Detrick Soldier Killed in U S 40 A Crash
One Fort Detrick serviceman died at Frederick Memorial Hospital with crushed chest and skull fracture after a two car collision on U S 40 A near Old Braddock. Two others, Richard Marshall and Russell Burton, were hospitalized at Walter Reed with severe injuries and facial lacerations.
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Fort Detrick
U.S. 40-A
Old Braddock
Jacob Grant Condran Kreiser
Prospect Street
Middletown
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington
Richard Martin Marshall
Shields Trailer Park
Marshall
Russell M. Burton Jr
Dallas
Tex
Walter Reed
Kreiser
Robert C. Snyder
Burton
Ft. Detrick
Washgton
Richard Mar
Picturesque Easter Eve in Town Bakes Sales and Auto Crash
Morning markets on North Market displayed bake sales flower stands and Easter decor while a fatal car crash near U S 40 A involved Midletown serviceman Kreiser and two East Coast Relay members. Nine sales thrived by 9:30 as shoppers bought eggs sandwiches preserves and flowers amid chilly spring weather and Easter forecasts.
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North Market Street
Paris
Market
Patrick
Second Street
Standing By Truck Victim of Hit Run
State Police report a West Virginia truck driver standing beside his vehicle on U S 40 west of here was struck by an unidentified car around 3 a m today and admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital with a puncture wound of the left hip and brush five in Sage. Tfc Ronald Twigg investigates for State Police.
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West Virginia
U. S. 40
Here
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Sage
W. Va
Young
Eelland
Hagerstown
Tfc. C
Ronald Twigg
Maryland Mother of the Year honors go to Mrs McGill
Mrs William McPherson McGill of Thurmont is named Maryland Mother of the Year by the Mothers Committee for Maryland. Sponsored by the Women’s Democratic League of Frederick County, she is the second local winner. Governor Tawes will present the citation on April 20, and she competes in the national finals in New York City May 3 to 8.
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William McPherson McGill
Thurmont
Maryland
Mothers Committee For
Women's Democratic League
Frederick County
McGill
John E. Molesworth
Plane Engine On Fire Off California Coast
Coast Guard reports a Honolulu to Los Angeles DC-4 with nine aboard, engine No. 2 afire about 1,000 miles southwest of San Francisco. Two long range SF interceptors head to assist as pilot considers ditching at sea. no ditching confirmed.
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San Diego
Coast Guard
Honolulu
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Jin
Johnson schedules May and July visits by foreign leaders
President Johnson at his 400 acre Texas ranch plans informal White House visits by Berlin mayor Willy Brandt on May 18 and Italian premier Aldo Moro on July 7 and 8. Moro tours the U S for the first time as premier while Brandt attends a Foreign Policy Association event in New York May 15.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
White House
Berlin
Italy
Willy Brandt
Aldo Moro
Washington
United States
West Berlin
Moro
Brandt
Foreign Policy Association
New York City
Texas Hill Country
St. Barnabas Episcopal Mission
Fredericksburg
Sweadner Named To Flag Committee
Duval W. Sweadner, president of Frederick Community College, was named by Governor Tawes to the advisory committee aiding the Commission for the 10th Anniversary of the writing of The Star Spangled Banner.
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Duval W. Sweadner
Frederick Community College
J. Millard Tawes
Funk to Remain SRC Head Backed by Tawes in Maryland
Maryland legislators doubted John B. Funk would stay on as chairman of the State Roads Commission but he denied plans to resign. An aide to Gov. Tawes and Funk indicated no pressure or resignation was sought, despite strong talk during the General Assembly session. Several senators said they believed Funk would resign to take a road-building break, though no such move occurred.
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Baltimore
John B. Funk
State Roads Commission
Tawes
Funk
Maryland General Assembly
Joseph W. Alton
R-Anne Arundel
George E. Snyder
Washington
George R. Hughes
R-Allegany
John, A. Derr
Frederick
Alton
Sen. Hughes
Easter and Passover Coincide in Holy Week Observances
In Jerusalem on Holy Saturday Roman Catholic Bishop Fulgencio Pasini led the blessing of fire and lighting of the paschal candle at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. The ceremony drew many Protestants and Catholics as two million Jews in Israel marked the second day of Passover, coinciding this year with Easter.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Christ
Fulgencio Pasini
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Alberto Gori
Holy Land
Israel
Moses
Egypt
Earthquake Devastates Anchorage Striking City Center
Local residents await word from kin in Anchorage Alaska where a massive quake shattered the town center and left unknown deaths. Mrs Dan H Cruz sister of Mrs Harry F Shipley and Mrs Louis Renn reside here with ties to affected areas Eleventh avenue near the hardest hit zone. Shipley's son Patrick D Shipley and Miss S Louise Renn live in nearby coordinates reflecting the quake’s reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
Dan H. Cruz
Harry F. Shipley
Louis Renn
Eleventh Avenue
S. Louise Renn
Viet Nam Official Sentenced To Death
Phan Quang Dong, a high intelligence officer from the Ngo Dinh Diem era, was condemned to death by a revolutionary court in Hue. He faced charges of murder extortion illegal detention and torture of prisoners. his property will be confiscated. A crowd of about 2000 birthed cheers outside the provincial courthouse as the sentence was read.
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Hue
South Viet Nam
Phan Quang Dong
Ngo Dinh Diem
Maryland tourism chief laments lack of state promotion
Gil Crandall, head of Maryland tourism, calls the state one of the most unknown in the union and cites a modest annual budget of 171000 for tourism. He contrasts Maryland with Virginia and Pennsylvania and urges a coordinated program and larger ads to attract visitors. Fort Frederick could be a top East Coast attraction with proper promotion, he says, but signage and interpretation are lacking.
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Maryland
Union
Hagerstown
Gil Crandall
Maryland Economic Development Commission
Virginia
Pennylvania
Crandall
Washington County
Fort Frederick
Anchorage Earthquake Destroys Buildings and Causes Heavy Loss
An Alaska earthquake struck Anchorage and surrounding coastal cities, collapsing three story concrete structures and triggering fires. Deaths, missing residents, and billions in damage were feared as Governor Egan urged President Johnson to declare a disaster. Communications failed and rescue efforts faced darkness and water shortages.
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Anchorage
Alaska
William A. Egan
Johnson
Egan
Cook Inlet
Valdez
Seward
Kodiak
Navy
Turnagain Bluff
Johnson City
Tex
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Detrick
Luann Schildt
Frank J. Keefer
Luann
Howard Schildt
Winchester Street
East Coast Relay Station
Lillian
Nancy
Middletown High School
Tin Marshall
Pfc
Kreiser’s
U.S
Sweadner
Pacific Ocean
Anch
Wue
Fairbanks
Juneau
SRC
Viet Nam
Jacksonville
Fla
Lewisburg
Canada
Antietam
Sibeles
Woulfsville
Call
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