Stone pleads guilty to manslaughter in wife murder case
Lawrence C Stone, charged with killing his wife last November, was found guilty of manslaughter in circuit court. Judge Clapp and Judge Schnauffer ordered a background investigation before sentencing. Stone had shifted from not guilty to guilty after a conference with attorneys, with no testimony taken. State's attorney Rothenhoefer cited weakened evidence and noted mitigating circumstances including Stone's intoxication.
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Lawrence C. Stone
Robert E. Clapp Jr
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Stone
C. Clifton Wirts
Samuel W. Barrick
Robert S. Rothenhoeffer
Rothenhoefer
Clapp
Baltimore
Frederick County School Board Sets New Budget Vote
After weeks of hearings and a private session, the Frederick County School Board trims the proposed budget to 8 452 789 for the next fiscal year from 8 456 031. Action planned at the regular meeting includes salary raise discussions with Superintendent Dr John L Carnochaz and a briefing on vocational education by Eugene Wood.
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Frederick County
John L. Carnochaz
Eugene Wood
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
L. J. Keller and Sons of Jefferson
New Brunswick High School
Carroll Manor
Frederick County Health Department
Warren R. Evans
Thomas Johnson High School
Frederick
Petition for Road Improvements on Roy Shafer Road
A petition to improve Roy Shafer Road near Middletown was presented to the Board of County Commissioners by John J. Minnick of RFD 2 Middletown. It cites a dangerous curve and asks action. Board President A Irvin Renn said he would contact County Engineer Southey T. Nottingham to address the matter.
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Roy Shafer
Middletown
Board of County Commissioners
John J. Minnick
RFD 2
A. Irvin Renn
Southey T. Nottingham
City Seeks Competitive Bids for Concrete Work
Frederick city engineer Robert A. Whiteford announced misc concrete tasks will be bid this year for unit price work. Previously curb gutter and sidewalk repairs on city property were spread among many contractors at negotiated prices. Bids are to be opened March 17.
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Frederick City
Robert A. Whiteford
Whiteford
Solons Ready To Vote On Redistricting
Maryland lawmakers near a 2 p.m. session vote on bills to reapportion the House and Senate and redraw congressional districts. Baltimore County Democrats press for changes to the House plan amid closed-door talks as Republicans object.
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Solons
Annapolis
House
Maryland
Supreme Court
Senate
Baltimore County
Bids Opened For YMCA Building In Frederick
Bids for the Frederick YMCA construction were received totaling $636,989 to $670,000 at a meeting of the Board of Directors and Building Committee. Eight alternates may be added, including air conditioning and a holding tank, with decisions due at the March 16 board meeting. Dwight Collinus chaired the session.
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Frederick
Baltimore
Thomas Johnson High School
YMCA
Dwight Collinus
Atlas Centaur rocket explodes on Cape launch pad
A 10 story Atlas Centaur rocket exploded on its launch pad at Cape Kennedy as it prepared to launch a Surveyor model toward the moon. The blast sent a blazing fireball and smoke high into the air, injuring no one among about 90 crew members sheltered in a nearby blockhouse. The rehearsal aimed to test landing a live Surveyor craft on the moon next autumn.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Flight Control Center
Surveyor
Frederick Firemen Gain Air Support with New Cascade Truck
Frederick firemen receive a Citizens Truck Company air cascade system, delivered December 15 and first used at a Point of Rocks fire. The unit provides 2,500 psi cylinders and on site air production, reducing reliance on distant supplies and easing recharges at emergencies.
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Citizens Truck Company of
Frederick
Charles G. Rhoads
William I. Hopwood
Citizens Truck Company Air Cascade System
Rocks House
Frederick Motor Company
Citizens Fire House
South Court Street
Point of Rocks
Glen Calvert Company
College Park
Silver Spring
Frederick County
Libertytown
Frederick Fire Companies
Upper
Montgomery Fire Company
Beallsville
Citizens
Montreal Apartment Blast Kills 26. Hundreds Hurt
Rescue teams sift through the ruins of a three story brick building in La Salle after an explosion likely linked to a natural gas heating system. At least 26 people died and about 350 were wounded as 18 of 24 apartments collapsed into a crater.
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Montreal
Monay
Raymond Bourbonnais
Lionel Boyer
la Salle
Quebec Natural Gas Corp
Boyer
Quebec Natural Gas
Committee OKs School Aid Bill in House
The House Education and Labor Committee approved President Johnson's 1.3 billion school aid bill by 23 to 8, aiming to help public and parochial schools. Most funds target low income areas with 90 percent of districts eligible, plus textbooks, libraries, centers, and stronger educational research.
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Washington
House Education and Labor Committee
Johnson
U S Planes Hit Port and Munitions Depot in North Viet Nam
More than 160 U S and Vietnamese Air Force planes attacked a port at Quang Khe and a munitions depot at Xom Dang in North Vietnam. Officials say 60 to 70 buildings and four naval installations were hit at Quang Khe and both targets show heavy damage with some aircraft losses reported. The raids, described as escalatory, were framed by Washington as retaliation against ongoing Communist aggression.
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DA Nang
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Saigon
Xom Dang
Quang Khe
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Nguyen Kim Khanh
1St
Stock Market Edges Mixed in Early Trading
New York shares opened with irregular moves in moderately active trading. Most key stocks posted fractional changes as traders awaited cues.
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New York
Johnson seeks new Housing Department and urban grants
President Johnson asks Congress to create a Department of Housing Affairs. He proposes 100 million dollars in matching grants for basic community facilities and rent supplement payments to help needy families. The plan requires city long range development and area wide planning for federal aid.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Department of Housing Affairs
Kosygin and Johnson Open to Historic Exchange Visit
President Johnson still hopes for a 1960s year end visit to Moscow and Kosygin says the invitation exists and a Johnson trip would be pleasant. White House notes no change since February remarks. Potential trip would mark first since FDR's Yalta session in 1945.
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Washington
Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
U.S
Viet Nam
Moscow
Pravda
Kosygin
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Yalta
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Allis Chalmers
Reni
Montgomery County
Fridat & A. M
U. S
Frank J. Keeferson
David Griffin
Jack Griffin
Grant Place
Eddie Hanna
Edward A. Hanna
Housing Department
LBJ
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