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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1965
Page
1
City workmen began installing a traffic light at the Kline Boulevard West Patrick Street intersection. It may be in service today or tomorrow. City engineer Whiteford notes costs and planned radar auto detection upgrades for area lights.
Trucks on the Frederick Freeway were stopped by the Inter state Commerce Commission and local state police for a second safety inspection this year. By noon 18 trucks were inspected and defects found. Major interstate defects lead to redlining and grounding the driver until fixes are made.
Seventeen year old Benny Grove of Frederick signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates after praising the chance to play big league ball. He will report to the spring training camp in Florida in March after receiving an undisclosed bonus and will pursue a baseball career following a long junior and high school path through Little League Babe Ruth and Frederick’s American Legion teams.
Frederick Memorial Hospital will sign a 3.41 million contract with Frederick Construction Co. to build a new addition, with groundbreaking set for Thursday. The project adds 44 beds and expands floor space, moving the main entrance to West Seventh Street after 18 months of construction. Funding includes 900,000 temporary financing and 750,000 already raised, with plans for permanent financing via the Maryland Hospital Commission within a year.
U S. Post Office Department seeks bids for a building on U S 340 in Jefferson to house the post office. About 1369 square feet plus 6 feet of parking and 100 square feet of platform area required. Bidder must supply or designate a suitable building, owned privately and leased to the post office for five years with renewal options, owner to pay local taxes.
An 18 year old Frederick youth, Dennis Wayne Ford, was injured when the farm tractor he drove overturned while turning on Crickenberger Road near New Market. He was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital, then released after observation.
The city police department reports only 1,700 bicycles inspected and licensed so far this month, far short of the 3,009 target. The final day of the month long program offers two sessions at City Police headquarters on North Market Street, from 8:50 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Major Charles V. Main warns that unlicensed bicycles found after August 31 will be impounded.
A series of blasts struck the Du Pont neoprene plant in Louisville Kentucky. Police and county authorities activated a disaster plan to manage the emergency as crews assessed casualties and damage.
A U S Navy phantom jet from the Midway was shot down about 90 miles south of Hanoi near Thanh Hoa. One parachute seen, other crewman presumed dead. Missile likely mobile launcher. search failed. Henry Cabot Lodge presented credentials as new ambassador to South Viet Nam and offered usefulness to Thein.
Saigon report from U S military headquarters notes 59 Americans killed in action in South Viet Nam last week with no breakdown by service or action. Most deaths occurred in the large Marine operation on the Van Tuong Peninsula. four Americans listed as missing in action or captured.
Frederick County’s population is projected to reach about 82,500 by 1969, a 14.7 percent rise from 1960, slightly slower than the 15 percent gain from 1950 to 1960. The Maryland Tax Study from the University of Maryland’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research notes rapid growth among the elderly and ties data to the Cooper Report proposals.
President Johnson announced inviting the Soviet Academy of Sciences to observe the Gemini 6 launch and ordered the Defense Department to proceed with a manned orbital laboratory. He touted improved government efficiency with revolutionary budgeting and new cabinet goal staff.
Gemini 5 crew under cramped conditions press toward a five day flight as they near a U S lead in single mission duration while Soviet records loom. Cooper and Conrad endure itchy beards sleep loss and housekeeping chores as Me Divitt reports steady progress and the ship completes 60 orbits by 2 9 am EST.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce renovates the former home of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney and his wife Anne Key on South Bentz Street. Volunteers replaced windows, cleared a junk-filled yard, and salvaged debris while renting the property from the county historical society for $1 annually.
Westminster Maryland AP reports contracts for construction of a new high school were awarded for a two year project totaling about 2.4 million dollars. Board president DeVries R. Hering said work will begin within weeks and the school is planned to be ready on schedule in September next year. The site sits mid between Mount Airy and Sykesville. New York AP notes airlines and aerospace issues were strong as stocks rose early today.
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