Thurmont Voters Go To Polls For Town Council Seat
Thurmont voters go to the polls to elect a councilman to fill the late Calvin Wilhide’s seat. Candidates William H. Benjamin and E. Franklin Weddie compete as Harold Williard and Robert Schumann withdrew. Polls open noon at the Thurmont fire hall and close 7 pm with 880 registered voters facing weather delays.
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Thurmont
Calvin G. Wile
William H. Benjamin
Thurmont Construction Company
E. Franklin Weddie
Cambridge Rubber Company
Taneytown
Will
Wilhide
Benjamin and
Weddle
Harold Williard
Robert Schumann
Williard
Schumann
Harry Ruch
Austin Brachey
Edward Prendergast
Three Frederick men jailed for Shamrock Inn robbery
Frederick County Circuit Court sentenced three men in a Sham rock Inn robbery case. Robert Wills 19 and John Trent 24 received two 18 month terms to run consecutively in Hagerstown for breaking and entering and larceny. Clifford Dodd 31 got a three year term in Jessup for receiving stolen cigarettes and meat supplies. All waived rights under the Maryland Appeal jury oath decision.
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Frederick
Maryland
Frederick County
Shamrock Inn
Robert Eugene Wills
John L. Trent
South Market Street
Maryland, Correctional Institute
Hagerstown
Clifford Paul Dodd
Maryland House of Correction
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Dodd
Maryland A Sect of Appeals
Sanner Named New Bank Director in Fredericktown
W Meredith Young, president of Fredericktown Savings and Trust, announced Charles S V Sanner, local insurance and real estate executive, elected director to fill vacancy from the death of Charles W Lough. Lough had served since 1929. Sanner is a Frederick High School and Gettys graduate.
Nation Remembers JFK Two Years After Assassination
In Arlington National Cemetery a lily bouquet from Jacqueline Kennedy, delivered by her mother, marked the second anniversary of John F. Kennedy's death at the eternal flame grave. President Johnson ordered a wreath laid by Atty. Gen. Katzenbach. Memorials and church services were planned nationwide, with ceremonies in Dallas and Fredericksburg, Texas.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
Hugh D. Auchincloss
Arlington National Cemetery
Kennedy
Auchincloss
Johnson
Nicholas Katzenbach
Dallas
el Paso
Tex
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Fredericksburg
Oscar Huber
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Dallas County
Irregularly Lower Wall Street Opens Mixed Markets
New York stocks open with uneven declines in moderate activity as traders digest early-day moves. The market shows a mixed tone with some indices dipping while others hold modest gains. Nearby economic data and corporate earnings influence early trading dynamics.
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New York
Commission Meats Walkersville District Action Today
The Frederick Metropolitan District and Sanitary Commission meet at 5 p.m. in Winchester Hall to approve a second Walkersville sanitary district. If approved, a ten day objection period follows before county commissioners sign off and engineering surveys begin for a $987,900 sewer project largely funded by federal and state aid. Over 100 residents backed the proposal at a recent Walkersville Fire Hall meeting.
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Frederick
Walkersville
Sanitary Commission
Underdeveloped New Market School Wins National Fitness Notice
A fall 1964 pilot program at New Market School for physically underdeveloped children, led by Thomas Sterling and Ronald Engle, earns national commendation and expands to the county system. County supervisor Dr. Warren Evans notes a White House letter from Stan Musial praising New Market as a state demonstration center for physical fitness. The program combines swimming, exercises, classroom instruction, gym, softball, basketball, trampolines, balance bars, and fitness testing, with expansion to a state pilot and added staff.
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William I. Hopwood
New Market
Thomas Ster Jing
Ronald Engle
Warren Evans
White House
Stan Musial
John L. Carnochan
Evans
Maryland Council On Physical Fitness
Engle
Warren R. Evans
Vietnam War Battles In Quang Ngai. U S Marines Reinforce
Vietnamese forces repelled two major Viet Cong assaults near Thach Tru in Quang Ngai Province. At least 200 Viet Cong were killed, with U S advisers among the dead and a battalion of Marines flown in to reinforce the ranger position. Government casualties described as light to moderate.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Thach Tru
Quang Ngai Province
Government Fort
Associated Press
George Esper
Esper
Dien Bien Phu
Explosions Hit Four NAACP Leaders Homes in Charlotte
Four homes of prominent civil rights figures in Charlotte were rocked by blasts around 2:30 a.m. No injuries were reported. Targets included Kelly Alexander, NAACP state president, his brother Fred Alexander, Dr Reginald Hawkins, and Julius Chambers. Police chief Hord called it a well organized act. Governor Moore offered state resources for the investigation. FBI joined the inquiry as Mayor Brookshire condemned the strike. Alexander's sons narrowly escaped harm as glass and debris filled a front bedroom. The attacks spotlighted violent opposition to the civil rights movement in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N.C
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
John S. Hord
Kelly Alexander
NAACP
Fred Alexander
Reginald Hawkins
Julius Chambers
Hord
Raleigh
Dan Moore
Stan Brookshire
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fire Chiefs Reelect Harry Curry As Maryland association head
Harry Curry of East Fourth Street was reelected president of the Fire Chief's Association of Maryland at the 17th annual meeting and banquet held at Bladensburg Fire Hall. Also reelected were William W. Fox of Edgewater as vice president Ralph H. Small Jr. of Washington as secretary Herman Dilg of Silver Spring as treasurer and Pierce Damewood of Beltsville as chaplain. Curry belongs to the Citizens Truck Company.
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Harry Curry
East Fourth Street
McDonnell machinists return to work to back Dec space shot
Bulletin from Washington AP reports Striking McDonnell Aircraft Corp machinists agreed to resume work at Cape Kennedy to avoid delaying the December 4 space launch. Federal officials confirmed the decision and the timing of the restart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
Cape Kennedy
Peace talks push from North Viet Nam echoed in Vienna report
Austrian diplomats cite Romanian mediation efforts begun after North Viet Nam sent peace feelers through Bucharest. The report notes Maurer and Manescu discussed with U S officials, while Rusk in Rio de Janeiro reiterates Washington’s four points as Hanoi stiffness. Mansfield and four senators traveled to Saigon after talks with Romanian officials.
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Vienna
Austria
Romania
Viet Nam
Bucharest
Ion Gheorghe Maurer
Maurer
Hanoi
U.S
William Crawford
Cornelius Manescu
Dean Rusk
United Nations
New York
United States
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Saigon
Mansfield
State Department
Washington
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Rusk
ABC
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
North
Driver Hits Four Cars On East Church Street
A 59 year old Buckeystown motorist was charged with drunken and reckless driving after his car struck four parked vehicles on East Church Street near East Second Street at about 7 40 p m. Damages totaled 1800 with Keller’s 1956 car costing 300 and vehicles owned by Wisner Mossburg Shaw and Smith sustaining various damages. Police investigated.
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Buckeystown
East Church Street
Harvey N. Keller
East Second Street
Keller
Albert Wisner
Wisner Street
Wisner
Church Street
Preston Mossburg Jr
North Bentz Street
Mossburg
Chester Shaw
Church Second Street
Charles L. Smith
East Fifth Street
Shaw
Smith
William Shepley
Basil Coffman
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Sanner New Bank Director
Charles S. V. Sanner
Nation
Commission
New Market School
U. S
Kelly Jr
Alfred
Yarry Curry
Bulletin
Council On Physical Fitness
North Viet
E. Church St
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