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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1964
Page
4
The New York World’s Fair amid its 1964 season trails expected visitor totals by about 150,000 per day with several pavilions closed for lack of funds. Critics praise exhibits yet fear of subway violence and city unrest depresses turnout, as officials add incentives while seeking to remove the stigma of violence to salvage the run.
Frederick Md letter writer Boyd Smith argues milk safety concerns from chemical traces in food are harming farmers. He criticizes government agencies for abrupt income loss, urges action to countermand regulatory authority and favors healthier consumer practices and import options.
The tribute highlights Hoover as a varied public servant, miner and author. It notes his roles from mining engineer to World War I relief administrator, Secretary of Commerce, President and elder statesman. It praises his commitment to individual rights and opposition to overpowering organizations.
A reader writes about aging health and concerns over pesticides on forage crops. The letter notes USDA recommendations spanning ten years and questions the safety of chemicals used in food production.
Authorities locate bodies in a Mississippi dam linked to the 1964 disappearance of James Earl Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Chaney near Meridian and Philadelphia. Schwerner had worked on a civil rights project in Meridian, with Goodman among summer volunteers arriving from Oxford, Ohio.
A 165 acre Sherman Fairchild Technology Center near Germantown Montgomery County will be built as the Space Systems Division and Data Systems Engineering hub with 3000 staff, $36 million payroll, a lake, motel, high rise and offices. It consolidates Fairchild Stratos operations from Rockville Bla densburg Hagerstown and more, housing labs for optics laser antennas and vacuum chambers. The project includes a self contained industrial park and aims to relocate the corporate HQ from Hagerstown.
Voters turnout exceeded expectations to reelect Mayor E. E. Bowers and three council members while defeating proposals to raise salaries. Water supply remains unchanged with Fishing Creek 18 inches below full level after rains. Brig. Gen. John H. Church, assigned to Africa in 1943, served with Patton and Clark’s forces in Sicily and Salerno. Plans for immediate follow-up on Germany’s surrender envision full U S Britain and Soviet cooperation at victory.
Among the sick Mr Elroy Whitmore of Creagers town was admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital last Friday as a surgical patient Mrs Richard T Camarra Hyattsville was released today from Frederick Memorial Hospital after a tonsillectomy there Monday She is convalescing at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Charles L Strosnider Walkersville Mr Claude F Humm West Fourth Street has been discharged from Frederick Memorial Hospital He is now convalescing at the Monocacy Hall Nursing Home.
Market notes show Wheat at 125 cents per bushel, Barley at 85 cents, and Corn at 7.25 dollars per bushel. The column records current commodity prices and signals trader activity.
McNamara said the attack caused very substantial damage to four torpedo boat bases with no North Vietnamese aircraft intercepts. He would not give a precise damage estimate and noted that names of the two downed U.S. pilots would be released after kin notification, likely today.
West Germany will deploy two geologists to El Salvador for two years to create geological maps and train local staff for mining and industrial development. Congressman George Fallon said he prefers running at large in 1966 over a redistricting plan urged by a legislative committee.
Detective Lt. Ellis G. Carty links three cashed bad checks at Safeway and Joe the Motorists’ Friend to 39 year old parole violator Harry Ralph Gregory from Wisconsin. Gregory identified by store staff. other cases involve Knott General Contracting fraud from Baltimore and a county-wide counterfeit check spree. Willie Terry fled after arrest for passing a check. Margaret E. Chrobot and companion used ex-husband’s Army ID in Mt. Airy and Carmack’s Grocery cases. No arrests yet. investigation continues.
The president framed U S actions as a forceful warning to deter aggression and called on the world to oppose war. He stated there is no threat from the United States to peaceful powers, but warned there will be a decisive reply to any attack. Johnson asserted retaliation would be large in scale.
President Johnson said the United States will stand firm against aggression and warn allies that there is no threat to peaceful powers from the U S He cited past courage in Greece Turkey Berlin Korea Lebanon and Cuba and urged a firm reply to any expansionist move Mrs Harry L Schrayer 76 widow of Harry Schrayer died Tuesday at Washington County Hospital following illness Also a poultry safety reminder cautioned against leaving cooked poultry in a warm room and urged refrigeration
Death notices from Washington Grove Boonsboro and surrounding towns report Elmer Eugene Hoyle 87 died at home in Washington Grove with wife Alda White Hoyle and children listed among survivors. Service details include Rosary at Gartner Gaithersburg and Requiem Mass at St. Martins. Remains interred at Monocacy cemetery Beallsville. Charles G Harris a former professional baseball player and YMCA director died near Baltimore. funeral in Boonsboro with services at Trinity Evangelical Reformed Church and Mt Olivet cemetery. Mrs Helen G Starr wife of Samuel F Starr died in Frederick Memorial Hospital. services at Mt Olivet and home call times. William N Scott 78 died at Damascus home. survived by wife Frances. services at Olin J Molesworth Funeral Home and Damascus Cemetery.
Born near Myersville daughter of the late Parker and Mary Susan Delauter Green. Surviving children include Joseph P. Schroyer Cyrus L. Schroyer Mrs Lillian Remsburg Charles R. Schroyer Elizabeth Schroyer and Ralph W. Schroyer. Also three grandchildren one great grandchild two sisters and one brother. Body at Bittle funeral home Myersville with calling after 6 p.m. Thursday. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. Interment in St Pauls Lutheran Cemetery Myersville.
Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois noted a possible last minute challenge to Salinger's Senate appointment on grounds of ineligibility as a California elector for a year. Republicans protested, California courts upheld Salinger's bid, and Senate leaders signaled actions to seat him as incumbent for the Murphy race.
Mr Clinton Eckard of Walkersville celebrates his 20th birthday Friday. Mrs Eckard marked her 85th birthday on July 28. Dr and Mrs F Taylor of Towson announce the birth of Lisa Michelle their third child and second daughter born Tuesday at Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore. Mrs Taylor is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilson Waltz North College Parkway. Milton L Shook of East Third Street observed his 83rd birthday Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Roy Lange and children Andy Bruce Janet and Rosemary visit this week with Mrs Lange's parents in Frederick. the Lange family reside in Rochester New York.
Washington AP reports the Senate approved the largest annual appropriation to fund the defense forces for the current fiscal year. The $46,782,051,000 measure passed by voice vote after an earlier House tally of 359 to 0.
The Frederick County Board of Education appoints Charles A. Price as school board attorney and Eugene Wood as Supervisor of Vocational Education. Price replaces Robert E. Clapp Jr. who resigned to become Circuit Court judge. Wood, from Thurmont, will oversee all vocational education as the program expands at Governor Thomas Johnson High School Brunswick High School and a Thurmont high school in planning.
A joint effort by Plan Voter Registration, a Business and Professional Women branch, and local churches will stage a 6 p.m. motorcade starting at Mullinix Park through All Saints Street and North Market to Sixth Street, then West Sixth to Bentz Street ending at Baker Park Band shell by 7:30 p.m. John Btooks of Richmond, VA, NAACP National Voter Registration Director, will address the crowd. Baltimore Mayor Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin and Mrs. Ethel Payne will speak, with Clarence Mitchell IE also presenting. The rally seeks authorization for deputy registrars at polling places.
Goldwater said the President's course is the only option under the circumstances and that the American flag must not be shot at anywhere if the nation is to maintain respect. He spoke at the airport before departing for Washington and said Americans would back the decision. The departure was announced earlier and not tied to the Viet Nam crisis. Agnew presses for a larger local share of state income taxes in Baltimore County. The FBI, police, highway patrol and Navy personnel are conducting a six week search for the missing men.
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