Two Men Charged With Burglary In Pocketbook Theft
Two men, Frank Leon Hackey and Alvin Lee Douglas, both 22 and 25, were arrested near East Seventh Street Friday night and charged with burglary after a pocketbook containing $34 was stolen from Mrs. Helma Bowers. The items were recovered behind a concrete plant as police investigated related thefts.
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Frank Leon Hackey
Ice Street
Alvin Lee Douglas
John Hanson
Hackey
Douglas
East Street
Supreme Concrete Company
Siren Test Time Also Fire Call at Hyatts Town
A routine Saturday siren test at Hyatts town Volunteer Fire Company at 10 a.m. preceded an unexpected chimney fire alert at Mt. St. Alban Episcopal Diocese property on Route 27 Route 355. Five units responded but no damage occurred as the Montgomery County Fire Board conducted its weekly siren checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyattstown Volunteer Fire Company
Episcopal Diocese of
Fire Company
Montgomery County Fire Board
Hyattstown
Mathias to Decide Soon on Senate Bid
Maryland congressman Charles McC Mathias Jr says he will declare within a week whether to run for the Senate seat now held by J. Glenn Beall. Reports from Baltimore claim he will seek reelection to the House after meeting Beall. Mathias says no final conclusion yet.
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Mathias
Senate
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Sen
J. Glenn Beall
Baltimore
House of Representatives
House
Beall
Rogers C. B. Morton
Easton
Interchange Talk Focuses On Land Needs North Of Seventh
T Summers chief right of way supervisor for the State Roads Commission will meet with Harry Rosenfeld developer of the Frederick Shopping Center this afternoon to discuss land required for the proposed interchange on the north side of West Seventh Street at the Frederick Bypass. They will assess land needs and lighting moves while Rosenfeld may hand over the shopping center land needed, though no price or land take is planned today. The Frederick planning commission Hood College oppose the interchange and the Board of Aldermen voted to back that opposition though Mayor Magaha dissented, noting SRC plans already shifted once to suit the city. Whiteford the city engineer remains neutral on the project.
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T. Summers
State Roads Commission
Harry Rosenfeld
Frederick
West Seventh Street
Summers
Rosenfeld
Board of Aldermen
Frederick City Planning Commission
Hood College
Robert A. Whiteford
Planning Commission
E. Paul Magaha
Board of
Aldermen
SRC
Whiteford
Wheat sales to Iron Curtain may exceed estimate
The Soviet Union and satellites tentatively offered about 300 million dollars worth of wheat, roughly 150 million bushels, with potential for more deals as U S sales to Iron Curtain nations look likely to top the original 150 million bushels forecast per the Commerce Department.
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Washington
U.S
Iron Curtain
Soviet Union
Commerce Department
Postal Station To Be Closed At Frederick Shopping Center
The Postal Contract Station at the Frederick Shopping Center will close February 1 as American Express Money Orders are moved to Peoples Drug Stores. The station, opened July 1, 1960, posted $12,349.86 in six months and $23,987.99 in 1961, $25,455.04 in 1962, and $35,769.64 in 1963. Officials in charge include Dr Ernst R Pemsel and Adelia M Withington. A new contract station may reopen at the center if standards are met.
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Peoples Drug Stores Inc
American Express
Post Office Department
Frederick
James A. Grove
Peoples Drug Store
All Peoples Drug Stores
Ernst R. Pemsel
Maryland firms optimistic on 1964 business outlook
A survey of 104 Maryland firms, among the nation’s 500 largest, drew 62 responses. Forty four expect business to improve in 1964, seven foresee a decline, and 31 predict higher earnings. Eight firms plan expansions costing about 6.7 million dollars, creating 425 new jobs.
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Annapolis
Maryland
United States
Patriotic Education Seminar Planned at Fort Detrick
Dr. Kenneth D Wells of the National Sojourners will speak January 15 at Fort Detrick Officers Open Mess on a 12 grade Patriotic Education program prepared by General Bruce Clark. Invitations go to Frederick County teachers and several have shown interest in the Freedoms Foundation and its Creed of the American Way.
