Frederick County Board Hears Long Salary Talk For Principals
Frederick County Board of Education members discussed a new salary schedule for principals and supervisors but could not agree. They already approved a $5,000 starting salary for next school year and noted the county must obtain approval from the County Commissioners. Dr. James A. Sensenbaugh urged action to retain good personnel.
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Frederick County
James A. Sensenbaugh
C. Gordon Smith
Sensenbaugh
Two Held For Action By Grand Jury
Howard Thomas Uhler of Hagerstown was ordered held for grand jury on grand larceny and breaking and entering. The Shamrock Tavern break in October 3 yielded about 250 dollars, with nine latent prints matched to Uhler. Cottrill, 25, also held for grand jury on similar charges after being found near the Shamrock. 116 dollars recovered from a trash can.
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Howard Thomas Uhler
Hagerstown
Stanley Y. Bennett
Uhler
Thurmont
U. S. 15
Donald Frank Fitzgerald
Tfc
Earl F. Tracey
Pikesville
Th. G. A. Coonradt
Investigation and Identification Bureau
Paul Ottinger
Joseph William Cottrill
Shamrock
Cpl
William F. Davis
Fitzgerald
Ottinger
Rote
Rothenhoefer
Park Mills Road Bridge Collapses
A bridge over Bennett Creek on Park Mills road collapsed after a car skidded on ice and hit the side. Mrs Hesbin Foster crawled to safety but her 1963 Pontiac was ruined. The accident occurred about 8 am as she traveled south and the creek was five feet deep. County Engineer Southey T Nottingham Jr discussed replacement plans and costs, noting temporary structures may be impractical.
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Bennett Creek
Park Mills Road
Hesbin Foster
RFD 2
Frederick
Park Mills
Linganore Creek
Gas House Pike
Southey T Nottingham Jr
Nottingham
State workers to receive average $300 raise in 1970
Maryland figures show 6,672 state employees could gain about $300 more annually after the Standard Salary Board approved an annual review. Gov. Tawes will consider the plan costing about $2 million and shifting focus from across the board pay hikes to fringe benefits. The largest beneficiaries include 1,092 mental hospital attendants.
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Baltimore
Gov. Tawes
Standard
Commissioner of Personnel
Kennedy Memorial Medal Issued Nationwide
The Kennedy Memorial Medal was issued from suburban Englewood and issued in cities across the United States. Presidential Art Medals Inc produced 15,000 silver medals bearing a likeness of the late President Kennedy with serial numbers.
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Dayton
Ohio
Englewood
United States
Presidential Art Medals, Inc
Max Humbert
Personal air cooler developed for belt use
Government researchers at Savannah River Laboratory in Aiken South Carolina unveiled a belt worn personal air conditioner. The 12 inch device weighs 6% ounces and delivers cold air through plastic tubes to the body. It cools air by 50 to 60 degrees below ambient for workers in hot dusty or contaminated environments.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Savannah River Laboratory
Aiken
S.C
Atomic
Shriver Deliberates Possible Run for Vice President
Sargent Shriver director of the Peace Corps said Tuesday night he has not decided if he would run for vice president if asked. He spoke to reporters in Kabul Afghanistan during a visit that touched on U S aid and development programs.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Sargent Shriver
U.S. Peace Corps
Newsmen
Israel's Abba Eban Named to U.N. Advisory Committee
Israel’s Abba Eban was named to a United Nations advisory committee on Tuesday, despite opposition from Algeria and Iraq. The vote occurred at U.N. headquarters in New York as representatives argued over regional balance and qualifications.
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United Nations, N.Y
Algeria
Iraq
Israel
Abba Eban
Hamed
U.N
City and County Officials Meet With State Delegation
About 24 city and county officials sat with state legislators at the Francis Scott Key Hotel for a luncheon to discuss forthcoming state bills. They urged routing added income tax revenue to municipalities for education and local projects and debated authority over subdivision rules and county road standards. The session aimed to influence state action on taxes and regulatory powers.
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Francis Scott Key
General Assembly
Trading Vigorous New York Stocks Rise To New Highs
The stock market climbed to new high ground early this afternoon on a vigorous advance led by strong gains across major averages. Investors bought shares with broad participation as optimism about prosperity and corporate earnings supported prices.
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New York
Lehigh Cement Plant Near Woodsboro Progressing Rapidly
A Lehigh Portland Cement Company project near Woodsboro is advancing toward full operation by late summer. The multi million dollar light weight aggregate plant, with 350 000 tons annual capacity, spans 1 000 acres bought for over 300 000 dollars. About 20 to 30 workers will operate in three shifts as foundations and facilities near completion.
