Virginia backs Johnson at state convention defying Byrd and party line
Virginia for Johnson marks a historic break with Senator Byrd as the state convention endorsed President Johnson by a tight 633 to 596 vote. The move ends Byrd's long influence, though he did not speak, and it pairs the endorsement with a states rights stance amid South strategy for November.
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Harry Truman
Virginia
Johnson
Harry F. Byrd
Byrd
Robert J. Corber
Goldwater
Readers Letter Attacks Extremist Birchers Philosophy
In a Frederick Maryland letter dated July 22 1964 Mrs Helen G Alexander denounces the Birchers and the extremist right as not true conservatives praising liberal and Burkean Lockean ideals. She urges rejection of reactionary philosophy and recommends The Radical Right a $1.45 paperback available locally.
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Frederick
Maryland
Associated Press
Burkean
Lockean
Helen G. Alexander Box
Frederick, Md
Letter to the Editor labels Birchers extremists and not true liberals
A reader denounces the John Birch Society as extremist and campaign of fear. The letter contrasts defense of free speech with condemnation of tactics, warns against Communist labeling, and urges study of democracy over Cold War fear. Draft data notes 6,200 men to be drafted in September, compared with prior levels.
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John Birch
Robert Welch
John Birch Society
Democratic
The
Birch Society
Washington
Selective Service System
Army
First Gun in Fight on Frederick Co Liquor Trade
Fifty years ago reports from The News-Post note the Prohibition party of Frederick county planned a 10 o’clock convention at the YMCA auditorium to fire the first shot in the liquor traffic fight. Other items describe Osko Shipley of Mt Airy catching lightning bugs to illuminate speed limit signs, a call for electric lights and waterworks, a badly worn Bridge across Carrick Creek on West Patrick street, and a petition by residents to repair Market street from Fifth street to the corporate limits led by attorney D Princeton Buckey.
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Prohibition Party
Y.M.C.A
Osko Shipley
MT. Airy
Mr. Shipley
Mr. Airy
Carroll Creek
Patrick Street
Market Street
Fifth Street
D. Princeton
Twenty Years Ago News Items From News-Post 1944
Bequests totaling over 12 000 are listed in the will of Bion E Boost, long time Buckeystown resident, probated in the Orphans Court. The invasion of Tinian Island advances, while Guam objectives are isolated. A 30 acre forest fire near Frederick City is blamed on huckleberry pickers. USO officials attend a Frederick picnic at Wolfe's Den Yellow Springs. Eastern railroad earnings rise on tighter costs and higher freight revenue, with Pennsylvania New York Central and Norfolk Western noted.
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Frederick County
Marianas
Guam
Frederick City
Salamander Tower
Five Forks
Herman Toms
USO
Richmond
Baltimore
Fort Detrick
Roger B. Wolfe
USC
Frederick
New York
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Norfolk Western
Canadian Junior Red Cross Aids Those At Home Abroad
Canadian Junior Red Cross leaders described aims and activities at Hood College. Daryl Crawley outlined health and service emphasis in schools, while Peter Rodger detailed international relief funds, the Sudan Garden Project, and Arab Refugee Vocational Training.
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Junior Red Cross
Red Cross
Peter Rodger
Montreal
Rodger
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The
Food and Agriculture Organization
Siblin
Lebanon
Harry Kistner
American National Red Cross
Plumbing Board Is Altered For Balance of Power
The Plumbing Review Committee approved a change to the Board of Plumbing under Mayor E Paul Magaha. A layman and Aldermen member will occupy a seat, shifting an original master plumber slot. The five member board now includes city engineer and county health officer. The plumbing code proposal may be shown to the mayor and aldermen at the August 6 meeting, with action likely in September.
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E. Paul Magan
Board of Aldermen
Plumbing Review Committee
Plumbing Board
Robert A. Whiteford
Magaha
Integrated Largest Business Leaders Cambridge Rally End Segregation
Rob Roy's company pursued peaceful integration amid racial violence in Cambridge last summer. Boorstein recalls meetings to warn against racial conflict on company grounds and stresses restraint, noting it would take long to repair any damage.
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Cambridge
Rob Roy
Boorstein
Wirtz cites wage gap between Black and white workers
Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz said on Thursday that African Americans earn about half as much as white workers in the United States. He warned the wage gap is widening and called for more education better housing and broader job opportunities to advance civil rights.
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Washington
United States
Lailor
W. Wilard Wirtz
Wirtz
Emmitsburg Community News and Weddings
Emmitsburg updates note residents visiting relatives and friends in Bethesda Westminster and Emmitsburg while others vacation in Canada Niagara Falls Atlantic City and Pennsylvania. The outgoing fourth grade class hosts a July 27 games night at St Joseph's Rectory Grove and Pamela Ann Miller wed Frederick V Knox on August 5. The Emmitsburg Municipal Band performed an outdoor concert at the Lutheran Church lawn with the road blocked for seating.
