Judge Rejects 2 Requests in Sparton Club Robbery Trial
Judge James Macgilloverruled motions for directed verdicts by defense counsel in the Sparton Club robbery case. Howard Levine moved for verdicts for all defendants while Barrick urged against Toland’s involvement. Witnesses described costumes and a trench coat linked to the arrest near U.S. 240 on April 12.
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James Macgil
Defenda
Sparton Club
Samuel W. Ba
James Charles Toland
Howard Levine
Washington
Barrick
Toland
Masgill
H. J. Brown
E. L. Nicewarner
Marvin R. Gulick
G. L O'Brien
Montgomery County Police
Macgill
Gulick
Hermphrey Bogart
Willie Williams
U.S. 240
Willams
Levine
Brown
Williams
He Just Loves Hospitals
Maurice Harthannon lies bandaged on a hospital operating table as a bizarre case unfolds. A judge orders him restricted to a hospital under the Mental Health Act after a dangerous truck incident aimed at reentry to care. A doctor predicts the stay could last a decade.
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London
Maurice Harthannon
Lylesbars
Jransen
Ambulance Called for Mary Day at American Optical Company
The United Fire Company responded to a 11 45 a m call at the American Optical Company when employee Mary Day fainted. She was transported to Frederick Memorial Hospital and admitted for observation after treatment by Dr John M Cutler.
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United Fire Company
American Optical Company
Mary Day
Frederick Memorial Hospital
John M. Cutler
One Killed In AF Tanker Plane Crash
A KC135 tanker of the 42nd Bombardment Wing crashed on landing at Loring AFB killing one crewman and injuring 16 on board including three crew and 13 passengers. The fuselage burned after veering left on touchdown during a six hour refueling mission.
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Air Force
Loring Air Force Base
No Support For Vote Recount In 11 States
Republican leaders in 11 states show no plan for recounts after Morton urged investigations into purported vote frauds. Michigan, Illinois, New Mexico, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware report no recounts. Nevada and Missouri await official canvass outcomes. Minnesota doubtful. Texas weighing options. Kennedy led Nixon in raw votes as absentee ballots and unpledged electors loom, with 300 electoral votes needed for victory and margins shifting in California and other states.
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Washington
GOP
Thruston B. Morton
Morton
Michigan
South Carolina
Iinois
New Mexico
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Nevada
Missouri
Minnesota
Texas
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
California
Essen
Kennede
Spinning Propeller Grazes United DC 1,500 Feet Over Stapleton
A light plane's spinning propeller grazed the wing of a United Air Lines DC at Stapleton Airfield Denver. All 4, engine crew aboard the DC remained unaware until landing. Alterman 35 landed his Beechcraft Bonanza with a crumpled wing and bent propeller after the collision. Eight killed in Bombay bangles factory fire trapping residents amid explosions and stair collapse.
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Denver
Colo
United Air Lines
Stapleton
Bain
W. A. Tailman
Seattle
Alterman
Maryland 27 Million Roads Plan Unveiled by State
The Sizgie Roads Commission announced a 27.7 million dollar plan to upgrade western Maryland routes over the next 18 months. Projects target U.S. Routes 40 30 and 15 with shoulder reinforcements passing lanes and bridge work from Frederick to Hagerstown and toward Thurmont and Low. Advertised bid dates include March 21 1953 for Route 340 and August 15 1967 for Route 13 segments. multiple smaller contracts aim to balance work among local contractors.
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Sizgie Roads Commission
State Roads Commission
Francis Scott Key
Frederick Washington
Allegany
Garrett
U.S
Frederick
Cou
Rosie
Fredery Hagerstown
Hage
Hata
Thurmont
Lewistown
Tuscarora Creek
Werthaics
Steiner Hill
Commission
Ieadver
New Market
New London
Funk
Modest Gains Led Wall Street in Quiet Session
Modest gains appeared across most stocks in light trading as the market ended a day of restrained activity. Investors assessed small advances across sectors with few standout movers and a calm overall mood.
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New York
Fire Destroys Bank Barn on Fleming Property Near Poplar Springs
Early morning blaze leveled the Charles Fleming bank barn near Poplar Springs. Damage estimated around 29 000 with loss of two calves and extensive contents including 5000 bales of hay 1000 bales of straw 100 bushels wheat and barley 180 wagons a feed mill grinder and an elevator. Firefighters lacked water supply and transported pond water by portable pump from the Riges Webb farm. The cause is believed linked to electrical wiring. a light bulb breaking in the hayloft preceded the fire.
