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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1965
Page
1
Frederick City recreation commission urges a full time supervisor to run a county wide program for children and adults. The panel calls for expanded facilities and an outdoor adult center at Baker Park, with salary levels tied to workload and no cost estimates provided.
Frederick city officials will discuss tonight a proposal to rezone an 80 acre tract east of town. The Emmons C Sanner farm on East Patrick Street would shift from R-1 residential to M-1 light industrial. Planning commission backs the rezoning and a parallel hearing seeks to clarify a zoning ordinance ambiguity about auto service stations in B-3 zones with underground gasoline tanks.
A 76 year old Boyds man Lloyd Gassoway Linthicum of RFD 1 Boyds was admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital after two crashes within about 32 minutes on South Jefferson and South Market streets. He was charged with reckless driving after the second collision with Hollis Brinklow. Mrs Vickie Stinnett was the other driver in the earlier incident and no charges were filed. Cpl Donald Tracey and Dfc Basil Coffman investigated. The stock market likewise showed a slight downtrend in early trading.
The Frederick County Board of Education approved a resolution to add a seventh member and set the new term at seven years. The post will take effect once presented by the Frederick County Delegation to the Maryland General Assembly in the 1966 session, creating a rotating member on the board after the usual six year terms.
Police searched a basement on Airport Road for the Dwayyo but found nothing, suspecting a prank. Neighbors and residents reported possible Dwayge noises in Ellerton and Middletown, with several accounts linking the creature to Fern Rock Road and a recent bear misidentification near Braddock Mountain.
W. Ray Kyle 43 of near New Windsor, national director of nine Church World Service Centers, died suddenly of a heart attack at the Park-Sheraton Hotel in Washington. A WWII US Air Force veteran born in Johnstown Pennsylvania, Kyle led material aid relief for 17 years, starting with the world-wide program after WWII.
London AP reports British troops and aircraft prepared to move into Zambia to reinforce the northern border amid rebel activity. The deployment follows escalating tensions as authorities brace for possible clashes and seek regional stability.
Frederick County Commissioners grant a public hearing on forming a Walkersville sanitary district. Hearing scheduled for December 14 at 2 p.m. in Winchester Hall. Petitioners opposing the plan and local groups urged approval earlier, with support from Walkersville officials and local institutions.
Frederick County board members approve a 1328.07 change order for Governor Thomas Johnson High School. One member, Hallar Best, abstains to signal the board is not unanimous on change orders. Dr. Carnachan defends the order noting health dept and plumbing needs.
Holden S. Felton 84, a well known Frederick attorney, died at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born in Everett, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late John A. and Nancy Eshelman Felton. A devout Calvary Methodist Church member, he served on the church board and trustees and taught the Kings Daughters class for almost 50 years. He attended public schools in Pennsylvania and Dickinson School of Law at Carlisle before beginning his practice. Continued on page.
In the past 24 hours Communist gunners downed three U S jet fighters including one from the Enterprise on its first day of combat. An Enterprise aircraft crashed at sea and four Enterprise pilots were rescued while two other airmen were missing presumed killed. Ground forces near Go Cong City killed 14 Viet Cong and captured four prisoners with weapons.
Washington County legislative leader Del Samuel Dillon urges State Roads Commission chief John Funk to complete and open I 70 between Frederick and Hagerstown by Thanksgiving 1967. He cites severe U S 40 jams and dangerous delays, urging early start and emergency legislation to advance 1 70 work and prevent repeat of holiday congestion.
A blaze at the Haven Road housing development near North Hagerstown High School destroyed 25 town house units, with 16 in one row burned, and nine in an adjacent row damaged. Damage is estimated at 250000 dollars, with 100 firefighters on site and the origin under investigation. Local developer William Brosius supervised the scene alongside his brother Louis. Three firefighters were lightly injured. The fire was reported at 1 15 a m and wind spread embers prevented saving the second complex.
President Johnson addressed top business leaders by telephone to a Washington meeting of the Business Council. He urged wage price restraint and cooperative decisions among industry labor and government to hold wages and prices to federal guideposts. He noted Viet Nam sacrifices and reiterated his push for unconditional talks to end the war while warning of inflationary pressures ahead.
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