County Spends 700000 on Roads and Bridges This Year
County Engineer Southey T. Nottingham reports more than 700000 invested in new roads and bridges in the year, including seven and a half miles of new roads and nine small pipe bridges. The program also resurfaced over 60 miles of roads, with major bridges at Hesson's Bridge Road Jimtown Coppermine Road Woodsboro and Park Mills Road. New Gas House Pike Bridge over the Monocacy River tops the list at 250000 with bids soon.
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Frederick County
Southey T. Nottingham
Nottingham
Hesson's Bridge
Hunting Creek
Jimtown
Tsrael Creek
Woodsboro
Park Mills
Bennett’s Creek
House Pike
Monocacy River
LeGore
Haugh’s Church
Mink Farm
Catoctin Hollow
Line Plant
Pike’s Distillery
Geisbert
Glison’s Mill
Mount Phillip
Coppermine
MD. 75
Eyler's Valley
Friend's Creek
Price's Distillery
Gas House Pike
Linganore Road
Woodville Road
Fountain Rock
Devilbiss Bridge
Daysville
Renner
Haugh's Church
Simpson's Mill
Bourland Family Wins PTA Honors
The Orley Bourland Jr. family of Walkersville was named Frederick County Family of the Year by the County Council of PTAs at a North Frederick Elementary School meeting attended by 46 delegates from 17 PTAs. Speakers discussed state priority items including raising library standards countywide, with eight schools lacking libraries.
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Orley Bourland Jr
Walkersville
Frederick
Ptas
PTA
North Frederick
R. Randolph Putman
Bernice Hampson
Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers
Charles Behee
John L. Carnochan
Maryland ‘A Congress
PTA County Council
State Congress of Parents and Teachers
Police Alert For Vandals On Halloween
Frederick County police prepare for Halloween vandalism with planned patrols across secondary roads. Lt. Samuel R. Dorsey notes no complaints yet but stresses vigilance as tissue paper across trees and roadways was observed in Mountaindale.
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Frederick
Samuel R. Dorsey
Mountaindale
Dorsey
Frederick County
1000 Boxes Is Goal Red Cross To Send Christmas Gifts
A Red Cross meeting in Frederick County approved filling 1000 Christmas boxes for Viet Nam children. Boxes to include soap pencils erasers and small games will be donated by school children and shipped in December. The board also approved switching from glass to plastic blood containers to improve efficiency and safety.
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Viet Nam
Frederick County
Red Cross
William H. Kemp
James A. Grove
Washington
Red Cross Blood Center
Grove
Dan Weinberg
Marie McDonald Found Dead in Hollywood Home
Hollywood actress Marie McDonald known as The Body was found dead in her residence early today. Deputies described the death as an apparent suicide, with husband Donald F. Taylor reporting the body.
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Hollywood
Marie
Midwest Quake Rattles Eight States No Injuries Reported
A moderate earthquake 4.5 to 5 on the Richter scale struck the Midwest for about 14 minutes starting 9 01 p m. It was felt by residents in Kansas Missouri Arkansas Nebraska Iowa Illinois Kentucky and Tennessee with heaviest effects in south central Missouri. Scientists cite unusual widespread tremor but see no evidence of ongoing aftershocks.
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St, Louis Mo
Midwest
St. Louis University
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Ilinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Carl Kisslinger
Kisslinger
St. Louis
Kansas-Missouri
James Peoples
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Kansas City
Chicago
Memphis
Omaha
Americans Share Nobel Prizes for 1965 Physics Chemistry
The Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to Julian Schwinger of Harvard, Richard Feynman of Caltech, and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga of Japan, sharing $55,000. The chemistry prize went to Robert Burns Woodward of Harvard University, Cambridge, for his work in chlorophyll synthesis, with 282,000 kroner in prize money.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Royal Swedish Academy of Science
Julian Schwinger
Harvard
Richard Feynman
California Institute of Technology
Sin-Itiro Tomonaga
Japan
Robert Burns Woodward
Harvard University
Cambridge, Mass
Stock market resumes upgrade as trading opens strong
New York stocks edge higher at the opening as buying remains heavy, signaling renewed investor optimism and broad market strength.
