Frederick Mayor's Job Rewarding Experience
Frederick's veteran chiefs recall public service as rewarding and challenging yet agree the role has grown too large for a part time mayor. They point to the June 14 election where former mayors Derr and Rice seek offices, noting the job’s demanding, full‑time pace and enduring influence on the community.
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Nelson Brooks
Derr
Lawrence van Goethem
Frederick
E. Paul Magaha
John A Derr
Donald B. Rice
Elmer F. Munshower
Rice
GOP
Munshower
Hugh W Gittinger
Jacob R Ramsburg
Magaha
Gittinger
Board of Aldermen
Maryland
Ramsburg
General Assembly
Magada
Irin Renn
Baltimore County Man Enters Sixth District GOP Race
Marshall Peters of Catonsville announces for the Sixth Congressional District nomination challenging incumbent Charles Mathias Jr. Peters calls on Mathias to resign or switch parties. He outlines his campaign themes including opposition to anti poverty measures and school prayer, and promotes a Reagan film event at the Frederick Hotel. Peters, a Joseph Seagram Distillery supervisor, cites defense of freedom and constitutional principles as core.
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Baltimore County
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Sixth
Marshall Peters
Catonsville
Mathias
Mathias Ay Peters
Congress
Johnson
Frederick
California
Ronald Reagan
Peters
Wes Sages
US Supreme Court
Russia
U.S. Disarmament Agency
Joseph Seagram Distillery
Relay
Atlanta
Maryland
University of Maryland
Germany
Three Buddhists Burn Selves In Viet Protests
In Saigon and other cities two Buddhist nuns and a novice monk died by self immolation as protests rose against South Vietnam's military government. The wave followed calls from Buddhist leaders to end such acts while fighting continued elsewhere, including heavy U S air strikes on North Vietnam and clashes near Qui Nhon with Viet Cong forces.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
US Air Force
Navy
North Viet Nam
Qui Nhon
Thich
Viet Nam
Na Bae Luan
Hue
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Thich Tri Quang
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tri Quang
Insttute
Thich Tam Chau Tam Chau
Windowless Maryland School Sparked Board Debate
Frederick County Education Board member Chris Matthews urged windows in schools citing a Columbia architecture professor. He opposed a $600000 Middletown Valley project with one window and one door per classroom and questioned design costs versus Carroll Manor and Urbana schools.
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Frederick County
Middletown Valley
Jefferson
Carroll Manor
Urbana
Matthews
Henry Wright
Columbia School of Architecture
Wright
Purge in China May Threaten Mao Allies
Tokyo AP dispatch reports Beijing hints the current purge of dissidents could topple even senior comrades of Mao Zedong. Peng Chen, mayor of Beijing and once seen as Mao successor, was removed as first secretary of the capital’s CCP committee. The People’s Daily accused former Beijing leaders of revisionism and warned that opposing Mao could bring punishment by the party and people. Li Hsueh-feng named new first secretary of Beijing party.
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Tokyo
China
Mao Tze-tung
Peking People’s Daily
Peng Chen
Mao
Mao Tze- Tung
Chou En-lai
Peking Communist Party Committee
Li Hsueh-feng
North China Party Committee
Peking Party
Feng Chen
State Report Criticizes Jail Conditions In Maryland
A State Department of Correction report criticizes Frederick County jail turnkeys for low pay and lack of uniforms and badges. It says only five counties have adequate custodial facilities, cites Carroll County as aging and unsafe, and praises Montgomery County and others. The findings spur proposed tougher jail inspection laws and regional jail studies to share costs.
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Frederick County
State Department of Correction
Joe B. Dellinger
Prisoners’ Aid Society of Maryland
Carroll County
George W Snyder
D-Wash
Montgomery County
Prince Georges
Washington
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Hood College Seniors Hear Baccalaureate Service
Hood College seniors heard a baccalaureate talk on facing modern anxieties by Dr Elmer Hominghausen of Princeton Theological Seminary as 128 graduates prepared for today’s commencement. President Randle Eliott introduced the speaker and the ceremony included Hood College Choir Bach anthems and alumnae events with receptions and reunions scheduled in Frederick.
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Hominghausen
Randle Eliott
Frederick
Former Rebel Soldier Slain In Dominican Gun Battle
A former rebel soldier was killed in a brief gun battle between Dominican police and the armed escort of ex rebel official Hector Aristy near his home. Police reported no officer casualties as troops cordoned the area. seven other ex rebels and three civilians were arrested amid scattered gunfire and protests following the incident.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Juan Bosch
Hector Aristy
de Jesus Morillo
Ozama
Morillo
Aristy
Air Force
Provisional Government
Gemini 9 Service Mission Faces Shroud Jolt Delay
Gemini 9 astronauts attempt to jar loose a protective shroud from the target satellite after a third rendezvous. Stafford says space walk should be postponed, while Mission Control notes he questioned EVA timing. Arm strong reports colleagues researching the shroud at Douglas, noting sharp edges inside possibly problematic.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Angers
Mugeneaa
Cernan
Thomas P. Stafford
Mission Control Center
Stafford
Mission Control
Neil Armstrong
Houston
Tex
David R. Scott
James A McDivitt
Los Angeles
Armstrong
Scott
McDivitt
Douglas
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A. Irvin Renn
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