New Regime In Colombia Promises Order And Freedom
Bogota hailed the collapse of Gustavo Rojas Pinilla’s four year dictatorship as liberals and conservatives pledged support for interim military rule. The junta promises to restore political and press freedom and plans to step down for a freely elected civilian government next year. At least 141 killed in unrest as crowds celebrated in Bogota and other cities. Rojas reportedly went into exile with a plane prepared to take him to Miami.
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Bogota
Colombia
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Rojas
Plaza Bolivar
Intermedio
Medellin
Cali
Miami
Andy Gaylor Returns Home After Severe Phoenix Injury
Andy Gaylor is back in Hagerstown to recover after a near fatal accident in Phoenix Arizona in March. The Pfeiffer Ranch foreman for nine years was injured while supervising spraying equipment when his body was caught in sprayer forks. He spent weeks in a Phoenix hospital and now resides with his mother Mrs Margaret Travinger at 249 Summit Avenue. Phillip Gaylor, in the Air Force at Salina Kansas, drove his father to Hagerstown.
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Yas
Hagerstown
Phoenix
Ariz
Margaret Travinger
Summit Avenue
Gaylor
Pfeiffer
Phillip Gaylor
Air Force
Salina
Kansas
Phone Call Misfire Hints Embassy Prank in Washington
A 12 year old girl at 134 West Washington Street received a prank call allegedly seeking the Honduran Embassy in Washington DC. The origin and nature of the call remain unclear, with possibilities including a hoax. The incident remains unresolved as Rebecca Buchanan awaits clarification.
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Rebecca Buchanan
West Washington Street
Washington, D. C
Rebecca
Diem Ends State Visit to United States on Positive Note
President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Viet Nam concluded a four day state visit in Washington with aides reporting satisfaction over talks. A White House joint statement with President Eisenhower was planned to summarize discussions and the leaders parted after a formal dinner. Diem praised U.S. material aid and moral support and recalled the domino theory in a champagne toast.
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Washington
Ngo Dinh Diem
South Viet Nam
Eisenhower
White House
Diem
United States
Viet Nam
Free World
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Boy Hurt In Trout Rodeo Accident At Keedysville
Donald Lee Bryan, 14, of Keedysville, is hospitalized in Washington County with severe injuries after slipping from a rock into Little Antietam Creek during the Trout Rodeo at Keedysville. He suffered a crushed right thumb with amputation, possible leg fracture, scalp lacerations, and other injuries requiring X rays and medical care.
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Donald Lee Bryan
Keedysville
Washington County
Donald Lee
McClellan Gun Club
Antietam Creek
Radium and X ray carelessness seen as greater danger
Allentown Pa the state health official warns that careless use of radium or X ray equipment poses more danger than radioactive fallout from nuclear explosions. The remark notes risks to workers and patients from improper handling and shielding in medical facilities.
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Allentown
Pennsylvania
Wen Fall Wa
Khrushchev backs a Big Four summit to ease tensions
In Moscow Khrushchev told The New York Times that avoiding war hinges on the United States and Soviet Union finding a path to reduce friction. He favored another Big Four meeting but said responsibility for easing global strain rests primarily on the United States.
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New York
New York Times Today
Nikita Khrushchev
America
Russia
Communist Party
Moscow
Times
Turner Catledge
Catledge
Khrushchev
United States
Schools To Switch To Daylight Time In Jefferson County
Jefferson County schools will switch to Daylight Saving Time next Monday following a poll of parents. Superintendent T A Lowery announced 2288 favored the change and 1251 opposed after 85 percent of parents responded.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Jefferson County
T. A. Lowery
Mother of the Year honoree cited for home watchfulness
New York reports Hazel Hempel Abel of Lincoln Nebraska at 68 received a citation and a diamond pin as mother of the year. Abel, mother of five, said the salvation of the home lies in the watchfulness of the mother. An advertisement for cleaning and waxing floors by H E Shank follows.
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New York
Hazel Hempel Abel
Abel
Lincoln
Neb
Traveling seminar touring Presbyterians visit Kentucky Tennessee and North Carolina
Irene Middlekauff a member at 7 King Street joins a 33 person traveling seminar on an eight day Presbyterian Church USA tour visiting colleges parishes and community centers in Kentucky Tennessee and North Carolina. The group yesterday visited Pikesville College in Kentucky while local notices promote a Tuesday rummage sale at Market House and local TV service at L Television on Virginia Avenue.
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Irene Middlekauff
King Street
Presbyterian Church
Kennee
Tucky
Tennessee
North
Caro
Missions Southeast
Gallagher’s
Cor
E. Wash
Locust Sts. Church
Pikesville College
Pikesville
Elmer Kiracofe to mark 84th birthday Monday
Former Ward 5 councilman C Elmer Kiracofe, longtime advocate of the city light plant, will observe his 84th birthday Monday May 13 at 927 Mulberry Avenue. Though retired he remains active in family, church and lodge life and plans a quiet day at home. He recently lost a leg and uses a wheelchair but keeps a positive outlook and intends to vote in next year’s state and county elections.
