Rainneled county roads flood as 2.08 inches fall
A two inch plus rain Sunday swelled Monocacy and Potomac rivers leading to flooded roads. Md 30 at Michaels Mill and Md 550 at Creagerstown Bridge were submerged while Reichs Ford, Biggs Ford, Devilbiss and Lily Pons roads also flooded. Crests expected noon today with minor damage reported and a possible change to snow flurries Tuesday.
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Fishing Creek
Marion W. Rice
City Parks and Maintenance Department
Ray Hartman
State Roads Commission
Michael’s Mill
Michael's Mill
Monocacy River
Buckeystown
Harry Rhoderick
Point of Rocks
Potomac
Matthew R. Kerrigan
Hartman
State Police
Frederick
Walkersville Middletown Town Meetings Quiet
Towns expect no major business at Walkersville and Middletown council gatherings tonight. A special Thursday session will explain financing for Walkersville's new water system with an engineer from Whitman and Reynardt and town attorney Del. Goodloe E. Byron on hand to answer questions.
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Walkersville
Middletown
Paul Eaves
Whitman and Reynardt Consulting Firm
Baltimore
del. Goodloe E. Byron
Former Newspaper Publisher George T Schroeder Sr Dies at 81
George T Schroeder Sr 81 longtime local political figure died Sunday night at Springfield State Hospital after months of illness He led The New Citizen Publishing and Manufacturing Company which operated The Citizen the Democratic organ in Frederick until 1951 He later served as bailiff at the Frederick County Courthouse and retired from the Board of City Election Supervisors in 1962 His career began as a printer and he owned the company after 1940 combining box manufacturing printing and publishing until its 1951 closure The Citizen printed all Frederick County election ballots Continued on Page 3.
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George T. Schroeder Sr
Springfield State Hospital
Schroeder
New Citizen Publishing and Manufacturing
Baughman Brothers
New Citizen Publishing and Manufacturing Company
Wimebrenner
North Court Street
E. Patrick St
Citizen
Frederick County
Three lawmakers to inspect Frederick Post Office
U S Sen Daniel Brewster US Rep Charles Mathias Jr and Md Del Goodloe Byron plan a Tuesday visit to Frederick Post Office to assess conditions and discuss expansion and modern work spaces. Tyler Abel assistant postmaster general will accompany them to review needs and possible improvements.
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Frederick
Daniel B Brewster
D-Md
U.S
Charles McC Mathias Jr
R-Md
del. Goodloe E Byron
D-Fred
Tyler Abel
Post Office
Jack Sullivan
Brewster
Sullivan
Senate Post Office Committee
Mathias
Congress
Post Office Department
Slippery Highway Crash Near Frederick Causes Two Car Damage
A Sunday afternoon two car crash on U S Route 40 east of Frederick caused $700 in vehicle damage. Harold L. Brashears of Monrovia skidded on a wet road and hit Helen A. Walker of East Second Street. Brashears’ 1962 sedan sustained $400 and Walker’s 1962 compact $300. No charges were filed. Officer Jack L Forsythe investigated.
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U.S. 40
Frederick
Barrack
Harold L. Brashears
RFD 1
Monrovia
Brashears
Helen A. Walker
East Second Street
Bollinger Heads Visitation Academy Restoration Campaign
Sterling Bollinger, president and GM of Ideal Farms Diary, named chairman of the Visitation Academy Restoration Campaign set to begin February 15. The project aims to raise about 400 000 dollars to restore the Frederick institution on East Second Street and expand classrooms and recreation facilities for rising student numbers.
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Sterling Bollinger
Ideal Farms Diary
Visitation Academy
Frederick
East Second Street
Sisters of the Visitation Academy
Thurmont High School
University of Maryland
Air Force
Bollinger
Johnson calls for national effort to preserve America's beauty
President Johnson urged a broad program to combat pollution, expand parks, and remove junkyards along highways. He proposed federal leadership complemented by business and private groups, and urged a nationwide effort to protect and restore beauty in rural and urban areas. He endorsed a community extension plan mobilizing universities to tackle city problems.
