Horman urges caution on Valley Elementary cuts and design
County Commissioner Russell Horman criticized Valley Elementary School cost cuts as insufficient and questioned the building’s design. He cited $9,000 in proposed deletions as premature and said three items should not be eliminated. A Hagertown style, experimental school remains a focal concern as board discussions halted awaiting commission action.
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Russell
Horman
Valley Elementary
George Bushey
Charles E. Collins
Hagerstown
Humphrey visits Berlin amid bomb threat and protests
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey arrived in West Berlin to reinforce U S support for the city despite a police roundup of youths suspected of planning explosive devices. Police released three girls. ten youths were detained. The visit followed talks in Bonn reinforcing U S German ties amid anti U S demonstrations in Europe.
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German Socialist Students Group
Red China
Mao Tse Tung
Humphrey
Germany
Bonn
U. S
West Berlin
Heinrich Altbertz
U.S
Johnson
Rome
Florence
Harold Wilson
London
Artz Library Administrator to Retire After 30 Years
Miss Josephine Etchison, administrator of the C. Burr Artz Library since its 1938 opening, announces retirement after 30 years of service. She will be succeeded May 15 by Miss Martha L. Reynolds of the Montgomery County library system, who will live on East Church Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Etchison
C. Burr Artz
Martha L. Reynolds
Montgomery County Library System
Miss Etchison
England
Miss Reynolds
Division of Public Services
Montgomery County Department of Public Libraries
Fire Board President Blames Delays on Motorola Agent
Frederick County Fire Control Board President Lawrence Dorsey blamed an electronics firm and its local agent for delays in installing radio equipment for the central alarm system. He countered claims by Motorola agent Isaac Hankey that fire companies held up progress and said licenses and a minor wiring issue blocked operation. Dorsey noted Hankey should have guided license procurement and alerted companies to the needed wiring fix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Fire Control Board
Lawrence Dorsey
Motorola
Isaac Hankey
Fire Board
Hankey
Walkersville
Dorsey
Efforts To Avert Vocational Shop Closings At TJ High
The Frederick Board of Education and the Chamber of Commerce seek to prevent the planned closing of two vocational shops at Governor Thomas Johnson High School. Superintendent Dr John Lo Carnochan said the closures are premature and outlined three staffing options including increased positions, internal reassignment, and possible federal funding. Vocational Education Advisory Chair E Elwood Hummer announced a survey of business and student needs and a plan to present recommendations to the board. He noted a study trip to a vocational college is planned for April 24 and urged county funding as a possible solution.
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Board of Education
Frederick
Carnachan
E. Elwood Hummer
Chamber Vocational-Technical Education Advisory Committee
Hummer
Hindmes
Walehamsport
News- Post
Whachan
Frederick County Teachers Push 12 Month Plan
The Frederick County Teachers Association demands 12 month employment in the final salary structure, arguing current scale is inadequate. Dale Gangawere leads a four point position backing the 12 month option, warning of further negotiations to 19 months if rejected. The board delayed action twice, seeking more information, while Dr John L Carnochan Jr. notes recruiting would improve with early salary clarity under a calendar year. The cost is projected at 432,613 dollars. A closed session with county commissioners was set to discuss legal positions.
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Frederick County Teachers’ Association
Dale Gangawere
Association
FCTA
John L. Carnochan Jr
Gangawere
Carnochan
Donald Koons
George Seaton
Ross V. Smith
Budget Approved Sweadner Resigns As FCC President
Frederick Community College trustees approve a $306,641 budget in an afternoon meeting. President Sweatner resigns to become dean of students, to include registrar duties, with a $13,300 salary. Dr Lewis W Stephens named to succeed as president at $14,200. Family Payne registrar retiring. Budget largely funds instruction and salaries. Continued on page 8.
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Frederick Community College
Duvall Sweadner
Lewis W. Stephens
Sneadner
Pr. Stephen
Family A Payne
Simerots
Government Study Meeting Wednesday
The Frederick County Government Study Commission will hold its first meeting next Wednesday. It is an organizational gathering set by the county commissioners to begin functioning before the budget hearings the following week.
