Proposed Dam Projects Nearing Final Action
The Potomac River dam plan at Seneca and 15 other sites, including Six Bridge Dam, moves to Secretary of the Army Stephenson Ailes after Lt. Gen. Wilson approves a $492.3 million package. Feasibility favors the plan with concessions to study Potomac estuary purification. four states have 90 days to review before congress authorization. Opponents include conservation groups, farmers, Sen. Byrd and Rep. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Ailes
Potomac River
Seneca
Emmitsburg
Ailes
W. K. Wilson Jr
Army Engineers
Wilson
Board of Engineers
Potomac
Washington
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Virginia
Ater
Army
Budget Bureau
Congress
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Howard W. Smith
Anthony Wayne Smith
National Parks Association
Corps (of Engineers
Anthony Smith
Board of Engineers For Rivers and Harbors
F&M Opens Damascus Branch Bank In Maryland
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank receives OCC approval to establish a Damascus branch about 20 miles southeast of Frederick. The Damascus Bank Office will operate as a full service bank with drive in, night depository, Trust Department and various loan types to serve the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Comptroller of the Currency
Washington
Damascus
Benjamin L. Shuff
Frederick
Market
Second Streets
Citizens Office
Union Bridge Bank
Union Bridge
Libertytown Bank
Libertytown
Mt. Airy Bank
Mt. Airy
Farmers State Bank
Emmitsburg
Peoples Bank
Brunswick
Walkersville Bank
Walkersville
Teenage Drinking Problem Dominates Juvenile And Magistrate's Courts
Local courts focused on teenage drinking with several cases. Chief Judge Schnauffer waived jurisdiction in two alcohol violations and sent three cases to Magistrate's Court. Notable youths include Frank W. Jewell 16 Adams Town fined 25 dollars plus costs for minor possession and facing May 15 trial for DUI and center-lane violations. Charles H. Sewell 17 West All Saints Street Negro got ten days in jail for intoxication. Charles W. Stone committed to 30 days for minor in possession. Other actions involve waivers of juvenile jurisdiction for Charles Jackson 17 Brunswick theft of two guns and fines for William Harmon 17 loitering. Richard Wetzel 17 waived for store theft report dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Caroline von Eiff
Frank W. Jewell
Adamstown
Byron W. Thompson
Charles V. Main
Charles W. Stone
Charles Jackson
Brunswick
Schnauffer
William Harmon
East Third Street
Royal Lunch Room
North Market Street
Thompson
Richard Wetzel
Middle Alley
Maryland Library Association Elects New Leaders at Gala
Miss Alice Robinson becomes MLA president succeeding Elizabeth B. Hage at the annual conference in Gaithersburg. Congressmen Mathias lauds Federal Library Service Act and openness for libraries. Dr Thomas G. Pullen Jr. honored with library card gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Robinson
Frederick County
Seek Settlement in Baltimore Strike Talks
Baltimore AP reports management and union negotiators with a federal mediator meeting to settle a seven day strike that has idled Maryland's larger food stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Frederick City Plumbing Code to Require Board and Licensing
Frederick plans a new plumbing code with a city licensed master plumbers board and mandatory licensing before work. A public hearing is set for May 5 in City Hall to discuss updates aligning with modern materials and methods, with a standing plumbing inspector enforcing the code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
City Hall
Board Room
Frederick
Robert A. Whiteford
Plumbing Board
Frederick County Health
Whiteford
Louie Goldstein Campaign Bus Breaks Down in Western Maryland
Campaign aides traveling with Louis Goldstein for the Democratic U S Senate race were delayed when a bus carrying supporters broke down, while Goldstein continued on in a station wagon. A spokesman called the breakdown “plain overused” in keeping up with the candidate on his tour through the hills of Western Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Goldstein
Louie
Goldstein
Schedue
Maryland
Historical Workshop to Feature Top Speakers in Frederick
About 75 leaders from government finance industry and commerce are expected at Frederick County’s first annual Historical Workshop on Saturday at 9 30 a m in the Winchester room Winchester. Sponsored by the Frederick County Historical Society with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Maryland Historical Trust the day includes panels by Orlando Ridout Terry Brust Morten and Wolf Von Eckhart followed by a walking tour of redevelopment areas in downtown Frederick guided by Benjamin B Rosenstock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
Frederick County
Winchester
Winchester Hall
Frederick
E. Paul Magaha
G. Hunter Bowers
Wolf von Eckhart
Washington Post
Mr. Eckhart
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Esquire
Frederick County Bar Association
Goodloe
Byron
Frederick County Historical Society
Bloodmobile to Visit Middletown Monday at High School
