Court Backs Sit-ins in Landmark High Court Ruling
In a unanimous decision Chief Justice Warren rejects broad constitutional questions and finds the Baton Rouge sit-in convictions void for lacking evidentiary support under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment. Sixteen Southern University students faced four month sentences with fines. cases spanned two white lunch counters and a drugstore in Baton Rouge.
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Southern University
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Local surgeon Dr. E. C. Stuart dies at 96
Emmett Christopher Stuart 96, retired surgeon of the city, died after a brief illness at Memorial Hospital. He retired in 1955 after practicing longer than any other physician then living in the United States. Funeral to be held at Sacred Heart Church with a Rosary at Jones Funeral Home. Burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery. He is survived by his widow Adele Therese Ely Stuart and six of their seven children, with 12 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. He earned his medical degree in 1887 from the University of Maryland and spent 45 years practicing in this city, most of his career near the intersection of Boscawen Street and Indian Alley.
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Memorial Hospital
Stuart
United States
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Charles Murphy
Jacob Yost
Ellsworth Johnson
William P. McGuire
John B. McKee
James Miller
Carl Napps
Adele Therese Ely Stuart
John Alexander Stuart
Jeanne Stuart Williams
Dorothy Stuart Nixdorff
E. C. Stuart, Jr
Lynn K. Brugh
St. James
Chauncey S. Jerome
Hunting Valley
Ohio
Trimble
Coconut Grove
College of Physiversity of Maryland Medicalversity School
Fowl claim approved as 19 chickens weighed nine each by supervisors
In a morning meeting the county supervisors approved a fowl claim for 19 chickens with nine pounds each. The day also noted sports and schedule shifts due to winter weather with games rescheduled to Tuesday and others postponed including Clarke County vs Central and Shenandoah vs Potomac State, all tied to local venues and eateries.
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Clarke County
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Shenandoah
Potomac State
Howard
33 Persons Die In Multiple Fatality Crashes
The Associated Press reports at least 33 people died in weekend highway accidents nationwide. Two crashes in North Carolina each killed five, while other incidents in Illinois and Wyoming, among others, produced multiple fatalities. Weather and road conditions contributed to several crashes.
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Hedope
Mobs Raid U.S. Consulate in Elisabethville
In Elisabethville the Congo crisis deepens as mobs attack the U.S. consulate amid UN peace overtures. Gen. Sean McKeown notes Tshombe’s grip weakens while U Thant and Adlai Stevenson push for restored order and freedom of movement. Lord Home advocates immediate cease fire and unity talks.
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Elisabethville
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Thant
Adlai E. Stevenson
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Britain
Lord Homein
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Leopold
Soviet Union Breaks Ties With Albania
Moscow announces severed relations with Albania in a historic split within the Communist bloc. Khrushchev's October denunciation of Albanian leaders as Stalinist set the move in motion, with Tirana confirming the decision and other Eastern bloc states reacting.
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Viet Nam
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Road Ice Clears and Fatal Crash Ends Slippery Spell
A two inch Saturday snowfall left patches on secondary roads and a fatal highway crash. Mrs. Jesse Arlene Ford, 59, of Fo, died with back cuts. Margaret Henry, 18, suffered a broken nose. State Police pending charges. Minor injuries reported in a Double Toll Gate collision between a tractor trailer and a car driven by Albert Doyle. Janet Gray sustained bruises and cuts. Eight hours of clearing followed. roads became passable as warmer weather and cindering crews improved conditions.
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Margaret Henry
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Front Royal Station to Boost Daytime Power
The FCC proposed that WFTR Front Royal Virginia be authorized to raise daytime power from 250 watts to 1 kilowatt.
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Front Royal Station
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
WFTR
Front Royal
Weather Factor Tied to 55 Deaths Across Midwest
A weather system with record subzero temps, heavy snow, flooding rain and wind was linked to at least 55 deaths after a snowstorm swept the Midwest. Arizona roads were blocked by 22 inch drifts while New Mexico and Texas reported snow and ice closing schools and straining highways.
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Arizona
San Juan County
New Mexico
Raton
Nageezi
Jahoma
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Kennedy’s Presidency Seen From Opposing Sides
AP staffer Arthur Edson surveys public reaction eleven months after Kennedy’s inauguration. The piece notes sharply divided views on his progress toward his own vision, with supporters praising vigor and critics labeling him a failure. Continued discussion promised on Page 7.
Eichmann Convicted in Jerusalem for Nazi Crimes
A three judge panel in Jerusalem found Adolf Eichmann guilty on four major counts crimes against the Jews crimes against humanity war crimes and membership in the SS and SD. The verdict paves the way for sentencing likely by Friday and could lead to the death penalty.
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Threeman
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Eichmann
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Nazi Reich
Moshe Landau
Oe Eichann
Germany
First nuclear test at Carlsbad links to peaceful power drive
Scientists hailed the first underground atomic blast at Project Gnome near Carlsbad New Mexico as a data success with 70 percent of planned measurements gathered. The device exploded a quarter mile underground in a salt chamber 1100 feet from a vertical shaft, creating a moderate quake and an invisible radioactive cloud that drifted up the shaft before being contained.
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N.M
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Onpey
Phillip Randolph
Livermore
Calif
Gnome
Duke and Duchess Mark Quiet 25th Anniversary
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor spent most of the day at their country home near Paris noting no sign of the 25th anniversary of the former British monarch's abdication.
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Duchess of Windsor
King Edward VIII abdication and Wallis Simpson marriage
A 1936 event recounted with King Edward VIII stepping down to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson. The historical note refers readers to Page 4 for a recount of these events from 25 years ago.
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L. Love
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Frederick County Dog Population On The Increase
Frederick County Dog Warden Henry Bursey told the Board of Supervisors the dog population is rising while submitting four claims. The Board approved payment of claims for 24 chickens killed in the past month and routine bills as it continued its meeting.
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Board of Supervisors
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