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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1965
Page
1
Washington AP A bill to create a new health care system for the elderly and expand Social Security faces a final Senate vote with leaders confident of at least a three to one margin. The House passed it 307 to 116. Johnson is expected to sign soon, with retroactive increases to benefits and a 7 percent rise.
Frederick County officials met at noon to review proposed road works for the next two years. Attending were county commissioners, state legislators, and State Senator John A. Derr. The Roads Board backs state proposals including dualizing the Frederick Freeway from Rosemont Avenue to Md. 26, four lane U.S. 340 from Feagaville to the freeway, and a new U.S. 15 from relocated U.S. 340 north of Jefferson to Point of Rocks. The Town and Country Restaurant hosted the meeting.
A survey of privately owned recreational facilities in Frederick County is near completion this week. The Frederick Technical Action Panel conducted the study, to be shared with the Parks and Recreation Commission. It complements an earlier survey of public facilities and stems from a NACD proposal funded by the USDA.
A two week mass x ray survey begins Monday across Frederick County to detect tuberculosis emphysema histoplasmosis lung cancer and heart issues. The unit visits Ox Fibre Brush Co Price Electric Jefferson Brunswick Theatre Coop ers Tavern Brunswick MCA Point of Rocks Fort Detrick and Frederick Memorial Hospital with hours listed for each site. The program supported by Christmas Seals aims to find active tuberculosis early.
Washington AP reports President Johnson to sign a 7.5 billion housing bill creating the first rent subsidy program for low income families. The measure, approved 251 to 168 by the House, provides 350 million over four years to support public housing alternatives in churches, cooperatives, and nonprofit groups, benefiting up to 375,000 units. Subsidies go to qualifying families in substandard housing or displaced by disasters, not to private profit landlords.
Maryland Attorney General Thomas B. Finan announced a meeting with congressmen and legislative leaders on August 4 to discuss the effects of referendum petitions aimed at nullifying the recently enacted congressional redistricting bill. Finan noted that the federal court retained jurisdiction in the case challenging the former district lines.
President Johnson asked U S governors to travel to Washington for an in depth Viet Nam briefing. National Governors Conference chair Grant Sawyer said plans depend on White House action. Most governors planned to attend, with one undecided. Humphrey warned the decisions will affect thousands of families. Governors also considered returning federal revenues to states and endorsed a comprehensive highway study.
Washington AP President Johnson named Abe Fortas 55 a Washington lawyer as the new Supreme Court justice to succeed Arthur J. Goldberg who resigned to become US ambassador to the United Nations Fortas a close friend and adviser to the President had long resisted government posts but agreed a court appointment is a call no American can refuse Fortas becomes Johnson’s first Supreme Court nomination and replaces the late Adlai Stevenson as a key jurist candidate
President Johnson announced monthly draft calls will rise from 17 000 to 35 000 to lift U S forces in South Vietnam from 75 000 to 125 000. He said there is no current need to mobilize reserves or call National Guard units, and pledged to consider action if required. Johnson spoke from the East Room on Viet Nam policy and named Arthur J. Goldberg as U S ambassador to the United Nations, directing him to seek UN help to halt aggression and seek peace. He stressed commitment to education equality housing and health and warned against war’s wasteful ravages. He opened with a 1 200 word statement after a week of talks and noted efforts without response from the Communists.
Frederick County police report multiple mailbox destructions this week with the use of cherry bombs or firecrackers. Investigators say teenagers are the typical culprits and emphasize ongoing efforts to prosecute property damage, stressing safety and prevention as cases rise.
In Bluffton Indiana AP report says William Caley and his four children died in a Tuesday night crash at the same intersection where his parents and three others were killed six years earlier. Caley’s wife and the other driver were injured. The family, from Markle, was enroute to a 4H fair where the children were showing livestock. The parents, Mr and Mrs Clifford Caley, died in a crash at the same intersection on Sept 17, 1959 as they returned from a Bluffton fair.
U S warplanes struck North Vietnamese troops in North Viet Nam for the first time directing fire to protect a downed pilot. Five F105s were lost in strikes near Hanoi with two pilots captured or killed. Radio Hanoi claimed six U S planes shot down and three pilots captured.
Edward Heath won the first ballot to lead Britain's Conservative party after Reginald Maudling and Enoch Powell withdrew. Heath secured 150 of 298 votes while Maudling had 132, triggering a race outcome and signaling a shift amid Labor Prime Minister Harold Wilson's fragile 3 vote Commons majority. Callaghan unveiled urgent economic measures to curb spending and tighten mortgage and installment controls to steady the pound.
President Johnson named NBC journalist John W Chancellor to run Voice of America the government international radio service. Chancellor will lead overseas broadcasts shaping U.S. messaging abroad amid Cold War tensions.
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