Two Frederick youths fined in Magisterate Court
Frederick youths Robert Eugene Rollins and James E. Hill were fined $100 each after a Teen Center and restaurant fight over the weekend. Newkirk testified Hill kicked him and struck him with a brick, while Rollins allegedly struck him from behind with another brick. Police also testified that Hill was evicted from the Teen Center before the brawl continued.
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Frederick
Robert Eugene Rollins
South Bertz Street
James E. Hill
West South Street
John A. Newkirk
Newkirk
West All Saints Street
Hill
Rollins
James W. Blackman
Stochan
Lins
Frederick J. Bower
Stanley Y. Bennett
Finan Rules Out Judgeship for Governor Run
Maryland Attorney General Thomas B. Finan told Mt. Saint Marys College students there is no truth to rumors he would accept a judgeship instead of seeking the governor’s office. He said he rejected one federal judgeship offer to pursue the governorship and predicted Congressman Carlton Sickles would enter the race within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Thomas B. Finan
Finan
Mt. Saint Mary’s College
Emmitsburg
Carlton R. Sickles
Mt Saint Mary's
FBI Nabs 33 In Scheme To Dodge Draft
The FBI arrested 33 men in the New York City area on charges of paying up to $5,000 for phony statements of military status to dodge the draft. The scheme allegedly involved falsified forms claiming Air Force Reserve membership to secure 1A to 1D deferments. Principal suspects Paul G. Miller and Salomon Gotfriend were named. warrants issued in Brooklyn March 29.
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FBI
Washington
New York City
J. Edgar Hoover
U.S
Brooklyn
Hoover
Paul G. Miller
Flushing
N.Y
Salomon Gotfriend
Long Island
Air Force Reserve
Selective Service Boards
Congress Contemplates Tax Hike Amid Inflation Warning
President Johnson signaled a possible early tax increase to curb inflation, outlining three options including more spending cuts or price controls. He stated no one favors controls and noted agencies will report economies to the Budget Bureau next month. If prices keep rising, a tax bill may follow. The decision could come next month.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Budget Bureau
Frederick County School Board Vacancies Remain Unfilled
The Democratic State Central Committee held a special meeting Tuesday night but made no recommendations to fill two Frederick County school board posts. Term for C Gordon Smith expires May 1 and he will stay on until reappointed or replaced. A seventh member was added last week by law, and further meetings are planned to study recommendations from the County PTA and League of Women Voters ahead of Governor Tawes's appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic State Central Committee
Frederick County
C. Gordon Smith
Smith
Central Committee
Ngght
Austin C. Powell
J Millard Tawes
County Council of Parent - Teachers Association
League of Women Voters
Fire Escapes and Sprinklers Planned for Montevue Home
County Commissioner Lawrence A. Dorsey disclosed plans for fire escapes and a sprinkler system at the Montevue Home for the aged and indigent. Grand juries and the Frederick Chamber of Commerce urged safety upgrades, with work likely included in the 1967 fiscal year budget. The Grinnell Company and J. A. Balfour Jr. of Baltimore are preparing plans and cost estimates, submitted for approval.
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Montevue
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Frederick County
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Montevue Auxiliary
Dorsey
Montevue Home
Grinnel Company of
Baltimore
J. A. Balfour Jr
Volunteers Seek Funds For Frederick Memorial Hospital
Volunteers gathered at West Frederick Junior High School to form a $850,000 building fund drive for Frederick Memorial Hospital. W Meredith S Young chaired the meeting while Mrs Paul S Michael praised supporters and Glenmore V Rice named general public campaign chair.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
General Public
West Frederick Junior High School
W. Meredith S. Young
Young
Paul S Michael
Glenmore V. Rice
Frederick County
Rice
Brandmobile Visits Fort Detrick Friday
The Red Cross bloodmobile will visit the Fort Detrick Field House on Friday with donor registration from 10 am to 3 30 pm. About 275 Fort Detrick civilian employees received appointment cards. no military personnel are scheduled, and no local Frederick area donors are listed, though walk ins near Fort Detrick are welcome during registration.
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Red Cross
Fort Detrick Field House
Fort Detrick
James A. Grove
General Frederick
Frederick
Venue Change Denied In Veney Murder Trial
The Circuit Court denied the change of venue motion for Samuel Veney in the murder of Baltimore police sergeant Jack Cooper and the assault on Lt. Joseph Maskell. Judges Digges and Clapp Jr. tentatively set April 11 for the first Veney trial while awaiting defense decisions and a state ruling. Samuel Veney will be tried separately from his brother Earl, already convicted in the Maskell case in Frederick County.