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Stock Market
New York
Salvation Army Agencies Highlight Local Aid and Outreach
The Salvation Army in Frederick County expanded its United Appeal work providing lodgings for more than 450 transients and meals for 1835 hungry people last year. It distributed over 14 500 pieces of clothing and filled 400 food and fuel orders, aided by thousands of volunteers and its 100 plus social service centers nationwide.
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Salvation Army
United Appeal
Frederick County
Army
Reapportionment Bills Near House Passage in Maryland
The Maryland General Assembly nears action on two reapportionment bills already passed by the Senate. Del. Goodloe Byron says both likely to pass with adjournment possible this afternoon. The plans split the Senate and House by population with another option preserving one Senate seat per county. The attorney general cautions constitutional issues, while many lawmakers defer to the courts for final resolution.
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General Assembly
del. Goodloe E. Byron
Frederick
Bryon
Annapolis
House of Delegates
Senate
House
Baltimore City
Thomas B. Finan
Byron
New York State
Maryland
Fast Time Ends Here October 31 in Frederick County
Frederick County and much of the eastern United States switch from Daylight Saving Time to Eastern Standard Time on Sunday October 31. Residents regain the hour of sleep lost in April by setting clocks back one hour before bed Saturday night October 30. Some counties in northwest Virginia changed earlier in late September.
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Frederick
United States
Virginia
Seaboard
Former Thurmont official Wilhide dies at 51
Calvin G. Wilhide, 51, former Thurmont town commissioner, died suddenly in his car dealership office about 10:50 p.m. He had heart trouble and was under a physician's care. Wilhide, a lifelong resident, resigned after a dispute over zoning rules affecting a Kinsey business. He operated a mail route for 20 years and ran a horse breeding farm.
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Calvin G. Wilhide
Thurmont
Wilhide
Robert
Carroll Kinsey
Kinsey
Emmitsburg
George J. Morningstar
Roy Lockinghill
Thurmont High School
Star Mail
Carroll Street
Western Maryland officials discuss mutual problems meeting in Cumberland
Western Maryland County Commissioners A Irvin Renn and Lawrence A Dorsey met with colleagues in Cumberland to discuss county fire alarm systems county park programs tourism regional cooperation tax revisions from the Cooper Report Civil Defense and related matters. They noted park system work in Washington and Frederick counties and potential adoption for Frederick County.
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Frederick
A. Irvin Renn
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Maryland
Cumberland
Cooper
New Cumberland Country Club
Randolph B. Rosencrantz
Southey T. Nottingham
Washington County
Evans Crossley
Hughes
Ronn
Frederick Counts
Carroll County
Garrett County
Allegany County
LaVale
Dogwood Park
Shington County
Youth Corps
Dorsey
Frederick County
Parks and Recreation Commission
Rosencrantz
Robert Peterson Ofhea Cum
Berland Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Minnesota
Bloomington
Comet Ikeva Seki Nears Perihelion in Sun’s glare
In Honolulu and across the United States, Comet Ikeva Seki, the first daylight-visible comet in 83 years, swung around the sun then receded. The 80,000 mile head left a 20 million mile tail as clouds limited Hawaiians, while NASA jet observers tracked the spectacle from above. Scientists noted internal heart, and elements including sodium, calcium, and iron, deepening mystery about these icy bodies.
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Honolulu
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
George van Biesbroeck
NASA
Wilson to Visit Rhodesia for Talks on Independence Crisis
Prime Minister Harold Wilson said he will fly to Rhodesia this week with Commonwealth Secretary Arthur Bottomley to hold talks with Prime Minister Lan Smith in an effort to break the deadlock over Rhodesia's demand for independence. He noted he would also meet anyone whose views may aid a solution to the grave problem.
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London
Harold Wilson
Rhodesia
Wilson
Salisbury
Commonwealth
Arthur Bottomley
Lan Smith
Smith
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Edgar McBride
Allen Quynn
Charles Henson
Martin L. Bowers Jr
Paul Michael
L. Clinton Rhoads
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Richard Nallion
Marie McDonald
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