Marines Fight Elite North Vietnamese Division Near 17th Parallel
U S Marines battled at dawn against the North Vietnamese 324 B Division in the jungles near the 17th parallel frontier. The fight left more than 1,000 Communists reported killed as Marine air and artillery pressed a blocking force near Laos amid heavy small arms and mortar fire.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Laos
North
South
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
324.B
Marine Corps
1St Marine Regiment
City Board Announces Committee Appointments
Mayor John A. Derr announced the new city administration committees last night with aldermen approval. Appointments include Claims by the full board. Airport with Richard L. Shipley as chair and members Donald B. Rice and Glenmore V. Rice. Fire with G. Rice as chair and Emmett R. Bowlus and William H. Bartgis. Insurance with Bartgis as chair and Bowlus and Shipley. Light with Bowlus as chair and Bartgis and D. Rice. Finance by the full Park committee. Police with D. Rice as chair and G. Rice and Bowlus. Street and Bridge with Bowlus as chair and Bartgis and Shipley. Taxicab with G. Rice as chair, Bowlus and Maj. Charles V. Main. Water and Sewer with D. Rice. Budget by Derr with full board, Robert J. Rothenhoefer and Louis E. Eichler ger. Purchasing by Derr with board president and city engineer.
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John A. Derr
Board of Aldermen
Entire Board of Aldermen
Richard L. Shipley
Donald B. Rice
Glenmore V
D. Rice
Derr
Robert J. Rothenhoefer
Louis E. Eichelberger
Rosenstock Resigns Zoning Appeals Post
Rosenstock, chairman of Frederick City zoning appeals, submitted his resignation to city administration. Mayor Derr said the move allows him to focus on duties as Maryland Bar Association president. Alder men will name a successor at the August 4 meeting. his four year term ends in November. Other board members are Schell Jr., Miller, Ray, and Bowlus.
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Benjamin
Rosenstock
Fredrick City
John Ed. Schell Jr
Homer Miller
Ira F. Ray
E. Robert Bowlus
City Seeks Use For Old Reservoir Site
Frederick mayor assigns parks committee to find a use for the 10 acre old reservoir on West Seventh Street between Apple and Fairview Avenues. The land has been idle for about 30 years and previously considered for a community center city hall YMCA and other projects.
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Frederick City
West Seventh Street
Apple and
Fairview Avenues
YMCA
Resignations Shock City Housing Board Shocks Team
Frederick City Housing Authority members said they were shocked by the sudden resignation of their entire administrative staff and met to discuss replacements for Executive Director J Frank Main Sr and two other top employees. Interviews will be held today at the Maryland Unemployment Security office on West Church Street.
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Frederick City
Virginia B. Luhn
Main's
Alice Sayers
Luhn
Maryland
West Church Street
William O. Lee Jr
Main
Authority
Lee
Frederick Human Relations Council
Rollins resigns from Frederick Housing Authority
Frederick city lawmakers accepted the resignation of Herbert L. Rollins from the Frederick Housing Authority to avoid a conflict of interest as Rollins had been newly appointed city attorney. The aldermen delayed selecting a successor for at least two weeks while noting other board members include William O Lee G Raymond Shipley Philip R Winebrewer and Paul Carmack. Rollins had been reappointed for a second five year term and previously served as vice chair.
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Frederick
Herbert L. Rollins
Philip R. Winebrewer
Paul Carmack
Rollins
Authority
Americans Getting Fatter Across Borders in 1960s study
The Public Health Service reported Americans weigh more than Canadians and British in a nationwide survey from 1959 to 1962. Among 6 672 adults aged 18 to 79, averages show men around 146 to 168 pounds and women around 142 to 154 pounds at various heights. Fat from fast food and desserts alleged in foreign students’ experiences sparked notes on national image.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Leverseas
Tamara Magalotti
Forli
Italy
Nora Champen
Piura
Peru
Porky
Kalie A. Ketonen
Helsinki
Finland
Hiroshi Tanaka
Toyo
Thurmont Installs Two Special Deputies for Town Patrol
Mayor inghill swore in Henry Filler and J Richard Weddle as temporary Thurmont police officers under Frederick County Sheriff Horace M Alexander. Their terms end when the town appoints a permanent officer. Chief Hagelin has resigned and George Culler departed for Brunswick.
