Explosion Kills 15 GIs in German Training Area
Fifteen American soldiers were killed and 26 injured when an artillery shell exploded during a Grafenwoehr training exercise. The shell landed outside the impact area and detonated in a tent camp. Casualties were all in a 3rd Armored Division unit. names were withheld. An investigation is under way. Grafenwoehr, Bavaria, is a major US Army training site in Germany.
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Grafenwoehr
Germany
Ar’ Mee
3Rd Armored Division
Grafenwoeher
Bavaria
Strike Forces Change In Shipping
Local industries anticipate limited disruption as Pennsylvania railroad workers strike, shifting to Baltimore and Ohio rail or trucks. Frederick area firms stockpiled materials. some shipments delayed as cars trapped east and north. Industries plan to offset loss by increased trucking and B and O use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Frederick Iron and Steel
Mid-west
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Ox Fibre Brush Company
Farmers Supply Company
Walkersville
B and O
Frederick
Union- Everedy Company
Woman Hurt In Auto Crash Near Route 249
A Boyds woman, Eleanor Ramseur aged 30, was injured when her car left Route 249 southbound near Urbana, struck three posts, then hit a bridge overpass. She was thrown from the vehicle and taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital for facial lacerations and arm and leg abrasions. Trooper E L Nicewarner investigates. The accident occurred around 2:45 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyds
Fredeick Memorial Hospital
Eleanor Ramseur
Ramseur
Urbana
E. L. Nicewarner
School For Deaf Opens On Sunday
The Maryland School for the Deaf will begin its 93rd year with 135 students reporting Sunday. Classes start Tuesday as enrollment rises, adding three new teaching positions. New staff include Miss Eileen Paddon, Miss Patricia Handricken, Miss Alice Suter, and Kenneth Britz, all with masters degrees from Gallaudet College. Two instructors left in June, Miss Ann Owens and Mrs. Elaine Kirk. Twenty five new pupils join Sunday, with sixteen in kindergarten. A Parent Teachers meeting is set for Sunday at 3 p.m. Faculty will meet today and Monday to prepare for the year. A new primary building, costing 750000, is under construction to house 100 primary students and should be ready by April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland School For the Deaf
Lloyd A. Ambrosen
Eileen Paddon
Buffalo
Patricia Handricken
Alice Suter
Kenneth Britz
Gallaudet College
Gallaudet
Washington College
Ann Qwens
North Carolina
School For the Deaf
Elaine Kirk
Ambrosen
Sparton Robbery Trial Date Set for Nov 14 in Howard County
Five men charged in the Sparton Club armed robbery have a trial date of November 14 in the Howard County Circuit Court after a venue change due to publicity concerns. The defendants include Graves Williams Douglas Boyd Tar Har Abu Suleiman Greif and Toland. bonds of 5200,000 each were posted. The case, files show, has endured multiple delays and venue shifts since indictment on June 14.
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Sparton Club
Howard County
Robert S. Rothenhoefer
Rothenhoefer
Patrick M. Schnanffer
Ellicott City
Charles Hubert Graves
Willie
Charles Williams
Johnnie Douglas Boyd
Tar Har Abu Suleiman
Benjamin Greif
James Charles Toland
Graves
Schnauffer
Samuel W. Bates
Ralph G. Shure
Barrick
Levine
Shure
Bull Trample Injures Thurmont Youth at Gaithersburg Fair
Kenneth Eugene Simmers 13 son of Mr and Mrs John J Simmers Route 2 Thurmont suffered a compound fracture to the right leg when a bull broke loose at the Gaithersburg Fair. He was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital and released after treatment. He attends school and will begin eighth grade next week, likely needing crutches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Eugene Simmers
John J. Simmers
Thurmont
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Young Simmers
Robert Moser
E. G. Terpenning
Gladstone Farm
Gaithersburg
Frederick County
Weather outlook for Western Maryland and beyond
Temperatures will average one to two degrees above normal for the period. Cooler over the weekend, then warmer Tuesday and Wednesday with little to no rainfall. Normal highs reach the upper 70s in Western Maryland and low 80s elsewhere. lows range from near 50 in Western Maryland to 60 or 70 elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Maryland
Dont Throw Away Corn Cobs Theyre Good For Wine
A veteran Carroll County farmer at the Maryland State Fair promotes making wine from corn cobs. He cites a 12 cob yield per gallon and outlines a home brew process with cob boiling, lemon and orange juice, sugar and yeast. He notes legal limits allow 200 gallons per year for home use and stresses sugar content.
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Timonium
Carroll County
Iit
New Rabbi Elected To Beth Sholom
Rabbi Saul Z. Hyman has been elected spiritual leader of Beth Sholom Congregation replacing Rabbi Yehudahi E. Perkin. A reception follows eight o clock services at Beth Sholom Synagogue West Second Street. Hyman, from Sas katoon Saskatchewan, studied at University of Saskatchewan and Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He is married to Esteile Dorph and they live at 101 East Second Street with son Marc David.
