Emmitsburg Solves Water Crisis With Limited Pumping
Emmitsburg eased its critical water shortage for about a week by half filling a reservoir with two pumps on Thursday. Pumping from Tom's Creek resumes today to continue as long as the source remains clear, after muddy water halted operations caused by upstream construction at Charnita ski resort in Pennsylvania.
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Emmitsburg
Tom’s Creek
Charnita
Pennsylvania
Ralph F. Irelan
Mount St. Marys
St. Joseph’s
Mount St. Mary’s
Ralph I. Irelan
10-Year Prison Term For Robbery
A 27-year-old Frederick man Kenneth Eugene Harding was sentenced to 10 years in the Maryland Penitentiary for robbing an almost-blind 86-year-old man of 2500 dollars. He also received a five year term for burglary to run concurrently with the longer sentence. The sentence was made retroactive to May 3 this year.
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Frederick
Maryland
Kenneth Eugene Harding
West Fifth Street
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Harding
Schnauffer
William F. Grove
West Patrick Street
Gulty
Junior Colleges Vote for Independent Boards in Maryland
Maryland junior college presidents urge a nine member board per college to replace local county school boards. They seek legal and operational parity with the four year state colleges and University of Maryland. They argue separate supervision will attract attention at the state level and provide undivided focus for community colleges.
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Baltimore
Maryland
State Advisory Council On Higher Education
University of Maryland
Council of Community College
Offutt elected Frederick Chamber President
W Jerome Offutt unanimously chosen to lead the Frederick Chamber of Commerce and the Frederick Industrial Development Corporation for the coming year. He will be installed January 25 at the Francis Scott Key Hotel, succeeding John W Morgan as chamber president. Charlton Molesworth Jr named first vice president with Francis W Bush Sr as second vice president and J Vernon Coblentz as treasurer for the tenth straight term. Richard D Hammond re elected secretary of the board and chamber manager. All officers except Coblentz also elected as officers of the Industrial Development Corporation, which plans to raise funds and acquire land and buildings for industrial development in Frederick.
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W. Jerome Offutt
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Offutt
Chamber
Frederick Industrial Development Corporation
Francis Scott Key
John W. Morgan
Charlton Molesworth Jr
Francis W. Bush Sr
Secant
J. Vernon Coblentz
Richard D. Hammond
Coblentz
Frederick
W. Meredith Young
Industrial Development Corporation
Santa's wish includes land and cattle gear
A six year old named Steven Kil gore in Thousand Oaks California asks Santa for a cowboy outfit a gun a horse a corral barn hay and 10 acres of land to ride on. The boy’s Christmas list reads as a classic request that imagines a full western setup for Christmas.
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Thousand Oaks
Calif
Santa Claus
Steven Kilgore
Ein St. Nick
Frederick Urges U S 40 Dualization From I 70 Access
Maryland official John B. Funk proposed dualizing U S 40 between Frederick and Clifton to improve west city access from I 70 and boost Frederick’s image for visitors. He noted unresolved links between U S 340 and I 70 and urged a Baltimore meeting next month to work out a solution.
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Frederick
Ciifton
John B. Funk
Funk
Maryland State Roads Commission
Baltimore
Stock Market Rises on Broad Advance to Early Highs
New York stocks moved higher as steels motors and rails led gains in an early push toward all line highs amid heavy trading activity.
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New York
Two Hurt In Crash Killed Job Corpsman Remembered
A teenage Job Corpsman Allan Wayne Greening, 17, of Oglesby Illinois was killed in a two car crash on U S 15 at Harmony Grove. John Robert Bowers 28 of near Thurmont reported in serious condition with chest and facial injuries. Richard John Rust 31 of Washington D C was treated for head injuries and possible hip fracture. Police say Bowers drove north on the wrong side. Rust swerved to avoid him and the cars collided. No charges filed yet by State Police.
