Weekend Snow Drifts Close Some Roads in County
Light drifting snow blanketed parts of the county with up to four inches in outlying areas and forced partial road closures. By Sunday morning, all roads were open to at least one direction, while officials expected continued cold weather and light flurries with little additional accumulation.
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Robert L. Strine
Public Works
West South Street
West Third
Strine
Seventh Street
Maryland
Garrett
Allegany
Ray Hartman
Shookstown
Rocky Springs
Lewistown
Lime Kiln
County Roads Department
Frederick City
Ridgeville
Wolfsville
Snowy Road Collision Cuts Across Two Cars
Two cars collided on Manor Woods Road one mile west of Buckeystown about 7:15 a.m. due to the narrow snow banked road. Grace K. Jewell and William M. Sink reported $100 damages each for their 1961 sedan and 1959 convertible.
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Richard E. Cook
Manor Woods
Buckeystown
William M. Sink
RFD 1
Adamstown
Proctor
Robert L. McAfee
Spruce Run
Paul W. Kline
RFD
Myersville
Elmer M. Johnson
Kline
Walkersville Secures 50000 loan for water project
Frederick County commissioners authorize Walkersville to borrow 50 000 dollars from the State General Sanitary Facilities Construction Fund to build an elevated water storage tank and pumping station. County will guarantee the loan under a preferred credit arrangement, with Walkersville handling payments if not made directly by the county.
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Frederick County
Walkersville
State General Sanitary Facilities
Glade Valley
Samuel W. Barrick
Barrick
Chamber backs bond to fund Frederick Community College plan
The Frederick Chamber of Commerce endorses a five to seven million dollar state school bond to finance a separate Frederick Community College. Ex mayor Ramsburg urges enabling legislation for the commission to borrow funds, with a site near Possumtown Pike under option and night and day classes planned.
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Frederick
John L. Carnochan
Community College
Ramsburg
Frederick County
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Frederick Community College
Frederick High School
College Board of Trustees
Possumtown Pike
East Coast
Cooksville man sentenced to six months for assaulting state trooper
Merhle Smith, 20, was jailed six months after pleading guilty to assaulting a state trooper who tried to arrest him. He was acquitted on resisting arrest. Smith's lawyer urged acquittal citing lack of presented warrants as police testified about his attempted arrest at the Sportsmen's Inn in Ridgeville.
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Cooksville
Merhle Smith
Smith
Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr
Tfe
Glenn Schlotterbeck
Westminster
Sportsmen’s Inn
Ridgeville
Flying Objects No Longer A Mystery
The Air Force identified mysterious objects reported near Patuxent Naval Air Station. Radar operators described speeds around 4,800 mph and a sharp 180 degree turn. The study found the radar was reacting to another electronic device or radar circuit trouble.
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Washington
Air Force
Patuxent Naval Air Station
Wichita jet tanker crash kills 30 in northeast district
Survivors mourn as flash fire consumes five homes and leaves 25 damaged in the Pratt Street collapse. The KC135 tanker from McConnell AFB, loaded with 90 tons of fuel, plunged vertically after takeoff, killing 23 residents and seven crew. seven local businessmen coordinate housing for the displaced while investigations begin.
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Wichita
Kan
Pratt Street
McConnell Air Force Base
Emmit J. Warmsley
Sharon Dale
Alice A. Dale
Cheryal Ann
Harvey Dale
Joe T. Martin Jr
Gary Linn Martin
Joe T. Martin Sr
T. A. McGaughey
Murray A. Bywater
Bywater
Generals Take Key Posts as Vietnam Govt Expands War Powers
South Viet Nam's Young Turk generals gain top cabinet roles with Maj. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu as deputy premier and defense minister, Brig. Gen. Nguyen Cao Ky as youth and sport minister, and Brig. Gen. Linh Quang Vien as information minister. The government arms ministries to draft personnel for up to a year and to requisition property, while U.S. pressure aims to boost Vietnamese forces by about 100,000. The move follows the December crisis and the dissolution of the High National Council. Buddhist leaders have not yet reacted to the changes.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tran van Huong
Nguyen van Thieu
Defense Ministry
Huong
Air Force
Nguyen Cao Ky
Linh Quang Vien
Thieu
Young Turk
High National Council
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen Khanh
U.S
Horman urges advisory engineer on school building costs
Frederick County Commissioner Russell Z. Horman calls for appointing a qualified building engineer to advise on school construction projects. He argues current staff lack expert input and cites proposed expenditures between 10 and 102 million dollars over two years.
