Tempers Flare At City Meeting Over King Farm Rezoning
Frederick planning session ends in dispute as attorney Richard Zimmermann accuses the Planning Commission of delaying the King farm rezoning. He cites 27 days since aldermen agreed to new proposals while officials argue proper notice is required before action. Zimmermann seeks 25 acres B-3 and 71 acres M-1 before retracting and requesting original zoning.
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Frederick
Montgomery County
Zimmerman
Board of Aldermen
Whiteford
Planning Commission
King Farm
Richard R. Burgee
Richard L. Shipley
Julian Tarrant
Manual Weinberg
Burgee
Weinberg
Shipley
Frederick zoning plan sparks commission debate
Frederick city planners discussed amendments to the zoning ordinance with several procedural changes proposed to the Planning Commission. The most controversial elements drew focus as officials weighed potential impacts on development.
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Frederick City
Planning Commission
J. W. Smith Promoted By City
Joseph W Smith 49, assistant superintendent of the City Sanitation Department, was named to replace retiring George Davis as department superintendent. He has worked with the department since 1953 and has served as acting superintendent during Davis illness. The mayor and board praised Davis for building a top sanitation department. Smith lives at 340 E Church St with his wife and two daughters.
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Joseph W Smith
George Davis
Smith
Davis
E. Paul Magaha
Sanitation
E. Church St
Joseph A
Annie J
Frederick Chamber Forecasts Bright Local Economy
The Frederick Chamber of Commerce reports a favorable outlook with rises in retail sales and bank clearances over the prior year. Permits, construction, unemployment, post office receipts, and freight activity show mixed changes, while new industrial and housing developments signal ongoing growth in the Frederick area.
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Frederick
Frederick City
Hammond
Ta Farm Mutual Insurance
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Woodsboro
Admiral Homes
Point of Rocks
Bomb Explodes Outside UN During Guevara Speech
A bomb exploded in front of the United Nations headquarters during Ernesto Che Guevara's General Assembly address. Police seized one man suspected in the blast as Cuban exiles protested across the street. Guevara continued speaking as the blast was not audible inside.
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United Nations, N. Y
U.N
Cuba
Ernesto
Che) Guevara
Twicks
Guevara
Atlas Centaur Succeeds in Test Flight to Orbit
Atlas Centaur rocket achieves a precise 103 mile high Earth orbit with the two ton Centaur second stage and a metal mockup of a lunar lander. The mission follows three prior tests and could enable a Surveyor moon project next year. The launch occurred from Cape Kennedy at 9 25 am EST, with the Centaur firing for 5 7 minutes.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Jagan Refuses to Quit as British Guiana Crisis Grows
Premier Cheddi Jagan declares he will not resign while Gov. Sir Richard Luyt seeks London’s help to remove him. London and Georgetown mull options to call the new legislative assembly without Jagan’s consent, signaling a tense constitutional standoff.
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Georgetown
British Guiana
Cheddi
Jagan
Richard Luyt
London
Luyt
Legislative Assembly
Freed 20th Suspect in Mississippi Civil Rights Case
U S commissioner in Biloxi frees James Edward Jordan 38 the 20th man arrested in the Philadelphia Mississippi slayings case. Jordan tied to conspiracy and the Ku Klux Klan he did not attend the hearing and bond details are noted. The Justice Department seeks a federal grand jury in Jackson with Judge Harold Cox to convene soon.
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Biloxi
Miss
Justice Department
U.S
Mississippi
Verta Lee Sweatman
James Edward Jordan
Meridian
Esther Carter
FBI
Philadelphia
Horace D. Barnette
Shreveport
James Barton
Barnette
Barton
Cullen
Jordan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Hancock County
Ku Klux Klan
Sam Cooke Shot and Killed in Los Angeles Motel
Los Angeles police say 33 year old rhythm and blues star Sam Cooke was shot and killed early today by motel manager Bertha Lee Franklin at the South Figueroa Street Motel after he kicked in a door. Cooke, wearing only a topcoat, said he was pursuing his female companion who had fled with most of his clothes.
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Los Angeles
Sam Cooke
Cooke
Bertha Lee Franklin
South Figueroa Street
Market Higher as Steels Lead Early Rise in New York
In New York trading, steels showed a further recovery as the stock market advanced amid generally higher activity. The early session painted a positive tone with steel shares helping lift broader indices.
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New York
Sailors Cleared in Manslaughter By Automobile Cases
In a Magistrate Court proceeding two motorists were acquitted of manslaughter by automobile in deaths of pedestrians. Donald Ray Doty a sailor stationed in Catoctin Mountain Park was cleared of leaving the scene after a lack of corroborating evidence. John Paul Gouge 19 Mt Airy was acquitted on manslaughter by automobile with evidence showing he did not see the victim until it was too late to stop. A passerby pedestrian Nettie Etzler 80 Libertytown died when Gouge’s car struck her. An autopsy indicated two car impacts could cause death and the brakes of Gouge’s vehicle were found not adequate. A separate driver was found guilty of operating an auto with unsafe brakes and fined.
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Donald Ray Doty
Catoctin Mountain Park
Jerry L. Misenheimer
Thurmont
John Paul Gouge
Mt. Airy
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Misenheimer
Tpr
Edward W. Lennox
Doty
Lennox
Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory
S. Cpl
Henry S. Stafford
Gouge
Etzler
Therrytown
Libertytown
U N Congo Atrocities Highlighted At U N Security Council
Belgian Foreign Minister Paul Henri Spaak told the U N Security Council a rescue mission went to Stanleyville after rebel leader Gbenye threatened white hostages with gas and fires. He denounced African moves to split Africa from Europe and read a message from Gbenye promising violence against American and Belgian hostages. He called Gbenye contemptible and voiced frustration over persistent racism allegations against the U S and Belgium in the mission.
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United Nations, N.Y
Paul-Henri Spaak
Stanleyville
Christophe Gbenge
U.N. Security Council
United States
Belgium
Africa
Europe
Gbenye
Ghenye
Tam
Reservists to Become Guardsmen Under McNamara Plan
The Defense Secretary reportedly approved a major streamlining that shifts 150000 Army reservists into the National Guard and places another 150000 into a manpower pool for emergencies. The Organized Army Reserve would largely vanish, and the Guard would grow to about 550000 with units ready within 60 days.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
National Guard
Air Force Reserve
Air Guard
Across the Board U S Aid Boost for South Vietnam
South Vietnam announces the United States agreed to an across the board increase in aid to combat the Viet Cong and hints at expansion beyond the country. The communique lists more military economic support and strengthened air defenses while keeping some provisions secret.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
South
United States
U.S
Hanoi
Maxwell D. Taylor
Tran van Huong
South Viet Nam
Huong
Taylor
Washington
Government of
Wreckers Demolish Wrong House In Los Angeles
Isi Wenezky, on his way home from Chicago, discovers a wrecking crew demolishing his two story apartment building near his home. He questions workers who speak only Spanish, learns a Glendale wrecker may have directed the job from a Burbank company, and vows to see his lawyer after surveying the remains.
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Los Angeles
Isi Wenezky
Chicago
Wenezky
Wrecking Company
Burbank
Glendale
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