End-Of-Session Gridlock Hits Frederick County Bills
Half of the Frederick County measures introduced in the General Assembly await final action as only four working days remain before adjournment. Controversial items include school bond authorization liquor license reforms and a plan to strip local school superintendents of construction powers in favor of a county building engineer. Some local bills have stalled or been folded into broader state actions, while others await gubernatorial approval after passing both chambers.
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Annapolis
Frederick County
General Assembly
Assembly
Goonse E. Byron
House of Delegates
Charles H. Smelser
House
Senate
Liquor Inspector Bill Advances in Maryland Senate
Maryland Senate approved a bill to create a full time liquor inspector in Frederick County paid 7500 dollars yearly. The appointee serves four years from May 1 and must be supported with office space by the county. The measure now goes to the House as adjournment nears and would require Gov. Agnew’s signature to become law.
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Annapolis
Frederick County
Maryland Senate
House of Delegates
House
Ing
Goodlee E. Byron
Senate
Byron
Charles H. Smelser
D-2nd
Ronald C. Brubaker
D-ist
West Church Street
General Assembly
Stolen Car Flees Police in 100 MPH County Chase
A red 1914 sports car stolen from a Baltimore dealer eluded Frederick County and Virginia police in a midmorning chase. Locals reported the driver demanding gas at a Liberty station and weaving past cars on US 340 before crossing into Virginia. No injuries were reported as the car remained at large noon today.
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Virgina
West Virginia
Baltimore
Frederick County
Frederick
Simpson
Oline
Liberty Town
Baltimore County
Tfe
Stephen P. Riland
Urbana
Wew
W. Dennis Drumm
Red Hill
Drumm
US 340
MD. 17
Brunswick
Brunswick Inito
Virginia
Lovettsville
Thief Loots Two Homes Near Brunswick, Makes Getaway
A thief entered two houses on Md. 454 near Brunswick Wednesday morning, stealing about $35 and escaping in a taxi. Entry to the Gordon home was via a hidden key and kitchen door, while the Moler garage was gained by forcing a side door. Police say $31 in change from Gordon and $4 from Moler were taken. suspect reportedly called a taxi from Moler to Point of Rocks. Investigation continues.
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Brunswick
Joseph Gordon
Forest G Moler
Gordon House
Moler
Voler
Donald R Bartgis
Point of Rocks
Frederick Observes Good Friday With Closures
Federal state county and city offices will be closed to morrow for Good Friday. The Most Office will be open with regular mail delivery. Frederick banks will close Friday but reopen Saturday 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Schools are closed today for spring vacation and will reopen Tuesday. Parking will be free in Frederick on Friday.
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Frederick Banks
Frederick
New Form For School Requests
Frederick County Commissioners urged the school board to adopt a detailed fund request form. The new form would itemize land, architect fees, construction, and other categories and show local state and federal funding. Commissioner Hutton praised the effort and Commissioner Collins said he would request immediate use of the form.
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Frederick County
Wallace E. Hutton
Hutton
Charles E. Collins
Collins
TJ School Bomb Threat Triggers Fire Drill Evacuation
Thomas Johnson High School was emptied for about 20 minutes after an anonymous call claimed a bomb was hidden inside and would explode at 2 p.m. Principal Karl Manwiller, police chief Maj. Charles Main, and officers oversaw a building search using fire drill procedures to avoid panic. Students waited outside in cold weather before returning inside after the all clear.
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Thomas Johnson High School
Karl
Manwiller
Frederick City
Charles V. Main
Main
Unseasonable Winter Lingers With Snow In Frederick County
Frederick County records show a brief snow event this morning with rapid melt as temperatures rose. The season just ended was milder than average with 35.75 inches of snow, ending a longer winter than last year and featuring a record December snowfall despite an overall lighter January and February.
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Frederick County
Nehes
Protecting People Is Family Job For Browns
New York AP report profiles Pvt Robert V. Brown a Frederick City police officer and his wife Carol Candy a school guard. They balance night shifts and daytime duties while living on West Fifth Street near her mother. They emphasize police work as a family vocation and share mutual support despite risks.
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Pvt
Robert V. Brown
Frederick
Candy
Carol
Brown
Frederick City
Carol Kinna
Frederick High School
Massachusetts
Fort Detrick
Germany
Quetispe
Dent
Benty Street
West Fith Street
Luther Kinna
Bob
Shaw Indicted By Grand Jury in Kennedy Case
New Orleans AP says grand jury indicted Clay L Shaw on a charge of wilfully conspiring to murder President John F Kennedy. Shaw, 34, headed for a hideout on the Mississippi Gulf Coast with Dist Atty Jim Garrison's approval. He retired in 1963 as managing director of the International Trade Mart and has been free on 10000 bond since his arrest March 1.
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New Orleans
Clay L Shaw
John F Kennedy
Shaw
Wississinpa Gulf
Jim
U S and Communist Viet casualties rise with mortars
Saigon AP reports growing US and Communist casualties in Vietnam as mortar barrages escalate near the Demilitarized Zone and Cambodian border. US deaths 2673 last week, 211 Americans killed and 1,874 wounded, with troop strength rising to 427,000 and Communist forces at 240,000. Both sides increase in total strength as ground sweeps total 18, signaling continued high casualty risk.
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Saigon
Aps
Tetiam
Cambodian
Valley Plans To Be Redrawn For Catoctin High School
The Valley school system and county commissioners agreed to redesign Catoctin High and Valley Elementary after a joint meeting. Architect Lowell E. Nelson was authorized to finish working drawings and bid the redesigned Catoctin project, with costs projected at about 3.1 million dollars including 130000 for architects and 350000 for equipment. Debate centered on air conditioning, with commissioners opposing it and board members arguing for climate control, plus alternates for on site pond and outdoor pool.
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Catoctin High School
Valley
Lowell E. Nelson
Catoctin
Nelson
Charles E Collins
Russell Z. Horman
George Bushey
Valley School
Collins
John L. Carnachan Jr
Hallar Best
Wallace E. Hutton
Horman and Collins
Draft Board Chairman Dies Suddenly
George Co Remsberg 44 chair of Local Board No 1 of the Selective Service System died suddenly at his Braddock Heights home. Appointed November 1954 and named chairman January 6, 1964 he succeeded the late Wilbur Baker. Remsberg, husband of Dons Dorses Remsberg, was a Harmony Grove school principal and former Walkersville High School teacher. He also taught at Cambridge High School and served as executive secretary of the Marylands FRA Association. A World War II veteran, he belonged to the American Legion and VFW and held leadership roles in local fraternal orders.
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George Co Remsberg
Noat
Braddock Heights
Remsberg
Wilbur Baker
George C
Daisy Hopwood Remsberg
Dons Dorses Remsberg
Harmony Grove School
Walkersville High School
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Millard Eiler, JR
Tashab
Winter
Lews
J. Rolfe Castleman
New York
Robert Jr
U.S
Lee Baylin
Draft Board
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