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U.S. 15
Harmony Grove
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Allan Wayne Greening
Oglesby
Greening
Washington Job Corp Center
Thomas Sr
John Robert Bowers
Thurmont
Bowers
Richard John Rust
Washington, D.C
Rust
Washington Job Corps
Tfe
Carl Harbaugh
Antlerless Deer Season Opens in Frederick County
Hunters killed 18 deer by noon as a two day antlerless season began in Frederick County. A spokesman at one of three checking stations said harvest may surpass 1964's 97 does, with 13 year old Lee F. Korrell bagging a 104 pound doe on his father’s property at Indian Springs. Checks varied by station and weather forecast calls for snow flurries Saturday.
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Frederick County
Frederick Boy
Indian Springs
Hunter
Lee F. Korrell
Frank
Korrell
Delphey’s Sport
Frederick
Delphey’s
Ben’s
Thurmont
Snook’s
Lewistown
Wilson Johnson Plan New Talks
Washington AP reports President Johnson and British Prime Minister Harold Wilson plan fresh talks focusing on Rhodesian independence from Britain, nuclear arms sharing within the Atlantic Alliance, British defense cutbacks, and disarmament. They met privately for an hour and then with advisers.
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Washington
Johnson
Harold Wilson
Lst
Britain
Atlantic Alliance
Faulty Fuel Cells Fail To Stop Borman, Lovell
Gemini 7 pilots forewent fuel cell worries after flight directors confirmed power systems would hold for the 14 day space endurance goal. Borman and Lovell, hoping to land in the Atlantic around 9:05 am EST Saturday, press on toward a 5,149,400 mile mission with ideal Bermuda orbit conditions forecast.
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Borman, Lovell
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Wasp
Schirra
Stafford
Borman
Mission Control
Borman and Lovell
Bermuda
John D. Hodge
Hodge
Air Force
Navy
Lovell
U S Toll In Viet Nam Under Estimates
Washington AP report says U S combat deaths in Viet Nam are lower than officials expected. As of last Monday 1,496 U S servicemen killed in Viet Nam this year and overall 1,496 fatalities. Communist losses estimated at about 35,000 more than double 17,000 killed in 1964. war losses favor U S despite rising casualties. Korea toll cited with 33,629 dead and 6,863 wounded as context. missing roster includes 126 with 25 believed held prisoner.
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Washington
Josses
Pentagon
Viet Nam
U.S
Korea
United States
Gemini 6 Team Flies Back From Cape After Splashdown
Astronauts Walter Schirra Jr. and Thomas Stafford depart the USS Wasp after recovery festivities and medical exams. They flew from Bermuda to Cape Kennedy, arriving about 1 p.m. Schirra and Stafford, Navy and Air Force officers, reported their splashdown by radio and later relaxed in the ship’s sick bay as NASA and White House officials noted the historic flight.
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Uss
WASP
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Gemini 6
Bermuda
Cape Kennedy
Schirra
Navy
Stafford
Air Force
Atlantic Ocean
Bill Carpentier
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Johnson
NASA
James E. Webb
Howard Minners
12 GIs Hurt In Terrorist Bomb Blast
In Saigon a teenage attacker tossed a grenade into a truck load of U S soldiers injuring 12 GIs. One American seriously hurt. North Vietnam saw cautious MIG activity during heavy bombardment as two U S planes were lost and a Navy jet crashed from the Kitty Hawk with the pilot missing.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
National Liberation Front
North
Viet Nam
Commu_nist
Air Force
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State Police
Clifton
John B
Rolfe Castleman Funk
State Roads Commission
U.S. 40 West
Water Crisis
Kenneth E. Harding
Onmachs Svwissdéy
SUARK
Santa
C. Millard Eiler JR
MD. 355
South Market Street
E. Paul Magaha
Robert J. Rothenhoefer
Ulatt ‘Lenger Creek
G. Hunter Bowers
City Planning Commission
SRC
Weiter
U.S. 340
Magaha
August Schafer
Bureau of Public Roads
Wilson
Elliot Lee
U. S
Viet
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