Cooler Memorial Day brings mild, damp conditions
A cooler Memorial Day weekend saw 64 degree highs and 46 degree overnights under partly sunny skies. May precipitation stands at 3.77 inches, above normal, as a severe electrical storm Friday night dumped heavy rain and caused brief telephone outages. The Monocacy River rose, while a nearby fire at a North Clifton Road home caused alarm with delayed sirens, confined to an upstairs storage room. Continued coverage on page 5.
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Sater
Monocacy
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Potomac
Point of Rocks
Evelyn Wolfe
North Clifton Road
Braddock Heights
Independent Hose Company
Gordon Taylor
Record Memorial Day highway death toll soars past 500
The Associated Press reports a three day Memorial Day period ending Monday midnight saw 519 deaths on U S roads, with 43 drowned, 90 more perishing in boating incidents. California led states with fatalities, and Somerset Kentucky had the worst single crash killing five.
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National Safety Council
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Council
California
Somerset
Oh‘g
National Safety Corner
Accidents Up Arrests Down Here Over Holiday
Frederick County saw more accidents but fewer arrests during Memorial Day weekend with nine traffic fatalities statewide and no local deaths. A motorcycle crash on Memorial Day injured Michael Mullard and his brother in Burkittsville, while Frederick police logged 16 weekend crashes.
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Frederick County
Michael R. Mullard
Garrett Park
Gapland Road
Burkittsville
Millard
Mark
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick
Quake Hits Richmond Area Reported Mild Shake
A small tremor described as about four on the Richter scale rattled the Richmond area early today. Father Bernard McConnell of Georgetown University noted the quake as minor with no major damage or injuries, felt from Washington to Charlottesville and Williamsburg.
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Georgetown University
Richmond
Bernard McConnell
Georgetown
Washington
Charlottesville
Williamsburg
Memorial Day Service No Price Too High For Freedom
Dr. James A. Sensenbaugh addressed Memorial Day listeners at Mt. Olivet Cemetery noting Marylanders die for flag and freedom and urging universal freedom. He urged all citizens to defend liberty, inspired by Lincoln and the ongoing Vietnam conflict and world freedom goals.
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James A. Sensenbaugh
Mt. Olivet
Francis Scott Key American Legion Post
Maryland
Vietnam
America
Dr. Sensenbaugh
Abraham Lincoln
Commissioners Probe Braddock Flooding
The Frederick County Commissioners visited Braddock Heights to assess flooding at the Brad dock Community Park and ball field. County officials blamed a county road for the overflow and suggested a 150 foot covered pipeline to safely connect the park to the field.
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Braddock Heights
Braddock
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Southey T. Nottingham
Stock Market Opens With Slow Early Trading In New York
The stock market moved slowly at the open after a fairly active start as trading slackened in New York. The report notes investors pausing amid mixed early moves and few notable gains or losses guiding opening quotes.
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New York
Frederick City seeks CATV franchise bids in city hall
City officials call for bids to award a five year CATV franchise with a five year renewal option. Bids open June 22 at city hall. The operator must serve all city areas, provide Baltimore and Washington channels, pay a city fee, and avoid receiver sales or programming piracy. Construction must begin within eight weeks of grant.
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Community Antenna Television
CATV
City Hall
Robert J. Rothenhoefer
Richard R. Burgee
Board of Aldermen
Baltimore
Washington
Gemini 9 Team Gets Go Light For Space Mission
Cape Kennedy AP reports Gemini 9 astronauts Lt. Col. Thomas Stafford and Navy Lt. Cmdr. Eugene Cernan receive a go for a three day space test. They will launch aboard Titan and dock with an Augmented Target Docking Adapter while Surveyor moon lander proceeds to set down in Sea of Storms.
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Fla
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
Eugene A. Cernan
Gemini 9
ATDA
Titan
Gemini Twins
Space Agency
Gemini
Atlas
Space
Stafford
Cernan
Surveyor
Det Propulsion Laboratory
Ory
Food prices surge as housewives judge costs rise
The AP budget brigade and government data show weekly food costs climbed about 7 percent from mid March last year, with meats rising sharply. A 38 to 40 item shopping list across 12 cities and government checks reveal similar average bills, despite perceived savings from bargain hunting.
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Associated Press
Gpatrash
St Louis
Associated Press Budget Brigade
Department of Labor
Ohe
Tate
Simiar
Ja Toe
Two Guilty Of Stealing Metal Dog From Rockville Court
Two Rockville men Claude Raymond Moore and Earl William Thompson were found guilty of petty larceny in Magistrate Court for stealing a metal dog from the porch of Dr. J Bernard McClellan, a local veterinarian. They claimed two others stole the dog and damaged the second dog. Judge Byron Thompson fined Moore $50 and 30 days in jail. Thompson faces $200 in costs or 100 days in jail for defacing property.
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Claude Raymond Moore
Earl William Thompson
J. Bernard McClellan
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Byron Thompson
Moore
Security Belt Tightened By Navy
A Navy serviceman assigned to routine duties in a top secret area secretly gathered highly sensitive information and attempted to sell it to the Soviets. The Navy says security is being tightened worldwide and declines to reveal details as the case remains under active investigation.
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Washington
Navy
Adm
Rufus L. Taylor
Office of Naval Intelligence
Buddhist Leaders Meet South Vietnamese Junta Amid Self immolations
In Saigon Buddhist leaders held talks with Premier Ky and Chief of State Thieu as protests against the military regime escalate. A 17 year old girl died in Hue after self immolation, the fifth or sixth such act, with others in Dalat and Saigon. An institute spokesman declined comment.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Hue
Thich
Tam Chau
Buddhist Institute
Gia Long Palace
Thieu
Thich Tri Quang
Buddhist Struggle
Quang
Tich Tinh Khiet
Tri Quang
Nguyen Thi van
Thanh Hoi
U.S
Dalat
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