01 Aug 1964
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1964
Page
1
A panel released 10 Ranger 7 photos showing a moon with craters and possible dust layers. They said landings look feasible with careful site choice and noted some areas remain risky for craft due to debris and crater clusters.
Frederick physician Dr A Austin Pearre was elected a delegate to the American Heart Association annual meet. The Frederick County Heart Association Board also elected new executive committee members and committee chairmen, and reported quarterly finances and volunteer hours at 118 West Church Street.
Washington reports the United States rejected a Soviet call for a new 14 nation conference on Laos. The note says conditions for possible future approval include a cease fire in Laos and Soviet withdrawal from positions taken during a recent offensive.
Maryland Senator J Glenn Beall has resumed support for Barry Goldwater after a private meeting. Beall, seeking reelection, said he and Goldwater share core principles and that Goldwater will hear reasonable ideas. Beall previously opposed the Civil Rights Act while Goldwater voted against it.
Private plane carrying country star Jim Reeves and pianist Dean Manuel vanishes near Nashville. About 500 people search the area at daybreak with two military helicopters assisting. Officials confirm Reeves and Manuel aboard the Arkansas to Nashville flight.
James H. Grove of Fredericktonian prominence and M. J. Grove Lime Company executive vice president has been appointed Commissioner for the Maryland Port Authority Grove to represent the Western Shore. The five member commission includes officials from Baltimore Anne Arundel County Baltimore City and the Eastern Shore. Grove will fill the vacancy caused by E Paul Smith's death with a term ending July 1 1965. He leaves the State Planning Commission where he served since 1959 and was reappointed in 1960.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said race relations in the North are worsening compared with the South and warned of possible violent riots if authorities delay action. He urged swift, decisive steps to address ghettos in major northern cities and proposed a pilot project to combat the crisis.
Democratic Senate candidate Joseph D. Tydings said he does not want the campaign help of George Hocker, Tawes aide, despite Hocker offering to assist. Tydings claimed the Tawes-Hocker machine backs his opponent Louis L. Goldstein, the state comptroller, and he campaigned vigorously against that influence.
Maryland House of Delegates member William M. Houck blasts the State Roads Commission over promised completion of U S 15 by fiscal 1965 and the shift to a two year priority program. He decries delays and demands clear explanations to county residents from Frederick to Point of Rocks.
CHAMPAGNOLE France AP workers drill a 32 inch escape passage to reach nine miners trapped 200 feet underground. Completion hoped by midnight but officials wary of setbacks and uncertain about the rescue time as a rockfall interrupted communications with the chamber.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told reporters that realism and toughness go together in U S policy toward the Soviet Union. He pushed back at Republican critics who accuse the administration of being too soft and said the United States can be tough when required.
President Johnson told Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy he is not being considered for the vice presidency and asked him to run the campaign. Kennedy explored the offer but suggested remaining as attorney general. Bundy advised Kennedy on whether to withdraw from vice presidential consideration.
Police warn merchants after Willie Terry 21 escapes City Police HQ via bathroom window following arrest for counterfeit checks. Three counterfeit payroll checks total over 300 dollars cashed locally on yellow checks drawn on Maryland National Bank. Knott Inc. contractor work on Governor Johnson High School linked to counterfeit ring from Baltimore.
In Montecreto Italy parishioners refuse to surrender a 12th century crucifix for restoration after an art teacher labeled it a rare masterpiece. Local families vote to keep the crucifix, with provincial authorities warning that legal steps will be taken if it is not handed over by August 7. The relic remains under lock and key at a local official’s home.
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