Fifteen Named to Frederick County Government Study Commission
Fifteen county residents were selected by the Frederick County Commissioners to serve on the Government Study Commission. The appointees from a 92-name list include Earle Geisbert, Guy A. Baker Jr., Mrs. Mary Warshowsky, Claude Bartick, Leon Enfield, W. Jarboe Grove, Joseph F. Rhoderick, James P. Mause, Carlos Myers, Charles E. Hicks III, J Harold Hooper, Francis W. Bush Sr., Irving Weil, Sterling Bollinger, and J. Richard Hudson. The commission will study county government structure and report needs by February 1, 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Charles T. Collins
Collins
Earle Geisbert
RFD
Guy A. Baker Jr
Emmitsburg
Mary Warshowsky
Frederick
Claude Bartick
Woodsboro
Leon Enfield
Knoxville
W. Jarbo
House of Delegates
Merger Announced Between Todd Steel and Standard International
Todd Steel of Point of Rocks joins Standard International of Andover in a plan to merge with Todd becoming a division head and director of Standard International. The deal relies on stock exchanges and new convertible preferred stock, with shareholder and lender approvals pending. Todd reports rising sales, while Standard International cites a 1966 annual sales total of 76 million globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard International Corporation
Andover
Mass
Todd Steel Company
Point of Rocks
Todd
Standard International
Norman Todd
Standard
Temperature swings and storms forecast after 84 degree peak
Scattered thundershowers are forecast this afternoon after Sundays 84 degree high the hottest since September 11 1966. Temperature drops of at least twenty degrees expected in the next 24 hours. March precipitation totaled 4.46 inches, with notable snow and wide temperature swings during the month.
Four Men Sought in $400000 Armored Truck Heist
Four men from Quincy Weymouth Hull and Rockland are being investigated for the more than 400000 stolen from an armored truck in a Saturday night hijack at a shopping center. Police report over 300000 unaccounted for with 94577 recovered including 17000 cash from bags found Sunday. A truck cabin invasion sparked gunfire. one car tied to the hijackers was located near the money bags and another car with weapons and a balaclava mask was found on highways. The Skelley Detective Agency and authorities await duplicate deposit slips to set the final tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy, Mass
Paul LaHive
Quincy
Weymouth
Im Quines
Bomb explodes near Turkish Embassy in Washington
A small handmade bomb, apparently thrown from a car, exploded on the street before the Turkish Embassy early today as Turkish President Cevdet Sunay prepared to arrive. No embassy damage, only a parked car was damaged. The car owner remains unidentified and not tied to the embassy. Police probe underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cevdet Sunay
Networks, unions clash as TV news strike broadens
Washington AP The three networks move toward a prolonged strike after union leaders walk out citing an insulting offer. NBC CBS and ABC negotiate through federal mediator as talks collapse over pay and bonus fee shares. Negotiators return to New York with no set resumption date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Donald Conaway
NBC
George Fuchs
CBS
ABC
Networks
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Conaway
New York
William E. Simkin
Jammed Gun Saves Life Of Cabbie In Baltimore
Baltimore cab driver Gates Carson was held at gunpoint by a passenger who demanded identification. The pistol jammed twice and then again when the robber tried a third time, allowing Carson to escape and the robber to flee with 21 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Gates Carson
Carson
Viet Cong Terrorism Fails To Halt South Viet Voting
SAIGON AP opening round of South Vietnam village council elections declared a success despite Viet Cong terrorism aimed at halting voting. Four candidates murdered, 10 kidnapped, three policemen and four militiamen wounded by grenades. three Viet Cong captured. 219 villages voted in 33 of 43 provinces. 1,299 of 1,964 seats filled. 2,718 candidates. 42 of 105 women seated. 495,044 of 614,806 eligible voters cast ballots. Additional elections set for secure areas over the next four Sundays. hamlet chiefs elections begin May 14. Cities excluded from the local elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Vietnam
Two New Major Ground Sweeps Underway In Viet
U S military headquarters report two new major ground sweeps in Vietnam aimed at pressuring Communist units from highlands to the Mekong Delta. Scattered contact yielded 50 to 65 enemy killed while Operation Junction City in Tay Ninh Province continued, with U S forces pursuing remnants as the Australian cruiser Hobart shelled a Viet Cong assembly point near Quang Tri City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Aghlands
Mekong
Hobart
Quang Tri City
Junction City
Tay Ninh
Cambodia
Teenagers Charged In Fort Detrick Mugging Case
Two Frederick youths aged 15 and 16 have been charged in a Fort Detrick mugging. They were held at the local jail as police pursued a third suspect. The victim, Richard Rokot, 20, was beaten and robbed of about $80 then treated for facial and head lacerations. Investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Fort Detrick
Richard FE Rokot
West Patrick Street
Rokot
Bents Street
Rokeat
Fort Detrick Dispensary
Teamsters Vote Indicates Strike Readiness
Washington A4P report shows Teamsters back a strike if no settlement with the trucking industry is reached. Negotiations resume after a recessed session as union leaders carry a member vote authorizing a strike. About 450000 workers in 12000 trucking firms are affected and remain far apart on money issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Teamsters
Teamster
Poor Man Must Pay 90 Billion Slips Through Tax Loopholes
Washington reports the White House plans only modest tax reform aimed at closing major loopholes. Officials expect Johnson to seek limited changes, mainly tightening corporation tax rules, offset by relief for lower income families. A full package may wait until mid 1968 after congressional action on the surtax. Critics say reforms will be small and late with limited revenue gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
APY
White House
Johnson
Henry S. Reuss
Wis
Senate
House Economic Committee
Rewss
Executive Branch
Congress
Capitol Hill
Four Die In Maryland River Boating Tragedy
A Hagerstown family of four drowned after their boat capsized near a Williamsport dam on the Potomac River. Parents John B. and Claudette Fann Young, and children Edyth Monique 4 and Robert B. 7, were involved. Robert F. Thomas 23 of Mt. Airy disappeared in the Susquehanna after his boat capsized while fishing. dragging continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Potomac River
Williamsport
Mt. Airy
Susquehanna River
John B. Young
Claudette Fann Young
Edyth Monique
Robert B. Young
Potomac
Robert F. Thomas
Prospect Road
Harford County
Young
R. Paul Smith
Potomac Edison Company
Robert Spickler
Williamsport Park
Hagerstown Realty
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Farmer Dies In Tractor Mishap
A man, Ray Ecker, 32, of Westminster, died when the tractor he drove overturned on the Edward Myers Farm in Anontown while spraying a barley field. His son found the body. Debra Runkles, two, of Mount Airy, sustained serious injuries after being struck by her brother James Runkles Jr's tractor on Woodvale Road near Mount Airy. she remained in fair condition with severe abrasions at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Ecker
Westminster
Edward Myers
Anontown
Robert Ecker
Ifam
Ecker
Debra
Runkles
Mount Airy
Frederick
James Runkles Jr
Woodvale Road
Mount Air
Frederick Memorial Hospital
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Todd Steel, Standard Corp
Cutter Lake
Viet
Episcopal
James A Tike
Mondale
Histo
Varius
Treasury
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