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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1961
Page
1
Two men disguised as water department employees entered the home of Mr Heave A Hahn on Dill avenue Thursday afternoon. One kept the elderly resident in the basement while the other ransacked the house taking about 350 dollars. Police describe the men as ages 35 to 40, wearing wigs.
State Park officials from 10 counties met at Gambrill State Park for a two day session. The gathering reviewed park operations and personnel issues as summer usage is anticipated to rise.
A man admitted stealing nine radiators valued at $18 total from Francis Runkles and Rowe J. Winn. Detective Henry Stafford reported the January 6 theft and the suspect, who claimed poverty, was sentenced to short jail time for theft.
An odd incident at a local gathering drew attention when a young man faced a disparaging tone. The exchange referenced a playful beep and phrases like “didn't like the tone” and “RADHA.”
Miss Marina E. Boone of Sherman Avenue pets her two black cats Mid night and Lace despite superstition. The write up notes her view that the day is just an ordinary one and she does not believe in luck tied to the date.
A settlement was reached in a suit over roof work at the Frederick Shopping Center. The case involved Frederick Construction Company and the National Surety Company with Wine Brothers as subcontractors. Testimony cited defective roofing and leaks at multiple shops. the bond issuer was questioned for remedy.
Union Bridge police officer Israel Porter Rinehart 69 died en route to Frederick Memorial Hospital after a heart attack Thursday. He served 28 years, was deputy sheriff of Carroll and Frederick counties since 1932, and a Western Maryland Railway watchman. Funeral set for Sunday at 2:50 AM at Union Bridge funeral home with burial at Mountain View Cemetery.
The witness described work on a roof by the Wine Brothers Company. The original contract was for 28,300 dollars with 2,500 dollars in change orders added later. He argued the bonding company should have anticipated these costs and presented a summary of all bills past, present, and future related to the roofing repair.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Robert F Kennedy to be attorney general, with Democratic senators praising his background as a former Senate investigator and the Republican leader noting a shift from the traditional seasoned lawyer model. Kennedy faced early scrutiny as questions opened about his suitability for the nation’s top law enforcement post.
Maryland Governor Tawes said he would consider reasonable programs to raise teacher salaries but could not exceed the 64 million dollars in aid to education he endorsed. He urged legislators to propose alternatives funded by tax increases while a House push for a compromise faced Senate opposition from Northrop and James. The key dispute is earmarking funds for raises versus giving localities control.
Mrs Vernon Smith of Jefferson was elected secretary of the Associated Young People of Maryland Farm Bureau on Thursday. The Farm Bureau meets at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore with Gary Brauning of Finksburg as president and Thomas Ensor as vice president. James Ensor of New Windsor was named national committee man to represent Maryland. A Maryland Farm Bureau vice president also noted for the Maryland Crop Improvement Association. The state officer elections will not be held until Saturday.
The Baltimore Orioles announced they signed 1961 contracts with two outfielders dropped from the club in October. President and GM Lee MacPhail cited earlier release during a period before expansion plans. Later, with new franchises, the Orioles lost seven players at the major league level and five at the farm, including four outfielders.
A 1957 Ford sedan driven by Patricia Ann Wirts swerved into the left lane on Rosemont Avenue near Grant Place and collided with a school bus driven by Richard Carlson Eis. Police report frost on grass blinded Wirts. car damage about 320, bus damage about 75. Col. William A. investigated.
Marine Corps student pilot Captain Ernest Brace 29 from Quantico Va turned himself in to the FBI in Baltimore after a Jan 3 crash on Maryland's Eastern Shore. He said his T-28 trainer malfunctioned and he bailed out. plane burned in a muddy Cambridge field. The FBI will probe possible deliberate destruction of government property.
Ten ABC stations aired The Untouchables despite a warning from James V Bennett head of the U S Bureau of Prisons. He warned against renewal of licenses if the second part The Big Train aired. The program depicted mobsters attempting to free Capone on a train and a guard implicated with Capone.
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes were sent home from the University of Georgia amid a late day campus riot. Dean William Tate and Dean Joseph Williams said the suspensions were temporary for their own safety and ordered by the dean, not the governor.
Rev Dr White resigns as pastor of the Church of the Brethren and retires from active ministry effective September 1 after more than ten years in the local church. He and his wife plan traveling. he will remain active in Eastern District duties and national church affairs.
Soviet observers report direct fire as Laotian forces clash with rebels along the Nam Lie River, 70 miles north of Vientiane. U S backed action raises concern over external support from Britain and France for anti Communist factions as government troops push from Luang Prabang.
President elect John F Kennedy plans talks with secretary of state designate Dean Rusk in Palm Beach on foreign policy and organization issues. Rusk to meet Kennedy at the ocean front home with a morning session and luncheon. Kennedy says he will retain Eisenhower officials Joseph Charik as undersecretary of the Air Force and Thomas D Morris as assistant secretary of defense for supply and logistics.
In Leopoldville reports say Congolese soldiers mutinied at Camp Haré over pay and rumors swirled Lumumba may be free. Observers noted disrupted telephone lines and cross continental attention as Brazzaville ferries carried Europeans and locals reacting to the flare up. No official confirmation of Lumumba's status was issued and the capital remained unsettled. Separately in New York, novelist Henry Morton Robinson died from burns complications, leaving a legacy including The Cardinal and past pastorate in Roanoke Virginia.
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