Britain asks Russia to join cease fire in Laos
Britain urged Russia on March 23 to join a call for an immediate cease fire in Laos as U S and Allied forces maneuvered for possible action against Communist troops. The U S carrier Midway left Hong Kong with a destroyer escort amid East West tensions and Thailand claimed 14 battalions of North Vietnamese troops had invaded Laos.
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Asia
Britain
Russia
Laos
U. S
U.S
Midway
Hong Kong
Thailand
Three Frederick men held for restaurant robbery and assault
Three Frederick men Harold Richard Perkins 22 James Bruse Hellin 25 and Margusen George Ridenour 28 were held by Hagerstown City Police after a Route 40 A pursuit following the Sherry's Restaurant robbery and assault on 71 year old Nora V McClear. The women identified two suspects. Police pursued in a gray 1954 Buick convertible and three men surrendered at a Mt Philip Road roadblock. The trio faces robbery charges with possible assault charges.
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Frederick
Hagerstown City
Mt Philip Road
Harold Richard Perkins
East Patrick Street
James Bruse Hellin
East Street
Margusen George Ridenour
Washington
Nora V. McClear
Sherry’s
East Baltimore Street
Hagerstown
Robert T. Storer
Route 404
Mt. Philip Road
Man Dies Of Heart Attack On Train Near Harpers Ferry
William Cortman Katker of Piqua Ohio died of a heart condition on a Baltimore and Ohio Pullman in the Harpers Ferry area while en route to Washington. A post mortem at Frederick Memorial Hospital confirmed the heart attack. The 68 year old had a prior stroke. State Police Trooper Harry J. Frost investigated. The body was removed from the train at Brunswick and later to Feete funeral home before hospital autopsy. Mrs Katker left the train at Brunswick awaiting a relative to return home.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
William Cortman
Katker
Piqua
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Haida
Kather
Washington
B. Q. Thomas Sr
Frederick County
Tate
Harry J. Frost
Frost
Brunswick
Feete Funeral Home
Two Tire Firms Seek $1,000 in Circuit Court
Judge Thomas Anderson opened a triple suit in Circuit Court as Yingling General Tire Corporation and Frederick General Tire Service Inc sought about $1,000 each for merchandise and services owed by Elmer Jackson and his wife. Jackson’s trucking equipment was also claimed by a set‑off suit. Witnesses detailed invoices dating to February 1958 and large tire purchases. Fire destroys a Carroll County home. Costley residence burned with $1,000 damage.
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Thomas Anderson
Yingling General Tire Corporation of
Westminster
Frederick General Tire Service Inc
Elmer Jackson
Sjamsville
J. H. Barnes
Yingling Concern
Jackson
Barnes
James Messersmith
Frederick
Messersmith
Frederick Concern
Herman Ramsburg
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Stewart Hobbs Grown
Raymond Costley
Streaker Road
Carroll County
Mt. Airy
Sykesville
Tawes Plans Smaller Meals Tax to Boost Budget
Annapolis Gov. Tawes said a $1 million budget cut from legislative finance will be used to raise the base of his restaurant meals tax. The tax originally starts at 25 cents, with talk of increasing the base if possible, but not above $1. His $519 million budget faces changes as requests trim the anticipated surplus from about $6 million to roughly $4 million. A $2.5 million welfare aid provision in the supplemental budget accounts for higher costs, while a reserve of $2 million and last year’s carryover bring the next budget’s potential to nearly $17 million.
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Annapolis
Tawes
Legion Home Remodeled For Reopening At East Church Street
The American Legion Francis Scott Key Post on East Church Street completed a $11,000 to $12,000 interior remodel sparked by a Christmas Eve dining room fire. Contractor Charles L. Korrell led the project adding mahogany paneling, new ceilings, lighting, floors, kitchen and social room equipment, air conditioning, eight dining room spotlights, rewiring, and a new hospital room. a main wall was removed and the building reinforced with steel. A spring reopening is planned with plans to display Korean War and World War II photos from Life Magazine, plus World War I images, as renovations limit use of parts of the home.
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Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
East Church Street
Charles L. Korrell
Legion’s Hospital
Life Magazine
Five Day Forecast From The Associated Press
Temperatures will be near normal with rising values Saturday through Monday and cooler conditions Tuesday or Wednesday. Rainfall expected around 0.14 to 0.21 inch on Tuesday or Wednesday. Normal highs around 53 and lows near 35 to 40, except near the Hillen mountains.
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Associated Press
Hlin Mountains
Redstone Missile Flight Tests Manned Space Flight Readiness
A Redstone missile with a dummy capsule lifted off from Cape Canaveral to test readiness for a possible short suborbital astronaut flight within six weeks. A manned launch hinges on a production capsule test at Wallops Island, Virginia, first.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Wallops Island
Poolesville Driver Guilty of Speeding
William P. Arthur, an employee for the Montgomery County Board of Education, was found guilty of speeding on U.S. 35 on March 1. Police followed his 1956 Buick from Evergreen Point to Lime Kiln before stopping him. Arthur pleaded guilty and was fined $100.
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Edward Storm
Poolesville
William P. Arthur
Montgomery County
Evergreen Point
State Road
Rt. 355
Arthur
SEATO urges continued solidarity against Laos threat
In Bangkok SEATO military chiefs stress unity to strengthen armed might against Communist Laos. They warn of danger from rebel support and outline plans to present a united front to foreign ministers. Rebels reportedly seize Kam Keut and encircle Tha Thong near Vientiane.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Laos
Pathet Lao
SEATO
Alliance
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Pakistan
Philippines
U.S
United States
Communist New China
Common
Kam Keut
Viet Nam
Communist Agency
Tha Thong
Mieng Khouang
Vientiane
Mystery Sickness Closes W Va School
Monroe County reports a mystery illness at Ballard Elementary affecting 23 girls aged 10 to 11. Five remain hospitalized at Giles Memorial. health officials await lab results to determine if a mild virus is to blame. Dr. Dickerson notes similar symptoms of stomach upset and convulsions and hopes to reopen the school soon.
