Soviets say U.S. plane shot down over East Germany
Moscow reported that a missing U S Air Force plane was shot down by a Soviet fighter near Vogelsberg village after not heeding warning shots. All three crewmen were killed, according to a Tass distributed Soviet protest note handed to U S Ambassador Fay Kohler. The note blamed U S military authorities for provoking the incident and warned of consequences for airspace intrusion.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
East Germany
U.S
Fay Kohler
Weimar
Vogelsberg
Erfurt
Tass
Europe
United States
Lakin Elected By Bank Stockholders
James H. Grove of Western Maryland Trust Company announces Henry D. Lakin Sr. elected as director at the annual stockholders meeting. Lakin, a Jefferson District dairy farmer with 500 acres including Thrasher farm, holds church and civic roles and chairs the Catoctin Soil Conservation District. Reelected directors and a slate of officers and managers across Monocacy Village and North Frederick branches are listed.
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James H. Grove
Western Maryland Trust Company
Henry D. Lakin Sr
Mr. Lakin
Jefferson District
Thrasher
Maryland
Lakin
Jefferson Reformed United Church of Christ Church
Catoctin
Elmer J. Sheleman
Mr. Grove
Lemuel D. Keller
Richard F. Kline
James McSherry
Jacob R. Ramsburg
G. Raymond Shipley
Mr. Eshleman
Mr. Shipley
Edgar E. Thomas
J. Vernon Summers
Meredith
Ira Calvin Rice
Jefferson
Ruth W. Rippeon
Elsie R. Root
Doris E. Seeger
Isabelles. Thomas
Marguerite T. Thomas
North Frederick
Jo- Anne L. Valentine
Florence M. Vernon
Nancy A. Wiles
Luther V. Angleberger
Preston P. Johnson
Charles Wells
Winter Returns To County
Temperatures dipped into the teens as winter returned with an official low of 18 degrees at the local station. The Weather Bureau forecast a chilly day but warmer by Thursday afternoon with precipitation turning to rain. Tonight the mercury won’t rise above freezing while clouds move in ahead of the storm.
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Weather Bureau
Legislators Go To Hawaii On Tax Funds
Baltimore AP reports the state spent 141,?00 to send 11 legislators and four aides to a National Legislative Conference in Honolulu for five days in August. Each legislator and three aides got 690 for airfare and 245 for expenses from the Legislative Council. John Shriver, head of the fiscal research bureau, used 1100 from agency funds. Names listed include Senators William James, Mary L. Nock, Harry R. Hughes, Edward T. Hall, Frederick C. Markus. Delegates A Gordon Boone, Marvin Mandel, W Dale Hess, Maurice Cardin, John N Maguire, among others.
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Baltimore
Honolulu
Baltimore Evening Sun
National Legislative Conference
Legislative Council
John §. Shriver
State Fiscal Research Bureau
William James
D-Harford
Mary L. Nock
D-Wicomico
Harry R. Hughes
Caroline
Edward T. Hall
R-Calvert
Frederick C. Markus
Dorchester
Dels
A. Gordon Boone
Battimore
Marvin Mandel
D-Balto
W. Dale Hess
Maurice Cardin
John N Maguire
Legislators Pay Duck Hunting Fine in Vienna
Thirteen men including Dorchester County legislators Frederick C. Markus Jr and Thomas Merryweather forfeited collateral in Vienna Magistrate's Court on duck hunting violations. Markus and Merryweather were charged with taking waterfowl beyond the daily bag limit. Malkus paid 26.50 and Merryweather 51.50. Ten other hunters in the group faced similar limits and forfeited the same collateral. a separate charge of illegal possession of Canadian geese carried a 21.50 forfeiture. France Willing Moscow.
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Vienna, Md
Dorchester County
Vienna
Frederick C. Markus Jr
del. Thomas Merryweather
Malkus
Merryweather
Harold Richardson
Impact Aid For Schools Is Passed
Washington AP reports the House quickly approved 216 million dollars for school districts with children of federal employees. Unanimous passage sent the bill to the Senate, adding funds for mental health centers, the National Defense Education Act loan program, and the Mexican farm labor program for one year.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Maryland Unemployment Pay Changes Face General Assembly
Maryland union leaders prepare internal action as the General Assembly nears an unemployment compensation debate. The proposal would raise the maximum weekly benefit to 46 dollars with dependent allowances and cut employer payroll taxes, amid mixed union opinions and concerns about fund solvency.
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General Assembly
Eitor
Maryland General Assembly
George Bowen
Associated Press
Annapolis
Charles A. Della
Della
Baltimore
Afl-Cio Council
Delta
Maryland
District of Columbia
State Committee
Cromwell
Organized Labor
Dental Test Finds Link Between Taste and Cavities
Preliminary findings from Brunswick Elementary School show non tasters of phenyl thiocarbamide have about 25 percent more cavities than tasters. Dr. Carl J. Witkop Jr of the National Institute of Dental Research notes the 28 percent figure matches earlier tests, with fluoride water possibly reducing cavities. Additional results pending from other county schools and Frederick High School tests.
