Frederick Post Office Improvements Sought by Mathias
Frederick congressman Charles McC. Mathias Jr seeks status on plans to enlarge and modernize the Frederick Post Office. In a letter to Postmaster General John A Gronouski Mathias cites land acquisitions in 1963 and asks for timelines on a main building expansion and auxiliary facilities for expanding suburban Frederick. The letter notes earlier Department promises and delays and mentions a planned inspection tour with Senator Brewster and Delegate Byron that was postponed due to Viet Nam duties.
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Frederick
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Mathias
John A. Gronouski
U.S
Maryland
Post Office Department
East Patrick Street
Daniel B. Brewster
D-Md
Frederick County
Goodloe E. Byron
Brewster
Senate Armed Forces Committee
Snowstorm To Miss Local Area Forecast
Frederick County lies on the edge of a western Maryland snowstorm with rain this afternoon turning to snow flurries. Highs near 45 drop to around 15 tonight with windy, cold conditions Friday reaching the 20s. Rain and high winds east of Frederick, with up to several inches of snow expected west.
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Frederick
Maryland
Police Say They Know Malcolm X Murderers
New York AP reports police believe five persons were involved in Malcolm X murder and a suspect, Talmadge Hayer, 22, is in custody for homicide. The investigation is seen as nearing a breakthrough amid bomb threats in Harlem. Elijah Muhammad’s Chicago home is guarded during a three day convention.
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New York
Malcolm X
Sion
Harlem
Manhattan
Talmadge
Hayer
Paterson
N.J
Chicago
Elijah Muhammad
Teenager Upsets Car On Rt 75 North Of New London
A 16 year old county resident Dwight Reynolds drove a 1962 sedan south on Md 75 about 6 15 p m last night lost control ran off the roadway overturned and escaped injury State Police charged him with failing to drive to the right of the center of the highway. Damages were about 800 collateral to the crash. Trooper P Richard Sanders investigated. A second collision occurred on North Market Street about 10 14 a m Wednesday when two parked vehicles pulled from their positions. Lucie Mason West Second Street hit a rear of Wilbur Grossnickle s pickup. Grossnickle was in front and pulling into traffic. Mason s 1963 sedan and Grossnickle s 1949 truck sustained damage of 150 and 5 respectively No charges were filed by Officer Gideon T Darkins.
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New London
Dwight R. Reynolds
RFD
Frederick
Reynolds
MD. 75
P. Richard Sanders
North Market Street
Lucie E. Mason
West Second Street
Wilbur C. Grossnickle
RFD 1
Myersville
Grossnickle
Mason
Patient Leaves Hospital Robs Bank
Charles Montano slipped away from the Arizona State Hospital on Wednesday to rob a Valley National Bank branch. Police found him on hospital grounds with 1723 dollars, $59 above the bank’s loss, and a bank robbery charge was filed. Assistant manager David Verhelst said he chased Montano to the hospital three blocks away.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Charles Montano
Arizona State Hospital
Montano
Valley National Bank
David Verhelst
Montana
Te Hospital
Chamber Membership Drive Begins Tonight
Three town chairmen were named for the Frederick Chamber of Commerce March on Membership drive starting with a 7 15 p m kickoff at Winchester Hall. Appointees include J Herbert Snyder Walkersville Harold J Curry Thurmont and Harry W LeGore Jr Woodsboro.
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Frederick
Public Consistory Modernized Cardinal Shehan Receives Red Hat
Pope Paul VI elevated 26 new cardinals in a streamlined Vatican ceremony at St. Peter's Basilica. Archbishop Lawrence Shehan of Baltimore was among the Americans honored, as the event underscored the council's emphasis on ecclesial unity and shared governance.
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Cardinal Shehan
Paul VI
Lawrence Shehan
Baltimore
St. Peter’s Basilica
Vatican City
Rome
Vatican
Angel Herrera Y Oria
Malaga
Spain
Sean Lemass
Ireland
Pope Paul
Josef Cardinal Beran
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Paul Zoungrana
Upper Volta
Shehan
Balltimore
Black man booted from racist group in Idaho brief
NAMPA Idaho AP Paul Bellesen a 33 year old Black janitor service owner briefly became Idaho s highest racist extremist official after joining by mail and paying 15 dollars He later admitted he signed as white Anglo Saxon Protestant and was expelled after Imperial Wizard James Venable learned he was Black The incident shows the group s secrecy and the botched recruitment attempt
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Nampa
Idaho
Paul Bellesen
National Knights
Ku Klux Klan
Bellesen
James R. Venable
Tucker
Elks Club
Klan
Venable
Stock market edges higher as trading slows
New York trading remains up modestly in early action, with turnover easing well below yesterday's brisk seven million share pace. The market shows a softer pace after a strong session and awaits further signals from investors.
