Attorneys Back Judge Clapp In Reelection Bid
Indications point to Judge Robert E. Clapp Jr of Frederick County running unopposed for another term on the Circuit Court. A paid Frederick Post ad, backed by 43 practicing attorneys, endorses his candidacy and notes the election draws on a 15 year term with a $22,500 salary for the Sixth Judicial Circuit.
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Robert E. Clapp, Jr
Frederick County
Frederick Post
Clapp
Bar Association
Robert E. Clapp
Sixth Judicial Circuit
General Assembly
Wiil
Maryland
Montgomery County
Frederick
Frederick News skips Monday issue for Memorial Day
The Frederick News will not publish on Memorial Day honoring staff rest. Editorial office opens Tuesday morning and business offices resume at their usual times.
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Frederick News
Gemini 9 Launch Postponed One Day
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP the Gemini 9 launch was postponed 24 hours to Wednesday to allow launch pad technicians extra Atlas rocket test time. Astronaut Thom P Stafford quipped we’ll get off one of these days. mission director William C Schneider cited need for further checkout after Atlas failure on May 17.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Thomas P. Stafford
William C. Schneider
GOP Taps 3 For Post On School Board
The Republican State Central Committee recommends three candidates for Frederick County School Board’s new seventh seat. The slate includes Helen Buhrman, Arnold Delauter, and Galen C. Smith. Committee favors an elected board unless minority party gains more representation.
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Republican State Central Committee
Frederick County
Mehrl F. Wachter
Theodore
Helen Buhrman
Smithsburg
Arnold Delauter
Galen C. Smith
Frederick
Buhrman
Theodore R. McKeldin
Fire Destroys Two Dairy Barns Near New London
Joy Derr reports two dairy barns on a New Market area farm burned simultaneously. A bank barn and a nearby dairy complex were consumed by flames, with fire officials arriving quickly. Four people were involved in the scene. further details follow on page 5.
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Ceditor
Joy Derr
Sparks
New Market
Memorials Honor War Dead in Frederick County
Memorial Day observances honor local service members with multiple statues and memorials. In Memorial Park a World War I maiden of peace, a sentry memorial by the Monocacy River, and the Key statue at Mt. Olivet Cemetery mark national sacrifices. Court House cherubs and busts of Roger Brook Taney and Gov. Thomas Johnson accompany a WWI namelist case. Memorials of stone brass and bronze line Frederick County as daily reminders.
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Nelson Brooks
Mt. Olivet
Frederick
Memorial Park
Monocacy River
Francis Scott Key
Maid of Peace
Frederick County Court House
Roger Brook Taney
Thomas Johnson
Pentagon denies buildup claim of North Vietnamese in Cambodia
Washington AP report notes Maj. Gen. Stanley R. Larsen said up to six North Vietnamese regiments massed in Cambodia. Defense Dept dismissed the claim saying no evidence substantiates a regiment presence. Secretary Rusk avoided endorsing the allegation but urged action to protect Cambodia's neutrality.
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Pentagon
Cambodia
Washington
Army
Stanley R. Larsen
Defense Department
Dean Rusk
Larsen
Rusk
United States
Red
China
Secretary of State
South
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
U.S
Ace Command
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Senate
Rusk vows troops stay in Europe as NATO debates shift
Secretary of State Dean Rusk ruled out major U.S. troop withdrawals from Germany, pledging forces will remain as long as needed. He urged firm NATO decisions on moving headquarters from France and outlined East West talks ahead in Brussels on June 6. Senate poll shows 44 of 75 favor reductions in 225,000 U.S. troops in Western Europe.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
U.S
Germany
Rusk
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
France
Brussels
Europe
Andrei A. Gromyko
Denmark
London
United States
Var
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
Barn Fire Wrecks Farm Buildings West of New London
Fire swept two barns on a Gas House Pike farm near New London causing an estimated $50,000 in damage. Frederick James McSherry owned the farm, with Monroe Free’s former tenancy, and several pieces of farm equipment plus dairy gear were destroyed. Firefighters from four area departments battled the blaze after 11 p.m. State police say the cause is undetermined and insured losses are reported.
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Marie Howell
Monroe Free
New London
Frederick
James McSherry
The
City Democratic Committee
Gas House Pike
New Market
Free
McSherry
Libertytown
Mount Airy
Independent Hose Company
Donald Barnes
Westminster State Police
Secretaries Win Hopkins Turtle Derby Title
A female terrapin named Secretaries won Johns Hopkins Hospital Turtle Derby at Hopkins, representing Wilmer Clinic first floor. Despite a soggy track, Secretaries finished in a record 33 seconds to claim the 28th annual race.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Wilmer Clinic
Johns Hopkins
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