Decision On Bonds Delayed In Frederick County
Frederick County officials delay final decision on school bond amount until next week due to Sen. Derr illness. Delegation leans toward a $5 million figure, preferring smaller authorization and postponing to confer with the senator. Commissioners outlined projects feasible with either $1 or $7 million and suggested seeking another bond in two years.
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Frederick County
C. Clifton Wirts
John A. Derr
Annapolis
Wirts
Frederick
Virts
Walkersville borrows funds for water project and debts
Walkersville approves a 200000 dollar total for a 151000 dollar water project financed by 150000 from Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Frederick and 30000 from the state. The plan includes a 300000 gallon tank, two filtration plants, two wells, and a lease for a second well with annual debt costs around 516000. A flat 30 dollar levy per water connection will fund the debt, with 473 connections active.
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Walkersville
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank of
Frederick
Community Water Department
Walkersville Water Company
Goodloe E Byron
Byron
James Gillette
Alcohol Ad Ban Proposed by Maryland Senator
Sen. John L. Sanford proposes a state wide ban on all alcoholic beverage advertising. The measure would cover signs and displays in taverns and liquor stores with penalties up to a $5,000 fine and two years in prison.
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Annapolis
John L. Sanford
Worcester
State of
Maryland
Lincoln's Birthday Reveals Early Maryland Slave Freedoms
County archivist discovers 1790 Frederick County deed listing enslaved people freed by a landowner. Document shows abolitionist reasoning and names of the enslaved, predating the Civil War by decades. Investigators will trace potential kinship to current officials.
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Frederick County
William J. Hopwood
Pierce H. Gaver
Maryland
Daniel Dorsey
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Gaver
Dorsey
Lincoln
Billie Royer
Winter Set To Begin Here Again
Forecasters predict the last warm day before a cold spell as temperatures slide from the mid 50s to the mid 20s tonight. Saturday will see partly cloudy skies and highs near the upper 30s, with similar conditions Sunday. In Frederick, Thursday reached 55 and a 34 low, with a monthly total precipitation of 2.23 inches. Snow flurries may dot western Maryland mountains as winds shift to the northwest tonight.
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Hizzoner
Frederick
Maryland
City Doctor Named To State Post
Dr. Frederick J. Heldrich Jr., a local pediatrician, was named director of medical education for the Maryland Department of Health. He will serve part time as director of continuing medical education while maintaining his practice. The appointment was announced by Health Commissioner Dr. William J. Peeples, and a joint committee from Maryland medical schools and hospitals supported expanding postgraduate education under his leadership.
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Frederick J. Heldrich Jr
State Department of Health
William J. Peeples
Heldrich
University of Maryland Medical School
Johns Hopkins University Medical School
Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland
Maryland Hospital Council
Kosygin says Viet Provocations Unite Socialist Asia
Premier Kosygin told Tass in Pyongyang that imperialist provocations in Vietnam have drawn the Soviet Union and China closer in resolve to curb aggressors. He spoke after talks with Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai in Beijing and promised military aid to North Vietnam.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
China
Communist Party
Mao Tze-tung
Chou En-lai
Kosygin
North Korea
Tass
New York Stock Market Rebounds Early Trading
The New York stock market opened with a brisk rebound as buyers stepped in during the first minutes of trading. Investors monitored early moves for clues on the direction of the session.
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New York
Workshop To Open Here For Mentally Retarded Adults
The Jeanne Bussard Workshop opens Monday in Frederick in the old Opti mist Boys Club building with six trainees. Director Mrs Helen Nussear and Oliver Wright Jr oversee evaluation during entry. Funding includes a $10,000 county grant and donations from local groups. The program runs four to five months with six weeks of evaluation and no pay.
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Weller
Jeanne Bussard
Optimist Boys’ Club
West South
Ice Streets
Helen Nussear
Frederick
Ciety
The
Society For
Johnson Announces State Department Shakeup
President Johnson announced a major shakeup at the State Department. Averell Harriman will be replaced by Thomas C. Mann as undersecretary for economic affairs, with Harriman becoming ambassador at large. Jack Hood Vaughn will become undersecretary for inter-American affairs, and George E. Reedy said the moves follow Harriman’s request to reduce administrative burdens. Secretary Rusk remains absent in Cocoa Beach as speculation about his status continues.
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Washington
Johnson
State Department
Averell Harriman
Thomas C. Mann
Mann
Harriman
Jack Hood Vaughn
Panama
George E. Reedy
White
House
Reedy
New York
Dean Rusk
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Rusk
Viet Nam
George W Ball
Two 14 year olds caught in stolen car
Two Poolesville boys aged 14 were captured within an hour after leaving a Ceresville service station without paying for gasoline. An employee said they took about 1.41 dollars worth of fuel before fleeing. At 10:10 p.m. Earl F. Tracey stopped the stolen car on U.S. 15. The youths were from Poolesville and the case was turned over to Montgomery County juvenile authorities.