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Woodsboro
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
E. P. Carlson
Lehigh Company
Carlson
Woodsboro - Libertytown Road
Lehigh
Allentown
Union Bridge
Five Day Forecast Temperatures Rise Then Fall
The five day outlook from the Associated Press shows temperatures averaging about seven degrees above normal from Thursday through Monday with warm conditions on Thursday and Friday and cooler air Saturday through Monday. Normal highs range from 39 to 46 and lows from 24 to 31, with extreme Western Maryland dipping into the upper teens. Rain is possible late Friday into Saturday, potentially totaling about half an inch.
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Associated Press
Maryland
County Officials Back Thomas Johnson High School Funding
Frederick County commissioners told three members of the Board of Education that sufficient funds exist to finance the Thomas Johnson High School project, with an estimated cost around six million dollars. They warned that other planned structures would be delayed or scaled back. Clarence C. Thomas, C. Gordon Smith, and Hallar Best attended the executive session to discuss the project without representing the committee proposing alterations.
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Frederick County
Board of Education
Thomas Johnson
Clarence C. C. Thomas
C. Gordon Smith
Hallar Best
Kennedy meets Sukarno on Malaysia crisis talks
U S Atty Gen Kennedy and Indonesian President Sukarno held a two hour meeting over the Malaysia crisis and reportedly reached general agreement. A government spokesman canceled formal talks scheduled for Thursday and Kennedy planned to cut his visit short and depart for Cambodia.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
U.S
Robert F. Kennedy
Sukarno
Malaysia
Kennedy
Cambodia
Johnson
Federation
Johnson Pleased With Pearson Talks
President Johnson said he and Canadian Prime Minister Lester B Pearson had a very fruitful discussion this morning. They witnessed signing of the Columbia River Basin development agreement, with a second pact on an international park at Campobello to be signed later.
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Washington
Johnson
Lester B. Pearson
Pearson
Columbia River Basin
Campobello
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Dean Rusk
Paul Martin
Pope May Replenish The Sacred College
The death of another Roman Catholic cardinal heightened expectations that Pope Paul VI will convene a consistory to replenish the Sacred College. Speculation grew that most new cardinals may come from outside Italy to internationalize church leadership.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Italy
Baker Probe Puts Heat On Johnson
Senate inquiry into former aide Robert G. Baker uncovers Lyndon B. Johnson accepted a free stereo set costing more than 500 dollars. Senator John J. Williams condemns lavish gifts as improper, tying testimony by Don Reynolds to the LBJ Co advertising deals and Johnson era stock controls. Authority for the probe stemmed from Baker’s outside business activities.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Robert G. Baker
John J. Williams
R-Del
Williams
U.S
Baker
Johnson
Reynolds
Austin
Tex
LBJ Co
Senate Rules Committee
Bank of Damascus annual meet elects Brown to board
Walter C. Brown was elected to the board of directors at the Bank of Damascus annual stockholders meeting held Tuesday. Brown, a longtime bank cashier since 1955, holds a Virginia Tech degree and chairs the bank’s cashiering staff. Board members were reelected and officers named, with a 50 percent stock dividend planned, 2,000 new shares issued, and full redemption of outstanding preferred stock, lifting total capital to 475000 dollars. Deposits rose 14 percent and loans 20 percent in the year, with earnings per share near 9.95 dollars.
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Walter C. Brown
Bank of Damascus
Mr. Brown
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Damascus
Herbert S. Hyatt
Maryland Reapportionment Report Seeks Court Guidance
A Maryland governor's commission urges no action on House reapportionment until the U.S. Supreme Court provides guidelines. If action is pursued in February, the panel favors a plan restoring 123 seats with at least two delegates per county and city district, followed by 65 population-based additions. Several members voice reservations, preferring awaitable Supreme Court guidance.
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Baltimore
Maryland
House of Delegates
Supreme Court
Tawes
Commission
Baltimore City
Montgomery
Prince Georges
Anne Arundel
Allegany
Dorchester
Frederick
Garrett
Somerset
Talbot
Washington
Franklin L. Burdette
Supreme Court of the United States
Burdette
H. Winship Wheatley
Harry R. Hughes
Caroline
Thomas Hunter Lowe
D-Talbot
John N. Maguire
Balto County
Wheatley
Hughes
Lowes
Senate Finance
Legislative Council
House Judiciary
Health Department Profits From Polio Vaccine Drive
The State health department says it made 97431 in profit last year after distributing more than 2 million doses of polio vaccine. Donations of 25 cents each financed the effort, with a 50 50 split between Baltimore City and 20 counties who participated in the Knock Out Polio drive.
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Baltimore
State
iHealth Department
Baltimore City
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