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Washington
Johnson
America
Congress
Bombs Wreck Baltimore Dwelling
A pair of homemade bombs shattered the Riderwood Hills home of Richard Bledsoe and set a fire. Richard Bledsoe Jr. was treated for shock and released. his wife Gloria, four children, and a foster daughter escaped in nightclothes. No motive is known.
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Baltimore
Richard Bledsoe
Riderwood Hills
Richard W. Bledsoe Jr
Bledsoe
Gloria
Bledsoes
Red China Denounces U S Air Strike as Provocation
The Red China government labeled the U S air strike against North Vietnam an extremely serious provocation. The New China News Agency quoted officials saying the action defies world opinion and aims to avert defeat in South Vietnam.
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Tokyo
Red China Today
North
Viet Nam
Red Chinese
New China News Agency
U.S
Democratic Republic of Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
King Zoning Case Heads to Final City Planning Vote
The King farm zoning proposal asks 25 acres of 256 to B-3 and 71 acres to M-1, after aldermen backed it 4 to 1 and sent it to planners. Planners may keep industrial zoning to prevent apartments, with a final recommendation due for next week's city board meeting.
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King Farm
City Planning Commission
Planning Commission
New Attacks From Reds Awaited In S Viet Nam
In Da Nang South Viet Namese fighter bombers with U S Air Force support blasted North Viet Nam targets in retaliation for Sunday’s raids. Lt Gen Nguyen Khanh praised the strike while Johnson ordered further air assaults and urged readiness as officials reported casualties and a flakk hit on a U S jet.
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da Nang Air Base
North
S. Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
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U.S
Johnson
Nguyen Khanh
de Man Nowesn Can Ky
Digue Aiguyee Wee Sass
Khanh
Ith
South
Viet Nam
Pleiku
Washington
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Tass
Hanoi
Alexie N Kosygin
Dong Hoi
Gulf of Tonkin
China
Radio
Peking
Defense Department
Market Downturn Stems From Viet Nam Crisis Headlines
The New York market fell across multiple sectors early today as Viet Nam crisis headlines weighed on sentiment. Trading remained fairly active amid the retreat.
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New York
Amvets Blast Johnson Policies Over Veterans Benefits Cuts
A Amvets regional leader from Rockville gathers 20 000 veterans across nine states at the Holiday Inn to condemn budget driven cuts to veterans benefits and VA operations. He cites planned VA hospital closures dom iciliary homes and service offices while urging action at a Washington hearing.
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Holiday Inn
Johnson Administration
A. Leo Anderson
Rockville
Korea
Order of
Russia Says Air Raids Must Stop
Moscow reports Trzvestin calling for an end to American air raids on North Vietnam and reveals Premier Kosygin's pledge to back Hanoi. The pledge followed a Hanoi public meeting seven hours before Dong Hoi air raids, aided by Tass but not yet in Pravda.
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Trzvestin
Viet Nam
Alexei N. Kosygin
Hanoi
U.S
Kosygin
Dong Hoi
Tass
Pravda
Communist Party
Sentry Pyle Sacrificed Firefight at Pleiku Air Base
Spec 5 Jesse A. Pyle, Korean War veteran from Marina California, died after alerting at a Pleiku listening post as Viet Cong guerrillas planted charges. The blast killed him and sparked a mortar attack that left eight Americans dead and over 100 wounded. Pyle’s alert reportedly saved many others before the attackers were repelled. He was survived by his wife and three daughters.
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South Viet Nam
Jesse A. Pyle
Pyle
Marina
Calif
Viet Nam
Ft. Ord
Mara
King Plans More Ala. Voter Drives
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr announces visits to Montgomery for further voter registration work before heading to Washington to discuss a Negro voter drive with Vice President Humphrey and Attorney General Katzenbach. He also hopes to meet President Johnson.
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Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Montgomery
Washington
King
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nicholas Katzenbach
Johnson
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