Central Fire Alarm Bids Sought by Frederick County
Frederick County commissioners seek bids for a new central fire alarm system with an anticipated cost near 40000 dollars. Bids open at 7:30 p.m. on August 1, with the base station planned for Montevue Home and a network linking 13 county fire departments and four Frederick City units. Annual operating costs estimated 20000 to 30000 dollars plus salaries and utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Board of Commissioners
A. Irvin Renn
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Montevue
Dorsey
High Knob
Maryland State Police
Maryland Forest Wardens
Fire Department
Carroll
Howard
Washington
Montgomery
Maryland
Adams County
Frederick City
Blood donors sought for open heart surgery case
Early visits to the Red Cross Bloodmobile in Washington are urged to donate blood for a 6 year old girl in Georgetown Hospital. Thirty donors with a special blood type are requested to register from 1 to 5 30 p m with a priority for donations between 1 and 130 p m to deliver by 3 p m. About 175 donors are scheduled for this visit, the second of the 1966 67 fiscal year. The annual quota is 3 250 pints. James A Grove chairman of the Frederick County Blood Program urged donors to keep their appointments.
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Red Cross
Washington
D.C
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Georgetown
James A. Grove
Frederick County
Market Opens Mixed as Viet Nam Jitters Ease
New York stocks posted uneven early trading as jitters from Viet Nam appeared to ease. Activity was moderate and investors awaited further developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gemini 10: Collins OK’d for space walk today
Gemini 10 astronauts John W. Young and Michael Collins proceed toward a 50-foot spacewalk to rendezvous with a dead satellite from March. Weathered eyes from the environmental issue were discussed as fuel concerns and orbital maneuvers continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Michael Collins
Agena Space
John W. Young
Collins
Gemini
Young
Navy
Air Force
William C. Schneider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
County Urged To Purchase Rose Hill Manor Property
A Frederick County special committee urged the county to buy Rose Hill Manor, site of Maryland’s first governor, proposing uses as an information center, aging recreation hub, and cultural center. Trustees hold the 40 acre site. two independent appraisals will value it before a purchase. The panel also urged seeking state and federal funds, or buying with county funds if outside aid fails.
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Rose Hill Manor
Frederick County
Maryland
J. D. Dave
North Market Street
Frederick
Board of Education
A. Irvin Renn
Board of Commissioners
National Leader Speaks At Brunswick Church Of God
A national leader of the Churches of God addressed dissidents from 25 area parishes, arguing the revolt stemmed from Bible Colleges imposing doctrinal beliefs. Rev. Cronise H. Barr spoke at Brunswick Church of God as part of a drive by Maryland Virginia leaders to curb the separatist move affecting 39 churches and about 3,900 members. The meeting nearly failed as access was blocked at nearby Knoxville and Carrollton churches, while loyalists gathered at Brunswick with five ministers and church leaders delivering remarks.
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Arthur D
Churches of God
Cronise H. Barr
General Eldership
North America
Barr
Brunswick Church of God
Maryland
Virginia
Carrollton Church of God
Westminster
Knoxville Church of God
Paul €. Moore
Edgewood
Mathias Buys Drought Relief Push for Frederick County
Rep Charles McC Mathias will urge Gov Tawes to declare Frederick Montgomery and Carroll Counties drought disaster areas. The Frederick County Drought Disaster Committee meets tonight to consider a similar request. Federal aid would include surplus corn purchase for dairy and beef cattle and grazing on diverted lands under cropland diversion, aiding local farmers amid a worsening drought.
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Charles McC. Mathias
Tawes
Frederick
Montgomery
Carroll
Frederick County
Mathias
Orville Freeman
Allegany
Washington
Garrett
Harold Free
Free
Negro Killed In Cleveland Race Rioting
In Cleveland the National Guard patrols the Hough district under a state of emergency after rioting leaves two Black men dead, 24 injured, and extensive property damage. Gov Rhodes orders arrests and more troops if needed as police and fire crews battle flames and looting.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Hough
James A. Rhodes
Columbus
Rhodes
John N. McCormick
City Cited For Pedestrian Safety
Frederick ranks high in Maryland for pedestrian safety with nine years since a pedestrian death. Sparrows Point leads the state with 25 years without fatalities, while Greenbelt Elkton Cambridge College Park Westminster Carrollton Havre de Grace District Heights Easton Laurel Riverdale Annapolis Salisbury all show multi year gaps. Baltimore City police earned a citation for driving over 10 million miles in 11 years without a pedestrian fatality.
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Frederick
Maryland
Sparrow’s Point
Baltimore County
Greenbelt
Elkton
Cambridge
College Park
Westminster
Carrollton
Havre de Grace
District Heights
Easton
Laurel and
Riverdale
Annapolis
Salisbury
Baltimore City
Firemen Halt Runs To Dump Fire Near Gas Pumps
United Fire Company faced repeated rubbish fires over two days as debris from a demolished building was dumped on East South Street beside Sinclair Pumping Plant. Firemen were ordered not to respond unless ashes threaten gasoline pumps, with Captain Millard Mastrino declaring no more calls unless safety risk rises.
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United Fire Company
West Patrick and
Court Streets
East South Street
Sinclair
United
Independent Hose Company
Millard Mastrino
Uniteds
Red Missiles And MIGs 2 U.S. Jets Shot Down
North Viet Nam launched a record 29 Soviet missiles during heavy American air attacks near Hanoi. One U.S. jet was downed by a surface to air missile and another by a Communist MIG in a dogfight. Saigon proposed peace talks toward reunification if Hanoi withdraws troops, a move viewed as unlikely by the Communists. Ground fighting persisted in the Song Ngan Valley and Ho Bo Woods, with significant Vietnamese and U.S. casualties reported.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
U.S. Command
U.S
North
Viet Nam
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Ho Bo
Peking
Prague
Earth Tremor Shakes Texas Panhandle
An apparent earth tremor woke residents in the Texas Panhandle around 3 am. Police in Borger reported a loud rumbling sound and windows shaking for several seconds with no damage reported.
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Texas Panhandle
Amarillo. Tex
Borger
Here
Water levels fall as Potomac River runs low citywide
Potomac River water nears historic lows with about 1.5 feet at Point Of Rocks and 21 percent below normal for July. Frederick's supply remains stable though Fishing Creek Reservoir sits 6 inches below spillway top at 39.6 feet, with 1.4 million gallons daily flow and a forecast down to about a million by summer’s end. Rain in July totals 2.35 inches, six months’ rainfall at 17 percent below normal. Monocacy River levels are normal though Monocacy filtration plant reports levels at 244.12 feet above sea level, the highest in years.
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Potomac River
Joseph
Point of Rocks
Joseph Kerrigan
Potomac
Frederick
Harold Weddle
Fishing Creek
Weddle
Kerrigan
Washington
U. S Geological Survey
Monocacy River
Louis Fasterday
Monocacy
Police Search For Prison Escapee Gibson From Frederick
State Police hunt for 23 year old Robert Louis Gibson of Lincoln Apartments who walked away from Maryland Correctional Institute at Hagerstown after noon Tuesday He was last seen near US 46 east of Middletown wearing a regulation brown uniform Gibson was serving time for a breaking and entering sarcagy proviction.
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Frederick
Maryland Correctional Institute
Hagerstown
Robert Louis Gibbson
Lincoln Apartments
Frederick Barracks
Gibson
US 46
Middletown
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Rhoto
J. Rolfe
Castlemar Kerrigan
Sunfish Rock
Point of Rocks Bridge
Brunswick
Church of God
Mac
Song Ngan
17Th Parallel Frontier
Hill 208
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