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Saul Z. Hyman
Beth Sholom
Yehudahi E. Perkin
West Second Street
Rabbi Hyman
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Canada
University of Saskatchewan
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Bonai Brith Hillel Foundation
New York
United Synagogue Youth
Nanuet Hebrew Center
Nanuet
N. Y
Congregation
Koi Israel
Beaumont
Tex
Hyman
Esteile Dorph
Philadelphia
Temple University School of Nursing
Marc David
East Second Street
Barney Kandel
Motel Owner Faust Dies at 31 in Maryland
Charles A. Faust owner of the Barbara Fritchie Motel and Cabins on West Patrick Street died suddenly at his home at five this morning from a heart attack. He was 31, born in Pennsylvania, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Faust. He ran the business for 27 years and was active in the Lutheran church and several fraternal orders. Survived by wife Emma E. Faust, daughter Jamele C. Faust, siblings in McKeesport and elsewhere, eight nieces and eight nephews. Funeral arrangements are listed with Wittig funeral home and local interment at McKeesport cemetery.
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Charles A. Faust
Barbara Fritchie
West Patrick Street
Pennsylvania
Peter C. Faust
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Moose
Red Men
Eagles
Emma E. Faust
Jamele C. Faust
New York Ciy
Joseph Faust
William Faust
Frederick Faust
Eva Forgie
Rosella Manasotis
Margaret Lewis
Martha Whitehead
Ann Faust
McKeesport
Albert Faust
Largo
Fia
Frank Faust
Baltimore
North Market Street
Torthe Wittig
Mcheeswort
EL Dailey
Maryland Racing Commission
Charles Town
W. Va
Laurel
Pimlico
Ohio
Idle Tail
Castro Seizes Minimax Stores in Havana Province
Fidel Castro's government orders seizure of the five million dollar Minimax American owned supermarket chain in Havana province as unity rallies unfold. The action targets all stores and subsidiaries, accusing American operators of hostility toward Cuban employees. Observers debate U S property seizure and Cuba in the UN or OAS.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Castro
United States
China
Civic Plaza
Ieh
San Jose
Costa Rica
OAS
Cuba
Americas
Soviet Union
Red China
U.S
Raul Castro
U.N. General Assembly
Nikita Khrushchev
Raul Roa
Moon Eclipse Visible Across U S Monday Morning
Hayden Planetarium reports a moon eclipse visible nationwide early Monday. The penumbral start at 4 36 a m EST, total phase at 5 38 a m EST, with western visibility into central time zones and differing moonset times by region.
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New York
United States
Hayden Planetarium
West Coast
Congress Adjourns Amid Partisan Clash in Capitol
The 36th Congress adjourned after a three hour effort to reach a 51 member quorum. Democrats and Republicans blamed each other for a short session marked by failed measures including a watchdog for political broadcasts and a sugar quota bill tied to Dominican relations. Kennedy and Nixon faced off as the session ended. In Congo Kasai province fighting killed hundreds in Bakwanga as UN reports described street corpses and armored clashes. Refugees and Belgian residents fled while UN Moroccan troops fired on armed civilians near Thysville.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Dominican Republic
United States
Senate House
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Leopoldville
Congo
API
Kasai
Bakwanga
United Nations
U.N
Artars
Thysvile
Fie
Moeberck
Thysville
Puna
Joseph Kasavubu
Patrice Lumumba
Workers Prepare for Last Big Summer Holiday
Pleasant weather expected for Labor Day weekend as workers take a three day break beginning Saturday. The period brings crowds to beaches and mountains while offices banks and schools observe Monday as a holiday. Police warn motorists to drive carefully on crowded highways.
Khrushchev to tout space feat during UN visit
Khrushchev arrives for the UN session beginning Sept 20 and is expected to announce a major Soviet scientific achievement possibly manned spaceflight. U.S. officials doubt the stated motive of disarmament and fear a dramatic propaganda gift. Eisenhower advisers favor a careful response, possibly a speech after Khrushchev leaves, with a face-to-face avoided unless a conference is requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
United Nations
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Moscow
U.S.S.R
U.N. Assembly
Man Pleads Guilty in License and Suspended Sentence Case
Gene A Castle of East Patrick Street paid 150 dollars to a magistrate for displaying another’s license and driving while suspended. A further 300 dollars in two similar counts was suspended. Judge Byron Thompson leniently suspended the fines after State’s Attorney endorsement and a favorable character appraisal by Police Chief Charles Main.
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Gene A. Castle
East Patrick
Byron W. Thompson
E. Austin James
Charles V. Main
Main
Castle
Market Street
Bentz Street
L. W. Pieltz
U. S. 39
Wilbur Hay Drewry
Gaithersburg
Department of Mot Je
Thompson
Robert Rothenhoefer
James
Drewry
Thomas Hoffman
Charles Atkins
Baltimore
Union Bridge
Pennsy Strike Idles 5 000 In State
The Pennsylvania Railroad strike idled about 5 000 workers across Maryland and the Delmarva Peninsula. Wilming ton 130 workers joined the walkout while Hagerstown affected around 400. Maryland congressmen urged federal intervention to avert shortages of coal and food supplies.
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BALTIMORE /AP
Chesapeake
Pennsylvania Railroad
Eastern Shore
Delmarva Peninsula
Maryland
Wilmington
Hagerstown
Thomas F. Johnson
Johnson
House
Delaware
Virginia
John T. Williams
Del
Jacob K. Javits
Congress
J. Allen Frear
Railroad
Transport Workers Union
Philadelphia
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Pape
School For Deaf
Sacramento
Calif
California
State Justice Department
Bobby M
Ruth D. Blundell
Sparton
Rabbi Perkin
Rabbi Saul Z Hymar
Boston
Province of
Nikita
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