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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1965
Page
1
Police investigate vandalism at McCurdy Field causing about 700 dollars in damages. Floodlights smashed, scoreboard broken, stadium sign ripped, entrance breached. two officers assigned full time to the probe as Mayor Magaha and Alderman Shipley urge harsher penalties and street-crackdown measures.
The Maryland House of Delegates approves a measure to let the Game and Inland Fish Commission extend seasons for rabbit, grouse, pheasant, squirrel, and turkey based on game supply. If enacted, rabbit, grouse, and pheasant could stretch to Feb 15, while squirrel and turkey could extend into January.
In Indianola Mississippi three civil rights workers James Dann Charles Scattergood and Willie Smith were jailed for failing to obey police orders as they tried to breach a cordon around a burning Freedom School. The fire destroyed the single story building shortly after a large weekly mass meeting. There were no injuries and the cause remains unknown.
A Peking broadcast cited by New China News Agency says U S jets and T28 aircraft struck eastern Laos held by Pathet Lao causing great losses in lives and property. It says jets intruded on Khang Khai Plaine des Jarres Xieng Khoung Ban Ban and other towns at 4 30 a m before T28s swept Highway 7 with strafing runs.
The final round of eight week longshoremen strike negotiations resumes in Galveston Texas with aim to restore dock work by the weekend. An agreement was reached in Miami Beach Florida on the South Atlantic District portion affecting about 6000 longshoremen leaving only talks between maritime interests and the West Gulf Coast District clerks and checkers local of the International Longshoremen's Association.
Maryland Senator John A. Derr proposes a bill requiring representation of both political parties in Frederick County's assessment office. Currently six state-appointed assessors oversee the office with six county clerks. Derr notes no Republicans in the six assessors and cites prior vetoes on political mixing in assessments.
Viet Cong overran Rung-La and struck near Binh Gia in December, a setback for government forces. U S advisers reported 16 dead 22 wounded and many missing in Rung-La as 1 000 paratroopers were airlifted toward a plantation 15 miles east of Xuan Loc. Civilians hauled 20 bodies to trucks.
The Frederick News cautions readers that individuals are using the News-Post name in a telephone survey to sell magazine subscriptions. The paper states it has no association with such a campaign.
Frederick Memorial Hospital plans a $3 million construction this spring as state loan amendments may push bond issuance to September or October. Administrator P David Youngdahl maintains delays are unlikely and notes local banks have offered loans if state funding stalls. The hospital already has funds to begin and an approved 1.5 million loan pending before the state board.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk reports to Latin American ambassadors on the Southeast Asia war, outlining a drive to widen international backing for the U S stance in Vietnam. Rusk cites communist tactics and calls for global recognition of aggression, as White Paper outlines a new kind of war.
Downtown Frederick police and merchants campaign to educate drivers on proper meter use after a survey found 63 business owners and employees parking all day on street meters. Mayor Magaha backs voluntary compliance while Chief Main plans overhead signs and confirms 1,034 metered spaces across 179 ten hour, 621 two hour, 211 one hour, and 23 loading meters. Parking rules vary by location with specific hours and free Sundays and holidays.
In Washington the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. met with President Lyndon B. Johnson to discuss voting rights legislation and race issues. White House aide George E. Reedy noted a prior agreement to convene again for further discussions.
The Maryland Legislature votes to adopt a constitutional convention route seeking nonpopulation based representation, joining 17 states in backing a Council of State Governments model resolution. Governor Tawes supports it, while opponents warn of broad constitutional changes and potential court conflicts. House delegates from Frederick Carroll Washington Montgomery vote for the measure. Senate approval was unanimous earlier.
City aldermen approve amendments shifting city elections to November 1969 and outline October primaries if used. A short 1967 term is created for 1966 officials. The council also appoints recreation commissioners and zones 44 acres of the G Wilson Mercer property for a $1 million Sagner Inc. office manufacturing complex.
Pepper Martin, famed St. Louis Cardinal in the mid 1930s, died of a heart attack at age 63 in a hospital in McAlester Oklahoma. He had been admitted Thursday night after being ill at his ranch home nearby.
A record 2.85 inches of rain drenched Frederick County in 24 hours, with 2.42 inches from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. marking March’s highest 24 hour total. Creeks and rivers rose, roads were flooded, and several streets including East Patrick Street and Sagner Avenue were shut or rerouted as Monocacy and Potomac rivers swelled.
In Moscow protesters damaged the U S Embassy with ink and broken windows as police increased protection outside the building. The incident followed U S Vietnam air strike protests and a government exchange over duties and safety with Andrei Gromyko apologizing and pledging protection. New York stock trading opened with mixed results and small changes.
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