Frederick Officials Plan Feb 1 Meeting on I 70 U S 340 Interchange
Frederick city and county leaders will meet February 1 with John B. Funk of the State Roads Commission to seek changes to the Interstate 70 U S 340 interchange. They aim to improve access to industrial land southwest of the city by altering the current plan, which requires complex turns or detours via Jefferson Road.
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Frederick
State Roads Commission
Dan Wight
County Planning Commission
John B. Funk
SRC
Jefferson
Funk
Baltimore
Frederick City Advisory Group To Meet Again After Hiatus
Frederick City will hold the advisory group on community improvement next week for its first meeting since formation two and a half years ago. The group, formed August 1963 under federal urban renewal rules, advised on housing and related projects with federal funds.
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Frederick City
Elmer C. Ehler
Citizens’ Advisory Group
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
HHFA
Carl V. Weakley
Weakley
Teachers To Think Critically Conference In Brunswick
Frederick County teachers will attend the 11th annual conference at Brunswick High School on Friday, with all county schools closed for the event. Dr. Carnachan says the theme is critical thinking about age issues with reasoned evidence. NASA official Dr. Small will speak at 10:30 AM.
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Frederick County
New Brunswick
John L. Carnochan
Carnachan
Thomas L. K. Small
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Washington
Rifleman Fires Shot Into Walkersville High School
State Police hunt a gunman after a rifle shot pierced a Walkersville High School window Sunday afternoon. Principal Arnold Fleagle reported two shots from a passing car around 4 15 p m. One bullet struck a chair and wall before lodging in a locker as Tfc. Carl R Harbaugh leads the investigation.
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Walkersville High School
Arnold Fleagle
Tfc
Carl R. Harbaugh
City safety record among best in nation
Frederick City's employee safety program has kept accident frequency at 6.64, far below the 27.15 municipal average, during the year ended Aug 31, 1985. Insurance costs are down, with six claims and 4.3 percent paid losses. total city vehicle mileage was 904,056 with police at 175,635 and United Fire ambulance at 12,540.
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Frederick City
Douglas Magaha
Magaha
United Fire Company
Shriver Leaves Peace Corps Post For Full-Time Antipoverty Role
President Johnson announced Shriver will devote full time to the antipoverty program. Jack Hood Vaughn named to succeed Shriver as Peace Corps head, having previously led the Latin American regional program. The move ends Shriver's dual role with the Office of Economic Opportunity amid Capitol concerns.
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Washington
Johnson
Sargent Shriver
Jack Hood Vaughn
Shriver
Peace Corps
Vaughn
Office of Economic Opportunity
21 Years Late Distinguished Flying Cross Awarded
Major Lawrence W. Shinnick Jr. received the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism on a 1944 bombing mission over Germany as a B-17 radio operator gunner. Despite severe injuries and hypoxia, he refused treatment and continued aiding the crew after their aircraft was hit by enemy fire near Bleckmann Germany. The award was presented by Col. Marvin Heath at Bakalar Air Base, Indiana, recognizing actions that occurred 21 years earlier.
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Ing
Lawrence W. Shinnick Jr
Germany
Maj
Shinnick
Tactical Air Command
Air Force
930Th
434Th
Marvin Heath
838Th Air Division
Forbes Air Force Base
Kan
Bakalar Airre Base
Columbus
Ind
Blechammer
Forbes Afb
McNamara seeks 113000 more troops for Viet Nam
The Johnson administration plans a 113000 manpower increase focused mainly on Army and Marine ground forces. McNamara said Congress will be asked for 12.346 billion dollars to fund the surge plus 415 million for economic purposes, lifting U.S. armed strength past 3 million.
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Washington
Navy
Air Force
U.S
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
White House
Congress
Viet Nam
McNamara
Pentagon
Capitol Hill
U. S
Two Units Donated To Hospital
Frederick Memorial Hospital expands with two new offerings from gifts to its $850,000 building fund. A $6,000 donation funds a first floor meditation room memorializing the late Auth L. Michael family. A $5,400 gift establishes a two bed children’s room in the Thomas Pediatric Department named Clyde EB and Julia E. Thomas.
