Driver Charged In Fatality
State Police say manslaughter by automobile under the influence has been filed against Robert Wesley Horner 29 of Taney Apartments after a fatal Route 40 crash east of Frederick Sunday night. George William Martin 16 of RFD 1 Mr. Airy died at the scene from a fractured skull and leg injuries. Horner’s bond was set at 5000 dollars. a trial date was not yet set. Trooper William L. Newcomer led the inquiry.
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Taney Apartments
Frederick
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George William Martin
RFD 1
Airy
Braddock Heights Park
West Souths
Martin
Singapore Road
William L. Newcomer
Maryland to pick site for 10 million dollar prison within 30 days
Baltimore officials announced within 30 days a site for a new 1000-bed medium security prison in Maryland. Superintendent James Curran cited overcrowding, noting prisoner counts rose from 5280 to 5500 this year. The Board of Correction will choose among three to four sites near Baltimore. Plans include a one year design period and 18 months to construct, with about 75000 available for plans.
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Baltimore
Maryland
James W. Curran
State Board of Correction
James +. O'Donnell
Bu O'Donnell
House of Correction
Board of Public Works
Frederick County
Reformatory
Hagerstown
Jobless Total Rises Near Million in June
Washington AP reports unemployment climbed by nearly a million as more students entered the labor market. Yet many found work, boosting total employment to 63,579,000, a record high, with the labor force up 2.3 million and teens comprising most of the increase. The jobless rate, seasonally adjusted, rose to 5.5 percent from 2.9 percent.
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Washington
iLabor Department
Ttem
Alaska
Hawaii
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Women Guild Conference Opens at Hood College
The Women's Guild of the Evangelical and Reformed Church United Church of Christ opened a conference at Hood College with the theme Dimensions Of Christian Freedom. Registration for 325 women began at 10 a.m., lunch followed at 12:30, and group classes started at 3 p.m. daily through Friday, with sessions led by Mrs. James M. Evans of New York on World Missions and by Mrs. W. E. Sisseman of Greensboro on Home Missions.
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United ‘Church of Christ
Christian World Missions
James M. Evans
New York
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Department of Christian World Missions
Evans
Church
Christian Fellowship
National
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America
Ted
John B. Frantz
Pottstown
Commission On Stewardship, Evangelical and Reformed Church
Frantz
Catharine M. Sheiby
Wernersville
Women’s Guild
Sheldy
Clair V. Rhodes
Allentown
United States Asked To Send Troops To Congo
Brussels reports Congo lese government asks Washington to deploy U S troops to restore order. Ambassador Clare Timberlake in Leopoldville has given in principle approval and will relay the request. Katanga secession seeks Belgian backing and economic ties as Lumumba appeals to the U N for aid.
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United States
Congo
U.S
Leopoldville
Clare Timberlake
Washington
U. S
Germany
Orn Young Republic
Theed
West Germany
Moscow
Congo Republic
Belgium
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Lumumba
Joseph Kasavubu
Ceram
Elisabethville
Local Guard Returns Home After Fort Bragg Encampment
About 200 members of the local National Guard came home over the weekend from a two week encampment at Fort Bragg North Carolina. Units included Company A and B of the First Battalion 115th Infantry 29th Division and Company B Forward Support 729th Ordnance Battalion from the Highfield State Armory. The Highfield unit earned the highest rating for its size in the 29th Division while the group camped with roughly 6,000 state troops.
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Fort Bragg
XN. C
115Th Infantry
729Th Ordnance Battalion
Highfield
Pyles Sentenced For Drag Racing And License Violations
Wayne Pyles of Frederick faces a 19 month sentence after magistrate Joseph J. Coady imposed six months for drag racing and six months for operating on a revoked license to run consecutively, plus a 100 dollar fine and 30 days in jail for reckless driving. DeLashmutt(testimony) faced delays as police statements surfaced alleging private promises of leniency. The incident involved a car crash around Wisner and South streets near Carroll Street, where a Pontiac swerved and skidded, with injured passengers, including Herman Lookingbill. Authorities described the scene and witness accounts, noting racing behind DeLashmutt.
