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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1965
Page
1
Frederick faces hot humid weather with mid 90s forecast through Thursday and a chance of afternoon thundershowers. Record high readings in recent days surpass 95 degrees while rainfall remains well below normal. The city reservoir runs four feet nine inches below normal but water supply remains adequate due to nearby filtration plants.
Frederick Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors Operation Welcome Mat an annual Jaycee event. An out-of-state couple will be stopped near Frederick by state police along U S 15 early Tuesday and guided into the city for a welcome tour. They will receive the city key at City Hall, tour historic sites, and attend the Jaycee family picnic at Breezy Grove Park with gifts from local businesses. They will stay at the Holiday Inn during their visit.
Baltimore AP Cardinal Lawrence Shehan urged Knights of Columbus delegates to unite with other churches and secular groups to fight racial tensions and poverty. Speaking to about 1,600 delegates and wives at the 83rd convention, he urged revival of charity and use of Catholic fraternal power, while noting past religious divisions hinder cooperation.
A heat spawned tornado roared into Ocean Drive Beach South Carolina on Tuesday injuring about 45 people and causing an estimated 1.3 million dollars in damage. None believed seriously hurt though several were hospitalized overnight for minor cuts bruises and shock.
In Watts area a gun fight erupted at a Black Muslim mosque as police and National Guardsmen sealed a four block area. Eight Muslims were wounded and thirty five Negro men arrested as officers sheltered a curfew lifted riot zone. Police recovered weapons including a Molotov cocktail and a modified air rifle.
Frederick City County iHuman Relations Council urges immediate creation and passage of an open occupancy housing code backed by a survey of 175 rental units. Findings show widespread lack of electricity toilets and hot water with many homes heated by fire hazard kerosene stoves and reports of overcrowding and discrimination against Negro tenants seeking better housing.
U S Rep Charles Mathias urged a conference of public officials and private citizens to discuss hunting and fishing on Maryland public lands and to back his bill creating a C and O Canal National Historical Park to open the canal for greater use and give locals a voice in supervision. He described a 17 member advisory commission with four counties represented to advise on park policies and industrial use of canal properties. He tied canal development to Potomac Basin conservation amid rapid population growth and rising recreation demand, noting growing interest in Potomac Basin history and recreation at nearby sites like Antietam Battlefield and Harpers Ferry. He has also introduced a bill to expand federal land at Antietam and suggested purchasing John Brown's Farm near Harpers Ferry.
NASA officials said all problems were fixed and Gemini 5 is ready for a Thursday 9 am EST launch from Cape Kennedy. Astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr plan an eight day weightless mission, with tests on the fuel cell system and power supply to ensure a smooth flight.
Raymond Earl Sikes bought 44.5 acres west of Frederick between the McCain Orchard and the VFW Country Club for 877 500. Real estate agent Les Hutzell of Null Inc. handled the transaction with interests from Washington DC. Previous owners were Wilbur C. Hargett and Howard Fink of Frederick.
Three county youths and a Frederick teenager were turned over to juvenile authorities after police arrested them on College Avenue for destroying two city street lamps. The lamps on Fairview Avenue and Carroll Parkway and on Mercer Place were broken around 10 p.m. Tuesday.
Maryland Comptroller Louis L. Goldstein said if revenue trends hold the state can absorb a $43.5 million rise in general fund spending next year without a tax increase. A $27.3 million general fund surplus plus projected receipts and a rainy-day fund would total about $417.7 million for budgeting, supporting Gov. Tawes’s plan to balance the budget without a tax boost. The surplus was higher due to stronger tax collections and unspent funds, with revenue gains from federal tax changes and Viet Nam war effects cited as factors.
The House Education and Labor Committee approved a 50 cent raise in the federal minimum wage from 1.25 to 1.75 with three yearly steps and extended coverage to 4.3 million farm workers. The plan would bring nearly 20 million workers under the wage law, with initial boosts starting July 1 next year and subsequent increases through July 1, 1968, plus farm worker phase-in beginning July 1 next year.
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a 1.7 billion emergency fund to cover Viet Nam conflict costs, added to a defense money bill already passed by the House. In New York, the stock market opened higher, continuing a six‑day advance with active trading.
Frederick County men of draft age see relief for the month as 27 more youths undergo preinduction physical exams at Fort Holabird Baltimore. A total of 49 boys have been examined this month with 19 year olds, including 8 from Frederick City, among them several from Local Draft Boards 45 and 46. Names and hometowns include Lawrence Yanos Bernard Cole Clyde LaBrush Leroy Thompson Jr Millard Painter Jr John Stilrich James Brooks Thomas Poss Gary Koogle Mark Summers Carroll Suleer Richard Delauder James Krantz Ronald Simpson Robert Sauders Nelson Harshman Charles Bere Harvey Clem Steven Naugle Robert Kegley Anthony Teague Louis Ambush Dickerson Larry Devilbiss Carroll Baker Richard Reese Walter Brahey and Herbert Akers.
In a major Viet Nam operation near the Van Tuong peninsula, U.S. Marines attacked a Viet Cong regiment south of Chu Lai. Maj Gen. Lewis Walt said casualties could run into the hundreds as Marines stormed ashore from landing craft and helicopters and jets bombed nearby positions.
Premier Ky of South Viet Nam announced that Nationalist China will send military study missions soon and may deploy troops. A joint communique says Taipei will boost technical and material aid and respond to South Viet Nam requests in the fight against a common enemy.Ky said Chiang Kai-Shek and he are in agreement on issues but will not reveal details yet. missions could arrive next month.
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