County Officials Hear Objections to Marble Quarry Road Closure
About two dozen residents packed the County Commissioners office to oppose closing Marble Quarry Road in the eastern county. Witnesses and attorneys voiced concerns while Lehigh Portland Cement Company and its engineer argued the road could not be bypassed. County Engineer Nottingham testified on traffic counts for the opponents, with residents from Union Bridge and Walkersville detailing impacts on farm work, travel to Union Bridge, and access to shopping areas.
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County Commissioners Office
Charles McC Mathias Sr
Herbert Rollins
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Lehigh Portland
Southey Nottingham
Mathias
Oscar Albaugh
Union Bridge
Frederick County
Carroll County
Walter H. Horman
J. Herbert Snyder
Walkersville
Emmitsburg to Get New Modern Post Office Facility
The Emmitsburg Democratic Central Committee announced a new post office building approved by the Federal Bureau of Facilities. Postal inspectors voted unanimously for the project, replacing the town’s obsolete facility.
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Emmitsburg
Democratic Central Committee
Federal Bureau of Facilities
Daniel Brewster
Jack Sullivan
Brewster
Senator Brewster
Carlton R. Sickles
Frederick County
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Mathias
Carlton Sickles
Democratic State Central Committee
Tawes
Congressman Sickles
Post Office
Mathias Campaign Spent 50218 in Local and District Costs
U S Rep Charles Mathias Jr filed local campaign records showing 2973.74 spent in Frederick County on ads and supplies plus 300 to the GOP committee and 370 for operations. Local contributions totaling 3169.15 exceeded local expenses by 195.41, while district wide spending reached 50218.
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U. S
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
House of Representatives
Frederick County
Mathias
E. Robert Bowlus
Republican State Central Committee
Mathais
Thanksgiving Holiday Draws Near in Frederick
Frederick residents ready for the Thanksgiving holiday as schools close for a long weekend and banks offices and stores observe the day. Weather looks mild with mid fifties forecast and variable skies.
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Frederick
TB Tests Ordered For Santa Clauses
The State Health Department requires County Health Officer Dr. Forbes H. Burgess to test all local Santa Clauses for tuberculosis with X rays at Winchester Hall. The order cites a New York City case and applies to department store Santas, though Frederick has none this year.
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State Health Department
Forbes H. Burgess
Health Department
Winchester Hall
Burgess
Leon H. Hetherington
Bureau of Tuberculosis
New York City
Frederick
Hypnotizing Thanksgiving Turkeys For Better Tasting Meat
Los Angeles AP report describes Dr William J. Bryan Jr of the American Institute of Hypnosis proposing humane hypnotic methods to calm turkeys before slaughter. Steps include pinning, chalk lines or string, head under wing, and covering eyes to induce sleep.
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Los Angeles
American Institute of Hypnosis
William J. Bryan Jr
Bryan
Teen girl sparks Thanksgiving window display in Frederick
Vickie Schroeder 16 urges gratitude at Thanksgiving and in a church Youth Fellowship they decorate a store window in East Patrick Street honoring the holiday. Janet Routzahn and Cheryl Emge help display an early American kitchen to remind shoppers of thankfulness amid Christmas hype.
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Vickie
George T. Schroeder Jr
South Market Street
Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ
Frederick
Janet Routzahn
Allen Routzahn
Routzahn
East Patrick Street
Janet
Cheryl Emge
Apartment Building Explodes in Kansas City
A three story brick apartment building at 16th and Wyandotte collapsed after an explosion. At least 15 people were injured including four children, with two children missing and presumed buried. Manager Eben N. Foster said about 30 residents lived there, including 15 children.
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Kansas City
16Th and
Wyandotte
Eben N. Foster
Ton Of Water Adds To Trucker's Woes
A cattle truck collected a ton of water in its bed during last week's rain near Clathe Kansas. The four inch depth pushed the load 2,000 pounds overweight and cost a $25 fine. Judge William S. Allen called it about half the normal amount and deemed it an act of God.
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Clathe
Kan
Kansas City
William S. Allen
Market declines as Fed rate rise chills trading
New York traders opened the day with prices slipping after the Federal Reserve Board lifted the basic interest rate. The market moved in fairly active trading as investors reassessed gains.
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New York
Federal Reserve Board
French quintuplets linger in precarious Paris start
In Paris the five newborn quintuplets born to postman Raymond Sambor and his wife remain in incubators as doctors warn condition is precarious for at least ten days. The babies weigh under three pounds each and were delivered about two months early after a private Asnieres birth.
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Paris
Pediatrics Center
Raymond Sambor
Asnieres
Sambor
Sambors
Yves
Jean-Paul
Britain Opposes NATO Mixed Nuclear Fleet
Washington reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced Britain opposes NATO’s proposed mixed manned surface fleet. He said it adds nothing to Western strength and could dissipate alliance forces, complicating East-West talks. US officials faced surprise but saw potential for renegotiation.
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Washington
Harold Wilson
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Britain
Wilson
House of Commons
London
NATO
New JFK Evidence Pins Guilt on Oswald
Washington AP reports newly released Warren Commission transcripts reinforce the finding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the 1963 Kennedy assassination. The 26 volumes show witnesses offering speculation while hard evidence points to Oswald’s capacity, opportunity, means, and intent. The release accompanies public sale plans and details accounts from Jacqueline Kennedy, Gov. John Connally, and Secret Service agents about the fatal event and ensuing investigation.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
America
Soviet Union
Warren Commission
Oswald
Jacqueline
Secret Service
Texas
John B. Connally
Lee Oswald
Gov. Connally
Clinton Hill
Parkland Hospital
Commission
Associated Press
White House
Jack Ruby
Dallas
Belgians Seize Stanleyville in Congo Crisis Operation
Belgian paratroopers and Congolese troops launched a dawn assault on Stanleyville capturing the rebel capital. About 50 foreign hostages were killed including a U.S. missionary doctor, with 600 paratroopers involved. U.S. planes ferried troops as gunfire and hostage fears escalated.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Stanleyville
U.S
Brussels
Paul-Henri Spaak
Congo
Spaak
Christophe Gbenye
Gbenye
Red China
Washington
U.S. State Department
Michael Hoyt
Belgium
Ascension Island
Kamina
Katanga
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Vickie Schroeder
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