Sub Zero Temperatures Hit Local Area Four Inch Snow Forecast
The region braces for four inches of new snow starting this afternoon and lasting through Saturday. Temperatures plummet to near zero or below, with Unionville reporting 8.5 degrees below zero overnight and Frederick at zero. Oakland records 9 below, Frostburg 7 below, and Cumberland 6 below as officials warn winds up to 23 mph may cause drifting and road clogs.
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Weather Bureau
Unionville
Frederick
Mercury
Ray Hartman
State Roads Commission
Hartman
Oakland
Garrett County
Frostburg
Town Hill
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Conowingo
Hancock
Pikesville
Bel Air
West
Minster
North East
Waterloo
Balltimore
Leonardtown
Maryland
Salisbury
Easton
Residents Warned of Carpet Weaving Scam in Frederick
Frederick residents face a scheme selling costly at home weaving machinery with promises of home weaving work. Buyers pay for equipment but receive no orders and stay unemployed with debt. Hammond urges checking with the Chamber of Commerce at Winchester Hall before sending money or buying equipment.
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Frederick
Hammond
Chamber
Winchester Hall
Halleck Becomes First to Occupy Rayburn Building Office
In Washington AP reports Charles A Halleck completes the move from House Republican leader to occupy the unfinished Rayburn Office Building marking a historic first. Upon departure of Halleck Saturday morning Gerald R Ford will move into the Capitol leader’s office with his files books and tasks.
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Washington
Charles A. Halleck
House
Rayburn
Halleck
Gerald R. Ford
Capitol
Market Irregular in Early New York Trading
NEW YORK market moved irregularly as steels and nonferrous metals advanced while overall indices rose unevenly. Trading opened with cautious gains and firms responded to mixed signals amid a steady but unsettled session.
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New York
API
Kennedy Letter Sells for 2700 at New York Auction
An AP report states a JFK boyhood letter, written at age 15 to a close friend at Choate School in Connecticut, sold for 2700. Khrushchev’s 1963 letter to Bolivia’s president brought 1675. In total 16 Kennedy autographs brought 9045 and 212 famous signatures sold for 55827.50.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Bolivia
Kennedy
Choate School
Connecticut
Bloodmobile collects 192 pints in Frederick drive
The Red Cross Bloodmobile drew 192 pints at Calvary Methodist Church on Wednesday. It surpassed the Fort Detrick visits as the city's strongest collection since July 1962, easing the annual quota deficit. Next drive is February 4 at the Church of the Brethren from 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m.
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Red Cross
Calvary Methodist Church
Fort Detrick
Frederick City
James A Grave
Frederick County
Dee 29
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Church of the Brethren
Terrace Lanes
Grove
Advisory Council Idea Rejected by Frederick Board
Five Frederick County Board of Education members denied any failure to control school expenditures. Commissioner Horman proposed an advisory council to study future construction costs, but board members differed. Best argued against the council, while Smith supported some concerns. the board favors ongoing planning conferences and a permanent committee to oversee costs.
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Frederick County
Hallar Best
Walkersville
Governor Thomas
North County High School
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Gordon Smith
Carnachan
Best
Clarence C. C. Thomas
Harvard Psychologist Links Drinking to Hunger for Holiness
Los Angeles AP report notes Harvard psychology professor D C McClelland visiting USC to lecture on why people drink. He says alcohol triggers thoughts of life and eternity, and religion's stance against liquor may reflect it filling a spiritual hunger. He cites concerns about sex, aggression, and health after drinking.
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Los Angeles
D. C
McClelland
Job Corps Camp Opens Near Camp David in Maryland
The Civilian Conservation Corps site at Catoctin Mountain near Camp David becomes a Job Corps camp under President Johnson’s war on poverty. Thirty youths aged 16 to 21 from Baltimore, Virginia, and Kentucky begin training, housed in old CCC cabins, with $30 monthly spending money and a $500 later payout.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Catoctin Furnace
Johnson
Baltimore
Virginia
Kentucky
Ccc
Catoctin Mountain Nations
Camp David
Churchill Suffering Brain Blood Clot at Age 90
London AP reports Sir Winston Churchill has a cerebral thrombosis after a cold, a medical bulletin by Lord Moran says. Randolph Churchill confirms the cold while noting Churchill’s age and serious outlook, with health updates anticipated after physician visits.
