Plain of Jars threat tests US Laos policy
The piece warns of North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao advances at the Plain of Jars in Laos. It discusses the neutrality pact, possible US military action, and the risk of a broader Southeast Asia war if the US extends aid beyond Vietnam. It notes China’s border role and Soviet trust as unreliable for neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plain of Jars
Laos
Pathet Lao
Thailand
Souvanna Phouma
U. S
Soviet Union
Britain
United States
South Vietnam
France
China
North Vietnam
Korea
State Department
Younger marriages rise as Census data show earlier unions
Census figures reveal a century long shift toward earlier marriage with today half of men marrying before 23 and women at 20. Seventy percent of those 15 plus are married, up from sixty percent thirty years ago, and the 20 24 male bracket has doubled since 1940. Prosperity linked to younger wedlock. Ray Recifer, Myersville, Md. May 15, 1964.
Letter to the editor decries erasure of Stephen Foster songs
A reader laments the removal of classic Stephen Foster songs from schools and the changing words in line with concerns about offense. The letter ties the eroding public prayer and national songs to broader cultural edits, referencing Foster as a uniquely valued American composer.
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Stephen Foster
Fifty Years Ago Items From the News Post Files May 22 1914
Locust blossoms signal a potential bumper corn crop this year as older residents note a rare bloom. Middletown has water in all but 18 homes and Main street nearly fully connected to the town water system. R Wilbur Routzahn moves to a farm near Riehl’s Mills with an entire field of Spade wheat in head. Braddock Heights dancing pavilion may retire this season with dancing moving to the Casino. Jefferson mourns as town mascot Guinea is struck and killed by a Frederick salesman in a Ford.
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Middletown
Main
R. Wilbur Routzahn
Riehl’s Mills
Braddock Heights
W. Harry Haller
Jefferson
Frederick
Rent controls to reach Frederick and Cumberland soon
In a May 22 1944 report state OPA director Leo H McCormick announced rent control expansion to Frederick within weeks with Cumberland also slated for controls. Concurrently an Allied air assault possibly the largest of the war struck Berlin Vienna and Paris while 46 local high school graduates were named for diplomas to be earned during the week of May 29. Mayor Hugh V Gittinger noted dead fish in Culler Lake, mostly sunfish, with algae cleaning efforts beginning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Leo H. McCormick
Frederick
Cumberland
Berlin
Vienna
Paris
Board of Education
Culler Lake
Hugh V. Gittinger
City Plans To Annex 187 Acres Infrequent Action Highlights
City aldermen authorize city attorney to draft ordinances and advertise annexation after Mayor Magaha demands written assurance Brosius Corporations will not expect a policy like the developer deal. Other items include Frederick Model Airplane Club event plans, a five-year lease extension for Fishing Creek Rod and Gun Club, and elderly tax relief for 23 residents. Parking bills total 15,675.68. SHIPPER DIES Sir Thomas Ashley Sparks, 87, former Cunard chief US representative and former director of the line, dies in Syosset, New York.
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Brosius Corporations
Board of Aldermen
E. Paul Magaha
Brosius
Model Air Meet
Frederick
Shipper
Syosset
N.Y
Sir Thomas Ashley Sparks
Cunard Line
United States
The
Ling
Johnson's Six Month White House Portrait Emerges
Six months after Lyndon B. Johnson ascended to the presidency, he appears a confident, assured leader who enjoys the job and seeks to be President of All the People. The piece notes his stamina, humor, openness with crowds, and shift toward greater presidential visibility alongside signs of growing caution about overexposure.
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Noth
John
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Ey Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
White House
Grar
John F. Kennedy
Appalachia
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Constitution Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Truman
Congress
Johna
Hagerstown columnist rails at SRC delays on roads
Harry Warner of the Hagerstown Herald denounces the State Roads Commission for delaying a beltway and I-70 links from Hagerstown to Frederick, noting past promises, shifting schedules, and mounting local congestion. He cites traffic counts, cost overruns, and the county’s beltway priorities, warning delays cost relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Warner
Hagerstown
Washington
State Roads Commission
Frederick
Baltimore
Allegany County
Washington County
Hancock
Tawes
Washington County Delepees
Stateoads
Williamsport
South Mountain
Frederick County
Leithersburg Pike
Burhans
Amish in Conflict With World in Camden Michigan
Amish fathers in Camden face charges for violating Michigan compulsory schooling laws as 52 children attend uncertified one room schools. Jerome Delagrange and Ruth Graber taught classes. Amish seek jury trial in June while protesting modern influences like electric lighting and movies in classrooms.
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Gene Schroeder Camden
Mich
Michigan
Justice of the Peace
Alfred Wagner
Jerome Delagrange
Ruth Graber
Noah Schwartz
Jass Club Buys Armstrong's House
The New Orleans Jasz Club buys the house where Louis Armstrong was born to save it from destruction. The two bedroom frame building will be moved to a temporary site while a permanent location is sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louis Armstrong
Jasz Club
Moving Up Day at Hood College Marks Year End
Hood College observes the end of the academic year with Moving-Up exercises in Coffman Chapel. Lower classes move up after the senior class departs, with a 7 p.m. program and today’s scholarship announcements. Step songs follow the ceremony on Coffman Chapel steps.
