Fatal Accident Recalled In Magistrate Court
A pregnant mother of three testified in Magistrate's Court about a January 2, 1961 crash on US 35 near Bennett's Creek Bridge that killed her husband. Ralph Leroy Martin, the other driver, faced two motor vehicle charges and claimed no time to react as he described the fatal moment.
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Bennett’s Creek
Margaret Theresa Ken- Schuler
Martin
Alpha Portland Cament
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Harry J. Frost
Schuler
Vienna
Burgee
Robert 5. Rothenhoefer
Bennett
Parsons Newman
William Wenner
Maryland Casualty Company
Mr. Schuler
Justice Whittaker Retires from Supreme Court
Washington AP reports Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Whittaker retires due to ill health after five years on the bench. President Kennedy announced the decision at a news conference, effective April. Whittaker was appointed by Eisenhower in 1957 and is one of four Republican justices on the nine member court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Charles E. Whittaker
Whittaker
Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rotary W ar on Campus Warns Three-City Audience
More than 100 Rotarians from Hagerstown Brunswick and Frederick attended a Francis Scott Key Hotel meeting where Dr George F Carter Johns Hopkins geography professor warned that liberalism versus conservatism on campuses threatens the American way of life He urged that students be taught fundamental American government and highlighted a perceived drift away from such basics The event included a social hour a turkey dinner and installation of new club officers with Dr James A Sensenbaugh Frederick County schools superintendent to be installed later as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Brunswick
Frederick
Rotary Club of
George F. Carter
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins
Carter
Wedgwood
G. Richard Bucheimer
James A. Sensenbaugh
Frederick County
Robert W. Russell
Galen C. Smith
Paul P. Gordon
Walter L. Roney
Sight-Saving Program Aids Frederick County Students
The Frederick County public schools launched a Sight-Saving Program to help 13 partially sighted students across seven schools. Led by Mrs Martha Williams with materials still arriving, the effort aims to maximize remaining vision and prevent disability.
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Frederick County
Merman A. Hauver
Martha Williams
Williams
Mrat Williams
Middletown Elementary
Harmony Grove
North Market Street
Thurmont Elemenary
Urbana
East Frederick
Liberty
State Department of Special Education
Public Health Department
Frederick Area Sees Warmest Weather Since November
The Frederick area is forecast for a warm day with sunny skies and a high near 72. Tonight may see brief showers keeping temps above 40 but cooler Friday. Last night’s low was 33, with continued warm afternoons and greener landscapes as Spring nears.
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Frederick
Mercury
Weihinsday
Brunswick Boy Killed by Train After Warning Fails
In Brentwood Maryland four year old Donald McGargle was killed by a Baltimore and Ohio commuter train after waiting for another train to pass on a neighboring track. Flagman William Smith of Brunswick, 49, said he saw the boy on the tracks and believes the child did not hear the second train approaching from the opposite direction. Brentwood lies in Prince Georges County.
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Brentwood
Donald McGargle
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
William §. Smith
Brunswick
Prince Georges County
Red China Congress Opens Amid Hunger and Quarrels
The National People's Congress in Peiping opened with most leaders present except Peng Teh-huai, who was disciplined for opposing Mao’s commune program. Reported failures of communes and shifts toward localized management accompany hints Mao’s policies loosened state control, while agriculture moves toward private plots and market-style fairs as harvests worsen. The stock market also rallied in New York as trading intensified.
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Tokyo
China
National People’s Congress
Peiping
Great Hall of the People
Square of Heavenly Peace
Peng Teh-huai
Communist Party
Mao Tzefung
Mao
Feiping
Filic
Court weighs fairness of Harmony rabbit hunt b bunny bop
In Raleigh the North Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments over the Harmony American Legion rabbit hunt. Richard Meek urged banning the bunny bop as a public nuisance arguing it teaches brute force. Legion representatives defended the hunt as sporting and lawful. The case from Iredell County stems from a Superior Court dismissal of a plea to stop future hunts.
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Raleigh
N.C
Iredell County
State Supreme Court
Richard Meek
Charlotte
Legion
Meek
Carlisle Higgins
Higgins
William B. Rodman
Hunt Parker
Beckham
Superior Court
Walter Crissman
Legion Post
Supreme Court
Frondizi Isolated After Bloodless Argentine Coup
Argentina’s armed forces ousted President Arturo Frondizi in a bloodless coup and sent him to Martin Garcia Island for detention. Jose Maria Guido, named successor, had not yet accepted. Frondizi's arrest followed hours of strategic military moves amid Peronist gains and concerns over U S reactions and Alliance for Progress. David Blejer accompanied Frondizi to the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Arturo Frondizi
Frondizi
Jose Maria Guido
Senate
Argentina
Froridizi
Martin Garcia Island
River Plate
Juan D. Peron
Peron
United States
Alliance For Progress
National Congress
David Blejer
Labor
City codes urged to curb waste smoke at disposal plant
City Engineer Robert A Whiteford urged property owners to follow city waste removal rules to cut smoke from the disposal plant. He outlined separating combustible and noncombustible waste, proper containers, and bundling branches. A long range plan includes enlarging the incinerator and later using a sanitary landfill to reduce odor and eliminate the quarry as a dump.
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Robert A. Whiteford
Whiteford
Gas House Pike
Highland Street
Dem Dinner Attendance Seen For Young Democrats Event
Between 50 and 60 people from the area are expected to attend the Young Democratic Jefferson Jackson Day dinner Saturday at the Emerson Hotel in Baltimore. J Edward Day Postmaster General will speak. Charles E Moylan will be general chairman. Co chairs for ticket sales include Dorothy Handley Jean Wastler Ann McNeal Beverly Byron and Madelyn Himes. A cocktail party Friday, a statewide committee meeting, a college workshop Saturday, and a reception for the Postmaster General precede the banquet. Maryland Democratic congressmen and major statewide candidates are expected to attend.
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Jefferson Jackson
Emerson Hotel
Baltimore
Goodioe E. Byron
Young Democrats
Charles E. Moylan
Baltimore City
J. Edward Day
Dorothy Handley
Jean Wastler
Ann McNeal
Beverly Byron
Madelyn Himes
Anne Arundel County
Emerson
Moylan
Maryland
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Justice Whittaker
Mirs
Martha Wiliams
Timothy Curry
Pholo
Frank J. Keeter
Joanne Crummit
Dr. Sensenbaugh
Frederick Club
Dinary
Columbus
Train
Boy
Red China Congress
New York
Government House
Fyondizi
Jose Guido
Ask
United Fire Engine Company
Middletown
Paul G. Hausler Jr
RFD
Jai
William. J.burras Jr
Airy
Fday
James D. Whitmer
John W. Crone
Jefferson Street
Whitmer
Crone
Byron W. Thompson
Henry J. Stafford
Burras
Hausler
Barras
George R. Wright
Wright
Arthur B. Lincoln
Carrol County
Lincoln
Ronald Lewis
William H. Boggs
Cumberland
James E. Turner
Pearl Street
Turner
South Street
Roscoe A. Blank
Blank
Bernard King
Plattsburgh. N.Y
Plattsburgh Air Force Base
Dem
Fairfax
Bruce Young
Theodore Robinson
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