Butler McKeldin GOP Heads 1962 Ticket
The Baltimore Evening Sun reports Sen. John Marshall Butler likely seeks a third Senate term in 1962 while Theodore R. McKeldin aims to regain Maryland governorship. McKeldin said he has no current desire for the Senate and would consider governor if demand and situation rise.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Evening Sun
John Marshall Butler
Theodore R. McKeldin
Butler
Amickeldin
Washington
Evening Sun
Richard Pollak
Marvnland
Senate
McKeldin
Executives Released From Prison In Price Fixing Case
Four more electrical firm executives including three from General Electric were freed early after serving 24 days of a 30 day term for price fixing and bid rigging. Wiliam S Ginn Lewis J Burger George E Burens Edwin R Jung released from Montgomery County prison after photos and brief statements. John M Cook remaining to be released Friday with five day reduction for exemplary behavior.
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Norristown. Pa
General Electric Co
Wiliam S. Ginn
Schenectady
X. X
Lewis J. Burger
Fort Wayne
Ind
George E
J. Cullen Ganey
Florida
Ganev
John M. Cook
Cutler-Hammer Inc
Milwaukee
Now That Would Be A Good Trade
In Long Beach California police reported several housewives complained that salesmen Roland Hicks offered trading stamps in exchange for kisses. Hicks age 45 was booked on a drunkenness charge.
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Long Beach
Calif
Roland Hicks
Hicks
Wee Women confront plan to return to top sergeants
In a terse exchange a figure questions a move to reinstate senior leaders. The remark emphasizes resistance to restoring the previous command structure and hints at underlying tensions over authority and strategy.
Mutt Loses Sweet Tooth And Life In Tennessee
In Chattanooga AP reports a shaggy dog that bought his own lollipops and scrounged neighbor’s garbage met a fatal end when the neighbor, Milton Rowland, shot the animal after failing to scare it away. The dog had enjoyed a nightly lollipop for eight years and knew where to pick one from stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga, Tenn
Milton Rowland
Rowland
Three Fined For Benefits Violations In Magistrate Court
Three local men faced fines and suspended jail terms for reporting no wages while drawing unemployment benefits. Leroy Brightwell, Eugene Weedon, and Glenn Keily were charged with overpayments totaling from $70 to $96. Magistrate Edward Storm warned such acts undermine the unemployment program and eligibility was canceled until restitution. A separate case involved Ray McDonough for disorderly conduct with a 30 day suspended sentence. An East Coast Relay Station placer received a $19 fine.
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Edward Storm
Leroy G. Brightweil
South Market Street
Eugene C. Weedon
John Hanson
Glenn C. Keily
East Patrick Street
Brightweil
Brightwell
Weedon
Farmers Coop
Glenn C. Reilly
Kelly
Baltimore
Keily
C. J. Nelson Shull Jr
Ray M. McDonough
Urbana
McDonough
West Fifth Street
Miss Frances Jones
Miss Jones
Jones
Plaier
Study Of Court Costs In Maryland Urged By Governor Tawes
Annapolis Governor Tawes urged the State Bar Association to study court costs for indigent defendants and propose ways to keep expenses within reasonable bounds. He cited costs rising from 5000 to an estimated 17000 and suggested screening appeals to curb public expense. The Court of Appeals closed its docket with 342 cases, a record high for the term.
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Annapolis
Tawes
State Bar Association
William J. McWilliams
Association
Court of Appeals
McWilliams
Legislative Council
Bids Sought To Clean and Paint Frederick County Bridges
The State Roads Commission invites bids at its Baltimore office by noon April 4 for cleaning and painting bridges in Frederick County. Projects include Monocacy River bridges on Routes 28 and 77 and Potomac River bridge on Route 1. Potomac River bridge on U S Route 1 in Washington County will receive only railing cleaning and painting.
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State Roads Commission
Frederick County
Baltimore
SRC
Monocacy River
Potomac River
Washington County
Petition To Disbar Attorney Groh Filed
Washington County Bar Association files a petition in the Circuit Court of Washington County seeking disbarment of attorney Garland E. Groh admitted March 1970. Judge W Earl Cobey orders Groh to show cause by April 7 why he should not be disbarred. grievance committee members listed include Wagaman Bushong Cooley Hollyday Latimer Rutledge.
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Hagerstown - Disbarmen
Washington County
Garland E. Groh
Circuit Court
Washington County Bar Association
The
Bar Association
Groh
Maryland
W. Earl Cobey
Charles E. Wagaman
E. Start Bushong
Edward W. Cooley
John S. Hollyday
John A. Latimer
Irving H. Rutledge
Union Bridge Fire Company Seeks 500 Yearly Aid
A House bill would authorize the County Commissioners to provide 500 annual appropriation for the Union Bridge Fire Company joining Mt. Airy and Hyattstown as county funded protectors. The measure would raise total county fire aid from 9336,00 to 934,100, earmarked for maintenance and service across five companies including Union Bridge.
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House of Delegates
Union Bridge Fire Company
Carroll County Fire Company
Union Bridge Company
Mt. Airy Company
Carroll County
Hyattstown Company
Montgomery County
Frederick County
Mt. Airy
Hyattstown
City
Independent Hose Company
Junior Steam Fire Engine Company
United Steam Fire Engine Company
Citizens Truck Company
Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company
Emmitsburg
Guardian Hose
Thurmont
Middletown
Walkersville
Braddock Heights
New Midway
Myersville Volunteer Fire Company
Blue Ridge Summit Fire Company
Rocky Ridge Volunteer Fire Company
Carroll Manor Volunteer Fire Company
Adamstown
New Market
Woodsboro
Resisting arrest charge tied to vehicle operation case near overpass
Parker Jordan Jr faces resisting arrest charges after a traffic stop on US 15 near the US 2 overpass. Cpl Clark stated Jordan refused to cooperate as Reginald Snowden operated the car, with a .22 pistol found in the glove compartment. Snowden posted $150 collateral on separate charges, and Jordan admitted drinking and wrongdoing. In a separate City of Charles Town proceeding Magist rate Storm convicted truck driver Charles McDonough of exceeding 40 mph on US 340 south, fined $10 after Trooper Gallen paced the tractor-trailer to 54 mph.