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Maryland “House of Correction
Joseph J. Coady
Wayne Pyles
RFD G . Frederick
Pyles
Coady
Maurice
Tommy” DeLashmutt
South Frederick
DeLashmutt
Peies
Peles
South Market
South Streets
Iborhood
Leroy Boone
Thomson Pratt
Tno
Carroll Street
Rai
Wisner Street
Ronnie Hunts
Adead
Huntsberry Grove
South Street
White House denounces Soviet downing of US RB47 over international waters
The White House charged the Soviet Union with a deliberate and reckless attempt to create an international incident by shooting down an American RB47 over international waters. James Hagerty said the plane never crossed Soviet territory or airspace and dismissed Soviet links to the U2 incident. The administration planned a formal reply and ordered federal silence pending an official report. Khrushchev’s government was accused of exploiting the event to undermine the May summit and fuel anti-American propaganda.
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White House
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Arctic
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
United States
U. S
Moscow
Washington
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State
Defense Departments
U.S
Khrushchev
Kennedy Still Seems Safe As Democrats Rally Behind Him
Los Angeles AP report on the Democratic National Convention showing JFK holding an impregnable lead for the presidential nomination with Lyndon Johnson and others still seeking to rally late support. Delegates and governors discuss possible second spots and ticket pairings as Humphrey and Freeman weigh potential alignments. Kennedy mentions Jackson and Gore in consideration along with Docking and Loveless for possible running mates.
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Texas
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White House
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Pennsylvania
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
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Freeman
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Kennedys
Henry M. Jackson
Cardinal Reaffirms Stand Regulating Maryland Loan Associations
Maryland state bank officials urged a comprehensive bill to supervise all state chartered building and loan and savings and loan associations for the public welfare. The 30th annual report, signed by deputy bank commissioner Hosperhorn, notes the need despite opposition from smaller associations and a veto of prior savings and loan regulation. Mitford now leads after Tawes appointed him to replace Hilgenberg, who died.
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Maryland
John D. Hosperhorn
Hespelhorn
W. Robert Mitford
Mitford
Gov
Tawes
William G. Hilgenberg
Gov. Tawes
General Assembly
Rattlesnake Report From Mountain Road Incident
In Rocky Spring Willam S. Hilde Jr. shot a large timber rattler seen crossing a mountain road north of Gam. The snake measured nearly four feet long and led to the killing of 16 rattlers and one other snake. The incident was witnessed by Hildebrand who described the event at the News office Monday evening.
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Abo
Gam
Willam S. Hilde, Jr
Rocky Spring
St 16
Rattiers
Hildebrand
Wee Women’s Lunch Exposes Quiet Household Strain
Fragment from a page segment shows a household note where a wife remarks about adjusting routines due to her husband Herb working nights. The line hints at daytime disruption and a need to coordinate meals around his altered schedule.
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Herb
Frederick radio license granted to Musical Inc for AM station
The Federal Communications Commission approved a new AM station for Frederick County under Musical Inc a company led by John T Staub and Howard C Staub with Leo L Staub also on the team. The 500 watt facility on 370 kilocycles will broadcast dawn to dusk with news five minutes each hour and a mix of music and local coverage tailored to Frederick County upcoming plans include a 15 000 equipment investment and ground breaking at the site with emphasis on area events.
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Tne Feder
Communications Commission
Musical T , Inc
Ion Irick County
Focal Corporation
John T. Staub
Leo L
Howard C. Staub
Radio
Mountaindale
Igor
Waterand
Staub
Frederick County
Khrushchev warns U2 flights could spark war heat
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev warned at a Kremlin briefing that renewing U2 spy flights over the Soviet Union would raise tensions to the boiling point and risk war. He criticized U2 and RB47 incidents as provocations, argued U.S. assurances in Paris were unreliable, and said the U.S. stance on Cuba and the Monroe Doctrine showed aggression toward socialist states.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
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