First Frost Dips Frederick County Plants
A light frost covered flowers and plants across Frederick County this morning, with 27 degrees at Unionville the coldest spot. George D Wood says it was not a killing frost, while experts note sudangrass hybrids may be affected but show no fatal acid buildup yet. Temperatures to rise to the mid 50s today, with a 38 to 44 night and a 60 degree high Thursday under cloudy skies and a chance of rain.
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George D Wood
Wood
Frederick County
Unionville
Boy Trapped Head First In Cave Near Cleveland
Morris Baetzold a 15 year old youth from Berea is stuck head first in a narrow V shaped crevice in Wildcat Cave Hickley about 12 miles north of Cleveland. Rescuers have tried since Tuesday afternoon to free him with little success. the cave is 10 inches wide and three feet high at the trapped point. Rescue teams including seven members of the National Speleological Society arrived and work with police to extricate him as temperatures outside hover near freezing.
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Medina
Ohio
Morris Baetzold
Morris
Methodist Children’s
Berea
Cleveland
Whipps Ledges
Hickley
National Speleological Society
National Rescue Squad
Sparta couple waits four hours for license and deer permit
In Sparta Wisconsin a couple waited four hours in a line of applicants for permits to shoot an extra deer this hunting season. Monroe County Clerk David Heung finally spoke with them and learned they also sought a marriage license.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
David Heung
Safety measures promised at TJ School construction site
Frederick County Board of Education heard assurances that safety steps are being taken at the Thomas Johnson School project on North Market Street after a fatal Sept 23 accident. Architect John Bamberger said bolts and checks address unsafe conditions and most 7 Department of Labor directives are met. Also approved were land negotiations for a Harmony Grove warehouse and a $24,000 Neighborhood Youth Care Project to employ 50 students in the county at $1.25 an hour, though a board member questioned its effectiveness.
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Frederick County
Bamberger
Department of Labor
Henry A. Knott Inc
Baltimore
Harmony Grove School
Hayward Road
Frederick Business Properties
T. Meade Felton
Felton
Richard R. Kline
America's First Rural Mail Carrier Reflects on 1898 Snow Route
Joshua N Corbin, now 91, recalls delivering rural mail in Carroll County starting in 1896. He notes routes spanned 34 miles with horse Harry through deep drifts, sometimes taking a week to reach settlers who used teapots or cigar boxes as mail receptacles. Corbin, a lifelong Democrat, earned 25 dollars a month and witnessed hostility to federal mail delivery.
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Baltimore
America
Joshua N Corbin
Harry
Corbin
Carroll County
Westminster
Johnson
Indonesian Loyal Troops Crush Communist Rebels in Java
AP reports Jakarta radio saying loyal troops crushed rebels tied to the Communist-backed uprising in Java. Fights continue elsewhere in central Java. fate of Col Suherman and Lt. Col Untung remains unknown amid the coup’s collapse.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Radio
Jakarta
Java
Jogjakarta
Suherman
Diponegoro
Untung
Faster Service For Patrons Artz Library Equipped With Teletype Machine
The C Burr Artz Library in Frederick implements a teletypewriter linking to the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. The device serves 22 Maryland counties, handling author titles periodicals and subject requests and booking films, reducing delivery times from days to hours. It also carries administrative messages and interlibrary affairs.
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Joy Derr
C Burr Artz
Frederick Tholden
Enoch Pratt
Baltimore
Maryland
Maryland Library Association
Executive Dept Probe Endorsed by Ford and Mathias
Rep Gerald Ford backs a proposed two year commission to audit all executive branch activities. Rep Charles Mathias, leading the measure with 24 Republicans, seeks bipartisan support to cut waste and blur, duplicate efforts and improve coordination across federal agencies. The panel would include lawmakers, governors, and external members.
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House
Gerald R. Ford
R-Ind
Charles McC. Mathas Jr
R-Md
Mathias
Ford
Hoover Commissions
Mathis
Congress
House of Representatives
Executive Branch
Republican Policy Committee
Vatican Favors Ban On All Nuclear Arms
In Vatican City the Ecumenical Council urged the Roman Catholic Church to condemn all nuclear arms including for defense and to support conscientious objectors with moral backing.
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Vatican
Vatican City
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Pilots Missing After 3 U S Planes Downed Over North Vietnam
Three U S Air Force planes were shot down Tuesday over North Vietnam and four airmen were listed as missing. A Phantom with two crew and two Thunderchiefs were downed near Hanoi during strikes on Lang Hep depot and Lang Met bridge amid heavy anti aircraft fire. Vietnamese reports claim large Viet Cong casualties in related operations.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Lang Hep
Hanoi
Lang Met Bridge
Market Drops Amid Johnson Gall Bladder Operation News
New York stocks declined sharply early as investors sold off following reports that President Johnson would undergo gall bladder surgery.
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New York
Johnson
Johnson to undergo gall bladder surgery Friday
Washington President Johnson announced plans for gall bladder removal Friday with 10 to 14 days in the hospital and weeks more on a reduced schedule. Mayo Clinic surgeon Dr George A Hallenbeck said the operation is major but risk to a healthy 57 year old is very low. Dr J Willis Hurst noted no heart difficulty for 10 years and expects no major complications. Johnson will check in at the U S Naval Hospital in Suburban Bethesda Md Thursday night. He said there will be minimal interruption to conduct of business.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
George A. Hallenbeck
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
U.S. Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Navy
Jury Frees Youth In Statue Case
A Freder ick youth was found not guilty after a jury trial in a case involving mutilation of a Christ statue and other property with a rifle. William D Brittain was acquitted after about an hour of deliberation. three co defendants earlier pleaded guilty and received two years probation. The judge praised the verdict as steering youths toward constructive life, while the prosecutor argued Brittain knew the plan and was an accessory.
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Frederik
Christ
William D Brittain
Brittain
Guity
Joseph M. Kline Jr
Robert K. Evans
Paul
Reston
Resthaven
Hansonville
Frederick J. Bower
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173Rd Airborne Brigade
Artz
Executive Dept. Probe
GOP
Mathias Si Te
N. Viet Nam
Central Highlands
Mekong
An Xuyen
Binh Dinh
Phu Cu
C. Burr Art. Library
T.V. Levinson
David
Joy Derr Espeseth
Enoch Pratt Ree
Baltymore
Naval Hospital
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