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Greater Frederick Memorial Hospital
W. Meredith Young
Paul S. Michael
Grover L. Michael
Eustis
Fla
M. Ruth Michael
Wellesley
Mass
Auth L. Michael
Frederick
Young
Harry
William
Robert Leichert
Sonia
W. Levien
Frederick County
James McSherry
McSherry
Fund
McSherrys
Thomas Pediatric
Clyde EB
Julia E. Thomas
Weaver Sworn In as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Rob ert C. Weaver becomes first Black cabinet member sworn in as secretary of the new Department of Housing and Urban Development in the White House East Room. President Johnson calls it a proud moment and a start of an exciting adventure toward better cities. Robert C. Wood is sworn in as undersecretary, MIT professor who led a task force on department organization.
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Washington
Robert C. Weaver
Department of Housing and Urban Development
White House
Johnson
Robert C. Wood
Wood
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Weaver
Congress
Senate
GOP Leaders Assess State of Union as Weak
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen and House GOP Leader Gerald Ford aired a televised critique of President Johnson. They warned inflationary spending, declined world prestige, and a threatened domestic economy, urging continued Vietnam effort and sharp federal budget cuts to avert new taxes.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M Dirksen
House
GOP
Gerald R Ford
Johnson
Dirksen
Viet Nam
Ford
Lead Poisoning Warning Over Colorama Ceramic Mugs
Health Officer warns imported Colorama ceramic mugs may cause lead poisoning after a New York distributor recalled blue mugs with 298 milligrams of lead. Local searches found none in Frederick, but gifts from New York Baltimore or Washington could carry the risk.
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Health Department
Forbes H. Burgess
Frederick
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Erstown
Burgess
Food and Drug Administration
Ross Products, Inc
New York City
Veney Trial Opens Here On Feb 14
Earl Veney aged 32 charged with assault with intent to kill and three counts of armed robbery will be tried Feb 1 before Circuit Judge Robert E. Clapp Jr. His brother Sam Veney, 26, also charged, is to face trial separately. FBI arrested them March 11 last year at a Long Island zipper factory. Samuel Veney is accused of murdering Baltimore officer Sgt. Jack Lee Cooper on Christmas Day 1964 and both face assault with intent to murder Lt. Joseph Maskell during the Christmas Eve robbery investigation. Defense seeks venue change, citing potential unfairness in Baltimore. The Veneys will be tried separately.
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Earl Veney
Robert E. Clapp Jr
Veney
Sam
FBI
Long Island
Samuel
Baltimore
Jack Lee Cooper
Joseph Maskell
Veneys
Forces in South Vietnam rush more troops to Saigon defense
Seven thousand U.S. troops poured into South Vietnam to bolster Saigon defenses and strengthen the central coast Marine beachhead. Viet Cong guerrillas avoided major attacks before Lunar New Year but shelled positions, mined, and ambushed militia, with an orphanage hit by mistake. Rumors of a coup circulated amid infighting among South Vietnamese leaders, while Secretary Rusk's visit sparked fears of upheaval. Total U.S. forces rose to 191,000 as 4,000 from Hawaii and 3,000 Marines from Okinawa arrived. Mortar fire hit a U.S. compound near Quang Ngai, wounding civilians. two Vietnamese soldiers reportedly killed, 14 wounded.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Nguyen Cao Ky
Dean Rusk
U.S. 25Th Division
Hawaii
Okinawa
Quang Ngai City
Hue
Warmer Weather Expected in Frederick Area This Week
The weatherman predicts a warm trend to end a weeklong cold spell in Frederick and surrounding areas. Overnight lows dipped to 20 degrees with Unionville at 16, turbulent winds to continue today and Wednesday after Mondays 33/22 highs.
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Frede-rick
Unionville
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