Frosty May Nips Maryland Crops Across Frederick County
Freezing temperatures and frost warnings swept Maryland as temperatures plunged into the 20s. Maryland Crop Reporters warn apples peaches tomatoes and strawberries face stress while Catocotin Mountain Orchards notes some damage to apples but other fruits largely spared. Baltimore set a May low of 36 tied for second coldest on record, with statewide lows widely ranging from 20 to 34 across counties.
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Weather Bureau
University of Maryland Crop Reporting Service
Maryland
Catoctin Mountain
Orth of
Thurmont
Mercury
Baltimore
Garrett County
Oakland
Frostburg
Town Hill Mountain
Cumberland
Pikesville
Westminster
Waterloo
Hagerstown
Waldorf
Salisbury
Grayson Doub Elected Mayor of Myersville
Grayson E Doub won the Myersville mayoral race defeating incumbent Gilbert S Stroup by 109 to 79. Doub, 65, previously served 12 years as mayor before losing to Stroup in a 202 years ago election upset. New council winners include Joseph R Harp Howard L Metzger Henry Krantz Claude E Keller and Wilbur J Cline with Falkenstein and Martin unseated. Official totals recorded by Election Judge Charles Simms show mayoral results and council tallies.
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Grayson E. Doub
Myersville
Gilbert S. Stroup
Doub
Stroup
Joseph R. Harp
Howard L. Metzger
Henry Krantz
Claude E. Keller
Wilbur J. Cline
Robert Falkenstein
Charles Martin
Charles Simms
Harp
Kel
Mine blast and gun battle in Saigon kill five
Viet Cong planted a mine in central Saigon triggering a half hour of American gunfire on Hai Ba Trung and nearby streets. Five killed and 29 to 32 wounded, including a policeman, three women, and a child. Seven suspects were arrested then released. U S B52 strikes targeting a Viet Cong concentration near the Cambodian border continued for a 10th day.
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Saigon
Nguyen Thi Thom
South Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. Army
Hai Ba Trung
Mearoyhile
Guam
Postal Savings Abolished and Bond Conversion urged
Local citizens with Postal Savings deposits were urged to convert to United States Savings Bonds as the system was discontinued by Congress. Postmaster James A. Grove cited convenience and security and noted the 4.15 percent rate and patriotic value of Savings Bonds while liquidation proceeds proceed to the Treasury on July 1, 1967.
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James A. Grave
Congress
Post Office Department
Treasury Department
Grove
State Church Women Meet Wednesday
Representatives from across the state will gather Wednesday at the Frederick Church of the Brethren for the United Church Women of Maryland annual meeting and training session. The three day program features talks by two nationally known church women, the Maryland Council of Churches president, and the dedication of a station wagon for migrant workers ministry. Guests include Mrs New Man Jeffrey of New York former director of The Church Woman and Miss Eleanor French of New York director of Social Relations for the United Church Women, along with the Very Rev John N Peabody president of the Council of Churches of Maryland and Dean of the Cathedral.
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Frederick
United Church Women
John N. Peabody
Council of Churches of Maryland
Land Taking Case Before County Jury
A Frederick County jury must decide a condemnation dispute over 40 square feet of land taken from Mrs Ann G Roger for the US 15 bypass near Emmitsburg. The SRC claims 40 square feet in fee and 825 in casements, with water drainage changes cited as damages. The trial, presided by Chief Judge Patrick M Schnauffer, includes attorneys W. Jerome Offutt Jr for Mrs Roger and Thomas Glass for the SRC.
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Frederick County
Emmulsburg
Ann G Roger
Emmitsburg
Thomas Glass
State Roads Commission
SRC
Strawsburg Wins Third Precinct Democratic Chair
Strawsburg named chairman of the third Democratic Precinct after a 42 to 40 rerun win over Dorothy Handley. Handley elected vice chair and may serve. McSherry, Democratic chairman, says the delegation could be unseated at the convention. Delegates elected include Luhn Orndorff Hart Kinney and Crutchley with seven alternates named.
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Kerbert L. Strawsburg
Strawsburg
Dorothy Handley
James McSherry
Miss Handley
McSherry
Donald B. Rice
Oth Precinct Republicans Pick Bowlus
Emmett R Bowlus was re elected chairman of the ninth Republican City precinct at a Rose Dale Field House meeting. Also chosen were vice chairs, secretary Genevieve Kelly, and treasurer Melvin H Derr. Delegates for the May 1 Republican City Convention will be announced once attendance is confirmed.
