County approves 5 million school bond and new building commission
Gov Tawes signs a 5 million school construction bond enabling county borrowing for facilities. The Frederick County School Building Commission of 1965 will study building needs and plans, with two county commissioners, two School Board members, and three citizens acting in advisory role. Meetings should be open to the public and the panel aims to guide future projects.
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Gov Tawes
Frederick County School Building Commission
Frederick County
Republicans Gird For 1966 Campaign War Chest
Eight men paid 500 dollars each for a dinner honoring Senate leader Everett McKinley Dirksen. Proceeds topped the Senate Campaign Committee budget as it rebuilt its war chest for 1966. GOP fundraising aims at 2 million dollars to contest most of 435 House seats amid hopes of regaining Senate seats and perhaps House balance. Dirksen and Ford warn of Vietnam's influence as off year and 1968 presidential dynamics loom.
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Senate
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Senate Campaign Committee
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
National Committee For
House
Dirksen
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Gerald R. Ford, Jr
Vietnam
Mother's Day origins and the presidents tribute
The piece traces Mother's Day back to Anna Reeves Jarvis in Grafton West Virginia and notes President Johnson proclaimed May as the second Sunday in May. It highlights the idea of mothers guiding children toward good citizenship and calls the home a haven for spiritual and intellectual growth.
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President Johnson
Anna Reeves Jarvis
Grafton
West Virginia
Anna M Jarvis
Morehan
Ho Chi Minh Plans 1965 Moves In South Viet Nam
National observers assess Ho Chi Minh timetable aiming for victory in 1965. VC build-up includes North Vietnamese units and local administration ready to act. If a major push fails, a political economic push may replace it with amnesty, reform of local government, and stronger civil administration in hamlets.
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South
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Viet Cong
Ho Chi Minh
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Saigon
Washington
West
Dien Bien Phu
U.s.-Saigon
World Dog Trouble At Braddock Heights
A reader appeals to the editor about roaming stray dogs in Braddock Heights. He cites incidents including a two and a half year old boy bitten in a fenced yard and a dog fight nearby. Mrs or Mr Spangler of Frederick aided in separating the dogs.
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Braddock Heights
Guss M Spangler
Frederick
Mike
Braddock Heights neighbors urge action on stray dogs
A reader describes two dog incidents endangering children and calls for stricter county dog licensing and enforcement. The letter lauds a local reporter and Future Teachers of America for coverage, thanking Mr. Fisenhauer for ongoing guidance.
Convent Property Sale Sparks Local Speculation
The news notes the Sisters plan to leave Frederick for New York after deciding to sell the convent property between East Second and East Church streets. It also mentions the Popular Plays and Players company set for a Metro program in Frederick featuring Barbara Fritchie. A hog was killed after a wire fence injury on Emory C. Remsberg’s Buckeys town farm when a hog bumped into live wire.
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East Second
East Church Streets
Frederick
New York
Plays and Players Company
Metro
Moving Picture O
Barbara Fritchie
Emory C. Remsberg
Buckeystown
Burning Reich Chancellery and Hitler Body Sighting
Twenty years ago the Wilhelmsstrasse chancellery building burns after a report claims Hitler’s body was not found. A Red Star dispatch notes the Reich capital capitulation began May Day with a German colonel surrendering under a white flag at dawn. Field Marshal Von Kleist surrenders to the U S Third Army’s 2nd Infantry Division.
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Third Reich
Wilhelmstrasse
Hitler
Berlin
Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist
France
U.S
Third Army
Government advice shapes steel wages under guideposts in peace
Washington report shows the President's Council of Economic Advisers proposing three per cent productivity gains justify a three per cent wage rise in steel with no price increases. Negotiations with the United Steelworkers will test if productivity matches claims, while industry fears higher prices and imports.
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Washington
Socialist Labor Party
Great Britain
Congress
Council of Economic Advisers
President's Council of Economic Advisers
White House
National Steel Union
President's Council
Council
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Bruce Bioessat
U.S. - Saigon
Berry's
Spangler
Howell Chapp JR
Frederick County Council of the Future Teachers of America
Mr. Fisenhauer
Gail Locke
Future Teachers of America
Maryland
News-Post
T. Poole Jones
James H. Gambrill Jr
Court Street
Washington Today
David Lawrence
Niewspa
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