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Samuel Veney
Frederick County
D. Dudley Digges
la Plata
Southern
Baltimore
Earl Veney
Maskell
Frederick
Veney
U.S. 340 Project To Be Speeded Up
The State Roads Commission heads announced that the U.S. 340 expansion from Mt. Zion Road to the Frederick bypass will start ahead of schedule. John B. Funk said 14 projects were accelerated by the General Assembly due to completed engineering and right of way work. The early start could save about a construction season by delaying unit changes until July 1.
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U.S. 340
Mt. Zion
Frederick
State Roads Commission
John B. Funk
SRC
General Assembly
Funk
Roger Cann to Lead United Appeal Drives
Roger Cann named executive director of the United Appeal in Frederick County. Cann, former Salisbury resident born in Boston and educated in Camden, New Jersey, succeeds Harry A. Harper who resigned for Peoria Illinois. He began the Boy Scout program in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1938 and served in the Army Air Corps in World War II. He is married to Edith Martin Chandler of Centreville Delaware and has two children.
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T Penn Ray Srant
Army Air Corps
Edith Martin Chandler
Centreville
Del
U.S. planes hit Viet Cong sites in South Vietnam blitz
U.S. planes destroyed at least 150 Communist buildings and exploded 14 large blasts in 24 hours of intensive bombing in South Vietnam. Four planes were lost, three to enemy fire, while Navy barrier planes claimed five junks and three sampans destroyed. A C130 dropped 10 million propaganda leaflets near the 17th Parallel warning North Vietnamese troops not to cross.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Navy
North
17Th Parallel Frontier
North Vienamese Panhandle
Bowlus Re elected Frederick City GOP Chairman
Robert Bowlus was reelected chairman of the Frederick City Republican Party at a party organizational meeting. Herbert Rollins was elected first vice chair, Claude Delauter second vice chair, Donald Koons secretary, and Garland Feaga treasurer. A prior county district workers meeting announced no new county candidate slate or party offices.
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Robert Bowlus
Frederick City
Republican Party
GOD Utypee Cnet
Herbert Rollins
Republican City Committee
Republican
Claude Delauter
Donald Koons
Garland Feaga
GOP
Stock Market Drops After Tax Increase Hint
New York prices were battered in heavy early trading as the market fell following President Johnsons signal that he might seek a 5 billion dollar tax raise.
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New York
Johnson
Cooper-Hughes Tax Bill Fails in Maryland House
Maryland General Assembly special session ends as Cooper-Hughes tax plan dies two votes short of passage. House leaders avert a filibuster and approve technical amendments while softening the income tax to raise less revenue and shift costs to public utilities and local governments.
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Maryland General Assembly
Tawes
Cooper-Hughes
Senate
Del
William M. Houck
Frederick
Paul Cooper
Ways and Means Committee
Roy Staten
House
Session Hinges On Tax Program
The length of the special session may hinge on Tawes's push for the Cooper-Hughes program. If lawmakers accept local income tax powers the session could end quickly. otherwise it may extend up to 30 days and leave bitterness. The House last enacted youth licensing rules and gun sale regulations with seven day waits and enhanced concealed carry penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tawes
Cooper-Hughes
House
Senate
Johnson Grants India Food Aid Amid Talks With Gandhi
President Johnson offered India 3.5 million tons of grain to ease hunger as Indira Gandhi left New York after two days of talks with U S officials. He also proposed vegetable oil, milk powder, cotton bales, and tobacco to aid India’s short and long term economic needs.
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Washington
Johnson
India
Indira Gandhi
New York
City Democrats To Meet April 12 For Planning
Frederick City Democrats will meet April 12 at 7 30 p m in the independent Fire Hall to finalize plans for the city convention and set a date for the May 12 convention. James McSherry, former city convention chairman, says delegates will choose new city committee members and organize precinct and district meetings to select delegates.
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Frederick City
Democrats
James McSherry
Independent Fire Hall
Solons Named To Legislative Committees
Three Frederick County delegates join ten area representatives named to the Legislative Council and committees. Frederick’s el. C Clifton Wirts is named to the Legislative Council, Sen. John Derr to the Committee on Taxation and Fiscal Matters, and Del William Houck to the Committee to Study Procedures in the Department of Public Improvements.
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Frederick County
General Assembly
Legislative Council
Frederick
el. C Clifton Wirts
John Derr
del William Houck
Department of Public Improvements
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Brandmobile
Roger Cann
United
Roger W. Cann
U. S
Bowlus
City Republicans
LBJ
City Democrats
Solons
Rags News-Post
Montgomery County
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