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News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1961

Page

8

Transfer plan to move Taneytown high students sparks fierce protest

Taneytown residents and officials oppose Carroll County School Board plans to shift all Taneytown high school students to Francis Scott Key High School six miles away, arguing it hurts the town's growth, local services, and identity. The board vote was unanimous among members present.

Carroll County Taneytown Francis Scott Key Uniontown Mervyn C. Fuss Carrow County Fuss Francis Scott Key High School Taneytown High School Westminster Clifford Warner Manchester Nathan Weinstock Roland Pickett Winfield James C. Marsh Davese Herring Sykesville Samuel Jenness Jocal School Board W. Powell Taneytown Council Carroll County School Board Taney‘town Powell Raymond J. Perry Tanestown

Kennedy Visits Rayburn in Dallas for 14 Minutes

President Kennedy flew 3,000 miles to Dallas for a brief 75 minute stop to visit the gravely ill House Speaker Sam Rayburn. He spoke with Rayburn’s doctors and family, said it was a good conversation, and expressed prayers for the nation. Kennedy returned to Washington amid a somber, rainy afternoon.

Dallas Kennedy Sam Rayburn Rayburn Love Field Washington Baxton Bryant Elmwood Methodist Church Bryant Newport A-l Texas

Downtown Frederick Art Show Showcases Local Talent

An outdoor and storefront art display in downtown Frederick co sponsored by the Frederick Arts Council and the Downtown Merchants Association featured paintings by local residents such as Mrs. Fred Rowe and Mrs. Eve C Leonard. The event, organized by Richard E Summers and Morton Siegel, aimed to become an annual city tradition with parish displays at Patrick and Market Streets and at local shops.

Frederick Arts Council Downtown Merchants Association Patrick and Market Streets Fred Rowe Fairview Avenue East Patrick Street Edward Bentz Dill Avenue West Patrick Street Eve C. Leonard Yellow Springs Patrick Street Hendrickson Alan W. Long Jr Frederick Cline’s Richard Ramsburg Jefferson Benjamin Rosenstock Dan Weinberg Jefferson Boulevard Braddock Heights Elizabeth Storm Farmers and Mechanics Citizens National Bank North Market Street Second Street Henry Marshal Penny’s McCrory Remsberg’s Jewelers Kline's Sears, Roebuck and Company Elizabeth Crum Morton Siegel Richard E. Summers Frederick County Elmer Ehler Penney's Nowon

Deeds Speak Louder Than Words on Berlin Talks

A Associated Press analysis notes no basis for fruitful Big Four negotiations over Berlin after Gromyko Rusk Kennedy talks. U.S. and U.K. propose Western allies must agree on approach while pressuring Soviet leaders with a stronger NATO defense and a united diplomatic front to deter war.

J. M. Roberts Associated Press London Washington Berlin Rusk Soviet Union Kennedy West Berlin Germany West U.S.S.R United States Gromyko Britain

Maryland Theta Chi Fraternity Placed On Probation

The University of Maryland chapter of Theta Chi was placed on probation for an indefinite period after alcohol violations at the chapter house on Sept. 30. An alumni control committee was named to oversee chapter affairs during probation. a related one semester suspension and probation were imposed on the local Alpha Psi president and members. Names were not released.

College Park, Md University of Maryland Theta Chi Alpha Psi

Legion Plans to Buy Land at Antietam Battlefield

A Maryland American Legion committee launched a program to purchase excess land at Antietam National Battlefield to supplement the National Park Service effort, which is authorized to buy up to 600 acres of historic land in the Antietam area.

Legion drives land campaign at Antietam amid centennial

Co chairman Frank R. Saunders of Sharpsburg announced the American Legion Battle field Preservation Committee will sponsor a program to add land to the National Park Service property at Antietam. The initiative will raise total area to about 2,000 acres and be presented in formal ceremonies during the Civil War Centennial.

Tam Hill Congress American Legion Battlefield Preservation Committee Cochairman Frank R. Saunders Sharpsburg National Park Service Antietam Saunders Legion

Mayors Oppose Reducing Greyhound Bus Service

Hagerstown area officials including mayors of Cumberland Grantsville Hancock Clear Spring and Frederick and Washington County Commissioner James H Montgomery oppose Greyhound plans to cut fare between Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Montgomery says he will gather signatures to stop any service reduction while a separate NIH cancer link study is announced for Hagerstown.

Hagerstown West Ore Maryland Greyhound Public Service Commission Baltimore Pittsburgh PSC Cumberland Grantsville Hancock Clear Spring Frederick Washington County Board of Commissioners James H. Montgomery Hancock, S

Belbenda Town Chosen for Health Records Study

Petite in Belbenda anhl Hager town was chosen for the study because of the availability of health records for two generations.

Petite Belbenda Anhl Hagers Town

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