Expansion Promised Crowded Post Office To Lease More Space
Frederick Post Office plans to lease 6,000 more square feet amid cramped quarters. Postmaster James A. Grove says space will be leased at the Ideal Garage later this year. remodeling promises have stalled with only painting and a new roof done. He notes increased mail volume since ZIP codes began and cites unused nearby government property as possible expansion sites.
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Frederick
James A. Grove
Grove
Government Services Organization
New Orleans plots key JFK probe figure dead and missing
New Orleans authorities report David Lewis 26, once a private detective, fled town with family amid ongoing probe into President Kennedy's death led by District Attorney Jim Garrison. Ferrie, 48, a target in the inquiry, was found dead from a brain hemorrhage. Garrison says Ferrie carried secrets that could tie to key figures in the case.
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JFK
New Orleans
David Lewis
John F. Kennedy
Lewis
David W. Ferrie
Dist
Alty
Jim Garrison
Ferrie
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission
Kennedy
Garrison
Fresh inquiry sought in Florida man's death
In Pensacola a brother requests exhumation to reexamine Thomas Henry Killam's March 17 1964 death beside a broken shop window. Killam had fled Dallas amid harassment alleged by agents possibly linked to the Kennedy case. His wife Wanda recalls him returning to Florida in December 1963 to seek work.
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Pensacola
Fla
Florida
New Orleans
Earl Killam
Thomas Henry Killam
Dallas
Killam
Wanda Killam
The
Ead
Pensacola News Journal
Felice
Escambia County
Carl Harper
Harper
Jack Ruby
Watches and Camera Taken From Shop
A thief broke into Cole's Pawnshop on South Market Street this morning and stole nine watches and a camera valued at $400. Police said a hole was broken in the front window and the thief took all reachable watches and a Polaroid camera. The theft was discovered by owner Charles Cole and associates, and city police detective bureau is investigating.
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South Market Street
Cole
Charles Cole
Locust Street
Bur Au
Stock market sees irregular early trading in New York
The New York stock market moved along an irregular path in dull trading with most key stocks showing fractional changes. Investors watched cautious activity as traders assessed early signals and sector performance.
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New York
Greatest Assault Of War Begins
U S forces launched the largest ground air assault of the Vietnam War. About 45 000 troops, including parachute drops near Cambodia, moved to surround Viet Cong HQ in Tay Ninh Province northwest of Saigon. Allied casualties rose while the kill ratio favored the allies at 63 to 1.
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U.S
Saigon
Cambodia
Tay Ninh
Ja Drang
Terrace Lanes seeks beer license in Frederick County
Terrace Lanes, Frederick County's largest bowling center, applies for a Class B on-sale beer license for on site consumption at its snack bar. A hearing is set March 9 to 10 a.m. in the county liquor license office. Protests are not anticipated, though other area licenses have faced opposition. License application filed by Edward P. Thomas, Albert H. Cohen, and David S. Weinberg.
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Terrace Lanes
Frederick County
West Church Street
Louis V. Myers
Edward P. Thomas
Albert H. Cohen
David S. Weinberg
Walkersville
Freerick
Myers
Mountaindale
Gladhill
News-Post staffers win eight Press Contest awards
The Frederick News-Post swept eight honors in the Maryland Delaware Press Association contest. Nelson Brooks led with three photography prizes and a top news writing award, plus a first in feature photography and a second in news photography. Eileen Burke earned a first for Life Jimmy Had Friends.
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Frederick
Brooks
Dennis Sigler Chosen 1967 Easter Seal Child
Dennis Sigler, a 14 year old from Brunswick, is Frederick County's 1967 Easter Seal Child. He has cerebral palsy and has benefited from therapy at the Easter Seal Treatment Center in Frederick and Baltimore's Cerebral Palsy Clinics. He has undergone leg muscle lengthening surgery and received speech therapy and home center training to improve his walking and enunciation.
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Dennis Sigler
Brunswick
Sigler
James W. Freeman
Dennis
Ernest Sigler
Frederick County
North Market Street
Wach
Winthrop Phelps
Easter Seal
Baltimore
Phelps
East Prederick
Kernan’s Hospital
Frederick
United Fire House Dedication in Frederick
Firehouse 3 was enlarged and remodeled with a banquet attended by prominent Frederick City leaders, fire company members, and county officials. Rev. Roland C. Hobbs delivered the invocation as President Emeritus Alton Y. Bennett reviewed the company’s 1845 founding and minutes, recounting the Swamper nickname linked to the old swamp site. Frederick’s six living mayors and local fire company presidents attended.
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United Steam Fire Company
Frederick
Frederck City
Roland C. Hobbs
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Alton Y
Parents, 7 Children Killed In Wreck
A Southern Pacific freight train at 66 mph plowed into a station wagon at a South Sacramento crossing, killing nine members of one family instantly. The victims included retired Air Force member Herbert Hill and his wife Annie Laurie, plus seven of their children aged 3 to 10. Train engineer Calvin C. Searley reported not seeing the wagon before impact. The five other daughters were elsewhere.
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Calif
South Sacramento Area
Southern Pacific
Air Force
Herbert Hill
Broderick
Annie Laurie
Deborah
Michael
Timothy
Edward
Caroline
Herbert Jr
Douglas
Calvin C. Searley
Tracy
Law Aims to Allow Standard School Plans Use
Frederick County Commissioners urge enabling legislation to permit using either an architect designed plan or standard school plans for new buildings. President Charles E. Collins said a letter was sent to the county’s legislative delegation, following earlier agreement to seek the law. The issue follows debates over reusing plans to cut costs, with Valley Elementary’s design previously rejected for reuse.
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Frederick County
Charles E. Collins
Collins
Board of Education
Valley Elementary School
County Commissioners
Old
Braddock
Wallace E. Sutton
Job Unit To Search For People In Maryland West Four Counties
A $20,000 project aims to place unemployed residents in Maryland's four western counties this spring. Donald Ebersole, area project coordinator, says three job counselors and a Maryland State Employment Service mobile unit will operate in Frederick and surrounding areas to match jobs to people. J Donn Aiken notes counseling and testing will assess individuals, with boards of education, Community Action Committees and civic clubs aiding. Funding comes from a Labor Department grant via the Manpower Training Program, mainly for salaries and travel.
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Donald Ebersole
Maryland State Employment Service
Frederick
J. Donn Aiken
State Employment Service
Aiken
Boards of Education
Department of Labor
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