Mathias seeks new Cabinet post Office of Community Development
U S Representative Charles Mathias Jr introduces a bill to create the Office of Community Development in the executive branch. The aim is one stop federal service coordinating urban programs and improving efficiency without adding significant bureaucracy. The bill has 24 GOP co sponsors and gains backing from NACo and the National League of Cities.
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Congress
U.S
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
R-Md
Department of Housing and Urban Affairs
Mathias
House of Representatives
Office of Community Development
National Association of Counties
National League of Cities
Rosencrantz to chair county cancer drive in April
Randolph B. Rosencrantz named general chair of the 1965 Cancer Crusade to be held in April. He previously chaired the drive and serves as clerk to the Frederick County Commissioners and former Frederick County school system teacher.
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Randolph B. Rosencrantz
Rosencrantz
Frederick County
Maryland County Administrative Officers Association
University of Maryland
North Market Street
Barbara Kaufman
House Committee Weighs Racial Bills In Maryland
The House Judiciary Committee voted to reconsider two bills banning racial discrimination in employment and public accommodations. A housing discrimination bill was not included for reconsideration.
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House
Annapolis
Judiciary Committee
Secret air strikes hit Viet Cong targets near Da Nang
American and South Vietnamese planes conducted secret strikes from Da Nang Air Base. Four B57 jets hit Viet Cong concentrations in Phu Yen Province while six Skyraiders and other aircraft engaged targets inside the country. A pilot remains missing after a B57 crash. another pilot was captured in North Viet Nam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang Air Force Base
da Nang
Phu Yen
Viet Nam
Laos
Bien Hoa
Binh Dinh
Gulf of Tonkin
North Viet Nam
Hayden J. Lockhart Jr
U.S
Quang Khe
Hanoi
Lockhart
Chamber Opposes Pay Boost In Maryland Legislature
The Frederick Chamber of Commerce opposes eight unemployment insurance bills in Annapolis that would raise benefits and shorten eligibility. Chamber manager Richard D. Hammond argues the measures create a workless class and notes employers fund benefits while workers contribute nothing. He says local delegates have not introduced the bills and some will vote against them. The chamber cites discussions with Delegate C. Clifton Wirts and plans letters to other delegates urging opposition.
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Frederick
Hammond
Chamber
C. Clifton Wirts
Annapolis
Horse Riding Equipment Stolen in Emmitsburg Area
State Police investigate theft of more than 315 dollars in horse riding gear from Kenton T. Holsinger’s barn in Emmitsburg RD 2. Items include three saddles two bits two bridles one bridle and bit combo and three horse blankets. Report filed Feb 18 with no suspects yet. Earl F. Tracey leads the case.
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Emmitsburg
Kenton T. Holsinger
RFD 2
Holsinger
Tfc
Earl F. Tracey
Local Officials Plan Human Relations Parley
Frederick County and city officials meet next week to plan a human relations council. The 2 p.m. session in the courthouse will review feasibility and actions, with Fort Detrick representatives and a steering committee report.
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Frederick County
Frederick
E. Paul Magaha
Oliver J. Cejka
Usar Ret
Public Information Office
Fort Detrick
Commissioners Office
Human Relations Council
Traffic hazard debate at Rosemont exit on Frederick Freeway
Police dispute motorists claims of a hazard along the Frederick Freeway at Rosemont Avenue exit. The commander says danger lies in driver inattention and confusing divided road layout. Night visibility and a sharp right turn near the Rosemont bridge contribute to near misses and tire damage in the median.
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Rosemont
Frederick
Rosemont Avenue
Number 7
Hood College
Young Republicans form fact finding committee in Frederick
The Frederick Young Republicans create a Fact Finding Committee led by William Rollins to audit county agencies. They plan to report at the April 12 meeting after hearings with the Frederick County Appeals Board and visits to the Welfare Board and Board of Education Planning Commission.
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Young Republicans Club of
Frederick
William Rollins
Frederick County Appeal
Young Republican Club
Welfare Board
Board of Education
Planning Commission
Merkle H. Duvall
The
Young Republicans
Duvall
Russell Z. Herman
Horman
Hagerstown
Local Bills Signed By Gov Tawes
Gov Tawes signed three county housekeeping bills and a General Assembly resolution backing Francis Scott Key for the Hall of Fame. Also approved was a measure to raise the sheriff salary from 5400 to 7500 and to add three jail wardens. Other laws delay delinquent tax sales by one month and shift dog license expiration to January. Resolution backed by Judge Delaplaine DAR and Key Foundation, sent to 49 states.
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General Assembly
Francis Scott Key
Hall of Fame
Tawes
Key
Edward §. Delaplaine
Daughters of the American Revolution
Francis Scott Key Memorial Foundation
Memorial March Fails In Selma
In Selma Alabama a memorial march by Negroes for a white minister slain in the civil rights era fizzled as rain fell and a police blockade held back the crowd Nearly 100 demonstrators faced Mayor Joseph T Smitherman who ordered no march and pledged to keep the city calm.
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Selma
Ala
Alabama
Joseph T. Smitherman
NAACP Plans Service For Selma Victim
The Frederick County NAACP announced a memorial service for Rev. James J. Reed a white Unitarian pastor who died in Birmingham from injuries after a Selma beating. Clergy officials and civic leaders are urged to attend meeting at Court House Square Sunday at 12 30 pm. Members condemned Alabama State Troopers brutality.
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James J. Reed
Birmingham
Ala
Selma
Frederick County
NAACP
Court House Square
Alabama
Johnson orders eviction of sit-in demonstrators at White House
President Johnson ordered prompt eviction of future sit-in demonstrators at the White House to deter protests. The move followed a Thursday sit-in by 12 youths in Selma Alabama and came as tours were resumed to test public access. Demonstrators were later walked to police stations and released after unlawful entry charges.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Selma
Ala
Secret Service
Detroit
Mich
Rayburn Building Opens Pool Hidden Luxury For Congressmen
The Rayburn Office Building opens a subterranean 60 by 20 foot pool at 80 degrees three floors below a full gym and marble baths. Lawmakers praise the grandeur while defending the project against criticism and noting fringe benefits for members.
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Washington
Rayburn
Tom Steed
D-Okla
Steed
Charles A. Halleck
R-Ind
House
Johnson
Halleck
Congress
Clergymen urge strong voting rights bill and Johnson visit
Four thousand churchmen from across the nation urged President Johnson to visit Selma Alabama and pressed for a strong voting rights bill to protect Negroes in the South. The interfaith rally prepared a delegation to Congress and a fund drive to aid families of marchers including Rev James Reed.
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Washington
Johnson
Selma
Ala
South
Lutheran Church of the Reformation
Commission On Religion Council of Churches
White House
Congress
James J. Reed
John Wesley Lord
Lord
Family of
Reed
Unitarian Universalist Church
Unitarian Universalist Association
Boston
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Atlanta
American Friends Service Com
James J. Reeb
Students Trim Beatle Hairdo at Pembroke High
Pembroke New York AP report: teen Jeffrey Wetmore 15 lost a year long Beatles style haircut after fellow students cut it. His father Melvin Wetmore sought warrants for third degree assault, but Justice of the Peace Ralph Kelsey ruled insufficient evidence to identify the cutters.
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Pembroke
N.Y
Jeffrey Wetmore
Jeff
Pembroke Central High School
Melvin Wetmore
Justice of the Peace
Ralph Kelsey
Kelsey
Blue chips lead market early in active trading
New York AP reports blue chips took leadership early and moved higher as trading remained active.
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New York
Blue Chips
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