American Prisoners in Red China Speak to Visiting Students
Reuters reports from Peiping that 26 year old Richard Fecteau and 27 year old John Downey, both American prisoners in China, told visiting U.S. students they worked for the CIA. Downey received a life sentence, Fecteau 20 years, for alleged spying after their 1952 disappearance while aiding U.S. agents.
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London
Sept
Richard’ Fecteau
U. S. Central Intelligence Agency
Reuters
Peipate
Fecteau
Lyon
Mass
John Downey
New Britain
Conn
Red China
Boston University
Central Intelligence Agency
Downey
U. S. Army
Korea
Japan
Manchuria
U. S
United States
Escapee Davis recaptured after Maryland hit and run
A Maryland House of Correction escapee, Thomas J. Davis, 21, was recaptured after an August escape and charged with hit and run, reckless driving, and unlawful flight from prison. He was found hiding in an attic trunk after three year old Charles Hartman was injured by a non stopping car near a house. Davis had been serving a three year term for larceny and burglary.
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Baltimore
Thomas J. Davis
Maryland House of Correction
Davis
Charles B. Hartman
United Church Women Carry Church To Shut-Ins
Miss Elizabeth Davis aged 14, a long-time shut-in in Frederick, sits in her Second Street apartment as Mrs. John S. Fox and others bring church to her via tape recording. The piece highlights how the United Church Women reach shut-ins who cannot attend services.
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United Church
Elizabeth Davis
East Third Street
Frank Keefer
John S. Fox
Center Street
ULCW
United Lutheran Church In America
Women’s Missionary Society
Evangelical Lutheran
Evangelical
Six From Baltimore Injured In Accident
Six Baltimore residents were injured when their car left Steiner's Hill on U S 340 and hit the Catoctin Creek bridge abutment. Francis J Duffey faced reckless driving charges. other injured were Lucille Malone Clyde Duffey and Mary Duffer plus two Duffey children. None injuries were serious.
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United Lutheran
Evangelical
Lutheran Church
Odd Fellows Home
USCW
Frederick Memorial
U.S
Combine
Steiner’s
Stei
Harry J. Frost
Francis J. Duffey
Baltimore
Steiner's Hill
Catoctin Creek
Duffey
Lucille H. Malone
Clyde
Mary ‘L. Duffer
Francis A. Duffey
Ida Duffey
Feete
Frost
Herman Moffitt
Taneytown
Maryland 355
Frederick
Magitt
Jeri Ohm
Frank K. Whipp Dies At Family Reunion
Franklin Keefer Whipp age 72 died after being stricken during a Ford family reunion at Mountaindale Grove. He slumped on the platform while reading Scripture and died about 4 p.m. at Frederick Memorial Hospital after efforts to revive him. Survived by wife Leavie E. Rice Whipp and three sons Austin F. Braddock Arthur and Richard M. Union Bridge. ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral at Dunkard Church of the Brethren Mountaindale with burial beside the church cemetery.
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Franklin Keefer Whipp
Whipp
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Tfe
Robert T. Storer
A. D. Carlson
Mountaindale
Ford
Mountaindale Grove
Dunkard Church of the Brethren
Richard
Hattie Henshey Whipp
Leavie E. Rice Whipp
Austin F
Braddock
Arthur
Creagerstown
Rich ‘Ard M
Union Bridge
Creager Funeral
Thurmont
Dunkard
Church of the Brethren
Paul Myers
Arthur Rice
Joshua Rice
District Bar Association barred Negro lawyers
Rep. Celler of New York condemned the District of Columbia Bar Association for barring Black lawyers from membership saying a bar is a semipublic body with a duty to uphold constitutional equality. He warned the action sets a bad national example and urged adherence to equal rights.
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Washington
Rep
Celler
D-Ny
District of Columbia Bar Assn
Bar Association
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