Two Boys Burn Coal Yard Fire In Frederick
City police report two seven year old boys started a small bonfire in the Redock Coal Yard on East Fifth Street then began a second blaze that destroyed coal sacks loaders and lumber. The incident is referred to Juvenile Court for action.
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Rodock
North Frederick
Charles V. Main
Redock
East Fifth Street
Main
Juvenile Court
Maryland
Pikesville
Heflin Named Regional FFA Star State Finalist
Alan Heflin of Walkersville is among four finalists for the Regional FFA Star State Farmer award to be presented Saturday in Springfield Massachusetts During the Governors Night Program at the Eastern State Exposition He has already won 200 from the National FFA Foundation and the Maryland Future Farmers convention title was earned in May
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FFA Star
Springfield
Mass
Alan Heflin
Edgar Heflin
Walkersville
Maryland
Heftin
National Ffa Foundation
Better Late Than Never Woman Votes At 80
Marie Crockett of New Market registers for the first time and plans to vote in the upcoming election. She cites a desire for change, praises Teddy Roosevelt, and says she will vote Republican though unsure who wins. Her registration is aided by Election Supervisor James Messersmith.
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Frank J. Keefer
Marie Crockett
James F. Messersmith
Board of Election Supervisor
New Market
Mesersmith
Winchester Hall
Maurice Rowe
Barry Goldwater
Board of Election
Mrs. Crockett
Grover Cleveland
Reapportionment Amendment Sparks House Clash
Washington AP reports a push for a constitutional amendment to block reapportionment of state legislatures. Rep. Howard W. Smith plans to move the measure from the House Rules Committee to a quick floor vote despite opposition from Rep. Emanuel Celler who calls the tactic tyranny and predicts rejection.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Legisla
Ture
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
House Rules Committee
House
Smith
Senate
Rules Committee
Legislative
Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Cellier
D-N.y
Celler
Baltimore Police Brutality Claims Prompt State Probe
Maryland Attorney General Thomas B. Finan said he will pursue definite information within two weeks on charges of police brutality and indifference to complaints raised by Negro leaders in Baltimore. He plans further talks with community leaders and Police Commissioner Bernard J. Schmidt to ease tensions and consider a civilian review board option.
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Baltimore
Thomas B. Finan
Finan
Bernard J. Schmidt
Finan Alj
Schmidt
Edgar A. Love
Methodist Church
Frank L. Wiliams
Interdenominational Ministers Alliance
Gov. Tawes
Vatican Council weighs new honor for Mary at St Peter's
Vatican Ecumenical Council debates a new Marian title to honor Mary and aid unity between Catholics and Protestants. Latin American bishops push for a strong Mary title while others warn against excessive devotion triggering controversy. The issue, among Mary devotion and unity, could extend the session beyond November.
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Vatican Council
Vatican City
Vatican Ecumenical Council
St. Peter's Basilica
Council Fathers
Mary
Latin America
Norstad urges arms inspection and NATO nuclear authority
Gen Lauris Norstad urged a bilateral system of control and inspection on both sides of the Iron Curtain to lower tensions in Europe without cutting weapons or manpower. He argued that the United States Britain and France should have authority to decide if NATO should use nuclear weapons in resisting an enemy.
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Rochester, Minn
Lauris Norstad
Europe
United States
Britain
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Judge Avoids Precedent as Driver Fined
Magistrate Stanley Y. Bennett found James Phillip Stitely guilty for exceeding 70 miles per hour on East Church street. The $100 fine was paid, but an appeal was entered. Stitely’s attorney argued the statute may apply only to state highways, not city streets.
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Maryland
Stanley Y. Bennett
James Phillip Stitely
Edwin F. Nikirk
Stitely
Bennett
East Church Street
Ray N. Dietz
Wallace Plans Alabama School Control Move in Special Session
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace announces a Monday special session to enact laws to return complete school control to the state government. He says the action could start a nationwide pattern and predicts the session will finish in one day amid Milwaukee remarks before a Neenah appearance and a Milwaukee address tonight.
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Milwaukee
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Neenah
Fox River Valley
John W. Reynolds
Johnson
Reynolds
East German flees to West in single engine flight
Manfred Lorenz a 28 year old electro mechanic fled East Germany crossing the border in a small sport plane. He landed on open farmland after a one hour flight and sought asylum. Lorenz said he came from Ank lam in Mecklenburg and that the misreported Soviet piloting was corrected by the defense department.
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West Germany
Manfred Lorenz
Anklam
Mecklenburg
Defense Department
Bonn
Lorenz
Uelzen
Arklam
Judges Skeptical Of Congress Over Civil Rights Act
A three judge panel in Birmingham ruled the Civil Rights Act public accommodations section unconstitutional as applied to Ollie’s Barbecue. The judges issued a temporary restraining order against enforcement by acting U S Atty Gen Katzenbach and signaled concern over broad congressional power. The Justice Department will appeal to the Supreme Court for a stay.
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Birmingham
Ala
U.S. Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
U.S. District Court
Ollie McClung Sr
Ollie
Ine Wic
Lures Chase
U.S
Atlanta
Lester Maddox
U.S. Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Congress
Lynne, Grooms and
Gewin
Goldwater heads to Carolinas as Thurmond switches
Sen. Barry Goldwater urged Southern Democrats to join the Republican fold as he campaigns in the Carolinas after advocating end to earmarked grants. In Montgomery he said tax dollars should be returned to states and noted federal aid limits state autonomy. Sen. Storm Thurmond announced his switch to the Republican party and will introduce Goldwater in South Carolina.
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Raleigh
N.C
Barry Goldwater
Carolinas
Montgomery
Ala
Arizona
White House
Johnson
Congress
Storm Thurmond
South Carolina
Goldwater
Ironic taxi mixup at King Constantine's royal ball ends with Alabama reporter
An Alabama reporter and his Russian-born wife Tamara gatecrash the King Constantine state ball in Athens after a taxi mix up. They ride a palace limousine past ambassadors and monarchs to mingle with 1,600 guests including 7 kings and 16 queens, amid Greece's royal wedding week.
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Athens
Greece
Alabama
Constantine
Frederika
Tamara
King George Hotel
Anne- Marie
Denmark
Farouk
Umberto
Italy
Anne-Marie
Tino
Europe
Elizabeth I
Bhumibol
Sirikit
Thailand
Hussein
Jordan
Muna
Rainier
Grace
Monaco
Lynda Bird Johnson
Palace
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Farm Award
Walkersville Boy
Board of Election Supervisors
Phiyves
Virgin Mary
Norstad
Sen
Strom Thurmond
King Constantine’s
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