Auto Death Case Goes To Jury
A Circuit Court jury considers the 1963 auto death of Carl William Saunders in Clarksburg linked to 19 year old Robert Eugene Yokley charged with manslaughter with an automobile failing to keep right and driving while license was revoked. testimony from Carl C. Ricketts places Yokley behind the wheel driving at high speed on U S 40 A and Braddock Mountain after promising to take the road to a girl's home.
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Clarksburg
Robert Eugene Yokley
Yokley
Carl William Saunders
Carl C. Ricketts
Saunders
James
Frederick
Edgemont Road
Ricketts
U. S. 40
County Keeps Two Roads Open After Road Closings Rejected
The Frederick County Commissioners voted unanimously not to close Marble Quarry road to relocate Clemsonville road. Attorney Charles McC Mathias Sr. threatened legal action if closings were approved, but commissioners said they acted on their own study and inspection, unaffected by the threat.
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Frederick County
Marble Quarry
Clemsonville
Charles McC. Mathias Sr
Mathias
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
City Firemen Plan Home Drill Today
Frederick will participate in a state wide home fire drill at 7 p.m. as Fire Prevention Week runs October 4 through 10. Sirens in Frederick will sound to alert residents to practice safety plans including family meetings and mapped escape routes for each room.
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Frederick
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
Delaware
Old Urbana School Sold and Salaries Debate
The Frederick County School Board opened with a clash over releasing individual salaries of supervisors and secretaries to the public. They approved hiring an extra secretary for cafeteria bookkeeping, approved a sale of the old Urbana School for 25 000, and granted an easement for a future water tank. The meeting touched on furniture plans, a new north county high school, and salary category disclosures.
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Frederick County
Thomas Johnson School
Austin Renn
Balsenger Grange
Clarence C.C. Thomas
East Church Street
John Carnochan
The
Grange
Gordon Smith
Ross Smith
Hallar Best
Best
North County
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Paul B. Ganley
Urbana Land Company
Urbana
John Hillyard
Washington
City Plans Important Meeting
Mayor E Paul Magaha says a large meeting is set for tomorrow night with the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. Items include a public hearing on rezoning the King farm south of Frederick, bids on a five year airport lease, and a hearing on revised subdivision regulations. The King farm proposal comes from Montgomery County investors seeking business, industrial, and apartment development. Five bids for the airport lease were examined to assess varied payment clauses before awarding. Developers face opposition from downtown business interests over the subdivision rules requiring deposits or bonds.
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Board of Aldermen
E. Paul Magaha
King Farm
Frederick
Montgomery County
City Planning Commission
United Fund Drive Gets Good Start
Frederick County organizes the 1964 United Appeal with early returns good. Paul Carmack reports Carmack's Grocery exceeded its quota by 140 dollars with an average gift of 15.50 per employee, and the store’s payroll deduction raised 8901. Frederick Community College surpassed quota by 22 percent. Other groups above target include Alpha Portland Cement, Sears Roebuck, Walkersville High School, Ideal Farms Dairy, R F Kline, and Key Chevrolet. Donald B. Rice credits payroll deductions for early gains.
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United Appeal
Frederick County
John Cheatham
Frederick
Paul Carmack
Carmack
Louise Doty
Frederick Community College
Alpha Portland Cement Company
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Walkersville High School
Ideal Farms Dairy
R. F Kline Inc
Key Chevrolet Sales Inc
Donald B. Rice
De Gaulle Cheered In Paraguay On Latin Tour
In Asuncion, Charles de Gaulle was greeted by a 20 000 strong crowd with vivas and rose petals after a Peronist riot marred his arrival in Argentina. He arrived in Paraguay, ally of dictator Stroessner, following Cordoba clashes where police fought Peronist protesters and injured at least 16.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Charles de Gaulle
Argentina
Alfredo Stroessner
Cordoba
de Gaulle
Arturo Illia
Juan D. Peron
Thurmont Town Votes On 235000 Water System Plan
The Thurmont Town Council will vote tonight on a proposed 235000 dollar water system. Mayor Donald L. Lewis expects approval which would allow construction to begin as early as next spring and finish in early 1966. The plan includes a diversion dam, 10 inch transmission line, a new filler plant, a 400000 gallon reservoir, and a 12 inch main.
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Thurmont
Donald L. Lewis
Hunting Creek
Pryor Road
Lewis
Johnson urges broader farm price supports in Midwest tour
President Johnson denounces Goldwater farm proposals as disastrous to American agriculture and vows wider price supports. He repeats the campaign message in Des Moines, Raleigh, and other stops, arguing freedom and strength while criticizing GOP subsidies and a possible termination of farm supports.
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Des Moines
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Midwest
North Carolina
Ohio
California
Washington
White House
Iowa
North Carolina State College Coliseum
Raleigh
Carolina
Raleigh-Durham
America
Frost Blanket Covers County Early Risers
A frost alert swept across the county as temperatures dipped below freezing for a second night. Unionville logged a 28 degree low while Frederick stations reported 34, with teens warming to the 60s by day and a slight rise expected later in the week. No rain is forecast, keeping October rainfall at 1.06 inches.
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Unionville
Frederick
Walking 25 000 Miles For Peace Peace Pilgrim Visits Frederick
The Peace Pilgrim, a ageless silver haired walker, arrives in Frederick to speak at the Church of the Brethren about inner and world peace. She has traveled nearly 25 000 miles across the United States and Canada and plans to continue walking until world peace is achieved. She notes key goals including a Peace Department in the U S Cabinet and teaching a universal world language.
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Frank J. Keefer
Frederick
United States
Canada
William I. Hopwood
Iaff
Russia
Peace Pilgrim
Church of the Brethren
Continental
Mexico
Westminster
Baltimore
Washington
Merlin Garber
United States Cabinet
Tshombe Held Hostage By UAR's Nasser
Cairo reports say President Nasser is holding Congolese Premier Moise Tshombe as a hostage until Kinshasa calls off gendarmes surrounding the UAR Embassy in Leopoldville. Tshombe canceled his plan to attend the nonaligned nations conference and would return home.
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Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Moise Tshombe
United Arab Republic
Leopoldville
Tshombe
al Ahram
Nasser
U A.R
Aruba
U.A.R
Ahmed Ben Bella
Mohamed Fayek
Anniversary Services Honor Taney Death Centenary
A large delegation of national state and local officials will join Sunday ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney's death. The event includes mass at St John’s Church at 1 p.m., a cemetery wreath, graveside rites, and a luncheon at the Francis Scott Key Hotel with Judge Edward S. Delaplaine as speaker. Maryland
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Roger Brooke Taney
Taney
St. John's Cemetery
East Street
Taney General
Taney Assembly
Frederick
James M. Hogan
St. John’s Church
Ernest Horning
Francis Scott Key
Boy Scouts of America
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Edward S. Delaplaine
Maryland
County Zone Meeting Set Tonight
The Frederick County Planning Commission will meet tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Hiram Winchester Room at Winchester Hall or hold a public hearing on revisions to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. Changes have been developed over six months with regular staff and commission consultation to modernize the ordinance.
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Frederick County Planning Commission
Hiram Winchester
Winchester Hall
Planning Commission
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Robert Yokley
Old Urbana School
United Fund Drive
Peronist
Mars
LBJ
Barry
Lady Bird Johnson
Frost Blankets County
UAR
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