Keeney To Face Trial In Murder Case Return
Mental examinations completed for Robert LeRoy Keeney who is charged with first degree murder in the death of his wife. He is being returned by Sheriff Horace M. Alexander for an early trial and will remain jailed until proceedings. Keeney, 32, allegedly stabbed Rachel Emqualine Keeney, 48, on February 14 and then tried to shoot himself. He had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity at arraignment and the court ordered mental hygiene reviews.
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Robert LeRoy Keeney
Keeney
Horace M. Alexander
Gas House Pike
Singanore Road
Patrick M. Schnauffer
State Board of Mental Hygiene
Phipps Clinic
Baltimore
Rachel Emqualine) Keeney
Lirganore
Ear Woodsboro
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Robinson Keeps New York Middleweight Title
The New York State Athletic Commission decided not to strip Sugar Ray Robinson of the world middleweight crown, deeming removal on a technicality unfair. It urged Robinson and Carmen Basilio to promptly arrange a title fight. Abie the monkey died during surgery in Washington, with Army officials saying the flight did not cause the death. Talks resume as basic steel contract negotiations continue in New York with four weeks to deadline.
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NEW York
New York State Athletic Commission
Sugar Ray Robinson
Robinson
Carmen Beasilio
Able Dies Washington
Abie
Army
Dazed Man Quits Ditch And Surrenders To Police
Ray Hardman, aged 16, crawled from a ditch late Monday night and surrendered after a night of terror in a south central town. He is jailed in connection with the shotgun death of his daughter Grace, 25, and the wounding of neighbor boy Dor Neer, 12, as more than 25 peace officers including state trooper Jack Gorman searched the area.
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Gil
I Russ Smith
Des Moises
Ray Hardman
Grace Hardman
Dor Neer
Smyth
Jack Gorman
Gorman
Hardman
Former Judge Reeves Dies Of Cancer At 52
John R. Reeves, former Maryland secretary of state and Montgomery County circuit judge, died of cancer at 52 in Bethesda. A Washington native, he served in the House of Delegates 1946 to 1950 and was named to a county court interim term in 1956. Survivors include a son and a daughter. memorial service set for Bethesda Presbyterian Church.
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Bethesda. Md
John R. Reeves
Maryland
House of Delegates
Montgomery County
Reeves
McKeldin
John R
Daughret R. Leopold
Norfolk
Mildred E. "Reeves
Washington Municipal Court
Marion Gladding
Washington
Bethesda Presbyterian Church
Burmal
Record 310 Died In Holiday Traffic
A final tally shows 310 people died in traffic accidents during the Memorial Day weekend. The toll surpassed the old two day record of 241 from 1953, with 101 drownings and 47 deaths from miscellaneous accidents for an overall total of 458.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mrs Truman to Return Home This Week
Mrs. Harry S. Truman, 74, will be released from Research Hospital this week to return to her Independence home. Public relations representative Tom Faulkner said her condition is very good after surgery on May 18 to remove a breast tumor, which was not malignant.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Hospital
Independence
Tom Faulkner
Truman
Cleveland Flood Devastates South Side Messes Millions
AP report from Cleveland Ohio notes torrential rains cause extensive damage across the South Side. University Heights records 3.9 inches of rain with buses submerged in University Circle and many streets turning to muddy lakes. Dozens of motorists rescued. 33 people treated for exposure. city property losses exceed a million with suburban estimates at 300000 in University Heights and 100000 in Shaker Heights.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
University Heights
University Circle
Anthony J. Celeorezze
Earl W. Aureus
Shaker Heights
Wilson G. Stapleton
Jarman Pleased With State Police Leadership Move
Col Carey Jarman sworn in as Maryland State Police superintendent at Pikesville HQs and says the department is a going concern doing an excellent job. He plans to name a lieutenant colonel as aide by July 1 and will watch the agency closely before any changes.
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Baltimore
Carey Jarman
State Police
Lane
Tawes
Elmer F. Munshower
Jarman
Collonel
General Assembly
Alvin J. T. Zumbrim
Drece Itor
Baltimore Criminal Justice Commission
Maryland Bar Assn. Committee
McKeldin
Macmillan Pledges Action After Lloyd Post Questioned
London AP report states Prime Minister Harold Macmillan planned a personal probe to identify the source of a British paper's claim that he would move Foreign Minister Selwyn Lloyd to another cabinet post after the next general election. The Geneva conference note urged Lloyd to stay and assured there was no basis for the report in Times coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Harold Macmilan
Selwyn Lloyd
Fred
Lloyd
Geneva
London Times
Macmillan
Britain
Times
Foreign Office
Powderkeg Talk at Big Four in Geneva Sparks Berlin Tensions
In Geneva, East German Foreign Minister Lothar Bolz called West Berlin a powder keg that could ignite a world atomic war. He accused Western powers of subversive activity in the city, while West Germany’s Wilhelm Grewe accused Communists of mugging, slanderous agitation and propaganda since talks began. The exchange deepens doubts about lifting the Soviet threat as Khrushchev pushes for a summit and West Allies demand an agreement.
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Geneva
West Berlin
Lothar Bolz
Wilhelm Grewe
West Germany
Palace of Nations
Nikita Khrushchev
Andrei Gremvyko
East Germany
Berlin
Bolz
Soviet Union
Community College holds first commencement exercises
Monday night ceremonies marked the first commencement for the Community College at North Frederick School. Judge Charles E Moylan urged graduates to lead with intellect and civic duty, stressing defense of Christian civilization and the value of leadership, education, and public service. Dr Harold Neufeld introduced awards. Elwood E Barnes won chemistry excellence. Detmar Rippeon Sr. biology. Graduation honors and Dean’s List announced for multiple students.
