Olson family questions CIA role in 1953 death mystery
Frank Olson, a top secret U S Army scientist, died after LSD was given to him by CIA personnel at a Berkeley Springs retreat. His widow Alice and children demand answers, disputing the Rockefeller commission account and seeking a more plausible explanation and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Olson
Central Intelligence Agency
Olson
Alice
Eric
Lisa
Nils
CIA
Rockefeller Commission
Frank R. Olson
U.S. Army
Ft. Detrick
Special Operations
Rockefeller CIA
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Special Operations Division
Sidney Gottlieb
Robert Lashbrook
Olsons
Rockefeller
New York
Associated Press
Defense Department
Lashbrook
Harold A. Abramson
Abramson
State Farm 10th Anniversary Praises in Frederick Ceremony
The 10th anniversary event honored State Farm Insurance in Frederick with remarks from Mayor Ronald N. Young Chamber leaders and county officials. Wells and others lauded the company as a major taxpayer and employer growing from 250 to 800 staff. Local media and business leaders celebrated community contributions and welcome to State Farm.
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State Farm
Bollinger
Frederick
Ronald N. Young
William L. Haugh
Frederick County
Charles M. Trubac
Michigan
Manuel Padilla
Chamber
John F. Martin
Charles L. Snyder
Red Cross
George B. Delaplaine Jr
Tom Mills
News-Post
Wells
Joseph A. Ellis
CPCU
West Virginia
John K
Jack) Wright Jr
CLU
Kidnapped U.S. Army Colonel Held in Beirut Food Plea
The fate of Col. Ernest R. Morgan remains uncertain as kidnapers in Beirut demand massive food gifts and a deadline nears. Lebanese authorities and Palestinian groups seek Morgan’s release, while Washington maintains policy against capitulating to ransom demands.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Ernest R. Morgan
Petersburg
U.S
Washington
Morgan
Rashid Karami
NAB executive leads 1976 NAB efforts in Washington and Frederick
NAB McDonough Jr. on loan to NAB headquarters directs operations for 1976 and commends local volunteers for strong job-finding in a no hire environment. He notes nationwide drops in client employment and urges continued efforts to keep locals off welfare. Alliance job hunters include Baker, Kalman, Pfisterer, Snider Jr., and Weakley. Frederick firms receive Career Motivation Institute awards: American Optical, Eustalco Aluminum, and Frederick Iron & Steel. County attendees include Amery, Mayor Young, and Shull.
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Alliance
Kenneth W. Baker
Moore Business
Harvey P. Armintrout
Frederick Iron & Steel
Frederick County
John Amery
Moore Business Forms Inc
Thurmont
Frederick
Ronald N. Young
C. J. Nelson Shull
Maryland Employment Security Commission
Senate panel leaders deny CIA penetration
The 1973 CIA internal review found personnel assigned to the White House circle and related offices but Nedzi and Church said the document does not prove the CIA penetrated the White House. The controversy was reenergized by Col. Prouty’s claim that Butterfield acted as a CIA contact officer.
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Senate
Washington
CIA
White House
Lucien Nedzi
House Intelligence Committee
Council On International Economic Policy
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
Nedzi
Senate Intelligence
Frank Church
Didaho
Air Force
L. Fletcher Prouty
Alexander P. Butterfield
Col Charles Angel Named New USAMBRDL Commander at Ft Detrick
Col Charles R. Angel assumed command of USAMBRDL at Ft Detrick in a ceremony where the Army Medical Department flag passed from Col Orlyn Oestereich to Brig. Gen Kenneth Dirks and then to Col Angel. Angel, returning after 20 years, has a biochemistry background with a PhD in radiation biology and a history in military medical research including urinalysis heroin mass screening.
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Charles Angel New
Detrick
Ft, Detrick
U.S. Army Medical Bioengineering Research and Development Laboratory
Usambrdl
Ft. Detrick
Orlyn C. Oestereich
Charles R. Angel
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Usamrid
Army Medical Department
Col. Oestereich
Kenneth A. Dirks
U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
Usamrdc
Washington, D.C
Dirks
Col. Angel
Usamrrdl
Usamric
U.S. Army
Angel
Oestereich
University of Maine
University of Rochester
N.Y
U.S. Army Europe Medical Laboratory
Landstuhl
U.S. Army Tropical Medicine Research Laboratory
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Washington
Medical Field Service School
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Vietnam
Freedom Shrine dedicated at Frederick Towne Mall
A July 11 dedication marks the Freedom Shrine at Frederick Towne Mall, a 7 foot tall movable frame displaying 28 authentic historic documents. The project, by the Exchange Club of Frederick and the Frederick Towne Mall Merchants Association, travels to schools and the Maryland State School for the Deaf. Senator Edward P. Thomas delivered an address praising patriotism and human progress as the exhibit emphasizes historic documents like the Mayflower Compact and the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Edward P. Thomas
Frederick Towne Mall
Exchange Club of
Frederick
Tommy Grunwell
Wfmd-Wfre
Exchange Club
Thomas Johnson
Maryland State School For the Deaf
Prospect Hall
National Exchange Club
United States
New World
Benjamin Franklin
Patrick Henry
Alleghenies
Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Americas
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
General McAuliffe
Germany
McAuliffe
Japan
U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard
Maryland
Burnis D. Barrett
Phil Smullen
Mike Jones
Merchants Association
Senator Thomas
Officials discuss future water needs for Central Maryland
Local state and federal officials met at Frederick Community College to plan long term water strategies for Central and Western Maryland. Congressman Goodloe Byron coordinated the conference outlining federal and state programs. Participants included Peter Ramatowski of the U S Water Resources Council and Graham Munkittrick of the USDA.
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Frederick
David A. Shultz
The
Maryland Water Resources Administration
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America
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