State Plans Thorough Check Into Finch Jury Arguments
In Los Angeles an AP report says the Finch case jury room faced questions over alleged misconduct during deliberations. Prosecutor McKesson moves to free defendants on bail pending a second trial while investigators examine reports of juror notes and after hours trysts. The panel, locked for 22 days, debated amid accusations of intimidation and misbehavior, with focus on bailiffs and the jurors' conduct.
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Carole Tregoff
Finch Case
Finch
William McKesson
B. McKesson
McKesson
Clifford Crall
Near
Fred N
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Bernard Finch
Burhans Pushes Referendum On City Spending Limits
Citizens circle petition papers with about 4100 names to compel a voter referendum on altering Hagerstown charter spending limits. Councilmen Jacob Voraus and Ralph Funkhouser back the push to remove the charter cap, while organizers seek enough signatures before the deadline to force a public vote on the Burhans plan and home rule changes.
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Hagerstown
Jacob Voraus
Ralph Funkhouser
Burhans
Mayer
Pleasant to Borrow Here Offers Quick Cash
A friendly loan service advertises fast approval and reasonable charges. It promises welcoming new borrowers with a simple process and convenient access to cash.
Snow Storm Expected With Subnormal Temps In County
The county endures a cold spell with highs typically in the mid 50s, while the record high yesterday topped 38. Forecasters predict temperatures to stay well below normal for the next five days, with tonight’s low around 20.
Funkstown Votes On Water Charge Equalization Plan
Funkstown plans to raise in town water rates while granting lower charges for Funkstown Chewsville Road residents who have extra fire hydrants. A proposed equalization failed for two commissioners, with public safety and street lighting proposals discussed as the town mulls adjustments and a sinking fund transfer.
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Funkstown
Chewsville Road
Burgess Guy R. Hebb
Commissioners and Water Board
John Williams
Water Board
John Harrison Moore
Charles Scutfins
Scuffins
Potomsac Edison
Morgan
Fankstown
Rider Shives Dies After Motorcycle Crash Near Daytona
Shives, a Baltimore company representative and long time Pectonville resident, was fatally injured when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle on a dry road. He had just returned from Daytona Beach with fellow riders. Survived by his parents and sister Freida Reed, he was active in local clubs and churches and a Bethlehem Steel machinist for 11 years. Funeral plans await at Grove Funeral Home Hancock and at his parents’ home in Pectonville.
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Baltimore Fog Company
Daytona Beach
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Alfred
Mary M. (Beard) Shives
Pectonville
Freida Reed
Grove
Hancock
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Service News from Tempehlof Central Airport Berlin Airman Wolfe Promoted
Airman First Class Richard H Wolfe Jr son of Mr and Mrs Richard H Wolfe Sr of Hagerstown Maryland has been promoted. He serves with the 7350th Support Squadron as a ground power equipment maintenance man at Tempehlof Central Airport Berlin in the American sector. Also Private Jack A Boward son of Mr and Mrs G C Boward of Hagerstown is in basic training at US Army Training Center Armor Fort Knox after two years at Johns Hopkins University. Interment and funeral notices follow for local residents.
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Berlin
Germany
Richard Hi. Walfe, Jr
Richard H. Wolfe
Summer Street
Hagerstown
Wolfe
Hagers
Lown High School
Edward C. Tates
Tempelhof Central
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Jack A. Boward
G. C. Boward
United States Army Training Center, Armor
Usatca
Boward
Johns Hopkins University
Army
Hopes Fade For Trapped Coal Miners
Rescue teams push 1 500 foot room search as air clears in the mine. Deputy director Paul Lingo says the trapped men could form an airtight barrier to create a lasting oxygen supply for about 690 hours. Earlier crew reached 600 feet with no sign of food, tools, or equipment.
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Wilson
Paul Lingo
Lingo
106 Cars Per 100 Families Growth Boosts Local Car Ownership
The piece notes a 16.4 percent rise in passenger car registrations locally from 1954 to 1989, with numbers moving from 24,800 to 28,870. Projections suggest Americans will reach about 100 million passenger cars by 1975, driven by population growth, better roads, shorter work weeks, longer life expectancy, and more leisure travel. Washington County drivers collectively log about 2.9 million miles annually.
