Man Held After Wife Is Killed At Tavern Shooting
State Police say Kenneth Easter Johnson, 27, of Damascus, shot his wife Lucile Johnson, 43, at King's Tavern near Ridgeville around 12:30 am. She died at Frederick Memorial Hospital after being carried there. Johnson was in custody to be charged with murder. Autopsy planned. motive undetermined. Witnesses reported a single shot from a .22 revolver. police noted a parking delay hindered response.
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Damascus
Ridgeville
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Lucile Helen Johnson
Holsey Road
Kenneth Easter Johnson
King’s Tavern
Pike's Crossing
Johnson
Herman King
Tre
Henry I. Stafford
Sportsman's Inn
Plane No. 4
Johnsons
Tie
Stafford
Neil W. Alexander
Tye
Albert G. Hedden
Tfe
William L. Newcomer
Minor Accident In Frederick Leaves No Injuries
A minor crash at 11:25 p m Friday in Frederick involved a 1961 Ford Falcon driven by Charles R Stockman and a 1931 Dodge vehicle driven by Elmer K Fol. No injuries were reported. Stockman faced a charge of failing to reduce speed at an intersection. Officers Evans and Mosshure investigated. Trial fate has been set in Magistrate s Court.
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Frederick City
Charles R. Stockman
Jefferson
Elmer K. Foland
Frederick Stockman
East Patrick
Franklin Streets
Foland
Stockman
Claude Fl. Evans
Pail W. Mosshure
Moanilas
Trash Fire Spreads at HC Coreus Property
Fire units from Woodshoro and New Midway respond to a Friday afternoon trash fire at the HC Coreus property in Woodshoro. A small blaze spread from back lot burning trash to the building, causing about 500 dollars in damage before control was established within thirty minutes. Two gasoline tanks nearby prompted caution though no explosion occurred. Nearby hydrant supply aided rapid suppression. Red-tiled East Germany warning text follows in adjacent copy.
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Woodshoro
New Midway
HC. Coreus
Polio Cases Rise in Maryland Early 1961 Outbreak
Maryland reports six paralytic polio cases in Frederick County as of early 1961. Commissioner Prather notes two cases due to type 3 and most cases unvaccinated, urging four Salk vaccinations to prevent further spread amid last year’s 147 polio cases.
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Maryland
Perry F. Prather
Maryland State Department of Health
Division of Epidemiology
Frederick County
Baltimore
Dr. Prather
Free China President Expected
Vice President Chen Cheng of Nationalist China will open talks with President Kennedy on handling Communist China representation at the United Nations next fall. Chen, heir apparent to Chiang Kai-shek, arrives Monday from Williamsburg and will meet Kennedy with Shen Chang-huan and a 10 member party present at the White House. US officials doubt use of a U.N moratorium to delay debate, consider two thirds vote or declaring it an important matter to block representation.
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Washington
Chen Cheng
China
Kennedy
United Nations
Chen
United States
White House
Williamsburg
Chiang Kai-shek
Shen Chang-huan
State Department
U.N. General Assembly
Mother Of Eight Killed In Crash Near Ephrata
A mother of eight, Lena Martin, 54, of Denver, Pa., was killed Friday night when her car collided with a truck near Ephrata in Lancaster County. Anna Martin, 3, of Elmira, Ontario, also died today. Sidney Martin, 52, drove the car. Fred Ross McGuigan, 28, of Conowingo, Md., drove the truck. Anna Martin’s husband and Levina Fry of Elmira were injured and hospitalized in fair condition.
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Ephrata
Canada
Lancaster County
Lena Martin
Denver
Anna Martin
Elmira
Ontario
Sidney Martin
Levina Fry
Ephrata Hospital
Fred Ross McGuigan
Conowingo
Tornadic Winds Strike Ohio and Indiana Damage, Injuries Rise
Tornadic winds pummeled western Ohio and parts of Indiana Friday night injuring more than twenty people. Ten homes were flattened and several others damaged in a Sidney, Ohio subdivision, with a trail of destruction reported across the affected area.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Indiana
Sidney
Mrs Zeigler Named Head of Hospital Snow Ball
Mrs George A Zeigler will serve as chairwoman of Frederick Memorial Hospital Women’s Auxiliary Snow Ball, marking the tenth anniversary. The event aims to raise about 310,000 for the hospital building fund recovery room. Zeigler, active in auxiliary work, will announce committee chairs soon. the ball is held at Hood College Gym and profits support hospital projects.
