Two Killed In 340 Crash Near Harpers Ferry West Virginia
Two people died and two were injured in a head on crash on US 340 near Harpers Ferry around midnight Friday. Victims were a couple from Bolivar, the wife in a Cadillac and the husband driving. The other driver, Ivan Gift Jr., 35, of Route 2 Harpers Ferry, was killed later at Charles Town General Hospital. Gift, a construction worker, was said to be drinking. Police reported the Jones car crossed the center line and collided with Gift’s Chevrolet after crossing the Shenandoah River bridge. No charges were filed due to Gift also being dead.
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Harpers Ferry
W.va
U.S. 340
Here
Erman £ Jones
Bolivar
Charles Town General Hospital
Ace Ivan Gift Jr
Jack Sperri
West Virginia
Gift
Ing White
R. HR. Truex
Jones
Shenandoah River
Chevrolet
Get Out Your Umbrella Raincoat Tonight
Frederick City and county forecast rain and cooler weather with possible heavier showers. The article notes historic precipitation lows for late 1960, with drought conditions leaving wells dry and residents hauling water from neighbors and streams.
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Frederick City
Perature
Bureau of Rain
Besin Fanchio
Canoe Heirs
Two Small Children Die In Knoxville Home Fire
In Knoxville Tennessee two small children Steve aged two and Tamela eight months perished in a house fire blamed on possible arson. Three other children and two babysitters escaped the blaze as investigators searched the scene. Mary Boat, the widowed mother, was away and not located immediately. Fuel suspected as gasoline was poured on parts of the frame house. The two babysitters were detained for questioning.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Steve
Tamela
Mary Boat
Homemakers Club Plans Hood College Meeting in March
About 1,100 members of the Homemakers Club will gather March 25 at Hood College for their annual meeting. The event features fashion bonnets, a social luncheon, and reports from officers and committees. Mrs. Russell Dudrow will preside as president for the final time, with new officers to be elected, and committees named for the luncheon and program. The Homemakers Chorus will perform, and Mrs. Donald Sullivan leads the chorus as Proctor.
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Homemakers Club
Hood College
Frederick
Cobleniz Hall
Hood
Russell Dudrow
Clarke Place
Ballenger Club
Wickless
Woodsboro
Richard Hargett
Joseph Lerner
Wamssille Club
Gardner Gremiltion
Fort Derrick Club
Austin Kemp
Gambill Park
Duara
Claire Toms
Ballenger
Robertine
Jug Bridge Club
Richard Relier
Middletown
Jerme Thomas
Buckeyses Bell
Detrick
Cari Monocacy Village
Clarence
Pleasant Faiken Club
New Market Club
Lm. Pleasant
Henry Magaha
Edith Flamogram
Comries Putman
Howard Pack
Gathland Chub
Charles Ch Sounder
New Wiham
We McDaniel Union
James Warfield
Nelson Stanf
Myerey
Ray H. Smith
Jug Bridge
Monroe Stup
Walkersville
Snader Baker
Unionville
Edgar Bittle
Myersvnle
John Engle
Homemakers Chorus
Donald Sullivan
Lewise Lewis
Harmony Grove
Margett
William Browning
New Market
G. Palmer Snook
Charles Remshers
City Reports No Traffic Fatalities for Fourth Straight Year
Frederick City police release an annual motor vehicle accident summary showing rising total accidents but a drop in personal injury and property damage costs over three years. Chief Charles V. Main credits stricter enforcement and higher officer presence for reduced severity, noting increased patrol hours and more arrests.
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Frederick City
Charles V. Main
Ashington Street
Kcy
Cold Canadian air intrudes into U S regions
Broad cold Canadian air breaks normal warmth across much of the United States. Temperatures rise above normal in the southern plains while northern areas face record chills as a storm front sweeps rain, snow, and gusty winds from the Southeast to the Rockies.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Ohio
Iowa
Mesiza
Dasoias
Keno
South Carolina
Gulf States
Rockies
Kansas City
Tulsa
Okla
Dakotas
Castro Extends Invasion Alert To January 20
Castro extends Cuba invasion alert from January 18 to January 20 the day John F Kennedy assumes office. He hinted at reconciliation with the United States after Eisenhower leaves the White House while noting Guantanamo Bay could be his price. Coast defenses remain vigilant as Kennedy's image is invoked. Fewer Cubans are detailed to watch the sea and some armed units have been withdrawn from rooftops and seafront.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
Castro
United States
US. Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Kennedy
Residents Warned By Police Over Imposter Home Invasions
Police warn residents after a man posing as an insurance salesman questioned a homeowner about valuables. A separate robbery at Mrs Grace Hahn on Dill Avenue reported Thursday about 4:30 PM involved two men posing as water company workers. one escorted Hahn to the basement while the other searched upstairs and stole about 150 dollars. A car matching witness descriptions, possibly out of state, was seen nearby. Police link the case to a similar Annapolis robbery and a teletype note mentions water company workers at another house.
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Res
Iniry
Grace Hahn
Dill Avenue
Hann
Annapolis
Impement Water Company
Hahn
Khrushchev Attacks Faked Output Totals in Party Session
In Moscow Khrushchev berated a Khirgiz republic official for forcing farmers to buy bitter produce to meet quotas. He called fakers "not Communists" and urged removal from the party and legal action. The outburst targeted MT Rassakov and Isaev, officials in the Khirkhin Central Committee.
