Civil War Album Robert E. Lee 1861 memories
In January 1861 Robert E. Lee, then a colonel at Fort Mason Texas, reads Washington and contemplates Union dissolution as the South secedes. He resigns from the US Army after Virginia joins the Confederacy and leaves Arlington, never to return except past the gate during wartime.
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Philip van Doren Stern
Robert Eth Pihdason
Fort Mason
Tex
Washington
Edward Everett
Denter
Tony
Gettysburg
Lincoln
Texas
Gotham
Houston
Lee
Virginia
Army
Federal
Sezec
Beauiful
Arlington
Robert E. Lee
Martha Washington
Custis-Lee
Richmond
National Archives
Increase in Frederick phone booth robberies raises concern
Frederick County and city police report a spate of phone booth cash box break ins since Christmas. Robberies occurred on West Patrick Street, Thirteenth and East Streets, and along US 15 and Maryland 355, with cash boxes pried open and money stolen.
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Frederick
vAay
Frederick County
US 15
Maryland 355
Maryland
Urbana
Frederics City
West Patrick Street
Porter's Resturant
Thirteenth
East Streets
Shirteen
Charles K. Cashour
CAA Suspends Viscount Service Over Wing Defect
Central African Airways halted its Vickers Viscount service after discovering a wing defect on a second aircraft in as many days. One plane is grounded in Salisbury another held in Nairobi and a third in Durban, signaling continued disruption across the region.
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Salisbury
Southern Rhodesia
Central African Airways
Nairobi
Kenya
Durban
South Africa
De Gaulle Wins In Election Confirmation
Paris report notes President Charles de Gaulle won a substantial majority in France’s national referendum. The Constitutional Council announced figures from 90 departments showing high Yes counts and overall strong support for his Algerian policy. Algeria data remained incomplete with turnout estimates around 60 percent amid tensions.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Theote
France
Constittional Council
Constitutional Council
Palais Royal
de Gaulle
Rene Coty
Algeria
Algena
Adopted Son Kills Parents in Murder Case
A Washington attorney and his wife who adopted two brothers were the victims of a double slaying near Chesapeake Bay. Wayne Dresbach, 15, is held without charge after police arrested him two hours post incident. The elder brother is suspected of the killings during a family dispute.
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Annapolis
Washington
Malone Dresbach
Surey
Here
Chesapeake Bay Shore
Spring Graee$ Hospital
Wayne Dresbach
Warne
Restler
Southern
Mrs Duden records two weeks of phone calls in Annapolis
Mrs. H Richard Duden of Annapolis tracked every family call over two weeks and estimated saved time and travel costs. The tally shows the telephone added almost a full day of time and cut travel expenses beyond service cost, with calls to suppliers and family bringing efficiency and peace of mind.
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H. Richard Duden
Annapolis
Ness
Florida
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