300 Cong Killed In Ja Drang Valley Ambush
AP reports American forces in the Ja Drang Valley suffered heavy losses after a Communist ambush. The 1st Cavalry Division may have endured the war's worst single engagement, with at least 300 NVA killed and dozens of Americans dead or wounded. US bombing supported ground troops as battle raged for 64 hours.
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Pleiry
South Viet Nam
U.S
Ja Drang
1St Cavalry
Viet Nam
Saigon
Sitch
Pleiku
South
Tan Hiep
Wallace Dies at 77 in Danbury Hospital
Former Vice President Henry A. Wallace died in Danbury Hospital at age seventy seven after several months illness. A hospital spokesman cited arterial sclerosis as the cause of death saying he passed away late this morning.
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Danbury, Conn
Henry A. Wallace
Danbury Hospital
Two Found Guilty Of Thefts In Maryland Case
Two Pennsylvania men, Louis Sheeley of Fairfield and James E. Ketterman of Gettysburg, were found guilty in Circuit Court for breaking and entering and larceny in a theft at Emmitsburg last year. Sheeley received 18 months in the Maryland House of Correction. Ketterman was sentenced to two years, suspended, and placed on two years probation. A third suspect remained at large. The break-in at G. Andrew Keilholtz’s garage occurred November 17, 1964, with items valued around $57. Police reported no clear thief identification at the scene.
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Pennsylvania
Emmitsburg
Louis Sheeley
Fairfield
Maryland House of Correction
Patrick M. Schnauffer
James E. Ketterman
Gettysburg
Schnauffer
Ketterman
Sheeley
G. Andrew Keilholtz
Tydings Denies More Water Sewer Aid This Year
Senator Joseph D. Tydings told Frederick County officials that new federal aid for sewer and water projects could not be expected this year because the legislation had not been funded. He spoke at private meetings and a public hearing in Frederick and warned students at Frederick High School that the Vietnam War would be a long, hard struggle. He also discussed housing administration limits and possible state share for park facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph D. Tydings
D. Md
Frederick County
Sanitary Commission
Taney
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Hiram Winchester
Senator Tydings
Frederick
Mary Warshowsky
Community Action Committee
Geneva Barthel
E. Paul Maaha
Robert Wirgan
Goodloe E. Byron
Freezing Winds Grip Frederick County Area
A cold wave swept Frederick County with winds up to 60 mph and temperatures in the low thirties. Overnight lows near the teens promise the coldest night yet, with continued wind and flurries. Garrett County saw fresh snowfall of about five inches, roads were slick, highways salted, and statewide unofficial lows reported in Oakland, Frostburg, Cumberland, and Hagerstown.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Garrett County
State Roads Commission
Frostburg
Oakland
Cumberland
Hancock
Hagerstown
Boonsboro
Beatification Sought For Two Popes
Pope Paul VI ordered the start of beatification for his predecessors John XXIII and Pius XII in St. Peter's Basilica. He said canonically begun processes would honor the two pontiffs as saints and stressed the church and world owe them due to their roles in renewing Catholicism.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
John XXIII
Pius XII
Pope Paul
St. Peter's Basilica
John
Walkersville Approves Frederick County Sanitary District
Walkersville citizens applauded town officials as the Frederick County Metropolitan District and Sanitary Commission won approval to establish a sanitary district. The plan costs $987,900 with Walkersville’s share about $510,000 and an annual town cost around $45,000 plus fees for property owners. Construction could start after July 1, 1966, with an 18 month timeline.
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George May
Walkersville
Frederick County
The
County Sanitary Commission
Beavin
Maryland Baptist College
Frederick weighs second pool dead issue remains unclear
Frederick city officials left the question of a second municipal pool unresolved as of 1967, with recreation commission chairmen saying funds may be lacking next year. Dr Warren Evans suggested public pressure could push the measure, while plans call to renovate the 1929 Baker Park pool and pursue a county joint recreation program. Recreation supervisor Helma Hann Bowers notes the long 45 year drive for another pool continues to hinge on finances and public support.
