Four Held In Racial Slaying Face Conspiracy Charges
Four white men from Alabama are charged with conspiring to deprive a person of civil rights in the ambush slaying of Detroit civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo near Lowndesboro. Bond set at 50000 each. one man jailed, three released. Authorities consider possible first degree murder indictments if evidence warrants, with death or life imprisonment possible.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Flowers
Washington
Liuzzo
South
Selma Negro Leroy Moton
Selma
Eugene Thomas
William Orville Eaton
Bessemer
Gary Tommy Rowe Jr
Birmingham
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Fairfield
FBI
U.S
Thomas
Eaton
Rowe
Wilkins
R. Macey Taylor
Walkersville Plans to Choose Two Town Candidates
Walkersville announces a public meeting Monday at 8 p.m. at the Walkersville Fire Hall to nominate two town commissioners Edward Hedges and Walter Zimmerman. John R. Cummins of Maryland Baptist College will present development plans for a new college scheduled to begin construction April 1, inviting Glade Valley residents to attend and learn about the project.
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Maryland Baptist College
Walkersville
Burgess Gilmore Trout
Edward Hedges
Walter Zimmerman
John R. Cummins
The
Baptist College
Glade Valley
House OKs Expansion Of Public Accommodations Law
ANNAPOLIS AP The Maryland Public Accommodations Law expansion cleared the House 85 to 8 and heads to the Senate amid widespread amendment plans. The measure would broaden the ban on racial and religious discrimination to include bowling alleys arenas cinemas and gasoline stations with private clubs exempt. Backers argue it harmonizes state law with federal standards and keeps enforcement at the state level, while opponents plan procedural delays and a home county trial option for defendants.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Senate
House
General Assembly
Maryland toFund New Dormitory at Maryland School for the Deaf
Maryland lawmakers approved a 437000 package for the Maryland School for the Deaf including 382000 for site development and a new boys dormitory plus 55000 to raze the old administration building construction on the admin building will start this summer. The capital improvements budget also Funds a dam plan at Cunningham Falls Park and related road relocation 100000 for Greenbrier State Park beach campsites trails and residence 28500 for two comfort stations at the Washington Monument site and 150000 for equipment at Maryland Correctional Institute in Hagerstown.
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Maryland School For the Deaf
Maryland
Cunningham Falls State Park
Thurmont
Cunningham Falls Park
Catoctin Hall
Greenbrier
Frederick
Washington
Washington Monument
Washington County
Maryland Correctional Institute
Hagerstown
Frederick May Soon Get First Negro Policeman
Frederick City may have its first Negro police officer by summer, pending candidate selection. Chief Main noted this is the first time since 1952 a Negro application has advanced this far, with rigorous requirements, a year probation, and starting pay of 4300 plus increases. Training includes on the job work, Maryland State Police Academy, and FBI courses.
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Frederick
Frederick City
Charles V. Main
Main
U.S
Frederick County
Police Commission
Board of Aldermen
Maryland State Police Academy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U S Horse Wins Grand National Run
Jay Trump owned by Mary C Stephenson of Cincinnati Ohio and ridden by Tommy Smith of Middleburg Va won the 124th Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree Freddie the 7 2 favorite ran second and Mr Jones took third It marked a second straight win for American horses in this demanding race following Team Spirit’s victory last year.
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Aintree
England
Jay Trump
Mary C. Stephenson
Cincinnati
Ohio
Tommy Smith
Middleburg
Freddie
Mr. Jones
Team Spirit
Mrs. Bullivant Heads Frederick County Homemakers
Mrs W K Bullivant of the Myersville Club was elected president of the Frederick County Council of Homemakers for 1966 at the 43rd annual meeting at Hood College. Also elected were Mrs Bascom Neal treasurer and Adele Miller and Beatrice Fehr honored for leadership in the year just completed.
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Joy Derr
Frederick County Council of
Hood College
Brodbeck Hall
W. Kenneth Bullivant
Myersville Club
Bascom Neal
Jug Bridge Club
Bullivant
Bern
Switzerland
Frederick County
Presbyterian Hospital
New York
Teachers College
Columbia University
Fort Detrick
Neal
Virginia
Homemakers Clubs
Neal and Kennedy Inc
Adele Miller
Beatrice Fehr
Home Economics
Fire Damage Hits Shed at Lehigh Portland Plant
Firefighters from Woodsboro Walker sville Independent and New Midway battled a blaze at the Lehigh Portland plant near Woodsboro. A storage shed and its contents were destroyed by an overheated space heater fire about 3 a.m. causing 3000 dollars in damage. No injuries were reported.
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Lehigh Portland Portland Cement
Woodsboro
Walkersville
Independent
New Midway
Citizen
Aerojet-General Corporation
Frederick
Track Opener Draws 7532 Fans at Shenandoah Downs
A warm but damp Friday night crowd of 7,532 enjoyed Shenandoah Downs spring opener with a record mutuel handle of 434,068. Twin double wagering yielded 15,406.20 to two bettors as four outsiders won on a muddy track. the VIMI purse went to Jack Loeb’s Can’t Behave at 21 to 1 in the 8 2 3 4. Chuckabob paid 43.20 in the four way bet, and attendance dipped from last year’s 7,900.
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Shenandoah Downs
Jack Loeb
Chuckabob
School Aid Passed By Big Margin
The House approved a $1.3 billion school aid bill by 263 to 153, sending the measure on to the Senate. Democrats backed it 228 to 57 Republicans, amid charges the bill would affect parochial schools and private students. Speaker McCormack defended the vote as a major Democratic victory for Johnson.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
Goodell
Klan Revived by Civil Rights Era Growth in South
New life for the Ku Klux Klan emerges from the civil rights movement with estimates of 30,000 to 35,000 active members and up to 20,000 sympathizers mainly in the Deep South. James Venable cites 10,000 to 12,000 new members monthly as observers note rising influence since the current civil rights struggle began.
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New York
Ku Klux Klan
South
Richard M. Chalmers
University of Florida
Supreme Court
Klan
Bill to close Victor Cullen Hospital convert to delinquent boys home
State Legislature expected to approve a bill closing Victor Cullen Hospital at Sabillasville on July 1 and converting it into a home for delinquent boys. The measure passed the House and Senate committee and faces final Senate approval with Governor Tawes set to sign.
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Victor Cullen
Sabillasville
House of Delegates
State Senate
Senate Finance Committee
John A. Derr
Frederick
Derr
Tawes Administration
Tawes
Health Department
William M. Houck
Thurmont
Frederick County
Senator Derr
Charles E. Collins
Baltimore Sun
Sen
Maryland
Houck
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Cullen
Frederick Life Underwriters Association
J. Rolfe Castleman
Danny Flook
Clarence Flook
Joe Urie
Bill Lyerly
Frederick Life
House OK
W. K. Bullivant
New Yorker
John W McCormack
D-Mass
Pus
South Carolina
Atlanta
Samuel Green
Green
Kenmore
Montgomery County
Newspapri
Hachiv
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