Vandalism Strikes Mail Boxes Across Area
State Police report a wave of mailbox explosions with three boxes destroyed along Route east of Braddock and other addresses including Harri Co. Kemp on Okstown Road and Charles Rhodes on Old Receiver Road. Officers seek fingerprints as investigators probe late night attacks by unknown culprits targeting distant boxes.
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C. M. Wolford
Harald Ne
Braddock
Harry Co. Kemp
Okstown Road
Charles Rhodes
Old Receiver Road
48,000 More Enroll In Md. Schools Today
The Associated Press reports the new school year begins with 48,000 children enrolling in four Maryland counties and 70,000 in parochial schools. Nearly half a million state students returned yesterday, with 15,000 more last week and 7,000 Horn County pupils starting tomorrow as Allegany Charles St Marys and Washington counties open. Public school enrollment in Baltimore and 23 counties is estimated at 583,220.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Horn County
Allegany
Charles
St. Marys
Washington County
State Department of Education
Baltimore
Hit Run Driver Sought After Man Struck
A Washington man, Benjamin Gabriele 27, was injured in a hit and run on Route 40 west of Route 404 and admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital in fair condition. He suffered two concussions skull fracture head lacerations and multiple contusions. State Police Troopers Nicewarner and Abbott investigate the incident.
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Washington
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Benjamin Gabriele
Gabriele
E. L. Nicewarner
John D. Abbott
Overdue Plane Believed To Have Swung Off Course
FAA and Harbor Field officials chase an overdue four passenger plane believed to have altered course after leaving Baltimore Harbor Field. Authorities check Hagerstown and Cumberland while Frederick becomes focus as Klanke, a Baltimore resident with a student pilot license, is linked to the rental.
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Baltimore
Harbor Field
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Cessnr
Henson Aviation Company
Federal Aviation Authority
John Nlanke
Frederick
Klanke
Texas
Cool Weather To Spread Across Sections As High Pressure Lifts
A high pressure area will push through today bringing relief from hot humid conditions to parts of the nation. Cooling winds spread eastward and southward from the Rockies into the plains and upper Mississippi Valley while hot muggy weather persists east of this area. Scattered thundershowers are expected from Texas to the Gulf States and into the south Atlantic coast.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Plains States
Mississippi Vailler
Weather Bureau
Texas
Gulf States
South Atlantic
Driver Loses Senses In Car Collision With House and Police Cruiser
Gerald Moberly of RFD 6 Frederick reportedly collapsed at the wheel and drove into a house on East Seventh Street and into the rear of a City Police cruiser driven by Sgt. Harry Phillips. He was taken to hospital as a medical patient after ambulance transport.
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Cit
Gerald
Moberly
RFD 6
Frederick
Harry Phillips
Middle Alley
East Seventh Street
Nestquarters
Two Men Fined And Jailed For Phone Booth Robbery
James A McClay and Charles Dudding were sentenced in Macisville for larceny and property destruction after admitting to stealing funds from a roadside telephone booth on U S 40 near Md 75. Each man received five months jail or 500 dollar fine for larceny and 30 days for destruction of property. Police traced a chain from the car to the booth, showing the larceny method. The pair, living near Baltimore, had traveled four months together seeking work and admitted involvement under magistrate Storm.
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Macisiaie
Cour
James Ailton McClay
Charlotte
Charles Wilmer Duddinz
Princeton
W. Va
Jai
Edward Cbd
Storm
U. S. 40
MD 75
Baltimore
U.S. 40
Lisbon Curon
Charles Smith
Randallstown
Harry J. Frost
Set
H. L. Basore
Edward Lynch
McCloud
Dudding
Woman Clutches Car Fears As Garter Snake Slithers In
Trooper C M Wol ford found a frightened middle aged woman along Route 49 near the Washington County line. He removed a garter snake from under the front seat and killed it. The woman left without identifying herself, saying she was from a nearby area. The incident ended without further trouble.
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C. M. Wolford
South Mountains
Route 49
Washington County
Nations Probing Laos Involves Four Nations Mission Planned
A Security Council subcommittee met with President Egidio Ortona to plan a Laos mission. Four member nations Argentina Japan Tunisia agreed urgent task. Hanoi denies North Vietnamese troops in Laos while SEATO faces US intervention claims.
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United Nations
L. Njs
Laos
Nam
Security Council
Council
Egidio Ortona
Ittaly
Ortona
idKals
Argentina
Japan
Tunisia
Kreeps
South Korea
North Korea
Hanoi
Southeast Asian Treaty Organization
SEATO
United States
Red
Southeast Asia
International Control Commission
Truck Hits School Bus At Bel Air
A dump truck rear ended a loaded Bel Air Maryland high school bus at an intersection. All 40 students aboard were unharmed. The truck driver Richard W Waiters Jr 33 was charged with driving too closely to the bus. Damages were estimated at 490 dollars for the bus and 1500 dollars for the truck.
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Bel Air. Md
Richard W. Waiters Jr
Staite
Red Shadow Patrols Spotted In Laos
In Vientiane reports say many rebel patrols moved through northern Laos with jungle images blurred. Army officials confirm one clash near Moung Pao and two Laotian soldiers were killed. A small government force cornered a Pathet Lao unit near a six mile stretch along the North Vietnam Laos border.
