Two Libe rtytown men sentenced for home invasion assault
Two Liberty Town men, Richard E Armstrong and Ernest L Butler, were sentenced to 17 years each in the Maryland penitentiary for a brutal home invasion of 1 year old Walter Pittinger. The attackers beat the farmer, fired three shots, and ransacked the house near Libertytown on September 1. The judge described the attack as the most odious he had heard and cited armed robbery statutes in passing sentence.
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Libertytown
Maryland
Walter Pittinger
Patrick
Schnauffer
Richard E. Armstrong
Ernest L. Butler
Edwin F. Nikirk
Armstrong
Butler
Pittinger
Nikirk
Jesse Pittinger
Mnikirk
State Olice
Sergt. John J. Cassidy
State Police
Tier
Pacific
Elthough Armstrong
A. Reform School
Richard E. Zimmerman
Byeo . Thompson
Long
H. Reese Shoewnker, Jr
Wees
Explosion Cracks Fifty Glass Panes at Middletown Farm Home
State Police answered an early morning blast near Route 40 between Middletown and Frederick at Noah E. Kefauver Jr s residence. The force shattered or cracked about fifty front panes across four large windows and a second floor pane. Authorities suspect a Halloween prank possibly involving a homemade bomb or dynamite.
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Noah E. Kefauver, Jr
Middletown
Kefauver
James H. Rouzee, Jr
William A. Mutchner
Kefauvers
Kefauvver
Frederick
Rouzee
Two Bank Holidays In Coming Week
Banks city and county will close two days next week due to legal holidays. Banks and schools and some public offices will be closed all day Tuesday for the election and again on Saturday because of Armistice Day.
Vandalism At Minimum Last Night
A quiet Halloween night in the city with only minor vandalism reported and no countywide flare ups. Weather cooled after a record warm spell with scattered showers possible tonight, then sunny and cooler conditions expected tomorrow and Saturday.
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Weather Bureau
Hallowe'en
Doubs Point of Rocks
George Crouse
Point of Reeka
Lewis R. Derizbaugh
Upper College Terrace
Ohio
West Virginia
1980 US census population totals and House seat shifts
Washington reports official 1980 US population at 180,807,361. Census as of April 1 shows a 19,028,086 rise since 1940, a 14.5 percent gain, prompting seven states to gain and nine to lose seats in the 435 member House in the next elections.
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Washington
United States
House of Representatives
White House
Frederick Airport Gains 50000 In Federal Funds
Federal funds of 50000 are slated for Frederick airport improvements including thickening the north south runway taxiways and aprons. total project cost is about 100000 with state funds of 27500 and local match around 22500 plus drainage work completed at 29000. milestones tie to eligibility for state aviation funds and original load capacity target of 30000 pounds.
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Frederick
Board of Aldermen
State Aviation Commission
President Truman Sick Over Guard Death and Attack
President Truman said he felt he was never in danger from the assassination attempt and expressed distress over the death of guard Leslie Coffelt and injuries to Donald Birdzell and Joseph Downs. He called Coffelt one of the finest fellows and said the incident was terrible, while noting the Puerto Ricans have had the best government and their own governor under his administration. Deeds recorded list property sales including 108 West Third Street for about 16000 dollars and a West Fourth Street Pike parcel near Grant Place for about 10300 dollars.
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Washington
Truman
Leslie Coffelt
Mr. Truman
Donald T. Birdzell
Joseph H. Downs
White House
Herman International
Jaqueline Cochran
Aviatrix
Blair House
Mary A. Culler
Charles S. V. Sanner
West Third Street
Earl S. Ausherman
Harvey R. Miller, Jr
West Fourth Street
Grant Place
Konstanty Wins NL MVP as First Relief Pitcher
James Big Jim Konstanty of New York was named National League Most Valuable Player becoming the first relief pitcher to earn the honor. The announcement marked a historic moment in baseball as Konstanty edged a field of top NL stars for the league’s top award.
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Konstanty
New York
Caaimer James
Big Jim
Two Held After Telephone Lines Cut Near Jefferson
Frederick Hayes Remsburg and Robert F. Lowe, both 20 to 23, were arrested for cutting Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone lines along Route 340 near Jefferson to drive off police on Halloween. Eleven lines were damaged, leaving 80 subscribers without service for about five hours. bond set at $500 each. The method used involved a pole with a hook to pull wires down for pliers to cut.
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Jefferson
Hallowe’en
Frederick Hayes Remsburg
Robert FE. Lowe
Walter K. May
George F. Crouse
Edwin F. Nikirk
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Lt May
Crouse
Referendums Explained on Tuesdays Ballot Summary
Public service analyses prepared by the Frederick County Bar Association outline three referendums and six constitutional amendments on Tuesdays ballot with summaries of amendments to follow before the election. Fire alarm incident at 138 West All Saints Street reported 9:30 a.m. with fire confined to an overstuffed chair. chair and fire were extinguished by booster stream. Units and Citizens Truck Company responded.
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News Today
Frederick County Bar Association
All Saints Street
Uniteds and Citizens Truck Company
Frederick Community Chest appeal urges finish by Nov 4
General Chairman Robert E Miller asks Frederick workers to complete reports by November 4 as total contributions reach 26771 toward a 32015 goal. Camp Detrick and outlying areas meet small portions, while several units like special gifts and industrial quotas show varying progress. Several drives recorded low yields from door-to-door efforts, highlighting a potential deficit unless more donors are reached.
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Robert E. Miller
Frederick
Red Feather
Miller
Camp Detrick
Russia Ready to Join General Conference for Japan Peace Pact
London dispatch reports diplomatic officials say Russia told the United States it is ready to participate in a general conference to draft a peace treaty for Japan. Some east west procedural differences remain to be settled before a conference can be convened.
