New County Department Under Study
Frederick County considers creating a Department of Public Works with the legislative delegation deciding the action. County commissioners favor the idea though they will review any proposed bill. Sen. Charles H. Smelser has a related measure to define county engineer duties, which may be folded into a broader Public Works bill.
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Department of Public Works
Frederick County
Charles E. Collins
General Assembly
Charles H. Smelser
Sen. Smelser
Collins
Southey T. Nottingham
Nottingham
Bloodmobile collects 83 pints at State Farm drive
The Red Cross Bloodmobile drew 83 pints of blood from 89 donors on Friday February 17 at the new State Farm Insurance building. Forty two State Farm employees and 31 Frederick-area residents kept appointments, with six donors deferred. Additional donors came from Aero Jet Sagner's Post Office and others. Pins awarded included one gallon to several, two and three gallon pins to a few, and a five gallon pin to James A. Grove.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
New
State Farm Insurance Company
State Farm
Frederick
Aero- Jet
Sagner’s
Post Office
Price Electric
Fort Detrick
Board of Education
Eyler Associates
Potomac Edison
C. & P. Telephone Company
Elwood Whitmore
Ronald L. Keene
Charles Strosnider
Gene R. Clements
Patrick L. McLaughlin
Marietta Keller
Evelyn Miller
Emily J. Claybaugh
Jerry L. Grove
Robert Phelps
James A. Grove
They Like It Here German Sisters Now Citizens Of U. S.
In wartime Germany Helga Braun found kindness from an American medic who aided her family. She vowed to marry an American and did after meeting Angelo Guariglia on a date aboard two bicycles. They wed in a German civil ceremony translated for Angelo as Helga learned English and began life in the United States.
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Helga Guariglia
The
United States
Angela Klinger
Germany
Helga Braun
Helga
Mannheim
U. S. Army
Angelo Guariglia
Charles Street
Helgae
American Exchange
Post Exchange
U.S
Angelo
Pony Hit By Car In Heavy Fog
A pony owned by Donald Eck along Fountain School Road near Libertytown was struck by a car driven by Joseph Poole of Union Bridge in thick fog at about 4 45 this morning. Poole could not see the pony, damage to his 1957 car was noted, and Dr. Donald R. Lynch responded to attempt aid to the injured animal. No charges were filed.
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Donald Eck
Fountain School Road
Joseph F. Marick
MD. 31
Libertytown
Marick
Joseph Poole
RFD 2
Union Bridge
Poole
Eck
Donald R. Lynch
Tpr
Lynch
New York Stocks Show Mixed Early Trading
Stock market broad early gains as more issues advance than decline with softness in key stocks dampening averages. Trading remains active with moves mostly fractional to a point, reflecting cautious optimism.
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New York
David J. Markey II Named To Governor Agnew's Staff
David John Markey III, a Frederick native and University of Maryland Law School senior, was appointed by Governor Spiro T. Agnew as an assistant to legislative officer Robert Montgomery. The 26 year old will help prepare legislation and develop programs while completing law school in June. Previously he was a law clerk to Hartford County Circuit Court Judge Stewart Day and a former employee of the Frederick News Post.
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Frederick
University of Maryland Law School
Spiro T. Agnew
David John Markey III
D. John Markey
Grove Boulevard
Markey
Robert Montgomery
Harford County
Stewart Day
Frederick News Post
Garrison Forecasts JFK Conspiracy Arrests Months Away
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison said he is confident a conspiracy behind President Kennedy's assassination existed but arrests are likely months away. He blamed local newspaper disclosures for delaying the probe and stated there will be arrests, charges, and convictions.
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New Orleans
Jim Garrison
John F. Kennedy
Garrison
Orleans Parish
Prosecution Seeks Death Penalty In Speck Trial
In Peoria Illinois the prosecution announced it will seek the death penalty for Richard Speck in the murder of eight student nurses. Assistant State’s Attorney William Martin stated the offer to jurors on opening day as 57 veniremen were sworn and twelve seated for questioning. Speck, 25, attended in a blue suit as Judge Herbert C. Paschen discussed proceedings and secrecy for a high profile courtroom event.
