Clapp Named Frederick County’s Second Circuit Court Judge
Governor Tawes to announce the appointment of Robert E. Clapp Jr. as Frederick County’s second Circuit Court judge. Clapp, 54, will join Chief Judge Patrick M. Schnauffer, with 30 days to qualify for the oath. He will earn a $22,500 salary and has a long record in Maryland law and public service.
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J. Millard Tawes
Robert E. Clapp Jr
Frederick County
Clapp
James McSherry
Charles A. Price
Washington and Lee University
Harvard Law School
the Masons
Veterans Organizations
House of Delegates
Maryland
Frederick
Judge Advocate General’s Department
Army
State Roads Commission
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Roads Department
Bay Bridge
Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ
Hood College
Araby
Stocks Advance as Wall Street Bets on Summer Rally
In New York the stock market moved higher early this afternoon, with traders hinting at a summer rally as gains broadened across indexes and leading shares posted advance. The market mood reflected renewed optimism and steady buying pressure amid ongoing economic signals.
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New York
Wall
Frederick County Officials Seek Federal Drought Aid for Farmers
Frederick County Commissioners urged federal help for farmers hit by drought and pesticide in milk. In letters to Rep. Mathias and Senators Brewster and Sickles they pressed immediate action and offered staff support. A Mathias meeting at the Francis Scott Key Hotel was planned to discuss drought aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Carlton R. Sickles
Daniel Brewster
Board of County Commissioners
Frederick
Mathias
Francis Scott Key
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Russell
Herman
Irvin Renn
City Wins In Zoning Use Case In Frederick
The City of Frederick won its first case under the new comprehensive zoning ordinance when Magistrate Byron W. Thompson fined John E. Nusz $100 and costs for operating a business selling vehicles in a residential area. Evidence showed up to 18 cars on the property. Nusz argued nonconforming use but the court ruled the activity illegal.
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City of
Frederick
Byron W. Thompson
John E. Nusz
Braddock Avenue
Richard R. Burgee
Nusz
Frederick City
Nasz
Burgee
Five Maryland Counties Declared Drought Disaster Areas
Five Maryland counties Baltimore Carroll Cecil Montgomery and Washington have drought disaster status declared by the Agriculture Department. Approval by Secretary of Agriculture Clarence D Long will unlock federal aid enabling farmers to buy cattle feed from surplus at reduced rates. In Baltimore city the Board of Estimates approved across the board raises for police and firemen.
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Maryland
United States Department of Agriculture
Baltimore
Carroll
Cecil
Montgomery
Washington
Battle of Monocacy Hidden by Centuries of Nature
Civil War page details rifle pits and trenches along the Monocacy river from Jug Bridge to Araby. Nature has erased many signs, though monuments on Md 355 and Araby Road remain as reminders.
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Richard Shafer
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
MD. 355
Frederick Junction
Araby Road
Communists Hit Vietnamese Army Supply Convoy
Communist guerrillas ambushed a 36 truck convoy from Qui Nhon to Pleiku on a mountain road near a historic marker. U S helicopters supported government troops as Viet Cong fought to strip cargo but failed to remove thousands of artillery shells. About 29 government troops were killed or wounded.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Baothers
Defense Ministry
U.S
Qui Nhon
Pleiku
Highlands
Goodwill Changes Routes for Monocacy Valley Area
The Monocacy Valley Goodwill Industries will reschedule truck pickups starting Monday. The truck will visit Adams Town Buckeystown Doubs Brunswick Middletown and the western city area on Tuesdays, and operate within city limits on Wednesdays instead of Fridays. Donations of repairable clothing furniture toys or electrical appliances are collected via six city boxes or home pickups.
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Monocacy Valley
Safeway
Seventh Street
Prospect Plaza
Jefferson Street
Hood's
East Street
A&p
West Patrick Street
Goodwill Store
South Bentz Street
Rosemont Avenue
Complete Civil Rights Bill Clears Congress and Heads to White House
Washington AP Congress completed action on the civil rights bill as the House approved the Senate version and sent it to the White House for signature. President Johnson is expected to sign quickly to curb discrimination and ease civil rights tensions. Some predict increased violence before any calm. The House vote was 290 to 130 and the Senate 72 to 27 after a three month debate.
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Washington
Congress
House
White House
Senate
Johnson
Injuries Fatal To Chauffeur In Gettysburg Wreck
Anthony E. Parot 49 of Buffalo died at Annie Warner Hospital Gettysburg after a station wagon crash near Codori barn left him trapped five hours. He suffered a crushed spine two broken ribs and shoulder abrasions. Coroner cites crushing injury as cause of death. Funeral arrangements handled by Buszka Funeral Home Buffalo.
