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Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

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Mar 31, 1961

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Widow Sues for 100000 in Trail of Brunswick Motorcycle Crash

A $100,000 damage suit filed in the Circuit Court by Cora Sue Streight widow of Clarence Streight and his five children names Mrs. Dons L. Harrison of Brunswick as defendant. The accident on Md 63 June 30 1960 near Brunswick left Streight dead July 14 after a motorcycle collision with a car driven by Harrison. The State seeks both wrongful death and administratrix claims. Children listed include Ricky 13 Barbara 9 Stephen Orville born January 1960 and Lynda Sue unborn.

Dons L. Harrison Brunswick Md. +63 Maryland Cora Sue Streight Clarence Streight Streights Parsons Newman William W. Wenner Md. #64 Harrison MD. 163 Streight Washington County Hospital Hagerstown Ricky Donil Barbara Stephen Orville Lynda Sue

Way of Cross and Passover Dramatized in Jerusalem

In Jerusalem and Old City streets tourists join a Way of the Cross procession, while a Samaritan high priest leads Mount Gerizim Passover rituals with 12 knives and 12 sheep. Good Friday focus on Christ’s death and burial includes stations along cobblestoned streets and a Holy Sepulchre burial service. Later, seven people are overcome by coal gas in West Baltimore.

Jerusalem Jordan Old Jerusalem Hads Iowa Mount Gevizim Holy Land Moses Mount Gerizim Nablus Christ Calvary

Learning at Home in a Boy's Bone Ailment Study Room

Three times weekly the Board of Education home teacher Mrs. Kenneth Banke instructs seven year old Kenneth Morgan who suffers a bone ailment. Kenneth's sister Linda Morgan and Mary Fiery observe as the pupil personnel director oversees the learning scene in the living room classroom.

Kenneth Morgan Kenneth Banke Board of Edu Cation Banke Linda Morgan Mary Fiery The Board of Education

Unsung Heroine Teaches Kenneth Morgan On West Patrick St

A seven year old boy with osteogenesis imperfecta receives three hours weekly home teaching from retired educator Mrs Leonard Banke of Mount Phillip Road. The program, run by the Board of Education, uses a flatbed scooter, domino math, and jelly bean rewards to foster independent learning. Kenneth, nicknamed Buttons, recently turned seven and now attends school with support from local staff including Miss Mary Fiery and Paul Fogle.

West Patrick Street Board of Education Kenneth Eugene Morgan Leonard Banke Mount Phillip Road Banke Kentucky Kenneth Paul Fogle Joseph Rexroad Mary Fiery Fiery Charles Morgan Morgan

Minor two car Route 40 crash west of Frederick

A minor two car collision on Route 40 west of Frederick caused about $45 in damage with no injuries. Mrs Alma Chaney of Frederick was cited for an improper left turn after her 1958 Chevrolet was struck by Richard Maerz of Arlington driving a 1959 Chevrolet station wagon. The incident occurred around 7 35 a m near Route 40A.

Frederick Harry J. Frost Alma P. Chaney RFD 2 Richard Hugh Maerz Arlington Chaney

Postmaster General Day to Speak at Jefferson-Jackson Dinner

Special arrangements are made for post office employees to reserve seats for the appearance of Postmaster General J Edward Day at the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner in the armory on April 22 at 6. Reservations should be sent to Donald Woods and marked for the postal section. Day, a Harvard Law School graduate, joins President Kennedy's cabinet after a career in political law and insurance. John H Jack Kennedy, Baltimore photographer, is hospitalized at Johns Hopkins for observation after a car crash at North Market and 11th streets Tuesday night.

Post Office Department J. Edward Day Armory Kennedy Hodgson Apri HM Horm Donald Woods Frederick Dav Harvard Law School Adlai Stevenson Taois Day Stevenson Prudential Baltimore John H.jack Kennedy Johns Hopkins Hospital North Market Street 11Th Street

Windy and cold Easter forecast despite no snow

Weather outlook for Easter calls for clear skies but windy and chilly conditions with possible rain showers. Frost reported at 2 degrees at the airport station and countywide, as local residents observe Good Friday. banks and offices closed, shops busier, and weekend temperatures expected to inch up slowly after continued rain and partial clearing.

Weather Bureau

Woman charged after intersection collision on Dill and College

Mrs Mamie C Butts RFD 1 Middletown was charged with failure to stop for right of way after a 11 15 am accident at the Dill and College intersection. She pulled onto Dill from College into the eastbound Houff car. Damage estimated 45 to Houff 100 to Butts. No injuries. Officer John Whel don investigated.

Dill Avenue College Avenue Mamie C. Butts RFD 1 Middletown Houff Butts

Katanga forces capture Manono in Congo clash

Katanga army units led by white mercenaries seized Manono, routing about 600 Gizenga troops south of the town. Seven Gizengist soldiers were killed, with little resistance inside Manono, an important tin mining center 300 miles north of Elisabethville. UN observers reported no deaths among Katanga forces or civilians.