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Churchill
Winston Churchill
London
Randolph
Lord Moran
Winston
Sir Winston
Randolph Churchill
East Bergholt
Suffolk County
Britain
Fire at State Mental Hospital Leaves Two Dead
A general alarm blaze at the State Mental Hospital in St. Louis killed two women patients. About 1,200 patients were evacuated, many in night clothes, as sub-freezing temperatures threatened the crowd. Firemen and staff swiftly contained the fire, preventing a larger tragedy.
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ST. Louis
State Mental Hospital
Robert Blackburn
Hotel Fire Ends Fatally for Three In Omaha
AP report from Omaha says a first floor tap room fire in the Eagle Hotel at 14th and Harney downtown killed two guests and injured eight. Night clerk Ed Ivey smelled smoke at about 4 a.m. and alerted 50 frightened guests who fled into 15 degree cold. Deaths were attributed to smoke inhalation.
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Omaha, Neb
Omaha
Jay
Ed Ivey
Eagle Hotel
14Th and
Harney
Omaha Business District
Frederick Robidson
Joseph Koksol
Johnson Seeks Four Year Extension for Arms Control Agency
President Johnson urged Congress to extend the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency for four years with a $55 million budget, arguing that continued U.S. leadership is vital to halt nuclear proliferation and safeguard national security. He highlighted past achievements like the 1963 test ban and the Washington Moscow hotline, underscoring disarmament as essential to security.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
United States
House
Senate
William C Foster
Foster
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Red China
Moscow
U.N
Space
Causes of 155 County School Dropouts Highlight Lack of Interest
Supervisor Paul E. Bogle reports 155 high school dropouts last year. The largest cause was lack of interest (51 students), followed by work (si). Other frequent reasons include marriage (15), lack of scholastic success (16), parental indifference (11), and pregnancy (10). Only seven due to other economic reasons. Frederick County high schools show dropout counts by size and school.
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Paul EB. Fogle
Board of Education
Fogle
Frederick County
Johnson Waiting for Pearson Visit on Auto Tariff Pact
President Johnson at his Texas ranch awaited Canada Prime Minister Lester Pearson’s arrival to finalize a deal to abolish U.S. and Canadian tariffs on new autos and auto parts. A signing may occur before Pearson departs on Saturday, though U.S. Congress must pass enabling legislation for full effect.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Texas
Canada
Lester Pearson
Pearson
U5 Congress
Two Americans Die as Vietnam Helicopter Crashes
In Saigon region a helicopter escorting a road convoy hit a power line killing the pilot, an enlisted gunner, and a Vietnamese observer. The co pilot and another gunner were wounded. No ground fire reported. Casualties bring noncombat deaths to 109 since 1961, with 249 KIA in action. Separately, bombings in Thu Dau Mot kill five civilians and injure 20 as anti government unrest grows amid monk meetings and demonstrations across Ba Nang and Quang Tri demanding Premier Huong’s ouster.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Thu Dau Mot
Saison
Phan Khae Suu
Ba Nang
Quang Tri
Tran van Huong
Animals Play Tricks in New York Aquarium Rename
Pierre the gray seal at Coney Island Aquarium becomes Michele after the staff misidentified her sex. A 33 pound baby born Wednesday awaits a name as crew jokingly suggests Oops. In Tennessee, Turner Kirkland reports capturing a rare badger in a cage trap, misread as a skunk before confirmation.
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New York
Pierre
Coney Island Aquarium
Michele
Carlton Ray
Union City
Tenn
Turner Kirkland
Kirkland
Johnson seeks record low foreign aid amid split over military help
Opposition voices challenge President Johnson’s request for 3.38 billion in foreign aid, arguing it combines military and economic aid. Senators Ellender Morse and Fulbright push for separation while Passman defends the White House approach. The proposal would be the lowest ever by a president, though above Eisenhower’s 1955 funding and Johnson’s prior year request.
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Washington
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Alien J Ellender
D-La
Congress
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Foreign Relations Committee
Otto E Passman
Dla
White House
J. W. Fulbright
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chicken House Fire on George Lease Farm Reported
A fire broke out late this morning in a chicken house at the George Lease farm along Gas House Pike. Investigating and firefighting crews from the Independent Hose Company and the New Market Fire Department responded to the alarm.
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George Lease Farm
Gas House Pike
Independent Hose Company
New Market Fire Departments
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