Possibility Of Arson In $60 000 Barn Fire
The Seiss farm barn at Emmitsburg was destroyed Friday night in a fire believed possibly arson. Investigators, aided by Emmitsburg Taneytown and Harney fire crews, evacuated the area as flames consumed an 80 foot structure containing grain, straw and hay. About 300 bushels of barley and 200 bushels of wheat were lost. most of the damage was insured. A white male was seen fleeing the scene before the blaze, and authorities say the origin is under investigation by state police arson investigator Top E. Barnes.
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Leo Seiss
Woods
Emmitsburg
Seiss
Taneytown
Harney
Guy McGlaughlin
McGlaughlin
TIC Top
E. Barnes
32 Feared Dead In W.Va. Crash
A Piedmont Airlines plane with 37 aboard crashed in flames while landing at fog shrouded Charleston airport. Initial reports cite 32 dead with five survivors in critical condition. Flight 239 had origin Louisville and Cincinnati layovers before Charleston.
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Charleston
W. Va
Piedmont Airlines
Charleston Piedmont
William Manson
Louisville
Cincinnati
Virginia
Roanoke
Richmond
Newport News
Norfolk
Warren H High named trustee of FSK Memorial Foundation
Warren H High of Frederick elected trustee of the Francis Scott Key Memorial Foundation and appointed to the Roger Brooke Taney Home Committee. The foundation owns the Taney Home and will discuss structural work at a September meeting. High is a longtime Frederick resident and former Elks leader.
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FSK Foundation
Warren H. High
Warren HH
Frederick
Francis Scott Key Memoria Foundation
Roger Brooke Taney
C. Lease Bus Sard
Francis Scott Re Foundation
Chief Justice Taney
Frederick County
Maryland
the Elks
American Legion
Hampshire County
West Virginia
Iiedler
Tissard
Taney Home Committee
C. Thomas Summers
Miy
Charles J. Powers
Red Cross collects 89 pints at State Farm building
The Red Cross Bloodmobile gathered 89 pints Wednesday with nearly 100 donors, nine deferred. Over 50 donations came from walk ins, 26 new to the program and 25 with cards on file. Pins awarded to five donors, upcoming collections set for August 26 at Frederick Church of the Brethren and September 3 for American Legion members to support a local Blood Bank.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
State Farm Insurance Co
Red Cross
Doris E. Hamilton
Elia Bell Fraser
Gareth B. Lease
Ray Boniface
Frederick Church
American Legion
McGovern Enters Democratic Presidential Race
Senator George McGovern of South Dakota announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination. He tied his bid to Kennedy's goals of ending the Vietnam War and healing U.S. divisions, turning the race into a three way contest with Hubert Humphrey and Eugene McCarthy also seeking the nomination.
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Washington
George McGovern
South Dakota
Robert Kennedy
McGovern
Vietnam
Hubert Mumphrey
Eugene MecCarthy
Minnesota
MecCovern
Car Fires and Alarms Reported in Brunswick Area
A series of fire and alarm incidents were reported around Brunswick on a Friday. Cars and a barn were involved at various locations including East Fifth Street, Simmons Road, and near the Railyards, with responders from Juniors, United, and local departments noting times between 4:25 and 9:05 p.m.
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Calla Vegeterat
East Fifth Street
East Nonthe Sts
South Frederick
United Responders
County
Brunswick
Isaam
Hoe
Brouswick
P O Work To Begin May 1969 At Frederick Post Office
Frederick Post Office expansion moves ahead with a 1 million dollar project to acquire the 200 block of East Patrick Street. GSA plans final designs by March 1969 and targets construction starting in May 1969, with negotiat ons for remaining properties including 217 to 239 East Patrick Street and a local GSA representative due August 19 for acquisitions.
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Frederick City
Charles Mac Mathias
General Services Adminstration
Mathias
GSA
East Patrick Street
Frederick
Bowers Lumber Company 1
East Patrick
Water Plea Signals Industrial Growth in Frederick County
The Metropolitan District Commission seeks to appropriate 12 million gallons of Potomac River water annually for industrial and municipal use in southern Frederick County. The Howmet Corp aluminum plant near Buckeystown would use about six million gallons at full operation. A hearing is set for Tuesday in Annapolis before the Water Resources Department at 2 p.m.
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Frederick County
County Metropolitan District Commission
Slade Department of Water Resources
Potomac River
Annapolis
Water Resources Department
Frank Cook
Metropolitan District Commission
Lower
Nee Mnipe
Howmet Corp
Buckeystown
Cook
Beavin Co
Hallimore
Wineheeter Wall
CAC Receives $51,662 Grant To Continue War On Poverty
Frederick County Community Action Committee receives a 12 month federal grant of 51662 to expand anti poverty programs. Rep. Charles Mathias announced the award which raises CAC total funding to 72062 with 20400 in county in kind contributions.
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CAC
Russ Edmonston
Frederick County Community Action Committee
Charles Mac Mathias
Nancy Blanks
Nyc
Kemmitsburg
Eisenhower Improves. No Longer On Continuous Oxygen
Army doctors at Walter Reed say Dwight D. Eisenhower, 77, has shown continued satisfactory progress after his major heart attack. He is no longer on continuous oxygen and has spent another comfortable day with stable vital signs and excellent morale.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed General Hospital
Grene Eral
Eisenhower
Fenger
Wreck Victim Improves and Wife Rites Listed
Basil S. Coffman Jr. 49 of Braddock Heights improved to fair condition after a two car crash that killed his wife 48 and injured four others. Funeral services for Mrs. Coffman set for Tuesday with burial at Frederick Memorial Park Linden Hills.
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Basil S. Coffman Jr
Braddock Heights
Frederick
Coffman
Elvin R. Wolfe Jr
RFD
Middletown
Barbara A. Cook
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Prederick
Melvin Eugene
Myrtle May Stoll Wathings
Basil D
Pierce
Fla
di A. Coffman
Jensen Beach
Iends
Mr, Ison & Son
Church Steel
Rober V. Woodward
Frederick Memorial Park
Linden Hills
Nixon Agnew Meet Today With Johnson in Texas
Nixon and vice presidential pick Spiro Agnew depart Miami for a joint call on President Johnson at the LB ranch in Texas. Nixon plans a Vietnam briefing and says peace talks should not be used for campaign leverage. Contending Republicans express factional strife over Agnew's nomination.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
Miami International Airport
Johnson
Maryland
Spiro T. Age New
Nixon
LB Ranch
Texas
Vietnam
Cyrus K. Vaied
U.S
Paris
Johson
Chree Carbinalre
Agnew
Niven
Onia
Repo Willian Ty Minshall
Ohio
Tax Credit for Elder Citizens Eligibility and Process
Eligible seniors must file an application with the Supervisor of Assessments at 406 County Office Buildings before September 11. After approval, a certificate will indicate the area of the tax credit to be presented when tax bills are paid.
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Rockatleta
Jover
Saigon Suburbs See Major Allied Push Against Viet Cong
Allied forces report 147 enemy killed and 165 Viet Cong suspects captured in cordons and searches across Saigon suburbs and northern provinces. Tank patrols, air strikes, and tunnel battles near a village 25 miles north of Saigon yielded 17 Viet Cong killed, 67 captured, plus rice, medical supplies, weapons. General Abrams praised the operation as a model effort by South Vietnamese forces.
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Saigon
Hue
Quang Tri
U.S
George S. Patton TH
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Keith Ware
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