City Water Consumption Sets New Yearly Record
Water Superintendent William J. Davis reports Freder ick NY used 1 151 289 000 gallons in 1959, surpassing 1958’s 1 091 566 000. Fishing Creek and Linganore sources dominated supply with Linganore rising sharply after a Fishing Creek reservoir break. Daily average rose to 3 154 216 gallons, with per person use at 150.2 gallons.
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Frederick NY
William J. Davis
Linganore
Fishing Creek
Tuscarora
Linganor
Singapore
Te City
Davis
Bio Dem
Waller
Crum To Head Heart Fund Drive
Jace E Crum named general chairman of the Frederick County Heart Association annual fund drive in February. A meeting with board members set for 7:30 p.m. at 118 West Church Street to plan and appoint chairmen. Crum active in farm, civic groups, Grange, Lions Club, and local business boards. Heart Month runs February 1 to 29 with events countywide, culminating Heart Sunday February 28. Also a cartoon contest for juniors and seniors with prizes. entries due by midnight February 8 mailed to Ada L Moore at 261 West Seven Street.
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Jace E Crum
Frederick County Heart Association
J. Alfred Catsail
Crum
Heart Association Board
West Chruch Street
Chamber of Commerce
Glade Valley Lions Club
City Heart Sunday
Oral Heart Association
American Heart Association
Heart
Calvary Methodist Church
Ada L. Moore
West Seven Street
Officers of Association
Police Probe Arson In Rockville Fire
Montgomery authorities investigate arson in a Rockville Falls Road fire at Rockville Fruit Farm. Firefighters saw a car depart as they arrived. A barn frame used for storage was destroyed. Loss estimate not released. Alarm sounded shortly before midnight. Rockville Fire Company responded.
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Montgomery Counts
Rockville
Falls Road
Rockville Fire Company
Discounts Offered On County Tax Bills This Year
County Treasurer James H. Falk announced discounts for taxpayers paying county taxes in February or March. Tax bills are now being mailed by district, with city residents receiving combined city and county bills totaling 3.53 per assessed value. About 28 000 bills will be mailed by month’s end to districts in a specific order.
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James H. Falk
Falk
Court House
Idietown
Creagerstown
Emmitsburo
Croctin
Urbana
Libertytown
New Market
Hanvers
Woodsboro
Petersville
Mount Pleasant
Jefferson
Thurmont
Jackson
Johnsville
Wolf
Two Stabbed In Tavern Brawl At West All Saints Street
In a Friday night altercation at Roger Smiths Tavern on West All Saint street two men were stabbed but not seriously injured. William A. Harris 26 and Herman L. Carter 22 were treated and released at the hospital with wounds to the left thigh and right upper leg. Police identified Spencer Charles Williams as their assailant. the victims declined to swear out a warrant and the investigation continues. Set Denver Shook was in the area at the time of the stabbing.
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Roger Smith
West All Saint Street
William A. Harris
West al Saints Street
Herman L. Carter
Ijamsville
Spencer Charles Williams
Willlams
Denver Shook
Death of Arthur D Gardiner in Tucson Ends Notable Life
Arthur D Gardiner, 42, longtime resident of Tucson, died after a noted life shaped by family ties to Gardiner Maine and his broader influence as a religious philosophy educator. The obituary notes his prominence beyond local circles and his travels abroad.
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Arthur D
West Berlin to crack down on Nazi sympathizers in schools
West Berlin officials led by School Superintendent Cari Being Evers pledge disciplinary action against teachers who fail to present an accurate account of Nazi era. They aim to bar former Nazis from teaching and curb antisemitic acts amid a surge of student activism and a 10000 strong anti hate demonstration.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Cari
Evers
Independent's Addition Nears Completion
Independent Hose Company building addition nears completion after delays from steel shipment and wall reconstruction. Contracted to Charles Ford, work began last October. expected use mid month with full completion by month end. Members Fleischman Rhoad Brust and others oversee progress.
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Independent Hose Company
Jack Fleischman
Fleischman
Fire Company
Io Charles Ford
Wail
GO Meet Appled Underground
Paul Rhoad Fleischman
Robert Brust
Post Office Receipts Rise in 1959 Despite Mail Decline
Post Office receipts for 1959 totaled 404 377.87 dollars, up about 39.93 from 1958, while mail volume fell about 2.79 percent. Postmaster James A. Grove cited postage rate increases in August 1958 as the main cause of reduced third class mail and noted a gradual public adaptation in the latter months. The data show a 3 percent rise in activity in the final five months of 1958 and 1959 compared with earlier periods.
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James A. Grove
Grove
Meas Cares
Touchy Slaying To Be Marked Unsolved
CHICAGO UP authorities plan to mark the shotgun slaying of beer baron Roger Touhy as unsolved. Coroner Walter E. Ron adjourned the inquest after testimony from Walter Miller, a retired police sergeant, and police indicated time would not help. Capt. Russell Corcoran said the investigation had gone as far as it could.
