Legion Buys Land Near Myersville
The Western District of the American Legion has purchased a 45 acre tract near Myersville Maryland to establish a youth camp. The initial recreation area will serve underprivileged boys up to age 12 from Carroll Frederick and Washington counties. The move comes during a convention where delegates urged strong anti subversion and plans to rehab Cuba after Communism is driven out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
American Legion
Soviet Union
Berlin
United States
William R. Burke
Los Angeles
Maryland
Burke
Rome
Carthage
Cato
Destrey Burke
Robert E. L. Eaton
Outer
Mongolia
House Un-American Activities Committee
Cuba
the Legion
Myersville
Richard W. Graham
Carroll
Frederick
Washington
Legionnaires
Planning Commission rejects Crum farm rezoning Walkersville
The Frederick County Planning Commission votes three to two to oppose rezoning the Claude R. Crum 106 acre farm between Biggs Ford and Glade roads for Microbiological Associates. They warn a M-1 high industrial zone enables broad uses and could odor from incineration, while notes point to limited current need. They urge County Commissioners to deny the rezoning and oppose further expansion near Walkersville.
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Frederick County Planning Commission
Frederick County
Claude R. Crum
Walkersville
Microbiological Associates Incorporated
Bethesda
Ballenger Creek Pike
Crum
Biggs Ford Road
Glade Road
Crim
Planning Commission
Cancer Research
Chamber of Commerce
Walktarsville
George E. Jay Jr
Silver Spring
Cancer Research Farm
Crum Farm
Fredag
Trick County Board of Zoning Appeals
Board of Appeals
Leo Leonard
Thelma
Hope Hill
Maryland
Montgomery County
Lorentz Receives Army Certificate for MP and Photography
Specialist Joseph J. Lorentz, photographed at Fort Detrick, is awarded the U S Army Certificate of Achievement for outstanding service as a military policeman and photographer. He entered service in August 1959, completed basic training at Fort Dix, reported to Fort Detrick in January 1960, and will separate in August to return to New York City as a professional photographer. He lived with his wife Catherine in Stewart Manor apartments.
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Joseph J. Lorentz
Public Information Office
Fort Detrick
U.S. Army
Gail A. Eaton
Lorentz
Army
Fort Dix
New York City
Detrick
Catherine
Stewart Manor
Two Men Charged With Rape Near Spencerville Md
AP report from Spencerville Maryland notes two laborers Joseph Elijah Johnson Jr and James Vernon Giles both 23 and 19 respectively were charged with rape of a 16 year old West Hyattsville girl after an incident near the Patuxent River. Escort Sewart Lee Foster 21 from Laurel was injured. Police seek a third assailant. Foster treated for a mouth cut and the girl for shock.
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Spencerville. Md
Spencerville
West Hyattsville
Here
Joseph Elijah Johnson Jr
James Vernon Giles
Sewart Lee Foster
Laurel
Patuxent River
Foster
Washington Sanitarium and Hospital
Takoma Park
Eichmann Admits Lack of Courage During Nazi Campaign
In Jerusalem Adolf Eichmann told Israeli judges he lacked the courage to resist Nazi orders and now faces a reckoning with himself. He denied personal responsibility for death camps but said he feels ethical accountability for his role in deportations and the Nazi death machine.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Europe
Gestapo
Fichmann
Eichmann
Jobless List Shows Decline But Payments Remain High
Maryland unemployment benefits fell for the fourth straight month in June to 3.765 million dollars, down 8.9 percent from May but 15 percent above June 1960. State and federal mid week extension boosted totals while 31,948 claimants exhausted benefits, up 12.3 percent from last year.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Stephen C. Cromwell
State Department of Employment Security
Pennsylvania to designate 19 more counties for aid
Senator Joseph S. Clark announced that nineteen additional Pennsylvania counties will soon be eligible for assistance under the deprived areas act. The list includes Bedford Fulton and Greene counties among others.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Joeph S. Clark
D-Pa
Bedford
Fulton
Greene
Nation Watches Kennedy Berlin Mobilization Plans
Washington AP reports President Kennedy faces Tuesday night TV remarks outlining a large buildup for Berlin crisis. Options include full or partial mobilization of National Guard and reserves, heavier draft inductions, or extended training duty, with Salinger declining to comment. Defense officials see partial mobilization as most feasible, potentially 150,000 to 200,000 by six months.
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Washington
Kennedy
Berlin
National Guard
White House
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Defense Department
Selective Services
Army mobilization debate shifts to guard and draft plans
The discussion centers on August draft inductions and possible guard unit freezing. Six National Guard divisions with about 75,000 to 85,000 men are in or near summer training. Calls for increasing the Army to 975,000, from a current 956,000, rely on a heavier August draft and intensified recruiting.
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National Guard
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Discontinued Launch of Discoverer 27 Satellite
A Discoverer 27 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Calif but was destroyed 60 seconds after launch by Pacific missile range safety officer. Air Force officials offered no immediate explanation for the failure. The payload, a secret gear sat and capsule, was not disclosed, as Discoverer continues tests for the Midas missile alarm and Samos camera-reconnaissance satellites.
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Vandenburg Air Force Base
Calif
Pacific Missile Range Safety
Air Force
Hawaii
Midas
Samos
Bushey Named To Local FHA Committee In Maryland
Frank L. Bushey of Sykesville has been appointed to the Carroll and Baltimore counties Joint Area Committee of the Farmers Home Administration. He runs a 1 acre dairy and poultry farm with his father and brother, and holds multiple agricultural positions. A band concert by the Alesia Band of Hampstead is set for Sunday at 8 15 p m at Baker Park band shell under director Norman E Myers.
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Baltimore
Halsey M. Cook
Department of Christian Education
Episcopal Diocese of
Maryland
St. Paul's ‘Episcopal Church
Frederick AW. Kates
Old St. Paul's
Elizabeth NJ
Mr. Cooks
Brooklyn
Blue Ridge College
Bushey
Southern States Cooperative Advisory Board
Sykesville
Carroll and
Baltimore Counties
FHA
Alesia Band of
Hampstead
Baker Park
Norman E. Myers
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Legion
U. S. Secret Service
Union Mills
Westminster Trust Pany
Delaine Hobbs
Leroy Smeak
Mountain Theater
Ibsens
Hedda Gabler
Hedda
Leona van Zandt
Nate
Kennedy Studio
Bordo
Judge Brack
Dick Snake
Mariam Whichard
Charlotte Watson
Bing Thompson
Mozelle Cavalier
Voice of the Turtle
Braddock Theater
Richard E. Burnett
U.S. Army Chemical Corps
Clyde H. Westbrook
U. S. Army
Burnett
Woodbury
N.J
Towson, Md
Baltimore County School Board
Service Glass & Mirror
East Street
Coblentz & Main
North Court Street
Frederick Federal
N. Market St
Eastview Development
Rosemont Ave
Shookstown Rd
C. S
Sam) Tregoning
E. Ray Wachter Photo Center
South Market St
James J. Harris & Associates
The
Cavetown Planing File CO
R. R. Rice
Kaempf & Harris
Frederick, Md
Eastern All Metal
Kehne Furniture Co
Monument
Carload
Spa
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