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George A. Zeigler
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Chase C. Gove Jr
Zeigler
Autary
Geve
Gambrill Gymnasium
Hood College
Bal
Auxilary Board
Rosemont Avenue
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Community Chest United Appeal
The
Historical Society
Friends of the
C. Burr
Olson Brothers Start Coastward Bike Trek Across Rockies
Erie and Nils Olson, 34 and 12, began a cross country bike trip June 26 from Goodland Kansas, headed toward San Francisco and Los Angeles. They plan to reach San Francisco by mid August, switching from English Schwinns to French Alpine bikes for mountain riding. They rode through Denver via US 40, visited Pike’s Peak, Air Force Academy, and expect desert and salt flats ahead checking with Utah patrols. They recently spent time in Colorado Springs and faced money shortages with a $3 food gift from a cowboy.
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Olson Brothers
Colorado
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Denver
U.S
Utah
Nevada
Colorado Springs
Colo
Pike’s Peak
Air Force Academy
Bay City
Goodland Kansa
Kansas-Colorado
Ringling Bros. Circus
Goodland Daily News
Goodland
Plains
Eric
Highway Patrol
Salt Lake
Salt Flats
Reno
Erie
Nils
Byron Seeks State Post At Young Democrats Meet
Goodloe E Byron president of the Frederick County Young Democratic Club is among three candidates for president of the Maryland state Young Democrats. Towson club member John J Appel Jr and Cecil County Robert Boyd are the other contenders. The two day convention opens at Great Oak Resort and Yacht Club September 7.
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Goodloe E. Byron
Frederick County
Young Democratic Club
Francis Scott Key
John J. Appel Jr
Towson
Baltimore County
Clu
Robert Boyd
Cecil County
Robert Taylor
Anne Arundel Counts
Great Oak
Aye & Cheasles Cops
Montgomery County
Betterton
Chestertown
Ead
Chesapeake Bay
Cub
Taylor
Jess
Katherine Anderson
Harford County
Young Democrat
Harford Club
Chest X Ray Survey Begins Here Monday
A county wide mobile Chest X Ray survey for tuberculosis and chest abnormalities starts Monday and runs to September 7. Mrs. Freda Doll leads the Frederick County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association as the unit tours North County sites including Thurmont Graceham Emmitsburg and Lewistown with daily 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. slots and specific locations such as Claire Frock Thurmont Moore plant Moravian Church and local schools.
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Freda Doll
Frederick County Tuberculouis and Public Health Association
North County
Claire Frock
Thurmont
Moore Business Forms
Thurmont Shoe Company
Moore
Graceham
Thurmont Square
HO Toor Shoe Company
Emmitsburg
Emmitsburg Manufacturing Com- Pany
Noan
Lewistown
Fredderiek
Fieay Bresge
Frear
Troubled plane makes safe landing over two Southern California ports
A Trans World Airlines Convair 890 with 42 passengers and 8 crew members circled two Southern California airports for three hours with a disabled nosewheel before a routine landing to Boston via Chicago. Miss Dorothy Handley led the discussion as the group planned a September barbecue. Byron, Appel and Taylor served on the committee.
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Los Angeles
Trans World Airlnes
California
Boston
Chicago
Byron, Appel
Taylor
Dorothy Handley
Soviet Navy Chief Claims US No Longer Safe
Admiral Sergei Gorshkov, head of the Soviet Navy, told Pravda via Moscow radio that the United States is no longer safe from naval attack. He touted a modernized Soviet fleet and warned Western readers to consider the fate of vulnerable coasts and communications. He cited Soviet claims of more and faster rocket-armed atomic submarines than the United States.