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Coffman Chapel
Pergola
Hood
Hudson Outdoor Theater
Wolfsville Ruritans Honor Girl at May Dinner
Miss Ruth Schroyer of Wolfsville was named the first Wolfsville Ruritan Club scholarship winner receiving $200 for best Middletown High School graduate. The club announced plans for a June trip to the World’s Fair and a June 21 Father’s Day chicken barbecue with details on respiratory disease awareness given by Mrs. Freda Doll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfsville
Frederick County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
New York
Funeral services for Mrs Mabel Smith held at Creager Funeral Home
Funeral services were conducted for Mrs. Mabel Smith wife of Lewis E. Smith at the Creager Funeral Home in Thurmont with Rev. Elmer R. Andrews and Rev. Ivan G. Naugle officiating. Interment followed in Mount Bethel Cemetery Garfield with named pallbearers.
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Mabel Smith
Lewis E. Smith
Sabillasville
Creager
Thurmont
Elmer R. Andrews
Ivan G. Naugle
Francis Manahan
Norman Eyler
Lloyd Wilhide
Melvin Rowe
A. K. Bragunier
Howard Miller
Mount ‘Bethel
Garfield
Deaths Mrs Aaron F Rice and Estie M Guyton Rice
Mrs Estie M Guyton Rice 74 wife of Aaron F Rice died Thursday at 11 am at her home near Thurmont after an illness of 18 months. Born in Burkittsville she was a daughter of the late William L Guyton and Lauretta Beachley Guyton and a member of the Rocky Ridge Church of the Brethren. Surviving are ten children: Eva Fogle Faye Gearhart Olive Duble Eileen Stull Irma Black Pauline Duble Emmett Rice and Ernest Rice. 22 grandchildren one step grandchild 17 great grandchildren and three brothers Daniel Guyton Roy Guyton and Russell Guyton. The body is at Creager Funeral Home Thurmont. Funeral Sunday at 2:30 pm conducted by Rev Milton Hershey Rev Oren Garner and Rev R Weybright with interment in United Brethren Cemetery Thurmont.
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Aaron F. Rice
Estie M. Rice
Thurmont
Burkittsville
William L
Lauretta Beachley Guyton
Rocky Ridge Church of the Brethren
Lare
Eva Fogle
Faye Gearhart
Olive Duble
Eileen Stull
Walkersville
Irma Black
Union Bridge
Pauline Duble
Graceham
Emmett Rice
Chicago
Illinois
Ernest Rice
New Windsor
Daniel §. Guyton
Roy T. Guyton
Middletown
Russell Guyton
Frederick
Creager
City adopts reduced tax rate and plans for future bonds
Mayor Magaha announced the city will revert to a $1.65 per $100 assessment tax rate, a 0.25 shift from the 85 cent rate. The new budget is $2,835 below the 1963 calendar year. capital outlay cuts and adjustments to state appropriations aided a healthier balance. Plans note a bond issue for service and utility needs as Frederick remains financially sound with low bonded debt. The budget aims to maximize value per tax dollar and a Board of Equalization will meet June 4 to finalize ordinances.
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Magaha
Frederick
Services Held For Fr. Sheridan
A pontifical requiem Mass was offered at Mount Saint Mary's College Emmitsburg for Rt Rev John L Sheridan P A president emeritus fatally stricken Monday evening Archdiocese leaders and college officials attended including Most Rev Lawrence J Shehan Most Rev William F Culhane and Rt Rev Robert H Kline Burial followed in the college cemetery with comments from Kline A special Mass was held for the student body and Governor Tawes sent condolences confirming the loss to education and state community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Culhane
Gommar A. DePauw
Robert H. Kline
Catholic Hierarchy
Michael W. Hyle
Wilmington
Del
T. Austin Murphy
Baltimore
William J. McDonald
John §. Spence
Washington
College
U. S
J. Glenn Beall
Maryland
Thomas Finan
U.S
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Robert R. Kline
Dominic G. Greco
John J. Dillon Jr
John W. Richards
Robert T. Marshall
Robert J. Henke
Gerald C. Orosz
National Alumni Association
Vire
J. Millard Tawes
Robert H. Wharton
Troy
N.Y
Monsignor Sheridan
William H. Sheridan
Pairfax
Agnes Bordeman
Manhasset
Elizabeth Folan
Albany
N. Y
Maryann Ranney
Vienna
Marian Sheridan
Frederick Memorial Hospital Patients Add Dates Of Observation And Surgery
Among the sick Mr William E Thompson of Schley avenue entered Frederick Memorial Hospital Wednesday for observation and treatment. Mr Bertrand Miskell of North side Drive underwent minor surgery at Frederick Memorial Hospital Thursday and is reported in good condition. Mrs Annie Brandenburg of Middlemasen is reported as improving from a recent illness and is convalescing at her daughter Mrs Charles Morgan's home in Baltimore.
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William E. Thompson
Schley Avenue
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Bertrand Miskell
Northside Drive
Annie Brandenburg
Middlemasen
Charles Morgan
Baltimore
Gaucho: Spanish term for South American pampas cowboy
The word Gaucho designates the cowboy of the pampas in Argentina and Uruguay, a skilled horseman famed for cattle work and distinctive dress. It reflects regional language and cultural history of South America.
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Pampas
Plaine
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Paul Rudy
Kenneth Shafer
Wilson Robertson
Harold Fink
Douglas Snowden
Ray Gladhill
Lutheran Cemetery
Edward F. Woodward
Eugene W. Young
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
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Herman Titus
Irving Brightwell
John L. Lawson
Edward Clark
Mount Olivet Cemetery
M. R. Etchison and Son
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Erie
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