Forest Fire Risk High as City Reservoir Dries Up
The city reservoir at Fishing Creek has been empty since Tuesday morning with only mountain stream flow. City engineer Robert J. Rothenhoefer says no water shortage alarm, as Monocacy River and Linganore Creek supply sufficient water. fire danger index is at level four. Continuous dry spell prompts forestry concerns from Herman Toms.
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Fishing Creek
Robert J. Rothenhoefer
Rothenhoefer
Frederick 15
Monocacy River
Linganore Creek
Herman Toms
Toms
Teachers Pay Hike Studied in Frederick County
The Frederick County Board of Education will consider a proposed eight percent salary increase for teachers. The plan would raise the base pay for a bachelor’s degree holder from 5000 to 5400, with scale reaching 8640, from a current 5000 to 8000. Talks with the Frederick County Teachers Association continue next month to set final action. Oliver R. Crouse calls the raise necessary to lift professional standards and match other professions.
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Frederick County Board of Education
Frederick County Teachers Association
Oliver R. Crouse
Trial postponed as law beating case seeks change of venue
Five men from St Thomas Md are charged in Emmitsburg with assault and battery and destruction of town property after a 1230 am Sunday fracas with Patrolman Wilmer E Law. Attorney Edwin F Nikirk seeks a venue change or jury trial and the case is postponed indefinitely as investigations proceed.
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Emmitsburg
Wilmer E. Law
Guy A. Baker Sr
Edwin F. Nikir
Nikirk
Maryland
Circmt
Larry Messner
David Messner
Ronald Messner
George Sanders
Thom
As Miller
St. Thomas
Law
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Baker
Frederick
Frederick J. Bower
Parkway crowding discussed by Frederick County Board
The Frederick County Board of Education heard about overcrowded conditions at Parkway Elementary School after a PTA letter requesting action. Dr. C Edward Hamilton noted six to eight other county schools face similar crowding and that Parkway averages 40 pupils per teacher with a floating teacher increasing class sizes. The board plans to move sixth graders to West Frederick School next year, while questions arose about the impact on students adjusting to junior high.
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Parkway Elementary
Frederick County Board of Education
PTA
C. Edward Hamilton
Parkway
Hamilton
West Frederick
Mary Condon Hodgson
Educational TV funds snag halts county system plan
The State Board backs a statewide educational television system, but Frederick County lacks funds to launch a county wide closed circuit network. A $5,000 request was partially cut, leaving about $2,500 to be reallocated. Dr. John L Carnochan notes county will connect to state hardware later, while pursuing school level ed tv projects in Brunswick High and Governor Thomas Johnson High.
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Frederick County
Washington County
John L Carnochan
C. Edward Hamilton
Sistant
Carnochan
New Brunswick High School
Thomas Johnson
Frederick County approves 1966 road program totaling 321000
Frederick County Commissioners approved a 1966 road program of about 321000 with roughly 45000 in potential state aid and a county outlay near 223800 The plan prioritizes main roads to build a solid backbone then secondary routes It excludes Pipe Creek Catocin Watershed areas and urban roads near Frederick City with details in Winchester Hall
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Southeyn Nottingham Jr
Nottingham
Monocacy River
Gas House Pike
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Catoctin
Frederick City
The
Roads Board
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New Bridge
McKaig
Mt Phillip Road
Butterly Lane
Old Middletown
MD 17
Woodville
Feddcord Road
Creamery Road
U S Forces Clash With Viet Cong Near Pleiku Border
US air cavalrymen mopped up around Plea Me near the Cambodian border, reporting several Viet Cong killed. A fighter-bomber was shot down in North Viet Nam with the pilot presumed dead. B52s pounded a storage area near Saigon for the third day. Newswoman Dickey Chapelle was killed by a mine near Da Nang during a Marine patrol, the first female journalist killed in the war. About 2,000 Americans and Vietnamese were involved in the sweep.
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South
Viet Nam
Plea Me
Guam
Dickey Chapelle
da Nang
Miss Chapelle
Princess Margaret Begins U S Visit After Alarms
Princess Margaret sails to the United States on a three week tour after two false alarms raised security at London airport. The trip includes stops in New York San Francisco Los Angeles and Washington with free days planned for informal moments away from protocol.
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Margaret
United States
Queen Elizabeth
America
India
Hungary
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Lord Snowdon
Elizabeth Cavendish
Earl of Westmoreland
U.S
David Bruce
New York
John F. Kennedy
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Arizona
Lewis W. Douglas
Washington
North America
Canada
Four Year Farm Bill Signed by President Johnson
President Johnson announced a four year omnibus farm bill worth about four billion dollars for the 1966 crop year after signing the measure in Texas. He touted major reforms for wheat cotton dairy and an enhanced farm policy while creating a National Advisory Commission on Food and Fiber to study policy impacts over 18 months. A separate committee on food and fiber will be headed by Secretary Freeman. Johnson said the bill would lower taxpayers costs.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Texas
White House
National Advisory
Sherwood Berg
School of Agriculture
University of Minnesota
Orville L. Freeman
Travelers Aid Agency Assists Portable Help Across States
United Appeal notes the Travelers Aid Society helps travelers in Frederick County and nationwide. Case workers diagnose quickly and build relations to solve immediate crises and underlying problems, with hotel referrals and emotional support as needed. Last year 232 Frederick County residents received aid nationwide.
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Travelers Aid Society
United States
Travelers iAid Society
Travelers Aid
Frederick County
Traveler's Aid Society
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