Local Educators Preparing School Construction Program
Local school officials are aligning with new rules for school construction to be reviewed by the state Board of Public Works. Frederick County plans a 9.5 million capital program for 21 projects, including new Middletown High and Elementary Schools and renovations across several sites. A statewide interagency committee will approve or amend local plans before forwarding a state program to the Board of Public Works.
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Margaret Hindman
State Board of Public Works
Board of Education
Frederick County
State Board of Education
Green Valley
Myersville
Rock Creek Center
East Frederick
South Frederick
Linganore High
Middletown
Emmitsburg
Thurmont
Woodsboro
Monocacy
Eastview
Apollo Heights
Point of Rocks
Board of Public Works
Carnochan backs equalized Maryland education plan
Dr John L Carnochan Jr testified before the Citizens Commission on Maryland Government at Northwestern High School Hyattsville on education quality and financing. He urged a state system with true equalization arguing wealthier areas must aid poorer jurisdictions and that current inequities deny fairness.
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John L. Carnochan Jr
Citizens’ Commission On Maryland Government Inc
Northwestern High School
Hyattsville
Maryland
Carnochan
Senate to vote on barring draftees from Vietnam combat
Senator Gaylord Nelson argues that Army draft practices push young men toward combat in Vietnam and suffer the heaviest casualties. He sponsors an amendment to ban draftees from Southeast Asian combat unless they volunteer, effective December 31. Senator Kennedy seeks to remove a $6000 combat enlistment bonus from the bill, arguing it lures the poor into danger.
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Washington
Senate
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Nelson
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Hood College Overhauls Study Plans For Student Flexibility
Hood College faculty approved major changes to increase student freedom in planning curricula. Graduation requirements are reduced to English composition and one year of physical education. Restrictions on number of courses carried are eased, grading liberalized, and experimental independent study expanded. The curriculum now allows students to build own majors and create Special Topics courses, with new chemistry and biology offerings.
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Hood College
Pollution Laws Seen Ineffective In Washington Testimony
Comptroller General Elmer Staats told the House Public Works Committee federal treatment standards are needed for municipalities and industries before pollution becomes a problem. The EPA can act only after pollution is present, Staats said, with a 58 week minimum to move to court and a 180 day notice before action.
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Washington
Congress
House Public Works Committee
Elmer B. Staats
Staats
Environmental Protection Agency
General Accounting Office
EPA
Thunderstorms Move Through Frederick Area Amid Humidity Relief
The Frederick region faces afternoon thunderstorms and heavy rain with southerly winds up to 30 mph. Highs reach the upper 70s while showers persist tonight, and temperatures fall to the low 50s. The 71 degree high occurred Monday with an overnight low of 63, and Wednesday promises less humidity and cooler, cloudy skies.
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Frederick
Disturbances in Chattanooga Subside After Night of Violence
In Chattanooga Tennessee Civil disorders eased as 2000 National Guardsmen patrolled after four nights of unrest. One Black man Leon Anderson 22 was killed by officers while throwing a brick at lawmen responding to sniper fire. Police reported 39 arrests as curfews and bans on liquor arms and gasoline went into effect.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Gene Roberts
Leon Anderson
Roberts
Claude Armour
Anderson
Wilson Pickett
Paul McDaniel
H. H. Wright
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Hamilton
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Two Policemen Hurt Jailing City Man
Lincoln Apartments resident Jerald Edward Taylor 24 faced two assault and battery counts and one resisting arrest after a domestic dispute. Officers Bernard King and Thomas Littleton restrained him at the jail, where King was kicked and Littleton struck, with both police treated for non life threatening injuries. A turnkey also sustained minor injuries. Bond set at 1000 for a May 27 Trial Magistrate hearing.
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Jerald Edward Taylor
Lincoln Apartments
Gladys
Gladys Taylor
Bernard King
Thomas Littleton
Taylor
Frederick County
Sgt
King
Cpl
Littleton
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Charles Himes
Two Generals Survive Downed Viet Copter Rescue
Viet Cong gunmen shot down a U S helicopter carrying Maj. Gen. John H Cushman and Maj. Gen. Ngo Quang Truong in the U Minh forest near Ca Mau in the Mekong Delta. An accompanying helicopter led by Maj Gen Nguyen Vinh Nghi rescued the two generals and the U S pilot and crew escaped with wounds but unhurt overall.
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Saigon
John H. Cushman
Military Assistance Command
Inthe Mekong Delta
Ngo Quang Truong
Delta
U Minh Forest
U.S
May
Nguyen Vinh Nghi
21St Infantry Division
Racial clash triggers 600-strong brawl at Travis Air Base
At Travis Air Base California a racial incident in a mess hall sparked a mass fight involving more than 600 servicemen. A civilian fireman died fighting a blaze that damaged a barracks, and several others were injured or detained. Military Police and sheriffs dispersed the scene after a large show of force.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
California
Southeast Asia
Solano
Napa County
James T. Marshberger
Napa
John Blake
San Francisco
Air Force
Herb Prouty
Airmen’s Club
Market Dives as Rates Hike Bets Grow
New York AP reports stock prices fell amid rising rate expectations with moderate trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average at 10:30 a.m. dropped 8.36 points to 904.79 as speculation intensified.
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New York
Federal Funds Help Children Get Homes County Needs Foster Parents
Frederick County Social Services seeks foster homes to aid youths like 13-year-old Margaret and 14-year-old George. Federal funds support placements, while social workers emphasize matching families, ongoing supervision, and keeping family contact to help children develop and return home when possible.
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Margaret
Frederick County
Social Services
Geneva Barthel
George
Department
Barthel
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Cushman
Truong
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