Frederick County Board Seeks Funds for College Site
The Frederick County school board voted to request 76,500 from county commissioners to buy 130 acres on O Possumtown Pike for a Frederick Community College site. Total site cost is 150,000 with state funds expected. The board approved an endowment and plans to meet architects and tour Montgomery Community College in Rockville.
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Frederick County School Board
Frederick Community College
O’possumtown Pike
Montgomery Community College
Rockville
Donald Z. Koons
Jury Trials Asked In Statue Case
Four Frederick teenagers charged with the Palm Sunday mutilation of a Christ statue and two other vandalism acts asked for jury trials in Circuit Court. Only William R. Evans appeared. others were represented. Magistrate Bennett remanded all four to Circuit Court for trial. The next term opens in September. The four were jailed on release on recognizance. a 16 year old girl was released to parents. The statue at Resthaven Memorial Gardens was blown off its lower jaw, valued at 7000 dollars, to be replaced with a similar statue.
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Frederick
Christ
William R. Evans
William W. Wenner
Joseph M. Kline
David Weinberg
William D. Brittain
Herbert L. Rollins
Paul E. Simmons
Murray H. Fout
Terrace Lanes
IGA
Stanley Y. Bennett
Circuit Court
Frederick J. Bower
Bennett
Robert E. Clapp Jr
Resthaven Memorial Gardens
Hansonville
Million Dollar Fire Rips Through St. Louis Downtown
Fire swept two blocks in downtown St. Louis damaging the new sports stadium and injuring at least three firefighters. The blaze raged four hours before being controlled, with damage estimated in the millions. Fire officials cited unknown cause as five story walls collapsed and flames rolled toward the stadium. The Cardinals plan to use the stadium next season and the 1966 All Star game is slated there in July.
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ST. Louis
A. J. Cervantes
St. Louis Cardinals
Woman Found in C&O Canal Near Brunswick
Gladys C. Kane a 53 year old Baltimore woman was found early Tuesday lying under a bridge at Lock No 13 along the C and O Canal in Brunswick. She suffered a broken back and foot and was listed in satisfactory condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Police said she told an officer her car ran off the road Monday night and struck a tree but she could not identify the location or how she ended up in the canal. Authorities are seeking the missing 1955 black car and continuing to investigate the incident.
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Baltimore
Brunswick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Gladys C. Kane
Miss Kane
Lock No. 13
James Fiter
C and O Canal
Fitez
Reapportion Showdown In Senate
Washington report on Senate clash over Dirksen plan to sidestep the Supreme Court one man one vote ruling. The measure would let geography and subdivision be used in state legislature apportionment with a referendum. Debate includes Johnson administration involvement and potential filibuster to block the two thirds vote.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Supreme Court
Dirksen
Planners Weigh Rezoning Proposals Near Frederick City
Frederick planning commission will review two rezoning requests similar to the King farm case. Local attorneys represent out of town developers seeking higher density housing on agricultural land within Frederick’s one mile belt, with Wiles farm and Lease farm among the sites.
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Frederick City
Planning Commission
Frederick
Charles A. Price
Lee
Mildred Seligson
Washington, D.C
U.S. 40
Frederick Bypass
O’possumtown Pike
City Begins Annual Bicycle Inspection in Frederick
About 3,000 bicycles are expected to be inspected over three weeks as part of Frederick police summer inspection and licensing. Major Charles V. Main says both Frederick Optimist Clubs will assist. Last August 2,996 bikes were licensed. Registration costs a quarter. Inspections cover brakes tires handlebars bells lights and reflectors. Unregistered bikes will be impounded. First week locations include Harmon Field Maryland Avenue Park and Third Street Park with specific time slots.
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Frederick
Charles V. Main
City Police
Main
Harmon Field
South Market Street
C R Marchers Out Again In Allendale
Civil rights demonstrators in Allendale DC marched again to the county courthouse despite proposals to speed voter registration. About 75 protesters, including several whites, formed a circle, sang hymns, and prayed with a reduced police escort. No incidents were reported. Meanwhile, 50 civil rights workers remained jailed in Orangeburg after a sit in protesting slow Negro voter registration.
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Allendale
D.C
Allendale County
Orangeburg
Here
Reapportionment Plan Ways to Cut Frederick Delegates
The Legislative Council approved a reapportionment plan that would reduce Frederick County to one senator and three delegates if adopted by the full legislature. The plan shifts most seats to urban areas, with the Aug 20 final review ahead of a potential October special session called by Gov. Tawes.
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Frederick County
Maryland
House of Delegates
Legislative Council
State Senate
Gov. Tawes
Armed Forces To Be Increased By 340 000
Washington AP United States plans to boost military strength by 340000 personnel and seek 17 billion dollars in emergency defense funds linked to the Vietnam situation. President Johnson and Defense secretary McNamara testified that the increase would raise active forces to about 2.98 million by next June, with authority for urgent emergency spending. The move follows claims the Vietcong hold the initiative, plus hopes South Vietnam will prevail with added U.S. help.
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Washington
Johnson Z Ton
Johnson
Congress
Viet Nam
Robert *. S McNamara
Senate Appropriations
McNamara
South Viet Nam
U.S
Southeast Asia
Secretary of Defense
Sen
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees
Averell Harriman
Moscow
Dean Rusk Harriman
North Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Navy
Defense Department
Europe
7Th Army
America
Race Track Payoffs Lead To Tax Trials
Three Washington County residents face federal income tax trials over a large race track payoff. George Winsmore, a Rohrersville cement plant worker, was indicted for 86,910 won on a horse and unreported in 1962. The Ellises of Keedysville, including trainer and horse owner Paul C Ellis, are charged with falsely reporting the winnings as income.
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Baltimore
Washington County
George Winsmore
Rohrersville
Paul C Ellis
Keedysville
Ellis
B52s Strike Viet Cong Strongholds in Vietnam
U S jet bombers flew close to Chinese territory while targeting North Viet Nam. Four F105s hit railroad cars near Ba Ho, with all returning safely after damaging train cars. B52s raided Do Xa in Quang Tin Province as 101st Airborne faced Viet Cong fire near Cam Ranh Bay. Casualties reported as very light for government forces. Viet Cong inflicted variable losses elsewhere.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Apc
U.S
Red China
North
United States
Hanoi
Ba Ho
South Viet Nam
Do Xa
Strategic Air Command
Guam
Quang Tin
101St Airborne Division
Cam Ranh Bay
Aigon
Tay Ninh
Voting Right Bill Near Final Passage in Congress
Washington AP reports the voting rights bill, aimed at ensuring greater Negro access to ballots, stood a step from final Congressional approval. The Senate appeared poised to vote Thursday after leaders warned of possible opposition plans from Southern lawmakers, noting a 2/3 vote had blocked earlier debate and a simple majority now suffices for the compromise version. The House had already passed the measure 328 to 74.
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Washington
Senate
Len Allen
Elfender
D-La
House
Stock Market Slightly Higher in Early Trading
New York AP reports a modest market edge in moderately active trading as stocks opened slightly higher, with investors cautious amid mixed economic signals and ongoing corporate results.
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New York
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