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London
Russia
United States
Japan
Nickel Soda Pop Soon Only Memory
At the 32nd annual convention of the American Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages in San Francisco, Mike Michaels of Kansas City warned that rising costs will force nickel soda pop out of the market, a fate beers once faced.
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San Francisco
Mike Michaels
Kansas City
Price shifts ease for pork chickens and coffee beans
Weekly retail prices show reductions in pork cuts 5 to 10 cents a pound and frying and broiling chicken 2 to 8 cents. Coffee roasters trim wholesale prices about 2 cents a pound while green coffee producers cut prices due to lagging roaster demand. Eggs and produce mostly steady with some items up, others down as supply shifts. Demand and expectations of higher prices next year cited, driven by rising employment and social security benefits. A Florida Citrus Mutual advisory urges restraint in marketing and notes weak early-season orange demand. National Dairy Products Corp to test a new milk concentrate in one-third quart containers priced like regular milk.
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Preas
Poultry and Egg National Board
Agriculture Department
Florida Citrus Mutual
Florida Orange
Mutual
California
Wilmington
Del
National Dairy Products Corp
Two Puerto Rican rebels attempt to assassinate at Blair House
Washington November 2 Two Puerto Rican revolutionaries opened fire at President Truman’s Blair House door as White House police returned fire. One attacker died instantly, the other, Griselio Torresola, was killed on the steps. Oscar Collazo was wounded and charged with murder. Police officers Coffelt and Downs were among the wounded. Secret Service reinforced guards as the incident shocked the nation.
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Washington
Truman
Blair House
White House
Secret Service
Pennsylvania Avenue
Leslie Coffelt
Oscar Collazo
New York
District of Columbia
Griselio Tor
Resola
Torresola
Pedro Albizu Campos
U. 5
San Juan
Torrésola
John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
Joseph H. Downs
Donald T. Birdzell
Birdzell
Two Planes Damaged by Vandals at Frederick Airport
Vandals slipped into the hangar at Frederick airport and slashed two planes owned by local figures. Charles Grimes, airport manager, and Herschel F. Gibbs suffered canvas tears and holes, with the Gibbs Stinson possibly sustaining the worst damage. Investigators valued the damage at several hundred dollars or more.
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Frederick
Charles Grimes
Herschel F. Gibbs
Grimes
Gibbs
Stinson
Supreme Court hears bid to overturn Maryland Ober law ruling
Progressive party lawyers asked the Supreme Court for an immediate hearing to challenge Maryland's anti subversive Ober law after its Court of Appeals upheld removing Louis Shub from the governor ballot for refusing a loyalty pledge. The court delayed review awaiting an appellate opinion.
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Washington
Progressive Party
Supreme Court of the United States
Maryland
Louis Shub
Progressives
Mitchel A. Dubow
Court of Appeals
Ogle Marbury
Stephen R. Callins
Edward 8. Delaplaine
Charles Markell
William L. Henderson
C. Gus Grason
Poole Nominated Maryland State Teachers’ Association President
Harry R. Poole principal of Smithsburg High School in Washington County was nominated today to be the new president of the Maryland State Teachers Association.
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Baltimore
Harry R. Poole
Smithsburg High School
Washington County
Maryland State Teachers’ Association
Collazo in Fine Shape After Truman Attempt Injury
Oscar Collazo, wounded in yesterday's attack on President Truman, was reported in fine shape and apparently out of danger. An Emergency Hospital doctor said the bullet remains embedded near his back and may cause irritation. Secret Service and police questioned him through the night while guards kept watch in a small hospital room.
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Washington
Oscar Collazo
Truman
Collazo
Secret Service
Donald Birdzell
Joseph Downs
Temperatures Drop In West and Midwest Weather Shift
The central Rockies cold front pushed east across the lower Great Lakes and Ohio Valley, dropping Midwest readings by 20 to 40 degrees and bringing snow and freezing temps in places like Chicago. Eastern Atlantic regions kept warm conditions as a late November heat persisted. Snow and mixed precipitation were reported in Montana and Lake Superior area with near freezing temps.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Atlantic Seaboard
Rockies
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Chicago
Mercury
Carolinas
Montana
Lake Superior
Americans Fail Breakout Of Surrounded Cavalry Near Unsan
American cavalrymen fought a daylong battle to break out nearly 5 000 foot troopers cut off near a dry river bed southwest of Unsan in northwest Korea. Chinese and North Korean forces, including 3 000 Chinese Reds, pressed a fierce multi directional assault as allied rescue attempts failed. The surrounded First Cavalry Division unit faced heavy resistance and lost contact with some escape routes, with the commander calling the situation very serious.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Unsan
Pyongyang
Hobart R. Gay
Tom Lambert
Lambert
First Cavalry Division
Yongsong
Reds
U. S. Army Corps
President Truman’s brisk early walk after attack
President Truman walked at 7 am through Blair House and Pennsylvania Avenue with six Secret Service escorts, unperturbed by yesterday’s assassination attempt by two Puerto Rican revolutionists. He waved to reporters and headed toward the Washington Monument, about a half mile away.
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Washington
Truman
Blair House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mr. Truman
White House Grounds
Washington Monument
Heavy Guard For Visit By Truman
St Louis plans extra security for President Truman during his weekend visit after the Washington assassination attempt. Police Chief Jeremiah OConnell said the police department will redouble precautions as the President is slated to deliver a major political speech Saturday night.
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St. Louis
Truman
Washington
Jeremia O'Connell
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