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Peoria, II
Richard Speck
William Martin
Peoria
Speck
Gerald W. Getty
Herbert C. Paschen
Chicago
Peoria County
Hamilton Boulevard
Admitted Slayer Of Six Freed By Court Ruling
In New York a factory worker, Jose Suarez, who confessed to murdering his wife and five children, was freed after a court ruled he had not been informed of his rights before questioning. The Miranda ruling retroactively applied to his case, nullifying the indictment. The decision followed similar releases in New York City after the Supreme Court’s Miranda precedent.
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New York
U.S. Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Michael Kern
Jose Suarez
New York City
Supreme Court
Kem
Keeng Suarez
Ernest A. Miranda
Phoenix
Miranda
Suarez
Maria Torres
Thieves Break Into Two Soft Drink Machines
State police search for suspects who pried open two coin boxes at service stations along U S 1A north of Thurmont and Woodsboro along Route 194. About $2 in change was stolen at Thurmont. Woodsboro box was opened but left with about $2. Investigation continues.
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U.S. 1A
Thurmont
Woodsboro
Tpr
Donald G. Higgins
Joseph F. Marick
Woodshoro
American Motors Slashes Price on Low End Car Line
Detroit AP reports American Motors cut the price of its lowest priced American car line by about $200 on an otherwise flat pricing slate to lift lagging sales. The model, a two door six cylinder sedan, now lists at around $1,850 after a $225 cut. other AMC lines Ambassador Rebel and Marlin were not affected.
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Detroit
American Motors
AMC
Two Convicted in Ridgeville Theft Case
Two men were found guilty in circuit court of breaking into the Foodland Grocerteria in Ridgeville and stealing 370 dollars in cash and goods. Judge Robert F. E. Clapp Jr. ordered a pre sentence investigation for Charles F. Metcalf of Baltimore and Donald F. Jarboe of Cooksville. A third boy in the case faces a juvenile charge.
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Ridgeville
Robert FE. Clapp Jr
Charles F. Metcalf
Baltimore
Donald F. Jarboe
Cooksville
Foodland Grocerteria
Frederick J. Bower
Carl Harbaugh
Donald Barnes
William Davis
William R. Heilman
FBI
James Liton
Metcalf
Jarboe
FE. A. James
Leon B Pennington
Weatherman Aids GW Birthday Bargain Sales
Weatherman predicts warm 40s for George Washington’s birthday with no rain as thousands shop for bargains. Government offices close, parking meters paused, and Post Office mail limited. Banks open on normal schedules amid clearing skies and windy conditions.
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George Washington
Department of Employment Security
Edward F Smouse Appointed Employment Office Manager
Edward F Smouse has been named manager of the Frederick Office of the Maryland Department of Employment Security succeeding Miss Mayetta Hershberger who retires February 28 after over 33 years with the department. Smouse, 43, formerly ran a grocery in Oakland from 1947 to 1966 and taught in Garrett County schools. He earned a 1947 University of Maryland BS in Business and Public Administration and held leadership roles in Theta Chi and student athletics.
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Edward F. Smouse
Frederick
Maryland Department of Employment Security
Mayetta Hershberger
Hershberger
Smouse
Oakland
Garrett County
University of Maryland
Interfraternity Council
Theta Chi
M Club
Sixteen trucks destroyed in Mu Gia Pass convoy raid
U S pilots claim 36 trucks destroyed or damaged as they pursued a large North Vietnamese convoy at Mu Gia Pass. Ground actions in South Vietnam yield 26 enemy and 76 Communist deaths in five engagements, with Marines responsible for most action. One U S plane missing, another crashed after bombing near Quang Ngai. 214 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed in northern provinces, plus 52 enemy dead elsewhere.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Mu Gia Pass
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Skyhawk
Quang Ngai City
Mu Gia
Navy
Thanh Hoa
Cities Seek 1968 GOP Convention
Washington AP Miami Beach and San Francisco bid for the 1968 Republican National Convention amid reports Miami Beach will offer 1 million dollars. San Francisco paid 650,000 to host the 1964 convention. Chicago Houston Los Angeles and Philadelphia press GOP site committee meeting signals strong interest in bringing the event to their cities.
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Washington
Miami Beach
San Francisco
Florida
Chicago
Houston
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
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