Brust Named Foreman Of Maryland Grand Jury At September Term
A T Brust editor and former magistrate judge was named foreman of the grand jury by Chief Judge Patrick Schnauffer at the September term opening. The panel includes Louise Strine and others, with Carl Holtz as stenographer. The State's Attorney outlined jury duty and selection, noting a four day session and major issues such as a city police officer. Frank Main Jr. faces manslaughter charges in the death of Marshall Allen Jr. and the NAACP urged transparency.
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August T. Brust Sr
News
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Circuit Court
Brust
Magistrate's Court
Frank Main Jr
Marshall Allen Jr
Allen
NAACP
Mr. Brust
Louise J. Strine
Matthew BR. Kerrigan
Howard L. Metzger
Andrew R. Eyster
Austin R. Lease
John W. Lee
Glenn EB. Fox
John Thomas Strander
Robert L. Dubel
Paul F. Bittle
Tempie A. Baer
Doris N. Alban
E. Quenton Grossnickle
Mary H. Arnold
Nettie V. Henderson
Robert R. Rhoderick
Bernard J. Clark
Howard A. Gross
Dorothy G. Higinbotham
Francis 5. Arnold
Edwin C. Creager
Daniel B. Smith
Carl E. Holtz
Charlies N
Court House
Frederick
Maryland
Escape Thrillers In Berlin Continue
Berlin report details 18 East Germans escaping to West Berlin over a weekend despite barriers and Communist guns. A couple towed their 18 month old in a bathtub swimming the Teltow Canal, two men killed attempting to swim, three youths rammed a wall with a dump truck, and a 12 member family slid to safety by rope from a second floor window as East German police fired on the door.
Defender's Day To Be Observed
Defender's Day is a normal workday for most but state offices grant time off for some. The piece recounts Old Defender's Day linked to War of 1812 events at North Point and Fort McHenry, noting two youths killed General Ross and Key’s Star Spangled Banner origin. Frederick county offices mostly closed with courthouse hours adjusted.
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Baltimore
North Point
Ross
Daniel Wells
Henry McComas
Rifle Corps
General Ross
Fort McHenry
Red Coats
Francis Scott Key
Key
Ellis C. Wachter
Frederick
Department of Employment Security
West Church Street
Debbie is no threat to the U S hurricane Debbie update
A storm report from the Dutch ship SS Kermin to the Weather Bureau says Hurricane Debbie is not expected to threaten the United States. Debbie formed off Africa, tracked via pressure systems, with peak winds around 85 mph. Its center lay about 1,350 miles east northeast of San Juan Puerto Rico, previously plotted much closer to the south.
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Debbie
Miami
Fia
Betsy
Atlantic
United States
Africa
SS | Kermin
Weather Bureau
San Juan
P.R
Property Owners Appeal Tax in City Reassessment
The first residents to challenge recent property tax reassessments appeared before the County Commissioners assessment appeals board. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Staley cited unequal treatment versus neighboring properties and devaluation due to a nonconforming adjacent use. City officials explain the house-to-house reassessment aims to erase inequities, with Staley’s assessment rising from 8400 to 9000. Pension of broader county revenue noted as necessary. Paleologas sought reassessment on another Dill avenue property, to be heard after Norris. City residents pay 3.68 per dollar value. county 1.88. city 1.65. state 0.15.
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Robert Staley
Dill Avenue
Staleys
Staley
Lumen Norris
Board of County Commissioners
Christain H. Paleologas
Paleologas
Norris
State Department of
One Killed At Havana Procession
In Havana crowds of about 4000 gathered for the Our Lady of Charity procession when anti regime demonstrators clashed with police and militia near the Presidential Palace. One man died and three were wounded as authorities dispersed the protest and church officials intervened.
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Havana
Cuba
Our Lady of Charity
Interior Ministry
Fidel Castro
Princess Catherine Caradja Speaks At Frederick Rotary Luncheon
Princess Catherine Caradja, born in Romania, will address the Rotary Club of Frederick at a Wednesday lunch in the Francis Scott Key Hotel. She will discuss life behind the Iron Curtain to inspire defense of freedom, recounting escapes, wartime peril, and years in the United States with numerous talks across France and Canada.
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Catherine Caradja
Rotary Club of
Frederick
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Romania
Catherine
Canada
United States
France
BBC Network
London
Germany
England
RotaryAnns
Eisenhower fumes over Berlin pamphlet at Gettysburg visit
Former President Eisenhower reportedly is irate over a State Department pamphlet that claimed he opposed capturing Berlin before the Soviets. He will host 42 freshmen Republican congressmen for a tour of his Gettysburg farm and battlefield to hear his defense of the wartime decision. Rep Melvin Laird protested the pamphlet and urged withdrawal. The piece notes Eisenhower’s expertise on Gettysburg’s military significance and frames the visit as his way to vent. The Yellow Springs x ray mobile unit, led by Mrs G Ross Twenty, aided TB detection locally under a county and Lions Club sponsorship.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
State Department
Berlin
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
West Point
Melvin Laird
R-Wis
Laird
Community Association of
Yellow Springs
Mobile
G. Ross
William Mercer
Frederick County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
Lions Club
Leesburg 216-Unit Apartment Project Begins Soon
A Leesburg Develop ment Company spokesman said work on the first buildings of a 216 unit apartment project will start this Friday on a 114 acre tract east of Leesburg near Highway 773 off U S 7. The plan includes eight buildings with 36 one bedroom, 120 two bedroom and 60 one bedroom with study units, a 62 car parking lot and a target occupancy by late December. Names include James Humphrey of Humphrey Construction, Frederick L Price of Wright Price Brick and Price Properties, and John D Poole of Congressional Lumber, all in the Leesburg area. Nearby growth includes a federal Air Control Center and the new Dulles airport nearby.