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New York
Frederick Papers Take Top Prizes in Typography
The Frederick Post won first place for excellence in typography among Maryland Delaware daily newspapers. The Frederick News earned second in the same division. Awards were presented at the Maryland Delaware Press Association convention in Baltimore.
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Frederick Post Today
Maryland-Delaware Press Association
Frederick News
The
Press Association
Baltimore
Mother and four children die in Maryland rowhouse fire
In Ellicott City Maryland a mother Phyllis Owens and four of her five children Charles Jerome ll Joan Marie Phyll Elizabeth and Sharon Annette died in a three story rowhouse fire. James Owens the father said he found smoke and carried out his three year old daughter Cynthia before neighbors and he fought the blaze but were forced outside. The bodies were found on the third floor of the brick and stone structure in an area slated for urban renewal.
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Ellicot
City
Howard County
Phyllis E. Owens
Charles Jerome
Joan Marie
Phyll Elizabeth
Sharon Annette
James
Owens
Cynthia
Tawes Backs Windshield Sticker for Auto Insurance
Governor Tawes endorsed a windshield insurance sticker bill to prove coverage and curb uninsured driving. He supported the measure despite opposition from insurers and agents, noting some agents favor the plan while others resist. He also criticized lightweight convictions on drunken driving and backed mandatory chemical tests.
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Annapolis
Tawes
John R. Jewell
State Association of Insurance Agents
Jewell
U.C.J. Fund
George E. Snyder
D-Washington
Maryland backs Francis Scott Key for Hall of Fame
The Maryland General Assembly endorses Francis Scott Key for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans. A joint resolution, moved by the Frederick County delegation, passed the Senate and House, with Gov. Tawes urging similar action nationwide. The election occurs this summer with results announced in November.
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Maryland
General Assembly
Francis Scott Key
Senate
Frederick County
House of Delegates
Key
New York University
Tawes
Maryland General Assembly
Khanh Sees Open War as Viet Nam’s Fate This Year
Lt. Gen. Nguyen Khanh, Saigon’s deposed leader, travels to the United States with a grim war forecast for South Viet Nam. He believes a general war with Red China and the West is needed to save Viet Nam, and he hopes to win U.S. support for extending the conflict to the North, despite clashes with U.S. Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor.
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William L. Ryan
Nguyen Khanh
United States
Viet Nam
Strongman
Saigon
Red China
Khanh
U.N. Security Council
Indochina
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Johnson
Henry
Are You A Law Breaker Thousands Of Parking Tickets Issued
Frederick police issue about 1,110 parking tickets monthly. In the previous year 13,420 tickets brought in 13,189 dollars in fines. Most tickets are paid within two weeks, with penalties escalating to doubled fines and possible arrest warrants if unpaid.
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Frederick
Charles V. Main
Maryland
White House says no Viet Nam negotiations underway
The White House states no specific negotiation proposals have been made to the United States for a Viet Nam settlement. U Thant proposed talks, while France and the Soviet Union seek agreement. U.S. conditions include an end to Viet Cong attacks and outside subversion. Jet bombers raided Viet Cong positions as the U.S. signals a stronger anti Communist stance with potential future talks. Economic aid hinges on Saigon taking the offensive.
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Washington
White House
United States
George E. Reedy
U.N
U Thant
New York
France
Soviet Union
Reedy
Johnson
Viet Nam
Chou Enlai
U.S
Peking
South Viet Nam
State Department
Saigon
New Steel Election Predicted By Labor Sources
Informed labor sources predict the government may order a new election for the United Steel Workers Union presidency. The Labor Department watches votes in the McDonald Abel contest and could invoke the Landrum Griffin Act if final results are within a few thousand votes.
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Mlami Beach
Fla
United Steel Workers Union
Labor Department
David J. McDonald
I. W. Abel
Afl-Cio
Landrum- Griffin
Steelworkers
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New Steel
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