W Patrick Street Bridge to be Inspected by SRC Engineer
The bridge over Carroll Creek on West Patrick Street will be inspected next Thursday by a State Roads Commission engineer. The city disputes full responsibility for maintenance, and the mayor said the scope may cover sidewalks or the entire structure. The meeting also addressed East Frederick Little League seeking a permanent home and a city representative to join the committee.
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Carroll Creek
West
Patrick Street
State Roads Commission
E. Paul Magaha
Elmer F. Munshower
SRC
Magaha
East Frederick
Little League
League
George May Sr
Ross Moberly
$100000 Suit May End Today in Baltimore County
The $100,000 civil suit filed in December 1963 by Edwin F. Nikirk for Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Smith seeks damages for injuries to their son Donald K. Smith after he was mauled by three dogs owned by Gilmer O Hamilton and Rosaline Hamilton near Mt. Pleasant. The case, heard in Towson before Judge Walter Jennifer, moved from Frederick County on a venue petition, with witnesses from the county testifying for both sides as the trial nears conclusion.
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Edwin F. Nikirk
Floyd Smith
Mt. Pleasant
LeRoy W. Preston
Baltimore
Walter Jennifer
Baltimore County
Towson
Frederick County
Edward D. Storm
Proctor and Reed Firm
Hamilton
Nikirk
Hamiltons
Smith Boy
May Move Thurmont Courtroom
Thurmont Mayor Donald L. Lewis plans talks with Frederick County Commissioners about relocating the Thurmont Magistrate's Court from its current 12 by 12 foot room beside a grocery to the city hall. Judge M. T. Mathwig had earlier requested a move to a more modern space.
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Thurmont
Donald L. Lewis
Frederick
Lewis
Robert K. Kennedy
Kennedy
M. T. Mathwig
Frederick Magistrate's Court
Schley Promoted By Local Bank
N. Wilson Schley, formerly assistant vice president of the Farmers and Mechanics National Bank, was named vice president of the local bank this week. Schley, a Frederick resident, joined the bank in April 1917 and has served in various positions with the firm since then.
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N. Wilson Schley
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Schley
Frederick
Derr Named By LBJ For Walkersville Post
President Johnson yesterday nominated Donald L. Derr as postmaster of Walkersville. Derr, 57, was endorsed by the Democratic State Central Committee but Walkersville’s Democratic Committee chose Burgess Gilmore Trout. The State Committee overruled the local vote, citing Derr’s higher postal exam score.
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Johnson
Donald L. Derr
Walkersville
Derr
Democratic State Central Committee
Burgess Gilmore C. Trout
Harry C. Smith
Carlton R. Sickles
Trout
Sickles
North Frederick students plant trees for Arbor Day
Sixth grade students at North Frederick Elementary joined in Arbor Day tree planting as three crabapple trees were presented by the Parent Teacher Association. Six fifth grade class representatives helped plant the trees while readings and songs followed, honoring Arbor Day and its origins.
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North Frederick
Arbor Day
Joy Derr
Parent-Teacher's Association of
J. Millard Tawes
Maryland
Nebraska
J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska City
Neb
Terry Price
William Price
Charles Gilbert
David Graf
Lloyd Graf
Frances Murtaugh
Frank Murtaugh
Pete Rothenhoefer
Robert S. Rothenhoefer
Patty Clipp
Richard Clipp
Larry Powell
Shirley Colvin
Howard Gilpin
Joseph Rexroad
Civil Rights Group Plans March in Camden Alabama
Civil rights demonstrators aim for another march on Camden courthouse as Mayor Reg Albritton resists. He cites security needs in a town of 2,500 with three fulltime officers and seeks dialogue rather than force.
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Camden
Ala
Alabama
Reg Albritton
Birmingham
George C. Wallace
T. L. Cromwell
Weymouth
Crowell
Albert Boutwell
Nina Miglionico
Myersville Votes to Buy 180 Water Meters
The Myersville town council approved purchasing 180 water meters at 39.16 dollars each totaling 7 048.80. Commissioner Stroup Falkenstein and Secretary Martin voted yes, Metzger against, Harp abstained, with about 20 residents showing support at a special meeting. The move ties to a 165 000 dollar water and sewer bond ordinance, of which 10 000 funds meters, amid prior opposition and a signed 108 name petition.
