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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1965
Page
1
Frederick area residents endure 90 plus degree heat and high humidity with a forecasted cool down. The final week of July is expected to be sunny and mild after highs near 94 and 91 in recent days. Cooler temperatures and a chance of thunderstorms midweek may bring relief, though rainfall remains below normal in the month.
Robert A. Whiteford, resigning Frederick City Engineer, will become chief engineer for Community Research and Development Company in Columbia, a new 15 000 acre city in Howard County. He will direct plans for streets, parkways, dams, lakes, underground utilities, and other public works not handled by government. He has not yet submitted resignation. expected to leave Sept 15. He will be succeeded by Robert J. Rothenhoefer.
AP reports House faces a showdown over an administration repeal of the union shop law while voting on a housing bill and a $6.4 billion health care program for the elderly via Social Security. The Senate expected to vote on a $75 billion housing bill with rental subsidies for low income families and on former Mississippi Governor James P Coleman for the 5th U S Circuit Court of Appeals.
Frederick police report 53 complaints about uncut grass and weeds city wide. Major Charles V. Main says residents receive ten days to cut, then the city mows and bills the owner.
The Maryland Board of Public Works approved the purchase of the Maude L. Thomas property for a full-time Frederick Community College. Frederick County Commissioners were notified the state approved the 11-acre parcel on O Possum Town Pike beyond East Coast Relay Station for 127000 dollars with an immediate option at 10 percent. The state will repay 63500 dollars as the state aid portion, and the commissioners unanimously pledged the remaining 63500 dollars to complete the acquisition on March 25, with the Frederick County school board acting as trustees entering a gentlemans agreement with the land.
Mayor E. Paul Magaha underwent another cataract operation at the Wilmer Institute Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. A cataract was removed from his left eye following a prior surgery on his right eye last Monday. He has not had sight in his right eye for two years. He is expected to stay in hospital about two weeks.
The U S 6th Circuit granted Dr Samuel Sheppard a 30 day stay to allow his attorneys to seek Supreme Court review of a decision ordering his return to the Ohio penitentiary to resume a life sentence for the 1954 murder of his first wife.
In Winnetka a 15,000 strong crowd welcomed Martin Luther King Jr with a standing ovation as he urged a march on City Hall for immediate desegregation. He called for 10,000 participants and outlined plans for a Chicago demonstration against school segregation and city leadership.
26 UCLA volunteers funded by a 12500 war on poverty grant tutor children at a Kern County migrant camp. Morning sessions cover reading with 1000 donated books. afternoons are arts and recreation. Adults learn English and schooling basics as families continue to work in fields.
President Johnson created a national crime commission to be led by Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach. Johnson will name 17 additional members, with the panel titled the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice. The order directs studies, hearings, and standards to improve crime prevention, law enforcement, and justice.
All 305 passengers escaped injury as five diesel locomotives two coaches and a baggage car derailed on the eastbound California Zephyr near Pinecliffe Colorado Sunday night. The engineer and fireman were shaken but uninjured.
Democratic governors backed President Johnson’s Viet Nam policy in a unanimous show of support, while Republican leaders pressed for greater frankness before endorsing. Governor Smylie of Idaho said GOP leaders want clearer talk on the Viet Nam situation and noted differences with State Department messaging. The meeting also set plans for a GOP Washington office, with Dameul Evans to lead a campaign for GOP governor victories and Romney to head a policy drafting group.
In New York, aerospace defense stocks led gains amid a mixed market early today with fractional advances and small declines across major issues. Several key issues moved within narrow ranges as traders weighed recent inflation and policy signals.
The Peace Corps opens a volunteer information center at the Frederick Post Office this Thursday through Saturday. A returned volunteer, Andy Herriott, will answer questions about opportunities in agriculture construction vehicle and machine maintenance and health. People with farming experience are in demand in Thailand the Philippines and other developing regions. Construction workers are sought in Africa Asia and Latin America.
The White House pursued Viet Nam strategy talks as a U S Phantom jet was reportedly downed by what officials said appeared to be a surface to air missile The talks led by President Johnson followed his Camp David weekend with Humphrey hinting decisions could come by Tuesday night Newsweek quoted Johnson saying the Communists think we have lost and that we must either hold out or get out He noted a policy of minimizing losses while showing strength and continuing to deploy troops in response to escalating Viet Cong strength in six months Adm Grant Sharp Jr said Viet Cong forces are stronger now than six months ago and offered no comment on the downing of the plane
In Saigon an American aid official, Robert Kimball, 36, was charged with homicide for the killings of Jack E Ryan, 44, and Le Tu Truc, 26, outside Ryan’s house. Police say Kimball confessed, but details remain undisclosed. The case tests US Viet Nam jurisdiction absence of a status of forces agreement.
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