Watts Rioters Clash In South Los Angeles Killing Two
Six hundred rioters rampaged in Watts for six hours injuring 26 and killing two as police sealed a 36 block area. The violence followed a rock throwing incident near Jordan High School with Negro and white residents clashing amid looting and gunfire.
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Los Angeles
Watts
Gomez
Joe Lee Crawford
Dan Conke
Jordan High School
103Rd Street
Wilmington Avenue
Armed Gunmen Hold Up Fairall's Beverage Store
State police hunt two gunmen described as Negro men between 2 and 30 years old who robbed Fairall's Beverage Store near the U.S. 15 and Md. 28 intersection in Tuscarora shortly before 11:30 p.m. They took an undetermined cash amount and three pints plus one fifth of whiskey after threatening the clerk and fled toward Point of Rocks. Roadblocks were set along U.S. 15 by Frederick and Rockville police, with Loudoun County Sheriff and Virginia troopers also intervening near the state line.
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Tuscarora
Fairall’s
U.S. 15
MD. 28
Amelia Young
Point of Rocks
Norman Fairall
Frederick
U.S 15
Rockville
Loudoun County Sherriff’s
Virginia
Virginia State Line
Pretrial Arguments In Land Case Over Cemetery Land
In Frederick County Circuit Court pretrial arguments in a condemnation suit challenge the state's power to take Resthaven Memorial Gardens land for U S 18. The SRC seized about 3.5 acres near Harsonville and deposited roughly 3700 dollars.
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Resthaven Memorial Gardens
U.S
Frederick County
State
Adts Commission
Samuel Hill
Maryland
Thomas
Glass
SRC
State Roads Commission
Harsonville
Robert S Rothenhiefer
Hill
Kenneth Mackley
Baltimore
Cool Temperatures and Fair Skies Through Week
Frederick County residents can expect cool temperatures and sunny, fair weather for the rest of the week. Today should reach the upper 40s after a Tuesday high of 58 and an overnight low near 29. Tonight’s range 25 to 30 degrees with Thursday and Friday highs of 48 to 55. Month to date precipitation stands at .85 inches, with normal March at 3.31 inches.
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Frederick County
Haller Wins Brunswick Third Ward Council Seat
William L. Haller won the Brunswick third ward council seat in a public vote to fill a vacancy caused by Jess B. Orndorff’s resignation. Haller gathered 234 of 800 votes with Daw son 125, Boaze 53, and Hill 41. He will be sworn in Friday at a special Town Council meeting and the council will vote on a $420,000 bond issue for water system improvements.
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William L. Haller
Brunswick
Haller
Donald W. Dawson
Raleigh S. Boaze
James W. Hill
Jess B. Orndorff
Frederick County Firemen Deputized as Deputies
A bill to allow the Frederick County sheriff to appoint up to six volunteer firemen as deputy sheriffs with full powers passed the Senate on Tuesday and now awaits Governor Tawes signature to become law. The measure, sponsored by the Frederick County delegation, cleared the House two weeks earlier.
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Frederick County
Vision Network
New State Commission
Department of Education
Senate
Maryland Television Commission
Bay Bridge expansion on track as plans move forward
Annapolis AP The House Ways and Means Committee approves three bills authorizing a second Chesapeake Bay Bridge beside the current span a $10 million toll free Patuxent River bridge and a future Ocean City crossing. Senate already passed all three.
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House
Ways and Means
Tawes Administration
Chesapeake Bay
Patuxent River
Charles
St. Marys
Ocean City
Senate
Smmepuxert Bay
Judiciary Committee
First Sanitary District New Market Sewer Goes Live
The New Market Sanitary District began operation with 23 of 104 area homes connected. Project cost 199,948 with federal 38,950 and state 38,950 grants. remainder 112,048 from a county-backed bond issue. Francis E. Cook notes 28 homes have temporary connections. water storage 70,000 gallons. Plumbers issued six permits as work continues after July start. rock ledge caused three week delay.
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New Market
Benjamin D. Palmer
Francis E. Cook
Frederick County Sanitary Commission
Coolik
Conewago Contractors
Hanover
Rock Ledge
Cook
Frederick Coun
Johnson signs $6 billion revenue bill to fund Vietnam effort
President Johnson signs a bill expected to raise about 6 billion dollars over 15 months. The measure extends Social Security to about 300000 people over 72 and raises taxes to bolster war funding. A separate package raises excise tax on car sales to 7 percent and reinstates a 10 percent tax on phone calls, with faster tax collection. Johnson signals possible Social Security improvements and says Congress should respond if action is needed.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Rendezvous Due Today Space Walk Tomorrow
Gemini 8 astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott launched on Titan 2 aimed at docking with an Agena satellite launched earlier from Cape Kennedy. The mission seeks the first in-space docking, with Scott planning a near 21 hour space walk as a world record.
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Neil Armstrong
David Scott
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Agena
Cape
Scott
Armstrong
Pacific Ocean
Earth
Neil Arm
Strong
Gemini
Mission Control
Air Force
Gemini 8
United States
Soviet Union
New Acme Store Opening Draws Large Turnout
Frederick's newest Acme supermarket in West Patrick Street Shopping Center opened at 9 am with W Jerome Offutt representing the city pushing the first food cart. By 11 am hundreds shopped the aisles as manager Charles Unger praised turnout and staff outlined the seafood dairy frozen bakery and deli offerings.
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Frederick
Acme
West Patrick Street
W. Jerome Offutt
Charles Unger
Unger
Dennis Fagan
William Goode
Alan Kibler
Joseph Ganly
Joseph Knauer
Johnson predicts U S will win moon race in 1960s
President Johnson declared the United States will be first to land a man on the moon after witnessing the Gemini 8 launch. He spoke at a National Space Club ceremony honoring his leadership for U S space advancement.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
Russia
National Space Club
Soviet Space Dogs Blackie Breezy Land Safely
Soviet news Tass reports space dogs Blackie and Breezy landed safely after a 22 day mission in Cosmos 110. They flew through high radiation belts to test reactions for longer manned flights. longest previous space stay was Gemini 7 at 14 days.
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Moscow
Blackie
Breezy
Tass
U.S
Soviet Central Asia
Paratroopers Battle Red Guerrillas in Saigon Area
American paratroopers fought 600 Viet Cong for four hours on day nine of Operation Silver City north of Saigon. Two Viet Cong battalions attacked the 1731 Airborne Brigade as air and artillery support followed, with 142 Viet Cong killed and 3 captured. US losses were light. In the central highlands the 25th Infantry reported 33 Communists killed around Darlac as Reds moved southward. three US helicopters were shot down but crews were rescued.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
D Zone
Viet Co
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Darlac
Stock Market Opens With Cautious Recovery Amid Volatility
New York trading starts with a cautious recovery as investors assess early gains amid ongoing market volatility. Brokers report mixed volumes and varied sector strength as prices move amid uncertain sentiment.
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Early
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