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Emmett R. Bowlus
Rosedale
Executive Committee
Bowlus
Ninth Precinct
Republican Committee
Virginia Anders
Lorene W. Bowlus
George M. Chapline Jr
Garland Feaga
Homer Garrell
Catherine Hahn
Miriam Kelly
Howard Kelly Jr
Clifford Kelly
Genevieve Kelly
Donald Koons
Harvey Miler Sr
Harvey Miller Jr
Mary B. Macrum
Pauline Molesworth
Roger Moser
Marshall Palm
Frances Putman
Gertrude Ponton
Charlotte Reeder
Richard €. Reynolds
Clyde M Reney
Harriet Schindel
Ernest Tevener
Virginia White
W. Meredith Young Sr
Union Favors Auto Safety Standards
DETROIT AP The United Auto Workers Union backs federal auto safety standards and urges legislation with latitude for creative design. UAW President Walter P Reuther noted prior testimony showed safer cars are feasible with little or no price increase. The LAW proposes an eight point program and cites defect reports auto companies filed recently.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Base
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Washington
Senate
Stock Market Gains Amid Rally After Slide
New York AP reports the stock market rallied from a severe slide with a moderate gain in heavy trading. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 440 points to 4891.20 in the first half hour.
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New York
Night Registration For City Election
Frederick residents may register over two evenings this week as the May 13 deadline nears The hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the County Board of Elections in Winchester Hall basement The final registration closes Friday at 4 p.m.
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Frederick
County Board of Elections
Winchester Hall
Johnson-Lodge Viet Nam policy talks in San Antonio
President Johnson returns to Washington and stages a late afternoon Viet Nam policy conference with Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge after a five day weekend at LBJ Ranch near San Antonio. Johnson planned an early morning departure from Randolph Air Force Base.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
Randolph Air Force Base
LBJ
Here
Senator Dirksen Fractures Hip at Walter Reed
Senator Everett Dirksen 70, Senate Republican leader, fractured his right hip after rising from bed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center during a routine checkup. He underwent planned surgery to reduce the fracture and was expected to remain hospitalized for several weeks after attending a reception earlier Monday night.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
R-I
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Dirksen
Senate
Forendon
Walter Reed
Mao Tze-tung Returns to Public View in Tokyo Meeting
In Tokyo AP reports Mao Tze-tung resurfaced after six months to meet Albanian Premier Mehmet Shehu and delegation. The encounter, first official public appearance since November, followed May Day events and fueled rumors of illness. Lin Piao accompanied Mao, marking a rare joint public act by China’s leadership.
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Tokyo
Mao Tze-tung
Mehmet Shehu
Communist New China
Mao
Peking Radio
Red China
Shanghai
China
Peking
New York
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana
Lin Piao
Central Committee
Chinese Communist Party
Driscoll to Speak at Hood College Arts Center Dedication
Alfred E Driscoll, former New Jersey governor and head of Warner-Lambert, will give the principal address at Hood College's Totem Arts Center dedication Friday at 4 pm in Edwin R Price Memorial Auditorium. The event includes auditorium and Hudson Gallery openings, a public reception, building tours, and student art demonstrations. An evening lecture by Prof.
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Alfred E Driscoll
Warner - Lambert Pharmaceutical Company
New Jersey
Totem Arts
Hood College
Edwin R. Price
Hudson Gallery
Walkersville Council Weighs Sewer Interceptor Plan
Frederick City proposes an interceptor sewer line from Glade Creek to the disposal plant with Walkersville or the Metropolitan Sanitary Commission paying the main share. Officials praise the plan as a fair solution while Walkersville moves to fund costs and other council actions include higher developer tapping fees and dog pickup charges.
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Walkersville
Frederick City
Glade Creek
Burgess Gilmore C. Trout
E. Paul Magaha
Frederick
Trout
Board of Aldermen
Frederick County
Sanitary Commission
Monocacy
Murder Probe After Nine Year Old Boy Slain Near Bethesda
Police search the Little Falls Parkway area for a killer of nine year old Steven Johnston found stabbed to death in a wooded area near his home. Investigators note indications of sexual assault and await autopsy results by Montgomery County Medical Examiner John Ball.
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Little Falls Parkway
Bethesda
Steven Johnston
Bisod
Montgomery County
John Ball
Francis Johnston
Kenwood County Club
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News-Post
Boyds
Call
Thom
State Church
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Porl
Oth
Union
Sen. Dirksen
Alfred E. Driscoll
Arphive
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