Snowstorm to hit Frederick County after heavy drifts
A third snowstorm in a week is forecast for Saturday in Frederick County after a night of near freezing temperatures and high winds. Drifts reach five to six feet with public schools canceled for the third time in seven days. Roads remain closed on Md. 75 80 Md. 17 and Md. 383 as crews work through the storm system. Temperatures today forecast between 16 and 24 with a windy, cold weekend ahead.
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Frederick County
Montgomery County
Middletown
Brunswick
State Roads
Unionville
City Crews Ready For Snow Again
City engineers announce operation snow plow will continue on city streets at 10 p.m. tonight. Streets targeted include Church Street from East to North Bentz, Third Street from East to North Bentz, and Fourth Street from East to North Bentz. 24 men previously cleared Patrick Street, Market Street, and Second Street overnight. Weather will determine weekend work and priority streets with traffic and drainage issues addressed first.
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Robert J. Rothenhoefer
Robert Strine
Church Street
East Street
Bentz Street
Third Street
Fourth Street
Stride
Frederick City
Patrick Street
Carroll Street
Market Street
All Saintstreet
Second Street
Strine
Area Cage Contests On Despite Snow
Snow drifts force cancellation of three of six area high school basketball games tonight. Matches called off include St. John’s versus Linganore, Thurmont versus Middletown, and Em mitsburg versus Maryland School for the Deaf. Games to be played are Glenelg at Frederick High, Brunswick at Walkersville, and Mt. Airy at Francis Scott Key. Canceled games will be rescheduled later.
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St. John’s
Linganore
Thurmont
Middletown
Emmitsburg
Maryland School For the Deaf
Glenelg
Frederick
Brunswick
Walkersville High School
Mt. Airy
Francis Scott Key High School
Mystery disease hits children in England
In London AP reports a spreading mystery illness among tens of thousands of children in Britain. Health officials warn the worst may be yet to come as the influenza like “black board bug” is suspected. Two deaths in Scotland are linked to influenzal pneumonia, including a Dundee boy near age two.
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England
London
Britain
Scotland
Dundee
Cooper H ughes Plan Backed by PTA Council
The Frederick County Council of Parent Teacher Associations urged massive demonstrations likened to the Boston Tea Party to press for Cooper-Hughes tax reforms. PTA President Boyd Smith said rising property taxes and reapportionment amount to taxation without representation for smaller counties, calling for extensive publicity to protest oppressive property and personal taxes.
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Frederick County
PTA Leaders Press Tax Reform Amid Community Debate
The PTA County Council president urged local PTAs to scrutinize the Cooper-Hughes tax reform plan and contact delegates. He criticized affluent counties for not supporting the rational, logical, and equitable reform, and called for public input on the tax structure overhauling effort.
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Smith
Ptas
Cooper-Hughes
PTA County Council
New Teachers and Raises Drive County School Budget
The proposal for Frederick County's upcoming fiscal year seeks a total budget of $9,911,153 for school instruction with $7,537,885 allocated to instruction. New staff include 24 teachers at Governor Thomas Johnson High and 23 additional elementary teachers to lower class sizes to 30. Salaries for teachers account for $5,107,502 of the budget, while eight specialty positions and a new library processing center are planned. Additional administrators and supervisors would cost $26,000 in salaries, with $167,258 for higher-level instructional salaries.
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Thomas Johnson
Edward Hamilton
Hamilton
Singanore High School
Frederick County
Maryland
Last Of A Series Expenses Deductible On Income Tax Forms
An editor’s note outlines deductions allowed on federal income tax returns for 1965. The piece explains itemizing vs standard deduction, using Form 1040, and points readers to IRS instructions or a 160 page booklet for full rules and examples including sick pay exclusions.
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James Marlow Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Major Crime Rise Reflected in Frederick 1965 Report
Frederick City police records show 961 major crimes in 1965, more than double 1964’s 468, with 63 percent case closure vs 68 percent. Arrests for motor vehicle violations fell by 133, while juvenile arrests rose to 378, and there were two murders and 37 burglaries among major offenses.
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Frederick City
Peice
Johnson Holds Talks On Bombings And Pause
President Johnson held an unannounced meeting with top security advisers to discuss ending the lull in bombing North Vietnam. No decision was reported, but indications favored an early resumption of air strikes as the pause failed to yield hopeful responses from Hanoi. Participants included Dean Rusk Robert McNamara William Raborn and Earle Wheeler.
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Washington
Johnson
North Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
Deferee
Robert S. McNamara
William F. Raborn
Central Intelligence Agency
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hanoi
Worker Hurt At TJ Files Damage Suit
A Brunswick man sues Gov Thomas Johnson High School architect Henry Powell Hopkins subcontractor Baltimore Rigging Contractors Inc and Eastern Shockcrete Corp claiming 75000 in damages for injuries when a 5000 pound concrete slab broke loose and fell 12 feet injuring him Sept 21 at the school. Another worker Donald R Davis of Hollywood Fla died from injuries in the same accident. The suit names planning installer and producer as defendants and seeks a jury trial in Frederick County Circuit Court.
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Brunswick
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Frederick County
Henry Powell Hopkins
Baltimore
Leroy W. Preston
Charles Henry Scott
Scott
Donald R. Davis
Hollywood
Fla
Stock Market Starts Day With Tumbling Volatility
New York stocks opened unsettled as traders reacted to mixed data and concerns over inflation. Prices swung on early trades with the Dow and broader averages fluctuating amid brisk trading volume.
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New York UP
Prisoner Foiled In Attempt At Freedom
A 19 year old Cecil County youth Thomas J E Cifaldo escaped from a Cecil County sheriff's car in Middletown on the way to Hagerstown Correctional Institute for four year auto larceny sentence. He was chased and caught about 10 minutes later with three Frederick state police units aiding.
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Union
Frederick
Cecil County
Hagerstown
Middletown
Thomas JE. Cifaldo
Hagerstown Correctional Institute
Cecil County Sheriff's
Frederick State
Renn to Seek Reelection as County Commissioner
Frederick County official A Irvin Renn announces candidacy for re election on the Democratic ticket in September primaries. Renn, a longtime Frederick City resident and board president, cites progress in education public service and internal administration and says he will present pertinent matters as the campaign gains momentum. He lives at 615 Magnolia Ave and remains active in church business and civic circles.
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A. Irvin Renn
Renn
Magnolia Ave
Frederick County
Frederick City
Frederick Coun
Big Battle Develops as Allies Push Deep Into Cong Lanh
In Saigon region, Viet Cong raked with heavy small arms as three Allied drives advance deep into the Communist coastal plain. U S helicopters of the 1st Cavalry Division landed north of Bong Son on Route 1. Skirmishes persist with no casualties reported so far.
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Cong Lanh
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Bong Son
Route 1
Primary Prospects Dim for Frederick City Elections
Frederick City faces likely no city primary this year as Board of Election Supervisors notes high cost and low interest. Democrats and Republicans prefer conventions for cost and democracy reasons, with mixed views from local officials and party leaders. Registration deadlines span May 13 for city, August 13 for county and state, with primaries September 13 and general election November 8.
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Frederick City
Board of Election Supervisors
State Central Committees
Austin C. Powell
Merrii F. Wachter
Wachter
Powell
Robert E. Dailey
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