City Man Burned In Bed Fire In West Fourth Street Home
Ambrose C. Kingsbury 1 year old city resident suffered extensive burns after smoking in bed. He was rescued by police and firemen, treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital in fair condition with third degree burns covering about 25 percent of his body. Neighbors reported a drinking party with empty wine bottles and cigarettes found in the room. Fire response from three companies including the Juniors, United, and Citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambrose C. Kingsbury
Frederick M.morial Hospital
Kingsbury
West Fourth Street
Ralph Scard
Uniteds
New Courses At Jr. College Face Spring Enrollment
Frederick Community College invites applications for the second semester starting Friday January 26 with registrar by January 19 and on January 25 registration from 10 am to 8 pm. New offerings include a three hour Shakespeare course, a business English course, three science courses including ecology, and an introductory microbiology course pending sufficient enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Community College
Duval W. Sneadner
River Bend
Potomac
Kovacs Dies in Crash Ernie Kovacs Victim in West Los Angeles Route Accident
Los Angeles AP Ernie Kovacs TV comedian 42 died early today when his station wagon skidded on wet pavement and struck a utility pole on Santa Monica Boulevard. He reportedly left a party hosted by Mrs Milton Berle and was married to Edie Adams. The coroner reports extensive head injuries. Kovacs rose to fame in five years with zany TV antics and appeared in films such as Operation Mad Ball and Sail A Crooked Ship.
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Los Angeles
Ernie Kovacs
Kovacs
Hoor
Milton Berle
Santa Monica Boulevard
Billy Wilder
Hollywood
Edie Adams
Coldwater Canyon
Berle
Miss Adams
Wilders
Dean Martins
Lucille Ball
Gary Morton
Yves Montand
Ernie
Jack Lemmon
Kathryn Grant
Trenton
N. J
Warly Eyeball Fraternal Marching Society
Trentonian
N.J
Book and Candle
Jane
Kehne Enters Demo Race for County Commissioner
Yellow Springs service station operator Carroll H. Kehne announced his plan to run in the Democratic primary for County Commissioner. Kehne, 30-year resident, Gulf Oil veteran, and civic figure, joins two newcomers and three incumbents in a crowded race. In nearby York, Pa, a fatal crash killed 17-year-old Richard Lowe and injured passenger Robert Wiley, while Baltimore driver John Daniel O’Brien was charged with operating under the influence.
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Carroll H. Kehne
Kehne
Yellow Springs
Jefferson and
Patrick Streets
Gulf Oil
Lewistown
Harrison M
Nannie M. Kehne
Louie M. Staley
Donald Brachey
Baltimore
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Woodsboro
A. Irvin Renn
C. Burton Cannon
Norvell E. Belt
Orphans’ Court
Daniel B. Smith
Sjamsville
York, Pa
Richard Lowe
Whiteford
Harford County
Delta
Robert Wiley
Pylesville
York Hospital
John Daniel O’brien
Navy P2V Neptune Overdue From Greenland Patrol
A U S Navy P2V Neptune with 12 crewmen aboard was reported overdue from patrol over the Greenland Icecap. Navy Air Force and Icelandic Coast Guard vessels joined an intensive air and sea search in the Denmark Strait between Iceland and Greenland, hampered by heavy weather.
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NAVY
Reykjavik
Iceland
Greenland
US. Navy
Air Force
Icelandic Coast Guard
Denmark Strait
Woman in Satisfactory Condition After Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wounds
Miriam P. Shepley 57 of Myersville is in Frederick Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds to the neck and shoulder after a Friday morning attempt at self harm at her home. State Police say she was found on the bedroom floor by a neighbor. authorities note she has been despondent.
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Myersville
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Miriam P. Shepley
Tpr
Robert L. McAfee
A. D. Hasenbuhler
Shepley
1961 Year For Snow Records
In 1961 weather broke many records with heavy snow and cold. Snow totals at the airport surpassed prior marks, reaching 62.7 inches for the year and 60.4 inches in the last four months. February dropped to 11 degrees below zero, with unofficial readings as low as 21 below.
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Mercury
Weather Bureau
Frederick County
Fire Levels Barn In County Near Bartonsville
A barn on a farm rented by Lawrence H. Lawson near Bartonsville was nearly leveled by a morning fire of undetermined origin. Lawson, in pajamas, suffered minor facial burns while rescuing a pony and a steer. hay and grain were destroyed. the house nearby was briefly threatened but not damaged.
