Housing Project For City Elderly Gets Go Ahead
Frederick Housing Authority announces a seven story elderly housing complex on Motter Avenue developed with Claridge Towers of Baltimore. The $1.64 million project includes 100 units for low income seniors, with 62 plus rent around $30 a month. The design by Donald N Coupard & Associates features brick facade, gas heat, garbage disposals, two elevators, landscaped grounds, and over 20 off street parking spaces. Eligibility requires age 62 or older and income under $3,500 annually. Mayor Derr praises the plan as the city awaits completion, with support from the Frederick Commission for Aged to aid activities and services.
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William ©. Lee Jr
Housing Authority
Claridge Towers Company of
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Motter Avenue
West Seventh Street
West Ninth Street
Lee
Donald N. Coupard & Associates
Rockville
John A. Derr
Frederick Commission For
Commission
Thalhe
Ity
Sofa Fire Report at 423 Klinewarts Alley
A sofa fire was reported at 8:50 p.m. at 423 Klinewarts Alley. Juniors and Citizens fire units responded along with CITY and COUNTY contacts. No further details available for the 24 hour period ending 10 a.m. Fire log indicates no additional incidents.
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Klinewarts Alley
Stock Market Opens Higher Amid Active Trading
New York traders pushed the market higher in early activity as gains outpaced losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose sharply, signaling positive momentum at the opening bell and a buoyant mood among investors.
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Dew Jones
Rescue Mission To Feed Needy Thanksgiving Dinner
The Frederick Rescue Mission opens its doors on Thanksgiving 1968 for a free holiday meal from 1 to 3 p.m. at 2005 Market St. Needy individuals from all classes are invited as guests of the mission for a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. This marks the third annual Thanksgiving meal served since the mission opened in 1966.
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Tamary
Hearing on disputed rezoning case opens in Winchester Hall
A county hearing on Humble Of Co. rezoning from residential to business for about 15 acres near Myersville resumes at Winchester Hall. Proponents led by David Weinberg push for service station and restaurant, while Planning Commission advised against approval and Myersville officials support the project citing changes since the county plan. The dispute centers on legality, area change, highway access, and master plan consistency.
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Larry Heslin
Myersville
Winchester Hall
County Commissioners
Humble of Co
Planning Commission
David
Weinberg
Richard Cromble
GOP Selects Hall as Governor Candidate in Maryland
Annapolis AP reports Maryland Republican leaders plan to choose Senate Minority Leader Edward T. Hall of Southern Maryland as the party’s interim governor candidate after Spiro Agnew becomes vice president. The General Assembly, with 152 Democrats and 33 Republicans, leaves Hall with slim odds, despite the meeting with Agnew at 7 30 p.m.
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Spiro T. Agnew
GOP
Senate
Edward T. Hall
Agnew
General Assembly
Hall
Marines Enter DMZ to Halt VC Buildup
U S Marines and South Vietnamese infantry entered the DMZ for the first time since the bombing halt as intelligence warned of enemy activity near Con Thien. Reports said three North Vietnamese killed, one captured, and a brief clash near Gio Linh with reinforcements pushing in. The action followed ongoing shelling and patrols along the southern DMZ, with U S forces replying to North Vietnamese fire.
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France halts atomic tests and cuts Concorde budget
France will cancel its 1969 atomic test program in the South Pacific and trim the Concorde supersonic transport project as part of a broad austerity drive to save the franc. Premier Couve de Murville announced reductions to the 1969 budget, including a 400 million franc cut to the military budget and elimination of payroll taxes to aid exporters. De Gaulle outlined subsidy reductions and currency controls to curb capital flight.
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South Pacific
Maurice Cove de Murville
Couve de Murville
National Assembly
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Couve de Marvuilie
Frace
Great Britain
de Gaulle
Strike snarls New York traffic
The city halted most road construction to aid 90,000 Long Island Railroad commuters as a train workers strike continues. Acting transportation administrator Constantine Sidamon-Eristof said major roadway work in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan was curtailed except for the 72 million Long Island Expressway Brooklyn Queens Expressway interchange and emergency repairs.
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Ialand
New York City
Constantine Sidamon-Eristof
Queens
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Long Island
Brooklyn- Queens
Baltimorean heart transplant patient improves after surgery
Syd ney Seldenberg the first Maryland hospital heart transplant patient was reported doing very well in Hopkins recovery. Doctors note normal vital signs, comfortable night, and the patient sitting up. Surgeon Gott says rejection risk remains the main concern with global transplant history. The 56-year-old former real estate agent received a heart from a 2-year-old Havre de Grace boy in a six hour operation assisted by Dr. Bender and colleagues. The donor died from brain injury. Seldenberg had two prior heart valve replacements and had waited 10 days for a donor.
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Syd
Ney Seldenberg
Maryland
Johnn Hopkins Hospital
Vincent L. Gott
Soldenberg
Gott
Seidenberg
Havre de Grace
Harvey W. Bender, Jr
Bender
Wilson W. Lieske
Lieske
George D. Zuldema
Hopkins Medical School
Seldenberg
Seiderberg
Shake
Army
Aberdeen
Proving Grounds
Pearl
Joha Hopkins
Thanksgiving Day celebrates national unity and family ties
The piece extols Thanksgiving as a profound American holiday uniting families and faith, tracing its observance from colonial proclamations to a constitutional holiday. It notes changes over time including Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Congress shaping the fourth Thursday as a legal holiday.
SS Taxes To Rise On Jan 1 In Frederick County
Higher taxes for social security will take effect Jan 1 to fund increased pensions for retirees. The rate rises to 4.4 percent on earnings up to 7400 for employees and employers. self employed face 6.0 percent on the first 7800. The county’s total tax impact is about 1,082,000, with about half borne by workers through payroll deductions and half by pension fund contributions. Continued on Page Pived
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Jaycees Name County's Young Farmer of the Year Tonight
The Frederick Jaycees will name the county's Young Farmer of the Year at their regular meeting at Red Norse Steakhouse starting at 7 p m Tonight's ceremony follows last year's honoree Redman Minere of Thor Mont.
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