Flooding from heavy rains swells rivers and highways
Heavy weekend rainfall swelled the Monocacy and Potomac rivers beyond their banks flooding county roads and forcing road closures. Rainfall totals reached 1.58 inches with a March total of 2.23 inches, easing a long running water shortage as runoff replenishes reservoirs and town wells.
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Monocacy
Potomac
Point of Rocks
Urbana
State
County Roads Department
MD. 550
Woodsboro
Creagerstown
Buckeystown
Monocacy River
Biggs Ford
Reichs Ford
Devilbiss Bridge
MD. 26
Israel Creek
Gettysburg
Emmitsburg
J. Norman Flax
Flax
Tom’s Creek
Catoctin Mountains
Brunswick
Four Die In Wreck Near Emmitsburg
Tragedy on Route 15 near Emmitsburg claims four from a Silver Spring family. The Vaccas Aldo 39 Paule 41 Bruno 8 Francoise 7 died at the scene when their station wagon entered the intersection with a northbound tractor trailer driven by Rhoderick Hillis 25 of Hobart NY. Hillis was hospitalized for shock. The wreck occurred in light rain.
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Emmitsburg
Maryland
Aldo G. Vacca
Paule Vacca
Bruno
Francoise
Paul C. Crutchley
Rhoderick A. Hillis
Hobart
N.Y
Hillis
Warner Hospital
Gettysburg
Kenneth M. Baker
Knoxville
Frederick Memorial Hospital
MD. 180
MD. 17
Rosemont
Stephen P. Riland
Baker
Millard L. Brooks
Middleton
Brooks
Bank gift funds private room at Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick County National Bank donated 5400 to the hospital’s 850000 building fund to establish a private room on the second floor of the medical surgical addition. Carl V. Weakley called the gift a delightful Valentine and praised community support for expanding and modernizing hospital facilities.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick County National Bank
Carl V. Weakley
Weakley
Dream Comes True For Frederick Heart Queen
Twyla Ann King, Frederick High School senior and Frederick County Heart Association Heart Queen, announces engagement to Earnest Lee Ball. She underwent five hours of heart surgery in 1961 for patent ductus arteriosus, enabling her dream of marriage and family. The couple plans a summer wedding after graduation.
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Joy Dear
Twyla Ann King
Charles King
East Seventh Street
Twyla
Earnest Lee Ball
Earnest Ball
Loganda
East Fifth Street
Frederick County Heart Association
University Hospital Inner
Frederick High School
Ernie
City Sanitation Department
Mrs. King
Frederck
County Faces Over Two Hundred Thousand Loss in School Aid
Maryland counties face major cuts in federal impacted area aid under a proposed federal program. Frederick County would drop from about 427 700 to 232 760 and Montgomery from 4 779 004 to 3 275 034, triggering higher local taxes and eliminating construction funds. Carroll County is not included, and aid depends on military and federal family enrollment.
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Frederick County
Congress
Montgomery County
U.S. Office of Education
Johnson
Maryland
Carroll County
VC Mines Kill 54 Vietnamese Civilians In Me Kong Delta
In Me Kong Delta near Dinh Mon Viet Cong mines blew three buses killing 54 civilians and injuring 18 as Allied forces clash across South Viet Nam. Allied troops report 150 Viet Cong killed in other skirmishes while U.S. planes strike targets in both halves of the country.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North
Mekong
Dinh Mon
Jury Chosen For Trial Of Earl Veney
Jury selected for the Earl Veney armed robbery and assault with intent to kill trial in Frederick County Circuit Court after relocation from Baltimore City. Veney sits with a panel including 12 jurors and two alternates. defense and state prosecutors named. Veney and several witnesses arrived with police escort. Veney was handcuffed.
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Earl Veney
Frederick County
Veney
Baltimore
Baltimore City Criminal Court
Liam Fletcher
Lux’s Liquors
Veney Brothers
Daniel E. Klein Jr
John Hargrove
Wallace E. Hutton
Frederick
Baltimore City
Humphrey visits Laos after Thailand trip in push for Southeast Asia aid
Vice President Hubert Humphrey arrived in Laos from Bangkok and assured Premier Souvanna Phouma of U S commitment to develop the region. He toured Mekong projects including a giant dam plan and emphasized economic progress over security concerns as part of President Johnsons Southeast Asia program.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Hubert H. Humphrey
Laos
Humphrey
Mekong River
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Souvanna Phouma
United States
Byron Seeks Tax Break For Pollution Control
Frederick County delegate Del. Goodloe E. Byron introduces legislation to let local governments grant property tax credits up to 50 percent for pollution control devices. The measure aims to encourage pollution prevention and abatement, with credits potentially spread over five years and available to corporations and individuals. Local governments would have the option to grant credits and may require facility demonstrations for public education.
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Frederick County
del. Goodloe E. Byron
D - Frederick
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Bank
Seymour Stern
Heart Fund
J. Rolfe Castleman
Earnest Lee Bail
Frederick Heart
King
Mrs King
New York
Palltimore
Robert E. Clapp Jr
Sixth Judicial Circuit
J Dudley Diggs
Seventh Judicial Circuit
Diggs
Stedman Prescott
Maryland Court of Appeals
Harry T. James Jr
Robert T. Fisher
Raymond H. Keepers
Leser G. Bittner
Hanvers
John W. Wolfe
Paul C. Fritz
Liberty
Henry Cramer
Mt. Pleasant
Robert G. Wright
Jefferson
George E. Chick
Petersville
Bertha L. Loomis
Robert H. Palm
Middletown
William B. Hill
Bartonsville
Richard Ferguson
Wil
George May
Prosecution
Defense
Byron
Fifth Control
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