New Jail Grants Sheriff $5,000 to Hire Deputies
Frederick County Sheriff Ho race M Alexander asked county commissioners for a $5,000 supplemental appropriation to hire eight special deputies and a turnkey to bolster jail security after three jail breaks in three months. He also seeks $28,000 for seven more officers next year to raise turnkeys to 12 and salaries to $48,500, while noting only $10,000 is available for emergencies. Commission opinions are cautious due to tight budgets and upcoming road tour commitments.
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Horace M. Alexander
Alexander
Jack Frost Paints Frederick County White
Unannounced visitor Jack Frost blanketed Frederick County with frost as temperatures fell to 33 degrees last night the coldest since May. The forecast calls for 56 to 60 degrees today under partly cloudy skies with a chance of rain tonight. Wednesday should clear with highs in the 50s and overnight in the 30s.
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Frederick County
Jack Frost
Weathher
Prison Trusty Steals Police Car In Martinsburg
Martinsburg West Virginia prison trusty Lonnie Howard Jr. stole a police cruiser carrying a .22 pistol. He, 27, was serving a 10 year forgery sentence and faced a parole hearing this week. Police issued a lookout for him in Marion County Mannington.
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Lonnie Howard Jr
Mannington
Marion County
Howard
Stock Market Advances in Moderate Trading
New York reports the stock market resumed its gain in moderate trading today as investors weighed early data. Analysts noted steady buying in blue chips and selective strength in tech shares, signaling renewed optimism for continued upward movement.
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New York
No New War Strategy Due-LBJ
President Johnson continues a 29 000 mile Asian tour with no new Vietnam war strategy or peace formula expected from the Manila conference. He and his wife receive large welcomes in Honolulu where tens of thousands line downtown streets and Governor Burns estimates 400 000 in attendance. Johnson says little about plans for a Philippines meeting with leaders of six other nations allied in Vietnam.
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Manila
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Hawaii
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Pago Pago
American Samoa
John A. Burns
Philippines
United States
Thief Strikes Frederick Man Then Robs Home
Frederick police report a thief knocked Richard Burns unconscious at his home on Third Street last Friday night, breaking glass behind doors to enter. He was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital after being struck with a heavy glass. only small change was taken as the house was ransacked. No suspects yet.
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Frederick
Richard Burns
Third St
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Ellis G. Carty
Burns
Carty
Patriotism On Holidays 200 Flags To Fly Over Downtown
Frederick Sertoma Club seeks merchant sponsorship to place 200 three by five foot American flags on downtown parking meters for ten holidays with alternate days. Flags will be mounted on meters from South to Seventh along Market and Carroll to Bentz along Patrick, maintained daily, with nominal sponsorship fees.
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Frederick
Powell
Seventh Street
Market Street
Carroll
Bentz Street
Patrick Street
Poll Finds Frederick Grays Viet Nam Policy Unpopular
Frederick County residents largely oppose U S policies in Viet Nam per a poll mailed to 265000 people by U S Rep Charles Mc Mathias. Only 7 percent responded with answers while many wrote letters expressing views. Major questions covered CIA influence draft rules and tax raises with dominant no votes on most items. The poll sought a broad view though Mathias noted it was not scientific and emphasized value for leadership and media.
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U.S
Viet Nam
Charle McC
Mathias
Washington
Publi
Congress
Frederick
United States
Emmitsburg
U. S
CIA
Selective Service
Frederick Countians
Garrett
Montevue Infirmary Day Care Center Moves To New Facilities
The Frederick County Day Care Center for the Mentally Retarded relocates from Staley Park Field House to renovated rooms behind Montevue County Home. Ruth T. Myers, director, notes expanded space and now twelve clients aged 3 1/2 to 21 years. Civitan volunteers painted, with funds from the Frederick County Association for the Mentally Retarded matched by county and state.
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Frederick County
Ruth T. Myers
Montevue County
Frederick Civitan Club
Staley Park
Myers
Frederick County Association
Powell Lewis and Douglas Unveil Parking Meter Bracket
Brackets securing a parking meter pole were shown by James W. Powell, John Lewis, and Jack Douglas from left to right as part of the installation ceremony.
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James W. Powell
John Lewis
Jack Douglas
Temporary injunction issued at GE jet engine plant
Washington AP reports President Johnson ordered a court action to end a 6000 worker strike at General Electric's Evendale Ohio jet engine plant for war planes used in Vietnam. Judge Carl A Weiman issued the injunction in Dayton as the Defense Department monitors possible impact on war production.
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Johnson
General Electric
Evendale
Ohio
Carl A. Weiman
Dayton
White House
Honolulu
Ramsey Clark
Defense Department
Justice Department
US District Court
International Long
Shoremen’s Association
Atlantic
Gulf
Afl-Cio
United Electrical Workers
Lima Peru Earthquake Toll Rises Toward One Hundred
An earthquake along Peru's central coast killed about 83 people with 1,000 injured and unknown numbers, as tidal wave warnings reached Hawaii and warnings eased. President Johnson was in Honolulu during the alert and the sea rise on Oahu was minimal with no damage reported on the U.S. West Coast.
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Coast Guardmen In San Francisco, Advised By the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
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