Junior Fire Co. Plans Ambulance Purchase Drive
The Junior Fire Company will solicit funds to purchase and operate an ambulance in Frederick. A committee of city leaders studied needs for more emergency service as the population grows. About 30 volunteers have offered to train for ambulance duty, with fundraising to follow.
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Junior Fire Company
Russell H. McCain
McCain
United Fire Company
Ray Spurrier
Charles Troxell
Francis L. Brightwell
Robert Pilgram
Alonzo Coran
William H. S. Miller
Austin Fogle
Lewis RB. Dertzbaugh
Frederick
Fire Company
Beer Tax Planned to Provide Scholarships
Maryland Senate faces a veteran aid bill sponsored by Harry T. Phoebus Jr to raise beer tax from 3 to 13 cents per gallon. New funds would form a scholarship trust for children of veterans, offering up to 30 dollars per year for four years, potentially funding about 20 800 scholarships annually, administered by the State Board of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Maryland Senate
Phoebus
Harry T. Phoebus
Somerset County
Harry Jr
State Board of Education
Scholarships Aimed To Help New Doctors
Annapolis based Sen. Harry R. Hughes proposes 10 full tuition scholarships for medical students who commit to practicing general medicine in Maryland. The plan follows a commission finding a shortage of family physicians.
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Annapolis
Harry R. Hughes
Caroline
Maryland
Frederick planning panel weighed townhouse and shop center proposals
The Frederick City Planning Commission faced preliminary approvals for a 2.3 acre Carrollton townhouse subdivision at Carrollton Drive and Prospect Boulevard and a 4 acre West Patrick Shopping Center between West Patrick Street and Carroll Parkway. The actions would replace existing street and lot plans with new plats powered by Brosius Development Corp and Washington radio figure Jerry Strong.
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Frederick City
Planning Commission
Carrollton
Brosius Development Corporation
Carrollton Drive
Prospect Boulevard
South End Baptist Church
Austin Trout
Budget Hearings Set for Frederick County 1965 66 Budget
Frederick County Commissioners announced the schedule for departmental hearings on the 1965 66 budget. Hearings run April 5 to 14 with five copies due by March 30. Morning items April 5 include Circuit Court Probation Children’s Aid Society Trial Magistrates Court State’s Attorney and Election Supervisors. Afternoon items April 5 include Assessment Office Treasurer and Planning Commission.
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Frederick County
Circuit Court
County Probation Department
Children’s Aid Society
Trial Magistrates Court
State’s Attorney's Office
Board of Election Supervisors
Frederick County Planning Commission
Frederick County Humane Society
Frederick Metropolitan District
Sani
Monocacy Flood Victim Drowns In River Autopsy Confirms
An autopsy confirmed Bruce Elmer Gibbons 38 of Yellow Springs accidentally drowned over the weekend in the Monocacy River flood near Biggs Ford Road. The body was found Sunday morning after his abandoned submerged car was located Saturday. Gibbons, born in Frederick County, leaves a son Brison Eugene Gibbons and a sister Mrs George Wilt Jr. plus parents Elmer Milton and Marie Virgie Gibbons.
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Bruce Elmer Gibbons
Yellow Springs
Monocacy River
Robert J. Furie
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Gibbons
Biggs Ford Road
Alien E. Swope
Nicholas Ritter
Ritter
Swope
Monocacy
Frederick County
Elmer Milton
Marie Virgie Beachley Gibbons
RFD 1
Knoxville
Brison Eugene Gibbons
George Wilt Jr
RFD 3
Fred
Sanity Trial Expected For Jack Ruby
District Judge Joe B Brown was ordered by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to determine if Jack Ruby is sane. Ruby, condemned to death for Oswald’s murder, has been jailed in Dallas County Jail for about 10 months after his March 1964 conviction. The court will rule on a sanity hearing that could affect arguments on his conviction appeal.
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Qallas
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dist
Joe B Brown
Ruby
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Dallas
Oswald
Kennedy
Brown
VFW Pool Project Advances With July Opening Target
The VFW pool project aims to begin construction late March or early April with a 50 thousand dollar Olympic size pool shaped as an isosceles triangle at the country club practice fairway end. Membership open to VFW or good standing social members, about 350, with dues starting as construction begins. A 8212 by 75 foot main pool plus a 490 square foot wading pool, terraces, bath house, filtration system, and four lifeguards planned.
