River Crest Threaten Homes as Potomac Rises to 23 Feet
The Potomac River is forecast to crest near 23 feet this afternoon, threatening homes at Point of Rocks. Monocacy River has fallen back to near normal after cresting at 21 feet late Tuesday. Roads Md 80 at Michael's Mill and Lily Pens and Greenfield remain closed. Rain totals reach 2.74 inches in four days. next days turn sunny and warmer with highs around 50.
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C&o
U.S. Weather Bureau
Point of Rocks
Monocacy
Israel Creek
Michael’s Mill
Lily Pens
Greenfield Roads
Frederick
Potomac Study Groups Proposed
Sen Daniel B Brewster urged creation of county advisory committees to aid Potomac Valley Park planning They would link park administration with locals and help develop two upstream demonstration areas One area would restore Dam No 6 at Cacapon WV rewater the C&O Canal to Ft Frederick and add boat launches camping near Hancock The other would develop facilities at the park's proposed west water near Cumberland.
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Washington
Potomac Valley
Daniel B. Brewster
Interior
Stewart Udall
Brewster
Cacapon
W. Va
Maryland House Passes Liberal Liquor Bill and Local Notices
The Maryland House of Delegates approved a bill to liberalize liquor licenses for hotels and restaurants, lowering the qualifying assessed valuation to 15000 and allowing takeout beer and wine. It also relaxes bar counter sale restrictions. The House sent a second bill to the Senate setting December 1 as the oath date for new county commissioners and a study of Frederick County government by a blue ribbon panel. A $35 million Frederick County school construction bond bill was introduced, and delegation legislation would phase out certain personal property taxes.
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Annapolis
Maryland
House of Delegates
Senate
House
State House
Frederick County
Fred
Erick County
del. C. Clifton Wirts
House Rules Committee
Truck Crash Kills Local Businessman Alonza E Meadows
Alonza E Meadows, owner and president of Meadows Van and Storage in Frederick, died Tuesday after his truck collided with a tractor hauling a flatbed trailer at Maryland routes 313 and 317 near Denton. State Police charged the other driver, William Roscoe of Camden, New Jersey, with manslaughter by automobile and DUI. Meadows was delivering telephone equipment on the Eastern Shore at the time.
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Alonza E. Meadows
Meadows van and Storage Company
Frederick
Denton
Easton
Meadows
Maryland
Pelice
William Roscoe
Camden
N.J
Officials Reach Accord On Garbage Problems
The County Commissioners and Frederick Mayor John Derr reached a temporary fix on the garbage issue after a closed door session. They agreed commercial firms from the county may use the city landfill if burnable and non burnable refuse are separated and trucks registered. A more permanent plan will be discussed at the next Board of Aldermen meeting. Engineers were authorized to seek a lasting solution, and the group planned talks with the County Fire Board and city fire chiefs to resolve misunderstandings about participation in the central alarm system.
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Frederick
John A. Derr
Court House
Commissioners
Charles E. Collins
Derr
Collins
Board of Aldermen
Southey Nottingham
Robert J. Rothenhoefer
County Fire Board
Wallack E. Hutton
Downtown Merchants Elect New Officers
Harold R. Shilling of J C Penney North Market Street was named president of the Downtown Frederick Association. Also named were Glenmore Rice vice president and Mrs Louise Strine treasurer, with Patricia Masser as secretary. New directors include Delphey, Summers, Warne, and Shilling. continuing directors Rice, McGaha, and Rhoderick. Williams Typewriter Co.
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Harold R. Shilling
J. C. Penney Co
North Market Street
Frederick
Glenmore Rice
Rice's Color Center
Louise Strine
Remsberg Jewelers
Petricia Masser
Shilling
Catoctin School Gets Backing
Immediate construction of Catoctin High School gains formal support from the Thurmont Jaycees led by James E. Spahr, calling for a facility for at least 1,000 students. A Thurmont group of citizens educators and officials also backs the project while opposing changes to the library and resource center.
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Catoctin High School
Thurmont Jaycees
Jaycee
James E. Spahr
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Sabillasville
Ross V. Smith
Chris Matthews
Ray Weddle
Ptas
Jaycees
Lions Club
Grange, Ministerial Association
Room Mothers
Bloodmobile Visits Emmitsburg Thursday at Mt St Marys
The Red Cross bloodmobile will visit Mt St Marys College in Emmitsburg on Thursday with registration from 11 am to 4 30 pm at the student union building. No appointments are set. invites walk in donors from all residents. The blood program is 159 pints below quota and urgently needs new donors.
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Red Cross
Mt St. Mary’s College
Emmitsburg
James A. Grove
Grove
YMCA Dedicates New Facility On Market Street
The YMCA plans a March 19 dedication at 3 pm for its $500,000 new building on Market Street, the first phase of a $900,000 project with a pool and rooms. Judge Charles E. Moylan will give the dedicatory address, and 3,500 guests are invited to tours, exhibits, and demonstrations.
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Market Street
YMCA
North Market Street
Frederick ‘‘Y
South Market Street
Charles E. Moylan
Supreme Bench of
Baltimore
Yamsville
Moylan
Warner L. Brittain
Bernie Zerkel
United Church of Christ
John L. Lippold
St. John’s Catholic Church
Merrill F. Groelle
Donald J. Koons
Sound Equipment New Industry Creates Boom
Applied Electro Mechanics at Point of Rocks tests a giant 24 speaker sound system used for long range voice, with U S military testing aboard aircraft and ground forces. AIM operates a branch plant with 15 staff and plans to hire 40 to 50 more, producing amplifiers, video amplifiers, and electromechanical subassemblies for a multismillion dollar business based in Alexandria Virginia.
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George May
Applied Electro Mechanics, Inc
AEM
U.S Armed Services
AFM
U. S
Vietnam
Korea
Paint of Rocks
ARM
AIM
Point of Rocks
Charles M. Cook
Alexandria
Cook
Ceresville Motor Co Safe Hit in Overnight Theft
Thieves stole between 400 and 500 dollars from a metal office safe at the Ceresville Motor Company along Md 26. A tool box and tools valued at about 400 dollars were taken from the garage. A separate break in at Wickes Lumber Co along Md 355 saw a window broken and a fence entry cut. Police believe the same robbers may be involved. no suspects yet.
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Ceresville Motor Company
Wickes Lumber Company
Frederick
Carl R. Harbaugh
Stafford
Wickes Company
Ronald D. Fike
Tie. Harbaugh
Red Cross Luncheon Set March 15
The Frederick County Chapter American Red Cross marks its 50th anniversary with a luncheon March 15 at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Registration opens at 11 43 am and the noon program features a high school Thespian Troop skit, a color guard, remarks by a Red Cross representative, and awards for service and volunteer of the year.
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Frederick County
American Red Cross
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Thomas Johnson High School
Anna M Hughes
Francis O' Conner
Red Cross
Fort Detrick
South Market Street
H. Albert Dean
Winchactar
Hagerstown
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Potomac
Alonza Meadows
Paula Barnes
J Rolfe Castleman
Hoffa
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Federal Penitentiary
Lewisburg
Catoctin School
Bloodmobile
New York
Manpower Development Act
Frederick County Board of Education
State Department of Employment Security
U. S. Department of Labor
Charles R. Banks
New Jersey
George Washington
Rutgers Universities
Harry R. Brown
Auburn
University of Kansas
Ceresville Motor Co
Wickes
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