Wheels Of Justice Keep Turning In Frederick County
Chief Judge Patrick M Schnauffer states cases can reach trial within three months if parties are ready since a second Frederick County Circuit Court judgeship was added. Judge Robert E Clapp Jr says by February term most law docket over two years old will be cleared barring untried cases. State’s Attorney Robert Rathenhoefer notes only 12 indicted have not been tried and appeals of motor vehicle convictions have fallen, with circuit court hearing appeals within a month. Open criminal cases include McGonegal Murphy manslaughter and related charges moved to Baltimore County for trial and Watkins murder awaiting mental tests at state hospital.
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Millard Eiler
Veriter
Frederick County
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Robert E. Clapp Jr
Robert
Rathenhoefer
Ber
James J McGonegal
Stephen G. Murphy
Grand Jury To Hear Clothes Theft Case
Frederick man Lewis Edward Gibson was ordered held for grand jury action in Magistrate's Court on charges of grand larceny and receiving stolen clothes. Walters testified his car on East Street contained his wardrobe, worth 1500 dollars, and 824 dollars worth of clothes were missing after a broken window and unlocked door. Walters identified Gibson, who was seen wearing a beige car coat and sweater later.
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Frederick
Lewis Edward Gibson
East Street
Denny Walters
East Second Street
Walters
East Second
East Third Street
Enger
Gibson
Deer Season Opens Friday With Fair Thanksgiving Weather
Deer season begins Friday as hunters anticipate mild Thanksgiving weather with clear skies. Firearm season for bucks runs Friday through next week. Sundays are off. Special doe hunting is set for December 17 and 18 if bucks aren’t taken. Temperatures forecast from high 30s to mid 50s with light winds and a chance of rain. Precipitation for the month stands at .64 inches, about 2.31 inches below normal.
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Erick
No News Thursday Thanksgiving observance
No News Thursday Frederick News will not publish on Thanksgiving Day. The business office closes for the day while the editorial office opens after 4 pit.
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Frederick
Thurmont Zoning Law Meet Dec 8 Public Meeting
Thurmont plans a second public meeting on its proposed comprehensive zoning ordinance. The 75 page ordinance, created over 18 months, divides Thurmont into 10 districts for residential business and industry. The December 8 session at the town office starts at 7 30 p m with prior concerns raised about shopping centers and facility sizes.
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Thurmont
Arthur B. Hatton
Stock Market Rebounds With Aero Space Rally
NEW YORK AP reports aerospace issues airlines and electronics led a strong early session as the stock market refines its rally in vigorous trading. Investors watched tech and transport shares with optimism amid steady demand and corporate results shaping sentiment.
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New York
Toll of Viet Nam War Rises With Drang Valley Clash
U S and Communist casualties surge last week as Ta Drang Valley fighting drives 2,262 Communist deaths and 136 captured as 476 Americans were killed or wounded. South Vietnamese losses reach 357 dead and 407 wounded. The total American toll nears 1,300 dead and 6,000 wounded in nearly five years of fighting.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
The
Lar
Drang Valley
U. S
Viet Nam
Ing
Ta Drang
1St Cavalry
U.S
Washington
United States
Westmoreland warns against expecting quick Viet victory
Gen William C Westmoreland cautions in a Mutual Broadcasting System interview that headlines overstate small tactical gains and that the war will be long. He says optimism is welcome but must not obscure the reality of continued North Vietnamese infiltration and the need for continued US buildup and resolve in South Vietnam.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
William C. Westmoreland
Mutual Broadcasting System
U.S
South Viet Nam
Gerate
Westmoreland
United States
City Seeks Exterminator for Public Housing Units
Frederick City Housing Authority seeks bids to exterminate water bugs and roaches in 256 public housing units across four developments. The contract covers labor, chemicals, and equipment for a one year term with annual readvertisement. Bids open December 15 in the authority office on West Sixth Street.
