Heatwave Grips Frederick As Mid 90s Hit Area
Frederick residents endure a scorching day with temperatures in the mid 90s and 86 degrees by 11 30 am. Public pools drew large crowds with Braddock Heights about 350 and Baker Park over 700 spectators while Mullinix Park pools lacked attendance data. Forecasters warn of scattered thundershowers tonight and similar heat through Thursday with relief possible after a cooling cloud cover.
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Frederick
Braddock Heights
Baker Park
Mullinix Park
Sanitation Board Maintains Private Meetings
The Frederick City-County Water-Sewer Study Commission again barred a Frederick News-Post reporter from its session. Chairman Roger Willard said private deliberations avoid bits of information and the panel will report to the County Commissioners and the Mayor. The group, formed by the mayor and commissioners, reviews the County Sanitation Commission and possible changes to its operations.
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Frederick City-County Water-Sewer Study Commission
Frederick News-Post
A. Irvin Renn
Board of County Commissioners
Renn
Roger Willard
Frederick
Willard
County Sanitation Commission
E. Paul Magaha
Wage Scale Dispute Halts Alpha Port Cement Plant Strike
Local 388 of the Cement Lime and Gypsum Workers AFL-CIO led a 20 day strike at Alpha Port land Cement Co. in Lime Kiln over wage scale differences, with 90 plus members picketing since June 4. management called it a sympathy strike tied to Catskill NY but offered a sizable salary package while signaling little progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Portland Cement Co
RE. Twigg
Afl-Cio
Twigg
Sues
Alpha
Easton
Dale W Heineck
Catskill
Francis Scott Key
Heineck
New York
County Heads Asked To OK Fund Request
Frederick county commissioners were urged by CAC secretary George D. Wood to authorize the Community Action Committee to apply for federal war on poverty funds. He said the group must prove its authority to organize antipoverty programs to the federal Office of Economic Opportunity while the CAC would remain under county oversight.
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Frederick
Community Action Committee
George D. Wood
CAC
Federal Office of Economic Opportunity
Wood
Painter Hurt in Electrical Shock in Gettysburg
A 53 year old man, Clarence Weatherholt, a painter for Castle Cheese Farms in Emmitsburg, was brought to Annie M. Warner Hospital Gettysburg at 12 05 p m after a severe electrical shock while painting a building. State police are investigating the incident.
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Annie M. Warner
Gettysburg
Clarence Weatherholt
Emmitsburg
Weatherholt
Castle Cheese Farms
Senate approves Fort Detrick construction funds totaling $11.7 million
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved $11,717,000 for Fort Detrick building projects, matching the Defense Department request. House action earlier authorized $9,254,000 for a new medical research facility while denying over $2 million for upgrades to existing labs and utilities.
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Senate Armed Services Committee
Fort Detrick
U.S
Daniel B. Brewster
D-Md
Department of Defense
House
Senate
Army
Corps of Engineers
Defense Department
Congress
Truckers Strike Continues In Philadelphia
Trucks guarded by policemen rolled out of Philadelphia's food distribution center as a wildcat strike by Teamsters Local 107 continued.
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Philadelphia
Teamsters Local 107
Migrant Workers Arrive for Frederick Summer Programs
Migrant workers from Florida are in Frederick for June to September to harvest crops and participate in a health education and services program. A camp on Wisner Street hosts a day care center for children and ministerial support, with a $7,625 grant from the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare.
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Florida
Frederick
Jenkins Cannery
Wisner Street
Maryland Council of Churches
U.S. Department of Health Education and Welfare
Dominican Rebels Accept OAS Peace Plan
The Dominican rebel regime endorsed the OAS proposal with minor changes, agreeing to a provisional government and general elections within six to nine months. The civilian junta did not immediately respond to the plan.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
OAS Peace Committee
OAS
North Viet Oil Tanks Bombed By U S Planes
Four U S Navy aircraft attacked underground oil storage tanks about 130 miles south of Hanoi with pilots claiming 80 percent destruction. Ground forces clashed with Viet Cong in Thua Thien Province near Da Nang for the third day. 54 Communists killed and 15 captured in the search and destroy operation. An additional operation in Quang Ngai Province reportedly left 50 Reds dead. one American enlisted man and two officers were lightly wounded.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
U.S
Thua Thien
da Nang
Binh So
Quang Ngai Province
McCardell Named PE Vice President in Frederick
John M McCardell of Hagerstown was elected vice president of Potomac Edison Company by directors at the Frederick quarterly meeting. A Frederick native, he has worked at PE since 1937, previously in accounting and finance, and was secretary treasurer in 1962.