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P.T.C
Carl J. Witkop Jr
National Institute of Dental Research
Brunswick
Frederick High School
Frederick County
Witkop
Prince Georges
Charles
Clarke School For the Deaf
Northampton
Mass
Living Costs Rise Amid Weather Hit Food Prices
Washington report shows cost of living up 0.2 percent in December led by weather damaged vegetables and higher sugar prices. Food costs rose 0.3 percent with vegetable shortages, housing up 0.3 percent, and public transit and gasoline costs also increasing. The CPI reached 107.6, meaning $10.76 buys what $10 did in the 1957-59 base.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Five Day Forecast Warm Conditions Across Area
The five day outlook from the Associated Press calls for average temperatures about five degrees above normal from Thursday through Monday. Warmer conditions develop late week then turn cooler early next week. Rain is likely late Thursday or Thursday night into Friday. Normal highs range 40 to 46 with lows 24 to 30, dipping into the upper teens in Garrett County.
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Associated Press
Garrett County
Freerick County Residents to Attend Maryland Education Meet
About 30 local residents plan to attend the Maryland State Conference on Education in Baltimore. The event runs Thursday and Friday at the Lord Baltimore Hotel with talks on factors influencing American education. Notables include Jerome Frampton Jr and Dr Arthur Hitchcock, plus local attendees listed from Frederick area.
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Freerick County
Maryland
Baltimore
Lord Baltimore
Jerome Frampton Jr
Maryland State Board of Education
Arthur A. Hitchcock
American Personnel and Guidance Association
Washington
Thomas G. Pullen Jr
DeWitt Dickey
William L. Wilson
Holmes Baker
RFD
New Windsor
George Barthel
Braddock Heights
Matteo Cardello
Frederick
John L. Carnochan Jr
Board of Education
Richard Comstock
Woodsboro
Carroll Cook
Desmond Dean
Middletown
Byron Flory
Monrovia
George Gorsuch
Robert Grumbine
New Market
Edwin Herring
Knoxville
Robert E. Hess
Catoctin Avenue
Mary Condon Hodgson
Frederick County
Wisconsin Teen Drives to Manslaughter Conviction
A Beloit Wisconsin teen, Richard James Karashinski, 19, was convicted in Magistrate Byron W. Thompson's court of manslaughter by automobile for a crash on Md 97 in Emmitsburg that killed passenger David G. Gregus, 18. Karashinski received a $500 fine, costs, and a suspended one year sentence in Maryland House of Correction. A second Beloit passenger Richard Burke, 19, was injured.
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Wisconsin
Byron W. Thompson
Maryland House of Correction
Richard James Karashinski
Beloit
Wis
Karashinski
Emmitsburg
Richard Burke
South Beloit
Gregus
U.S. Rejects Soviet Call for Destruction of Bombers
In Geneva, U.S. officials spurned a Soviet proposal to destroy all bomber fleets worldwide. They remained hopeful the move signified interest in a U.S. idea to retire obsolete bombers from smaller nations.
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Geneva
U.S
Saturn I launches U S space lead with record satellite
Cape Kennedy launch marks a milestone as the Saturn I rocket lifts off at 11 25 a m EST and places an 84 foot long satellite weighing 37 700 pounds into orbit. The test demonstrates the U S capability to develop future moon rockets and surpasses Soviet progress in liquid hydrogen fueled stages. The eight engines on the first stage generate 1 5 million pounds of thrust, and the second stage provides 90 000 pounds thrust as it ignites mid flight. Live TV coverage brings the audience ringside access to the historic flight.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
Russia
U.S
Moon
Chicken Farmer Ralph Leppo Found Dead Near Carroll County
Ralph W. Leppo, 56, a well known Pleasant Hill poultry farmer, was found dead in his overturned truck along the Mason Dixon line in Carroll County. Police say it is undetermined if a crash or a heart attack caused the incident. Autopsy to be performed at Baltimore City Morgue.
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Pleasant Hil
Ralph W. Leppo
Mason - Dixon Line
Carroll County
Pleasant Hill
Hanover
Westminster
Seppo
Baltimore City
Hagerstown Wins FHA Renewal for Improvement Plan
Washington report says Hagerstown receives federal Housing Administration renewal for its preliminary community improvement program. Approval on Tuesday allows the city to seek federal loans to develop the plan with a comprehensive outline due by June.
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Washington
Hagerstown
Trading Active New York Irregularly Low in Afternoon
The stock market moved irregularly lower in moderately active trading this afternoon as investors weighed mixed economic signals and corporate results.
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New York
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U. S
Gerald K. Hannaford
John F. Lorraine Jr
Donald G
Millard
U.S. Air Force
Nhs
Spaper Arrhive
Hawaii
France
R. Noel Spence
National Institute
Saturn
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