Loans For Farmers Under Study
The Frederick County Drought Disaster Committee studied feed crop exhaustion and seeks emergency federal aid after a rejected initial application. The Farmers Home Administration may offer emergency loans at reduced rates to cover feed needs as hay supplies dwindle. Barley and oats production are above and below normal, with cows projected to exhaust county hay by mid November.
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Frederick County
State
H. Bryce Hopkins
Farmers Home Administration
Ailen B. Bryant
Dairy Science
City Officials To Inspect Frederick Facilities
Frederick's new administration will tour major city facilities to assess assets. The 1 p.m. Wednesday visit starts at city hall and includes the light plant public works Linganore Creek filtration plant airport Highland Street Storage yard disposal plant at Carroll Creek mouth Monocacy River filtration plant Parks Department Shop water storage tanks and the Fishing Creek watershed and reservoir. Mayor John A. Derr notes growth since his last tenure and aims to identify needs. Derr began his second term three weeks ago after previously serving 1954 to 1958.
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Frederick
City Hall
Public Works Department
Linganore Creek
Highland Street
Carroll Creek
Monocacy River
Parks Department
Fishing Creek
John A. Derr
Board of Aldermen
Derr
School Board Shifts Meetings To 4 P.M.
The Frederick County Board of Education moves regular meetings from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the first Wednesday monthly to reduce impact on staff and boost public attendance. Superintendent Dr. John L. Carnochan cites public interest in education spending. Read on for bids, lunch-price proposal, and program reports.
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Frederick County
Ford Construction Co
Frederick
International Industries Inc
Baltimore
Frederick High School
Carnochan
Charlotte K. Smith
Jack Roach
Urbana School
Governor Thomas Johnson Stadium
John E. Tritt
County Roads Dept to Get 14 New Trucks
Frederick County Commissioners approve purchasing 14 new trucks for the roads department at a net cost of 51,450. Seven pickup trucks at 21,000 and seven dump trucks at 35,000 are planned with bids to be solicited. Trade-in value for existing 14 vehicles is estimated at 4,550. Trucks are needed for snow removal and general work. current fleet worn out.
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Frederick County
County Roads Department
Irvin Renn
Southey T. Nottingham, Jr
Roads Department
Renn
Roads Shop
Stock Market Edges Lower Amid Mixed Trading
New York stocks moved irregularly lower in early trading as scattered resistance limited declines. The market saw moderate trading as investors weighed steadier earnings against ongoing concerns about the economy and inflation.
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New York
Central Fire Alarm Bids Come In Under Estimates
Frederick County firemen will meet August 11 to review bids for a central fire alarm system. Two bids were received totaling about $93,000, roughly $10,000 under the committee’s $26,400 estimate. Wright's Radio offered $17,000 not including one equipment piece, or $1,500 more for the specified item. Motorola bid $17,015.38 including all specified equipment.
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Frederick County
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Dorsey
Wright's
Radio, Inc
Motorola Company
Wright
Bussard Workshop Wins Labor Dept. Contract
The Jeanne Bussard Training Workshop has been awarded a two year contract worth 60367 dollars by the Department of Labor to train unemployed retradates and expand services. Funds from the Manpower Development and Training Act will add a janitorial program repair small appliances two instructors and transportation for rural county participants. The shop will also perform subcontract work for various industries including mailing gluing weighing packaging assembling drill press operations and hot foil stamping.
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Jeanne Bussard
Department of Labor
Ice and
West South Streets
He 1 Nussear
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Manpow
Emmitsburg Officials See Flax Resign Over Criticism
Emmitsburg commissioner and public works superintendent J Norman Flax resigned last night citing unfair criticism and long hours. Sterling Orndorff was named as the new public works superintendent. Flax earned 5200 yearly as head of the Public Works Department plus 2 per monthly meeting attended.
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Emmitsburg
J. Norman Flax
Flax
Sterling Orndorff
Public Works Department
Bike Riders Must Pass Safety Test
George E May describes a new bicycle license inspection in which applicants endure a riding safety course at Harmon Field Winchester Street. The course tests balance and braking via a 30-foot line, a tight circle, a slalom, and a straight path with a stop. After passing the course, riders receive inspection, a license, a safety leaflet, and a reflector sticker.
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George E. May
Charles V Main
J. Frank Main
Harmon Field
Winchester Street
William H. Crabill Jr
Crabill
Richard J Ashton
Optimist Club
Whitman Kills Wife and Mother in Tower Rampage
Charles Whitman, an architectural engineering student at the University of Texas, killed his wife and mother and wounded 31 others before police shot him dead from the University Tower. He left notes at both residences claiming he wanted to spare them embarrassment and explained his planned attack.
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Austin
Tex
Charles Joseph Whitman
University of Texas
Whitman
Mondas Whitman
University Tower
Texas’ Capital
Texas
Libray Tower
Maine Corps
Whitiman
CA. Whitman
Lake Worth
Fla
Merlen Weiss
Texas campus killer Whitman loved by all
Austin AP remembers Charles Whitman as a likeable 25 year old engineering student who as gunman killed 13 on the University of Texas campus before police ended the massacre. He had earlier fatally stabbed his wife and mother. Neighbors and classmates recall his friendly nature and a loving marriage.
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Austin
Tex
Charlie
Charles Joseph Whitman
University of Texas
Whitman
Frank Greenhaw
Marines
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Cuba
Sniper Slayings Among Worst Mass Casualties in U S History
AP reports the Austin sniper slayings may be the worst mass killing in U S history, with FBI noting no official records but recalling Camden New Jersey 149 Unruh case and 1929 St Valentine day killings as notable precedents.
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U.S
New York
Austin
FBI
Washington
Texas
Howard Unruh
Camden
He Trenton
N.J
State Hospital
Charles Starkweather
Nebraska
Wyoming
Stark
Weather
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Claude Cregger
William Cregger
Water Street
J Rolfe Castleman
Jane Neilson Cer
Bryant
County Roads Dept
Central Fire Alarm
Bussard Workshop
Labor Dept
Charles J. Whitman
Charles Whitman
University
Kathleen Leissner
Needville
St. Michael's Church
Judy Nowotny
D.W. Nowotny
Judy
Whitmans
Carol Ann Fugate
Chicago
Richard Speck
St Valentine's Day
George
Bugs) Moran
Connecticut
Joseph Taborsky
Arthur Culombe
Taborsky
Culombe
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