Two Linemen Die After Fall From Tower Arm
Potomac Electric Power Company linemen Mark Haven and Robert Jenks died after falling about 100 feet from a tower arm near Dickerson while installing electric lines. Both died en route to Suburban Hospital Bethesda. Jenks from Charles Town, WV, leaves a wife Virginia. Haven from Narrows, VA, was not married and to be buried in Narrows.
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Potomac Electric Power Company
Dickerson
Montgomery County
Mark Rodney Haven
Narrows. Va
Robert Jenks
Charles Town
W. Va
Bethesda
Stone and Webster Engineering Company
West Virginia
Jenks
Whitney Point
Virginia
Haven
Narrows
CATV Head Sees Less Opposition In Frederick Franchise Bid
Frederick Cablevision chief John Hanly of Chevy Chase reports growing dealer support for the CATV franchise in Frederick and credits public education efforts for clearing up misinformation. He says costs will be about 4.99 dollars per month for all services, rejects claims of a 20.25 dollar brochure, and notes local dealers’ opposition waned as they see potential sales. A city spokesman says the franchise proposal is being drafted and may go to a bid. Hanly adds impacts from Charles Town and Ransom, West Virginia, franchises will not affect Frederick.
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Frederick
John I. Hanry
Chevy Chase
Frederick Cablevision Corp
Hanly
Richard A. Burgee
Frederick Cablevision
CATV
Channel 26
Lancaster
Charles Town
Ransom
W. Va
Patient Dies After Cancer Experiment
In Tucson, Robert Allen died after a cancer treatment at Roswell Park Memorial Institute in Buffalo. He volunteered for a tissue transfer with Harry Griffith of Flourtown, Pa., who also died weeks earlier. Doctors cited widespread cancer and a prior hypnosis therapy that gave him optimism.
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Tucson
Ariz
Tea. von Dedenroth
Robert Allen
Allen
Harry T. Griffith
Flourtown
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
Buffalo
N.Y
Griffith
von Dederroth
von Dedenroth
Talks On Rhodesia Begin Today
London reports talks between British and Rhodesian officials to seek a basis for negotiations ending a six month crisis. Three Rhodesian white minority leaders arrived to meet British figures while leaders vow not to compromise regime principles amid pressure from Britain’s boycott and oil embargo. Kirks of African nations protest to Wilson while Zambia seeks assurances that African interests are safeguarded in any settlement.
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London
Cornelius Greenfield
Gerald Clarke
Stanley Morris
Oliver Wright
Harold Wilson
Duncan Watson
Commonwealth Relations Office
Sam Smith
Salisbury
Smith
Wilson
Britain
Rhodesia
Kenneth Kaunda
Zambia
Lusaka
Kaunda
Simon Kapwepwe
Commonwealth
Arthur Bottomley
Kapwepwe
New York
Lord Caradon
U.N
Security Council
City Plumbing Code Violations Put On Hold After Probe
City officials say the matter closes as of now after city attorney Richard Burgee completes the investigation and reports no prosecutions. Charles Murphy of the Master Plumbers Association claimed earlier there were three violations by unlicensed, unregistered, and bondless workers, with details to be discussed at the next association meeting.
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E. Paul Magaha
Board of Aldermen
Richard R. Burgee
Burgee
Plumbing Review Board
Charles F. Murphy
Board of Aldermar
Murphy
Frederick Master Plumbers Association
Master Plumbers Association
Charles Crum
Third Precinct Sets Second Vote Tonight
Third Precinct Democrats vote at 8 p m at North Market Street headquarters for a second officers election ordered after irregularities in the first ballot. Former chair Herbert L Strawsburg may be nominated again. Dorothy Handley beat him previously but the result voided by city leaders. Mayoral contenders A Irvin Renn and Donald B Rice face off at the city convention Thursday.
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North Market Street
Herbert L. Strawsburg
Dorothy Handley
Strawsburg
A. Irvin Renn
Board of County Commissioners
Donald B. Rice
Political Unrest Threatens South Viet Junta Rule
In Saigon a new political storm threatens Premier Nguyen Cao Ky's military regime after he pledged to stay in power at least another year. Authorities moved to downplay Ky's weekend remark as censorship efforts resumed against his statement in Vietnamese.
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South Viet Junta
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao K
Thich Thien Minh
da Nang
National Assembly
Minh
Buddhist Institute
Thich Tri Quang
Junta
Chieu
Observers See Viet Cong Plans as Major Drive Soon
In Saigon the AP reports growing belief that Viet Cong and over 20 000 North Vietnamese reinforcements will emerge from hiding to strike. Monsoon weather, supply shortages, and ongoing U S air strikes drive plans for many smaller attacks along the Laos and Cambodia borders.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
Cambodia
United States
South
Viet Nam
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Smith Won't Seek Term on County School Board
C Gordon Smith of Ijamsville, former Frederick County Board of Education member, has withdrawn his name from consideration for the newly created seventh seat. Smith, who term ended last week, cited desire not to serve amid political and educational challenges and notes he supports elected boards. He is recuperating at home after surgery.
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C. Gordon Smith
Ijamsville
Frederick County Board of Education
Smith
Market
Chris T. Matthews
Cigarette Prices Increase Across Local Vendors
A local wholesale spokesman notes nationwide price raises and vending machine hikes, with packs moving from 30 to 35 cents and cartons up, while retailers vary. Reynolds Tobacco matches others after pricing gaps, Bitzer Moore reports about 100 machines updated, and local stores show pack prices ranging from 20 to 27 cents and vending machines at 35 cents.
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Wachter Brothers , Inc
Reynolds Company
Bitzer and Moore
Todd Vending Machine Corporation
House Starts Debate On Money Bills
Washington AP report notes Congress debates a $2.76 billion catch-all appropriation including $9.5 million for the National Teacher Corps and $100,000 for the rent subsidy program with $12 million in contractual commitments. Senate and House moves on surplus stockpile bills and Atomic Energy Commission funding loom amid plans to support the rent program through next year.
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Washington
Johnson
National Teacher Corps
Congress
House
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Atomic Energy Commission
Driver Rams Car Through Wall Of Home
A Pennsylvania motorist, Paul M. Scott, 26, of Fairfield, was charged with drunken and reckless driving after driving his 1963 station wagon halfway into the living room of Charles B. Shorb’s Emmitsburg home on North Setor Avenue about 11:55 p.m. The crash caused about $1,300 in house damage and $500 to the car. no injuries were reported. Officer W. E. Law noted the driver could not recall the events and suggested he may have fallen asleep at the wheel. This marks the first time a car entered the Shorb residence despite repeated prior crashes at that curve.
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Pennsylvania
Emmitsburg
W. E
John) Law
Paul M. Scott
Fairfield
Law
Scott
Setor Avenue
U.S. 15
Charles B Shorb
Shorb
Ofc. Law
Stock Market Dips in Heavy New York Trading
New York markets declined steadily amid heavy trading today, with major indices slipping as investors reassessed earnings and economic signals. The session saw broad losses across sectors, led by tech and financials, as selling intensified into the close.
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New York
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America
Joy Noufer
Houston, Tex
John
Noufer
Texas
Appropriations Committee
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