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Vientiane
Laos
Moung Pao
Pathet Lao
Five Day Forecast With Warmer Temps Across Week
The forecast calls for temperatures averaging 3 to degrees above normal with warm spells Thursday and Friday and cooler weekend then warmer Monday. Light precipitation totals about a quarter to half inch from scattered showers Friday and weekend. Normal highs about 80, lows 57 to 65, cooler in the mountains with 50s. Market activity in New York shows uneven gains and losses in slow trading with most changes small.
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Associated Press
New York
Roaring Fire Closes In On Deadwood Town Evacuation Underway
A forest fire swept toward Deadwood and Lead on Tuesday driven by 45 mph gusts. About 5 500 Deadwood residents and 6 400 Lead residents were evacuated as fighters, 2 000 strong, battled the blaze across 16 000 acres with a 20 mile perimeter. The blaze halted three quarters of a mile from Lead near Homestake mine as crews protect timber.
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Assi
Tom Borden
Lead
Deadwood
Rapid City Journal
Ken Jumper
Jumper
Navy
Florida
Borden
Xneme
Wild Bill’ Hickok
Calamity Jane
Launch of Capsule Marred by Mechanical Failure
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP a faulty Atlas booster doomed the first unmanned Mercury capsule launch. The rocket failed to drop its booster and fell short by hundreds of miles, though signals were received for about 12 minutes. Navy destroyers raced to locate the capsule as recovery plans moved ahead.
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Fla
Ocean
Atlantic
Harry Smith
Mander
Robert Gilruth
Project Mercury
Gilruth
Navy
Cmdr
Alan B. Shepard Jr
East Derry
M.H
Political Stalemate Delays Congress Housing Bill
Washington reports a contentious Congress inching toward action on a housing bill amid inter party tension. Senate and House votes on a public works appropriation exceed veto margins but Morse blocks consent, while Eisenhower keeps hands off sensitive issues delaying adjournment as Khrushchev may address the chamber.
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Washington
API
Congress
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
State Department
Nikita Khrushchev
GOP
Eiserhower
Wayne Morse -D-ore
Eisenhower
House
Morse
Signs Bill To Protect Wild Horses Passes
Denver dispatch reports a new law signed by President Eisenhower to ban mechanized roundups and slaughter of wild horses in the West. Velma Johnson of New Weldon and Rep. Walter S. Baring of Nevada praise the measure as restoring American traditions after decades of depletion since Coronado’s era.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Velma Johnson
Wads- New
DdDeller
An- Addit
Nevada
Walter S. Baring
Baring
Francisco de Coronado
Holiday Traffic Toll Totalled 438
A Labor Day weekend final tally shows 438 people died in traffic accidents over 78 hours from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight local time. The holiday also included 29 boating drownings, 62 non boating drownings, and 84 deaths from miscellaneous accidents, bringing the overall total to 613.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Citizens To Hear Views On '75-25 Formula Monday
Frederick residents will debate the so called 75-25 financing formula for subdivision development at a Monday 7:30 p.m. Courthouse meeting. The plan lets developers pave streets and utilities, with the city repaying 75 percent of taxes from the area, a policy now repealed after years of controversy.
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Frederick
Ss Growth
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
William H. Bartgis
Wiliam
Burall
Rober E. Dailey Sr
Lford R
Emmeri R O
J. Witham Brosius
Frederick County
Brosius Wa
Senlemer Burall
Darley
Willontinue
Dailey
Zo i
Donald B. Rice
Patuxent Operation Critics Urge Oversight and Funding
Baltimore AP reports a Baltimore County grand jury called Patuxent Institution erratic and confused and urged a semi annual progress report. It asked the State Department of Correction take closer control for diagnosis treatment and confinement of defective delinquents and sought added funds to expand custodial and psychiatric staff from 170 to 233. The jury’s report coincided with a request for a 1 994 000 budget allotment next fiscal year nearly doubling the current 962 000 appropriation.
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Baltimore
Patuxent
Baltimore County Grand Jury
Gov. Tawes
State Department of Correction
Customary Drop in Corn Prices Noted
Comm reports a seasonal price decline as storage houses prep for new crop. Local cooperative prices corn at $6.50 per barrel, down 56 cents from previous level. Wheat quoted at $1.65 and barley at 95 cents.
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Comm
Nehru, Chou Exchange Peaceful Border Talks
The Soviet agency Tass urged China and India to settle their border disputes for mutual interests. In Tokyo, Chou En Lai pledged to respect Bhutan and Sikkim as Indian protectorates and proposed friendly negotiations to resolve China India border issues. A NEHru letter urged withdrawal of trespassing Indian troops to restore the boundary.
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Soviet Union
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Moscow
China
India
Kremlin
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Tokyo
Red China
Bhutan
Sikkim
New York
U.N. General Assembly
Friends of
Chou En-lai
Nehru
New China News Agency
Ich
Chou
Chow
Maryland Governor Seeks Statewide Safety Push
Gov. Tawes urged delegates at Maryland’s earth conference to make the state the safest in the union. He called for private agencies to help reduce fatal accidents and highlighted about 500 highway deaths and 92 fire deaths yearly, stressing individual responsibility and industrial safety.
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Tawes
Maryland
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