Elisabethville, the Congo Katanga Manono Antoine Gizenga Stanierville Katanga Province Jean Marie Kibwe Elisabethvile Kibwe Lualaba Moise Tshombe Stanleyville Godefroid Munongo U.N Munongo Trish Sean McKeown Manongo Piana

Cedar River crest reaches Cedar Rapids as flood held steady

The swollen Cedar River peaked in Cedar Rapids this morning at about 20.0 feet, about 12 feet above flood stage. Officials expect the crest to hold for up to 12 hours, stressing temporary levees while watchful crews monitor the river's slow rise toward the revised forecast.

Cedar Rapids Towa Cedar River Iowa SS. Geological Survey

Bike spokes kill snake near Briggs home

A 12 year old boy Roger Briggs was walking his bicycle home when a three foot rattlesnake struck at him. The snake tangled in the bicycle wheel and its head was severed by a spoke. The incident occurred in a Tampa Florida residential area near his home.

Tampa Fla Roger Briggs Beca Roger A. D. Briggs

Bill Doubling Cigarette Tax Gets Tentative Okay After 5-Hour Filibuster

A lengthy filibuster stalled action on a proposed bill to double cigarette taxes as Pat Rosencrantz reports. The piece also discusses public reactions and political maneuvering surrounding the tense session, noting regional implications and anticipated votes.

Warsaw Pact builds up defenses amid wary West

MOSCOW AP The Soviet led Warsaw Pact nations said the West remains in an arms race and announced stronger defenses. They labeled West Germany a major war danger, urged peaceful coexistence and disarmament, and signaled possible countermeasures to consolidate defense while limiting focus on Laos and Congo. Khrushchev’s tone suggested a craving to advance coexistence with Kennedy officials despite renewed East West tensions.

Moscow West NATO West Germany Laos Congo Kremlin Germany Khrushchev Kennedy United States Esenhower Africa Asia Latin America Eastern Europe China Indochinese

B 52 Drops Experimental Rocket Plane Over California

The article describes a rocket plane released from a B-52 over California at 45 000 feet. It then ascended under its own power. Pilot Walker endured two minutes of weightlessness during the test.

Base Calif Walker Joseph Walker Edwards Air Force

Maryland Senate Ends EightHour Filibuster Over Cigarette Tax

The Maryland Senate broke an eight hour filibuster led by four Southern Maryland senators and tentatively approved a bill to raise the state cigarette tax from three to six cents per pack. The measure, backed by House approval earlier, would earmark about $5 million for local governments. Senator Louis N. Phipps acknowledged the loss after a prolonged session that began late last night.

Annapolis Maryland Senate Maryland Louis N. Phipps D-Anne Arundel House Senate State House Phipps James A. Pine D-Balto County Pine William S. James Legislative Council Harry T. Phoebus Somerset Charles M. Lee Allegany Samuel W. Barrick Frederick Southern

Mathias Sees China Issue Tangle In Washington

Rep. Charles McC. Mathias Jr. told the Cosmopolitan Club in Washington that Kennedy’s honeymoon with Congress ends on foreign policy issues. He cited Republican criticism as lacking and warned the White House is moving toward admitting Red China, while arguing the Administration pursues Eisenhower era policies.

Kennedy Congress Charles McC. Mathias JR Cosmopolitan Club Sheraton-Carlton Waston Mathias United Natrons Dwight D. Eisenhower

Bomber Ripped Apart In Flight Near Lexington

A hundred million B52G bomber disintegrated during an aerial refueling near Lexington North Carolina Thursday night. Two of the eight crew members parachuted to safety were killed and four are missing. The two survivors named Maj. W. F. Minnich of Des Plaines Illinois and 1st Lt. G C Farnham of Loveland Colorado.

Lexington N.C W. F. Minnich Des Plaines G. C Farnham Loveland Colo

Five Day Forecast From Associated Press

The five day forecast from the Associated Press notes temperatures averaging 24 degrees below normal. Cooler Sunday and Monday, warmer Tuesday, cooler Wednesday, with rain Saturday and again around Tuesday, totaling about 0.25 inches. Normal highs run 53 to 61, lows 37 to 42, with about 20 inches of snow in the mountains.

Associated Press

Jet bomber crashes at Donaldson Air Force Base

A B66 jet bomber made an emergency landing at Donaldson Air Force Base in South Carolina and burned. All seven crew members survived the crash.

Donaldson Air Force Base S.C

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GAS API Frank J. Keefer Youngs W. Patrick St Gizenga Elisabethville Pat Rosencrantz Avention Jean Brennan Phillips Petroleum Brennan TEL Craon Barrick Nicwapa
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