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Frederick
City Recreation Commission
Warren Evans
E. Paul Magaha
Evans
Commission
Baker Park
Helma Hann Bowers
Trusty Guilty Of Stealing Jail Ladders
Wilmer Dixon a jail trusty at Frederick County Jail was found guilty in Magistrate's Court of stealing two extension ladders valued at about 40 dollars each from the jail during the first week of November. He was sentenced by Magistrate Byron W. Thomp son to four more months in jail. Evidence from fellow trusty Thomas Edward Wenner Jr. said Dixon asked where ladders were kept and later tried to sell them to two men on the street. Deputies Austin C. Murray and James A. Capino recovered the ladders from a vacant barn. Dixon pleaded not guilty but did not testify.
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Wilmer Dixon
Frederick County
Byron W. Thompson
Dixon
Thomas Edward Wenner Jr
Wenner
J. E. Brooks
East All Saints Street
Brooks
West South
South Jefferson
James A. Capino
Murray
Kidnappers Get $45,000 For Boy
TACOMA Washington AP A 13 year old Tacoma boy son of a wholesale grocery company executive was kidnapped by two men Wednesday held for nine hours and released unharmed after payment of 45000 ran som
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Tacoma, Wash
Tacoma
Copper Stocks Sink in Declining Market
New York copper stocks fell as the market declined. Trading was active despite the downturn, with prices dropping and investors showing cautious interest in metal shares.
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New York
Teen hijacker fails to reach Cuba over Gulf
A 16 year old, Thomas Robinson of Brownsville Texas, attempted to hijack a Los Angeles to Miami National Airlines jet 100 miles from New Orleans. He fired into the lounge before being disarmed by electronics executive Edward Haake and Gemini program leaders including Paul Haney and Chris Kraft. No injuries were reported.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Thomas Robinson
Cuba
New Orleans
United States
Paul Haney
U. S
Haney
Chris Kraft
Globe
Robinson
Los Angeles
Chris
Han
Suspended Sentences For Weapon and Alcohol Violations
A Montgomery County youth was given a suspended 60 day sentence for carrying a concealed weapon after police found a modified .22 caliber starting gun in his coat. A second youth, 17, from Bethesda, received a suspended $50 fine for being a minor in possession of alcohol. The court noted Carmody’s age and circumstances in suspending the jail term.
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Montgomery County
Daniel F. Carmody Jr
Bethesda
Carmody
Ing
Bentz Street
Byron W. Thompson
William E. Gormley
Gormley
Second Death At City's New School
Frederick police reported the second fatality at the Governor Thomas Johnson High School construction site in three months. Robert Homer Wood, 43, of Baltimore, fell 14 feet while laying concrete on a second floor ledge and died from a broken neck and skull fracture. Foreman William Kennedy Jr. said Wood stepped back and vanished over the edge as he spoke. High winds were not a factor. The earlier Sept. 21 slab collapse that killed Donald R. Davis and injured Charles H. Scott is noted, with Davis dying in a Baltimore hospital.
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Thomas Johnson High School
Frederick
Robert Homer Wood
Baltimore
Wood
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Robert J. Furie
Market Street
William E. Kennedy Jr
Kennedy
Donald R. Davis
Hollywood
Fla
Charles H. Scott
Brunswick
John L. Carnochan Jr
Henry A. Knott
Royal Ball Lights Up White House for Princess Margaret
Washington AP reports President Johnson and Princess Margaret led a candlelit White House party that stretched to 2 am celebrating the royal visitor and the Johnsons 31st anniversary. Lord Snowdon danced along with Beatle numbers while Johnson joked about marriage notes.
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Washington
Johnson
Princess Margaret
White House
Johnsons
Engagement Rumors Sparked by Luci Johnson Ring
White House party seeing Luci Johnson wear a gold and diamond ring prompts talk she may be engaged to boyfriend Pat Nugent. No comment from the White House. Luci unavail. The 18 year old danced with Nugent at a dinner dance honoring Britain’s Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon.
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Washington
Luci Johnson
Pat Nugent
White House
Nugent
Luci
Britain
Princess Margaret
Lord Snowdon
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