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John M McCardell
Hagerstown
Potomac Edison Company
Frederick
McCardell
Five Flee After Church Service From Victor Cullen Camp
Two of five 16 and 17 year old escapees from the Victor Cullen Forestry Camp were captured in Washington by Metropolitan police. The youths, who rode from Sabillasville area after church services Tuesday, are being questioned at a local state police barrack before return to the camp. A sixth runaway is still being sought. The camp now operates at capacity with 47 boys. on July 1 it will be renamed Victor Cullen Boys Training School.
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Ick
Thurmont
Frederick
Harrell
Crozer Theological Seminary
Chester
State Department of Employment
East Frederick
Rosencrantz
Victor Cullen
Washington
David Beard
Sabillasville
Beard
Baltimore
Bowie
Upper Marlboro
Highland Park
Great Mills
Robert Wolfort
Wolfort
Victor Cullen Boys’ Training School
Maryland
City Housing Hearing Set For July 8 In Winchester
The Frederick Housing Authority announced a public meeting with tenants on Thursday July 8 at 7 30 p m in Winchester hall Hiram Winchester Room. Chairman Rollins said all five board members will attend and the session will hear tenant complaints only with policy issues to be discussed later for amicable solutions. NAACP housing committee chair Gladys Boyer supported the request but will not attend. Newsfile follows on stock market movement from New York.
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Frederick Housing Authority
Hiram Winchester
Winchester
Herbert Rollins
Rollins
NAACP
Housing Committee
Gladys Boyer
Boyer
Mathias urges Patent Office near Washington DC area
Rep Charles McC Mathias Jr of Maryland argues the U S Patent Office should be located in the Washington metropolitan area near the seat of government. He cites access for the public and researchers and notes studies found no efficiency loss if placed in Howard or Anne Arundel Counties.
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Washington
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Washington, D.C
Mathias
Patent Office
US Secretary of Commerce
John T Connor
Howard
Anne Arundel Counties
Hood College Receives $500 Gulf Grant
Hood College was awarded a $500 unrestricted cash grant from Gulf Oil Corporation. Dr Randle Filiiolt accepted the check from G W Ruppersberger, Gulf’s area sales manager, for the 1964-65 annual giving program. Gulf distributed 584 awards totaling $595,500 to colleges and universities this year.
Mathias opposes Seneca high dam seeks Potomac plan
US Rep Charles Mathias proposes a Potomac River basin development package and opposes a high dam at Seneca. He introduced three House bills to create a C&O Canal National Historical Park with advisory commission, study Dam No. 6 reconstruction, and allow purchase of 600 Antietam Battlefield acres. He urged early local consultation and floated an annual Potomac Basin conference.
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Charles McC Matuas Jr
Potomac River
Seneca
Mathias
House of Representatives
Secretary of
Interior
Stewart Udall
Conference On the Potomac
Antietam
Corps of Engineers
Harpers Ferry
Potomac
C&o
Interior Department
Department
Potomac Valley
Potomac Basin
Driver Falls Asleep Then Car Rolls Over
A motorist was charged with reckless driving after falling asleep at the wheel along Ls 240 near Libana. The 1964 sedan rolled over after leaving the road, with damage estimated at 708 dollars. A separate incident on North Market Street involved a tractor trailer whose fifth wheel detached, causing the trailer to fall and 100 dollars in damage.
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Carl Harbaugh
Saul Arley
Libana
Harbaugh
Sica
North Market Steet
Cpl
James Wo
Stocxmal
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East Second Street
Chapel Alley
East Street
J. Rolfe Castleman
Mercury
Sanitation Board
Detrick Projects
Philly
James Thomas
Randolph Rosencrantz
Claude R. DeLauter Jr
Claude DeLauter Jr
Edward Harrell
Kenyon Parker
Alfred Panza
Cener
Westminster
Freder
D.C
Jo Rolfe
Castleman
Richard Zimmerman
Rock Creek Estates
Zimmerman
Hood College
C&o Canal National Park
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