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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1964
Page
8
Mrs. Fred Rowe announced plans for a Spring Holiday dance to benefit Kids Inc. proceeds fund more recreation for children aged six to twelve. The March 20 event at Holiday Motel will use donated facilities and music, with a lunch for Kids Inc. at the motel today.
In a session lasting past 4 a.m. Montgomery County Board of Education approved a $60.8 million operating budget for the coming fiscal year. The plan adds 26 teachers to bring total instructional staff to 435. A $17 million construction budget was also adopted. budgets await County Council action.
At an Annapolis hearing the Maryland Civil Defense program drew support as a hope for survival and criticism as an outdated sham. The hearing focused on a 257000 dollar budget for the new fiscal year plus 499692 dollars in federal funds, totaling 756701 dollars. Delegate Julian L. Lapides called the fallout shelter plan futile in a nuclear war and urged emphasis on military preparedness and diplomacy.
Del Warfield challenges scrapping talk as committee hears critiques from Lapides and others. Donald Michael, a Bethesda consultant, doubts Civil Defense value citing joint chiefs of staff work and human factors. Studebaker reports a 1963 loss of 16.93 million dollars after 1962 profit.
Key events recalled include the first Federal prisoners reaching Andersonville in 1864 and the Maine disaster in Havana harbor in 1898. Also noted are Mayor Anton Cermak’s assassination attempt in 1933 and Soviet stance on a nuclear test ban in 1963, plus Cyrus McCormick’s 1809 birth.
The article recalls Cyrus McCormick’s innovations to the reaper and his philanthropy including gifts to the McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago and an endowed chair at Washington and Lee University. It notes his death on May 13, 1894 and lists several contemporary birthdays. Also mentions Montreal rail cars receiving bilingual markings reflecting Canada’s status.
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