Man Dies In Axe Handle Beating in Frederick
Frederick youth Earl M. Collins, 20, is charged with manslaughter in the axe handle beating death of George Walter Hill, 21, found unconscious on West All Saints Street about 2 a.m. Hill died at 7:03 a.m. after transfers between Frederick Memorial and Washington County Hospital. Police say an axe handle was found at the scene. investigation continues.
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Frederick
West All Saints Street
Earl M. Collins
Frederick County
George Walter Hill
Hill
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Suspect Arson At Coal Yard
A fire at the George Rodock coal yard Friday prompted a state fire marshal to visit the city for arson probe. Fire crews battled flames until 7 13 p m as coal, loaders, sacks and lumber burned. Investigators Det Lt Ellis G Carty and Sgt Paul Mossburg work for Frederick City Police. Damage to a plastic skylight and roof is estimated at 300 to 500 dollars.
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George Rodock
James Walsh
Junior Fire Company
Ellis G. Carty
Paul Mossburg
Frederick City
East Fifth Street
North Frederick
Goldwater Pleased With Campaigning Across Nine States
Senator Barry Goldwater reports a strong first week of presidential campaigning with about 250000 people seeing him. He traveled from New York to California and Washington to Illinois, ending with a rally at the Ogle County Fairgrounds in Oregon, Illinois. He argues President Johnson blocked a full investigation of Bobby Baker's finances.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Ogle County Fairgrounds
Oregon
Lyndon Johnson
Bobby Baker
Thurmont to Vote on Proposed 235000 Water System
Thurmont town officials plan to vote October 7 on a proposed 235000 dollar water system project to serve about 800 families. Mayor Donald L Lewis says construction could start early next year and finish by spring 1966 with water from Hunting Creek and a planned 400000 gallon reservoir.
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Thurmont
Donald L Lewis
Frederick County
Thurmeant
Lewis
Blue Ridge Cemetery
Joh B Gillett
Whitman, Reynardt and Asssociates
Baltimore
State Department of Health
Maryland State Department of Water Resources
Hunting Creek
High Run
Pryor Road
MD. 77
Democrats Plan Active Mobilization For Johnson Ticket
Local Democrats launch a county wide effort to register and mobilize voters in support of President Lyndon B. Johnson and the Democratic ticket. Campaign offices at 213 North Market Street open Wednesday with volunteers including Mrs. Mary Condon Hodgson and Dr. Virginia Lewis coordinating registration ahead of the September 22 deadline.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Edward D. Storm
North Market Street
Goodloe Byron
Mary Condon Hodgson
Virginia Lewis
Louis R. Schoolman
Hansi
Miss America Pageant Tonight in Atlantic City
The 1965 Miss America pageant climaxes tonight as 50 contestants vie for 10 spots in finals. Judges will select the winner based on three days of competition in swimwear, evening gown, talent, and personality. Jane Nelson of New Mexico won the final swim suit round.
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Atlantic City
Cap
Donna Axum
el Dorado
Ark
Jane Nelson
Tularosa
N.M
Defection of East German Nuclear Scientist Shocks Reds
Geneva defection of Heinz Barwich, long a key Soviet and East German nuclear scientist, pleases Western officials and shocks Soviet sources. Barwich slipped out of a Geneva hotel after the conference on peaceful uses of atomic energy, accompanied by Max Steenbeck. He is believed in the Washington area. his fate and wife remain undisclosed. Barwich had led the Soviet Nuclear Research Institute at Dubna and later headed East Germany’s Central Institute of Nuclear Research at Rossendorf.
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Geneva
United States
Heinz Barwich
Soviet Union
East Germany
Klaus Fuchs
Bruno Pontecorvo
Barwich
Washington
Max Steenbeck
Baron Manfred von Ardenne
von Ardenne
Red Army
Germany
Dubna
Moscow
Central Institute of Nuclear Research
Rossendorf
Miller Booed By Crowd In Connecticut
Rep. William E Miller ended his first full campaigning week in disarrayed fashion in Connecticut with heavy booing at the North Haven fair. He called the week in the Midwest and New England terrific and noted large, enthusiastic crowds overall despite the mixed reception.
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North Haven
Conn
William E.miller
Connecticut
Washington
Miller
Midwest
New England
Haven Fair
Modernization Project FSK Hotel Annex To Be Demolished
The Francis Scott Key Hotel Annex on West Patrick street will be demolished starting October 5 as part of a modernization. The project includes removing the annex and nearby storefronts, relocating power elements, and clearing the site for a 28-space parking lot with a future motor entrance to the hotel. Remsberg’s Jewelry Store remains, while the Kline’s Candy store and Orrison’s News Stand will be torn down. The kitchen and dining areas will be updated or relocated, with the lobby and hotel decor kept intact.
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Francis Scott Key
Maryland State Roads Commission
West Patrick Street
B.C
Arlington
Robert Russell
Francis Scott Key Board of Directors
Russell
Kline's
Orrison’s
Remsberg’s
West
Patrick Street
Board of Directors
Rumored coup roils Saigon as troops flood streets
In Saigon amid rumors of a new upheaval, U S backed Premier Nguyen Khanh faces threat of a coup. Buddhist leaders push for reform while the military rules. Maj Gen Do Cao Tri is dismissed as a sign of mounting tensions. Major US envoy Marwell Taylor returns from Washington amid crisis chatter.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
U.S
Marwell D. Taylor
Washington
Khanh
Do Cao Tri
Ex Mental Patient Charged In Slaying
In Baltimore AP report a former mental patient with prior jail terms for attacking police officers was held without charge in the shooting death of rookie patrolman Walter Patrick Matthys, 21. Police planned a lineup as witnesses sought leads. the suspect was known in downtown Baltimore for wearing a tuxedo cape and crown.
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Baltimore
Walter Patrick Matthys
Balltimore
House of Correction
Jessup
Hurricanes Ethel Dora Strain Florida Coast
President Johnson pledged federal aid as Dora floods Georgia and Florida. Ethel major hurricane veers toward Bermuda as 95 mph winds threaten the mid Atlantic. Florida Civil Defense pinpoints damage at about 200 million dollars with private property losses of 184 million. Army Engineers plan beach rebuilding after Dora’s sweep.
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Fla
Bermuda
Ethel
U.S
mid-Atlantic
Charleston
D.C
Georgia
Florida
Dora
Johnson
Jacksonville
Brunswick
Cleo
Arnold Sugg
National Hurricane Center
Florida Civil Defense
H. W. Tarkington
Army Corps of Engineers
University of Florida
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Tom Woods
Pierre
Huron
D. Woods
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Dakota State University
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Watertown
Deland
Rapid City
M.D
Denver
Colo
U. S
FSK
S. Viet Nam
Frank J. Keefer
Mathias
House of Representatives
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