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SRDS
Parking Tickets Leads to Drunken Driving Conviction
Morris Lee McConnell of Plymouth Michigan was fined 100 dollars for drunken driving after being spotted weaving on a highway by Patrolman Robert Alton. Additional five dollar costs were added on two parking tickets deemed uncollectable by the department. Deputy Sheriff William Mason later found two more old parking tickets in the car. The maximum five dollar fines on those tickets were imposed.
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Morris Lee McConnell
Plymouth
Mich
William J. Dwyer
Am Addi
U,n Department
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Robert Alton
Hagerstown
Les Said
McConnell
United States
Mil
William Mason
Lion
Grayson Doornberger
Bids For New Schools To Be Opened Today
The Board of Commissioners and the Board of Education will meet to open bids for the Concocheague School and the Pleasant Valley School. The boards will determine school sizes as bids are opened. Pleasant Valley replaces the Sandyr Hook site and Conorochesque replaces the Wilsons site.
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Board of Education
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Stevenson Seen Likely In Secretary Of State Role
Washington AP report says Stevenson could be a secretary of state candidate as Kennedy Democrats weigh a Stevensonian bid. Stevenson, on a South American tour, dodged questions on presidential chances while party insiders debate primary momentum and drafts. Humphrey and others weigh how to marshal support if Stevenson moves.
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Fatally Shot Postal Inspectors Betray Robbery Scene
Two postal inspectors Ben Spizzirri and John McAuliffe Jr. were fatally shot as robbers seized mail and sacks from their car on the late Monday night hold up near Roosevelt Road and Clark Street. A witness, Winton Murray, described the slayings and the ensuing pursuit as three men fled in a car and one rode away on a bus before police arrived.
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Ben Spizzicci
Richt
U.S
Chicago
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Ben Spizzitci
John McdAuliffs Jr
McAuliffe
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Winton Murray
Roosevelt Road
Clark St
Emma
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Murray
Easter Seals Campaign Seeks Maryland Help
Easter Seals will mail thousands of pleas this Thursday as part of a month long appeal by the Maryland Society for Crippled Children and Adults. Johnny Unitas of the Baltimore Colts leads the drive urging Marylanders to donate to fund eight treatment centers sheltered workshops day camps and other services for the handicapped.
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Johny Unitas
Baltimore Colts
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District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Postal Inspectors Probe Transit Mail Handling Flows
Chicago inspectors describe two transfer clerks in the Postal Transport Service assigned to work with postal inspectors for several years. They were detailed to observe mail handling points where mail sacks were transferred from trains to trucks in a routine operation.
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Chicago
Postal Transport Service
Top Sales Tax Men To Attend Meeting In Hagerstown
The Western Maryland Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors Inc will host March 21 1960 at 6 30 p m at Tortuga Restaurant Hagerstown with top Maryland and Pennsylvania sales tax officials expected to speak Attorney Edward F Engelbert assistant director Maryland Sales Tax Division Russell Davis assistant attorney general Pennsylvania author of the Sales Tax statute and Joseph Nestiko Harrisburg Bureau of Sales and Use Tax specialist plus Q A session Reservations for dinner at 2 50 per person through Roy Danzer Sr include information from local ABC firms in Hagerstown.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc
Tortuga
Hagerstown
Edward F. Engelbert
Russell Davis
O Tennsylvania
Joseph Nestiko
Harrisburg
Bureau of Sales and Use
Boor
ABC
Lanlcaster
Roy Danzer, Sr
Mary
Land
Prayer for grace to resist evil influences
A prayer asking God to grant grace and courage to resist pressures of evil, remain loyal at all times, and endure temptation. Signed by Lyndon A. Phifer, retired Methodist editor in Tallahassee, Florida.
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Jesus Christ
Lyndon A. Phifer
Tallahassee
Fla
Wall Street Journal trial offer boosts earnings claim
A personal tale says subscribing to The Wall Street Journal helped a salaried worker raise income to 15000 dollars last year. The ad touts the Journal as essential for ambitious people and small business owners, offering a three month trial for seven dollars and a full year for 24 dollars.
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Journal
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N.Y
Sam Iis
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