County Officials Clash Over Education Budget Cuts
County commissioners and the Board of Education dispute the 395,315 in cuts. Commissioner Charles Collins says public interests require budget discipline while the board cites timing and law on June 1 as key. Superintendent Dr John L Carnochan defends the board stance and urges living within the budget amid revenue shortfalls.
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Board of Education
Charles &. Collins
Collins
John L. Carnochan
Carnochan
Carnachan
Carnocian
Harps
County GOP Barbecue Signals Campaign Kickoff
Frederick County Republicans hold their annual chicken barbecue at Wollsville Huritan Club to launch the 1968 Campaign for Victory. Notables like Charles Mathias and J Glenn Beall Jr attend, with tickets via Republican headquarters at 15 North Court Street. Officials invite Democrats and independents to join and discuss candidates.
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Frederick County
Wollsville Huritan Club
Wolfsville
Brandenburg Hollow Road
Herbert Morrison
Charles Mac Mathias
J. Glenn Beall
House
Congress
Republican State Central Committee
Frederick City
John Ted Poole
Cal Bartgis
North Court Street
Demaoerma
Morrison
Bicyclist Hurt Badly In Mishap
A 14 year old boy was critically injured Monday night when his bicycle collided head on with a car on Bethel Road near Yellow Springs Pike. Ernest Fogle was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital with internal injuries and possible skull fracture. The car, driven by Melvin Specht, crossed into the north bound lane while passing an unidentified vehicle. Fogle rode without lights. no charges were filed.
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Bethel Road
Yellow Springs Pike
Ernest Clayton Fogle
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Fogle
Rethel Road
Melvin Austin Specht
RFD 3
Frederick
Roger Mies
Gary G. Null
Brunswick
West South Street
South Bentz Street
Null
Fort Detrick Dispensary
Easton West South Street
Sandra L. Markel
F. D. Willson
Gary E. Kirtley
North Market Street
U.S. 340
Mount Zion Road
Kirtley
Tfe
Millard Mastrino
Donna Lea King
Bowie
U.S. 40
Harmony
King
San U.S. 40
J. A. McDonald
Fire Log Report Details Multiple Calls Across Localities
Fire log for a 24 hour period ends 10 am lists calls at Taatee Nook Restaurant grill fire responded by Independents and Citizens, Bear Fire two miles south of Libertytown, Libertytown and New Market, and a house fire at rear of ROT East B Street in Aninawick with local units Brunswick.
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Rosemont
Taatee Nook
Libertytown
New Market
Brunswick
Rot East B
Aninawick
Johnson rules out Viet War policy change
President Johnson rejects a total bombing halt or de escalation and says he will not move further until Hanoi shows serious desire to end the fighting. He told Veterans of Foreign Wars in Detroit that the next move must be Hanoi’s and defended U S actions as he defends remaining commander in chief.
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Detroit
Johnson
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United States
Bej
Eugene J. McCarthy
George McGovern
Vietnam
Asia
Texas
Washington
Nixon Defends LBJ Bombing Stance Amid Campaign
In Columbus Nixon calls Johnson's refusal to halt bombing realistic until communists indicate de escalation. He favors no unilateral pause without enemy moves and notes no change in war, after talking with Johnson and meeting Gov Rhodes. He also says campaigning convinces him of a landslide win.
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Columbus
Ohio
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
Nixon
United States
Vietnam
James A. Rhodes
Stock Market Advances Irregularly in New York Trading
Stock market moved higher but unevenly in early trading with fairly active activity. The Dow Jones average edged down as brief gains and losses appeared among New York Stock Exchange issues.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Dow
Storm Rain Leaves Frederick Area Near One Inch
A violent thunderstorm dumped .91 inches in Frederick last night and disrupted electrical and telephone service across the county. Potomac Edison and C&P Telecom reported scattered outages, with most service restored by 10:30 p.m. Forecast calls for sun, then more storms midweek as temperatures rise into the mid 90s.
