Three Boys Accused Of Arson In City Fires
Three white youths aged 16 and 17 are held as arson suspects after admitting setting fires at three commercial properties. Police say the fires began as early as August and could have caused major damage before firefighters contained them at Frederick Brick Works, an old canning factory, and Hillside Coal Company buildings. Investigators note the boys chose targets to trigger general alarms.
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Frederick
Canning Factory
Commerce Street
Hillside Coal Company
Water Street
Detective Bureau
The
Police Department
Two Florida Trucks Collide Over Rainy Street
Two Miami based truck drivers collided on West Patrick Street during a heavy rainstorm near Junor High School. Robert Brandon stopped for water flooded road when Robert Lee Paul could not brake and followed too closely. Paul faced a traffic charge. damages were $300 total. Nearby, U.S. embassy official Joseph Norbury Jr visited William Makinen in a Kiev jail cell for 142 hours.
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Miami
Fla
West Patrick Street
West Patrick
West Frederick
Brandon
Paul
West
Patrick Street
Joseph B. Norbury Jr
Moscow
Makinen
Kiev
Soviet Union
Five youths reprimanded after rooftop stomping disturbance
City police reprimanded five white teenagers from a county town after they climbed on apartment rooftops and attempted hotel fire escapes in Frederick during a late night spree. Ages ranged from 12 to 16. They fled pursuit but were captured at the Court Street lot and released to parents. Police warned of juvenile court appearance for further such acts.
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Chase Down Court Street
Frederick
North Court Street
West Patrick Street
Court Street
South Court Street
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Mass X Ray Survey in Frederick Ends After Strong Participation
A total of 7615 individuals, all over 18, received chest X rays in Frederick County during a survey run July 31 to September 7. The effort, led by Mrs. Freda Doll, exceeded 1960 participation by over 1500 and involved 135 volunteers who logged 550 hours. The program, a joint project of the Frederick County Health Department and the Tuberculosis Association, aimed to detect tuberculosis and chest abnormalities early.
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Freda Doll
Frederick County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
Charles E. Musso
Clarence F. Miller
Walter E. Casey
Keefer M. Koogle
Raymond E. Bowers Jr
Williams. Burger
Rebecca §. Kuhn
Harry O. Gosnell Jr
William Franklin Smith
Smith
Knowlton Burgee
Marion B. Lawson
Bernard Selby
Emory Stull
Warner L. Brittain
The
Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
Storm Drain System Cuts Flooding in Frederick City
Frederick City faced its heaviest rain in nine years as storm drainage networks reduced flood calls. Street crews cleared debris while the system moved water rapidly to Carroll Creek, easing trouble on Carrollton Drive and West Seventh Street. Linden Hills saw some damage to equipment in a basement, and a bolt of lightning damaged an Upper College Terrace home’s television antenna and wall.
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Frederick City
City
Russell Morgan
Carroll Creek
Mr. Morgan
Carrollton Drive
West Seventh Street
North End
Burck Street
Park Avenue
West College Terrace
Maplewood-Carrollton
Mary Street
Linden Hills
Herman Broun Jr
Morgan
G. L. Baking Company
Buldings
Independents
Juniors
Uniteds
Citizens Truck Company
College Terrace
Arthur G. Schuettinger
Five Hurt In Crash Down Hill
Five people were injured when a 1961 Ford Falcon veered off U S 40 west of Frederick, struck a concrete abutment and guard rails, then toppled down a 20 foot embankment. Driver Forbes reportedly fell asleep. a 32 year old, a 37 year old, two Forbes children, and a Columbus, Ohio man were treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Charges against Forbes were pending.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
U. S. 40
Frederick
Rodney Raymond Forbes
Sarah Frances Forbes
Silver Spring
C. Wright
Columbus
Ohio
Rosemary Forbes
Teresa Louie Forbes
Ridge Road
Harry F. Frost
Forbes
Route 40
Gordon H. Smith
Frost
U.S Plans To Send Men Overseas Amid Berlin Crisis
The Pentagon may announce dispatch of about 40,000 troops overseas to reinforce Army forces in Germany. The move would raise European forces by roughly 16 percent from a current total near 250,000 as reinforcements begin moving, with the first wave not ready to cross the Atlantic until October.
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Washington
Pentagon
Germany
U.S
Berlin
Europe
Atlantic
Five Cuban Invaders Executed by Fidel Castro Regime
Havana radio reported that five members of the anti Castro invasion force executed Friday night at 11 p.m. in Santa Clara were among 14 tried by a military tribunal. The names listed include Ramon Calvino Inzua Antonio Valetia Padron Cardenas Emilio Soler Puig Jorge Ping Yung and Roberto Perez Cruzota. Calvino, a former corporal in the Havana police investigations department, had been accused of murders and torturing prisoners during Batista’s rule. The trial lasted about eight hours.
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Key West
Fla
IAP
Cuba
Batista
Havana Radio
Fidel Castro
Santa Clara
Ramon Calvino Inzua
Antonio Valetia Padron Cardenas
Emilio Soler Puig
Jorge Ping Yung
Roberto Perez Cruzota
Calvino
Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Miss America Countdown Tonight in Atlantic City
Atlantic City awaits the Miss America crowning as 55 contestants vie for the crown. After three nights of preliminaries the winner will receive a 10 thousand scholarship and about 75 thousand dollars in potential earnings from a year of presential appearances. Early in the evening 10 semifinalists will be chosen and later five finalists will emerge.