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Health Department
Division of Disease Control
Dickerson
Dickergon
Russian must leave Chicago forced U.S. departure by April 8
The Department of Justice moved to dismiss spy indictments against Igor Y. Melekh a Russian employee of the United Nations if he leaves the United States by April 8. The action signals a resolution tied to his exit and a government move on espionage related charges.
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Chicago
Department of Justice
Igor Y. Melekh
United Nations
United States
Force Into Laos Probable Says Wiley in Laos Talks
Senator Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin told a Senate hearing that India is playing a large role in Laos negotiations and that India probably will send troops to Laos. The remark caused a rush of misinterpretation among reporters, later corrected by the committee stenographer. Wiley, a top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, was briefed on Laos by Secretary Rusk and CIA head Dulles.
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Washington
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
India
Laos
Wiley
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Secretary of State
Dean Rusk
Alien W. Duiles
Central Intelligence Agency
1500 U S Paratroopers On Alert In Hong Kong?
1500 U S paratroopers are on alert as Gen. White outlines rapid deployment to Laos within hours if needed. Units from Okinawa and the 25th Division in Hawaii are ready on short notice, with 24 hour readiness stated. Overall Pacific forces total nearly 400,000 on call with 3400 planes and 400 ships. President Kennedy warned Communist forces in Laos as preparations and maneuvers continued in Hawaii and California.
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Honolulu
Ldl White
Army
Pacific Forces
United States
Laos
White
Hawaii
Pacific
Kennedy
Okinawa
Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station
California
Jobless Pay Bill Signed by Kennedy
President Kennedy signed a measure adding up to 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits for those who have exhausted basic state benefits. The plan targets about three million workers and could total nearly 1 billion dollars across the coming year, with eligibility for two years from last July and payments up to half the original duration. The national economy will influence the actual payments.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Laos as springboard for piecemeal conquest of Asia
In a Kennedy era analysis, Bem Price explains Laos sits as a strategic wedge. its loss could enable Communist expansion across Southeast Asia, threatening Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, South Vietnam, India, and vital resources like rubber and tin, with ripple effects toward Indonesia and Australia.
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Bem Price
Associated Press
Washington
Laos
Kennedy
Jis
United States
Red China
Cambodia
Burma
Thailand
Viet Nam
South ‘East Asia
Southeast Asia
India
Free World
Malaya
Puddie
Indonesia
Japan
Philippines
Dead Lineman Shipe Linked to Mullican as War Buddy
John E. Shipe 35, a Potomac Edison lineman, fell 25 feet from a power pole near Cumberland during a snowstorm and died at Sacred Heart Hospital. A wartime buddy of Albert S. Mullican Sr., Shipe and Mullican served in Europe and remained close, with Mullican saying Shipe saved his life. Shipe frequently visited Mullican and kept a camp near Harpers Ferry. Mullican to be pallbearer.
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John E. Shipe
Cumberland
Albert S. Mullican
Jefferson Street
Mr. Mullican
Mr. Shipe
Harpers Ferry
Shipe
Potomac Edison Co
Sacred Heart Hospital
Mullican
Kennedy cites $5 billion deficit in 1961 budget plan
President Kennedy told Congress that the national budget faces a civilian deficit of about 1.8 billion for 1962, with total 1962 shortfalls possibly exceeding 3 billion. He warned the debt would rise to around 290 billion by mid 1962, citing revised defense costs and a weaker economy. The message requests a 343 million postal increase and states the 1962 budget aims to balance at 83.2 billion in revenue and outgo.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Laos Isurgent Conflict Escalates With Viet Nam Troop Involvement
In Vientiane six additional battalions from North Vietnam are alleged to have attacked across Laos border as U S forces deploy 15 helicopters to aid government troops. Government says Vietnamese technicians and combat specialists aid Pathet Lao while observers doubt proof.
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Vientiane
Laos
Viet Nam
United States
Kam Keui
Thabhel
Nhoug Abhay
U.s.7th Fleet
Thailand
U.S
Phoumi Nosavan
Kennedy
Udern
Here
Sala Phou Khoun
Luang Prabang
Vang Vieng
Maryland State Day Observed Amid Mild Weekend Forecast
The state marks State Day Saturday to honor Maryland's early settlers landing in 1634, though awareness is low and few know the date. Weather officials expect fair, mild conditions into the weekend with highs near 30 and overnight lows around 32 degrees.
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Maryland
Weather Bureau
Boy Falls Ten Feet At Farm Barn Accident
Rodney Martz, 11, son of Mr and Mrs Russell Martz of Keymar, fell ten feet from a hay mow into a concrete barn floor. He sustained a concussion a fractured arm and a chin wound needing stitches. He was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital after the accident on Wednesday.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Rodney Martz
Russell Martz
Keymar
Young Martz
New Melway School
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Phaom Pfmh
North Vietnam
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Tong Kong
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Glen Burnie
Leonardtown, Md
Harry 3
Lancaster
St. Marys County
Philip H. Dorsey Jr
Roscoe H. Parker
William B. Bowie
Prince Georges County
Legion Home
NEW Trial
Dead Lineman
Buddy’ of
North Viet Nam
Nipweoan
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