Bids Sought for U S 15 Relocation Near Lewistown
The State Roads Commission invites bids to construct a relocated U S Route 15 segment north of Mount Prospect Church near Lewistown. The project includes a 24 foot paved lane with 10 foot shoulders, a three span bridge, and access only at preset county road crossings. Bids close noon on April a.
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State Roads Commission
Lewistown
Thomas G. Mohler
SRC
Mountaindale Road
Mount Prospect Church
Lewis- Fish Haters Road
Bowroaders
Stull
Lake View
Catoctin Furnace
Mount Prospect Cyurch
Fishing Creek
Mohler
Fish Hatchery Road
John D. Leatherman
Mehler
County Heads and School Board Debate Site for New School
County Commissioners urged the school board to pick a site for a new junior-senior high school. Dr. James A. Sensenbaugh told board members they must decide where to locate it, but the board delayed, agreeing not to seek further information until they finalize their position. Both meetings lasted about an hour with no decisive action.
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James A. Sensenbaugh
Sensenbaugh
Court House
Ross V. Smith
Dr. Sensenbaugh
Chase C. Gove
Rose Hill Manor
Gordon Smith
Mercer
Ross Smith
Rose Hill
Paul
Wise
Clarence C. C. Thomas
Thomas
Dr. Scumbaugh
James H. Cramer
Norman Eet Woo
Cram
County Board Clash Over School Site Choice
County Commissioners stated they will not influence school site selection as the Board of Education weighs Rose Hill Manor versus other locations for a proposed 40 acre site. The Cramer property option at 3000 per acre, with road and water line needs, was discussed amid tension and calls from residents, while the board delayed a final decision.
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Board of Education
Commissioners” Office
Delbert S. Null
Rose Hill Manor
James A. Sensenbaugh
James H. Cramer
Cramer
North Market Street
Readi Way
Paul Wise
The
Gordon Smith
Wilson Mercer
Null
Rose Hill
Smith
Mercer
Rey Crum
Court House
Air Force Colonel Charged in Radar Tower Collapse
Air Force Col. William M. Banks faces involuntary manslaughter charges over the January 15 radar tower collapse off the New Jersey coast. The case ties to the Air Force investigation of safety failures and the loss of personnel.
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Washington
Air Force
William M. Banks
New Jersey
School Board Debates Site for New Junior-Senior High
The School Board met in the county courthouse today to discuss site options for a new junior-senior high school. Members weighed Rose Hill Mansion Mercer sites against costs, transportation, and objections from residents, with no vote taken and emphasis on public reaction.
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Bizler
Wise
Louis Farm
Thomas
Maryland School For the Deaf
Rose Hill
Mercer
Gordon Smith
Sensenbaugh
North
Eight Years Sentence For Unauthorized Possession Of Papers
Arthur Roddey a 38 year old former Pentagon mathematician was sentenced to eight years in prison for unauthorized possession of a secret defense document. He pleaded guilty to that charge in a 12 count indictment connected to discovery of Pentagon papers at his Falls Church Virginia home. Roddey claimed he took the papers to prepare a report arguing studies at the Pentagon were watered down to influence defense spending.
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Alexandria
Arthur Rogers Roddey
Pentagon
Roddey
U.S. District Court
Falls Church
Defense
FBI
Albert V. Bryan
Frostburg Rejection Stands in Maryland Transfer Fight
Gov. Tawes will abide by the 11-10 House Education Committee vote blocking the Frostburg State Teachers College to University of Maryland. The bill sought Frostburg as a university branch amid opposition from the State Board of Education and teachers.
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Annapolis
Tawes
House Education Committee
Frostburg State Teachers College
University of Maryland
Maryland
State Board of Education
Dareni
Charlesb. Huyett
D-Washington
James A. Wise
Caroline
Lloyd L Simpkins
Huyetti
Washington County
Simpkins
Hurett
Wise
Frostburg
Blair Lee
Tf. D-Montgomery
School Site Selection Remarks Reflect Budget Tradeoffs
Board members heard that choosing a school site involves more than immediate land cost and cannot please all people. The discussion emphasized balancing budget, community impact, and long term needs as key factors in site selection.
Nine Inch Snowfall In State
Northern Maryland and Western Maryland recorded up to 9 inches as a storm moved through the region. The Weather Bureau warned of a transition from snow and sleet to freezing rain and rain with clearing and cooler conditions forecast by Thursday. An unrelated note reports a motorist acquitted in a failure to yield case from March 8 at the Carrollton Logan intersection.