Middletown residents and surrounding areas will host the Red Cross Blood Program bloodmobile Monday at Middletown High School from 3:00 to 7:30 p.m. James A. Grove, chairman, reports strong prior support and expects a successful visit. About 230 notices were mailed. 102 donors have scheduled, nine requested reschedules, and 18 were removed from active files.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Middletown High School
James A. Grove
Middletown
Wolfesville
Raritan Club
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Frederick County
Core Conference Begins at West Frederick Junior High
Educators gather for a two day Border States Core Conference at West Frederick Junior High School. Delegates tour local historic sites Earth and Space Science Lab Fort Detrick and visit junior high campuses as the first general session opens with Rev Frink delivering invocation and Dr Sensenbaugh and Dr Boysing addressing attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Border States
West Frederick
Earth and Space Science Laboratory
Planetarium
Fort Detrick
Elmer A. Frink
Singanore High School
James A. Sensenbaugh
Frederick County
Nelson L. Boysing
Fred. J. Brown
Charles County
Evelyn F. §. Davis
Frank Lewis
Man Ordered Held For Grand Jury Action
A local man, Leroy Sylvester Dotson of Mt Airy and Middle Alley, is held for grand jury action after a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Byron W Thompson. He faces charges of destruction of property grand larceny and breaking and entering in the April 15 theft of 230 dollars worth of jewelry from Tyler's Jewelry Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron W. Thompson
Leroy Sylvester Dotson
RFD 1
Mt. Airy
Middle Alley
Tyler
Johnson Opens Poverty War Tour in Pittsburgh
President Johnson arrived in Pittsburgh to declare a national war on poverty in Pennsylvania. A cheering crowd of about 2,000 welcomed him and the First Lady at Greater Pittsburgh Airport as dignitaries including Mayor Joseph Barr and Senators Clark and Scott looked on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Johnson
Pennsylvania
Greater
South Bend
Ind
Joseph Barr
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
Secret Service
Closing Some, Cut For Others
Secretary of Defense McNamara announced 63 new actions closing or reducing bases depots and arsenals and consolidating offices. He estimated savings at 68 million dollars a year and said the moves would yield 551 million dollars in operating costs and eliminate 81,600 civilian jobs while not reducing military effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Johnson
Pentagon
Detrick Not To Be Affected By McNamara Cuts
Col Oliver J. Cejka announced Fort Detrick will not be affected by McNamara's plan. The changes involve consolidating contract administration offices in 29 states, affecting 10,056 personnel and saving about 18.8 million dollars, with 61 plants and 696,000 acres released for nondefense use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver J. Cejka
Ft. Detrick
McNamara
McNamgara
Maryland
Navy
Air Force
Baltimore
Army
Defense Supply Agency
Week-Long State Tour Visits Frederick Monday by Editors and Car Club
Thirty travel editors and automobile club counselors from Chicago Cleveland Philadelphia Pittsburgh and New York will tour Frederick historic points Monday as part of a Maryland weeklong tour sponsored by the Maryland Travel Council and the Maryland Department of Economic Development. They will lunch at Steiner House, with Frederick Civic Committee members serving, and will be shown slides by George B Callan Jr. The tour aims to acquaint attendees with Maryland tourist attractions and promote future travel to the state, with stops including Annapolis Easton Silver Spring Hagerstown and Pimlico. A boat segment from Easton to St Marys County is planned, with brief visits to Antietam Battlefield Hager House Mt McHenry Enchanted Forest and Naval Academy noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automobile Club
Chicago
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Frederick
Maryland
Maryland Travel Council
Maryland Department of Economic Development
Steiner House
Theoon
Membes
Frederick Civic
Edward D. Storm
Elmer Korrell
Stephen Daduk
Harry D. Radcliff
George B. Delaplaine Sr
J. Vernon Coblentz
Leroy Barrick
Robert A. Kline
Carroll Wickless
Michael Pugh
Richard Hammond
J. Laurence Luckadoo
Chamber of Commerce
George B. Callan Jr
Pated
Easton
St. Mary’s County
Silver Spring
Hagerstown
Annapolis
Piney Point
Baltimore
Antietam Battlefield
Hager House
Enchanted Forest
Mt. McHenry
Pimlico
Naval Academy
Garrett
St. Frederick
Washington County
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F&m
Wachive
Mathias
Thomas G. Pullen Jr
Edwin Castagna
Enoch Pratt Free Library
American Library Association
Pullen
Robert E. Jasperson
Ferry Farms
Legislative and Planning Committee
MLA
Robert §. Ake
Dorothy W. Jefferson
Cecil County
Jean Barry Molz
Baltimore County Public Library
Frank J. Keefer
Landing Field
LBJ
Detrick
Automobile Group
Niaoawara
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