Frederick Chamber Plans Ten Point Year Program
The Frederick Chamber of Commerce presents a ten point plan for the coming year. It covers informing members on national legislation Medicare Social Security changes and aims to improve Frederick County’s business climate by supporting an industrial park vocational education programs tourism and better street maintenance and signage.
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Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Ad Chamber
Chamber
Winchester Hall
Maryland
Frederick
Planning Commission
Thomas Johnson High School
Frederick Community College
Frederick City
Richard Hammond
Frederick County
Mathias backs GOP changes urged by governor group
Maryland Congressman Mathias joins 21 young Republicans endorsing proposals from the Governor's Conference in Denver. They call for a broader, inclusive party and a national program aligning with Lincoln rights and bipartisanship, as they aim to move America toward the 21st century.
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U.S
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Denver
Colo
Frederick
Dean Burch
Mathias
Barry Goldwater
America
Abraham Lincoln
Christmas Holidays Draw Near
Christmas holidays loom under gray skies with possible rain. Students dismiss Wednesday noon, many return home to help with Santa preparations while others shop. Schools reopen Jan 4. County and city workers take four and three days off, respectively, with offices closing Thursday through Monday except the Clerk of the Court. Frederick banks and some stores plan varied hours for Christmas Eve. The weather forecast says no help from the weatherman.
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Frederick City
Chamber of Commerce
Richard D. Hammond
Frederick
Hammond
Downtown Merchants Association
Frederick Clearing House Association
Christmas Light Contest Judges Named in Frederick
The Frederick Junior Chamber of Commerce selected three judges for the Christmas Lighting Contest on December 27 under Hardy Blair. Judges are Mrs. Harry Radcliff, Donald Hiltner, and James Decker. The tour of Frederick occurs Sunday at 7 p.m. in a car from John Warfield. Blair asks participants to submit applications published in the paper and mail them to him or Dennis Adalt at the Shopping Center Office of Farmers and Mechanics National Bank.
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Frederick
Blair
Dennis Adalt
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Courthouse Doors Get Sprucing Up
Workmen remove old paint and glass from the courthouse doors at the steps and prepare to install new crystal clear glass and mahogany varnish. County commissioners ordered the refurbishment to keep the courthouse looking attractive and inviting.
Korean Reds Protest Snowballs Gestures
North Korea charged that U S soldiers guarding the demilitarized zone threw snowballs at the Communists and made vile gestures. The accusation adds to rising tensions as Pyongyang blames Washington for provocative acts near the border.
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Tokyo
North Korea
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Pope Paul VI Urges End to Racism and Poverty
Pope Paul VI delivers a Christmas Message calling for an end to racism nationalism poverty and social inequality. He offers the church’s aid to promote the common good and universal peace and renews his call for disarmament after viewing a Bombay slum. The message was recorded for TV and radio broadcasts worldwide.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Brotherhood of All Men
Pope Paul
Vatican Radio
Europe
Bombay
Is There a Santa Claus 67 Years Later Virginia Remembers
Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas, the child who asked Is There a Santa Claus, celebrates her 67th Christmas now a widow with seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She lives near Albany with her daughter and son in law, moving from New York City teaching years. She recalls the 1897 editorial reply and says she is overwhelmed by Christmas cards this year and hopes to thank everyone, though she declines photos.
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North Chatham. N.Y
Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas
New York Sun
Francis P. Church
Virginia
Santa Claus
Robert Temple
Albany
New York City
Douglas
Stock Market Rises on Blue Chip Gains
Gains by selected blue chips helped push the market higher in early trading as activity remained moderately steady.
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New York
No Letter Deliveries On Saturday In Frederick
Postmaster James A. Grove announced a two day holiday for Frederick postal workers after Christmas. City deliveries are closed Saturday but rural routes and post office box distribution continue. special delivery perishable and gift parcels will be delivered. Receipts and dispatches follow the regular Saturday schedule. Sunday collections apply.
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Frederick
James A. Grove
Grove
Inmates Die Of Alcohol Poisoning At Jessup Prison
Maryland corrections commissioner Vernon Pepersack announced that two inmates at the House of Correction in Jessup died last week from alcohol poisoning linked to antifreeze ingestion. Twelve others were treated at the prison hospital. The dead were Charles Kretzer, 40, of Hagerstown, and Arthur Ball, 32, of Baltimore. both worked on a dairy farm work crew.
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Baltimore
Maryland Commissioner of Correction
House of Correction
Jessup
Vernon L. Pepersack
Pepersack
Charles Kretzer
Hagerstown
Arthur Ball
Kretzer
ZIP code speeds parcel post in Chicago and nationwide
Chicago processed 47 million mail pieces during last year’s rush. ZIP code centric distribution cut parcel post by 17 percent, easing backups and keeping gifts arriving on time this year. Officials credit sectional center distribution points and refined routing for the improvement.
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Chicago
Cummings
Harry Semrow
Army Sees Viet Nam War as Crucial Test for Freedom
The Army distributes a 12 page pamphlet to 970000 soldiers arguing the Viet Nam conflict is as critical as any in history. It describes Communist subversion as a mobilizing strategy and frames US aid to South Viet Nam as preventing a broader spread of communism in Asia and beyond.
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Washington
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
United States
Asia
Southeast Asia
Three Escape Coal Mine Cave-In in Wilkes-Barre Area
Four men were trapped after a cave-in at a coal mine near Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. One man, Lawrence Malachefski, 37, of Plymouth, was killed under 60 to 70 tons of coal about 300 feet underground. Rescues pulled three others to safety, with two in good condition and one in fair condition with injuries.
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Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Lawrence Malachefski
Plymouth
General Hospital
Albert Kotch
Larksville
Anthony Saitta
West Pittston
Peter Byczkowski
Ed Schrode
Carroll County Official Backed Pay Rise Ruled Illegal
A state attorney general opinion found that a salary increase granted to Carroll County Commissioner Justus Denner was illegal. Denner, appointed to fill a vacancy last spring, had been paid $6,500 annually while his two colleagues earned $2,300.
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Westminster, Md
Justus Denner
Carroll County
State Attorney General
Denner
Board of Commissioners
Vietnamese general Khanh Rejects American Demands
Saigon, South Viet Nam Lt Gen Nguyen Khanh, commander of armed forces, rejects U S demands to undo the purge of the High National Council. He vows military backing for Sun and Huong while reserving the right to change governments if needed. U S officials acknowledge the purge disrupts plans to widen the war and seek a civilian legislative body.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Washington
High National Council
Khanh
Phan Khac Sun
Tran van Huong
U.S
U. S
Young Turks
Scant Clues In New Jersey Holdup
In Paterson two jackets a pair of pants and a ski cap yielded little, as police searched for three white gunmen who fled with more than half a million dollars. They ambushed bank messengers at St Anthony's church rectory and escaped with 11 000 cash plus 1700 church funds. the robbery was swift and the men fled within minutes.
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Paterson
N. J
New York City
St. Anthony’s Church
William Budwig
New Jersey
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