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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1965
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Pasadena AP report notes Ranger 8 sent over 7000 close ups of the moon, with scientists stating image quality should surpass Ranger 7. Crowd cheered at Jet Propulsion Laboratory as signals looked excellent and cameras operated earlier, promising more than 4316 shots.
More than 750 volunteers will canvass Frederick County this weekend as the Heart Association launches its annual February Heart Fund drive. The goal is 18300 dollars, with Heart Sunday typically yielding half. Volunteers will call on 15 to 25 neighbors and leave envelopes at unanswered doors, while pamphlets with heart saving facts are distributed. The Farmers and Mechanics National Bank opens at 4 p.m. Sunday for volunteers to bring in collections. Key figures include campaign treasurer Nevin Baker, city treasurer Albert Dean, association treasurer George VanFossen, city chairman Seymour Stern, general chairman Edgar R. Brownlow, and Nelson R. Bohn and George Douglas.
The 1965 Easter Seal drive in Frederick starts March 1 and runs to April 18 with Joseph P. Urie as campaign chairman. Urie, public relations director of Baker Kefauver Inc, noted the growing need for treatment services for crippled children and adults and announced plans for the Easter Seal Treatment Center's move to Frederick Memorial Hospital in about two and a half years. The center now operates from North Market Street extended in the Odd Fellows Home serving Frederick, Washington and Carroll counties.
Frederick County Young Democrats host a discussion on code home rule this Tuesday at Winchester Hall beginning 8 30 p m panelists include A Irvin Renn Randolph B Rosencrantz and William Ratchford They cover pros and cons and the legislative stance on county code changes and borrowing authority
Snow flurries greet George Washington's birthday weekend as temperatures plunge to 12 degrees in Frederick. Most government offices close Monday while the school board remains open and classes run. After a brief warm spell early in the month, winds ease and a high near 50 is forecast, with rain Sunday afternoon and a cold snap Sunday night.
A 2 year old West Virginia man, AWOL from the Navy since last August, confessed to the February 6 armed robbery of John's Diner at Sandy Hook in Washington County. William W. Treadway, of Harpers Ferry, was arrested near Sandy Hook and held for military authorities in Hagertown, after police interrogation linked him to the $150 robbery at 4:50 a.m. He used a snub nose .22 revolver and ordered patrons to stand still before fleeing in a car. He is in Washington County Jail.
ANNAPOLIS AP The Maryland legislature relieved motor vehicle owners of paying the postage for license plates mailed to them. The 22 cent charge was dropped though it will cost the state about $100 000 a year. The Department of Motor Vehicles said collecting the postage was more trouble than it was worth.
Brig. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi leads a coalition of "young Turk" generals after a failed coup against Lt. Gen. Nguyen Khanh. Khanh remains commander in chief as Thi and allies vow more talks, while a full-scale anti Communist operation proceeds near Cap St. Jacques.
Barry Goldwater told a Young Republicans gathering in Washington that he fears the Johnson administration may withdraw U.S. forces from Vietnam. He joined colleagues in backing the President's actions against the Communists but warned against a mere “turning our tail.” He stressed that freedom and U S honor are at stake and that Johnson is listening to Republican advice on strikes against bases in the north.
The Senate voted 72-0 to approve a constitutional amendment to ensure continuity of leadership if a president becomes disabled. President Johnson urged the measure, with action expected in the House. The vice president would act as president if the chief executive cannot discharge duties, and the president can declare his own incapacity.
Two Frederick men were injured in an automobile crash on Interstate 81 near Martinsburg West Virginia. Alonzo Mort, 28, is listed in critical condition at City Hospital Martinsburg. Richard L Delauter Jr., 20, is in satisfactory condition. Further details were not available.
Washington AP reports the IRS told a house subcommittee that filing a federal income tax return should take about 20 minutes. A footnote cites a committee member joking that it takes him that long to locate his wife's Social Security number. The subcommittee concluded the IRS is unaware of or indifferent to the public cost of complying with income tax laws.
Frederick's legislative delegation moves to authorize an 85 million bond issue for school construction over three years. A advisory commission of two county commissioners two school board members and three citizens would study costs and report, while local officials weigh 7 million and 5 million proposals for campuses and a community college.
Frederick delegate William M. Houck introduces a measure to empower the Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission to extend seasons for grouse pheasant rabbit turkey and squirrel based on game supply. The bill, also backed by Del. Clifton Wirts and three others, would set flexible start and end dates toward Feb 15 for grouse pheasant and rabbit turkey to Jan 1 and squirrel to Jan 1.
The Maryland House of Delegates sent to the Senate a measure changing dog license expiration from July 1 to January 1. Sponsored by the Frederick County delegation, the bill would give owners six months of free license time, making current tags valid until January 1, 1966, to ease county tax collection by delaying license fee collection.
Ketchikan Alaska AP survivors of the Granduc mining camp disaster describe fighting a glacier avalanche with bare hands. Three bodies recovered. estimates say 17 to 25 miners still missing. Rescue ships work with survivors aboard the Alaska Ferry Taku loaned by Gov. Egan. Canadian and local crews press on through debris as hopes linger for the missing. Jacques and Gus Ritchie two brothers from Quebec recount escaping through a tunnel crack as the site lay flattened and silent.
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