Brewers Protest 6 Cent Beer Tax Increase in Maryland
Maryland brewers testified against a state plan to raise the beer excise tax from 3 to 9 cents per gallon as part of a broad tax revision. William L. Wilson argued the tax would be discriminatory and passed to consumers, noting Maryland’s rate compares with several states. The proposal aims to raise about 4 million for state revenue, with broader aims to shift more taxes to local governments.
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Baltimore
Maryland
William L. Wilson
Queen City Newing Co
Cumberland
Associated Brewers of Maryland
Wilson
Wisconsin
Missouri
New York
New Jersey
Washington
Fiscal Research Bureau
Automobile Inspection Explained In Maryland Start 1966
Maryland's new automobile inspection law to take effect in 1966 was detailed at a Monday night meeting in the Francis Scott Key Hotel. More than 125 attendees, mainly auto dealers, service station workers and repair shop owners, heard troopers C Ronald Twigg Z J Zuck and D W Waters outline the provisions.
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Maryland
Francis Scott Key
Maryland State Police
Frederick Motor County
Ronald Twigg
Z. J. Zuck
D. W. Waters
County Breakdowns Show $1.1 Million Revenue Earmark
Baltimore based AP summary reports proposed tax reform would allocate $58.6 million among counties by wealth and need. Allegany would receive $1,001,000, Baltimore City $22,291,800, Montgomery $6,524,300, Prince Georges $6,465,100, and other counties listed with varied amounts.
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Balimore
Allegany County
Anne Arundel
Baltimore City
Baltimore County
Calvert
Caroline
Carroll
Cecil
Charles
Dorchester
Frederick
Garrett
Harford
Howard
Kent
Montgomery
Prince Georges
Queen Annes
St. Marys
Somerset
Talbot
Washington
Wicomico
Worcester
Conway Land Case Before Jury Near Lewistown
A Frederick County jury hears testimony in a condemnation case tied to the U S 15 project near Lewistown. The Conways dispute SRC offer for land and easement on a Lakeview Road tract, alleging water runoff damages. Jury, witnesses, and SRC attorney present as proceedings begin. Stock Market mixed early in moderate activity in New York.
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Frederick County
U.S. 15
Lewistown
E. §& Conway
State Roads Commission
Thomas 5. Glass
SRC
Robert S. Rothenhoefer
Side
Conways
Lakeview Road
New Road
Conway
Richard Schindel
Emmett R. Bowlus
Elmer Brown
Foreman
Melvin Addison
J. Thomas Routzahn
Harry L. Brown
Jasper B. Pryor
Walter G. Page
Catherine A. Hill
Elmer L. Harp
Patricia A. Masser
Helen M. Ogle
Corinne D. Wastler
Charles A. Staley
Viet Cong Overrun Small Towns Battles Near Tuy An
Viet Cong attacked Tuy An district town and five other government posts along the central coast, with a relief force driven back. Tuy An, 15 miles north of Tuy Hoa, was quiet again after fighting, as U.S. ships pounded attackers and air forces hit sites northwest of Hanoi and near Saigon.
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South Viet Nam
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Tuy An
U.S. Navy
Hanoi
Tuy Hoa
Phu Yen
Walkersville Sanitary District Wins Go Ahead
The Frederick County Metropolitan District Sanitary Commission approved a 1 million Walkersville sanitary district last night, the second in the county, with federal grants possible under the Water Pollution Control Act. Construction may start next fall after county approval, with 40 percent of costs expected to be covered by federal aid.
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Millon
Walkersville
Frederick County
New Market
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Commission
Bull Killed in Collision With 1964 Sedan on Md 550
A 1964 sedan collided with a young bull on Md 550 near Woodsboro Monday evening. The bull, owned by Allen Van Fossen, was killed. the car suffered about $1,000 in damage. Bradley D Butt, 22, of Woodsboro, was driving east at 5:20 pm. Tfc Top E Barnes investigated.
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Woodsboro
Bradley D Butt
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Allen van Fossen
Butt
Tfc
Top E. Barnes
Repudiation Day Observance Should Be Nationwide
U S Rep. Charles McC Mathias Jr addresses Frederick Chapter DAR urging expansion of Repudiation Day observances nationwide. He calls for a genuine examination of liberty and a drive to extend its blessings universally rather than simple pageantry.
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Mathias
DAR
Frederick County
U.S
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Frederick
Daughters of the American Revolution
Center
Daugh
Repudiation Day Reenactment At Courthouse March
Frederick citizens with coffin drums and fife team up with Frederick High School Drama Club to reenact the 1765 march around the courthouse at 3 30 p m. Speakers revisit the American Revolution and the stance of 12 judges standing against British stamps, stressing freedom and governance.
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Frederick High School Drama Club
America
Mathias
James McSherry
Plot to Throw Acid at RFK Foiled in Recife
Brazilian police say they arrested three students and sought two others in a foiled plan to hurl acid at Senator Robert F. Kennedy during his Brazil visit. The attack was to occur noon today at the University of Pernambuco as part of anti U.S. protests across Latin America. Kennedy and his wife Ethel are on a South American tour and were not available for comment.
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Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
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Ethel
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Peru
Sao Paulo
Jorge Enrique Vadiviesca Pernal
Maria Do Carmo Barbos
Foundation
America
Probe Links Ether Mix to Three Postoperative Deaths
Assistant Oakland County prosecutor says ether contaminated Surital, used in surgeries at Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital, caused three deaths within 24 hours. Autopsies and FDA investigation confirm ether in two cases. two more patients were affected, one critically.
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Pontiac, Mich
Twohhildren
Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital
Oakland County
Walter D. Schmier
Culprit Caught In Bedroom In Ijamsville Grouse Arrest
State police responded to a broken window at Charles Thomas’s Ijamsville home. Trooper P Richard Sanders found the culprit in the bedroom a grouse. He subdued the bird and released it without charges noting there are no laws covering grouse break ins.
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Ijamsville
P. Richard Sanders
Charles Thomas
Thomas House
Sanders
Thomas
Power Out and Highways Blocked in Southern California Storm
Record rains flood Southern California with mudslides isolating Palm Springs area and Big Bear resort. Power outages last 45 minutes. hundreds evacuated in Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley. dams and channels breached. thousands facing access road closures as two storms drive four more inches. Airlines grounded, flights cancelled into Las Vegas. Pacific Coast Highway blocked by debris and slides.
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Palm Springs
Weather Bureau
San Jacinto Mountains
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Pacific Palisades
Ventura County
Thousand Oaks
Simi Valley
San Bernardino
Big Bear
Thurmont Elects Benjamin to Town Council Seat
Voters turnout just over a quarter of registered, electing William H. Benjamin 147 to 103 over E Franklin Weddle to fill vacancy after Calvin Wilhide resignation. Benjamin, 44, a Thurmont Construction Co employee, is married to Sally Benjamin editor of the Catoctin Enterprise. He was sworn in by Mayor Roy W. Lookinghill.
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Thurmont Construction Company
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Weddle
Calvin Wilhide
Sally Benjamin
Catoctin Enterprise
Benjamins
Chester
Hia
Roy W. Lookinghill
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