Major renovations planned for Frederick High School
Frederick High School will undergo major renovations next summer to expand the shop area move arts and science departments and modify the front facade. Designer Charles F. Bowers will oversee the project for six percent of contract costs.
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Frederick High School
Board of Education
Charles F. Bowers
Bowers
Tolbert F. Sawyer
Thomas Johnson
Frederick
Sawyer
Frederick High
Baltimore Motorist Hurt in U S 40 Accident Near New Market
A Baltimore driver, George S. King, suffered minor facial lacerations and was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital after his 1963 foreign car overturned on U.S. 40 about four miles east of New Market. Police charged King with reckless driving after the crash at about 19:25 a.m. The vehicle damage was estimated at $500.
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Baltimore
Frederick Memorial Hospital
U.S. 40
George Ss. King
King
New Market
Barrack
Carl R. Harbaugh
Unusually Cold Night Across County With Open Ice Skating
Temperatures dipped near zero with Unionville the cold spot at three degrees above zero, while Frederick posted six above and Unionville set a January 15 low of eight and a half below zero. Culler Lake reopened for ice skating drawing about 600 skaters. City crews added warming benches and wood near the ice as light snow remains. Forecasters expect more subfreezing weather today and Friday with rain possible Saturday and a chance of snow in western areas.
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Culler Lake
Unionville
Frederick
Charles V Main
Robert L. Strine
Public Works
Therelice
Budget Requests Approved Board OKs $75,000 For Community College Site
The Frederick County School Board approved a resolution for $75,000 in county funds to cover the county share of purchasing the Maude L. Thomas estate on O Possumtown Pike as a Frederick Community College site. The land costs $150,000 with the state paying half, and the board has an option on the tract. The board, as college trustees, also asked the Maryland Legislature to raise state aid per pupil for community colleges from $225 to $300. Both actions were unanimous. The board discussed items in the proposed $8,456,031 1966 budget, including transportation costs, new buses, salaries, fuel, and fixed charges.
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Frederick County School Board
Frederick Community College
Maude L. Thomas
O'Possumtown Pike
College Board of Trustees
Maryland
Paul L. Hoffmaster
Jenkins Fails To Appear At Hearing
Walter Jenkins, once a top Johnson aide, did not show for questioning in the Bobby Baker probe. His lawyer Peyton Ford and Dr Leon Yodelson appeared in a closed Senate Rules Committee session to seek excusal from testifying.
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Washington
Walter Jenkins
President Johnson
Senate Rules Committee
Bobby Baker
Jenkins
Peyton Ford
Leon Yodelson
White House
King Farm Showdown Sets Tonight
The King farm rezoning question may be settled at tonight's Board of Aldermen meeting. City Engineer Robert A. Whiteford notes outcomes range from rezoning the whole M-i area to splitting parcels into B-3 and M-1. A simple majority could approve the planners' recommendation. four or five votes may send the matter back for further study, while fewer than four would kill the application.
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King Farm
Board of Aldermen
Robert A. Whiteford
City Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Grand Jury Room Gets New Chairs in Frederick County
Frederick County adds 25 chairs to the Grand Jury Room in the courthouse purchased through a local distributor and installed Tuesday. The old chairs are to be stored while their antique value and disposal are decided by the commissioners.
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Frederick County
Grand Jury Room
Commissioners
Randolph B. Rosencrantz. Oe
Sai
De Gaulle Proposes Five-Power UN Charter Conference
President Charles de Gaulle unveils a plan for a Geneva meeting of the five permanent Security Council members the United States United Kingdom France Soviet Union and China plus a new world monetary system not relying chiefly on the dollar. He urges updating the UN charter and balancing global finance.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
China
United Nations
France
U.N
Geneva
Soviet Union
Britain
United States
U.N. Security Council
San Francisco
Kosygin Heads to Hanoi for Vietnam Aid Talks
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin flew to Hanoi to discuss military aid to North Vietnam. He would stop in Peking en route and again on return, the trip marking the first Chinese boycott since Khrushchev's 1959 visit.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Saigon
Peking
Red China
Nikita 5
Khrushchev
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Kosygin
Johnson
Washington
Soviet Union
Alaskan Earthquake Fails To Trigger Widespread Tidal Threat
A strong earthquake near Alaska's Aleutian chain rattled the region but caused no casualties or major damage. Alerts for potential tidal waves were quickly canceled as swells dissipated. Previous March 27 quake deaths and devastation were noted but not repeated in this event.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Aleutian
Pacific
California
Hawaii
Japan
United States
Crescent City
Calif
San Francisco
Laytonsville Fire Hall Destroyed In Blazing Grim Fate
The Laytonsville fire hall burned down today taking with it firefighting equipment including engines a tank wagon ambulance and a utility truck. Officials blame power operated doors for the loss while water pressure faltered hampering efforts as about ten fire companies from Damascus Gaithersburg Rockville Sandy Spring and Kensington responded.
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Laytonsville
Damascus
Gaithersburg
Rockville
Sandy Spring
Kensington
County Officials Debate Bond Proposal For Schools
Frederick's representatives await guidance from county commissioners amid confusion over a proposed school bond. Officials discuss a potential 7 million bond to fund construction through 1970, or a 5 million plan for immediate needs with later authority sought for more bonds. County accountant Donald Linton says 7 million is affordable and would reduce future moves.
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Frederick
Annapolis
John A. Derr
Donald Linton
Linton
Stock Market Hits New Record High in Early Trading
NEW YORK AP reports the stock market moved higher toward record levels in active early trading as investors priced in ongoing optimism and stronger earnings. The market breadth showed widespread gains with tech and industrials leading the advance.
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New York
Congress Gets Farm Message
President Johnson told Congress farm price support programs should continue and be improved to aid rural Americans. He urged parity of opportunity with measures for national prosperity, education, training, and economic development, outlining extensions and simplifications for wheat, feed grains, cotton, and tobacco programs and continued authority for price levels.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
America
Secretary of Agriculture
Tobacco
World Affairs Discussions Begin in Winchester Hall
Cooperative Extension Service hosts a series titled Great Decisions 1965 at Winchester Hall. Groups of five to fifteen citizens meet weekly for eight topics including Red China Germany and Viet Nam with Extension Agent Allen B Bryant distributing the discussion kits.
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Cooperative Extension Service Office
Winchester Hall
Foreign Policy Association
Extension Service
Germany
South Africa
Europe
U.N
Viet Nam
Allen B. Bryant
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Baker Park
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Board Oks
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Tritt
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Alaskan Islands
Arts Center
Totem Arts
Hood College
Frank J. Keefer
Routerville Fabrication Company
Waynesboro
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