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Frederick County
Witness Identifies Speck as Eight-Nurse Slayer
In Peoria AP report Corazon Amurao the sole survivor pointed at Richard Speck in court saying This is the man as spectators watched the killer trial for the murder of eight nurses in a Chicago townhouse dormitory. Speck showed no reaction while Amurao described first confrontation with the accused.
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Peoria
Corazon Amurao
Richard Speck
Speck
Chicago
Miss Amarao
Local Man Robbed During Bank Hold Up Near Naval Yards
A Pontiac Avenue man, James C. Reeder, describing a bank robbery near the Washington Naval Yards where he works, said four bandits confronted him as he attempted to cash a paycheck. He was pushed and shoved while the thieves took cash. delays in details followed. Reeder, employed ten months at the Naval Yards, alerted his wife by phone.
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Pontiac Avenue
Washington
James C. Reeder
Washington Naval Yards
Reeder
Naval Yards
Brunswick Seeks Permit For Potomac Water Intake
The Brunswick mayor and council seek a US Army Corps of Engineers permit to install a 12 inch water intake pipeline into the Potomac River as part of a $426,000 water project. The plan includes extending a pipeline to the river, burying it, and supplying filtration with water from the spring led reservoir to prevent low levels. Written comments are due by April 19 with work starting if approved.
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Brunswick
US Army Corps of Engineers
Potomac River
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Potomac
Army Corps of Engineers
Department of the Army
Baltimore
Corps of Engineers
Brunswick Sokesman
Income Tax Shapes National Life Across Agencies and States
Last in a series outlines how almost 25 million filers sent about 35 billion dollars to the Baltimore IRS district. Defense gets 54 billion, with funds supporting schools, highways, housing, welfare, and agencies from Alaska to the Smithsonian. Every life touches federal money from birth to education to travel and health services.
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Baltimore
Internal Revenue
Worldimanac
Supreme Ecomt
Frederick County
Lt Pass
Executive
Legislatre
Judicial
Alaska Temporary Claims Commission
U.S. Information Agency
Gax
Broderick
Welfare Department
Community Acton Committee
Department of Agriculture
Department of Health
Smithsonian Institute
Kidnapped Beverly Hills Boy Returns Home Safely
Kenneth Young son of Herbert J. Young president of Gibraltar Savings and Loan Association was recovered in Santa Monica after a $250000 ransom was paid FBI officials said. He had been taken from his Beverly Hills home and a note demanding payment was left in his room.
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Kenneth Young
Beverly Hills
Calif
Herbert J. Young
Gibraltar Savings & Loan Association
FBI
Gibraltar Savings and Loan Association
Santa Monica
Westwood
Clinton H. Anderson
Wesley G. Grapp
Los Angeles
Kenneth
Grapp
Los Angeles Times
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Woman Files Convention Candidacy in Maryland Race
Mrs Helen G Alexander, 38, of Frederick, filed as a delegate candidate for the Maryland Constitutional Convention. Born in Emmitsburg and educated in its public schools, she studied at the Palmer Institute of Authorship. An active civic participant, she aligns with nonpartisan politics and voter registration efforts, and serves with the Unitarian Fellowship Social Action Committee, Frederick County NAACP Executive Committee, Political Action Committee, and the Frederick County League of Women Voters.
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Helen G. Alexander
Frederick
Alexander
Emmitsburg
Palmer Institute of Authorship
Unitarian Fellowship
Frederick County
NAACP
Frederick County League of Women Voters
House
Market advances in early New York trading
The stock market continued to rise in fairly active trading with most gains fractional and several issues advancing one point or more. Stronger activity showed scattered advances across several sectors as investors monitored early session moves and broader market cues.
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New York
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HHH
Berlin
Artz
Teachers Association Baeks
Sweadner
FCC
Page
Woman Files Convention
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