City housing board plans more units eyed by associates
The Fred Erick Public Housing Authority discussed expanding public housing with a plan to view possible sites. Chairman Raymond Shipley and Philp Winebrenner said no definite site or specifications were ready from the architect, but a workable plan should be approved to avoid delays. Human Relations Council representatives urged clearer communication and outlined a plan to appoint tenant representatives to liaison with the authority.
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Fred
Erick Public Housing Authority
Philp Winebrenner
Raymond Shipley
Housing Authority
Winebrenner
Human Relations Council
Oliver Cejka
Fort Detrick
Robert Grumbine
Grace Episcopal Church
New Market
Cejka
Col Cejka
NAACP
Col. Cejka
Youth Observe Frederick City Officials In Action At Meeting
Frederick High School students observed a city council meeting during Youth Appreciation Week. Students role played officials, with Mayor Richard Brown and aldermen including Arnold Thomas and Ed Dykstra present, along with city officials and Optimist Club leaders. Mayor Magaha urged ongoing civic interest amid upcoming elections and public participation.
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Richard Brown
Arnold Thomas
Ed Dykstra
Tim Ambrose
Rick Winters
Tom Davis
Nils Olson
Peter Lorenzen
Roger Nicodemus
Jim Kippen
Jenny Houff
John Hussong
Glenn Bidle
Evening Optimist Club
Frederick
E. Paul Magaha
Magaha
Land Use Study Is Approved in Frederick
Frederick city council approved a $2,000 land use study of land between the city limits and the Monocacy River from Harmony Grove to the Gas House Pike. Planning consultant Julian Tarrant will submit a tentative plan in 30 days and a final report with maps and recommendations within 60 days based on the current master plan and zoning criteria.
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Frederick City
Julian Tarrant
Frederick
Monocacy River
Harmony Grove
Gas House Pike
City Planning Commission
Tarrant
Myers Reappointed To Police Board
Arthur V. Myers was reap pointed to the city police commission last night by the board of aldermen. His term expires at month end and will run four more years administering the police department and examining applicants. Other members are A Hart Etchison chairman John W. Morgan Nevin T. R. Waskey and George A. Zeigler.
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Arthur V. Myers
City Police Commission
Board of Aldermen
Myers
A. Hart Etchison
John W. Morgan
Nevin T. R. Waskey
George ‘A. Zeigler
City split on water meter contract for 915 units
Frederick City aldermen split 4-1 over dividing the installation contract for 915 water meters across four city areas in phase two. City Engineer Rothenhoefer supported two plumbers to speed completion, despite an extra 47. Dissenter Alderman Shipley urged against breaking bids. Bids show C F Murphy and R J Smith awarded separate areas 4 5 6 7 with varied prices.
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Frederick City
Robert J. Rothenhoefer
Rothenhoefer
Richard L. Shipley
Shipley
C. F. Murphy
R. J. Smith
Murphy
Smith
Frederick city drops water cooled AC demand charges
Frederick city board eliminates provisions requiring demand charges for large water cooled air conditioners over 50 tons. Charges were a water conservation measure during shortages. now water meters and ample supply justify removal. Two hearings set for Dec 9 on rezoning land for industrial use and making auto service stations conditional uses. Bills totaled $23,393.74. Invocation by Rev. Frank Fesperman.
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Frederick City
Richard R. Burgee
Frederick
U.S. 40
Board of Zoning Appeals
Frank Fesperman
Evangelic and Reformed
United Arch of Christ
Kosygin hosts U S Senators during Kremlin talks
In Moscow five U S senators led by Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield met with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin for 2 hours 20 minutes to discuss Viet Nam and other topics. Mansfield termed the session interesting and informative and said little time was spent on Viet Nam. Both sides noted Viet Nam as a topic, with no surprises from Kosygin.
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Moscow
U.S
Viet Nam
Kremlin
Alexei Kosygin
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Kosygin
Soviet Union
Machinists Strike Halts McDonnell Aircraft Production
More than 17 000 machinists walked out at McDonnell Aircraft Corp delaying Phantom jet production and threatening Cape Kennedy launches for Gemini missions. About 200 picket lines formed at Cape Kennedy gates as Gemini 7 and Gemini 4 launches were planned for December.