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Frederick
Potomac Edison Co
Brunswick
Union Bridge
Mount Airy
Walkersville
C&p Telephone Co
Thhe County
Mollie Harrington Celebrates Her 101st Birthday Today
Mollie Harrington, resident of the International Order of Odd Cellos Home on North Market Street, marks her 101st birthday. Born in Frederick County, she remained active in fundraising and home activities since 1926, crocheting tiny dresses for dolls to support the home and staying engaged with news and daily routines.
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Mollie Harrington
Mollie
International Order of Odd Cellos
North Market Street
Frederick County
Frederick
Miss Mollie
TOOR
Sho
Matlie
Allies Report 700 Enemy Killed in Three Days Frontline Actions
Allied forces say they killed more than 700 enemy soldiers in three days of attacks and counterthrusts from the Cambodian border to the northern frontier. A unit near Da Nang was overrun, with 10 U.S. Marines and 24 South Vietnamese defenders killed. a relief force could not reach them due to explosions and a burning ammunition dump. U.S. air and artillery campaigns drove off over 300 attackers. Since Sunday, at least 739 enemy and 69 Americans have died in intensified fighting around Tay Ninh, with fresh clashes five miles west of Tay Ninh City. In the A Shau Valley, American and South Vietnamese troops ended a weeklong operation, killing 193 enemies and seizing arms and ammo. losses were 15 Americans killed and 37 wounded.
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Saigon
Sinxty-One
da Nang
Beeven
U.S
Paris
Tay Ninh
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Highway 26
A Shau
Saipan
Democrats Rusk, Fulbright clash over Vietnam policy at platform hearings
Washington AP report says Secretary of State Dean Rusk defends Johnson war policies at a Democratic Platform Committee session. Senator Fulbright urges halt to bombing North Vietnam and inclusion of the National Liberation Front in talks on South Vietnam. Senator McCarthy supports NILF inclusion and withdrawal if not granted. Vice President Humphrey backs Johnson policy but opposes a coalition government for Saigon.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Vietnam
Dean Rusk
Arkansas
J. William Fulbright
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
North Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
Eugene J. McCarthy
Tubert H. Humphrey
Saigon
McCarthy
NILF
United States
Humphrey
Johson
Assassination Plot Said Targeting Humphrey McCarthy
Chicago Tribune reports a plot to kill Vice President Humphrey and Senator McCarthy during the Democratic convention. The plan allegedly arose from a meeting of ten Black extremists and South Side members and included attacks on police stations with explosives and rifle fire. The U S attorney general’s office reportedly ordered a full scale conspiracy probe.
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Chicago
Chicano Tribune
Secret Service
Fluebert Tl
Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
The
Tribune
South Side
TLS
Eisenhower’s Survival Odds Stay Guarded Amid Critical Condition
Army doctors at Walter Reed said President Eisenhower’s survival prospects remain guarded as his heart attack rhythm shows a favorable pattern but his condition stays critical. They disclosed they rejected a heart transplant due to age and other major medical conditions. President Johnson urged a moment of prayer for the ailing general at a Veterans of Foreign Wars event in Detroit.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed General Hospital
Ehough
Eisenhower
Johnson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Detroit
Texas
Houston Receives Second Heart Transplant In Two Days
A 50-year-old shoe salesman from Amarillo was listed as satisfactory after the operation that made him the 32nd heart recipient. Donor Mrs Gasper B Geaccone Jr 37 from Houston died of a brain tumor. The prior day surgeons under Dr Denton A Cooley implanted a heart into 11 year old Maria Giannaris of Harpers Town Md who also listed as satisfactory.
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Houston
Tex
Carl van Bates
Amarillo
Texas
Heart Institute
Gasper B. Geaccone Jr
Denton A. Cooley
Maria Giannaris
Haperstown
Cooley
Norman Ford Named New YMCA Director
Norman I. Ford, formerly CA World Service Secretary to India, is named executive director to succeed Merrill F. Groene at the Frederick Camry YMCA. Board president Charles Main announced the appointment will take effect September 16, aiming to continue growth and the expansion of YMCA programs and facilities.
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Norman I. Ford
YMCA
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