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Atlantic City
Atong
Middletown Imposes Evening Watering Ban
Municipal leaders issue official notice banning lawn and garden sprinkling from 4 to 9 pm daily. The measure takes effect immediately to preserve water for essential uses as drought and low reservoir flow threaten future supply.
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Burgess and Commissioners of
Middletown
Hurricane Carla Threatens Louisiana Texas Coasts At 125 MPH
The AP report outlines Hurricane Carla pushing 125 mph winds across an 800 mile gulf coast arc from New Orleans toward the Mexican border. Evacuations tighten in Cameron and other lowlands while oil rigs halt operations. A two year old boy is injured when a car collapsed onto him during repair.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Texas
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Cameron
Lake Charles
Carla
Mississippi
Gulf
Lake Charies
Crowley
Lousiana Agriculture
Dave Pearce
Navy Chief Widowed Bride Wed As Navy Family Grows
Navy warrant officer Francis Beardsley and Helen North wed in Carmel Mission as Beardsley’s 18 children watched from reserved pews. The couple, both widowed, move into a larger home in Carmel while planning a family-centered life. finances and laundry are noted as key concerns. The ceremony unites two large Navy families with 18 children adjusting to life together.
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Francis Louis Beardsley
Helen North
Beardsley
North
San Leandro
Bay
San Francisco
Joan
Michael
Carmel Mission School
Navy Postgraduate School
Monterey
Navigation Class Stated at Frederick Community College
A navigation class for small boat operation will be held at Frederick Community College this year with 13 weekly sessions beginning Tuesday at 8 PM in Room 209 Frederick High School. Promoted by G Plitt Von Eiff Jr of Unionville, the course will be run by Patapsco River Power Squadron Baltimore under US Power Squadrons.
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Frederick Community College
G. Plitt von Eiff Jr
Unionville
Frederick High School
von Eiff
United States Power Squadrons
U. S. Power Squadrons
Patapsca River
Baltimore
von Eff
Fire alarm sounds for blaze at New York Sample Shop
A fire alarm was raised at 12 15 p m for a fire at the New York Sample Shop located at the corner of Church and Market streets.
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New York
Church and
Market Streets
180 Sign Up At Junior College Here
A total of 180 persons registered Tuesday and Wednesday for the 1961-62 academic year at Frederick Community College. Late registration may push the total near 200 by September 18. Classes begin Monday with one week of late registration after instruction starts. The Board of Education approved several new faculty appointments including John F. Hetzel as part time geography instructor. Donald E. Drukenmiller returns as part time German instructor. Cora Woerner named to business education. Robert G. Emge appointed laboratory assistant in biology.
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Frederick Community College
Duval W. Sweadner
Dean Sweadner
Sneadner
Board of Education
John F. Hetzel
Shepherstown
W. Va
Hetzel
Madison College
University of Kentucky
Europe
Donald E. Drukenmiller
Drukenmiller
Emory University
Fort Detrick
Cora Woerner
Woerner
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Robert G. Emge
Emge
University of California
University of Illinois
Twins Mix Up Stumps FBI in Torrington
In Torrington Connecticut the Buckler family remains unsure which of their week-old twins, Joan Scott Buckler and James Thomas Buckler, is which after the FBI reviewed footprints from birth on June 21 and found them not legible for identification. The parents, Mr and Mrs Joseph Buckler, say the mix up has continued since a diaper change weeks ago.
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Torrington
Conn
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Joan Scott Buckler
James Thomas Buckler
Washington
FBI
Joseph Buckler
New Terror Spreads Across Algeria Amid Attacks
Reports from Algeria indicate escalating violence as European extremists and nationalist rebels wage campaigns. Five killed and five injured in Friday attacks with 24 plastic bombs exploding the day prior injuring two. Thursday attacks left seven dead and thirteen injured. In the U S, Rolly Atkinson Jr injured a leg at a Little League event and faces surgery. Weather Bureau considers seeding Debbie with silver iodide if the storm approaches Miami.
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Algiers
Algeria
Rolly Atkinson Jr
Rosedale Park
Frederick Memorial Hospital
De Gaulle Escapes Fire Attack On Road Near Colombey
President De Gaulle was unharmed after a flaming wall and a plastic bomb on a Paris Colombey road. An eight pound plastic explosive failed to detonate as police arrested a man. investigators say the inflammable mix was meant as a fuse.
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Paris
de Gaulle
Nugent
Romilly
Colombey-les-Deux Eglises
Paris-Colombey
City Man Charged In Hit And Run
Bernard Calvin Stallings of De Grange street faces charges for failing to stop after hitting an unattended vehicle in a hit and run on East Third street on September 2. Police say his car struck Walter Lee Monath’s parked car. Arrests followed a week long probe. Also charged was James Robert Stone for non support on a warrant. Additional arrests in toxication within city limits include George McDonald John Barrett and Roger Dixon.
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Bernard Calvin Stallings
DeGrange Street
East Third Street
Stallings
Walter Lee Monath
RFD
Frederick
James Robert Stone
George William McDonald
John Barrett
Roger James Dixon
False Pretense Charged To Cash
A Cash, who was reportedly cashless, is charged by City Police with several counts of false pretense after a check cashing probe. The man, Charles LeRoy Cash, 32, of North Market street, was released on bond.
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A Cash
Charles LeRoy Cash
North Market Street
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Visiited
Wiliam Makinen
Network
U.S. 40
Fulton Ambush Jr
Greenfield
Carroll Manor Fire Company
Navy
Debbie
Sonny
Nesvepa
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