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Ces
Main
Housing Authority
Aerojet Enlarging Frederick Plant Facility
Aerojet-General Corporation will build a new entrance and add office space at its Frederick Division plant near the municipal airport. The project, part of a division realignment that creates three new staff positions and three new departments, aims to improve efficiency by reducing cross-building travel in inclement weather. Expansion plans also expand recruitment to include the Frederick area and nearby cities including Hagerstown Rockville Baltimore Silver Spring and Bethesda.
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Aerojet-General Corporation
Frederick
Aerojet
Industrial Systems
Municipal
Sheldon Brown
Brown
Hagerstown
Rockville
Baltimore
Silver Spring
Bethesda
Boy Admits Setting House Afire for Insurance Money
A 17 year old boy from Sunbury Pennsylvania Harold Bordner confessed from his hospital bed that he shot his parents and set a blaze to collect life insurance to pay debts. He said I wanted to pay my bills. Seven of his younger siblings ages 1 to 8 died in the fire and the family gravely wounded others. The father Paul, 38, survived with minor shotgun pellet injuries as the family was laid to rest in Northumberland Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Sunbury, Pa
John C. Grey
Harold Bordner
Henry F. Ulrich
Bordner
Paul
Cindy
Jerry
Stephen
Roger
John
Ruby
Dennis
Northumberland Memorial Park
Pennsylvania
Herndon
Cullen School Project Not Dragging Toward Delinquent Program
Officials at the Victor Cullen School near Sabil lasville deny delays in starting a delinquent boys program. Superintendent David Curran says progress is as fast as feasible and there is no basis for complaint. He notes such a school cannot be developed overnight.
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Victor Cullen
Sabillasville
David Curran
Maryland
20 Percent Auto Insurance Rise Sparks Maryland Debate
Maryland House Speaker Marvin Mandel said he would push legislation at the 1966 General Assembly to require insurers to disclose overall profits when setting rates if a 20 percent auto insurance hike is approved. Insurance Commissioner Francis Burch cited about one third of Maryland firms seeking higher premiums effective January 27, with total state revenue from the increase estimated at 23 million dollars.
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Annapolis
Maryland
House of Delegates
Del
Marvin Mandel
D-Baltoath
General Assembly
Mandel
Burch
Baltimore City
Baltimore
Machinists Strike Pact Reported In Washington And St Louis
Negotiators reached a proposed strike settlement to restart production at McDonnell Aircraft for Gemini space capsules and Phantom fighters amid a vote by about 17,000 AFL-CIO Machinists Union members. Dissident leaders in St Louis claim 12,000 oppose the agreement as members vote at noon.
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Washington
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
St. Louis
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Eugene Glover
Viet Nam
Thomas Stipes
Robert Krone
Glover
Protest Conditions Three Guards Killed In Prison Riot
A four hour Menard State Prison riot left three guards dead and six injured after inmates armed with knives and a paint thinner bomb demanded better food radios and recreation. Governor Ross Randolph and Warden Max Frye coordinated a siege as 300 guards and state troopers surrounded the kitchen where four ringleaders held three hostages. One guard received a transfusion through the bars before the inmates surrendered. three other guards were stabbed with two treated publicly and others in Chester hospital.
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Chester
Menard State Prison
Mlinois Public Safety
Ross Randolph
Menard
Randolph
Max Frye
Tom Gross
Gross
Albert W. Rohlfing
Arthur Gene Bierman
Spartans
Rohlfing
Lewis VM. Paul
Murphysboro
Arthur L. Kisro
George L. Wilson
West Frankfort
John Russell
Grand Tower
Ill
Clinton Alsup
de Soto
Paul W. Simpson
Melvin K. Staton
Herrin
Chester Hospital
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North Market Street
E. Paul Magaha
Rolfe Castleman
Wheels of Justice
Carl Colie Ricketts, Eugene Ricketts, and
Maurice L. Yakley
Gen. Westmoreland
Frederick City
J. Frank Main Sr
Authority
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