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Russell Z. Horman
County Commission
Frederick County
Horman
Wrecked Car Ruins Over Its Driver in Lubbock
In Lubbock Texas AP report police say a car left a collision scene and circled driverless in a field before running over its injured owner Marie Ivey 35, who lay at an intersection after a pickup crash. The car then struck Sgt Wayne Lecroy’s cruiser as he directed traffic and sped about 35 mph.
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Lubbock
Tex
Wayne Lecroy
Circle
Lecroy
Marie Ivey
Ivey
Johnson to Present Defense Policy Amid Inaugural Plans
President Johnson outlined a defense posture claiming U.S. military superiority and vowed to keep it, delivering a special defense message as he nears a full four year term. McNamara’s budget hints place next year’s defense at about 49.3 billion dollars, roughly half of the federal budget.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
U.S
Senate
House
State of the Union
Capitol Hill
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
Berlin
Kennedy
Flame Of Life Still Flickers In Churchill
London AP report notes Sir Winston Churchill, 90, slightly weaker but otherwise unchanged after a cerebral thrombosis. Lord Moran issued the seventh bulletin citing a restful night and a peaceful day with ground lost. | The bulletin scheduled the next update for 8:30 p.m. as family members and reporters watched outside Hyde Park area home amid sleet and wind.
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London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Lord Moran
Winston
Statesman
Moran
Lady Churchill
Sarah
Sir Winston
Randolph
Winston Spencer Churchill
Mary
Christopher Soames
Will Sickles Run For Governor
At a testimonial dinner in College Park Maryland Representative Carlton R Sickles Democratic potential candidate for governor is discussed. Prince George County Circuit Judge Ernest A Loveless notes Sickles wears a black eyed susan lapel pin saying it could signal future political moves.
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College Park
Carlton R. Sickles
Prince George County
Ernest A. Loveless
Sickles
Maryland
Pressman Demands Sears Ouster as Insurance Chief
Baltimore city comptroller Hy man Pressman urged Gov. Tawes to pressure Insurance Commissioner F Douglas Sears to resign. He argued the state needs a younger, more vigorous leader who will vigorously protect the public from insurance abuses.
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Baltimore (Ap
Hyman Pressman
Baltimore City
Tawes
F. Douglas Sears
Pressman
Sears
Maryland
Inauguration Festivities Open With Johnson Celebration
Festivities begin for Lyndon B. Johnson's inauguration with a reception for distinguished guests this afternoon and a Democratic gala tonight. An all-star program of singers dancers and comedians headlines the mammoth event. Hostess Pe'le Mesta hosted a Sunday night party at her penthouse for 300 guests including Vice President-elect Hubert Humphrey and Linda Johnson.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Andrew Jackson
Pe'le Mesta
Hubert H. Humphrey
Lynda Johnson
Carol Channing
Dave Miller
Congress
Johnson
Texas
Barry Goldwater
Market Nudges Higher in Early Trading
The stock market edged up in active trading as steels and motors led gains in a broad advance. Investors watched regional indexes and key industrial shares move higher amid cautious demand.
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New York
Three Arrested At gunpoint In Radio Shop Robbery Probe
Three Baltimore men were taken into custody at gunpoint today by Chief of Police Charles Main for questioning in the Wayside Radio Shop robbery last month. They were stopped in a taxi at North Market and Church Streets around 12:30 p.m. and are held at City Police Headquarters with no charges yet filed.
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Baltimore
Charles Main
North Market
Church Streets
City
Mississippi civil rights murders case tied to 18 indictments
Federal grand jury in Jackson indicted 18 white men for conspiracy in the killings of James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman near Philadelphia. Seventeen remaining suspects jailed or free on bond as arraignment looms. two fugitives Barnette and Jordan sought. Fundraising drives seek donations up to 1 million dollars for defense. state action pending.
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Meridian. Miss
Mississippi
FBI
Horace D. Barnette
James E. Jordan
Jackson
Philadelphia
Neshoba County
Lawrence Rainey
Cecil Price
Price
Here
Barnette
Jordan
James Chaney
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
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Warsaw
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Alexei Kosygin
Wladyslaw Gomulka
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