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Hillcrest
Emmitsburg
John R. Kerr
Hagerstown
Nancy Eyster
Bethesda
Joseph Wivell
Rita
Leroy Baker
Canada
Niagara Falls
Charles “Bud? Wivell
Mentor
Ohio
George Eyster
Mark Douglas
East Lansing
Mich
Andrew Eyster
Otto Campbell
Joseph Boyle
James H. Boyle
James Nicholes
Westminster
Paul Keepers
Tommy Umbel
Waynesboro
Wilbur Umbel
Robert Topper
Donald Stoner
Washington
Andrew Shorb and
Atlantic City
N. J
Mother Seton School
St. Joseph’s Rectory Grove
Pamela Ann Miller
Regis Miller
Frederick V. Knox
Frederick Knox
Blue Ridge Summit
Andrew Shorb
Thomas Shorb
William Topper
Pinchot State Park
Dillsburg
Walter Simpson
Lutheran
Illness updates and birthday noted at Frederick Memorial
Among The Sick Mr Leon Stine of Adamstown entered Frederick Memorial Hospital Thursday evening. Mr Milton L Hahn Jr of Birmingham Court returned home after a two week stay, convalescing from rheumatic fever and celebrated his 11th birthday on July 5. A Burllington Railroad passenger train killed 19 cattle wandering onto Illinois Route 31 from Henry Steele's ranch, with two animals thrown onto the highway blocking traffic. Brute Council No 1860 will hold its annual Crab Feed Saturday evening at Kump's Dam Park starting at p.m.
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Adamstown
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Milton L. Hahn Jr
Birmingham Court
Aurora
Burlington Railroad
Henry Steele
Brute Council No. 1860
Kump’s
Knights of Columbus
Deaths of Lawrence R Horner in Woodsboro area
Lawrence Richard Horner 40 of LeGore died Thursday at 11 a.m. after a heart attack. He was born in Frederick County son of Maurice and Orpha Anders Horner. He is survived by wife Helen Naugle Horner three children Christine Suzanne and Lawrence Jr. one brother Ray Horner two sisters Helen Smith and Ruth Grimes. A WWII Army veteran, he worked for Bomar Company and belonged to Oak Hill Church of God and Woodsboro American Legion. Services Sunday at 2 p.m. at Oak Hill Church of God conducted by Rev Cordell and Rev Angle. interment Oak Hill Cemetery Powell and Hartzler in charge. Friends may call Saturday at his parents home.
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Lawrence R. Horner
Lawrence Richard Horner
LeGore
Fredericks Memorial Hospital
Woodsboro
Ray Horner
Thurmont
Helen Smith
Ruth Grimes
Oak Hill
Funeral services for Helen Theo Allnutt held in city
Funeral services for Miss Helen Theo Allnutt of the Home for the Aged, who died Monday at Springfield Hospital, were held Thursday morning with prayers at 8 30 at the funeral home on North Market and a 9 o clock Mass at St John s Catholic Church. Pallbearers included Robert E Dailey Sr Richard M Ray Harold L Bowers and Robert E Dailey Jr Interment followed at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Robert E Dailey and Son, funeral directors.
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Home For the
Springfield Hospital
North Market Street
St. John’s Catholic Church
Paul F. Genovese
St. John’s Church
Robert E. Dailey Sr
Richard M. Ray
Harold L. Bowers
Robert E. Dailey Jr
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Robert E. Dailey and Son
Alvie C. Zimmerman
East 6Th Street
East Church Street
Francis W. Phillips
Peoples Baptist Church
Lloyd M. Freeze
Jacob Keyser
J. Harold Cooper
Blaine Broadwater
Owen L. Fawley
Earl Clem
Frederick Memorial Park
Linden Hills
M. R. Etchison and Son
Investigating Barn Fire Seen From Surrounding Fields
Fire investigators probed a barn blaze as watchers in Braddock Heights Walkersville Liberty and Frederick reported an orange glow lighting the midnight sky. The sight drew residents from several nearby roads and fields to monitor the blaze.
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Walkersville
Liberty
Frederick
How They Voted Anti Poverty Bill Support Gap In Senate Vote
The Senate passed a 947.5 million anti poverty bill by 62 to 33. Democrats backed the measure with Brewster voting for, while Republican J Glenn Beall of Maryland, and Sens Boggs and Williams of Delaware opposed.
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Washington
Senate
Khrushchev critiques American candidates across eras
Khrushchev has long crittered American politicians while they seek office, praising or rebuking figures from Goldwater, Kennedy, and Nixon to Johnson. He later notes a rough patch with Eisenhower after the U2 incident, yet maintains an adaptable stance toward leaders he deems reasonable. He is an international handshaker with a distinctly American-like political flavor.
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White House
Kremlin
Kennedy
Nixon
Khrushchev
Goldwater
Johnson
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Camp David
Soviet Union
Assateague Hearings Set for August on Seashore Plan
Sen Daniel B Brewster announced hearings would begin August 11 on a bill to create a national seashore at Assateague Island off Worcester County. He would amend the bill to reserve about 600 acres for concession facilities under Interior Department terms. The Maryland delegation backs a single public development proposal to protect the island’s natural beauty and provide outdoor recreation for residents of Baltimore Washington and Philadelphia areas.
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Washington
Daniel B. Brewster
D-Md
Assateague Island
Brewster
Worcester County
Department of the Interior
Maryland
Assateague
Baltimore
Wilmington
Philadelphia
Did Gov Tawes Make A Slip In PSC And Bench Talk
Baltimore AP report says Governor Tawes dodged questions on reports that Albert Sklar may join a new Baltimore judgeship and Solomon Liss could be named to the Maryland Public Service Commission. He called the reports speculative and hinted delays until a Supreme Bench nomination.
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PSC
Albert Sklar
Solomon Liss
Sklar
Supreme Bench
Scientists Hope To Tame The Shrew
Government scientists aim to use the mouselike tree shrew from east India and Asia as a potential new aid in cancer research. The National Cancer Institute funds Tulane University’s Delta Primate Research Center to study the shrew as a laboratory model for viruses that may cause human cancer.
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East India
Asia
Public Health Service
National Cancer Institute
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