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Associated Press
Maryland
U.S. Weather Bureau
Delaware
U.S. 40
Hancock
Washington County
Hagerstown
State Roads Commission
Allegany
Garrett County
Cumberland
Big Savage Mountain
Salisbury
Easton
Frederick
Cuberland
Leonardtown
Waldorf
Towson
Baltimore
At & Am
Conowingo
Weather Bureau
Edward Storm
Elm Street
Edward F. Burke
William A. Mutchner
Burke
Carrollton Drive
Logan Street
Five Convicts Sentenced in Royal Navy Secrets Case
In London at the Old Bailey three men and two women including an American couple were convicted of stealing Royal Navy secrets for the Soviet Union and given prison terms up to 30 years. Gordon Lonsdale Peter Kroger and Helen Kroger Harry Houghton and Ethel Gee faced sentences ranging from 15 to 30 years.
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London
Scotland
Yard
George Smith
Krogers
U.S
Rudolf Abel
Smith
Abel
Moscow
New York
Lord Parker
Britain
Kennedy news conference moved to 6 pm live broadcast
President Kennedy will speak at 6 pm EST with a live nationwide TV and radio broadcast. The White House changed the schedule from 4 pm to 6 pm to allow time for developments in Laos and to permit questions on that issue.
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Washengton
Kennedy
Laos
White House
Tragedy Strikes Family as Temple Rallies for Aid
A Temple Texas family faces serious injuries after two separate automobile crashes. Carl Tune 46 and his wife remain in a coma at Temple hospital as daughters Janet 18 and Kay 20 drop out of college to stay near them. Community groups including cafes, railroad workers, and King’s Daughters Hospital raise funds. after ten days donors total 1600 dollars for Kay Janet and Carl Jr.
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Temple
Tex
Carl Tune
Temple Hospital
James Pettigrew
Janet
Kay
Tune
Denton
North
Texas State
Temple Junior College
Carl, Jr
Texas
American Desk Co
Communications Workers of America
Railroad
Lmployes
King's Daughters Hospital
Carl Jr
ICWA
Truett
Drawings Of Center To Be Presented At April Meeting
Inter-Club Council announced at a Monday night Francis Leon Key Hotel session that drawings for the proposed Civic Center will be shown at the April meeting. The group seeks public and government backing to build the all-junction center on land on West Seventh Street, the reservoir site. J. B. Dorsey presided in Henry Durell’s absence.
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Inter-Club Council
All-Junction Center
West Seventh Street
J. B. Dorsey
Breakfast Optimist Club
Henry Durell
Kennedy Seeks Dramatic Overhaul Of Foreign Aid
President Kennedy asked Congress for a sweeping reform of the long term foreign aid program. The plan centers on a five year 7.3 billion loan authority to spur development abroad. It consolidates aid programs under a single agency and shifts arms aid into the military budget. The proposal envisions loans with long maturities at low or no interest and aims to involve other industrial nations in sharing the burden.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Secretary of State
Treasury
Pentagon
DLF
Southern papers praised for Civil War accuracy by ALA official
Richard B. Harwell of the American Library Association told the Lexington Civil War Round Table that Southern newspapers offered a truer picture of the war, printing more articles reflecting the "spirit of the times" and operating under a gentlemen’s agreement not to reveal military information.
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Lexington
American Library Association
South
North
Richard B. Harwell
Association
Snowfall breaks 1917 record with 60.4 inches in season
A spring storm pushed the season total to 60.4 inches, shattering the 1917 1918 record of 59.6 inches as two official measurements add 18 inches each. Roads crews used 35 pieces of equipment to treat slushy, icy roads with higher elevations receiving four to five inches. Weather predicts no more heavy snow today or tomorrow though light precipitation may continue.
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Braddock
South Mountains
Terry
Gace
Five Day Forecast With Warmer Weekend Ahead
The forecast calls for temperatures about five degrees below normal with a warmer Thursday and again Sunday or Monday. Rain totals average half to one inch early Thursday and again Sunday. Normal highs reach 57 and lows 34 to 39, with mountains dipping into the upper 20s. Railspace Market New York AP reports renewed rail issues pushing stocks up to moderate midday trading.
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Associated Press
Railspace Market
New York
Eite
Amitei
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Wheaton
Bethesda
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Capital
Enola
Harrisburg
Potomac
Marianne Shorrow
Catoctin Avenue
Mrs. Shorrow
Russ
Jfk
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