Five Ride With Lady Luck
Five people escaped with minor injuries when two late model cars crashed headon on Route 15 in Lewistown. State Police said William R. Schell Sr. of South Carolina to Millersburg, Pa., with his wife and three children, fell asleep at the wheel of a 1960 Ford Falcon. The car crossed the center line into a southbound 1960 DeSoto driven by Edwin R. Stull of Lewistown. The accident occurred about 7:45 am in foggy conditions. Schell faces pending charges. All four injured adults were treated. three were admitted for observation. Daniel L. Schell, seven weeks, was unharmed.
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Route 15
Lewistown
William R. Schell Sr
South Carolina
Millersburg
Schell
Edwin Randolph Stull
Lewis- Lown
Staite
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Stull
Schell Sr
William R. Schell Jr
Michael D. Schell
Daniel L. Schell
R. C. Lewis
Harry V. Smith
Frederick Landmark Fading
Frederick acknowledges fading prominence of historical achievements as Washington’s Headquarters becomes Scouty’s Palace a one story restaurant and dance hall for Negro teenagers built by Charlies Ford for $20, with a plaque on the South Court street bridge as the last reminder that George Washington slept there. President Eisenhower relaxed at his Gettysburg farm on his 78th birthday with a family dinner.
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Frederick
Whenington
Washington's
Carroll Creek
West All Saints Street
Charlies Ford
George Washington
Edward Braddock
South Court Street
Frederick County Historical Society
Farm Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Two Feet Of Snow Halts Rocky Mountain Travel
The Associated Press reports an early heavy snow in the Rocky Mountain region dropping up to two feet at higher elevations and snarling traffic in Wyoming and Colorado. Elsewhere, national weather is generally fair with scattered showers from the Southern Plateau to the Southern Atlantic and Northeast. Coldest reading was 17 at Big Piney, Wyoming, while Key West reached 60.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountain
Wyoming
Colorado
Plateau
Atlantic States
New England
Big Piney
Wye
Key West
Tawes Rally Set By Local Democrats Before Election
Local Democrats plan a final pre election rally and dance at the armory next Friday night headlined by Governor J Millard Tawes with Comptroller Louis Goldstein and Attorney General C Ferdinand Sybert. Congressman John R Foley attends as a leading figure in the Sixth District race. Stanley Bennett said the social event includes a Snow Ball Band and an 11 piece Johnny Knepper orchestra. Plans were finalized at the Young Democratic club meeting with committees reporting good ticket sales and attendance.
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Armory
J. Millard Tawes
Louis Goldstein
C. Ferdinand Sybert
John R. Foley
Stanley Bennett
Bennett
Johnny Knepper
Knepper
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Young Democratic Club
Democratic
Lawrence Powell
Ann Mossburg
William Eyler
John Engelbrecht
Dorothy Handrey
Madelyn Himes
Helen McKenzie
Women’s Democratic League
Jeffersonian Auxiliary
Foley
Charlies McC. Mathias
North Market Street
Hood College Raises Tuition and Fees for 1961 62
Hood College will raise tuition and residence fees by 2000 to 4000 for the 1961 62 year, approved by the Board of Trustees in June. The total increase brings tuition from 3900 to 1050 and residence from 925 to 950, with funds to boost scholarship aid and campus improvements. Dr Andrew G Troxal notes nearby colleges charge over 2000, justifying the rise.
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Andrew G. Troxal
Truxal
Hood Board of Trustees
Hood
Mathias Attacks Johnson Over Hagerstown Promises
Maryland Congressman Mathias condemned Lyndon Johnson for political hypocrisy during a Washington County campaign tour in Hagers town. He blamed Johnson for dangling Fairchild F-27 jobs and said the Democratic majority in Congress blocked the $10 million appropriation. He cited Foley and Mahon as actors in the failed bill and accused the Majority Leader of distorting facts to win veteran support.
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Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Congress
Maryland
Hagerstown
Lyndon Johnson
Mathias
Washington County
Johnson
Fairchild
House
Foley
George H. Mahon
Defense
Texas
Tragedy Strikes Prohaska Family in Berkeley County
In North Charleston, South Carolina, John Prohaska discovers his wife Bonnie and all four children severely injured after a hammer attack. Bonnie is missing, later found delirious, and hospitalized. Children suffer skull fractures and remain in critical condition as police investigate.
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North Charleston
S. C
John Prohaska
Bonnie
Bonnie Prohaska
The News Begins 78th Year Of Publication
The News marks its 78th year with Volume 78 Number 1 today. Frederick population nears 95 000 with Frederick Post also publishing daily except Sunday. Both papers report a five year paid circulation rise of about 14 percent to 19 103 copies daily.
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C. Burr Artz
Frederick
Frederick News- Post
News-Post
News-Post Business Office
Kennedy Pledges Full Employment in Campaign Swing
Sen. John F. Kennedy denounced Republicans for vetoing full employment while promising a Democratic administration will restore nationwide full employment. He spoke in Sharon and Youngstown after a grueling 232 mile train tour through Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, drawing large crowds.
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Sharon. Pa
John F. Kennedy
Pennsvania
Ashcan
Massachusetts
Michigan
Youngstown
Ohio
Kennedy
Sharon
Father Takes Sons On Canal Path Hike
A father led his sons on a canal hike from Harpers Ferry to Washington, traveling about 20 miles daily with overnight stays at homes. They observe points of interest along the route as the family, active in scouting, plans for an Eagle Scout achievement this month while the mother remains at a teaching conference in Baltimore.