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St, Louis, Mo
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
Viet Nam
Cape Kennedy
Fla
McDonnell
Aerospace
St. Louis
United States
Fort Detrick Seeks Bids to Lease 33.5 Acres of Land
The U S Army Engineers offer 335 acres at Fort Detrick for lease within the reservation between old West Seventh Street and the O Possumtown Pike. Use limited to grazing hay or truck crops. price-supported crops not allowed. Sealed bids due in Baltimore by December 16. contact Robert Riddlmoser for details.
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U.S. Army Engineers
Fort Detrick
Old West Seventh Street
O’possumtown Pike
Baltimore
Robert Riddlemoser
30 000 Loss as Middletown Barn Fire Destroys 26 Heifers
A Middletown barn fire destroyed 26 Holstein heifers and farm machinery, with nearly 120 tons of straw and hay lost. Twenty five firefighters battled the blaze from about 3 a.m. on the Carroll D. and Dwayne A. House farm near Coblentz Road. The cause was unknown and occupants were alerted by neighbor Henry Coblentz. The tenanted property suffered extensive damage. insurance partially covered the loss.
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Middletown
Middletown Fire Company
Carroll D
Dwayne A. House
Coblentz Road
Henry Coblentz
House
Carroll
Bethesda
Dwayne
Illinois
Elwood Leatherman
Leatherman
Chamt
Winter
NAACP Freedom Dinner Urges First Class Citizenship
At the Frederick NAACP First Freedom Dinner about 125 people heard Rev. Robert Fauntroy urge freedmen to prove they are first class residents and register to vote. State Sen. John A. Derr pressed for political action to become a real force, as the event supported civil rights legal funds.
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Frederick Negroes
Ister
John A. Derr
Frederick
NAACP
Asbury Methodist Church
All Saints
Court Streets
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Robert Fauntroy
Bethel Baptist Church
Washington
Rev. Fauntroy
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Roy Wilkins
Frederick Observes Repudiation Day 200th Anniversary
Frederick plans a two day commemoration marking the 200th anniversary of Repudiation Day when 12 Frederick County judges reportedly declared the Stamp Act void in 1775. The observance includes a DAR service in the Circuit Court room and noontime bell ceremonies, with Repudiation Day speeches planned by U.S. Rep. Charles Matthias Jr. pending his health.
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Britain
Frederick
Frederick County
the Daughters of the American Revolution
U.S
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
R-Md
Pearance
Old Frederick Town
Great Britain
Boston
Annapolis
Record Street
Frederick County Court
United States suffers record Viet Nam weekly casualties
In Ia Drang Valley and Pleiku area fighting, 108 U.S. servicemen were killed and 350 wounded in the week ending Monday night, the largest weekly U.S. toll in Viet Nam. The 1st Cavalry Division held off multiple North Vietnamese assaults as air support and reinforcements arrived.
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Pleiku
South Viet Nam
U.S
Ia Drang Valley
Pentagon
Viet Nam
Washington
1St Cavalry
Ia Drang
Guam
Blood drive falls short as 147 pints collected at Frederick church
Frederick County Red Cross Bloodmobile visited the Church of the Brethren on Wednesday and collected 147 pints, 6 short of the 1533-pt quota. Fifteen donors appeared, 18 were deferred, 46 walked in with 16 first‑time donors, widening the year‑to‑date deficit to 86 pints. Gallon pins awarded to several donors. next drive set for Fort Detrick Field House on Dec 1.
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Frederick County
Red Cross
Church of the Brethren
Richard R. Burgee
Madeline Cramer
Barbara Lewis
Thelma R. Kline
Paul K Shafer
Gaither MM. Leatherman
Nelson R. May
Francis J. Putman
Miriam Kennedy
John L. Grove
Charles V. Main
John K. Henderson
Joseph E. Elkins Jr
Katherine S. Price
Gilbert Stroup
Fort Detrick Field House
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City Housing Board
FHS
Frederick High School
New York
Police Board
Shipley Objects
Akron
Ohio
U. S
Naacp Freedom Dinner
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