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Myersville
Myor Gilbert Stroup
Robert Falkenstein
Charles Martin
Howard Metzger
Elmer
Joseph
Herbert L. Rolling
Mrs Free Named Postmaster of New Market
The U S Senate approved President Johnson's nomination of Mrs Wilda B Free, ending five years without a official postmaster in New Market. She is the daughter of former postmaster Frances Brashears and has served as acting postmaster since March 1960 after retirement.
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New Market
U. S. Senate
Johnson
Wilda B. Free
Senate
Free
Maryland
Frances Brashears
Brashears
Democratic Central Committee
Betty B. Burgee
Charles W. Wood
Commission Clarifies Position on Land Use Plan Contract
Frederick County Planning Commission did not cancel the contract for a one mile belt land use plan. A second letter from executive secretary J Alfred Cutsail clarifies that officials only paused further work to allow review by County Commissioners and the Mayor and Board.
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Frederick County
Tarrant
Planning Commission
Wirgan
Wirgau
Bob
Tawes Asked For Special Session
Governor Tawes received a Republican request to call the General Assembly into a special session in the fall to enact reapportionment legislation. The appeal came from Don R. Kendall, chairman of the Republican State Central Committee of Montgomery County, in a telegram Thursday night urging Tawes to act.
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Rockville, Md
Tawes
General Assembly
Don R. Kendall
Republic State Central Committee
Montgomery County
Kendall
City Plans Cherry Tree Planting After Weather Delay
The city will plant 50 Japanese cherry trees gifted by the Kiwanis Club after a weather delay. Mayor E Paul Magaha said trees will be placed in Baker Park and the West Second Street area, replacing trees removed in February. Treeland Nurseries and Robert E Klein supervise planting with all trees currently at the site awaiting good weather.
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Frederick
Kiwanis Club
E. Paul Magaha
Magaha
Baker Park
West Second Street
Fairview Avenue
Robert E. Klein
Treeland Nurseries
Cyril Klein
Stock Market Edges Higher in Uneven Early Trading
New York, AP report shows an unevenly higher trend in fair to active trading as stocks moved mixedly in early transactions.
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New York
Truck Rams Building As Brakes Fail In Md Crash
A tractor trailer from Maryland Tank Transportation rammed a house service station on US 40 near South Mountain. The driver Frank Horton 28 of Jacksonville Florida was admitted to Washington County Hospital with possible back and neck injuries. The Hag en owners were in the building but uninjured. Damage to the building and truck exceeded $20 000. No charges have been filed.
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Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Frank Horton
Jacksonville
Fla
Horton
South Mountain
Frederick
Cliff Hagen
Hagens
John E. Snyder
Six Wounded in Attack West of Saigon
Four U S Army men were killed and six wounded in an assault on a Viet Cong stronghold 20 miles west of Saigon. Helicopter crewmen among the dead and wounded. two U S helicopters shot down. Heavy casualties reported in Hau Nghia and Quang Tin provinces as jet strikes targeted Viet Cong concentrations.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Hau Nghia
Qung Tin
da Nang
Viet An
Tam Ky
Steel Workers Seek One Dollar Raise In Bargaining Push
The United Steel Workers union seeks a one dollar per hour wage and fringe benefit increase over three years and presents non economic contract matters including in plant literacy facilities. Top negotiators met amid disputes while industry rebuts the demands as excessive and a May 1 strike remains possible if no agreement is reached.
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Pittsburgh
United Steel Workers Union
U.S. Steel Corp
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M. J. Grove Company
Dewey Jordan Construction Company
E. W. Rusherman Development Company
Wyngate
Jordan
Richard R. Burgee
Fairview
LBJ
Walkersville Post
Myersville Meters
Rollins
Cong Base
Frederick Trial Magistrate’s Court
Byron W. Thomp
J. Rolfe Castlemanson
Stanley Y. Bennett
Mission
South
South Market Streets
Union Rescue Mission
Frederick Business Properties
Frank J. Keefer
U. S
Steel Union
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