Ex Wife Of Rees Testifies In Kidnapping Trial
Elaine Rees testified that Melvin Davis Rees Jr. was kind to their son Philip and visited him in 1958. Other defense witnesses described Rees’ jazz piano night life as he faces federal charges linking him to the Jackson family murders and abduction from Maryland to Virginia. The case centers on the 1959 disappearance near Jan 11 and the bodies found near Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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Dan Donahue
Baltimore
Elaine Rees
Melvin Davis Rees Jr
Philip
Rees
Hyattsville
Mildred Jackson
Susan
Maryland
Virginia Line
Apple Grove
Gambrills
Jackson
Virginia
Carroll V. Jackson Jr
Janet
Fredericksburg
University of Maryland
University
Washington, D. C
Louisa County
Washington
Weather pattern reversal set to bring warmth eastward
The Weather Bureau projects a 30 day shift to warmer than normal temperatures in the East and below average in the West, reversing the season’s pattern. Mid February to mid March outlook shows above normal eastern temperatures, below normal western lows, and near normal in the central belt with volatile swings. Precipitation remains above normal west of the Appalachians, mainly as sleet and snow, while the East sees near normal rains.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Weather
Appalachians
Legion Opens County Heart Fund Drive Across Counties
American Legion posts statewide launch the Heart Fund street campaign this weekend with plastic donation containers in local businesses and a return gift of license plate bolts for contributions of 25 cents or more. Richard W. Graham serves as General Chairman with George E. Phebus co chairman overseeing Frederick city collections. Local boy scouts join the effort as drives run Friday 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. march 4 pickup planned. volunteers include Phebus, J W Earl J Fisher Jr, Edwin A Brookey Jr, Robert Davis, William R Eyler, Sons of the Legion and troop No 280. County posts from Freeman to Emmitsburg participate including Brunswick and Middletown. The Ohio Indiana line passes through Harrison Ohio named for William Henry Harrison.
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American Legion
Heart Fund
Legionnaires
Legion
Richard W. Graham
George E. Phebus
Rederick City
Phebus
James R. Iw
Earl J. Fisher
Edwin ‘A. Brookey Jr
Robert Davis
William R. Eyler
Sons of the Legion
Richard W_. Graham Jr
Jay Fisher
David Fisher
Stephen Carter
Ronnie Cullen
Dewey Clift
Bobby
Frank
Francis Scott Key
William P. Larkin
Edwin
C. Creeger
Thurmont
Francis XK. Elder
Emmitsburg
Stedimar- Keenan
Brunswick
Everhart
Middletown
Mayors Hearts Fund Kickoff and Kennedy Congress Push
Mayor Jacobs Ramsburg leads a Heart Fund drive kickoff with Robert Kennedy and others, while debate over John F. Kennedy's approach to Congress highlights urgency in the state of the union. The piece also notes criticism from Everett Dirksen and compares past presidents' legislative styles, ending with a Cold War note about Col. Foy B. Frost leading Deep Freeze operations.
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Frost
Greenville
S.C
Antarctic
Col. Foy B. Frost
Donaldson Air Force Base
Kennedy Walks Tightrope On Russia And Congress
President Kennedy balances firmness and restraint as he pressures Congress to act on the recession while warning the USSR against intervention in the Congo. He seeks to repair U S Soviet ties but has shown reluctance to push too hard for action. Congress remains largely inactive after 45 days.
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Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Congress
James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington
Russia
Particu
Congo
Khrushchev
Patrice Lumumba
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
United States
United Nations
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Robert E. Kennedy
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Scott Key
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American Legion. Com
Frank J. Keetermander
Legionaliy Street Campaign For the Heart Fund
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Ivey
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Dirksen
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