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London
Adm
Sergei Gorshkov
United States
Pravda
Moscow Radio
Gorshkov
Zoning hearing set on county farm rezoning to industrial use
County Commissioners will hear a zoning request on August 1 to reclassify Claude R. Crum farm at Walkersville from agricultural to industrial. Frederick County Planning Commission recently rejected the proposal by a 3 to 2 vote amid Walkersville opposition. The applicant, Microbiological Associates Inc, seeks to remodel the site and add facilities for medical research.
Free Hand Given For Inductions
The Army grants induction stations leeway to spend more, hire more staff, and stay open longer as Kennedy seeks extra funding for 225,000 more troops. Temporary directives push ten hour days, six days weekly in at least Albany, with a forecast rise in enlistments as draft calls increase.
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Washington
Army
Kennedy
Continental Army Command
Albany
ARA Plans Give Maryland Cities Federal Aid
The Area Redevelopment Administration approves provisional programs for Cambridge and Hagerstown as the first Maryland communities to seek federal loans under a 304 million redevelopment package. Cumberland plans to apply, with funds aimed at a labor market survey retraining, and a Potomac River bridge project to West Virginia.
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Washington
Cambridge
Maryland
Congress
Area Redevelopment Administration
ARA
Hagerstown
Washington County
Cumberland
Potomac River
West Virginia
Walkersville rezoning hearing involves researchers and ambush claim
Two senior staff members Dr George Jay and Dr Thomas Ward are nationally recognized researchers tied to Microbiological Associates. Dr Jay will speak August 3 at the Glade Valley Lions Club about the project. Residents fear odor from animal incineration may lower area desirability. Commissioners meet at 10 am in Winchester Hall to consider the Ambush rezoning request for about three acres on Hope Hill road from agricultural to commercial use, previously rejected by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
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United States
Walkersville
George Jay
Thomas Ward
Lions
Jay
Glade Valley
Wailkersville-Woodshoro
Winchester Hall
Leo Leonard Ambush
Hope Hill Road
France Stands Firm on Bizerte Crisis at UN
The United States seeks a negotiated path while France cautions against UN intervention. President De Gaulle faces pressure as Tunisia demands France pull out of the Bizere air naval base, with Morozov and Slim urging council action and Yost urging direct talks.
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Geneal
Deg Haat
Roarskiold
Tunse
France
Tunisain
Stevenson
de Gaulle
Tunisia
United States
Bizerei
Berlin
Security Council
Bizerte
Paris
U. N
United Arab Republic
Liberia
Ceylon
U.S
Charles Yost
Platon D. Morozov
Mongi Slim
Bourguiba’s
Tank Truck Goes Amuck on Linden Avenue
A tank truck parked on Linden avenue in Linden Hills drifted downhill striking a parked car a utility pole and a stop sign before stopping against a house. Civ Police estimate total damage around 71100. Driver Arthur C Valentine of Baltimore had the emergency brakes drawn. truck in gear. Officer Wheeldon said the vehicle, with a broken axle, began drifting as the driver loosened control. The 1961 Chevrolet owned by Charlotte F Ahalt on Linden avenue sustained about 300 damage. Property damage to a garage and porch is estimated at 10. No charges yet. investigation continues.
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Linden Avenue
Linden Hills
Civ
John B Wheelden
Wil
Arthur C. Valentine
Battimore
Wheeldon
Linden Avenes
Lloyd Coblentz
Charlotte F. Ahalt
Walnut Street
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Lucille Johnson
County Tavern
Ted
Irphiye
Kans
Ing Ringling Bros. Circus
West Coast
George Zeigler
Snow Ball
Paniner
Frank Keefer
Speed Olson Brothers
Byron
America
Claude R. Crum
Frederick County Planning Commission
Crum
Microbiological Associates Incorporated
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Microbiological Associates
Cannera
Microbiological Associates, Inc
National Foundation For
M.A
Micrbiological Associates
U.N
Omer
Thusia
Aimievan
Tunsia
Niewera Pee
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