Yellow Springs school addition gets $142 506 funding
County commissioners authorized 142 506 for the Yellow Springs school addition, 12 000 above the basic bid. The package covers 115 000 base cost plus 15 370 boiler, 10 000 furnishings, 1 000 miscellaneous items and 2 640 architect balance. Commissioner Horman protested but voted for the needed project amid higher costs than Urbana’s prior four room addition.
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Yellow Springs
Russell Z. Horman
Horman
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Urbana
Land Sale Tax Bill Approved in Maryland Legislature
A bill requiring payment of all taxes on an entire tract before sub divided land can be sold in Frederick County passed the Maryland General Assembly after two years. Sponsored by Sen. John A. Derr, the measure moves to Gov. Tawes for signature and would take effect June 1.
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Frederick County
Maryland
John A. Derr
Frederick
Charlotte Yarroll
General Assembly
Gov. Tawes
Emmitsburg Installs Safety Upgrades on U S 15 Bypass
Emmitsburg residents and police welcome new safety features on the two mile U S 15 bypass after SRC crews added flashing lights overhead lighting at intersections with Md 806 and Md 97 and a 40 mph limit. A review of traffic control signs is due soon. Governor Tawes and state officials participated in the inspection following a petition by 1700 residents calling the bypass a death trap. Since last year 21 people have died in accidents along the bypass.
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U.S. 15
State Roads Commission
Emmitsburg
John B. Funk
SRC
MD. 97
J. Millard Tawes
Emmitsburg Re
Funk
Legislature Okays Seventh Frederick County School Board Post
The General Assembly approved expanding the Frederick County school board from six to seven members. The House passed the bill and sent it to Gov. J. Millard Tawes for signature. if signed, it becomes law June 1. The governor must appoint the new member for a six year term.
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House of Delegates
J. Millard Tawes
Senate
John A. Derr
Frederick
Tawes
Democratic State Central Committee
Frederick County
Mercury Dips to 20 Degrees Amid Cold Week Forecast
Overnight low in Frederick reached 20 degrees marking the coldest reading this month. Partly cloudy conditions are expected with highs near 40 today and again 20 to 24 tonight. March rainfall stands at .85 inch versus normal 3.31 inches. Stocks opened sharply lower in New York following a major market slide not seen since 1963.
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Frederick
Frederick County adopts building and housing code measures
A General Assembly bill authorizes Frederick County to adopt a plumbing, building, and housing code. The measure, approved by the House after Senate passage, awaits Governor Tawes signature to become law. Codes would be set by an advisory board and enforce personnel hired as needed, with farm buildings exempt.
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Frederick County
General Assembly Morriday
Senate
John A Derr
Frederick
House
Gov. Tawes
Sore Throat Lozenges Banned by FDA Action
The FDA announced a sweeping removal of hundreds of antibiotic lozenges and related products from the market for falsely claiming to treat sore throats. About 250 products under 500 trade names from more than 70 manufacturers are affected, with nearly $25 million in annual retail sales.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Jets Lose Four in North Viet Nam Air Strikes
Saigon reports a record US air war with 53 missions and heavy strikes on Son La oil storage and a missile site. Losses include four US jets and crews of three, with pilots rescued, missing, or presumed lost as air forces hit targets from Thanh Hoa to Vinh and Binh Duong Province.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U. S
Air Force
Navy
Son la
Hanoi
Thanh Hoa
17Th Parallel
Vinh
Binh Duong
Explosion destroys Nelson Monument in Dublin
A 134 foot Nelson Monument in Dublin was wrecked by a large explosion at 1 30 am injuring no one. Police accuse the outlawed IRA amid heightened activity ahead of the 50th Easter uprising anniversary. The blast toppled two thirds of the column blocking O Connell Street and disrupting morning traffic.
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Nelson
Horatio Nelson
Britain
Dublin
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
England
IRA
O'Connell Street
Lord Nel
Strong Quake Shakes China Centered Near Kaifeng
A major earthquake struck eastern China near Kaifeng in Henan Province, with readings from Moscow seismograph stations and reports reaching Japan and the University of California, Berkeley. The tremor occurred at 12 38 a m Moscow time, shaking a populous region.
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Moscow
China
Tass
Japan
University of California
Berkeley
Kaifeng
Henan
Peking
De Gaulle Gets Quick Reply on NATO Reorganization
President Johnson told Charles de Gaulle that his proposal to reorganize NATO strikes at the alliance heart and could affect Franco American relations. The United States suggested it would remove NATO bases in France rather than accept French command. France is told negotiations remain possible if Paris seeks talks. Meanwhile a Western Maryland freight train derailed near Thurmont, delaying tracks for hours with no injuries from a broken wheel flange.
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Washington
Johnson
de Gaulle
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
White House
United States
France
NATO
West Germany
de Gaudle
Paris
Ignation Atlantic Alliance
Maryland
Thurmont
Maryland Senate rejects dual control for Educational TV network
The Maryland Senate failed 38 to 10 to remove the State Department of Education from control of the Educational Television Network. A proposed amendment would have given a separate commission control of adult programming while education-directed classroom content stayed with the department. The bill moves to the House of Delegates for consideration.
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John A. Derr
R-Fredercck
Maryland Senate
State Department of Education
Derr
Senate
House of Delegates
House
Department of Education
Commission
Roy N. Staten
Maryland Del Byron Pushes Feasibility Study for School Lab
Delegate Goodloe Byron introduces a House resolution to study establishing a School Facilities Planning Laboratory at the University of Maryland. The panel would assess feasibility and report before the 1967 session, with potential funding from federal state grants and Ford Foundation. The aim is to imitate Stanford's school plant research and improve cost controlled construction standards.
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University of Maryland
del. Goodloe E. Byron
D-Frederick
Byron
House of Delegates
Advisory Council For Higher Education
Board of Regents
University
State Superintendent of Education
Ings
General Assembly
Ford Foundation
Maryland
California
Stanford University
Ts Laboratory
Stanford
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