County Roads Budget Jeopardizes 1967-68 Building Plan
County engineer Southey Nottingham warns a $300000 bond would fund the county roads program for 1967-68 and avert a drastic impact. Commissioners did not seek the state loan before the deadline, citing a consensus of opinions. President Collins notes the county owes $30 million and cannot spend what it lacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Roads Board
Southey Nottingham Jr
Nottingham
Roads Board
Charles E. Collins
Wallace E. Hutton
Collins
Hutton
Opposition to Subdivision Regulation Changes in Frederick County
Limited opposition arose at a Frederick County Commissioners hearing over proposed changes to Article II C of subdivision rules. The plan would require developers to provide and fund streets and drainage before zoning permits, applying to multi lot developments. Critics urged limiting escrow or bond obligations to areas in the current application, while proponents argued uniform applicability to all developers.
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Frederick County
J. Alfred Catsail
Planning and Zoning Appeals Board
Hadeen
Catsail
Richard Zimmerman
Frederick
Zimmerman
Paul Leatherman
Myersville
Himself
Leatherman
Wallace E. Hutton
Brant Files Convention Candidacy for Maryland Convention
C Brant Jr of East Eighth Street has filed to be a Frederick County delegate to the Maryland Constitutional Convention. A Cumberland native and 17-year Frederick County resident he led Scout activities and served as Scoutmaster of Troop Last year. He previously ran unsuccessfully for Register of Wills and helped organize the Francis Scott Key Boy Scout Band alongside work with local baseball and youth leagues. He is a World War II veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Brant Jr
East Eighth Street
Frederick County
Cumberland
Brant
Register of Wills
Francis Scott Key
Boy Scouts
Rosedale Baseball League
Witnesses Place Speck Near Chicago Murder Scene
The prosecution called two witnesses who located Richard Speck near the Chicago neighborhood where eight nurses were slain last July. William Martin argued the state’s version and urged a guilty verdict with the death penalty while defense attorney Gerald Getty challenged identification and claimed Speck rented a room near the scene and did not get the jobSpeck’s connection to the crime is under dispute.
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Peoria
Til
Richard Specks
Chicago
William Martin
Cook County
Martin
Corazon Amarao
Philippines
Marlin
Richard Franklin Speck
Gerald Getty
Speck
Calumet Harbor
Barzini
National Maritime Union Hall
Five Seek Walkersville Council Seats
Five men named Howard Boyer Luther Horine Roland Nickle Raymond Strine and Richard Winn were nominated to fill three Walkersville council seats at the annual town meeting in the fire hall. Incumbents Edward Hedges and Walter Zimmerman will not seek reelection. The election is set for the first Monday in May with polls open 3 to 7 p.m.
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Walkersville
Howard Boyer
Luther Horine
Roland Nickle
Raymond Strine
Richard Winn
Edward Hedges
Walter Zimmerman
Hedges
Zimmerman
Boyer
Frederick
Horine
T. R. Saylor Inc
Nickle
Southern States Cooperative
Strine
Winn
Walkersville High School
Potomac Development Plans Hearing Set With Interior
A Frederick County delegation will meet in Washington with officials of the Interior Department to hear federal plans for Potomac River development. The group includes county commissioners planning and zoning and parks officials and state legislators. The talks focus on a possible takeover of lands within two miles for a national park, with legislation already before Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Washington
U.S. Department of the Interior
Potomac River
Planning and Zoning and Parks Commissions
Interior Department
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Potomac
A& National Park
Congress
State Planning Department
McNamara Holds Line On Airfield Bombings Policy
Secretary McNamara indicated the administration will not escalate airstrikes on major North Vietnamese airfields for now, citing limited goals and avoiding wider war. He kept a door open to future attacks on Soviet-built MIG bases if circumstances change. Desertion among South Vietnamese troops and a rising enemy force were noted, while 178 American prisoners in North Vietnam faced mental and physical pressures from captors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
North Vietnam
McNamara
U.S
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Defense Department
State Department
Bloodmobile Visits Detrick Wednesday
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit the Fort Detrick Field House on Wednesday with donor registration from 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. The Frederick County Blood Program is 158 pints under quota and must reach the goal by June 30 to maintain county coverage. With six visits left, at least 155 pints per stop are needed. military and civilian donors are urged to give. Service members should register 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. but may come any time.
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Red Cross
Fort Detrick Field House
Frederick County
Acm
Winds Drive Temperatures Down to 30s in County
Brisk winds Monday afternoon cooled readings from a high of 79 to a low around 35 last night. Gusts reached 45 mph and forecasters see no rain in the coming days. Today's expected high is in the 50s with a scattered frost risk Wednesday morning as the thermometer falls again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Mercury
O'Brien urges changes in U S Post Office system
Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien proposed abolishing the Post Office Department and running the mail system as a nonprofit government corporation with a presidentially appointed board. He hinted at a TVA-like structure and modernization plans, while noting staff and budget strains as the market opened with declines. He spoke at a Magazine Publishers Association meeting, drawing cautious responses from postal unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Cap
Lawrence F. O'Brien
O'Brien
Magazine Publishers Association
B.C. Brall
Beck
United Federation of Postal Clerks
O Brien
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate
Congre
Andrew Jackson
Hoa
Post Office
April tax time opens long history of income duty
First of a series by Joe McCaffery explains how April tax due date anchors diverse spring routines from fishing to gardening. The piece traces income tax history from 4 410 BC through the 3 percent over 200 dollars levy, civil war suspensions, Supreme Court challenges, and postwar comeback, noting revenue needs and the 4 million dollar fine surge as proof the tax was here to stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe McCaffery
Supreme Court
Mving Congress
Collent
Internal Revenue Clerks
390 Fliers Lost 500 Planes Down in Vietnam War
AP reports two years of air war against North Vietnam left the United States with 500 planes down and up to 390 fliers killed captured or missing. Official counts show 120-140 airmen in Communist captivity and 200-250 missing. Training and equipment costs exceed $300 million, with average flier 8 years experience and 1,600 flight hours. Munition use averages 50,000 tons monthly, with munitions cost around $2,000 per minute. Critics debate the expanded bombing while pilots report casualties and rising targets around Hanoi.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
Air Force
U.S
Pentagon
Explosion Kills Coal Miners Near Natal B C
In Natal B C an underground blast at the Balmer North Mine of Crows Nest Industries Ltd killed four miners and injured ten others. Two miners were missing and believed dead beneath debris. Witnesses describe a sudden flash as the event occurred just before the evening shift. A large black dust cloud hung over the mining community for minutes while debris spread along the mountainside. The cause of the explosion was not known.
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Natal
B.C
Pop
Robert Clegg
Clegg
Balmer North
Crows Nest Industries Ltd
Here
Paul Chela Woo
British Columbia
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Montgomery County
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Detrick
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O’brien
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Tn Aik
Chase
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