State Police Probe Two Barn Fires
State Police arson investigators probe two farm fires last weekend near New London and Frederick. One blaze at Roy Thompson's Lime Plant Road farm destroyed a barn with calves, straw, hay, wagons and a conveyer, causing about 35000 dollars in damage. The second fire damaged a large dairy barn along U.S. 15 south of Frederick, destroying hay and a barn with 1500 dollars estimated damage. Misses Constance and Anna Harding owned the dairy barn, tenant Earl Wiles saved 40 cows. Detectives noted undetermined origins and coordinated with officers from Pikesville headquarters as fire crews battled blazes and a related vacant farmhouse on Waters Road was also destroyed. Firefighters from multiple companies fought the fires and one firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation.
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William L. Newcomer
Cpl
Newcomer
Trc
Carl R. Harbaugh
Leo Sullivan
Pikesville
Roy Thompson
Lime Plant Road
New London
U. S. 15
Frederick
U. S. 340
Constance
Anna Harding
Earl Wiles
Frederick City
Paul W. Mossburg
Independent
Citizens, Hyattstown
Carroll Manor
Fort Deee
Robert Heller Jr
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Waters Road
Germantown
Hyattstown
Gaithersburg
Airliner Explodes Over Ohio Killing 38
Kenton Ohio AP 38 people die when Lake Central Convair 580 crashes after storm contact lost near Marseilles in northwest Ohio. Rescue teams recover bodies from snow mud, while investigators from airline and Civil Aeronautics Board probe the first major domestic air tragedy since 1966. Captain John Horn, 45, had reported climbing from 8000 to 10000 feet to avoid sleet and snow.
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Kenton, Ohio
Lake Central
Marseilles
Ohio
Indianapolis
Civil Aeronautics Board
Falls City
Neb
Air Traffic Control Center
Cleveland
John Horn
Horn
Rain May Change To Snow In Frederick County
Rain may shift to snow tonight as the Weather Bureau forecast calls for drizzle to end. Rivers rise slightly with the Monocacy about four and a half feet above normal at the city filtration plant and the Potomac at Point of Rocks up about two feet since last Friday. Highs today in the 30s to 40 with a low near freezing. Tuesday expects clouds and upper 20s with intermittent rain.
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Weather Bureau
Maryland
Monocacy
Potomac
City
Monoccacy
Point of Rocks
Frederick County
Mercury
County Officials Meet Behind Closed Doors
County commissioners meet privately with county department heads, dispensing with routine business. Clerk James Bryan said each department head meets individually for 15 minutes to 30 minutes to discuss department problems in a confidential setting.
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James Bryan
Bryan
Mailboxes Destroyed. State Police Seek Vandals
State Police today are looking for vandals responsible for blowing up two mailboxes over the weekend. Mailboxes owned by Joseph R. Lee of Hope Hill and Fred Moxley of Maapleville Road were destroyed late Saturday night by some type of firecracker. No suspects have been found.
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Joseph R. Lee
Hope Hill
Fred Moxley
Maapleville Road
Stock Market Edges Up In Active Early Trading
New York stocks opened with gains as gainers outnumbered losers about 5 to 3. The Dow Jones average showed only a slim rise amid mixed performances from major shares.
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New York
$20 In Cash Stolen From 2 Businesses
Two area businesses were broken into over the weekend with more than $20 in cash stolen from vending machines and desks. At Telsa Body Works on Monroe Avenue a rear window was broken and office windows and desk areas damaged. Cigarettes and change were taken. no forced entry found. Lehigh Portland Cement Company in Woodsboro also reported a late Saturday break in with a soft drink machine damaged and an unknown amount of change taken. Investigation continues.
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Telsa Body Works
Monroe Avenue
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Woodsboro
Brazilian Plane Crash Kills 56 in Monrovia
A Varig Airlines DC3 crash in fog near a Monrovia house killed 56 people, with 38 survivors including an American serviceman on leave from Vietnam. Among the dead were an American woman, Muriel Swarner, and five Liberians. Surviving U S Spec 4 James A Brown was on 30 day leave from Vietnam.
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Monrovia
Liberia
Vietnam
Varig Airlines
Beirut
Rome
Brazil
U.S
James A. Brown
U.S. Army
Sao Paulo
U.S. State Department
Muriel Swarner
U.S. Agency For International Development
Katmandu
Nepal
C. C. Chalstrom
Spirit Lake
Iowa
Marvin
Arnolds Park
Fire kills 14 orphans at French Alps lodge
In Taninges, Haute-Savoie, France, a blaze at a winter orphanage housed about 120 boys aged 8 to 16, killing 14 and leaving six in critical condition. Dozens more hospitalized. 6–10 unaccounted as fire raged for hours after breaking out around 3:30 am.
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Bonneville
France
French Alps
Taninges
Annecy
Tainges
Clus
Haute-Savoie
Marines Battle Near Buffer Zone South of DMZ
A U.S. Marine company clashed with a North Vietnamese battalion about 3,000 yards south of the demilitarized zone. One enemy soldier was killed, Marines requested reinforcements, and Leatherneck units moved to the area amid heavier enemy fire.
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Saigon
U.S
Marine
da Nang
Leatherneck
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Do San
Vandals Knife Tires On Cars Near TJ High School
Major Charles V. Main urged citizens to help solve a tire defacing rash near Governor Thomas Johnson High School. Police report 16 tires punctured on 13 cars across nine streets Friday after 7 p.m. Cpl. Donald F. Tracey found the damage. some owners did not report similar punctures. Several suspects were questioned and released. investigation continues.
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Charles V. Main
Main
Governor Thomas Johnson High School
Donald F. Tracey
NLM
Railroads Merge as ICC Approves C&O B&O Takeover
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved the bid by Chesapeake and Ohio and Baltimore and Ohio for control of Western Maryland Railway, effectively merging the line into the C&O B&O system. The decision, written by Virginia Mae Brown, imposes attrition protections to limit workforce reductions and requires route maintenance, independent sales, and interchanges.>Dissent came from Chairman Tucker, Commissioner Tierney, and former ICC member Freas. Western Maryland spans 870 miles in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
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Virginia Mae Brown
ICC
C&o B&o
Western Maryland
C&ob&o
Death Penalty Debate in Maryland Senate and Constitutional Convention Move
Maryland Senate opens debate on abolishing the death penalty for crimes with votes expected on a revised life sentence plan. House consideration of a constitutional convention schedule advances, with deadlines set for filing, withdrawals, and a June election. The push aims to fix a new constitution by year end, while budget talks and tax questions loom.
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Annapolis
Maryland Senate
House of Lidegaivs
Billio
Agnew
Senate
House
Scicial Proceedings
Court of Appeals
House of Delegates
Pew
Johnson calls for lottery draft system overhaul
President Johnson told Congress he will order younger men drafted first under a lottery type system as part of a broader Selective Service overhaul. He urged a four year extension of the draft law and said deferments for fathers essential workers and most graduate students would end, while undergraduate student deferments may be kept under review.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Texas White House
Commission
Gaullists Hold Own in French Election
Paris AP reports in the first round of France’s National Assembly election Charles de Gaulle’s Gaullist forces held their position and remained the largest party. Metro politan France returns show about 7 percent of the vote for Gaullists with overseas results pending. If trends repeat, a similar 24 seat margin in Paris may secure a comfortable majority for de Gaulle’s camp.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
National Assembly
de Gaulle
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Charles C. Redding
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