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Moscow
Apkita
Khrushchev
Communist Party Central
Variy Cmen
Khirgiz
Central Asia
MT Rassakov
Khir‘fin’ Central
Comaitteramt
Isaév
Defeated Governors Receive Kennedy Era Appointments
Palm Beach Florida two ex Democratic governors ousted in November politics were named to federal posts by President elect John F Kennedy. George Docking of Kansas was named director of the Export Import Bank and Henry Loveless of Iowa to the Federal Renega Board. The moves accompanied a Kennedy Johnson luncheon at the Atlantic coast home as Johnson prepared for a missile and space tour.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Cnd
George Docking
Kansas
Export-Import Bank
H Neli Loveless
Iowa
Renega Board
Prospec
Democratic Press
Atlantic Shore
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Due Discount For Paying Taxes Early Notice
County notice indicates an early payment discount on taxes. Property owners who pay county taxes in March will receive a one percent reduction. The message references timing and eligibility but the text is garbled on dates and figures.
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Ars. Yarroi
Fire kills CAPA family in Youngstown apartment blaze
In Youngstown CAPA area, Henry Paton his wife Rose and four children Michael Deborah Jerry and Carol Ann died in a gutted Campbell district apartment fire. Cause under investigation with damages estimated at least 5000. Paton planned to move into a new home Monday.
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Youngstown
Capa
Henry Paton
Michael
Deborah
Jerry
Carol Ann
Paton
Campbell
Youngstou
Palen
Collision kills seven teens near St Paul in Roseville
Seven teenagers seven teens aged 13 from St Paul area die in a suburban Roseville crash. Five boys and a girl die at the scene, one boy dies later in hospital. Wreckage shows heavy impact with parts strewn long distances. Officials describe the scene as battlefield while investigators search for cause. Names identified include Thomas Irish Larry W Denier Michael Qiserm Ronald C Cravaford Michael Swifka Cynthia Comsock and Guy Marshall.
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ST. Paul. Minn
St. Paul
Roseville
Highway Patrol
Thomas Irish
Larry W. Denier
Michael Qiserm
Ronald C. Cravaford
Michael Swifka
Cynthia Comsock
Guy Marshall
S25 Million Fraud Is Charged
Los Angeles SEC officials announce a major fraud case involving three firms and two subsidiaries with about 45 million in accounts for around 10,000 investors. The complaint accuses guaranteed prime deeds of trust yielding 10 percent, branded as income for life, with civil actions ongoing for two years. This marks the first criminal action.
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Los Angeles
Fed
E Securion
Stoner
San Francisco
Frank Eiennamer Sr
SEC
Ann. Laughlin E. Waters
Waters
Red Rocket Signals Possible Soviet Space Launch
U S authorities tracked three Soviet ships moving toward an impact area about 1,000 miles southwest of Hawaii amid reports of a possible space launch or missile test. Navy alerts said the vessels remained days from the target as scientists noted no prior warning this time.
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Shington
U.S. S
Soviet Union
Siska
Ramcha Peninsula
Tend
Hawaii Horn
Seven Abandoned on Coast Guard Search
The Coast Guard abandoned the search for seven missing aboard a barge carrying 5,000 tons of sulphur offshore Palm Beach. Debris, mattresses, hatch covers, and wreckage scattered over a wide area. only survivor is George W. Richardson of Tampa. Waves broke up the barge minutes after a tow line snapped. two tugs rescued Richardson after ten minutes.
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Palm Beach
Coast Guard
George W. Hardson
Tampa
Richardson
Three Robbers Hunted After Gas Station Robbery
State police searched Vienna Maryland for three Black men who beat and robbed gas station proprietor William K Wynkoop 66 Friday night. Wynkoop remained in Cambridge Maryland Hospital with head injuries.
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Vienna
William K. Wynkoop
Cambridge Maryland Hospital
Laotians Mass Up for Battle Along Nam Lik River
Rhouprasith’s force pushes south from Luang Prabang toward Ban Hin Heup as two columns converge for a strike from the west. Pro communist forces, including Capt. Kong Le’s paratroops and Pathet Lao, battle in the Nam Lik corridor aided by North Vietnamese and other allies. The Nam Lik village base changed hands amid heavy fire, with gear tossed into the river as combat flares continue and helicopters evacuate the wounded.
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Ioda
Rhouprasith
Vieng
Luang Prabang
Iyeok Kouprasith
Ban Hin Heup
Strat Pires
Khouang
Rouprasith
Kong le
Pathet Lao
Viet Nam
Nam Lik
Wounde
Marine Pilot Faces Board of Inquiry at Quantico
Marine pilot Ernest Brace, a Korean War recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with three stars, faced a board of inquiry at Quantico after a search for a crashed aircraft near the river. He was reunited with his wife Patricia as FBI involvement followed the incident. Brace, son of Mr and Mrs Carey E Brace of Mesa, was attending a nine month career officer course at Quantico.
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Quantico. Va
Ernest c Brace
Cambricce
FBI
Brace
Quantico Marine Station
Patricia
Carey E. Brace
Bay
Ariz
Quantico
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