Improvements To McCurdy Field Studied
Frederick city leaders discussed rezoning 123 acres near U.S. 40 West to boost area population, with land owned by David Weinberg and John Warfield. McCurdy Field improvements were reviewed, favoring renovation for baseball and football without a new grandstand, estimated at about 125000. Emergency beacon lights on South Court Street were approved in the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quita Hague
Frederick
McCurdy Field
E. Paul Magaha
Board of Aldermen
Planning and Zoning Commission
Frederick Towne Mall
U.S. 40 West
Reeder
Wertheimer
David Weinberg
Frederick Motor Company
John Warfield
Lawrence Johnson
Michael Pue
Pue
McCurdy
Water Street
Baughman
North Market
South Court Street
Citizens Truck Fire Company
Fair Skies Forecast Over Weekend With Mild Temperatures
The forecast calls for rain and 30 mph south winds this afternoon, with highs near 60. Skies clear tonight as winds shift to northwest about 15 mph. Overnight lows reach upper 30s, then Saturday and Sunday bring fair, mild weather with mid 50s highs and near zero rain. Thursday’s high was 57 under mostly sunny skies and overnight low 38 following three frigid nights.
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Mercury
Voices From Home Taping Set Dec 6
The Frederick County Chapter of the American Red Cross announces the Voices From Home taping event on Sunday December 6 at 4 PM in Red Cross offices 22 A Market St. The program is free to families with relatives in the armed forces. tapes are provided free while families cover postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
American Red Cross
Tommy Grunwell
Red Cross
Market St
Grunwell
The
United Givers Fund
Nine Indictments Unfold in Frederick County Court
Nine indictments were released by the Circuit Court clerk with eight not yet arrested. Among the nine, seven involve narcotics, including Mack Evans charged with murder in the Oct. 28 shooting of Percy Van Dawson on South Market Street. Arraignments set for Nov. 27. no bond for Evans. Other defendants face jail break, heroin distribution, and nuisance charges with bonds from $3,000 to $45,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Jury
Circuit Court Clerk’s
Mack Evans
West All Saints Street
Percy van Dawson
Frederick County Community Action Agency
South Market Street
Evans
Robert E. Wills
Frederick
Allen L. Thomas
Robert Thomas
S. Market St
Former Hood Department Head Dies
Miss Elizabeth B. Bower of Magnolia Avenue died Thursday morning at Frederick Nursing Center after a long illness. Born in Pennsylvania she was 87. Surviving are a sister Mrs. William Simington of Danville Pa and a brother Ernest Bow.
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Elizabeth B. Bower
Magnolia Avenue
Frederick Nursing Center
Pennsylvania
Ephriam and
Mary Taylor Bower
William Simington
Danville
Ernest Bow
18 20 Year Olds Slow To Register In Maryland
Frederick County reports only one 18 to 20 year old registered under the Voting Rights Act as of 11 a.m. today. Officials expect more registrations during holidays. about 4,000 to 4,500 youths fall in the eligible bracket and may register if they will be 18 by the next election. The Supreme Court is weighing the Act’s legality, and if struck down, 18 year olds could be removed from rolls. Local offices at Winchester Hall operate 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tue–Fri and 1 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays.
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Frederick County
Board of Elections
State Board of Elections
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Maryland
Winchester Hall
Anderson
Weathermen
Washington Post
U.S. Customs Bureau
Red China Loses U.N. Seat Bid Despite Majority Support
United Nations vote shows Red China winning a majority but failing to reach the two thirds needed for admission. The General Assembly backed a U.S. backed “important question” resolution, while debates centered on expelling the Nationalists. Ambassadors noted possible long-term gains for Beijing.
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United Nations
CAP
China
General Assembly
Peking
Red China
United States
World Organization
Canada
Italy
Equatorial Guinea
Chile
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Ambas Sador Radha Krishna Ramphal
Formosa
Marines Make Pact to Shoot Each Other Ends in Death
In Oceanside California two Marines age 20 and 23 made a pact to shoot one another to avoid Vietnam duty. Pvt. Eldridge C Chappell shot Pvt. Jerome Quinn in the thigh before Quinn returned fire, killing Chappell. Quinn drove for help and was jailed on murder charges after surgery.
