Study Ordered County Youths Facing Draft Status Review
Frederick County men in the 1Y draft category face a mandatory re review under a new policy. Defense and Selective Service officials will re examine test scores and records starting with those near age 26 and moving to 19 to determine suitability for emergency service only. College students with 2S deferment are not affected.
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Frederick County
Defense
Selective Service
Defense Department
Viet Nam
Potomac cleanup report rejects Seneca dam plan
Washington AP Interior Dept spokesman says final report to the President on Potomac cleanup will not recommend building a big Seneca dam. He notes Holum favors lands for a future dam only if included in a Potomac valley park. White House receipt anticipated within weeks.
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Washington
Interior Department
Johnson
Potomac River
Seneca
Holum
Potomac Valley
White House
Woman Injured In Montgomery County Car Wreck
A 2-year-old county woman, Ruth N. Strube of Frederick, remains in unstable condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital after her car ran off Md. 109 three miles west of Hyattsville. Police report she lost control while driving east, struck a dirt embankment, then a tree. No charges have been filed.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Montgomery County
Ruth N. Strube
Red 2
Frederick
Rockville
Frederick County seeks water sewer crossings under I 70
The Frederick County Metropolitan and Sanitary Commission plans countywide water and sewer lines as Interstate 70 crosses the county. They seek cooperation from the Maryland State Roads Commission to reduce projected costs from 1.4 million to 175 thousand by placing water and sewer crossings beneath I 70. The Roads Commission pushes ahead with 70S as a major East West artery, and county planners petition for crossings as the project advances.
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Lawrence Star
Frederick County
State Roads Commission
U.S. 40
Frederick
The
Roads Commission
12 Killed In Oregon Bus Crash
A Greyhound bus overturned on an icy Interstate 5 near Medford killing 12 holidaybound passengers and injuring 20 others. Bus from Spokane to San Francisco carried 33 aboard. driver Joseph Bailey of Battle Ground was uninjured.
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Medford
Ore
Greyhound
Spokane
Wash
San Francisco
Southern Pass
Erving Carew
Portland
Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Hospital
Joseph Bailey
Battle Ground
Bailey
National Safety Council
Treasurer Expects Dog Rush As License Season Opens
Frederick County treasurer Mrs. Charlotte Yarrell reports only 1,802 dog license applications so far for 1966 and predicts more than 6,000 by year end. Last year 5,715 licenses were issued. licensing runs through Dec 31, with Jan 1 as the new deadline after a fiscal year shift.
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Frederick County
Charlotte Yarrell
Maryland General Assembly
Firemen battle nine alarm blaze at oil firm
Baltimore AP report says a large explosion at an oil company sparked a nine alarm fire Thursday night. About 200 firefighters fought the blaze as flames fed on benzene and crews worked to prevent spread.
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Baltimore
Full Force Of Police On Duty In Maryland This Weekend
Maryland state troopers will patrol highways to enforce traffic laws during Christmas and New Year holidays. Drivers cited for moving violations face appearances before the Maryland commissioner of motor vehicles to possibly revoke licenses. Lt. Samuel Dorsey notes the plan aims to deter violations.
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Maryland Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
J. Millard Tawes
Maryland
Samuel Dorsey
Joseph F. Marick
Daniel E. Tharp
Waldorf Barrack
Donald R. Bartgis
Randallstown Barracks
Richard C. Conklin
Rockville
James A. McDonald
Ronald D. Fike
John W. Reburn
Dorsey
Frederick
Santa in a Raincoat Forecast for Local Area
Old St Nick will wear a raincoat for Frederick County rounds and will use sleigh rollers. No white Christmas. rain expected from tonight through Christmas Day. Christmas Day highs in the 50s. last Christmas reached 67 degrees. Cloudy, cool conditions continue into Sunday with overnight lows in the 40s.
Ancient Coptic prayer book found near Egypt border brought to light
The University of Chicago Oriental Institute reports the discovery of an ancient Coptic manuscript in a monk's cell near the Sudan border. The dialogue between Christ and Peter unfolds four days before the ascension, with Christ promising to reveal the cross on Judgment Day. The two-part hymn praises the cross and its witness to mankind. The finding may preserve an unpublished thread of Christian oral history.
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Chicago
Jesus Christ
Egypt
University of Chicago
Oriental Institute
Sudan
Christ
Peter
Mount of Olives
Heaven
University
Nile
Aswan
George Scanlon
Five Injured in Head-On Collision Near Frederick
Five people were hurt in a morning crash on U S 15 about three miles north of Frederick when two 1964 cars collided head on. The northbound car carried four people including two children who were not injured. the southbound car had two occupants. Details were not available at press time.
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U.S. 15
Frederick
Tir
Paul C. Crutchley
Christmas Eve Truce Eases Viet Nam Tumult
Saigon and allied forces declare a 30 hour halt in offensive action and Viet Cong observe a 12 hour truce. The capital sees crowds reconvening amid renewed calm, while U S troops stay in billets under a dawn curfew. Reports from An Khe and Da Nang describe quiet and holiday meals.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
An Khe
1St Air Cavalry Division
Associated Press
Bob Poos
da Nang
No Tax Hike Needed For Viet Buildup
Washington reports indicate no decision has been made on a 1966 tax boost for the Viet Nam buildup. Officials say Johnson is unlikely to seek higher taxes and Congress would resist in an election year. One source warns forecasts are premature and an increase could risk a recession in the five year business expansion.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
White House
No News Saturday Christmas Day Notice
The Frederick News will not publish Saturday for Christmas Day. The business office closes for the day and the editorial offices will reopen Sunday at 4 pm.
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