Burke claims gag on speech drafts blocked by White House
Admiral Arleigh A. Burke testified at a Senate inquiry that the Kennedy administration vetoed a major speech he proposed. He said the action was not clearable and later disclosed to the press in a way implying he tried to hide it. Burke, retired chief of naval operations, defended the censorship process but criticized the press disclosure.
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Washington
Adm
Arleigh A. Burke
Kennedy
Arthur Sylvester
Defense For Information
Burke
Naval” Operations
Senate
Kongolo Mission Wrecked in Congo Violence
Maj. Dick Lawson, serving in the Nigerian army, reports Kongolo in Katanga completely wrecked after mobs killed at least one missionary and wounded others on Dec 31. Most residents fled. three Congolese priests and 30 nuns remain at the Roman Catholic mission as unruly soldiers, mostly teenagers, show signs of lacking discipline.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Kongolo
Katanga
Dick Lawson
United Nations
Eee
Tawson
Antoine Gizenga
Anl
Walkersville Driver Topples Signs and Pole
A Walkersville driver Gloria Jean Loper lost control on West Patrick street near West College Terrace at 12 42 a m. She toppled a road sign and a school sign, struck a telephone pole, causing over 300 dollars in damage and was charged with reckless driving. Nearby AP dispatch reports Pathet Lao troops smashing defense lines in Laos northern capital Nam Tia signaling possible assault and broader Communist gains.
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Gloria Jean Soper
West Patrick Street
West College Terrace
Gloria Jean Loper
Walkersville
Nam Tha
Laos
Pathet Lao
Frederick County Selected for Nation Wide Survey on Buying
Frederick County is one of 126 counties chosen for a nationwide study to learn what residents buy and how much they spend. Conducted by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Labor, the survey will interview rural and farm families, focusing on income and expenditures to help form the consumer price index.
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Frederick County
United States
C. N. Guellow
College’ Park
Francis Scott Key
Wicomico County
Frederick
Wicomico
Guellow
Robert L. Schulte
Tralmer
Frederick City
Department of Agriculture
Department of Labor
Helen S. Swanson
George H. Butler Jr
Germantown
Reyburn E. Browning
Mt. Airy
Margaret P.’ Bounds
Cashar Evans
William Toadnine
Schulte
Phillip Mackie
Schulter
Three Driving Cases Heard In Court With One Guilty
In Magisterial Court this morning Maurice L. Gilbert of Mountaindale was found guilty of drunken driving and fined 150. He also faced a merged reckless driving charge which was not pursued. Oliver Driver and Robert T. Jackson, both accused of drunken driving, were acquitted on directed verdict grounds and after defense challenges to the state’s proof.
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Maurice L. Gilbert
Mountaindale
Richard W. Poffenberger
Poffenberger
Route 40
Frederick
Gilbert
Sherman P. Bowers
Oliver Driver
RFD 2
Mr. Airy
Robert T. Jackson
Carver Apts
Top E. Barnes
Plane No. 4
Barnes
Wilbur Sheffield
Stanley Y. Bennett
Jackson
Beil's Lane
Bartonsville
Frederick Memorial Hospital
American Optical Wins New Government Contract
American Optical Company has landed a Defense Supply Agency contract to produce 1,068,891 cellulose acetate fronts for spectacles. Local plant manager J. R. Austin says some rehiring will be required. Most work will be done at the local plant with portions handled at American Optical plants in Southbridge and Chelsea, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Optical Company
J. R. Austin
Defense Supply Agency
Defense Medical Supply Center
Brooklyn
N.Y
Southbridge
Chelsea
Mess
American Optical
Water Fills Frederick City Reservoir Spillway After Dry Period
Frederick Citys Fishing Creek Reservoir reached full capacity today as water began flowing over the spillway around 1 30 p m according to Caretaker Frank Weddle. The reservoir had been low for months and stood about 30 feet below the spillway top a few weeks ago.