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Storm
Parker Jordan Jr
Cpl
Tfc H. S. Stafford
US 15
U.S. 2
Clark
Jordan
Reginald Julius Snowden
New Market
U.S. 340 South
Charles McDonough
Joseph Gallen
McDonough
Dairy Ordered To Pay $400 For Accident
A judgment for $100 damages was awarded against Southern Dairies Ice Cream and James Latner Bennett Jr. in Hagerstown after a hearing before Judge Thomas Anderson. The suit by Harry E. Dorsey stemmed from an April 17, 1959, crash on U S 15 near Emmitsburg when an ice cream truck allegedly backed into the Dorsey car. Rothenhoefer represented the plaintiff. the decision followed claims of negligence.
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Southern Daities Ice Cream
James Latner Bennett Jr
Hagerstown
Thomas Anderson
Harry E. Dorsey
Dorsey
Samuel W. Barrick
Southern Dairies
Bennett
U. S. 15
Emmitsburg
Robert S$. Rothenhoefer
Barrick
Kennedy proposes $3.25 billion urban housing program
President Kennedy asks Congress to authorize a four year urban renewal program and a 40 year mortgage test, funded by a new Cabinet rank department of housing and urban affairs. The plan aims to aid middle and low income city dwellers and spur construction, jobs, and urban modernization.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Department of Housing and Urban Affairs
Robert C. Weaver
Federal Housing Administration
Floan
FHA
Hmit
Weaver
Fire Breaks Out On Train Sleeping Car In Maryland
A Miami to New York passenger train delayed over four hours near Glen Dale Maryland by a fire in a Pullman sleeper added to the express. No injuries were reported though 15 passengers were moved to another car as the interior and baggage were damaged.
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Baltimore
New York
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pullman Co
Atlantic Coast Line
Havana
Piedmont Limited
Pennsylvania
Edison
Parris Island
Howard Alone Negro At St Petersburg Breakfast
Elston Howard of the New York Yankees was the sole Negro present at the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce breakfast for major league players at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Fifty attendees included 47 white players from the Cardinals and Yankees. the event drew attention after Cardinal Bill White complained no Negro stars were invited. Richard A. Parker, chair of the chamber, issued a personal invitation to all Negro players.
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Associated Press
Elston Howard
New York Yankee
St. Petersburg
Soviets Launch Space Ship With Dog Crew
Moscow reports a five ton Soviet space ship carrying a dog crew reached orbit and landed safely in the USSR. Tass said Chernushka joined Strelka and Belka as canine space travelers with orbit heights ranging from 113.4 to about 7154.5 miles while aiming to refine life support for crewed flights.
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Moscow
Tass
Soviet Union
Chernushka
Pass
Strelka
Belka
Moscow Radio
Tass Jin
Paralyzing Snowstorm Ravages Northeast and Midwest
A powerful winter system lashes the Northeast with gale winds and heavy snow. Snow and ice sweep across the Midwest and Great Lakes, with 4 to 16 inches reported and dozens of road closures. Tornadoes strike Georgia causing around 31 million in damages while southern states face floods and storms.
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Associated Press
Midwest
New England
Maine
Boston
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Massena
N.Y
Burlington
Lebanon
New York State
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Mlinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ilmois
Georgia
Tennessee
Knox- McMinnville
Sheibsville
Mississippi
First Baptist Church Buys Property for Parking Lot
Rev. Robert F. Woodward announced the First Baptist church purchased 220 West Fifth Street behind the current church to provide off street parking for the congregation. The 100 by 200 foot lot cost 22600 dollars and will be cleared and paved. The church plans to use space for parking and youth recreation while renovations may repurpose the existing house for Sunday School use.
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First Baptist Church
Robert F. Woodward
West Fifth Street
Helen Reese
Woodward
Dill Avenue
Cmb
Carrollton Drive
South End Baptist Church
First Church
Steak House Break-In Nets $24
Police report a trio broke into Rose's Steak House on US 40 overnight, stealing about $24 in small change. Entry came through a rear window. thieves also emptied a cigarette machine of about $20 and the cash register of $4. Henry I. Stafford is investigating. Police also checked Smith's Restaurant on Route 26 where a side window was broken but no entry occurred.
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U. S. 40 West
Henry I. Stafford
Route 26
Tfc
Harry J. Fro
Snow flurries coat Western Maryland with light accumulation
Scattered snow flurries dropped a powdered coating over Western Maryland this morning with about two inches in Oakland. Most of Garrett and Allegany Counties saw around a half inch and roads were bare. Forecasts call for more flurries this afternoon to night and Friday with gradual clearing across the state.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Oakland
Garrett
Allegany
Winter Weather Brings Snow Chance With Cold Dip
The weather bureau Forecasts continued temperature drops and a few mountain snow flurries with a potential for more snow if a storm develops. Rain measured .35 inch at the airport station, total monthly rain 1.35 inches, with highs near 43 today and 35 to 40 Friday and very cold nights.
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Weather Bureau
Mercury
Reg Fions
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