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Charles E. Moylan
Community College
North Frederick School
Moehan
Arera
Harold Neufeld
Fort Detrick
Research Society of America
Doris B. Bennett
Patricia Beaver Hood
Mary C. Shipley
Ave Maria Summers
Elwood E. Barnes
James Edgar Fox
A. Delmar Rippe
Fire damages Suburban Restaurant in Rosemont
Fire officials report considerable damage from an explosion and blaze at Suburban Restaurant near the Military road intersection with Rosemont. Owner William F. Suter found smoke upon opening about 8 56 this morning, with signs of an explosion in the kitchen area and damaged exhaust hood, fryers, and wiring. Fire crews believe the blaze was starved of draft and confined to an airtight kitchen, with glass cracked by heat and the building left smoky and scorched. Insurance likely to cover the loss. cause undetermined.
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Rosemont
Payenue
William F. Suter
Suter
Chen
Military Road
Republicans To Run On Prosperity Theme
Washington AP reports Republicans will campaign on prosperity in 1960. National chairman Sen. Thruston B. Morton said the party will contrast the 1958 recession with a projected strong 1960 economy, while Democrats warn of hardships in the farm belt amid broader political tensions.
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Washington
Thruston B. Morton
R-Ky
Morton
Honors And Awards Assembly At Frederick High
Frederick High School held its annual Honors and Awards Assembly with seniors and juniors in attendance. Guest speaker Assistant Superintendent Quentin Earhart praised students for striving to excel, stressing service to others and worthwhile effort. Multiple students received Danforth, science, and scholarship honors along with grants, honorary society certificates, and senior class awards for leadership, scholarship, and citizenship.
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Frederick High School
Katherine L. Biehl
Quentin Earhart
Earhart
Barbara
Dean Stickell
Danforth Foundation
Robert Twemey
Franklin and Mershall College
Future Scientists of America
Patricia Zimmerman
Robert Tuck Jr
American Society For Metals
National Science Teachers Association
Bausch and Lamb
Dorothy Snyder
Lois Baumgardner
Tom Moss
Civitan Club
Frederick County
Frederick High
Tom Wilhide
Rosalind Nasher
Sandra Osborn
Louis Finneyfrock
Bank
Band
Nellie Mae Crum
Shirley Roberts
Shirley Blank
Jeannette Rice
Hazel Harding
Texanna McDonough
Jeanne Dwyer
Sandra Finneyfrock
Lbrary
Patricia Milward
Barbara Wolfe
Shirley Dodson
David Rohrer
Jane Blank
Bonnie Fox
Carol Adams
Jaime Meadows
Bevil Lucille Koontz
Charlotte Shafer
Harvey Walker
Robert Tuck
Roy Moore
Linda Stansbury
Carol Doody
Carolyne Breckenridge
Grace Lewis
June Friedlander
Dale Ramsburg
Harry Reid
Bobbie Reynolds
Michael Stup
Judy
Williams
Stephen Serepca
Bobbyre Kemp
Anna Mobley
Gilmore Flautt
Sylvia Huff
Judy Hickman
Nancy Stoner
Sherry Phillips
Terry Phillips
Sandra Osburn
George Zeigler
Rosemary Abbott
Lois Rice
Paul Ausherman
Harry Main
Anne Michael
Dianne Lawson
Gilmore Flauitt
Sarah Willard
Larry Layman
Betty Baker
Janet Baugher
Shirley Boyer
Catherine Carpenter
Lucille Koontz
Nancy Krantz
Sandra Lawson
Roxanna McDonough
Elaine Miller
Jean Moore
Elaine Palmer
Leona Pearl
Gwendolyn Poole
Doris Ramsburg
Jeanette Rice
Cecelia Sandower
Carole Stup
Gloria Wood
Lavenia Horne
Nancy Zafail
Gwendolin Poole
Bobbye Kemp
Carol Dorsey
Rosalie Keyser
Barbara LatGarde
Propane Truck Explosion Kills Ten on Route 122
A propane gas tanker exploded on Route 122 near Red Church in Schuylkill Haven PA killing at least nine to eleven people near a police car. Eyewitnesses and state troopers described bodies scattered along the highway as the flames swept the road creating a fatal scene with several injuries.
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Schuylkill Haven
Pennsylvania
Schuylkeill Haven
APIA
Melvin Clouser
Clouser
Reading-Hamburg Road
Orwigsburg
Vincent Ney
Pottsville
Pottsville- Philadelphia
Earl Klinger
Philadelphia
Red Church
Route 122
Three Air Force Men Killed in Hemet Crash
A jet bomber from March Air Force Base crashed near Hemet California killing three crewmen and injuring a fourth who was found burned and dazed. Investigators say the survivor was thrown clear during the landing approach as five fires broke out across ranchland. Names were withheld pending next of kin. President Eisenhower says Strauss nomination to be secretary of commerce will not be withdrawn even if requested.
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Hemet
Calif
Air Force
Los Angeles
Mareh Air Force Base
Riverside
Strauss
Washington
Eisenhower
Lewis L. Strauss
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
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NYAC
Dazed Man
Ditch
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Mrs. Truman
Col. Jarman
Louis V. Myers
Ellis C. Wachter
Gary Cutshall
Frank J. Keefer
West Claggett
Myers
National Association of Secondary School Principals
National Honor Society
Robert Mason
Hamburg
Niaewepapre Hedrae
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