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Charles Fleming
Poplar Springs
Hampper
Riges Webb
Fleming
Ict
Howard County
Joan Fleming
Pearby
Werehous
Lisbon
Airy
Ecdurance
Damascus
We Tihbree
Publisher Arrested For Holdups In Texas Bank Thefts
Lawrence C. Pope, 22, a publisher and former banker, was jailed in San Antonio on $50,000 bond after being charged with robbing the Fi State Bank of Thornton and Farmers State Bank of Shuleburg. FBI raided his motel room on a tip from an unnamed informant. the robberies reportedly included taking cash and bonds and forcing the tellers to disrobe for photographs.
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San Antonio
Tex
API
Texas
Lawrence C. Pope
Fi State Bank of Thornton
Farmers State Bank of Shulenburg
Pope
FBI
Empiores
Five Story Building Collapses On East 34th Street New York
A five story brick tenement on East 34th Street between Lexington and Third collapsed trapping residents. One 83 year old woman, Mrs Giles, was rescued by Joseph Granahan who carried her to safety before the structure fell. Granahan narrowly escaped as he returned to help others. The area was being cleared for new apartments.
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Tony Tesidents
East 34Th Street
Lexington
Eres
Andrea Fisher
Momor
T Ho
A Giles
Giles
Joseph Granahan
Granahan
New Orleans School Recess Amid Integration Tensions
New Orleans pauses classes for a week starting Monday to allow teachers to attend a Baton Rouge meeting while a federal order on school integration is under suspension. The district confronts protests, arrests, and a court hearing set for today.
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New Orleans
James F. Redmond
Baton Rouge
Shire
Five Day Forecast Shows Mild Temperatures Across Regions
The forecast calls for temperatures about five degrees above normal with little change. Expect light precipitation totals near a quarter inch or less. Showers possible tonight and Monday with normal highs in the 40s to 50s and early morning lows from the mid 20s in the mountains to the 30s elsewhere.
Section of Rt 70 Formally Opens
A 33 mile section of Interstate Route 76 east of Hancock Maryland will be formally opened to traffic today. The dual section between Talno Creek and Millstone Iron County replaces a 2 mile portion of old US Route 40 heading into Hancock. The project cost 53 million and included three bridges and relocation of Timber Ridge and Orchard Ridge roads.
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Hancock
Tonalo Creek
Millstone
Frederick
Washington
Baltimore
Maryland
Kennedy Seeks Top Secret Caribbean Briefing Before Inauguration
President-elect Kennedy plans a secret briefing with Allen Dulles on the Caribbean crisis that prompted Eisenhower to deploy naval units. He returns to Palm Beach after deer hunting with LBJ and states plans for the new administration. Two men, Richard Harms and Louis Thornton, were stabbed to death in Baltimore in separate attacks.
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Caribbean
Kennedy
Eisenhower
S. Naval
Guatemala
Nicara
Palm Beach
Lyndon B
Son
Johnson
Lbj Ranch
Johnson Cit- Tex
Baltimore
Richard E Harms
Louis Thornton
Thornton
Cubans Angered by Patrols Facing U S naval moves in Caribbean era sparked Cuban anger and Latin American tensions
Cuban officials denounced U S patrols as intervention while President Eisenhower ordered warships and the Shangri La carrier to counter alleged Communist led attacks on Guatemala and Nicaragua. The State Department limited action to three mile waters as plots spread to Bolivia and El Salvador.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Caribbean
Cuba
Eisenhower
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Bolivia
el Salvador
U.S. State Department
Shangri la
Central American
Department
la Calle
Pastorita Nunez
Government Savings and Housing Institute
Central America
Castro
Latin America
United States
Baltimore Driver Guilty On Four Traffic Violations
A 21 year old Baltimorean David F. Roberts was found guilty of operating on a revoked license displaying a license not his own drunken driving and reckless driving. Magistrate Edward D. Storm ordered sentencing at 2 p m noting Roberts cannot pay a fine and his record is near the maximum. State Trooper Top E Barnes said the offenses were proven after Roberts was arrested October 7 on U S 15 for weaving from the shoulder across the lane while a breathalyzer showed a .24.
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Top E. Barnes
Barnes
Roberts
U. S. 15
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Jackson
Samuel Rosenberg
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