Two Million Over Original Estimate For High School
The total cost of the new Thomas Johnson High School may reach seven million dollars, about two million more than the original estimate. Dr. John Carnochan, county superintendent of schools, cited land, site development, building contracts, and change orders totaling 5,880,594.77, with six percent architect fees on contracts over 400,000 and land cost 128,765.00. Change orders account for rock excavation, stage access design, science and home economics changes, plumbing and electrical updates, chalkboards, and other adjustments, totaling 23,628.98 over the estimated amount. The site development costs 607,275.60 separate from the building contract of 5,092,000. The report notes the increase remains under 0.5 percent of the original contract.
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Thomas Johnson High School
John Carnochan
Carnochan
Dr. Carnochan
Optician Indicted For Murder In Baltimore Case
Ellis Wellington a 44 year old optician was indicted by a grand jury on a homicide charge after the shooting of Alice Johnson a 19 year old receptionist secretary at the Contact Lens and Artificial Eye Service Wellington surrendered in Pittsfield Massachusetts and is not expected to be returned to Baltimore before Tuesday Johnson mother of two daughters ages four and two was found dead in the locked examination room with a 22 caliber bullet wound to the back. Wellington had been living in Baltimore about a year with his wife and 17 year old son.
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Baltimore
Ellis Wellington
Wellington
Pittsfield
Mass
George F Klemmick
Alice Johnson
Brooklyn
Johnson
CR Job Law In Effect Today
Federal and Maryland fair employment laws took effect today. The federal act directs states with their own laws to handle disputes first, so complaints will be processed initially by the Maryland Commission on Interracial Problems and Relations under the state’s 1965 act.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Maryland Commission On
Cong Terrorist Raids Leave 9 U.S. Wounded
Seven U S Marines were wounded near Chu Lai as guerrillas attacked five miles from the Marine base. Two Army enlisted men were hurt when a Vietnamese soldier stepped on a mine. Fifteen Vietnamese soldiers were reported wounded 20 miles southwest of Saigon with no Viet Cong casualties reported. Air raids on North Vietnam continued with strikes on bridges depots highways and coastal facilities. North Vietnam claimed success at Nam Dinh but Saigon reports all planes returned safely.
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Associated Press
U.S
Chu Lai
Saigon
Air Force
Navy
North Viet Nam
Nam Dinh
Hanoi
Nan Dinh
Detective Charged After Daughter's Assault Tragedy
Lt. Thomas E. O'Neal, respected watch commander of the university vice squad, was booked on suspicion of assault with intent to murder after his daughter Shirley Diane, 19, was attacked and raped by at least three men. She identified two suspects before collapsing. O'Neal then opened fire in the West Valley station corridor, critically wounding a man as officers described him as deeply religious.
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Los Angeles
Thomas E. O'Neal
Shirley Diane
Thad
Brown
West Valley
Detective Bureau
Accidents and Fireworks Mark 4th of July Weekend in Frederick
Two children struck by autos and three youths detained for fireworks as Frederick marks Independence Day weekend. Six year old Dalley Wolford hospitalized for observation after a collision at 4th Street and Rhinehart Alley, while 3 year old Robin Thomas treated and released for minor injuries after running in front of a car on Elm Street School grounds. Police warn against more fireworks, with state troopers noting light traffic but crowds growing around Frederick Shopping Center and county fairgrounds for motorcycle races and the holiday events.
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Frederick
Dalley Wolford
West Fourth Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
4Th Street
Rhineharts Alley
Robin A Thomas
John Hanson
Klmeharts Alley
West Fifth Street
Frederick City
Elm Street
Frederick Barracks
Cresaptown
Cumberland
Jdusk
Frederick County Fairgrounds
The
Cement Workers Strike At Lehigh Portland Plant
215 workers at Lehigh Portland Cement Company plant in Union Bridge walk off at 7 am in a strike. Frank Kennedy of Local 31 cites support for International Union demands amid ongoing contract negotiations. Nationwide, 16,000 Lehigh Portland workers quit over bargaining latest terms. A meeting between union reps and company officials is scheduled for 10 am today in Alsen, NY.
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Lehigh- Portland Cement Company
Union Bridge
HW Guth
Guth
Frank Kennedy
United Cement Lime and Gypsum
International Union
Lehigh-Portland Cement
United Cement, Lime and Gypsum
Alsen
No News Published Monday for Fourth of July
The NEWS will not be published Monday to permit employees to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday. Editorial offices open Monday at 4 p.m. and business offices will open Tuesday at 4 p.m.
Skyline Chase Sparks $9,500 Robbery Probe
A 17 year old youth was nabbed on the Law Building roof following a downtown Frederick skyline chase that began after a Shopley Inc store theft. Police recovered a revolver and ammo, with more than $9,500 in merchandise stolen from William S Hood Co. on East Street including ten new TVs, watches, and wedding rings. Detectives from the city police bureau are on the case.
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Law
Frederick
Passerby
Shipley Inc
N Market St
Polace
Citizens Truck Company
William S. Hood
East Street
Second Declaration Of Independence Is Celebrated In N J
Residents of a small river community gather around an ancient elm on Sunday to commemorate a historic coincidence. On the west bank of Little Pine Creek, 23 men signed their own declaration of independence exactly 189 years ago the same day Philadelphia adopted the famous Declaration of Independence.
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Jersey Shore
Little Pine Creek
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Great Britain
Continental Congress
Frederick County seeks paid CCC director at 10500 salary
Charles N Beebee named to lead a committee to hire a paid administrator for Frederick County's Community Action Committee. The starting annual salary is 10500, with John A Zufall directing the search and two aides possibly hired to assist the director. The committee will determine candidate traits and begin seeking applicants.
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Frederick County
Charles N Beebee
Area Youths Find Draft Tests Tough
Richard A. Twigg reports that many youths fail the required mental or physical examinations for military service after receiving Uncle Sam letters. Frederick County Selective Service System officials say a large number are disqualified before induction, reflecting a national trend.
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Richard A. Twigg
Uncle Sam
Frederick County
Helen Plunk
Education Peace Corps style would aid teachers nationwide
President Johnson, addressing 7000 NEA delegates in New York, proposed a national teachers corps to work with urban slums and rural poverty areas, modeled on the Peace Corps. He also urged fellowships for teachers to refresh skills and said both programs need congressional approval. A plan to help Negro teachers displaced by desegregation was outlined, with reemployment and training under federal programs.
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New York
Johnson
National Teachers Corps
Washington
National Education Association
Lbj Ranch
Texas
Peace Corps
United States Employment Service
Manpower Development and Training Act
Whitney M Young Jr
National Urban League
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Denver
Cole
Eueaters
United States
NEA
Franklin D Roosevelt
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