Montgomery County Fair Opens With Old Time Pageantry
The 18th Montgomery County Fair opens Monday at Gaithersburg on a 64 acre site with 4H judging at 10 a.m. Aimed at both town and country patrons the event features 9,000 exhibits and nearly $60,000 in premiums. Country music dominates with headliners Tex Ritter George Hamilton IV Hank Williams Jr and a closing show by Red McCoy Jean Sheppard The Virginians and Buzz Busby.
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Montgomery County
Gaithersburg
Hazel Lechlider
Montgomery County Cooperative Agricultural Society, Inc
Norman Mills
Quince Orchard
United States Air Force
Tex Ritter
The
Country Music Association
Ritter
George Hamilton
Star of Motion Pictures
Grand Ole Opry
Hank Williams Jr
Ed Sullivan
Ballpark
Montgomery County 4-H Club
Tommy Fisher
Red McCoy
Jean Sheppard
Virginians
Buzz Busby
Bayun Boys
Insects Invade Illinois Crops Threaten Farmers
A University of Dunes entomologist warns four crop eating insects invade Illinois and threaten yields. The alfalfa weevil is the most destructive. western corn rootworm, southwestern corn borer, and cereal leaf beetle spread across multiple counties since 1963 1964.
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FO Champaign, II
University of Dunes
Illinois
W. H. Luckmann
Illinois Natural History Survey
Ilinois
Beers Sent Free to Philippine Civic Action Troops
A brewing company announced regular beer shipments to about 2000 Philippine civic action group troops departing for Manila and South Vietnam in September. The beer, provided at no cost, continues a tradition dating back to the Korean War when Philippine troops fought abroad.
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Philippine Civic Action Group
Manila
Viet Nam
Colts Crush Cards 33-7 For 3rd Win
The Baltimore Colts defeated the St Louis Cardinals 33-7 in Busch Memorial Stadium before 26304 fans. Lou Michaels kicked four field goals, Alvin Haymond returned punts, and Johnny Unitas directed the offense for a third straight preseason win.
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Colts
St. Louis
Cardinals
Busch Memorial Stadium
CBS
Anaheim
Calif
Lou Michaels
Alvin Haymond
Johnny Unitas
Charley Johnson
Ao Sonny Randall
London Police Capture Second Murder Suspect
London police raid a Glasgow tenement and arrest tattooed James Duddy, the second man sought in the killings of three London detectives. Duddy’s capture narrows the list to Harry Maurice Roberts, Britain’s most wanted man, as authorities pursue the Glasgow- area suspect.
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London
Scotland
James Duddy
Duddy
Glasgow
Harry Maurice Roberts
Britain
Scotland Yard
Gorbals
Roberts
John Edward Witney
Squirrel raids cognac candy box in Eisenach house
A squirrel pilfered a box of cognac filled candy in an Eisenach residence and, dazed, collapsed onto a living room couch where it slept for 24 hours according to ADN.
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Berlin
Eisenach
ADN
Funk Blames Baltimore In Roads Delay
Baltimore delays in interstate highway progress cited by John B. Funk SRC director as Maryland trails national average in federal highway fund use. Officials say Baltimore City's portion remains stalled, hindering state progress while 90 percent of Maryland’s interstate work is open or under construction.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Baltimore City
State Roads Commission
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Washington
Funk
Public Sale of Household Furniture and Misc Items
Public sale on Ball Road near Frederick Maryland on August 27 1966 at 1130 AM includes a breakfast set 4 chairs kitchen cabinet stove refrigerator sofa desks living room suites beds lamps radios tools and more. Also an estate sale at 708 North Market Street Poe Maryland beginning 1030 AM August 27 1966 features household furniture beds chests dressers bookcase sofa chairs RCA TV Frigidaire appliances clocks and various articles. Cash terms. not responsible for accidents.
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Clarkeburg
Ball Road
Frederick
Westinghouse
Lunch Everett C Compher
George Win. Smith
Leslie A. Hutzell
Orphan's Court
Frederick County
Maryland
Mary E. Crutchley
Adminstnx Cta
North Market Street
Poe
Mary E Poole
C.T A
Mary E Crutchiey
Daniel C Poole
Merkle N Wachter
Amos A. Holter
S.T
Orphans Court of
Montgomery County
John D. Bowman
Rockville
SRC raises Maryland road funds and project pace noted
Maryland interstate progress is tied to 40 percent of federal funds, with 288.2 million allotted through 1967 and 264 million under contract. The SRC says placing the city under its supervision will boost rankings and accelerate work, leaving 24 million to place by June 30, 1969. Baneco art from Haiti features banana-laminae painting from the banana stalk.
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Maryland
SRC
Comptroller’s
Haiti
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