Bank Managers Acquitted In Check-Kiting Case
ALEXANDRIA Va Arthur Taft McKinley 52 bank manager at Peoples National Bank of Hancock Md was acquitted by a U S District Court jury of participating in a check kiting scheme George J Martfeld 35 former Williston Va cashier at Mount Vernon Bank Trust Co was acquitted on six of seven counts The jury could not reach a verdict on the final count Stites 40 Arlington Va owner of Square Deal Garage pleaded guilty to the scheme and two others also pleaded guilty Martfeld will be retried on the remaining count and faces charges over misappropriating bank funds and FHA loan misstatements
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Marl
Robert 8. Stites
Arlington
U.S
Stiles
Square Deal
Hancock
Court News on participation in the scheme and divorces
Court documents name James T. Murphey Jr. and Doris G. Powell with Paul O. Yost, alleging a check kiting scheme tied to Stiles garage. Banks lost about $180,000. Kenneth Hands and Joy L. Upton are cited. Numerous county residents associated with deeds, marriages, and alleged accessorial actions.
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James T. Murphey Jr
Arlington
Wauity
Willston
Paul O. Yost
Doris G. Powell
Harry D
Stiles
Powell
Kenneth Hands
Ellicott City
Joy L. Upton
Catonsville
McKinley
Martfeld
Florence R. Ewald
Tesu
Wilbert L. Anderson
Gerald
Ewald
Marlfeld
Murphey
Two More Soviet Nuclear Tests Detected
The Atomic Energy Commission announced two nuclear tests detected by U S observers. The events occurred Thursday near Moscow and Friday in the Arctic Circle, part of a Soviet hydrogen bomb program. The tests were the 33rd and 84th detected by the AEC, which notes not all explosions are reported. The coverage mentions Bob Hope filming in Moscow and Gulf-related commentary about Soviet rocketry and Sputniks.
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Mostow
Siberian
Arctic Circle
ABC
U. S
Soviet Union
Arctic
AEC
Optimists Hear Holland Film By St George Blundell
The Frederick Optimist club watched films about Holland in a talk by St George Blundell, Fort Detrick pathologist. He and his wife toured the country including Utrecht, praising Dutch friendliness, engineering mastery of hydraulics, and a sea level landscape with 12,000 square miles and over 10 million people.
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Holland
Maryland
Newland
Dutch East Indies Company
Manhattan
New York
Holand
Amsterdam
Venice
Hague
Dr. Blundell
Scheghal
Notterdam
Europe
Tague
Senate
House of Representatives
Molland
Tal
Utrecht
Dumkerk
Blundell
John Malloy
Baltimore
Optimist
Hesbia Foster
US must be stronger in Asia warns Admiral Stump
Admiral Felix Stump told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the United States could not resist communism without Asia and would be isolated if Asia did not help. He urged backing the four billion dollar foreign aid request and noted some cuts in Asian defense strength. In later items, Frederick police arrested James Johns for forgery, and Baltimore man William Legg faced peace warrant and disorderly conduct charges with trials slated.
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U. S
Pacific
United States
Asia
Adm
Felix Stump
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Stump
Europe
Middle East
Eisenhower
Far East
Frederick
Baltimore
Frederick City
James Lewis Johns
East Church Street
Norman Dietz
al Arim
Johns
William E. Legg
North Charles Street
Included in Survey of Young Writers Richard Leichert Featured
Richard Leichert, Fredeckl born writer, whose first novel Altars of the Heart has drawn wide recognition, is added to the survey of young writers in Library Jornal. He explains writing the book after a Rome visit and a sprained ankle, and discusses issues in current novel writing.
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Richard Leichert
Frederick author discusses literature and selling pressure
The Frederick News reports on Leichert, a Washington writer, examining how market forces shape what authors write. He notes the struggle between personal artistic aims and the demand for best sellers, and discusses his plans for a sixth novel while critiquing publishing incentives. Leichert is the son of Harry J. Lebherz of West Second Street.
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England
Leicherz
Washington
Harry J. Lebherz
West Second Street
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