TJ School Sign Up Begins for pre technical courses
Registration for pre technical and vocational courses at the new Governor Thomas Johnson High School opens next week. Principal Manwiller announced that sign up will be May 2 at Walkersville School May 5 at Elm Street School and May at Frederick High School. Courses at Frederick High School may include plumbing and heating and graphic arts pending renovations. TJ courses cover building trades carpentry machine shop auto mechanics electricity electronics and vocational drawing.
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Thomas Johnson
Karl
Manwiller
Walkersville School
Elm Street School
Frederick High School
FHS
Rain Lingers as Farmers Hope for Good Crop Year
Continued light rain drenches Frederick County delaying plowing and planting while soil soaks up moisture. The Monocacy Pumping Station says the river crest is three feet above normal but not dangerously high. Extension agent Kenneth E Shiffler notes soil saturation and near normal monthly rainfall of about 3.5 inches. Forecast calls for more cloudiness and cool mornings with a slight warmup Sunday.
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Frederick County
Kenneth E Shiffler
Plant Science and Livestock
Rest Room Shortage Threatens Track Meet in Frederick
Dr. For bes H Burgess, Frederick County health officer, warned that the National Women's and Girls' AAN Track and Field Meet cannot open on June 30 without permanent rest room facilities at Thomas Johnson High School stadium. The board of education meets Wednesday to consider bids for rest rooms, storage, concession, and press box, with temporary facilities possible but the health official holding final authority.
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Thomas Johnson High School
Forbes H. Burgess
Frederick County
Burgess
Robert J. Rothenhoefer
Frederick City
Rothenhoefer
Health Department
Karl §. Manwiller
Manwiller
Richard C. Brady
Mrs Putman Elected PTA Council President
Mrs Randolph Putman has been elected president of the Frederick Coury Council PTA for a one year term succeeding Boyd R Smith who resigned to join the University of Maryland in Cecil County. She has chaired community projects and served as Lewistown PTA leader. lives near Mountaindale with Randolph Putman and three children. she is a private duty nurse. Other officers for 1966 67 include Charles Bebee first vice president Mrs W W Corbin second vice president Mrs Norman Haller recording secretary Mrs Linwood Moss corresponding secretary Charles Wilkes treasurer.
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Randolph Putman
Frederick Coury Council Pta
Boyd R Smith
University of Maryland
Cecil County
Port Deposit
Putman
Courty Council
Smith
Liberty High School
Frederick Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Lewistown Pta
Charman of Community Project
W.W. Corbin
Norman Haller
Linwood Moss
Charles Wilkes
Democrats to settle feud today at city meeting
Charges arise that county voters took part in irregular voting at a third precinct meeting held last Monday where Dorothy Handley defeated Herbert Strawsburg 14 to 11. Handley notes third precinct is part of Frederick County’s second district and open to all voters in the precinct. Mayoral candidates Rice and Renn expected at the session.
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Democratic
James McSherry
Herbert L. Strawsburg
Dorothy Handley
Frederick County
Frederick City
King Urges Negro Voters To Oust Clark
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. campaigned across Alabama urging Negro voters to retire Sheriff James G Clark, a symbol of racial resistance in Selma, and to vote against Clark in the Democratic primary. He framed the effort as helping civil rights demonstrators and finishing the voting rights act.
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Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
James G Clark
King
Clark
Jaywalker Gets Break in Tacoma Case
Ken neth McLeod had a jaywalking charge dismissed by Municipal Court Judge Dewitt Roland. The judge said a man who could live 89 years without any traffic ticket deserved a break.
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Tacoma
Wash
Kenneth McLeod
Dewitt Roland
Ball Attacks De Gaulle Policies As Threat To Europe
In a speech to the American Society of International Law, Undersecretary George W. Ball denounced De Gaulle as pursuing a self centered policy that would reignite rivalries in Europe. He warned it could weaken the West, delay German reunification and disarmament, and pull France from NATO, seeking a first class power status separate from other Atlantic nations.
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Washington
George W. Ball
Charles de Gaulle
Europe
American Society of International Law
Ball
de Gaulle
France
Atlantic
CBS
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
United States
Paris
Soviet Union
Reds Build 200 Mile Road To Rush Supplies
AP reports North Viet Nam expands a 200 mile Laos Panhandle road network to move equipment and troops into South Viet Nam before the monsoon. An estimated 1,500 to 3,000 trucks operate, with camouflage on about 35 miles. Main infiltration routes include Mu Gia and Na Pe Passes, repeatedly attacked by U.S. aircraft.
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S. Viet
Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Laos Panhandle
Hanoi
Laos
Mu Gia
Na Pe
Vinh
Alderman Shipley to Seek Reelection for Board Post
Alderman Richard L. Shipley, 33, of Oakwood Drive, announced plans to run again for the Board of Aldermen, contingent on the Republican convention. Elected in 1962, he pledged to continue his current policy of speaking the truth. He owns E. B. Shipley Co. Inc. Auto Parts and has served as Easter Seal Chairman and NFIB district chair. He is involved in multiple local groups including the Frederick County Fitness Commission and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Richard L. Shipley
Shipley
Oakwood Drive
E. B. Shipley, Co. Inc
National Federation of Independent Business
Frederick County Physical Fitness Commission
Frederick City
Funk Nixes State Fitness Plan in Maryland
Baltimore AP The chairman of the Maryland State Roads Commission rejected Gov Tawes new voluntary fitness program. John B Funk said work loads negate the plan which would let employees leave 20 minutes daily for exercises. He added that those with extra energy should walk a dog, noting his own three mile evening stroll.
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Baltimore
Maryland State Roads Commission
Tawes
John B. Funk
Funk
Border Guards Shoot Woman Near Berlin Border
BERLIN AP East German border guards fired on a woman refugee as she tried to flee to West Berlin. Police reported it was the second shooting by East Germans along the border in two days.
Jets Tangle d Northwest Of Hanoi
A US Air Force jet shot down a MIG17 over North Viet Nam near Hanoi. Capt. Lawrence H. Goldberg and 1st Lt. Gerald D. Hardgrave survived. The engagement marked the third enemy jet downed in two days as Phantoms and F105s sought targets in MIG Alley. US Ambassador Lodge left for Rome amid Viet Nam tensions.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Air Force
North Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
Lawrence H. Goldberg
Duluth
Minn
Gerald D. Hardgrave
Jackson
Tenn
William D. Dowell
Tampa
Fla
Halbert E. Rossard
Oklahoma City
Okla
Larry R. Keith
Peoria
Robert A. Bleakley
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Tass
US Defense Department
Henry Cabot Lodge
Rome
Washington
Viet Nam
Johnson
Twin Teacher Experiment At North Market Street School
First graders at North Market Street School greet staff with hail and farewell daily. Two teachers share the same class, with Mrs Marjorie Reed teaching morning reading and language arts and Mrs Jacqueline Baker handling afternoon math science and social studies. Principal Charlotte Smith calls the dual-teacher setup advantageous and contagious, noting no disadvantages.
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North Market Street School
Frederick County
Marjorie Reed
Jacqueline Baker
Charlotte Smith
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Frederick
Montgomery County
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MacChesney
Northwestern University
School Board
Thhe
Mrs. Randolph Putman
Jaywalker
Commie
R. L. Shipley
North Market Street
Anne Marie Gibbons
Majorie Reed
North Market School
Reed
Anné Marie Gibbons
Mrs. Baker
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