai
Taiyuan
Shan
Auto Workers chief Reuther quits AFL-CIO vice presidency
Washington AP report details Walter P. Reuther stepping down as AFL-CIO vice president, while keeping IEU department presidency. The move signals a potential power struggle within the federation as Meany’s leadership is challenged and relations deteriorate between the two longtime figures. Victor Reuther leads international affairs for the Auto Workers.
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Washington
Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
Afl-Cro
George Meany
Labor Federation
Reuther
Industrial Union Department
Afl-Cio
Meany
Victor
Johnson
Central Intelligence Agency
Victor Reuther
Bronx
Labor Movement
Red Chinese Claim 31 Beaten By Russians
Moscow reports say the Red Chinese Embassy accused Soviet forces of raiding Friday night injuring 31 staff members including 3 women. Charge d Affaires on Chia yuan was hurt as attackers tore down showcases outside the embassy, described as barbaric.
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Moscow
Chia-yuan
Chamber offers mediator to settle county school fights
The Frederick Chamber of Commerce proposed Friday to select a mediator to resolve disputes between the County Commissioners and between the commissioners and the School Board over county school building programs. An open February 3 letter said the mediator would be approved by the board and result in a time limit of ten days to two weeks. The chamber emphasized it would not endorse dollar figures and that mediation could involve nonmembers. The proposal, discussed at the commission meeting, awaits continuation next week.
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Chamber of Commerce of
Frederick
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Commissioners
Francis W. Bush Sr
SRC To Cut Down Construction Program
Baltimore AP reports Maryland six year highway plan may extend two years as SRC balances its budget. Comptroller Carl L Wannen says primary and secondary road construction has run a $10 million yearly deficit. SRC will slow work rather than seek more funds to balance expenses with appropriation income.
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Baltimore
Carl L. Wannen
State Roads Commission
Maryland
SRC
Wannen
School dispute over high costs prompts policy debate
Frederick County leaders weigh whether recent high school projects are needfully expensive in a News-Post survey. School Board members say long range needs and future population growth justify costs, while balancing budgets and avoiding unnecessary spending remain key. Board members Hodgson Kline Matthews Best stress planning and collaboration with County Commissioners.
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Frederick County
News-Post
Catoctin and Valley
Mary Condon Hodgson
Hodgson
Richard R. Kline
Washington
Chris T. Matthews
Hallar Best
M. Lavenia Hood
Galen C. Smith
Ammo Dump Near Saigon Sabotaged
Explosions and fire heavily damaged a large U.S. Army ammunition dump at Long Binh near Saigon. It marks the fourth hit in about three months with smoke rising 14 hours after the first blast. U S bombers conducted raids over North Vietnam while naval air forces targeted coast and inland waterways. Ground fighting persisted on a small scale in South Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Long Binh
Hanoi
U.S
Tonkin Gulf
South Vietnamese
Tenant Council Grows At Frederick Public Housing
A group of six to ten John Hanson Apartments tenants formed a tenant council led by Mrs. Alvin Douglas to clean halls, sponsor dances, fund trash cans and flowers, and voice tenant complaints to housing authorities. William Holzapfel, Frederick Public Housing Authority director, supports tenant self organization and notes improved cleanliness and cooperation. The council meets monthly in the Taney basement with seven women present, aiming to extend tenant influence beyond beautification to major living-situation improvements.
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Alvin Douglas
John Hanson
Bentz Street
Sam Hamilton
Frederick Naacp
Douglas
John’s Hanson
Treasury
William M. Holzapfel
Frederick
Hanson
Taney
Carver
Lincoln
Holzapfel
Housing Authority
William 0. Lee Jr
Angela Bowins
Navy Jet Crashes On D.C. Beltway
A Navy TIA trainer crashed on the Capital Beltway near Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, injuring five motorists. The two crewmen, Lt Cmdr Tad Riley and Lt Cmdr Thomas Schaaf, ejected safely. occupants of a small car, Henry Childers and William Hester, suffered severe burns and were hospitalized. The truck occupants were treated and released.
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Washington
Navy
Capital Beltway
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Andrews
Naval Air Facility
Tad T. Riley
Alexandria
Thomas W. Schaaf
Fairfax Va
Henry L. Childers
William Hester
Oxon Hill
TIA
Next Move Is Up To Educators
Frederick County Commissioners rejected a 729000 request to fund Valley Elementary School after a 2 1 vote. Commissioner Collins faulted heating and air conditioning costs and size, while Hutton voted against the motion. Board of Education will meet Tuesday to decide whether to modify plans or rebid, with the contractor having a February 10 bid extension.
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Eileen Burke
Frederick County
Valley Elementary
Charles J. Collins
Russell
Horman
Wallace E. Hutton
Catoctin High School
John L. Carnochan
Demory Brothers of
Carnochan
Board of Education
Valley
Catoctin
Carnachan
Mary Condon Hodgson
Valley School
Cellings
Collins
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Virgil I. Grissom
Edward H. White II
Roger B. Chaffee
Radio Peking
Wen Hui Pao
Radio Moscow
Wang En-mao
Sinkiang
Auto
Federation
Veep
D.C. Beltway
Colle
Frederick Call
Montgomery County
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