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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1968
Page
1
Frederick County election judges reported heavy turnout with 20 percent of registered voters in precinct No 11 casting ballots by 10 a.m. Officials predicted about 70 percent of registered voters would vote, compared with 27 percent in the September primary.
A winter recreation program planned by the Frederick County Parks and Recreation Commission and the Board of Education will begin Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Linganore Lewistown and Walkersville areas with sites at Singanore High School Lewistown and Walkeraville High School. Roy L. Comer, chairman, says the aim is equal recreation access for all residents and to involve the community in shaping the program. First sessions will outline a tentative schedule with plans for additional sites in Brunswick and Thurmont as demand grows.
In the city precincts, turnout split among parties with counts at 1-A 1-B and 1-C and 2-A 2-B revealing Democratic and Republican tallies. By 9 59 am twenty two percent of Walkersville voters had cast ballots while Woodsboro Creagerstown Thurmont and Emmitsburg reported 12 to 20 percent. Republican US Senate candidate Charles McC Mathias Jr voted this morning under interesting circumstances at South End.
The United Appeal has collected more than 125000 toward a 190000 goal, about 66 percent of the target. Charles Trubac notes a slim chance of exceeding the goal, with 65000 still needed. A re scheduled luncheon at noon on November 12 at the Frederick Hotel will provide a fuller report.
Land for the Frederick Post Office expansion is nearly secured as the GSA progresses with four properties needed for the eastward push. Construction is slated to begin mid 1909, with estimated costs around 800000 dollars and total federal funds of one million. The project will add a parking area maneuvering space and truck shelter, with a new north addition along Carroll Street and the post office occupying a widened block between East Farrickh Street and Carter Street.
The first Paris peace talks scheduled for Wednesday were postponed due to the absence of a Saigon delegation. U.S. and South Vietnamese officials said a negotiating team would be sent soon, while procedural matters for the talks remain unresolved. The South Vietnamese government opposes talks with the NLF, which arrived in Paris Monday as part of new arrangements.
The article recounts a campaign banner of H Clay and T Frelinghuysen returned to the Taney Home for comparison of 1844 and 1968 campaigns. It draws parallels between Whig and Republican tickets and notes third party candidates in both eras. It covers 1844 conventions in Baltimore and the Polk nomination after a deadlock, with telegraph advances shaping the process.
In Los Angeles 200 students alleged unfair treatment of Negro athletes at San Fernando Valley State College and seized the administration building for up to four hours. About 34 people were confined in the president's conference room while the fifth floor was sealed. Negotiations followed and students dispersed as police moved in.
In the 24 hour period ending at 1 am, a tyre box fire occurred at Line fon residence. Independents and Carol Manor responded. A second incident at 12:47 am involved a Wotding fire with Ribertstown and Mt. Alry responding. Calls logged to CITY 669 4400 and COUNTY 612 6055.
Saigon reports a Communist document captured near the Mekong Delta orders Hanoi to intensify military and political activity across South Vietnam after the U S bombing halt. Despite the claim, there was no detected movement of orders and the ground war remained quiet as American air attacks on the Ho Chi Minh Trail reportedly tripled through Laos.
Voters turnout in the 1968 presidential election surged in major cities from New York to Miami as lines formed early. The contest pitted Nixon against Humphrey and Wallace amid war and unrest, with turnout forecast to surpass 1964’s record.
The Frederick Symphony Society announces the Walti more Symphony Orchestra concert set for November 12 at Gov Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick Maryland. Tickets and subscriptions are available by mail with prices for adults four concert series and student options. The program includes Portsmouth Point Walton Petite Symphony No 1 Beethoven and Brahms. Featured violin soloist Miss Hinaka Tarami.
Baltimore voters faced a close day as the Negro vote and white conservatives loom large. Analysts expect turnout near record levels with Democrats outnumbering Republicans and key Senate and House races hinging on turnout, with Wallace and Mooney cited as protest targets and Brewster benefiting from conservative support.
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