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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1969
Page
1
Thurmont Middle School renovation plans return for a Feb. 26 presentation to the County Commissioners after the board of education was rejected on an $840,000 request. Citizens’ petition with 948 signatures urged action, while officials questioned the likelihood of approval.
Seven P-51 Mustang pilots launch from Frederick Airport at 11 a.m. in an unlimited class race to Florida as part of the Fort Lauderdale Air Races. The Atlantic Coast Air Races group awards 10000 dollars with 3000 for the winner. The event mirrors a July race from Lauderdale to Frederick.
A brief earthquake woke residents of northwest Washington and British Columbia but caused no damage or injuries. University of Washington seismologist Norman Rasmussen said the tremor was centered 70 to 80 miles northwest of Seattle and registered 3.5 to 4 on the Richter scale, lasting about 20 seconds.
Fire calls filed for 24 hours ending 10 am list events in New Midway New Market Mt Airy Libertytown and surrounding towns. Notable alerts include a grasn fire on Tudfington Road at 7 31 pm and a house fire on Detrick Road at 10 02 pm with multiple departments responding.
Frederick County delegates schedule hearings to gauge sentiment on a bill to increase commissioners from three to five or seven. Hearings set Feb 20 at Catoctin High School, Feb 21 at Middletown Grange Hall, and Feb 22 at Frederick City YMCA. No bill introduced yet. suggestions nondedicated, aims to handle growing population and complexity.
Six of the 13 defendants scheduled for arraignment entered guilty pleas before Judge Robert F. Clapp Jr amid continued criminal proceedings. Court sources note the unusual percentage suggests a thorough investigation by law enforcement.
Governor Mandel submitted nominations for trial magistrates committing magistrates justices of the peace board of license commissioners and election supervisors in Frederick county and nearby counties. Nominations include incumbents and former magistrates with terms from the first Monday in May or June 1969 and 1969.
Maryland Republicans seek to block a Democratic move to appoint two Democrats to each of the state’s three member election boards. A temporary injunction was granted to halt the plan with a hearing set for Feb. 25. Governor Mandel had already submitted nominations and faced a possible emergency measure ruling.
Across several campuses National Guardsmen and state police faced student protests. At Wisconsin Madison 1,000 guards and 600 police were on duty. Duke near Durham billeted 500 riot-trained guards. Berkeley police arrested 26, including 22 students. Massachusetts Amherst saw 50 troopers break up a sit-in. Chicago saw students seize an administration building. Protests centered on Negro demands and a black studies program, with tear gas used and multiple arrests reported.
U S B52s pounded base camps troop concentrations and supply depots along a 28 to 75 mile arc northwest to northeast of Saigon in a second day of heavy air blows. More than 1 200 tons of bombs dropped in 48 hours as Tet nears.
A small Connecticut town waives marriage license fees, Aztec New Mexico celebrates a long marriage, and Valentine customs spread nationwide. Windsor waives fees for couples, Clyde and Fannie Ransom recall 73 years of marriage, and students in Oregon sell valentines to support a Vietnamese orphan. Across the country, public notices and postmark requests mark the holiday.
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