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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1964
Page
1
City police report widespread yard thefts across a large area from the western residential section to Carrollton. Lt. Ellis G. Carty said items stolen include clothing laundry sprinklers hoses and yard furniture with one yard valued at $30.
The Thurmont Town Commissioners plan a 7:30 p.m. meeting Wednesday to vote on the proposed three budget package for the new fiscal year. Revenues listed total 322000 with expenditures around 272000, including town light and water. The 60 cent tax rate per 100 assessed valuation remains unchanged and will be set after the session.
An Atlas Centaur rocket failed when the second stage engine shut down prematurely at Cape Kennedy. The malfunction blocked orbital insertion and could delay further Atlas Centaur development, a key U.S. rocket program.
Effective Wednesday, Auldridge is named controller at Frederick Memorial Hospital, serving as chief financial officer. The 43 year old Burkitsville resident joined the hospital in 1956, later becoming business manager in 1961. A Dunmore West Virginia native, he studied accounting via the International Correspondence School and is pursuing advanced hospital accounting at the University of Chicago. He chairs the Maryland Chapter of the American Association of Hospital Accountants and belongs to Hospital Credit Associates. He is married to Frankie Little of Dunmore and they have three children, members of Grace Brethren Church in Hagerstown.
A list of local men who took the assessor's aide examination was released by Albert W. Ward of the State Department of Assessment and Taxation to the Frederick County Commissioners. Names appear in exam grade order, though not binding for the final appointment. Ten applicants are named, with two men missing the exam: Roy Kline Jr. and D Harold McDevitt.
Henry Cabot Lodge briefed two top Senate committees in a closed session on South Vietnam. The former ambassador plans to campaign for presidential hopeful William Scranton after completing Washington duties.
Work on the first phase of converting Middletown telephones to dial has begun under Carl V. Weakley of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. Maryland C and P authorized 193000 for exterior rebuilds and 98000 for equipment at Braddock Heights to support the January 1965 full conversion with 371 prefix.
A four or five year old girl Jennifer Mitchell lay in critical condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a head on collision on Route 40 west of Frederick. Her mother Judith Mitchell sustained serious injuries. The other driver was Steve John Demeter of Cleveland Ohio.
A sequence of hot dry days leaves gardens and crops stressed as temperatures reach 90s to mid 90s. Officials consider drought aid for Carroll and Baltimore Counties while Maryland crops remain generally fair though Delaware faces critical drought conditions with minimal rainfall in May and June.
New York stock market slipped slightly from its earlier record highs this afternoon as trading stayed moderate and prices moved in a narrow range.
Juanita Castro Ruz, Fidel Castro's sister, defects in Mexico City claiming Castro betrayed the revolution and sold out to the Soviet Union. She says 75,000 political prisoners remain, Cuba lacks essentials, and questions about $63 million in medicines received for Bay of Pigs prisoners.
County Treasurer Charlotte W. Yarrell announced 32,820 tax bills mailed for July 1 delivery. The bills cover a 12 month fiscal year with discounts for July and August and increasing interest penalties for late payments. Last year 33,298 bills mailed including certifications.
Clerk of the Circuit Court El lis C. Wachter marks 37 years of public service. He began July 1 1927 as deputy clerk recording deeds mortgages licenses and more. He became Chief Deputy Clerk February 17 1936 and Clerk of the Court November 27 1936, and has been reelected in seven successive county elections.
Princess Margaretha aged 30 of Sweden wed British businessman John Ambler aged 40 on the Baltic isle of Deland. The union links Swedish royalty with a foreign business family in a high profile ceremony reported from GAERDSLOESA, Sweden.
Finals set for July 9 with entries due by Wednesday. Extension agent Holly Akre announced. Event runs 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at West Frederick Junior High Gym. 4-H girls 10 to 21 will display garments from school outfits to party dresses and aprons. A senior first place prize and a new boys fashion feature are planned. Judges, contestants, and program details described.
City and county offices close Thursday after work and reopen Monday morning. Maryland Department of Employment Security offices follow the same schedule. The Clerk of Court stays open Friday. Banks open. Public Works staff on Friday with emergency crews standby. Downtown Frederick Association notes Thursday night openings canceled, stores open Friday night.
Chief Judge Patrick M. Schnauffer appointed Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr. to represent George Buchannan Fraley Jr. in a hearing to determine if he is a defective delinquent. The hearing will occur within 30 days. A Patuxent Institution report described Fraley as sociopathic with personality disturbance and antisocial reaction. Fraley was convicted of robbery on June 30 and sentenced to up to seven years at the Maryland Institute for Men, transferred to Patuxent last November.
Navy sends 400 sailors and a dozen officers into east central Mississippi to expand the search for three civil rights workers missing since June 21. Rita Schwerner urged the President to send 5,000 men, but he advised against it. The trio, Andrea Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner, were last seen after being freed from jail in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
An explosion and fire struck a floating oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico near Morgan City Louisiana before dawn. Four people were killed and more than a dozen missing with twenty five survivors airlifted to Lakewood Hospital. the rig sank in 180 feet of water about 15 minutes after the blast.
A plane crashed early today, colliding with cars in yards and exploding against a house. Neighbors Wiraphote boys who escaped injury spoke with firefighters. A brother and sister named Gif ford ten and Pamela were among the dead.
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