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Anthony E. Parot
Buffalo
N.Y
Codors
Gettysburg
Annie Warner
Parot
Sisters of Mercy
St. Joseph College
Emmitsburg
Sisters of iCharity Hospital
Codori
Warner Hospital
Adams County
C. G. Crist
Buszka
Mount Airy Citizens League Demands Public Meeting
The Mount Airy Citizens League calls for a joint public session of the Carroll County Board of Education and the County Commissioners to discuss the two million dollar high school consolidation at Winfield. They decry an executive session and request prior budget access and a Sykesville area venue with advance publicity.
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Mount Airy Citizens League
Carroll County Board of Education
Consolidated High School
Winfield
Cyril M. Witte
Citizens League
Vernon R. Simpson
Damascus High School
Montgomery County
Mt. Airy
Dr. Witte
Mr. Simpson
Board of Education
Sykesville High School
Sykesville-Eldersburg
Sykesville
Milton Eisenhower Seated As Delegate to GOP Convention
Dr. Milton Eisenhower, brother of a former president, won a seat on Maryland’s delegation to the Republican National Convention after a caucus and parliamentary moves. The 65 year old Johns Hopkins president may speak for Gov. William Scranton, with 19 other Maryland delegates, nine pledged to Scranton.
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Baltimore
Milton Eisenhower
Maryland
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins University
Scranton
Man Charged In Death Of Child
A 20 year old Taneytown man, John Allen Lescalleet, charged with homicide in the death of one year old Joseph Franklin Black. The baby, left with Lescalleet at the Central Hotel, was struck on the head when Lescalleet threw him onto a bed. Autopsy planned. death linked to brain injury. Services for the infant set for Saturday in Beaver Dam Cemetery area.
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Taneytown
Carroll County
Westminster
John Allen Lescalleet
Joseph Franklin Black
Nancy Louise Black
Lescalleet
Miss Black
Central Hotel
University Hospital
Baltimore
Tfc W. Holland Jr
Benjamin Black
New Windsor
Union Bridge
D. D. Hartzler and Sons
Ralph White
Beaver Dam
Fireball Roberts dies from crash injuries at Charlotte
Glenn Roberts known as Fireball died from burns suffered in a three car crash during the World 600 at Charlotte on May 24. In tennis, Margaret Smith and Maria Bueno advanced to the Wimbledon women’s singles final.
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Charlotte
N.C
Glenn
Fireball) Roberts
Wimbledon
England
Australia
Margaret Smith
Maria Bueno
Brazil
Police Probe Continues in Baby Found in Cardboard Box
A five pound infant found in a cardboard box near Yellow Springs Park died from lack of care. Officials say death occurred within 24 hours of discovery and are seeking the child's parentage. A joint city state police investigation, including autopsy results, continues.
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Yellow Springs Park
Roberts. Rothenhoefer
Frank Foland
Yellow Springs
Foland
Spout’s Spring
Hamburg Road
Rothenhoefer
Three Crewmen Die In Train Wreck In Pittsburgh
A Pennsylvania Railroad freight collision in Pittsburgh's West End killed three crewmen and wounded another trainman. Fireman R. J. Cook of Carnegie, Pa. was trapped in the engine cab, freed after about three hours, but died at the hospital.
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Pittsburgh, Pa
Pennsylvania Railroad
West End
R. J Cook
Carnegie, Pa
Sunday Centennial Pageant Sees Lancaster Fencibles Join Ransom reenactment
The Lancaster Fencibles from Lancaster Pennsylvania will march Sunday in the Monocacy battle centennial pageant near City Hall. Written by Joseph Turner and directed by Colonel Richard M Clendenin the pageant begins at 1 30 pm traffic on North Market Street between Church and Second Streets will be stopped. The Fencibles wear frock coats and Hardee hats led by Colonel Reanes Goehring Jr and Major Glenn W Waller Jr They serve as Guard of Honor at the 3 pm National Rededication ceremony on the Monocacy battlefield and have appeared at Lincoln Memorial events and several Civil War reenactments.
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Battle of Monocacy
Lancaster Fencibles
Lancaster
The
Historical Society of
Lancaster County
Joseph P. Turner
Richard M. Clendenin
North Market Street
Church
Second Streets
Reanes Goehring, Jr
Glenn W. Waller, Jr
Monocacy Battle Field
Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
Bull Run
Antietam
Hanover
Front Royal
New Market
Wrightsville
Gettysburg
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R. E. Clapp Jr
Circuit Court
Board of Estimates
Mt. Airy Citizens League
Ick Junction
wrews-Post
Ransom
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