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Thurmont
Roy Lookinghill
Lookinghill
Henry Filler
J. Richard Weddle
County Sheriffs Office
Clarence Hagelin
George R. Culler
Brunswick Police Department
Weddle
Filler
Frederick County
Horace M. Alexander
Weddie
Hagelin
Thurmont Polce
Wiliam Lie
Frederick City weighs Monocacy interceptor sewer plan
Frederick City Aldermen study a proposal from Whitman Reynardt and Associates on the Monocacy interceptor sewer. The action was postponed to the next meeting to allow new officials to review it. The city plans to share costs with the sanitary district and progress remains likely despite timing. City engineer Rothenhoefer says preliminary results could come soon using existing data. The session also approved a $34.95 bid for a new police headquarters typewriter.
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Frederick City
Whitman, Reynardt, and Associates
John A. Derr
Donald
Glenmore Rice
Whiteman Reynardt
Sanitary Commission
Walkersville Sanitary District
Williams Typewriter Co
Rothenhoefer
Market advances in moderately active early trading
New York stock market moved higher in moderately active trading as it began the week with its first advance. Large blocks of selected issues were purchased, lifting the overall list.
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New York
Launch Crews Get Praise for Gemini 10 Flight
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The Gemin 10 astronauts Navy Cmdr John W Young and Air Force Maj Michael Collins returned to Cape Kennedy after a 91 minute helicopter ride from the carrier Guadalcanal They praised launch crews for flawless launches and noted the mission set guidelines for moon programs and military man in space Collins set spacewalk records and retrieved a micrometeorite impact package from a dead Agena The crew docked with an Agena satellite and reached a record altitude of 476 miles The three day flight included seven space firsts and a near perfect Gemini 10 landing in the western Atlantic Ocean
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Navy
John W. Young
Michael Collins
Air Force
Guadalcanal
Young
Columbus
Collins
Mike
Space Agency
Kurt Debus
Kennedy Space Center
Vincent Huston
Air Force Eastern Test Range
House
Subcommittee On
Agena
Atlantic Ocean
Brooklyn Slum Riots After Boy Is Killed
In East New York a tense riot erupts as hundreds clash with police amid gunfire bottles and rocks. An 11 year old Negro boy Eric Dean dies from a sniper’s bullet. ten officers and four firemen injured. Mayor Lindsay and police rush in with 350 officers as violence spreads and looting occurs.
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New York
Brooklyn
East New York
Eric Dean
John V. Lindsay
Howard R. Leary
Lindsay
Jack Pot Days Big Success
The second day of the annual Jack Pot Days Sale drew fewer bargain hunters in Frederick yet merchants reported satisfaction. Hendrickson's Department Store noted heavier traffic and strong sales. Routzahn's said sales were average. other stores reported very busy conditions as food shops attracted larger crowds amid end of week shopping.
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Frederick
Hendrickson’s Department Store
Routzahn’s
Sickles Accuses Tawes Finan of Political Deals in Maryland
Rep. Carlton R. Sickles denounces Gov. Tawes and Atty. Gen. Finan, alleging use of judicial appointments and executive posts to press political choices as he campaigns against Finan for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. He says deals are over and rejects any entanglements with Brewster or Della.
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Maryland
Carlton R. Sickles
Tawes
Thomas B. Finan
Wheeling
Sickles
Finan
Tawes - Finan
Afl-Cio
Charles A. Della
Daniel B. Brewster
Brewster
Sickles-Della
Tawes and Finan
United States
Tawes-Finan
Sicklea
Arsonists On Rampage In Cleveland
In Cleveland on Thursday night arsonists caused extensive damage across the East Side and other areas, stretching firefighting forces to the limit. Firebombing and gunfire reports circulated as National Guard troops patrolled the slum center, where two Black residents were killed and more than 30 injured.
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Cleveland
Ohio
East Side
West Side
Innocent By Insanity To Be Speck's Plea
CHICAGO AP Public defender Gerald Getty says he will enter a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity for Richard Speck, accused of killing eight student nurses last week. Getty, appointed to defend Speck, says the jury should decide his fate. Dr Norcross reports Speck, 24, is recovering from wounds and had a minor heart attack. two cardiologists will review his condition.
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Chicago
Gerald Getty
Richard Speck
Getty
Speck
William N. Norcross
City Jail Hospital
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City Board
Zoning Appeals
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