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Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1962

Page

16

Weekend Fires In Frederick County Under Probe

State Police investigated multiple weekend fires in Frederick County amid possible arson. Fires included a barn at Waller Crum’s farm near Mt Pleasant with minor roof damage and undetermined loss, a uninsured cement block cabin near Buckeystown destroyed, and several smaller blazes reported on farms along Ball Road and at the Monocacy river. Investigations were led by Troopers Saycer, McAfee, and Hubble, with the Independents, Carroll Manor, Hyattstown, and Urbana fire units responding.

Fredericks County Waller Crum Mt. Pleasant New Midway Woodsboro Walkersville Frederick Independents Monocacy River Buckeystoun Carroll Sanor Company Stitley Brothers Tpr Robert B. Saycer Joseph Reeder Robert T McAfee Wilbur Kline Ball Road Hyattstown Company Urbana U.S Seven Acres Byron L. Hubble

Fires Reported Across Several Maryland Farms and Dwellings

Fire crews from Carroll Manor responded to multiple incidents around Frederick County. A seven acre field on George Horman’s farm near Forest Grove Church burned briefly after 3:25 pm on Sunday. Friday saw a dwelling fire at Gar Field Proctor on Doubs Road with no damage. A Claude Onley farm brush fire on Hope Hill Road near Buckeystown caused no property loss. Sunday at 11 am a held fire on Virginia L Coleman’s Fingerboard Road farm south of Urbana burned about one acre, then less than a half acre on the Urbana school grounds. Saturday at 7:29 pm Fre derick shown to be the site of a chimney fire at 1208 Oakwood Drive with no damage.

George Horman Forest Grove Carroll Manor Fire Company Carroll Manor Company Garfield Proctor Doubs Claude Onley Hope Hill Buckeystown Carroll Manor Virginia L Coleman Fingerboard Road Urbana Coleman Frederick Oakwood Drive

Stockpiles Increasing Under Senate Probe

Washington apprises that the strategic materials stockpile may grow by 229 million in largely unnecessary items. A Senate subcommittee led by Sen. Symington investigates 35 contracts, with deliveries in Q1 costing taxpayers about 8.5 million above current market prices. President Kennedy notes possible unconscionable profits and halts new acquisitions except for three critically short items.

Washington Senators Senate Stuart Symington D-Mo Kennedy

Surplus Cuts and Material Stocks in Government Stance

Government actions cut purchases of items such as feathers and castor oil while stockpiles grow. Officials cited prior contracts and a broad surplus in defense materials, with aluminum tonnage rising as stockpiles reached 169 percent of requirements. A separate report notes a Soviet Pravda item about a U.S. Communist leader offered eye donation, and a warning on costly Cuba invasion risk. The New Delhi note projects India’s population to near 900 million by century's end without birth control.

New Delhi Information Ministry India

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