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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1969
Page
1
Frederick County Board of Education approves four recommendations to revise the Family Life and Sex Education program in five pilot schools this summer. A near tie vote, with four of seven members voting yes, followed a parent survey showing 69 percent support and 68 percent in favor of coed classes for the unit.
Washington AP John L Lewis the stern labor giant who built the United Mine Workers into a huge force and helped found the CIO died at Doctors Hospital at age 89 after a brief illness His career spanned decades of fights with presidents and industry leaders and his call to organize persisted throughout his life He recalled organizing miners and expanding labor power while critiques noted his fierce drive for control and his role in shaping modern American labor.
Myersville approves a town budget of 80 845 keeping the 40 cent tax rate on the 100 assessed value. Funds target a proposed 567 300 sewerage improvement with a 402 360 federal grant and local contributions across General, Water and Sewer, and Water improvement funds. Planning and engineering work authorized to Van Reuth and Weldner Inc. of Baltimore as a first step toward securing federal support.
Annapolis Md Gov Marvin Mandel says he will not preside at the Democratic State Central Committee meeting the last he will chair. He repeats his pledge to resign as state Democratic chairman once a 41000 party deficit from the last campaign is erased. A fund raising dinner is set for Oct 2 in Baltimore but its proceeds are unclear. A national party spokesman says Maryland’s plan for delegates to the national convention is not acceptable.
Parents from North Frederick Elementary protest a board approved attendance area for the new Waverley School set to open in fall. The plan would move 77 students to Elm Street Elementary while Elm Street sends 166 to Waverley, aiming to ease overcrowding and centralize facilities.
The Frederick County Board of Education weighs an immediate meeting with the Fredrick County Teachers Association to discuss budget cuts and pay. President Richard R. Kline says a Thursday decision on meeting. FCTA demands full funding of the contract and warns against acting without teachers' input. The panel notes after July 1 new laws expand allocations within categories. County figures say keeping salaries at 6100 would raise taxes by 52 cents per hundred, yet real estate tax rate rose to 2.54 per 100.
Fire calls logged in the 24 hours ending 10 am include an auto fire at Powell Road Thurmont at 5 31 pm and a truck fire at Ridge Road with responders from Intependents. Authorities list Route 15 and Route 40 incidents with $325 noted.
The Frederick county landfill case advances to the Maryland Court of Appeals after lower court appeals were remanded for more testimony and clarifications. County officials continue operations with a caretaker in place and fund a 38,027 aeration project while awaiting final budget approvals on June 30.
The Frederick County and City Taxpayers League schedules a public meeting at 8 p.m. on Monday June 16 at Governor Thomas Johnson High School Auditorium led by President Robert E Dailey S&I. They condemn a real estate tax rate increase exceeding 10 percent for the new fiscal year and criticize education salary adjustments and transparency in the county government.
After more than six months the Frederick City Board of Zoning Appeals approved McDonald s Corporation to build a restaurant on the northeast corner of West Seventh Street and Taney Avenue near the Frederick Shopping Center. The permit hinges on 18 conditions including limited hours from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. weekdays and earlier weekend closings, extinguishing exterior lights after hours, and two entrances from West Seventh Street with a future street behind the site. The board required the new building to resemble the McDonald s at Lanham and debated entrances and traffic controls with opposition counsel.
Three Frederick area men faced grand larceny and receiving stolen goods charges after a Watkine Hurdette Motor Company auto part theft last Friday. Ronald Liew Koenty 24 Rus sell Jacob Newcomer Jr 26 both of Frederick were charged with larceny over 100 and Donald Lee Shepley 26 of Frederick was charged with receiving stolen goods. Bond set at 1500 total. Police traced the break in to the Dene nia Avo Nody Works for questioning and later linked suspects to the theft.
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