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C. Elmer Kiracofe
Mulberry Avenue
Kiracofe
Kiracore
Charles W. Bowman
South Potomac Junior High to Stage Annual Band Concert
The South Potomac Junior High School will present its annual band concert in the school auditorium on Tuesday May 14 at 8 00 p m. The program includes performances by the Prep Band from several area schools and the Junior High School Band with pieces by Seitz Sullivan Beeler Herfurth and Kiefer. Two teenage escapees from a Pennsylvania industrial school were nabbed by state police near Hancock as part of a separate incident. Trooper Bowman pursued the car after it wrecked five miles west of Hancock. the youths aged 14 and 17 were held pending Pennsylvania authorities arrival.
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Antietam
Funkstown
Howard
Lincolnshire
Pangborn
Surrey
Music Shop
Whitese! Music Company
Colonial Music Shop
Thay March
Harold Bennett
AEC
C. Paul J
Herforth
Hancock
Leroy Anderson
Kislyn Industrial School of Boys
Hazelton
Rt. 40
Glenn L. Bowman
Bowman
Pennsylvania
AEC Plans Nuclear Tests in Nevada This Year
The Atomic Energy Commission moved forward with plans for nuclear tests in Nevada this year. The move comes as new appeals emerged in India and West Germany urging an end to testing.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
India
West Germany
Court Upholds Matusow Perjury Conviction
The U S Court of Appeals upheld the five year prison sentence for Harvey Matusow convicted of five counts of perjury. Matusow testified Roy Cohn coached him to lie in a trial about 13 allegedly committed Communists. He had admitted labeling many Americans as Reds without evidence and argued the Communist issue tainted his trial. The unanimous ruling rejected his appeal. he remains free on ten thousand dollars bail.
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New York
U. S
Harvey Matusow
Matusow
Roy M. Cohn
Quiet Man Marks 109th Birthday in Baltimore
Hughes, a quiet religious man born into slavery in Charlottesville, Va, lived in Baltimore and reached 109 without a cake. His friend Thomas J. S. Walter of the State Department of Public Welfare would bring it, but Walter is abroad. Hughes credits his long life to going to bed at seven nightly.
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Baltimore
Fountain Hughes
Thomas J. S. Walter
State Department of Public Welfare
Waxter
Europe
Hughes
Charlottesville
Mother's Day Party Draws Hundreds at Lansford Event
Dick Edwards hosts his 15th annual Mother's Day party for parents aged 70 to 95 in Lansford Pa with an expected crowd around 380. Nearby notes mention Gov. Robert Edwards signing a law reducing penalties for attempted death by own action from three years to one. article fragments also reference assorted local ads and services in nearby towns.
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Lansford
Dick Edwards
Lenton
N. J
Robert Edwards
B. Meyner
Edwards
Rom South Saum
Jonathan St. Adv
Wales
England
Maryland Atty General seeks funds to enforce Ober Act
Maryland Atty General Ferdinand Sybert announced plans to restore $5,125 in Ober Act enforcement funds cut by the 1957 Legislature. He noted the office is reviewing House Un-American Activities hearings records and warned that indictments could follow under the Other Law or perjury grounds. Meanwhile, fallout from three days of congressional inquiry continues with 11 of 22 witnesses who invoked the Fifth Amendment either suspended or fired.
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C. Ferdinand Sybert
Maryland
Attorney General
Baltimore City
American Bar Associations
Harold Buchman
Buchman
Family Troubles Blamed In Texas Triple Murder
In Houston a tavern operator Tommie Heads Jr. 36 said he had family troubles and used a .22 rifle to kill his wife Florence 30 Emily Jacquette 70 and Pricilla Babin 40, injuring Taylor Jacquette TJ. Heads called his mother and then surrendered to police. homicide Lt. Harry Cole said he would be charged with murder.
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Houston
Tex
Tommie Heads Jr
Florence
Emily Jacquette
Pricilla Babin
Heads
Jacquette
Taylor
Harry Cole
City Engineer Heads Group Amid Suspicious Split Second Incident
City Engineer Claude William Heads was reported elected to a professional group after an on street incident ended with gunfire in Crestwood area. He allegedly shot his wife at their home then killed Mrs Jacquette and Mrs Babin before fleeing. Witnesses recalled he retained a rifle during the confrontation hours earlier.
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Heads
Claude William Soond
Ihoe Henerican Society of Civil
Jacquette
Babin
Mrs. Babin
Jacquettes
Alfred Babin
Spirits and whiskey prices from Kentucky listings
Kentucky bourbon six years old priced at 3.92 per fifth. Old Horsey eight years old priced at 3.92 per bottle. Bavarian Beer offered at 2.75 per case. Frank and Jonathan advertise spirits and beer with store corner at Well's.
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Frank & Jonathan Adv
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