Bohn Criticizes Time Limit On School Auditing
Frederick County auditor Nelson R. Bohn blasts a 90 day audit deadline as unfeasible and blames the Board of Education for delays. He cites record-keeping issues and calls for a qualified accountant to oversee $10 million in programs, noting prior inaction and data processing changes.
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Frederick County
John L. Carnochan
Bohn
Frederick County Board of Education
General Assembly
Board of Education
Carnochan
Two Charged In Theft At Farm Store
A Damascus teenager and a Clarksburg area man were charged with grand larceny and breaking and entering in connection with the theft of $600 in tools from Gladhill's Tractor Mart on East Patrick Street Friday night. The teen was released to his parents while Benny L. Shifflett of Clarksburg was jailed on $2,000 bond. Det. Sgt. Paul Mossburg and Montgomery County Police assisted in the arrests.
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Damascus
Clarksburg
Frederick
Benny L. Shifflett
RFD 1
Gladhill
East Patrick Street
Frederick County
Paul Mossburg
Montgomery County
Shifflett
Montgomery
Donald Bracken
United Presbyterian Church
West Church Street
Frederick County Weather Turns Warmer Soon
Sunny and warm weather is forecast for Frederick County over the next several days with highs near freezing today and in the 50s tomorrow. Last Thursday's low was minus one, the coldest since 1963, while overnight lows rise to around zero today, then near 30 tonight. Precipitation for February totals 2.88 inches, with nine inches of snowfall so far.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Policeman In 2 Accidents On Day Off
City officer Alton C Twenty had two automobile crashes on his day off. In the morning his 1966 car hit Lucian K Falconer Jr. at East Third Street. Falconer was cited for failing to stop for a red light. Damage totaled 75 to Twenty and 160 to Falconer’s 1960 car. In the afternoon Twenty’s car collided with Carl P Ridgley’s on North Market Street. Ridgley fled but was later arrested. Twenty’s damage 300, Ridgley’s 50. Ridgley charged with driving without a license and leaving the scene and unsafe lane change.
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George May
Alton C. Twenty
Twenty
East Third Street
Lucian K. Falconer Jr
Trail Avenue
Falconer
East Third
East Street
William H. Crabill
North Market Street
Carl P. Ridgley
RFD 7
Frederick
Ridgley
Pvt
Richard E. Lewis
Moscow accuses China of blocking peace efforts
Moscow claims China seeks to wreck Soviet relations and hinder peace in Vietnam. Foreign Minister Chen Yi reportedly refused to break ties. The two powers exchanged charges amid military moves tied to Mao's purge. Rallies in China drew large crowds. effigies of Kosygin and Brezhnev were burned. Moscow says protests outside the Soviet Embassy slow aid to North Vietnam.
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FORYO
Moscow Radio
Red China
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Chen Yi
China
Moscow
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Formosa
Mao
Communist Party
New China News Agency
Alexei N. Kosygin
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Taiyuan
North Vietnam
U.S
Sixteen Nations May OK Nuclear Treaty
In Mexico City AP reports that sixteen Latin American nations plan to sign a treaty Tuesday banning nuclear weapons from their region. The agreement aims to be the first regional ban, covering most of the Western Hemisphere from the United States to Antarctica, though full effectiveness may take years to materialize.
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Mexico City
United States
Antarctica
Bombings Halted In Hunt For Peace
Washington officials foretell a prompt resumption of the U S air war against North Vietnam unless Hanoi reduces military operations or moves toward peace Johnson oversees developments after talks involving Wilson and Kosygin Newsweek notes Mao Tse tung may back direct talks with the United States Kennedy denial sought after reports of a peace feeler in Paris
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U.S
North Vietnam
Johnson
Harold Wilson
Alexei Kosygin
London
Hanoi
Vietnam
Wilson
Kosygin
Moscow
Newsweek
State Department
Red China
Mao Tse-tung
United States
Soviet Union
Robert F. Kennedy
DNY
Paris
Kennedy
Four Teens Charged With Minor in Possession Alcohol
Police say four teens were in a car with beer at the East and East Fourth Streets intersection around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. John Wages 15 George Wages 17 Fast Fourth Street Dale Young 17 Mt Airy Barbara Day 16 North Bentz Street were charged as minors in possession. Trail set Friday in Magistrate's Court. Sgt. Bernard King and Pv. Richard Baugher made the arrests.
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John Wages
George Wages
North Bentz Street
Dale Young
Fast Fourth Stret
Barbara Day
Mt Airy
East
East Fourth Streets
Bernard King
Richard Baugher
Baltimore food strike vote threatens four stores Thursday
A Baltimore union authorized a strike door over seven local chains including Food Fair in Frederick Shopping Center Acme in Patrick Street Center and two Safe Way outlets with A and P excluded due to a Pennsylvania union. The deadline to settle is 7 am Thursday and two days notice is required before a strike.
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Baltimore
Food Fair
Frederick
Acme
Patrick Street
Harry Cimbolo
Alvin Altman
Altman
Akman
Opinion Split On Need For New Abortion Law
Frederick doctors split on liberalizing abortion laws with a near even pro and con stance. Dr James Gray argues doctors should draft the law while Dr Robert S Hughes counters as unnecessary and favors birth control clinics. Other physicians favor selective use and psychiatric evaluation, with psychiatrists noting limited applicability.
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Frederick
Agnew
James Gray
Robert S. Hughes
Smith
Thurman Mott Jr
Fred
City Man Faces Firearms Charges
Frederick man Grayson Brightwell, 42 East Patrick Street, was arrested shortly after 12:47 a.m. Sunday on assaulting a police officer discharging a firearm within city limits and disorderly conduct. He held a loaded .22 rifle and allegedly discharged it several times before aiming at Pvt. Bille Snoots during the arrest. Brightwell was jailed on a $900 bond with a Magistrate's Court trial scheduled for Thursday at 10 a.m.
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Frederick
Grayson Brightwell
East Patrick St
South Market Street
Brightwell
Pvt
Bille Snoots
Snoots
Robert Brown
Stock Market Faces Irregular Early Gains On NYSE
Prices advanced irregularly today on the New York Stock Exchange with active trading. Investors watched for signals as index moves showed uneven strength across sectors.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
More Growing Pains Needed In Frederick
Frederick doctors warn the county needs more general practitioners as population growth strains access to care. A ratio near one GP per 3,000 residents in 1965 would worsen by 1970 without increases, with outlying areas hardest hit. Local physicians urge expansion of GP numbers and support for specialists to match demand.
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Frederick County
Forbes H. Burgess
County Health Department
New Market
Emmitsburg
Burgess
David Youngdahl
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Petersville
Middletown
G.p
Frederick City
A. G. Bourne
Richard L. Froth
Na Sity
Frederick
Frederick County Medical Society
Youngdahl
Hagerstown
Bourne
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