Low Bid On Road Work Rejected
County commissioners rejected the $31,500 bid from South Jersey Construction Co. for surfacing Park Mills Road for failing prequalification with the State Roads Commission and awarded the contract to N. W. Etzler Co. Inc. The project covers 1.5 miles from Maryland 80 to Flint Hill. Bridges on Coppermine Road near Woodsboro and Hessong Bridge Road at Jimtown were awarded to Patton Construction Co. Israel Creek bridge will cost 36,685 and Hessong Bridge Road bridge 33,105 with work starting in about ten days and completion expected late this year.
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Park Mills Road
South Jersey Construction Company
State Roads Commission
Southey Nottingham
N. W. Etzler Company Inc
Frederick
Maryland 80
Flint Hill
Patton Construction Company
Reisterstown
Coppermine Road
Woodsboro
Hessong Bridge
Jimtown
Israel Creek
Hunting Creek
W. H. Haller 83 Dies Noted Political Adviser
W. H. Haller, 83, prominent Frederick political adviser, longtime Republican organizer, friend of presidents, died today at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Survivor include wife Monica, son W. Harry Haller Jr., daughters Monica and Katherine, brother T. Stuart Haller, and three grandchildren. Funeral details to be announced.
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W. Harry Hailer, Sr
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Thomas H
Elizabeth Bowers Haller
Calvin Coolidge
Republican State Central Committee
Washington Post
Baltimore Sun
St. John’s Catholic Church
Holy Name Society of the Church
Monica Fitzpatrick Haller
W. Harry Haller Jr
Washington
Monica Marie Haller
Brooklyn
N.Y
Katherine Haller Gordon
Arlington
T. Stuart Haller
Michael Stuart Gordon Jr
Patricia Monica Gordon
Amanda Louise Gordon
Fit
Frederick County Creates Fire Board Appoints Members
County commissioners named two firemen and two businessmen to the new Frederick County Fire Board. Members include Russell Keller and Charles Troxell of the Volunteer Firemen's Association, Donald L. Lewis former Thurmont mayor, and Robert K. Mohler Brunswick businessman, with Lan eee A. Dorsey as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Fire Board
Laneee A. Dorsey
Russell R. Keller
Frederick County Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Charles Troxell
Donald L. Lewis
Thurmont
Robert K. Mohler
Brunswick
Frederick County
Fire Board
Senate House Agree on Medicare Expansion Historic Pact
Senate and House conferees reached a sixth agreement on a comprehensive medical care program for older Americans. The deal includes taxing the first 6600 of income to fund the broader Social Security expansion, with House and Senate bills differing on benefits and tax provisions.
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Senate
House
Washington
George Smathers
D-Fla
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
John W Byrnes
Congressional and Health Education and Welfare Department
Law Forces Blind Widow From Home
In San Antonio, sheriff's officers forced 78 year old Maude Willcox from her two story home blocking an expressway interchange. She, a widow of 57 years, was carried out barefoot after doors were broken. A physician later persuaded her to leave. The eviction followed a five year legal battle and a court order dated June 18.
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San Antonio
Tex
Maude Willcox
Bill Hauck
Willcox
Mathias Speaks Tonight at Maryland Soil Conference
A three-day summer conference of the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts opens today at the Holiday Inn. U S Rep Charles McC Mathias Jr will headline the banquet at 6 p m. Sessions cover sediment problems in rivers and streams with panels and state officials discussing sediment sources and controls.
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Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Holiday Inn
U.S
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
A. Irvin Renn
Board of County Commissioners
Potomac River
Carl Johnson
Interstate Commission
Edward R. Kiel
Seil Conservation
Ser
Thief Wrecks Car Then Sets It Afire
State and city police search for a thief who stole a 1956 station wagon from Lewistown last night in Frederick. The car was wrecked on the Opossumtown Pike near Sundays Lane after a high speed chase and a gas tank explosion when the thief dropped matches and a cigarette into it. The fire was extinguished by Trooper Allen E. Swope. no arrests have been made.
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Frederick
Opossumtown Pike
Allen E. Swope
James N
Rhoten
Lewistown
Pine Avenue
East Fourth Street
Swope l
Swope
Trp
Grace H. Humm
Baptists Hear Talk By Anderson At Hood College
Dr. A. Anderson, newly elected Mary land Baptist College president, spoke at the Maryland Baptists convention in Hood College Walkersville. He will assume duties Aug. 16 after leading Judson College in Marion Alabama. He urged growth of the whole personality in college life and highlighted future college opportunities for faith development. The convention featured open houses for nursery and primary departments and a pastors vs laymen baseball game. A hymn sing was planned for tonight on the chapel steps.