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Frederick City
Fishing Creek
Frank Weddle
SRC Plans Bids for U S 340 Relocation Near Catocin Creek
The State Roads Commission will solicit bids Friday for relocating U S 340 near Catoc tin Creek to bypass Steiner’s Hill. The project, a federal aid scheme, includes grade, drainage and surface work, about 1.076 miles of main dual highway, and ramps, with completion hoped for later this year. The old Steiner’s Hill section will remain in use during construction and a new bridge over Catoctin Creek is under construction.
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State Roads Commission
Catoctin Creek
Steiner's Hill
Thomas G. Mohler
SRC
cIthis
Mohler
Baltimore
Steiner’s Hill
Firm Owner Stabbed After Union Talk
In Baltimore the owner Edward B. Farmer of a rigging firm was stabbed after a union management meeting. He is in improved condition after surgery at Mercy Hospital. Julius A. Bryant, employed by another firm, was shot in the abdomen near his home and is in satisfactory condition. Police search for the assailant as guard duties are placed around treasurer John Haynes. About 85 of 1,500 Teamsters locals are involved in the dispute.
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Baltimore
Edward B. Farmer
Mercy Hospital
Julius A. Bryant
Farmer
John Haynes
Bryant
Haynes
Halethorpe
Teamsters Union
Three Held After C and P Break In
City police stopped a C and P Telephone Building break in on East Patrick Street arresting Robert Nathaniel Randolph 26 Frank Leon Hackey 22 and Melvin Worthington 26 all charged with breaking and entering. Hackey and Randolph were at the back door as Worthington stood in the City Parking lot nothing reported taken. Investigation continues by Lt. Harry Quinn Sgt. Harry P. Phillips and Officers Calvin Phillips and Claude E. Evans.
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C. and P. Telephone Company
East Patrick Street
C. and P
Robert Nathaniel Randolph
Ice Street
Frank Leon Hackey
John Hanson
Melvin Worthington
Carver
Hackey and
Randolph
Worthington
Harry Quinn
Calvin Phillips
Claude £. Evans
Mercury Warms To 50s As January Whispers Spring
Weather notes describe a warm morning with a high in the 50s and early songbirds, while a recent snowfall left a brief white coat. Copperhead sightings emerge from hibernation as temps edge up, with forecasters warning of a drop back into the 30s and a chance of rain by Friday and Saturday.
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Marshall” Dixon
Greenfield
Weather Bureau
Northern Route Favored At Interstate 70 Meeting
United States officials at a conference on Cuba pressed for a hard line against Fidel Castro and his regime. Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged fellow ministers to adopt a four point program including excluding Cuba from OAS bodies and cutting Western Hemisphere trade with Havana. The push sought a united stance though Brazil Mexico and Argentina favored softer options.
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Punta Deleste
Uruguay
Brazil
Mexico
Argentina
United States
Rusk
OAS
Havana
Organization of American ‘States
Cuba
U.S
Colombia
Central American
Osvaldo Corticos
Fidel Castro
Conditions Favorable For Glenn
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP good rocketry weather forecast for Saturday boosts hopes that astronaut John H Glenn Jr will complete his triple orbit around the earth This forecast suggests favorable Atlantic conditions for landing and easier rescue if needed The countdown to the space flight begins Friday morning with a 500 minute schedule split into segments final five hours set for Saturday morning If delays occur the highlighted segments allow automatic holds Glenn 46 relaxed and unworried after a light day Wednesday
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
John , H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
Atlantic
NASA
Route choices for Interstate 70 west in Frederick County
About 150 attendees at an executive session endorse B-1 as the preferred I 70 west route by local groups, with Washington County backing the same option. State planners favor B-8, which cuts Braddock Heights, while discussions aim to present a united county position at a future public meeting in Winchester Hall.
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Washington County
Braddock Heights
Ridge
Anid U
Alfred ‘Cutsail
Planning and Zoning Commission
Cutsail
Catoctin Mountain
Clai
Winchester Hall
Wight
Middletown Valley
Braddock
State ‘Roads
Boonsboro
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Disclosure
U. S. Department of Agri
Frank J. Keefer
Helen Swanson
City
Near Mt. Airy
Steiner
Castro
Moscow
Jose’ Caicede
Organization of American States
Punta. del
Caicede
Hemisphere
Carlos Martinez Sotomayor
Chile
Lata Alverade Gartido
Paw
Yop City
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