Whalen Quits City Airport Operation
Frederick Mayor John A. Derr said the city has taken over Frederick Municipal Airport after T. J. Whalen pulled out with all his equipment. Services continue. negotiations proceed with a prospective operator, though the city has not disclosed the bid winner. Whalen had run the airport since 1965 under a five year lease, charging 1100 monthly rent and owing back rent.
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Frederick Municipal
John A. Derr
Frederick
T. J. Whalen
Derr
Whalen
Paul Cochran
Freder
Ick
Cumberland Municipal
Gaithersburg
Laytonsville
Congressional Auto
Rockville
Whaten
Dimes Mareh Begins In Frederick
The 1967 March of Dimes opens its January campaign in Frederick County with leaders urging funds to combat birth defects. Wallace E. Hatton cites 250000 American children born each year with birth defects and stresses prenatal care and medical supervision for mothers. The organization backs education, treatment centers, and birth defect research akin to polio vaccine efforts, noting progress in this complex health area.
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Frederick County
Wallace E. Hatton
March of Dimes
Hutton
Market slides on tax surcharge request
New York AP reports heavy trading as the stock market slides early today after President Johnson seeks a 6 percent surcharge on income taxes, triggering a shocked response from Wall Street.
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New York
Wall Street
Johnson
Powell Denied Seat Sparks 3rd Party Talk
AP dispatch reports Adam Clayton Powell urging African Americans to abandon long Democratic loyalty and consider a third party as a political option after the House refused to seat him while a four to five week probe into his qualifications is conducted. Powell urged boycott of taxes and parties, while Republicans and Democrats alike censured the move. He criticized Northern liberals and the GOP as harbingers of race hatred and framed a new political path for black voters.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
Capitol
Adam
Congress
Watts
Harlems
Republican Party
America
Lani Bird 2 Flies Into Orbit
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The Lani Bird 2 satellite rose into a preliminary transfer orbit on its way to a Pacific outpost to serve as a commercial link between North America and the Far East. A delta rocket lit the dawn sky and propelled the Comsat Corp payload on schedule at 6 55 a m EST. Thirty minutes after launch the control center announced the satellite had reached a wide looping orbit.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Pacific
North America
Far East
Delta
Comsat Corp
Rain and Snow Not Likely This Week Forecast
Weather outlook shows no rain or snow for the rest of the week with January remaining unusually dry. First six days had no precipitation, last weekend added .23 inch, potential to rival record dryness. Temperatures range from mid 20s at night to near 40 by day, with easing into upper 30s to low 40s later week. Normal January precipitation is 2.98 inches.
Maddox Wins Georgia Governorship After Bitter Campaign
Gov elect Lester Maddox pledged a peaceful administration and unity after defeating Howard Callaway in Georgia's General Assembly vote. The 51 year old segregationist promised a constitutional convention reapportionment and a two afternoon per month open for public meetings. He condemned extremism and violence while stressing dissent rights and a focus on state problems. Maddox received 182 votes to Callaway's 66 ending a stalemate from write in ballots and he took the oath Tuesday night.
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Atlanta, Ga
Lester G. Maddox
Lester Maddox
Maddox
Howard H. Callaway
General Assembly
Atlanta
Georgia
Thief Takes $130 From Area Home
State Police search for thief who stole 130 dollars from the home of John Bowlus in Middletown. Entry occurred about 9 30 am through an unlocked door while the residents were away. No suspects have been found.
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Middletown
Donald Barigis
John Bowlus
Bowlus
Brunswick Trials Noiseless Paper Garbage Cans
A Brunswick test over 60 days will use chemically treated paper bags as the new noiseless garbage container. West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co presented a 15 minute film detailing cost and setup. Bags cost $9 per hundred. holders $45.06. animal guards $6.45. steel cabinets $19.90.
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Brunswick
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Paper Company
J. S. Smuillen
Smullen
Iron Triangle drive climbs as toll rises in Vietnam
Armored U S columns push into the Iron Triangle from the east as the campaign nears four days. Casualties reach 165 dead with B 52 strikes totalling four dozen since Cedar Falls began. Vietnamese forces report 172 Viet Cong killed and 26 captured, plus a helicopter crash near Chu Lai with nine presumed U S deaths.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Cedar Falls
South China Sea
Chu Lai
Marine Corps
da Nang
Tri Tam
Mekong
Mangrove
Vinh Binh
Brunswick Names New Police Chief
A 38 year old Washington County deputy sheriff was appointed Brunswick police chief last night. James R. Powers of Weaverton was unanimously confirmed by the town council to succeed the late Chief Lee Merriman and will start Feb 1. Powers, a six year deputy in Washington County, previously served in CIA security at McLean Virginia. Acting Chief James Fietz continues until Powers begins. The council also approved salaries for mayor, council and officers and a reserve of 3500 monthly for Mayor discretion for travel.
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Washington County
Brunswick
Jess D. Orndorff
James R. Powers
Weaverton
Powers
Lee Merriman
Central Intelligence Agency
McLean
James Fietz
Salisbury Says North Viets Won't Be Forced To Talk Peace
AP reporter Harri son E Salisbury, NYT assistant managing editor, on his two week visit to North Vietnam argues Hanoi cannot be coerced into negotiations. He cites Dien Bien Phu as the model of resilience and notes North Vietnam’s distrust of U.S. agreements after Geneva. He criticizes American bombing policy as unclear.
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Hong Kong
Harrison E Salisbury
The
New York Times
North Vietnam
Salisbury
Radio
United States
Hanoi
Dien Bien Phu
Geneva
Salsbury
Johnson seeks tax boost to fund Vietnam war defense
President Johnson urged Congress to raise taxes with a 6 percent surcharge on corporate and most personal income to last two years or longer. The plan would raise about $4.5 billion in year one and affect taxpayers beyond exemptions for families with two children and modest incomes. He warned the end of the conflict is not near while pledging to preserve domestic programs and push Social Security increases ahead of the 1968 election.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
State of the Union
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Man Ordered Held For Grand Jury
A 22 year old Walkersville man was ordered held for grand jury action on charges of breaking and entering the Monocacy Oil Company on West Church Street and stealing 297 dollars. Magistrate Byron W Thompson set 250 dollar bond on each charge at preliminary hearing for John Robert Sayler. Sgt. Paul Mossburg testified that police matched Sayler’s shoe print to impressions found in the oil company office. Sayler is on parole from the Maryland House of Correction for a six month petty larceny term. His parole expires Feb. 12.
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Walkersville
Monocacy Oil Company
West Church Street
Byron W. Thompson
John Robert Sayler
Paul Mossburg
Sayler
Oil Company
Maryland House of Correction
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