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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1968
Page
1
Officials predict a high turnout with more than 70 percent of registered voters likely to cast ballots. Absentee requests set a county record as 32,530 residents are registered with Democrats leading Republicans, and weather forecasts promise fair conditions for voting.
Interracial Dialogue Group members and county leaders gathered at Governor Thomas Johnson High School to discuss improving race relations. Nearly 1,000 residents attended as Realtors John Bowers and Charles Lanner said open housing laws are being observed locally. Chief Charles V. Mann outlined police community relations efforts, noting officer training in human relations, while Dr. John Carnochan addressed school discrimination and integration as a path to better race relations.
A Rockville man, George C. Boyd, 46, was admitted to Trederick Memorial Hospital with possible head injuries, knee swelling, and other pains after his 1965 car ran off Prospect Road, crossed lanes, and hit a utility pole, causing a 30 minute blackout in Mt. Airy Sunday night. Boyd’s condition is listed as fair and his car declared a total loss.
Jordanian government announces it halted an attempted uprising by Palestinian commandos aimed at provoking civil strife. King Hussein spoke of ongoing guerrilla action against Israel, while interior sources reported demonstrations ended after four hours of shooting with no immediate casualty figures available. American officials noted no U.S. casualties or involvement.
Maryland voters face a tight three way race for the presidency with Nixon and Agnew edging Humphrey while Wallace fans cloud the outcome. In the Senate Mahoney hunts votes against Brewster and Mathias as turnout expectations rise and weather favors high participation.
A weekend fire log reports several incidents in Adams County area with responses from Carroll Manor Braddock and Carmi Mawr. Fires include a chimney fire near Adams Town at 8 16 am Saturday, a grass fire west of Clifton Road at 10 24 am, a woods fire on Monocacy Bottom Road at 12 38 pm, a grass fire near Michael's Road at 1 10 pm, an undetermined fire in Brunswick City Pimp at 1 13 pm, a chimney fire near Quy nn Koat at 6 48 am, and a tree fire at Pleasant Vista at 7 01 am with local responders on scene.
Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger appealed to the United States to truly lead the North Atlantic alliance during the CDU congress in West Berlin. He pressed for Washington to fulfill a primary defense role amid Communist protests and Soviet criticism of the assembly.
As the 1968 campaign ends Nixon leads in AP and Time polls with 216 and 299 electoral votes respectively, Humphrey narrows margins in many tossups. Both pledge TV appeals from Los Angeles, while Vietnam remains central.
In Brunswick a Veterans Day parade celebrating the American Legion post 96 anniversary drew an estimated 20,000 to 25,000 spectators. Speakers included Congressman Charles Mathias and Brunswick Mayor Jens Orndorff. Queen Mina Hughes won a bond and runner up Shirley McVicker also received a prize. A Sousa award was presented to a high school marching member.
Rescue teams battled mud and floods along the Italian Alps after weekend slides and torrents. In Vercelli province 91 bodies were found, 13 missing, and 10 dead reported elsewhere. Genoa and Venice faced surge tides while 2,000 troops were deployed with amphibious gear as Premier Leone cut short a WWI battlefield tour to respond.
A Vietnamese woman revolutionary leads a Viet Cong delegation to Paris for peace talks. She vows the war will continue as long as the United States props up Saigon. NLP member Neuen Thi Dinh says peace requires independence and liberty and direct Hanoi talks, with a boycott by Saigon until then. The delegation, led by Mia Binh, is welcomed by Vietnamese and Soviet envoys and is set to attend the first expanded talks.
A Boeing 727 on route from New Orleans to Miami was hijacked. Captain Antone Munt reported being forced to divert as an attack by a national freedom fighter group was claimed. Officials expected landing in Havana at 10:42 am. State Department was notified.
Ground fighting in Vietnam slowed to minor skirmishes after a period of intensified activity. Allied reports say at least 164 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers killed in various small actions, with no major ground offensives launched by the enemy. The U.S. command notes minimal shelling near My Tho and no significant actions along the Demilitarized Zone since President Johnson halted bombing.
Darlene Doracy, five, of Nant Frederick, fell into a five foot septic tank near her home Saturday afternoon. Rescued after a one hour search by an Independent Hose Company member, she was pronounced dead at the scene. She was a first year student at Nant Frederick Elementary School and attended Wendyne Westfall United Methodist Church. Surviving are her parents and four sisters. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at Woodville United Methodist Church, with interment in Woodville Cemetery.
New York trading opened with caution as the market settled irregularly lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid more than 7 points with fractional declines scattered across major issues amid moderately active turnover.
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