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Conwell A. Anderson
Maryland Baptist College
Walkersville
Maryland Baptists Convention
Hood College
Dr. Anderson
Maryland
New Baptist College
Guard Volunteers Sought for Viet Nam Airlift
Washington AP National Guard officials propose using volunteers to meet increased troop and cargo air transport needs from a potential Viet Nam buildup. Guard pilots and crews are believed ready to volunteer, reducing reliance on active federal activation.
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Washington
National Guard
Viet Nam
Air Force
Defense Department
Far East
Military
Air Transport Service
Air Guard
Okinawa
Philippines
MATS
Negro Sheriff Quits in Crawfordville Georgia
Jesse Meadows, a retired Black sawmill worker who became chief of police in Crawfordville within the past week, has resigned. Mayor W G Taylor said the resignation followed a meeting of Black and white residents addressing grievances that spurred civil rights demonstrations and arrests, with the mayor stressing Meadows was not fired.
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Crawfordville
Jesse Meadows
Georgia
W.G Taylor
Meadows
Johnson McNamara discuss Viet Nam troop levels
President Johnson and Defense Secretary McNamara met with top aides to consider increasing U S forces in South Vietnam. McNamara cited a Viet Cong to government force ratio of about 165000 to 500000 and noted intensified guerrilla attacks and civilian terror, while adding some signs of deterioration since his prior visit but also high Viet Cong casualties.
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Washington
Johnson
Robert S McNamara l
Viet Nam
McNamara
South Viet Nam
White House
Bull Moyers
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Earle G. Wheeler
Army
Saigon
Harriman Kosygin Hold Second Meeting in Moscow
US Ambassador-at-large Averell Harriman met Premier Alexei Kosygin in Moscow to discuss world affairs and US Soviet relations. The hour and forty minute session ended without detail as Harriman promised a statement later. It was their second encounter in a week as talks on survey problems continued.
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Moscow
Averell Harriman
Alexei Kosygin
Harriman
Kosygin
State Park Plan Seeks 45 Million for 43 Areas
A 10 year Maryland master plan proposes 45 million dollars for land acquisition and development across 43 parks including Cunningham Falls with 25 million earmarked for development. Greenbrier Seneca Gambrill Washington Monument Gazed other funded sites details span 1967 to 1971 with top priorities Gunpowder Seneca Assateague Shad Landing Cunningham Falls.
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Cunningham Falls State Park
Spencer P Eice
State Department of Forests and Parks
Cunningham Falls
Forests and Parks Commission
Greenbrier
Seneca
Gambrill
Washington Monument
Gathland
Gunpowder
Assateague
Shad Landing
Tuckahoe
Cedarville
Patuxent State Park
Patuxent
Rocks of Deer Creek
Ells
Heaviest Casualties In A Week In Viet Nam War
US casualties dominated weekly losses with twenty eight Americans killed in action, ten wounded, and seven missing or captured. Vietnamese and Viet Cong losses ran high as air and ground operations continued around Bu Dop and Bien Hoa, with 419 Viet Cong killed and 28 captured.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
United States
North Viet Nam
Bu Dop
1St Division
Bien Hoa
Frederick County Parks Board forms advisory commission
Frederick County commissioners created the Parks and Recreation Commission as an independent advisory body and appointed officers and members. The new panel will be eligible for state and federal aid but acts only in advisory capacity to the county and must obtain commissioners’ approval for aid. Officers named: Charles F. Bowers chairman, William Houck vice chairman, Ruth R Brown secretary, Robert L Smith treasurer. Members include Bruce M. Brandenburg and William Browne.
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Frederick County
Parks and Recreation Commission
Charles F. Bowers
William Houck
Thurmont
Ruth R Brown
Robert L Smith
Bruce M. Brandenburg
William Browne
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Etzler Co
Park Mills
W. H. Haller
W. Harry Haller Sr
Pat
Pease Air Force Base
Newington
N.H
County Firemen’s Association
Mathias
Maryland Soil Conservation District
Paul McKee
State Department of Water Resources
John Wark
US Geological Survey
Burton Becker
SCS
Edgar Hollis
Maryland Department of Chesapeake Bay
L. Ningard
Baltimore Bureau of Water Supply
Lathrop E. Smith
Montgomery County Soil Conservation District
Charles Remsberg
Middletown
The
Conservation Association
Oscar Schmidt
Queen Anne's Conservation District
William Horvath
Soi
Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland
Howard Erickson
University of Maryland
Montgomery County Conservation District
Fred L. Bull
Baltimore Conservation District
Anderson
New York
Viet
State Park
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