Salary Dispute At Montevue Home Triggers Resignations
The head nurse Ruth Crawford and three aides at Montevue Home resign over pay scales with the county. Crawford sought 5200 from 4500 annually and urged raises for 14 aides and two orderlies. Aides now earn 2180 to 2704 yearly. Meals and uniforms are paid by staff. raises last occurred in 1964 and 1965 to offset meal costs. The home on Rosemont Avenue near Fort Detrick houses 108 residents and has long-serving staff, some over 16 years.
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Montevue
Ruth Crawford
Crawford
Mintevue
Rosemont Avenue
Fort Detrick
Legislature Must OK Parking Authority
Frederick City plans to seek state approval to create an autonomous parking authority, with bond counsel’s preliminary opinions indicating legislative authorization may be needed. A parking commission could be formed without such legislation but powers would be limited. The draft ordinance was sent to a Maryland law firm for study as aldermen weigh legality and bond issues.
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C. Millard Eiler JR
Frederick City
John A. Derr
Derr
Herbert L. Rollins
Roger Redden
Baltimore Lawirm
Smith, Summerville
Case
Frederick
Baltimore City
Salisbury
Maryland
Board of Aldermen
Two More County Barns Burn in Maryland Fires
State Police arson probes two barn blazes in Maryland near New Market and Roger Delauter farm. The Delauter fire killed a Collie named Ginger after 75 firefighters battled 45 by 60 foot barn, 5,000 bales of hay and straw lost, about $10,000 in damage.
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Roger Delauter
MD. 144
New Market
Hector G. Ponce
Roger’s Mill Road
Roy Witmer
Ponce
Delauter
U. S. 40
Mt. Airy
Libertytown
Destroyer O'Brien hit by shore batteries as truce nears
On the eve of a two day Christmas truce, the U S destroyer O'Brien suffered two hits and light casualties after shelling by North Vietnamese coastal batteries about 25 miles north north east of Dong Hoi. U S Marines say 110 Communists were killed in a 5 hour fight northwest of Hue, with total enemy deaths rising to 175 since Operation Chinook began. U S B52 bombers raided North and South Vietnam as fighter bombers pressed attacks. The O'Brien headed for repairs as the truce began at 7 am Saigon time.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
O'Brien
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
North
Ad Skyhawk
Dong Hoi
O’brien
Gulf of Tonkin
Munist
26Th Marine Regiment
Hue
White Christmas Forecast for Maryland Snowstorm Hits Area
Weather forecasters forecast a major winter storm bringing up to eight inches of new snow to Maryland. Frederick has several inches from Tuesday's snowfall, with plows ready to clear roads as piles melt. Temperatures dipped to 21 last night and 39 in the day, with near freezing readings expected into Saturday.
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Maryland
U.S. Weather Bureau
National
Frederick
Mansfield Warns of New War Risk in Thailand
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield warns Thailand could mirror Vietnam with a drawn out struggle as American troops are sent as advisers to counter rebel forces. He notes no peace progress, rising danger, and cites UN mediation as a slim sign of hope amid 33,000 to 37,000 U.S. troops in northeast Thailand.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Vietnam
Mansfield
Thailand
Mansfeld
U Thant
Laos
Cambodia
United States
Thaiand
Santa Claus Comes to Vietnamese Village in Wartime celebration
In Xom Hue near Saigon, two Santas arrive as 25th Infantry Division troops host a Christmas party for about 1,000 local children. Vietnamese and American Santas share duties amid a pagoda Nativity, bamboo stars, and a toy drop worth 3400 dollars. The event blends Buddhism and Christianity with music, cakes, and a Vietnamese drama troupe. A Huey flight soon lifts the Santas away as combat helicopters pass overhead toward the Boi Loi woods.
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U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Xom Hue
25Th Infantry Division
Ebenezer Scrooge
Nguyen van Nhan
Nguyen
Neusen
Tth
Division Artilerysmen
States
Cecil Shafer
Des Moines
Iowa
Ted Root
Stow
Ohio
John le Saegher
Los Angeles
Salzarulo
Dao Nguyen Thong
Boi Loi Woods
Santa Salzarula
Stock market mixed gains in heavy early trading
In New York the stock market edged higher in heavy early trading with motors, steels, airlines and glamour stocks leading gains while overall activity remained uneven.
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New York
Five-Year-Old Drowns After Ice Breaker Accident
A five-year-old Frederick boy reportedly drowned after slipping through a farm pond near Frederick while sledding with his mother on Reel's Mill Road. His twin brother Anthony was rescued and treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Police and fire crews search the remote pond area several miles south of the city.
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Frederick
Barry Palmer
John Palmer
East Street
Anthony
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Reel’s Mill Road
Tawes Oters Holiday Road Plan
Governor Tawes orders Maryland to enforce an accident prevention program during the holiday period requiring motorists convicted of moving violations to personally explain their actions to a DMV official or surrender their driving privileges. The window runs 6 pm today to 12 midnight Monday, Dec 26, with similar hours for New Year’s weekend, as a harsh but necessary measure to reduce deaths and injuries.
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Annapolis
Tawes
Department of Motor Vehicles
Maryland
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Indianapolis
Ind
Willien T. Sharp
Municipal Court
Sharp
Perhhlhiy
George May Stash
U. S
Weatherman
Sen
Santa
Santa Claus
Richard Salzarulo
Pittsfield
Mass
Tawes Oters
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