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Lawrence H. Lawson
Bartonsville
Lawson
Charles L. Rice
Ijamsville
Independent Hose Company
Snow less than predicted warms Frederick area
The sun shines over Frederick City and county as the predicted snow misses the area. Temperatures rise above freezing for the first time since Monday with highs near 35 degrees this afternoon. Tonight may fall to 5 to 15 degrees with increasing clouds and a chance of rain or snow Monday.
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Frederick City
Weather Bureau
Boy Killed by Car in Washington Intersection Crash
A 9 year old Washington boy Alvin Franklin Watson died after being struck by a car at a city intersection Friday. The driver Theron J Miller, 24, of Washington, was identified by police.
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Washington
Alvin Franklin Watson
Theron J. Miller
32 Below Zero Big Freeze Of 1912 Recalled By Edgar Null
Edgar G. Null, 81, recalls the 1912 deep freeze in Frederick County as he logged details in a diary. He notes thermometer readings as low as -32 and describes pipes freezing, burst spigots, and a city paralyzed by icy conditions. Official records show -21 in Frederick, with Walkersville and Jefferson Pike reporting colder readings.
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Edgar G. Null
Washington Street
Edgar Null
Don Whipp
Frederick County
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
A. E. Fisher
Mr. Null
Winchester Street
Montevue
Frederick
Walkersville
Tolligate
Jefferson Pike
Village In Peru Becomes Tomb For Dead
RANRAHIRCA Peru AP It is useless to unearth debris from the thunder avalanche that buried Ranrahirca and nearby Yanama More than 8000 residents in the valley were affected while estimates of the dead range from 1500 to several thousand Fewer than 100 bodies recovered. many may never be found The slide swept down from Mount Huascaran and left a mile long sea of rock mud and debris
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Ranrahirca
Peru
Ranrahirea
Huylas Valley
Vavnaly
Ramahirca
Yanam
Ancash
Arrest of Gizenga Ordered in Stanleyville Clash
The Congo government in Leopoldville ordered the immediate arrest of Lumumbist leader Antoine Gizenga after a Stanleyville clash. Cabinet gave Gen Victor Lundula authority to act, sought U N help to prevent Gizenga from fleeing, and cited immunity shielding Gizenga as deputy prime minister. Landula has seized four Gizenga aides while delaying action against Gizenga himself.
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Leopoldville. the Congo
Antoine Gizenga
Stanleyville
Victor Lundula
U.N
Gizenga
Landula
Leopoldville
Severe winter damage hits Texas Florida crops and deaths
Severe cold across the South devastates citrus and vegetable yields in Texas and Florida, with Rio Grande Valley losses at 19 million dollars. The blizzard spurs record deaths nationwide over 150, while new storms threaten from the Rockies toward the Great Lakes.
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Associated Press
Texas
Florida
Deep South
Rio Grande Valley
Arizona
mid-Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Rockies
Nebraska
Kansas
Central Plains
Great Lakes
Corpus Christi
Ellis
Houston
Gainesville
Tampa
Jacksonville
Virginia
Wilson
N.C
Tallahassee
Fla
Cape Cod
Nantucket
Mass
New England
Lower Reade
Motion for a New Trial Before Allegany Judge
Chief Judge Morgan C. Harris will hear a defense motion for a new trial in the Allegany County Circuit Court where a Middletown woman was awarded 14 600 in damages after a January 5 jury trial. The case facts include a July 9 1960 auto accident at the U S 40 and 40 A intersection and future medical expenses.
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Morgan C. Harris
Allegany County Circuit Court
Middletown
Elva C. Castle
U. S. 40
Eugene Bruce Castle
Herbert R. Rollins
Carroll Eugene Haines
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Harris
Frederick
Patrick Schnauffer
Fire damage minor at Norman Mullinix residence
Mt Airy and Lisbon firefighters responded to a blaze at Daisy Street this morning caused by thawing frozen pipes. Fire officials described the damage as minor to the Norman Mullinix home and contained the fire swiftly.
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Mt. Airy
Lisbon
Daisy
Norman Mullinix
Wea
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Jr. College
Snow Records
Ranehirca
Rancahiros
Bartonsville Farm
Lundula
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