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Kenneth D. Wells
Fort Detrick
National Sojourners
Dr. Wells
National Sojourners Committee
Freedoms Foundation
Valley Forge
Bruce Clark
USA
Frederick County
Fredericks County
Freedoma Foundation
Diplomatic Efforts Sharpen as Panama Crisis Grows
Diplomatic channels from the United States and the Organization of American States push to defuse Panama’s break with the U S and the canal treaty dispute after deadly clashes. Panamanians mourn 23 dead as U S troops exchange fire near the canal zone amid arrests and looting.
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Panama
United States
Panama Canal
Organization of American States
OAS
Washington
Roberto Chiari
Galileo Solis
Johnson
U.S
Thomas C. Mann
Cyrus R. Vance
Chiari
Presidential Palace
Canal Zone
U.N. Security Council
Canal
Aquilino Boyd
Mann
Vance
Chairi
Republican State Central Committee to meet Wednesday
Members will gather at the Republican headquarters on North Court Street at 7 30 p m for their annual meeting. Chairman Mebil F Wachter outlines the 1964 agenda including club formation plans for precinct districts a finance campaign completion and a registration survey to be completed in the coming months.
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Republican State Central Committee
Republican
North Court Street
Mebil F. Wachter
G.O.P
Tobacco Industry Statistics
New York AP reports the U.S. tobacco industry is an eight billion dollar per year business. In 1963 about 70 million Americans bought over 523 billion cigarettes and 7 billion cigars, with 69.5 million pounds of smoking tobacco and 648 million pounds of chewing tobacco. Government excise taxes on tobacco totaled 3.3 billion. Tobacco is grown in 21 states by 750,000 farm families on 1.2 million acres yielding 2.2 billion pounds. Farmers earned 1.3 billion from tobacco sales. manufacturers employ over 96,000 with wages of 379 million.
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New York
U.S
United States
Diseases Mentioned In Smoking
Washington AP provides a glossary of diseases linked to smoking. Lung cancer and other lung tumors arise from bronchial lining. oral cancers also show associations. emphysema worsens breathing and can stress the heart. leukoplakia prompts smoking cessation. Peptic ulcers may be affected by smoking.
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Washington
Major Cause Of Diseases Federal Panel Report Says
A federal blue ribbon panel in Washington reports cigarette smoking is a major health hazard and a leading cause of lung cancer and other deadly diseases. It notes risk rises with intensity and duration of smoking, with potential lung and bronchial diseases and cancer, while recognizing some mental health benefits from smoking. The panel urges remedial action though no specific legislation is proposed.
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Federal
Washington
United States
Luther Terry
U.S. Public Health Service
Public Health Service
Health Service
Terry
Search Resumes for Six Illinois Family Members Missing in Michigan
Civilian and military aircraft resumed a dawn search for six members of an Illinois family whose light plane is believed missing over Lake Michigan region in northern Michigan. The incident underscores dangers of small craft travel amid cold water and remote terrain.
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Traverse City
Mich
Illinois
Hagerstown Increases Tax Rate By Sixty Percent
Hagerstown city council and Washington County commissioners clashed over budgets leading to property tax rising from 85 cents to 1.28 per $100 valuation, a 60 percent jump. City cuts and bond rejections preceded new spending for Maugansville water, urban renewal, Burhans Boulevard, and a pumping station.
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Hagerstown
Washington County Commission
Maryland
Burhans
County Commission
Maugansville
Washington County Free Library
Museum of Fine Arts
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Dal
Bruce Ahalt
Middletown High School
Northwestern University
Wells
University of Southern California
Cal Tech
University of Akron
Temple University
Florida Southern College
Trinity College
Texas Christian University
Salem College
Ellicott City
Hugh Burgess
Richard E. Lankford
Tobacco Industry Statistics
Buerger
Mauganville
Health Department
Suburban Sanitary Commission
Martin Road
Hage ®Town
Herman L. Mills
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