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VFW
T. Edward Joy
Country Club
VEW
John R. Webb
Man Cheats Death In River Swim
A Baltimore man braved the Monocacy River currents after his car stalled on Md 550 near Creagerstown. He climbed onto the roof, shed his clothes, swam 80 feet to safety, and sought help at the Paul and Late residence where the Lates aided him before his father drove him home.
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Baltimore
Monocacy
Yellow Springs
Biggs Ford Road
Eugene Brandenburg
Foxville
MD. 550
Creagerstown
Raymond Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Loebell Buhrman
Paul B. Late
Lates
Arab League to Convene Urgent Session on West Germany Offer
The 13 Arab states gathered in Cairo to discuss Bonn's proposal to establish diplomatic ties with Israel. Iraq recalled its ambassador and threatened decisive action, while Cairo papers warned of severed relations. Jordan's King Hussein summoned the West German ambassador as Amman and Cairo seek a unified policy.
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Cairo
Arab League
West Germany
Israel
Iraq
Bonn
Naji Taleb
Hussein
Jordan
Karl von Sprell
Amman
Battle Rages In Viet Nam Near Saigon
Heavy fighting erupted in Binh Dinh province northeast of Saigon with 33 government troops killed and 3 US soldiers wounded. Viet Cong losses were reported at 57 dead with enemy equipment captured, as clashes spread to other areas including a five mile from Saigon.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Binh Dinh
Four Kings to Attend Queen’s Funeral in Stockholm
Four reigning kings including Frederik IX of Denmark Olav VI of Norway and Constantine II of Greece will participate in the state funeral of Queen Louise of Sweden. The 75 year old Gustaf VI Adolf will lead the procession through Stockholm. Queen Louise died after emergency surgery for a blood clot in her right leg and artery problems.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Louise
Britain
Victoria
Gustaf VI Adolf
Frederik IX
Denmark
Olav VI
Norway
Constantine II
Greece
St. Goeran Hospital
Ingrid
Market Closes Early Gains After Strong Opening
New York stocks opened higher with steady demand in active trading. Analysts noted broad participation across sectors as the market moved into positive territory extending gains from the prior session.
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New York
King to Lead New Rights March After Selma Clash
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr plans to lead another march to Montgomery after a Sunday march toward the Alabama Capitol devolved into violent clashes with state troopers in Selma. About 40 marchers were injured as police used tear gas and clubs, with posse members aiding the crackdown. FBI ordered a full probe into potential excessive force, while King sought a federal injunction to prevent Wallace and troopers from stopping Tuesday’s demonstrators.
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Selma. Ala
Alabama
Montgomery
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Atlanta
James Bevel
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Selma
James G. Clark
Dallas County
Nicholas Katzenbach
George Wallace
Wallace
Bevel
Marines Land In Da Nang Vietnam Defense
U S Marines arrive by sea and air to reinforce Da Nang air base against Viet Cong attack. One battalion of 1400 Marines came ashore from four 7th Fleet transports off the coast. a second battalion aboard C130s from Okinawa. Total about 3500 expected by Tuesday night including a helicopter squadron. Heavy surf delayed landing of helicopters and movement of tanks and artillery. A 1200 Marines detachment already manned Hawk missiles at Da Nang.
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DA Nang
South Viet Nam
U.S
7Th Fleet
Saigon
Okinawa
3Rd Marine Division
Supreme Court Rules on Conscientious Objectors and Juries
The Supreme Court rules unanimously that the draft law protects all religions but excludes beliefs based on political or economic reasons. It also holds that juries need not reflect exact race proportions and allows peremptory challenges to exclude Negroes from serving on juries in criminal trials.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tom C. Clark
Clark
Congress
God
Byron R. White
Robert Swain
Alabama
White
Swain
Johnson urges Congress to curb crime with gun and drug controls
President Johnson urged Congress to ban mail order firearms, tighten drug controls, and strengthen street safety as part of a broader crime fight. He proposed interstate firearms restrictions, regulation of dangerous drugs, civil commitment for users, and softened mandatory penalties while urging federal-state cooperation.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
House
Senate
Justice Department
Treasury Department
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
No Business Set For Town Meetings
No major business is expected at Walkersville and Middletown town council meetings tonight. Paul Eaves and Cecil Martin said they knew of nothing scheduled. Burkittsville meeting postponed to next Monday due to prior commitment and illness. Woodsboro meeting details unavailable.
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Walkersville
Middletown
Paul Eaves
Cecil Martin
Burkittsville
Hubert Gordon
Gordon
Woodsboro
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Junior Fire Co
M. J. Basso
Elyria
Ohio
da Nang Air Base
Basso
da Nang Bay
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