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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1967
Page
1
Detroit AP General Motors recalls 269 200 new cars for faulty installation of collapsible steering columns in 1967 models. Eight shaft failures reported at low speeds during parking or turning. misalignment due to install error may cause shafts to break. Vehicles affected include Chevrolet Chevelles El Caminos Pontiacs Tempests Oldsmobile and Buick specials.
Frederick County road fatalities eased to 38 deaths in 1966 across 28 fatal crashes, keeping the county as a historical high in road deaths. The year followed 42 deaths in 1965 and among a decade of high counts, with 1961 still noted as a severe year while 1964 saw a single large crash. The toll triples 1956 figures, when 15 died in 12 crashes.
An early morning explosion at the Or bit Inn Motel in downtown Las Vegas killed six and injured eight. Authorities say a bomb caused the blast on the third floor. a full investigation and FBI aid are underway. Six occupants remain unaccounted for as investigators comb rubble and seal off the block.
A wind born blizzard roared into the northern Plains dumping up to 21 inches in the Duluth region where ground cover reached 27 inches. Winds 40 to 50 mph and subzero temperatures spread across eight states with heavy snow warnings in North Dakota Nebraska Iowa Minnesota Missouri Wisconsin and Michigan.
A Pennsylvania chain, Weis Markets, announces plans to build a 19,000 square foot Weis Food Store in Frederick at Jefferson and Catoctin Streets. Construction begins soon, store opens in July, contractor Frederick Construction Co., first market outside Pennsylvania, 58th Weis Market.
Marines landed at White Beach on the Thanh Phu peninsula in the Mekong Delta in the first mass American assault into the Viet Cong heartland. Deckhouse Five pressed inland under bombardment from Canberras and St Francis River rockets as Viet Cong positions were struck and casualties reported.
Frederick County legislators and officials met with the county commissioners and Frederick city leaders to discuss emergency legislation to shift the county budget approval date from May 1 to June. They considered longer bond terms for school projects but favored one year if needed to maintain debt within 10 percent of assessed valuation and preserve a preferred rate. final decisions on this and joint zoning authority for belt areas remain unsettled.
U S Rep Charles Mathias warns the coming year will be defined by the Vietnam War influencing all decisions in domestic and foreign policy. He urges priority setting as NATO realignment and draft reform become priorities while Congress focuses on oversight over new laws. He spoke to Walkersville High School juniors and the Chamber of Commerce committee.
Peter Hurd claims he worked from photographs after one 30 minute session with President Johnson and faced a sleeping subject plus Johnson and Mrs. Johnson's production ideas. He lost interest in a smaller second portrait as a widely seen Johnson photo served as his only reference. The larger painting may go to the Gallery of Fine Arts in Columbus or the Smithsonian, with private collectors bidding.
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