Fort Detrick Commander Warns on Communist Threat at Memorial Day Ceremony
Col. La Verne Parks of Fort Detrick addressed American Legion members and World War I veterans at Mount Olivet cemetery memorial services. He warned that communism seeks subversion and force, urging readiness to defend freedom and support allies. The event included prayers, taps, a firing squad salute, and a wreath laying, with a shortened parade due to bad weather.
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la Verne Parks
Fort Detrick
American Legion
Nith Barracks Association
Mount Olivet
Parks
Colonel Parks
Wiliam R. Eyler
Francis Scott Key
Frederick Post
Legion
James Harrison
George Phobus
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Americans Germans and Pakistanis aim to scale K2 peak
A seven member team of Americans Germans and Pakistanis has departed to attempt K2 in the Karakorams. They hope to reach the summit by August and plan a winter return if possible.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Karakoram Range
Namik Gedik Dead After Falls From Window At War College
Ankara interior minister Namik Gedik, a feared figure of the Menderes regime, leaped from a window at the army war college and died. He faced a nervous breakdown amid martial law and the military coup that toppled Menderes. Gedik left a farewell note to his wife before the fatal act. Several Menderes aides were airlifted to isolation at Yessi Ada as detainees remained at the college.
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Ankara
Turkey
Namik Gedik
Adnan Menderes
Gedik
Menderes
Turkish Army War College
War College
Marmara Sea
Refik Tulga
Istanbul
Yessi Ada
Marmara
Army War College
Celal Bayer
Fatih Rusty Zork
Attacked Man Reported After Break-In Window Incident
A man was assaulted during a break-in at an apartment last night when an intruder shattered a window. Police investigate the alleged attack and detained a suspect for questioning.
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Rockville
Monroe Street
Brok
Poachers Key Figure in Ingali Forest Incident
Six Africans were arrested Monday in a hunt for poachers after a Sunday clash in Ingali forest left a 14 year old white boy dead and a white police sergeant wounded.
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Kokstad
South Africa
Ingali Forest
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