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Asher
Fred R.ee
Robert
C. and C. “Canal
Harpers Ferry
Trie
Baltimore
Washington
Arthur Stull
Dickerson
Seneca
Fred
Desegration Proposal Fails at Maryland Teachers Meeting
Maryland teachers association delegates debated desegregation amid tally confusion. Initial 255 to 241 in favor shifted to 235 in support and 241 against after a corrected count. 14 segregated county branches were urged to study integration benefits. Other measures backed higher salaries, opposition to loyalty oaths, and swift, fair public school integration.
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Baltimore
Maryland State Teachers Association
MSTA
Univ
Geregtes
University of Maryland
State Board of Education
Association
Lsrd
Ig Association
Assembly
Maryland
Montgomery County
Maryland Public Schools
Navy Hunts Mystery Object in Pacific Waters
In the Pacific the carrier Kearsarge searches for an unidentified underwater object that may be a submarine or marine life. Army and Navy officials say most such contacts turn out to be sea life, with planes and destroyers aiding the hunt as satellite reports vary.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Long Beach
Calif
San Diego
Air Force
Navy
Soviet Union
China
John S. Thach
County Forests In Technicolor Color Show Weekend Drive
Leaves blaze across Frederick County as a rare October drought paints the countryside in yellow, bronze, orange, red and brown. Record dry spell drains Fishing Creek Reservoir, with forecasts hinting at possible rainfall but likely well below October norms. Weather official notes no measurable rain at the airport yet, contrasting with past record dry Octobers.
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Frederick County
Fishing Creek
Weather Bureau
Postal Carrier Assault Injures Mail Worker
Local postal carrier James E. May was assaulted while delivering mail on Wednesday suffering a broken nose. He was treated at Fort Detrick Hospital and later at the Alarine hospital in Baltimore. Suspect Sylvester Maine of Mercer Place was taken to Perry Point hospital for examination and treatment. May was placing mail in the mail box when struck.
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James E. May
Fort Detrick Hospital
Alarine Hospital
Baltimore
Sylvester Maine
Mercer Place
Perry Point Hospital
May
Free Quick Car Wash In Carroll Creek
A motorist watched his car drift into Carroll Creek on East All Saints Street. Aubrey J. Shawver, RFD 2 Dickerson, blamed a failed emergency brake. the car was removed by Key Chevrolet and driven away with only a bent license plate. Police reported a second city collision with minor damage. Maurice Bussard and Robert Carroll charged, Bussard for running a stop light and Carroll for no license. A warrant for assault was served on Garman Linton, while two intoxicated men, Harvey Baugher and Thomas Hoffman, were arrested.
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Carroll Creek
Aubrey J. Shawver
RFD 2
Dickerson
Optimist Club
East All Saints Street
East Patrick Street
Shawver
Justi
Chevrolet
Maurice L. Bussard
RFD
Frederick
West Fourth Street
Bentz Street
Bentz
Robert
Monroe Carroll
West All Saints Street
Bussard
Carroll
Garman R. Linton
South Market Street
Linton
Harvey Samuel Baugher
Thomas Nelson Hoffman
Community Hall Planned For Urbana Lions Lead Renovation
Urbana Lions Club volunteers plan a five year project to renovate the Episcopal rectory beside Urbana Episcopal Church. Repairs include roof exterior, interior cleanup, plumbing, and kitchen facilities with a five year lease from the Episcopal Diocese. First fundraising pancake supper is set at Wesley Chapel November 4 to 8 p.m.
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Urbana Lions Club
Urbana Episcopal Church
New Market
William J. Wilcam Jr
Lions Club
Episcopal
Lions
Wesley Chapel
Urbana Methodist Church
Capture of two Americans in Cuba reported by El Mundo
El Mundo reported two more Americans Allan D. Thompson and Paul Hughes captured after landing with a Cuban invader group in Oriente province. Arm forces say 27 men landed, one killed and 23 captured. Thompson and Hughes to face military tribunal in Santiago.
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Havana
EL Mundo Today
Cuba
Allan D. Thompson
Paul Hughes
el Mundo
Anthony Zarba
Somerville
Mass
Fidel Castro
Thompson
Hughes
Oriente
Armed Forces Ministry
Jose Cauce
Santiago
Zarba
Castro
Santa Clara
Macmillan urges summit on Berlin and Germany
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan told a Conservative conference that an East West summit is needed to address the potentially dangerous Berlin and Germany issue. He said negotiations must be resumed and that he informed Soviet Premier Khrushchev of this view during the UN General Assembly in New York. He sought US and French agreement but offered no date.
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Scarborough
England
Harold Macmillan
Germany
Berlin
Khrushchev
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Macmillan
United States
France
Lumumba Supporters Try Kidnap Of Congo Official In Leopoldville
A wounded Congolese official, Albert Ndele, vice president of the provisional government, was beaten and stabbed in the head during a daytime kidnap attempt by men believed to be Lumumba supporters. The attackers fled as a Ghana soldier on the UX force watched. Mobutu had removed troops from Lumumba’s villa earlier, then moved them back in. In Tokyo, more than 150,000 laborers and students demonstrated after the assassination of Socialist chairman Inejiro Asanuma.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba
Albert
Congo
Memling
Ndele
Ghana
Col
Joseph Mobutu
Tokyo
Inejiro Asanuma
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United States Senate
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the News
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Pennsylvania
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Shrchi
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