Officials Break Ground For Gaithersburg Post Office Project
Groundbreaking photos show Gaithersburg officials and post office staff initiating a $200000 air conditioned post office building to serve the area as a major science center grows. Postmaster Maurice Spalding says planning is underway for modern facilities as federal aid routes expand across Frederick city.
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Gaithersburg
U.S. Bureau of Standards
Office of Research and Development
Maurice A. Spalding
Alfred J. Boccabello
E. Dale Meadows
Virginia M. Bradley
Orin F. Burdette, Jr
John B. Ely
J. D. Morris
Daniel C. Robertson
Ed Weisman
Edrow
Louis E. Sneadner
Jack Griffith
Federal Aid Road Plans Discussed In Frederick Area
Len Gashel outlines the 1956 Federal Aid Highway Act aiming to create a 41000 mile interstate system by 1979 plus improvements to other federal highways. Local officials note the need for feeder and access roads to support Interstate 70 as traffic shifts toward Baltimore and Washington with plans to extend 70 west from Frederick toward Hagerstown and bypasses for major cities.
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Frederick
Carroll Street
Bridge
West Seventh
Master Avenue
Market
Patrick
Jefferson
South
Franklin
Bentz
Frederick Streets
East Church
East Street
Gas House Pike
Highland Street
Monroe Avenue
New Design Road
Clarke Place
Rosemont Avenue
Len Gashel
Baltimore
Washington
U.S
Hagerstown
Robert Whiteford
Maryland County Engineers Association
Whiteford
Federal aid road program reshapes Frederick infrastructure
The article explains 1956 federal aid rules guiding highway design and maintenance. Local engineers supervise daily construction funded by federal money while states adopt standards from the American Association of State Highway Officials. It notes Frederick’s transition from lack of a freeway to improved connections to Baltimore and Washington.
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American Association of State Highway Officials
Whiteford
Congress
Frederick
Baltimore
Washington
Thurmont High Holds Baccalaureate at St. John's Lutheran
A Thurmont High School baccalaureate service was held last night at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church at 7 30 p m Rev Carey A Moore Jr of Gettysburg College delivered the sermon on On Making a Life And Not Just A Living He told the Class of 1960 their chances for a good living are better but they will face greater temptations and problems than their parents Employment and marriage are the two major problems he cited He urged graduates that their future life depends more on the company they keep and their future spouse than on other factors He concluded the world is on their side at the moment and the choice is theirs.
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Thurmont High
Thurmont High School
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Carey A. Moore Jr
Gettysburg College
Igo Moore
Grandmother Held For Shooting Boy In Detroit
A frail 74 year old grandmother told police I love that boy but he was bad after shooting her 17 year old grandson Kenneth Phillips. He died six hours later from a forehead wound. She is held for murder investigation. Separately a strong earthquake struck Eureka California at 6 20 p m Sunday causing light fixture rattles but no damage reported.
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Detroit
Kenneth Phillips
Sarah Phillips
California
Eureka
Calif
Serviceman Injured at Camp David and Weekend Crashes
Weekend crashes near Camp David and Maryland roads left several injured. Pfc. Julian Trosper sustained scalp lacerations in a mountain road accident near Camp David. James William Pugh, 23, of Dun dall, remained in critical condition with chest and head injuries after a Maryland 140 crash. A Pennsylvania collision north of the Frederick line injured Joseph Orndorff Jr. and his mother Laura Orndorff. A 1944 Pontiac convertible wreck on US 40 damaged vehicles. driver Robert Shafer faced rockless driving charges. Frederick’s Robert Bagent was treated for facial lacerations after a restaurant fight on Maryland 355.
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Eisenhower
Camp David
Thurmont
Julian Trosper
University Hospital
Baltimore
James William Pugh
Midway Avenue
Dundalk
Annie Warner Hospital
Gettysburg
Frederick Barracks
West Patrick Street
RobertWilliam Shafer
B&o Avenue
Joseph Gallen
Kennedy predicts over 60 votes at Democratic convention
KENNEDY says he expects over 600 votes at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, signaling strength for his campaign. In separate dispatch, Beijing accuses a U S military plane of violating air space over Kwangtung province and warns of provocations.
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Kennedy
Minneapolis
Minn
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Tokyo
China
U.S
Kwangtung Province
Peiping Radio
Chinese Foreign Ministry
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West Fantick Mo
Kaempf & Harris
Frederick, Md
Fisher’s, Inc
Julian A. Harris & CO
Cavetown Planing Mill CO
R. R. Rice
AniFe
Kehne Furniture Co
South Market St
Robert Bagent
Route 2
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Maryland 355
Monocacy River
Frederick City
Henry Stafford
Portraits Commercial
Frederick Shopping Center
Hallmark and Norcross
Berger
North Market
Nemo
Vantage
Hendrickson
Discount Supermart
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