Grand jury returns 23 indictments in Frederick County session
The Frederick County grand jury returned 23 indictments from 26 cases after a three day session led by Winston Levyne Watkins facing a murder charge for allegedly stabbing his wife last month. Other indictments included manslaughter, burglary, forgery, larceny and receiving stolen goods with arraignments set for next Tuesday in Circuit Court. The state's attorney explained why information is not released before defendants are notified.
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Winston Leveyne Watkins
Charles Edward Hoy
Robert Leroy Davis
Kenneth Eugene Harding
Robert Francis Boone
Donald Lee Dorsey
John Goodman Tomlin
John Leroy Trent
Clifford Paul Dodd
Robert Eugene Wills
John Edward Stonesifer
Bobby Kenneth Fields
Raymond Bradford Duvall
Eddie Ray Henry
Lawrence Steven Ott
Larry David Wisner
Carl Collie Ricketts
Eugene Ricketts
Maurice Lee Yakley
Andrew Leroy Smith
Richard Johnson
Richard Allen Waters
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Rothenhoefer
Grand Juy
Circuit Court
Grand Jury
Woman Burned By Husband In Grease Accident
A 34 year-old mother of nine was burned over one third of her body when her husband Otis Meredith tripped on a skateboard and spilled a pan of hot grease. Julia Meredith suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized at Casualty Hospital.
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Washington (Ap
Julia Meredith
Otis
Meredith
Casualty Hospital
Frederick HRC Forms Review Board to Halt Premature Publicity
The Frederick Human Relations Council established an internal review board to prevent premature publicity of complaints before full council investigations. Rabbi Morris Kosman said two sides exist and named executives to the committee. The council will continue direct handling via committees, bypassing the full body for some complaints.
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Woodsboro Fire Company
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Harold Neufeld
Snowstorm Hits Parts Of Montana
Wintry weather and heavy snow swept Montana and moved into the western Dakotas and Wyoming. Temperatures fell to the 20s with 18 inches reported on Big Mountain near Whitefish and warnings issued for cattlemen and northern plains.
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Helena
Cut Bank
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Oklahoma
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Erie County
American among 39 killed in Viet crash
A Viet Nam Airliner C47 crashed after takeoff from Quang Ngai killing 39 people including American Jerry Rose a freelance writer and civilian advisor to the South Vietnamese government. Also among the dead was the South Vietnamese rural pacification minister Nguyen Tat Ung.
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Leonov Outlines Soviet Plan for Permanent Satellite and Crew Exchanges
Alexander Leonov, the first spacewalker, said the Soviet Union aims to place a permanent manned satellite around Earth and conduct crew exchanges before any moon landing. He noted U S plans for a Moon flight before 1970 and potential American involvement in a permanent satellite program, though Apollo aims remain independent. Leonov spoke at a plenary session of the International Astronautical Congress.
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Greece
Alexei Leonov
Russia
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Leonov
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U.S
Apollo
International Astronautical Congress
B52s Strike Mekong Delta In First Raid
U S Air Force B52 bombers conducted their first Mekong River delta raid south of Saigon striking a suspected Rea target 90 miles from the capital. The operation marked the 25th SAC raid against Viet Nam with ground fighting intensifying near Ben Cat as allied troops press jungle clearing against Viet Cong bunkers. Casualties were reported among civilians from a grenade explosion during a Viet Cong bunker exchange.
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Vinh Binh
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Viet Nam
Ben Cat
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Binh Duong
President Johnson Upholds UN Role at World Peace Law Meet
President Johnson addressed 100 judges and lawyers at the Washington World Conference on World Peace Through Law. He stressed U N efforts to end the India Pakistan conflict, backing U Thant mediation and calling for stronger global legal obligation to relieve hunger misery and ignorance. He offered no new plan for Vietnam and did not repeat Ayub Khan’s Kashmir proposal.
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Pakistan
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Kashmir
Ayub
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U Thant
Viet Nam
Stock Market Rally Continues in Early New York Trading
The revived stock market rally continued into the morning session in New York as investors pressed ahead with active trading.
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New York
Fulbright and Senate Leaders Clash Over Dominican Crisis
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Fulbright accused Johnson of acting on unsound advice and fear of Cuba in Santo Domingo. Dirksen and Smathers challenged Fulbright, supporting the administration decision to dispatch troops, noting ongoing killings and Communist strength.
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George A. Smathers
J. W . Fulbright
Johnson
Pulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Santo Domingo
Arkansas Democrat
America
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Dominican Republic
Cuba
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Smathers
Democratic Conference
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Citizenship Day Plans Set Friday
Frederick County residents will celebrate Citizenship Day Friday to honor the 1787 Constitution signing. The observance is part of Constitution Week from Sept. 17 to Sept. 23. The Frederick Chapter DAR has planned city and county observances with two exhibits prepared by the group.
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Congress
Frederick
Daughters of the American Revolution
U Thant Declares Peace Mission Not a Failure
U Thant told reporters at London airport that his peace mission to India and Pakistan was not a failure. He said the report would be made public tomorrow as he heads back to New York to present findings to the United Nations Security Council.
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U Thant
India
Pakistan
Thant
New York
U.N Security Council
Ex-Frederick Soldier Dies In Korea
Sgt. Claiborn L. Cooley, 34, formerly of Frederick County, was found dead in his room in Pusan Korea. An autopsy will determine the cause of death. Survived by wife Geneva and three daughters. wife and two daughters live in Brooklyn Mississippi and the third daughter is married in Frederick. Cooley had lived at RFD 6 Frederick during his East Coast Relay Station tour.
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Korea
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Cooleys
RFD
Revised five year school construction program outlined
The Board of Education unveils a $7.19 million five year plan with adjusted costs and completion dates. Projects include Frederick’s Governor Thomas Johnson High School, Catactin High School site dispute, and additions to Urban a Elementary, Valley and Lewistown Elementary Schools, plus new and renovated facilities across Frederick County.
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East Street
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