Higher Pay Proposed For Solons
ANNAPOLIS AP The Wills Commission urged a new Maryland Constitution to provide automatic legislative reapportionment after every 10 year census if needed. It backed raising salaries to 6500 a year with no per diem and a flexible 90 day session. It criticized current pay and local-government focus while urging removal of per diem abuses to boost public trust.
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Annapolis
Wills Commission
Maryland
Citizen’s Commission On the
General Assembly
George S. Wills
Baltimore
Commission
Wills Group
Legislative Council
Cooper-Hughes
City and County Prepare Census Tract Maps in Frederick
Frederick city and county submit maps showing census tract areas to the Bureau of the Census as preparations for the 1970 census. If tract-based, data on age nationality race religion income education and employment will be available for small areas. Robert W Wirgan notes city planning chief expects tract data but county bureau feasibility pending.
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Frederick
Bureau of the Census
Robert W Wirgan
Frederick City
Census Bureau
Frederick County
Fighting Flares On Eve Of New Year Truce
South Vietnam saw renewed clashes in the Mekong Delta and central lowlands as a New Year cease fire approached. U S forces conducted three air attacks on Communist positions while Vietnam Premier Ky warned of canceling the truce if the Viet Cong do not observe it. A five day general strike in Saigon ended with a settlement as government and labor reports noted casualties and aircraft losses in ongoing combat.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong
North Vietnam
U.S
Nguyen Cao Ky
Vietnamese Confederation of Labor
Phan Thiet
South China Sea
Kontum Province
Highlands
Students Write LBJ About War
One hundred student leaders from across the country sent an open letter to President Johnson questioning U S goals in Vietnam. They warn that without easing the conflict many loyal youths may choose jail over arms and some may evade obligations. The letter, signed as individuals, was mailed to the White House.
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New York
Johnson
U.S
Vietnam
United States
White House
America
City Crews To Clear Streets Of Snow Tonight
City engineer Robert J. Rothenhoefer says crews will begin clearing leftover snow from residential streets tonight. Graders will push snow back to curblines, aligning the work with garbage pickup and urging residents in the southern half to keep cars off the streets. Northern areas clear Tuesday, with attention to trouble spots and parks later.
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Grty
Robert J. Rothenhoefer
Rothenhoefer
Three die in Montgomery County house fire tragedy
An early morning blaze at Kenmar Farms on Turkey Foot Road near Gaithersburg killed Washington attorney Kenneth D. Miller 50 his wife Mary Anne 48 and their 10-year-old son Martin. Their daughter Rosemary 19 remained hospitalized in critical condition and a visiting 18-year-old Rita Lloyd was hurt.
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Bill Graffamers
Miller
Travilah
Montgomery County
Washington
Kenneth D. Miller
John G. Ball
Washington D.C
Mary Anne
Martin
Bethesda
Rosemary Miller
Rita Lloyd
Holy Cross Hospital
Turkey Foot Road
Hunt Country
Gaithersburg
Missouri
Harry S. Truman
Kenmar Farms
Paul Summers
Carolyn Miller
Summers
Lela
County Fire Board
Muller
Rockville
Rosemary
Millers
New Market Firemen Offer $2000 Reward for Arson Clues
The New Market District Volunteer Fire Company in Maryland offers a $2000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the barn arsonist(s) blamed for a string of fires in Frederick County. Police say the latest blaze on Hector G Ponce farm was deliberate, boosting arson investigations with extra patrols and a temporary full time investigator at the Frederick barracks.
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New Market
Hector G. Ponce
Weather Outlook Sees Cold Rainy Weekend Ahead
The forecast predicts a bleak weekend with freezing rain and cold temperatures while today brings sun and mid 30s. Tonight drops near 12 degrees with little temperature change expected Saturday. yesterday reached 38 and 28. New Year revelers face freezing rain on Sunday as the SRC notes 711 roads cleared and snow removal costs exceed 25000 dollars this month.
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Frederick
SRC
City Has Three Major Projects Pending
Frederick City faces delays on three big plans as 1966 ends. The Monocacy interceptor sewer to Walkersville and public housing additions await federal and state funds, while a Linganore Creek dam needs an engineering feasibility study. City engineer Rothenhoefer cites HHFA processing times and limited funds, with tentative grant word not expected before February. The sewer project hinges on a 50 percent federal-state grant and county agreement.
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C. Millard Eiler JR. Statt
Frederick City
Walkersville
Linganore Creek
State Health Department
Robert J. Rothenhoefer
County Sanitary Commission
Walkersville Sanitary District
Housing and Home Finance Agency
HHFA
Philadelphia
Rothenhoefer
Frederick
Singapore
Revelry Boom For New Year's Eve Across Nation
The Associated Press reports a big New Year’s Eve celebration anticipated nationwide since World War II with prices from one to a hundred dollars for festivities. Hotels, clubs and casinos set varied rates, from $7.50 to $100 per couple, with dinners, suites, and dancing, amid hopes to draw revelers despite tight money.
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Associated Press
Vietnam
Phil Miles
New York
Brody Corporation
Peter Redfearn
Claremont
Berkeley
Calif
Churchill Room
San Francisco
Fairmount
Chicago
Astor Town
New Orleans
Blue Room
Roosevelt Hotel
Narcy Ames
Preservation Hall
French Quarter
Juliet Prowse
Xavier
Secretary Appointed Acting Clerk for County Board
Charles E. Collins announced that Mrs. Doris Geisbert was named acting clerk to the Board of County Commissioners to handle routine office work until a permanent clerk is chosen. The move, approved by Collins and Horman, with Hutton absent on a tour, keeps Geisbert in secretarial duties and adds administrative tasks for the commissioners. Geisbert, a former office manager for six years, will serve temporarily and does not seek a permanent post now.
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Board of
Charles E. Collins
Doris Geisbert
Collins
Russell Z. Horman
Wallace E. Hutton
John L Carnachan
Hutton
Geisbert
Washington School For Secretaries
Yale Decorations To Come Down After Christmas Display
Frederick city crews will remove downtown Yale decorations early next week starting Tuesday. Engineers say the project should take most of the week to complete.
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Yale
Frederick
Robert J. Rothenhoefer
Stock Market Edges Higher in Last 1906 Session
New York trading opened the final session of 1906 with a cautious advance as prices showed modest gains amid active turnover. Investors weighed early gains against persistent caution in a year marked by mixed industrial and railroad shares.
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