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Leesburg
Leesburg Development Company
Leesburg Company
James Humphrey
Silver Spring
Frederick L. Price
Kensington
John D. Poole
Rockville
Humphrey
Humphrey Construction Company
Humphrey Properties
Price
Wright-Price Brick Company
Price Properties
Poole
Congressional Lumber Company
Federal Air Control Center
Dulles International Airport
Chantilly
90 Reading To Kick Off Storm
The weatherman warns a high near 90 degrees today with no rain expected before Tuesday. After a heat wave ended with seven days at or above 90 the city saw highs around 88 on Sunday and 86 on Saturday while overnight temps held around 66. A hot day with possible late storms Tuesday follows, as September opens with heavy rainfall totaling 3.32 inches in ten days and a 2.9 inch Friday downpour boosting the month’s wet start.
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Mercury
No Bids On Brunswick Street Improvement Bond
No bids were received at the Brunswick mayor's office by 1 p.m. today for a $40,000 bond to improve Brunswick streets. Bids were to be opened at 11 a.m. today. If none arrive, private negotiations will start.
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Brunswick
Five Day Forecast notes warmer temperatures this week
The AP reports five day temperatures will run 2 to 4 degrees above normal Tuesday through Saturday. Normal highs run 75 to 80 with lows 38 to 65, mountain areas upper 40s. Expect a cool Wednesday after a warm Tuesday with showers late Tuesday and more general showers Thursday or Friday.
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Associated Press
GM Strike Expands Across Baltimore Plants
More than 3,000 workers walked out at General Motors operated Chevrolet and Fisher Body plants in Baltimore, idling 1,420 Fisher members of Local 239 and 1,750 Chevrolet workers of Local 678. Talks at Fisher continued while Chevrolet labor talks broke off with no resumption date.
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Baltimore
Chevrolet
General Motors Corp
Fisher Body Co
United Auto Workers Union
Fisher
UAW
Detroit
International Union of Electrical Workers
1UE
Fisher Body
Oldsmobile
Lansing
Mich
Cowboy Actor Carrillo Dies in California Ranch Home
SANTA MONICA Calif API Parades kids the acting profession and California s connections with its Spanish beginnings are poorer today Leo Carrillo is dead The actor died at 5 58 p m after eight years of cancer He was 81 and had appeared as Pancho in the Cisco Kid series and sidekick to Duncan Renaldo Broadcast recalling his Los Angeles birth Carrillo earned college money with railroad work and spoke five languages including Japanese and Chinese
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Santa Monica
Calif
California
Leo Carrillo
Canyon Ranch
Carrillo
Jack Tolbert
Duncan Renaldo
Cisco
Wee Women Joke About Horse Blanket Jacket
A noted quip surfaces as Wee Women mock an unusual request about a horse blanket. The remark hints at playful misuse of an item, reflecting lighthearted backstage humor from the group.
Refugees Flee Carla Clog Storm Along Texas Roads
Refugees from hurricane Carla surged inland along Texas and Louisiana coasts in an unprecedented exodus. Evacuees crowded highways with cars packed with people pets and possessions as authorities urged rapid departure. One Hitchcock resident recalled earlier storms while others described heavy traffic and fear during the inland journey.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Louisiana
J. L. Lamanoco
Hitchcock
Galveston
Lamano
Texas City
Hector Morenos
Soviets Fire Sixth A Bomb In Arctic Test Blast
Washington reports the Soviet Union detonated two atmospheric nuclear devices on Sunday near Novaya Zemlya. The first blast was described as several megatons, the second in the low to intermediate kiloton range. U S experts caution ongoing atmospheric tests raise fallout risks and urge underground testing. Khrushchev rejects the underground proposal. The events occur amid Berlin crisis considerations and a new private study urges U S readiness in nuclear deterrence.
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Washington
Sovieet Union
Atomic Energy Commission
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Arctic
United States
Hiroshima
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
AEC
Novaya Zemlya
Pravda
Cyrus L. Sulzberger
New York Times
National Planning Association
U.S
Berlin
173 MPH Winds Lash Texas La Hurricane Carla
Carla hammered the Texas Louisiana coast with 173 mph winds and 13 foot tides. More than 400000 fled inland as Port Aransas reported 173 mph winds and Corpus Christi suffered widespread damage and outages. The storm, regarded as the century’s fiercest to hit Texas, lingered offshore while Houston and Galveston faced rising seas and power losses.
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Galveston
Texap
Care Ia
Texas
Louisiana
Corpus Christi
John Stallings
Corpus
Weather Bureau
Port Aransas
Aransas Pass
Matagorda Bay
John White
Texas Agriculture Commissioner
Mustang Island
Coast
Bay City
Carla
Port Lavaca
North Beach
Chicago
Kaplan
Nancy Ann Simon
Houston
Houston Ship Channel
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Salisbury, Md
Pennsylvania
Salisbury
James Bailey
Lansdale
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