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Chicago
Othey
Roger the
Tou
Roger Tou
Walter E.ron
Touhy
Russell Corcoran
Walter Miller
Touk
United States presses Russia for early space committee meet
United States seeks an early U N space committee gathering to test Soviet cooperation as Washington and Moscow navigate postdeadlock parity rules. Soviet balks on definite timing while Moscow announces rocket tests southwest of Hawaii, raising urgency for possible new talks.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
U.N. Space Committee
Ted States
U.N
Moscow
General Assembly
Permanent Space
Soviet Union
Intterim Space Committee
Central Pacific
Kremlin
Hawaiian Islands
Moscow Radio
Suspect In Slaying Seized
A 25 year-old truck driver sought in Washington police for a killing was captured after being implicated in a nearby store holdup and linked to a separate alley shooting. Authorities pursued two suspects in the case, with the investigation centered on the Washington area.
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Washington (Ap
Theington
Pat
Clyde RB
Nixon's Name Is Filed In 1st Primary
Concord NH AP Nixon's name filed for New Hampshire's presidential primary on March 8 1966. Governor Wesley Powell and Nixon for President Committee push to keep Nixon on the ballot. Nixon has 10 days to withdraw. Delegates to GOP convention filed. Kennedy enters Democratic primary with pledged delegates. Symington supporters seek seats.
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Concord
Nih
New Hampshire
Repub
Richard M. Nixon
S Mame
Wesley Powell
Nixon
Powell
Hampshire
W Hampshire
United States
Robert O. Blood
U.S
Robert W. Upton
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kenned
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Louisiana Governor Race Heats Up In Democratic Runoff
In New Orleans and across Louisiana voters focus on a runoff between Mayor deLesseps Morrison and former Gov Jimmie Davis. Morrison, a 47 year old Catholic and longtime New Orleans mayor, leads after a crowded first primary. Davis, 53, a Shreveport cattleman and former governor, campaigns on restoring political peace as Long's shadow lingers.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
deLesseps Morrison
Jimmie Davis
Earl K. Long
Morrison
Nd Davis
Samuel Douglas McEnery
Davis
William Rainach
Long
Tree
Shreveport
Longi
One Hurt In Auto Crash Hit-Run Reported
Donald A. Austine, 28, of Arlington Virginia, was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital for a left hand injury after an auto accident on the U.S. 15 ramp off U.S. Route 249 near Middle Street. Troopers could not provide details on two incidents reported around 1 PM and 10:40 PM. a hit-and-run was noted but not elaborated.
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Donald A. Austine
Arlington
Frederick Memorial Hospital
U.S. 15
Middle
Hershberger to attend Maryland D E S dedication
Miss Magella Hershberger, local office manager, will attend the dedication ceremonies for the new Maryland Department of Employment Security building in Baltimore next Tuesday. U S Secretary of Labor James P Mitchell and Governor J Milard Tawes will speak as the structure is formally dedicated. The building, completed early in December after over a year’s construction, consolidates the department’s 800 Baltimore area employees under one roof for the first time in 22 years.
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Magella Hershberger
Maryland Department of Employment Security
Baltimore
U. S. Secretary of Labor
James P. Mitchell
J. Millard Tawes
City and County Set New Government Heads for I Day
Frederick city and Frederick County will install new government heads on Monday. A class project led by Richard Peire pairs students with city and county officials to observe daily operations and learn governing processes. Officials include Mayor Gerry Etzler, County Commissioner president Richard Shaff, Circuit Court Judge Joseph Beeson, and Sheriff Susan Buckley among others.
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Frederick
Gerry Etzler
David Clark
Donna Baumgardner
Sandra Hoffman
Shaff
Richard Shaff
Board of County Commissioners
Debhert S. Null
John Cordyack
Mehri
Ramsburg
Susan Fraser
A. Renn
Joseph Beeson
John Farr
Oiher
Tom Ni
Sue Shatio
Linda van Fossen
Susan Buckley
Robert Carey
Sid Miler
van Barber
Susan Rice
Mike Inman
Board of Education
Rebecca Hough
Donna Stine
Ther
Petre
E. Donald McLuckie
Elm Street
Dorothy E. Handley
Guy Creage
Edward Hartmann
Wilbur Seegry
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Esix Mate
Formosa
Taipei
Free China Relief Assn
Heart Fund
Bruce E. Crum
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Germany
Adolf Hitler
Steindarz Square
Gerfer
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Cologne
Brooklyn
Congregation Beth Israel
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
Independent
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Giampetro
Danny von Lamm
Les
New York City
U. S
Russia
Miss Hershberger
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