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Poolesville
Ceresville
Earl F. Tracey
U.S. 15
Montgomery County
Thief Breaks Summer Home Near Yellow Springs
State Police report a summer residence along Hamburg Road near Yellow Springs was robbed early this week. Lucy G. Horsefield’s house was entered and $75 worth of items stolen including a table radio valued at 35, a Swiss clock 15, an antique wall plaque 10, and several bottles of Scotch gin and bourbon.
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Yellow Springs
Th. C
Ronald Twigg
Lucy G. Horsefield
Washington
Hamburg Road
Survivor Tells Of 35-Hour Viet Nam Hotel Ordeal
AP reports Army Spec. 4 Arthur Abendschein of Deptford New Jersey was pulled from rubble after 35 hours in a Qui Nhon billet bombed by Viet Cong. He sustained a twisted back and a four inch head cut but survived, aided by Vietnamese special forces rescuers. He shot at attackers from a balcony when the bombing began and thanked rescuers after release.
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Qui Nhon
South Viet Nam
Arthur Abendschein
Abendschein
Deptford
Nat
Gayle
Gayle Beard
Newport News
Howard W. Robertson
Almonesson
Arthur
Churchill's Estate Valued At 156,961 Pounds
Probate Court reports Sir Winston Churchill left an estate of 156,961 pounds. One third goes to his widow Lady Clementine Churchill, and the remaining two thirds are to be divided equally among his children Sarah Churchill Soames, Mary Churchill, and Randolph Churchill. The widow also receives copyrights to literary works and rights to recordings of speeches.
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London
Winston Churchill
Clementine Churchill
Sarah Churchill
Mary Churchill Soames
Randolph Churchill
Churchill
Raid on North Viet Nam hailed as successful
The latest U S air strike on Communist North Vietnam left three U S Navy jet fighters lost and one American pilot captured. About 160 U S and South Vietnamese planes carried out the Thursday raid, the third this week, described by U S officials as highly successful and a strong retaliation for Viet Cong attacks. Communist regimes in Hanoi and Moscow denounced the action.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
North
U.S
Hanoi
Peking
Moscow
Salvage as 75 Foot Ocean Wreckage Hints at Plane Crash
Salvage crews under 75 feet of murky water seek to lift the tangle of DC-8 debris from Flight 663 near Jones Inlet to explain why the Eastern Air Lines liner dived into the Atlantic killing 84 aboard. Divers hooked the main fuselage section after three days of dragging, with ten bodies recovered.
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New York
Eastern Air Lines
Atlantic
Jones Inlet
Pilet
Kennedy Airport
Federal Aviation Agency
Oscar Bakke
Two Ports To Remain Closed
The International Longshoremen's Association rejected a full settlement bid for the 33 day dock strike but ordered longshoremen back to work in all ports except Miami and Galveston. AFL-CIO chief Gleason said remaining ports would reopen where agreements were in place, while South Atlantic and West Gulf areas hold out. Negotiations continue under a presidential mediation appointee.
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Washington
International Longshoremen’s Association
South Atlantic
West Gulf
Miami
Galveston
Thomas W
Teddy) Gleason
Afl-Cio Union
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Ralph A. Massey
South Atlantic and Gulf Coast
Johnson
Indian Protest Turns Fatal Amid Language Riots
In New Delhi AP reports two more Indians self immolated protesting Hindi as sole official language. A Madras headmaster burned himself to death and a farmer set himself afire. others died or were injured in state rioting with hundreds hurt and thousands detained.
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New Delhi
India
Kulitalai
Madras
Court Fight Looms For Steelworkers
PITTSBURGH AP The United Steelworkers Union election nears a possible court fight as both sides raise questions of voting irregularities. A district court already heard a dispute, and more rumblings came as the presidency race remained close between incumbent David J. McDonald and W. Abel, the secretary treasurer. Abel held a narrow unofficial lead with several large locals still uncounted three days after the election.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
Coart
David J. McDonald
W. Abel
Abel
Back Seat Best In Senate Tydings Back Seat Best In Senate
Washington AP reports Senator Joseph D. Tydings ranked 100th in the 100-man Senate says being fifth row offers relief from office‑space worries and he now regards his seat as one of the most desirable in the house. He adds he initially missed hearing speeches but adapted quickly.
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Senate
Washington
Joseph D. Tydings
D-Md
Tydings
Ad Club
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Sen. Derr
Frank J. Keefer
F. J. Heldrich
LBJ
N. Viet Nam
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