Fouche Freed In Arson Case By Fredericks County Jury
A Fredericks County jury deliberated about fifteen minutes before finding 19 year old Robert Altie Fouche of Mount Pleasant not guilty of all counts in two indictments of arson tied to three fires on the Darwin Barrier farm near Mount Pleasant in January. The trial featured testimony about a signed confession denied by Fouche and a surprise witness, with jurors instructed on proper evidence weight and the limits of confessions without corroboration.
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Fredericks County
Robert Altie Fouche
Mount Pleasant
Darwin Barrier
Robert S. Rothenhoefer
Edwin F. Nikirk
Frederick County
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Maryland Court of Appeals
Pikesville
Nikirk
Unionville
Carl B. Hook Jr
Burrier Farm
Rothenhoefer
A. D. Hasenbuhler
Sentenced In Death Of Child In Los Angeles Case
A couple jailed for killing 2 year old Carol Page by tying her to a shower nozzle were sentenced to 1 to 10 years each for manslaughter. Clarence Van Buren and Ruth Van Buren were denied probation. The child was placed in their care after removal from her foster parents. The district court judge noted their actions as punitive.
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Los Angeles
Clarence van Buren
Ruth
Superior Court
Lewis Drucker
Carol Page
van Burens
la Jolla
van Buren
House Kills Wholesale Pay Raises in Maryland
Maryland House of Delegates killed bills for teacher pay raises, a state employee raise, a state police raise and a veterans' bonus after a fiery critique of the Senate by Del Gordon Boone. The session also approved about 40 million dollars in debts and appropriations for capital projects and services, while criticizing a Senate plan as unfinanced and “trash.”
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Annapolis
Maryland
House of Delegates
Senate
del A
Gordon Boone
D-Baite County
University of Maryland
Boone
House
Ways and Means
del. W. Dale Hess
D-Harford
James
Hess
Provident
Baltimore
Hood
Notre Dame
Washington
Montevue Jaycee Wives Host Birthday Musical Party
Wednesday night Montevue residents enjoyed a musical program and social. In the photo Mrs Ralph Kuehne Mrs Donald Whitworth Mrs Jack Doll Mrs Reyburn Browning Mrs Herbert Rollins and Mrs Richard Hankey stand with a tray of gifts on birthday occasions.
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Montevue Party
Montevue
Ralph Kuehne
Donald
Castleman Whitworth
Jack Doll
Reyburn Browning
Herbert Rollins
Richard Hankey
Virginia Senate approves ban on Nazi Party charter
Virginia lawmakers give final legislative approval to revoking the charter of the American Nazi Party in Richmond. The measure also prohibits the use of the name Nazi or National Socialist in official and organizational terms.
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Richmond. Va
Apia Bil
Nazi Party
Virginia Senate
Charter revocation bill faces Senate approval contrast
A Virginia charter final approval moved through with a 34 0 vote and no debate, contrasting the House of Delegates where the measure met strong opposition and was referred back to committee. Opponents argued revoking a party charter could set a dangerous precedent amid broader political tensions. The passage notes a New York Yankees pitching duo, Whitey Ford and Is Arroyo, factoring into the surrounding sports chatter.
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Cialis
Virginia
House of Delegates
New York Yankee
Whitey Ford
Is Arroyo
Detroit Tigers win pennant in 1961 season note
The Detroit Tigers clinched the American League pennant in 1961 with a 7 0 season record against the Tigers. The rival team missed the pennant by eight games, highlighting a dramatic season gap.
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Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Maryland Legislature Sees Reapportionment Fail
The 30 day session adjourned after a failed push for larger county House seats. The measure nearly passed, but urban rural power shift failed by four Senate votes. Special session Friday will address equal service for Negro patrons and other admin proposals including self insurance for savings and loan groups.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Tawes
Senate
Chesapeake Bay
Savings and Loan
Accuracy Stressed For Journalists
ANNAPOLIS AP Louis Azrael of the Baltimore News Post told the Maryland Delaware Press Association that nothing is more important to journalism than accuracy. He stressed credibility and a long-range view during the association meeting luncheon. He expressed concern about a poll showing television gaining as a news source and noted the old intimacy between papers and readers.
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Annapolis
Louis Azrael
Baltimore News-Post
Maryland-Delaware Press Association
Azrael
The
News-Post
Association
Witness Gives No Details On Troop Reds Seizures
Carlisle P. Runge assistant secretary of defense testified in a Senate inquiry into anti Communist indoctrination of troops and said he had no information on how when or where military personnel were seized by Reds since the 1953 Korean War end.
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Washington
Pentagon
Edward L. Katzenbach Jr
Carlisle P. Runge
Senate Armed Services
Jin
Senate
Defense
Maryland to Expand Police Identification Bureau to Fight Organized Crime
The Maryland Legislature approved expanding the State Police Identification Bureau to serve as a clearinghouse for information on organized crime. The bureau will receive and disseminate signals of organized criminal activity among law enforcement officials statewide.
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Annapolis
Maryland
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Robert L. Miller
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Ray J. Devilbiss
Charles Wells
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Charles Mathers
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Maryland-Delaware-D. C. Ellis Association
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Hoover
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