Former County Official Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison
Delbert S. Null, 51, former county commissioner, was fined 5000 dollars and sentenced in Baltimore to two concurrent 10 month terms for filing false tax returns for 1960 and 1961. The case involved using county funds for home work in Braddock Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Harvey
U. S District Court
Baltimore
Delbert S. Null
Null
Braddock Heights
Asst
U.S. Atty
Clarence F. Goetz
Warvey
Thomas Quill
Frederick
Quill
County Approves 3.5 Million School Bond Issue
The Board of County Commissioners authorized a 3.5 million bond for school construction. Bids will be opened September 5 in the courthouse county office. A county spokesman says the bond finances all public school construction with estimated interest around 4.5 percent. total school bond authorization stands at 6 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
National
Bond Buyer
William D. Fisher ,Jr
Cleveland Miller
Semmes, Bowen and Semmes
Baltimore
Charles E. Collins
Collins
City Bank Names Cohen To Board
Albert H. Cohen is elected to the board of directors of the bank's main office. He is president of Frederick Construction Co., Inc., established in 1947, with projects including factories, banks, shopping centers, hospitals, schools and military installations in Maryland and surrounding states. Cohen is a Virginia Tech Architectural Engineering graduate and a World War II Silver Star recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin L. Shuff
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Albert H. Cohen
Cohen
Frederick Construction Co., Inc
General Contractors
Maryland
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Groelle resigns as Frederick County YMCA director
Merrill E. Groelle will step down as executive director of the Frederick County YMCA, effective Sept. 1, after nearly eight years. He led the organization through reorganization and expansion, boosting membership from 750 to 2,500, facilities value from 80,000 to 750,000, and the operating budget from under 30,000 to over 100,000. Groelle has held national YMCA roles and community service positions while earning a George Williams College degree. He previously served YMCA posts in Canton Ohio, Appleton Wisconsin, and Providence Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
YMCA
Merrill E. Groelle
Groello
Fme
Commission On Aging
Commission On Parks and Recreation
Ymca National Council
Central Atantic
Ymca’s
George Williams College
Frederick
Canton
Appleton
Wis
Jand
Providence
Stock Market Advances on Positive Fed Hints
The New York market rose in active trading as advances outpaced declines by over two to one. Brokers noted potential market support if the Federal Reserve moves to ease money conditions amid a looming economic slowdown. After Thursday's session, the Minneapolis regional bank was allowed to cut its discount rate from 6 1/4 to 5 3/4 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Reserve Board
Minneapolis
Fire Log Reports False Alarm at City Tank Site
Fire calls logged in the 24 hour permal ending 11 a.m. note a false alarm at the Farmers and Mechanics Tank at 2nd and Market Streets. Citizens and city responders handled the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Mechanics
United
C1izene
County
County TB cases rise in Maryland report
Dr John D White president of Frederick County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association reports Maryland has 659 new TB cases for the year. Frederick County remains high in the state’s list, with 27 new cases in 1967 and a rate of 32.1 per 100,000. He notes reporting changes may raise counts and reflect detection rather than increased TB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
John D. White
Frederick County
State Health Department
Baltimore City
White
City Board Approves Apple Ave Work and Police Upgrades
Frederick City Board of Aldermen approved multiple budget expenditures for Apple Avenue improvements, a new police station roof replacement, a two way radio antenna upgrade, and a lightning rod installation at Baker Park Carrillon. Contracts include W. F. Delauter and Sons $43,000 for paving and drainage, Culler $1,780 for roof and $200 for antenna, and New Schroeder's Inc. for winter uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Delauter and Sons of
Thurmont
Apple Avenue
Board of Aldermen
Frederick
W. F. Delauter and Sons Construction Company
Floyd L. Culler
Culler
Baker Park
Carrillon
New Schroeder’s Inc
Charles E. Main
Poseidon Missile Tests Flag on Maiden Flight at Cape Kennedy
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP America’s Poseidon missile launched at 6 30 am EDT on its maiden flight as part of a broader test set that includes the Air Force’s Minuteman 3. The test aimed to show a 1 000 mile reach into the Atlantic with MIRV capability to carry multiple warheads and decoys. Critics debate timing amid U S Soviet arms talks while the Navy plans to convert 31 of 41 ballistic submarines for larger weapons at a cost around 100 million per ship.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Navy
Atlantic Ocean
Air Force
United States
Soviet Union
Poseidon
Bloomington Dam Cost To County About $240000
Frederick County is slated to pay about 240000 toward the Bloomington Dam as Maryland’s total project cost reaches an estimated 24 million. The proposal allocates 21 percent to Allegany County, 14 percent to Washington, and 63 percent to Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties, with bi yearly adjustments. Frederick expects to withdraw about 3 million gallons daily, rising to 30 million by 1977, as the plan moves toward legislative consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Heslin
Frederick County
Bloomington
Maryland
Alegany County
Washington County
Montgomery
Prince Georges
Legislative
Legislative Council
General Assembly
Albert R. Miller Jr
State Planning Department
Miller
Charles E. Collins
Maryland Potomac River Authority
Negros Dissatisfaction in GOP Shifts Amid Silence on Justice
The resignation of Maryland Governor Agnew's only Black staffer sparks fears of growing Black discontent in the GOP. A top Negro adviser cites Agnew's remarks on social justice, while Dems and third-party efforts, including Wallace in Indiana, shape the political mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
GOP
Gilbert Ware
Agnew
Frank A. DeCosta
Ware
Annapolis
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
San Diego
Calif
J. Earl Dearing
Louisville
Cirst
George Wallace
Indiana
Wallace
District of Columbia
Missile Bases Ordered Closed
The Pentagon announced the Army will shut down 23 Nike Hercules anti bomber missile batteries in 12 states to cut fiscal 1969 spending. Deactivation of 23 firing sites and seven headquarters installations is expected to save $18.8 million in the current budget year and $54 million in subsequent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pentagon
Tobacco Institute Fights Back New Cigarette Restrictions
National task force urged tighter federal and private actions to curb smoking and cut early deaths. The Tobacco Institute called the report intemperate and defamatory while supporting stronger tar and nicotine labeling, warning ads, and school instruction to deter youth smoking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
APA
The
Tobacco Institute
U.S
Grim
Department of Health, Manication and Welfare
Pet
Marines Drive Back North Vietnamese On DMZ Front
U S and South Vietnamese forces report heavy fighting along South Vietnam’s northern frontier with 234 enemy soldiers killed. Three South Vietnamese troops and 15 Marines were wounded as tanks artillery and air power supported infantry across DMZ areas Camp Carroll Con Thien and Gio Linh.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Gio Linh
Dmz
Camp Carroll
Con Thien
Camp Careroll
Cam ‘Lo River
Leathernedia
Nigeria Rejects Cease-Fire Bid
Nigeria's Maj. Gen. Yakubu Gowon rejected Haile Selassie’s call for a ceasefire in the civil war and refused to meet in Addis Ababa with Odumegwu Ojukwu and other African leaders. Troops were advancing toward the Biafran capital, with reports of forces 10 miles from the city and sector lines near Enugu.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Diafia
Trnjanary
Haile Selasic
Yakuiu Gowon
Addins Ababa
Cal. C. Odumepwu Ojukwu
Siafra
African Unity
Ithafran
Alm Tetay
Saformants
Elamorae
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Groelle
New
City Board
Apple Ave
Jackie Robinson
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Hubert S. Humphrey
Robinson
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Eugene J. McCarthy
Vermont
Philip J. Hoff
Robert F. Kennedy
McCarthy
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Hit
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