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Oceanside
Calif
Vietnam
Robert Haddix
Camp Pendleton Marine Base
Eldridge C. Chappell
New York City
Jerome Quinn
Los Angeles
Chappell
Quinn
Haddix
Chappel
Ernest Michael
Marines
1St Replacement Company
South Vietnam
FCC President Urges Student Involvement On Campus
Frederick Community College president Dr. Lewis W. Stephens urged greater student input in policy development and administration. He outlined why two year colleges differ from larger universities, noting commuter status and work requirements limit participation. He proposed formal channels through College Council Committees, student council, and advisory committees with student representation, stressing informal staff and faculty access as well. Stephens also announced potential regional accreditation from the Middle States Association, and student government president Jim Trout presented a plaque of appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Niklaus
Frederick Community College
Lewis W. Stephens
FCC
Stephens
Middle States Association
Jim Trout
Student Government Association
Fire Log Summary for 24-Hour Period Ends 10 a.m.
Fire calls reported during the 24-hour period ending at 10 a m. Emergency calls numbered eight and routine calls numbered two. Dispatch lines 662 6333 or 663 4400 listed for contact. City and county field blank or none indicated for location.
Market holds steady in dull early New York trading
Stock prices moved in a narrow range in early New York trading. The Dow Jones industrial average at 10 30 a m rose 0 41 to 756 23 reflecting a quiet session with few substantial moves.
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New York
New U.S. 15 Opens Nov 25 In Maryland
A new 6.6 mile two lane U S 15 relocation from Point of Rocks to US 340 opens November 25 at a cost of 2 007427. The route serves Licksville Buckeystown and Lime Kiln with future dualization planned and traffic moved off the old road. The old segments will be redesignated Maryland 38 and Maryland 85 respectively offerings a direct north south link and easier access to Todd Steel Point of Rocks and Eastalco Aluminum Buckeystown.
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Point of Rocks
Licksville
Buckeystown
Lime Kiln
David Fisher
Maryland State Roads Commission
Frederick County
M. J. Grove Lime Company of
MD. 464
Basford Road
Mountville Road
Mountview Road
U.S. 15
Maryland
SRC
Todd Steel
Eastalco Aluminum Company
Opponents of Farm Bill Predict Big Income Cut
Washington AP Nixon holds a favored 3.5 billion farm bill on his desk as Senate passage came after a stormy fight. Opponents warn it will slash farmers income while supporters praise shifts from fixed acreages to market demand, with subsidies capped at 55 000 per crop. The bill also cuts corn price supports and reduces cotton acreage from 16.3 to 11.3 million acres.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Agriculture
Clifford M Hardin
House
Stuart Symington
Missouri Democrat
Hardin
Symington
Allen Ellender
D-La
Agriculture Department
Ohio Gunman Takes Three As Hostages
A heavily armed man seized three hostages and had earlier abducted two police officers, handcuffing them to a church sink before fleeing in a car. Police searched two eastern Ohio counties as they identified hostages from near Minerva, while a patrolman escaped from a handcuffing incident and a cruiser was found abandoned.
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Lisbon
Ohio
Cleveland
High Way
R. E. Klaes
Augusta
Carroll County
Joseph Plott
Narissa Plott
Minerva
Connie El-iott
Brooklyn Heights
Ronald Baracz
Baracz
Edinburgh
Klaes
Lodwick
Klaeg
Uatace
Fort Detrick Officials Say Plan To Steal Germs Surprising
Fort Detrick officials expressed surprise at reports that the Weather underground group intends to steal biological weapons to contaminate a major city's water supply. Army spokesman Charles Canterbury said no stockpiles exist at Fort Detrick and only test tube quantities are used in defensive research under strict security.
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Weathermen
Fort Detrick
Jack Anderson
Washington Post
Customs Bureau
Charles Canterbury
News-Post Today
Canterbury
Frederick
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Clarence D. Duckett
Joseph W. Parker Jr
St. John’s Apartments
Dorthy Mae Boyd
Errol N. Allen
Hood Department
Norma Jean Naundorf
Lewistown
Anabelle Powell
Miss Naundorf
J. Rolfe Castleman
U.N
Bulletin
Charles McC. Mathias
Mathias
National Institutes of Health
House Conference Committee
Hew
Highway Patrol
Army
Pine Bluff, Ark
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