Frederick to convert downtown streets to one-way pattern
Frederick introduces four new one-way streets in the downtown area, designating Church and Third as eastbound and Second and Fourth as westbound. The plan aims to relieve traffic, though concerns about north-south routes and Fourth Street’s westbound direction persist. Police note no fatal pedestrian crashes on one-way streets since adoption locally. The city also weighs banning through truck traffic to reduce downtown congestion if the plan succeeds.
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Third Streets
Market Street
East Street
Chapel Alley
Fourth Street
Rosemont Till
Third Street
Frederik
Median income data prompts questions on anti poverty aims
The Census Bureau reports in 1965 that 57.3 million households existed with 17 percent earning under $3,000, 28.05 million at $7,000 or more, and 14.31 million above $10,000. The median income was $6,000, prompting questions about targeting anti poverty funds and whether educating the 17 percent could raise them above the threshold without taxing higher earners.
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Census Bureau
Hitchcock’s fear of ketchup and a blue meal hailed
The Poor Man's Philosopher profile of Alfred Hitchcock recalls his quirky fears such as ketchup sounds and his playful dinners like an all blue meal for Gertrude Lawrence. It notes his 50th film milestone, his 4,000 bottle wine cellar, and his rise from a London ad artist to a silent film title writer and director in 1925.
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New York
Alfred Hitchock
Alfred Hitchcock
Gertrude Lawrence
Hitchcock
London
Munich
By The Way Weddings Stir Up Family Turmoil
A humorous column sketches a family nerves strain as a Christmas engagement brings chaos. A mother forgets days, a sister fears a date, an usher bans the coats, and relatives clash over gifts and party plans all centered on the impending wedding.
City Taxes Begin Under New Levy in Frederick
Fifty years ago the City Register announced a new levy of 1.10 per 100 dollars, with discounts of three percent for August payments and interest after January 1. Taxpayers filed into City Hall, while Champs and Terriers prepared for an Hagerstown game with likely pitchers Bill King and Knauer. The Builders' Bible Class of Grace Reformed enjoyed a watermelon feast at the George C. Thomas home on Jefferson Pike.
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Aubrey A. Nicodemus
Nicodemus
Champs
Terriers
Hagerstown
Bill King
Frederick
Knauer
George C. Thomas
Jefferson Pike
Builders’ Bible Class
Grace Reformed Church
Trout Fishing Camp Sold to Capitol Cadillac Company
The Trout Fishing Camp of Lawrence Richey on Little Hunting Creek near Ca toctin Furnace, spanning about 423 acres, was sold to Capitol Cadillac Company for around 25000 dollars. Floyd Akers, a Washington auto dealer, heads the buyer and has rented the property for three to four years. Seeding of Frederick's on airport east of the city by Southern Construction Company began, with completion hoped in several weeks. City Engineer W Raymond Walster notes favorable weather. Young Republican Club completes final plans for a Braddock Heights dance Saturday, its first public event.
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Lawrence Richey
Little Hunting Creek
Catoctin Furnace
Capitol Cadillac Company
Floyd Akers
Washington Automobile
Frederick’s
Southern Construction Company
Greensboro
N.C
W. Raymond Walster
Young Republican Club
Braddock Heights
It pays to strike, machinists win giant settlement
Washington concludes a long airline strike ended by a union victory. The Machinists union rejected a government plan, pressed Congress, and secured about 90 to 100 million dollars over three to three and a half years, far above earlier offers. The episode highlights political pressure, potential future laws, and the public costs of the disruption.
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Washington
National Machinists Union
Congress
House
United States
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