05 Jan 1966
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1966
Page
1
The year 1965 ranks as the third driest in Frederick County history with 29.09 inches of rain, well below the normal 40.03 inches. Snowfall reached 15.48 inches the lowest since 1959, while temperatures averaged 60 high and 41 low. August and July were notably hot, and several months fell short of normal precipitation.
In Tashkent the leaders of India and Pakistan, Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and President Ayub Khan, made private progress yet failed to set a formal summit agenda. Kashmir remains the major topic causing deadlock as Soviet Premier Kosygin pressed for discussion, while Ayub Khan and Shastri held separate private sessions.
New York stock market climbs on news that President Johnson accepts a modified U S Steel price increase. He indicates hopes other steel producers will follow the top producer's lead.
Two elderly Rochester women, Cecile M. Burke 67 and Mabel O. Hall 69, died at the scene when their car crossed the center line on a sharp Route 15 curve and hit a tractor-trailer. The truck driver, Charles R. Curd 54 of Fort Mitchell KY, suffered a minor leg injury. Autopsies will determine exact causes. both women were pronounced dead at the scene.
Glenn A. Main Jr. resigns as vice president of Coblentz and Main Inc to join Rapid Rater Co of Hollywood Florida effective January 10. He will relocate with his wife and three children. Main has led Frederick civic groups including the Kiwanis Club and the local chamber and formerly headed the Maryland Association of Insurance Agents. He is a Roanoke Virginia native and Virginia Tech graduate.
The White House said U S Steel's announced price adjustments are acceptable and urged other producers to follow. Gardner Ackley of the CEA called the move generally consistent with price wage costs to curb inflation and hoped Bethlehem and Inland Steel would match to serve national interests. U S Steel raised structural steel by 5.75 per ton and cut sheet steel prices on the West Coast.
Mayor John V Lindsay opened interim strike negotiations aimed at restoring subway and bus service in New York City. Deputy Mayor Robert Price said an interim framework might resume transit while labor talks continue, with merchants urging White House intervention. Traffic slowed as workers shifted start times. Quill’s collapse after jail left two unions in contempt for a court order.
The Frederick Post Office handled 6,096,689 pieces last month, up 37 percent from December 1964. Postmaster James A. Grove cited ZIP code sectional center duties for 51 area offices as a key factor. Outgoing mail rose 60 percent to 3,652,380 pieces with large gains in small parcels and magazines. Incoming mail increased 12 percent to 2,444,309 pieces.
Defense figures show 1 365 American servicemen killed in combat in 1965 up from 146 in 1964. At year end 181 392 U S personnel were in Viet Nam, with the Army suffering 898 combat deaths, followed by the Marine Corps 335, Navy 72, and Air Force 60.
Frederick Mayor E Paul Magaha cites fewer complaints as curfew enforcement tightens for minors under 16 after 10 PM. Police report 38 juveniles picked up in 1965, 32 after June order. complaints drop from 28 to 4 by October and November, with one in December.
Frederick County commissioners approved a 1828.92 dollar contribution to support establishing a day care center for untrainable mentally retarded children. The Frederick County Association for Retarded Children led by Warren P E Smith seeks state aid and private funds to reach a 790000 dollar six month budget with city space at Staley Park Field House.
The Frederick City Board of Aldermen will hold a dull first 1966 meeting with routine business only, says Mayor E. Paul Magaha. A public hearing on the land annexation between the city limits and the Monocacy River will be held at the second meeting of the month, January 2.
President Johnson plans to ask Congress for almost 13 billion dollars in extra military aid for the Viet Nam war for the fiscal year ending next June 30. About 5 billion would be spent by then, mainly to replace military stocks. The request would raise total increased Viet Nam action funding to about 14 billion dollars, with additional funds sought for potential needs in Vietnam.
U S Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg renewed President Johnsons appeal to Security Council members to aid Vietnam peace talks. He handed a letter to Undersecretary Jose Rolz Bennet to circulate as a Security Council document outlining talks without preconditions, potential cease fire, and South Vietnamese self determination.
Cadet Officer Pham Dinh Thao and Le Huy Linh said many North Vietnamese blame the Hanoi government for U S bombing their country. They reported civilian casualties and food shortages, citing a village bombing in Vinh Province and a leper hospital strike in Quynh Luu. Both officers described civilians as frightened yet desiring peace.
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