Navy Band and Carillon Recital Draw 1500 in Baker Park
The U S Navy Band performed in Baker Park with a carillon recital Friday night drawing about 1500 attendees. The event featuring the Naval Glee Club was filmed for a Navy documentary and a Bell Telephone Hour TV program. Frank P. Law played pieces by Schubert Mozart Grieg and Nevin. Another recital is set for August 25 at the Baker Memorial Carillon in Maryland.
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U.S. Navy
Baker Park
Navy
Naval Band
Bell Telephone Hour
Naval Glee Club
Schubert
Mozart
Grieg
Ethelbert Nevin
Frank P. Law
Baker Memorial
Maryland
Detour dairyman Richard Wilhilde named outstanding young cooperator
Richard C. Wilhilde of Detour, 30, was chosen as Maryland Cooperative Milk Producers outstanding young cooperator for 1968 from ten district winners in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. On November 10 he will seek national honors at the National Milk Producers convention in St Louis. he and his family operate a 400 acre cooperative dairy farm with about 195 cattle and pursue new methods to boost milk production.
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Carroll County
Maryland Cooperative Milk Producers
Richard C. Wilhilde
Detour
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Wilhilde
St. Louis
Judge Reads Charge To McGolerick Jury
Trial of Donald A. McGolerick continues in Circuit Court over the alleged malicious burning of the John F. Lewis barn. Judge Selmaufier instructs jurors on penalties, reasonable doubt, voluntary confession standards, and evaluation of expert testimony from psychologists.
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Donald A. McGolerick
John F. Lewis
Patrick M. Selmaufier
McGolerick
Schnauffer
Roy E. Sier
Dennis Wayne Brightwell
Bengun
Frederick Bowers
Donald A. Mc
Galerick
Edwin F. Nikirk
Donnie McGolerick
Frederick County
Westminster Woman, 29, Killed In Rt 40 Crash
A Westminster area woman, Shirley Shaffer, 29, died when her eastbound 1959 sedan crossed the center line on U.S. 40 less than a mile west of Shookstown Road and was struck by a tractor trailer. Her 7-year-old daughter sustained critical injuries. Shirley Shaffer’s car was owned by Richard M. Redmond of Hampstead. The tractor trailer’s trailer lost rear wheels. driver James E. Gaynor, 38, of Point of Rocks, was unhurt.
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Westminster Area
Kathy
Frederer
U.S. 40
Frederick
Ick Memorial Hospital
Lhot Wlahe
U.5
Shookstown Road
Jame E. Gaynor
Point of Rocks
Valley View Rezoning Hearing Next Tuesday
A 257 acre rezoning case by Joel Kline of Silver Spring will be heard by the Frederick County Planning Commission on Aug 13. The Valley View land west of Gambrill State Park along U S 40 spans both sides of the highway and extends southerly from Hall Bottom Road. The applicant seeks to rezone from R-1 R-2 R-3 B-2 B-3 to A-1 R-1 R-2 N-3 B-2 3-3 and C-1 with the hearing at 10 a.m. in the Winchester Room at Winchester Hall.
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Frederick County Planning Commission
Joel Kline
Silver Spring
Valley View
Gambrill State Park
U.S. 40
Llawbottom Road
Rockefeller Nixon Battle Shapes Maryland GOP Delegation
Maryland Rockefeller supporters warn Agnew they will challenge his 26 Maryland votes if he backs Nixon. Agnew leaning toward Nixon, with caucus to decide and delegates poised to vote freely. Mathias and Gude join Rockefeller camp as Agnew weighs personal endorsement.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Maryland
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Spiro T. Agnew
Richard M. Nixon
Agnew
Nixon
Baltimore
Rockefeller
Charles McC. Mathias
Senate
New York
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Rhodes
George Romney
Michigan
GOP Opens 29th National Convention With Nixon Lead
The Republican National Convention opens as Nixon trails by about 100 votes with Rockefeller and Reagan pushing for extended balloting. Rockefeller reports gains from the 58 vote Olio delegation while Reagan seeks individual delegates. Nixon tally around 550 to 350 for Rockefeller and 250 for Reagan with 667 needed for victory. Rhodes support considered on first ballot.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Republican Party
Richard M. Nixon
Associated Press
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
Rockefeller
James A. Sthodes
Nixon
Reagan
Rhodes
John S. Andrews
Herbert, G
Stock market gains widen as advances outpace declines
New York traders pushed stocks higher in active early trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Advances by fractions to about a point lead declines by roughly 170 issues on the big board.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Frederick High Market Rating in Buying Power Survey
New nationwide Buying Power Survey reports Frederick State as a strong market with higher income and spending. Frederick residents posted 63.681 million in net income last year, up from 60.053 million, and retail sales reached 91.209 million. The area earned an index rating of 195, about 3 percent above the national average, signaling vitality and growth potential. Fractions reflect per household income and broader national comparisons.
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New York
Frederick
General Wounded as Viet Cong Down Helicopters Near Saigon
Brig. Gen. Franklin M. Davis Jr. was wounded in shrapnel near Saigon while his unit reported 41 Viet Cong killed and 19 weapons captured. The Viet Cong shot down a helicopter during a two-part engagement south and southwest of Saigon. two Americans were killed and 13 wounded. Davis, 50, from Waltham Massachusetts, has a son killed in action in 1967.
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Saigon
U.S
Franklin M. Davis Jr
199Th Light Infantry
Davis
Waltham
Mass
Vietnam
Stephen Davis
U.S. 9Th Division
da Nang
Highlands
Dak Pe
Fire log summary for Liberty Township and Brunswick
Fire calls logged over 48 hours ending at 10 p.m. include 8:08 a.m. Saturday in Liberty Township with a car fire responded to by Emmitsburg, and 11:36 a.m. Sunday in Brunswick with a train fire responded to by Brunswick. Police and city numbers listed for contact.
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County
Liberty Township
Emmitsburg
Brunswick
Visually Handicapped Children Attend Course
Eleven Frederick County children aged 7 to 11 joined a six week Summer Program for the Visual Impaired at Frederick Elementary School funded by Title VI. The class focused on social living, health, and emotional development while teaching adapted reading, drawing, and daily skills to help rely on senses beyond sight.
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Frederick County
Aant Frederick
Frederick
Martha Sullivan
Ant
State Department
Blue Cation
City Seeks Bids for Street Work on Three Avenues
The city engineer's office will accept sealed bids until 3 p.m. Wednesday for storm drains curb and gutter and paving on Evergreen Avenue Appice Avenue and Belmont Avenue. Proposals will be publicly opened and read after the deadline.
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United States
Charles Warfield
Richard Wilhide
Milk Coop
Westminster
Ade Uli
Shirley
Shaffer
Rt. 3
Shaf
Winchester Room
Winchester Hall
Rocky
Barry
Barry Goldwater
Miss Ann Adams
Scottsdale, Ariz
GOP
Lisenhower
Sen
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
John Lindsay
Gov
Daniel Evans
Washington
Gpeeral
Susan Miller
Baat Brederick Clementary Sehoa
Susan Ber
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