Carroll County Upset Could Elect Two State Senators
The reapportionment bill fixing a 43 member Senate would place Frederick and Carroll into one district capable of electing two senators. Frederick could outvote Carroll based on population, sparking plans to split the counties or redraw subdistricts. Western Maryland could see a two senator district linking Garrett, Allegany, and part of Washington.
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C. Mill
Frederick
Carroll
General Assembly
Frederick County
Carroll County
Thomas R. O’farrell
Dcarroll
John A. Derr
Derr
Senate
Garrett
Allegany
Washington
Maryland
George E. Snyder
D- Washington
Washington County
Hagerstown
Etzler Wins Local Road Contract for Woodville Route
The N. W. Etzler Company won the bid to widen pave and resurface 1.098 miles of Woodville Road linking Pedcord and Woodville. The $25,828.75 bid beat Frederick Asphalt Products, Inc. and came in below the $26,000 engineer estimate. Work starts next Monday with completion targeted by November 15. County engineers call Woodville Road the main north-south eastern end route upon project completion.
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N. W. Etzler Company
Woodville Road
Frederick
Roads Department
Winchester Hall
Frederick Asphalt Products, Inc
Southey T. Nottingham
Woodville
Nottingham
Unionville
Peddicord
Eisenhower Leaves Walter Reed After Routine Tests
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower checked out of Walter Reed Medical Center after a routine laboratory workup. He had entered the center Monday for a periodic checkup.
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Washington
Dwight D Eisenhower
Walter Reed Medical Center
Eisenhower
Stock market rebounds after profit taking pullback
New York traders sent a broad array of shares higher early today after a recent profit taking lull, with activity continuing fairly strong across the market.
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New York
United Appeal Drive tops one hundred thousand dollars
The United Appeal drive surpassed its third report mark with a total of $102,478.95 raised for 13 local agencies in three weeks, though $55,521.05 remains to meet the $158,000 target by November 1. Five division leaders were praised for exceeding goals, while several divisions trailed by small margins.
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United Appeal Drive
Frederick
Charles V. Main
United Appeal
Main
Mayetta Hershberger
Robert Petit
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Dunbar Ashbury
Richard _ Reynolds
Edwin F. Nikirk
H. Albert Dean
The
Red Cross
Petit
Reynolds
Nikirk
Dean
Ashbury
Architects
Thelma Todd
Clarence I. Snyder
Raymond Shipley
John L. Carnochan
John Hanson
Saturday Suggested For Trick Or Treat
Frederick mayor urged that trick or treat activities be confined to Saturday night with 6 to 9 pm hours. He favored younger children up to 12 or 13 years and noted plans for a post parade party behind city hall to reduce Halloween vandalism and out of town visiting teens.
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Frederick
Hallowe'en
City Hall
UNICEF Hate Peddlers Target Frederick Flyers
Local officials in Frederick condemn new UNICEF flyers calling the organization subversive and communist backed. Alderman Richard Shipley and Mayor E Paul Magaha denounce the material as unjust and harmful to the UNICEF drive while noting unsigned flyers and a Sarasota Florida post box.
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Richard Shipley
Unicef
Frederick
Shipley
Alderman Shipley
E. Paul Magaha
United Nations
Children For Unicef
Frederick City
Reece
Freedom
Hagerstown
Sarasota
Fla
Frederick County Veterans Plan Viet Nam Demonstration
Local Amvets leaders announce a Veterans Day demonstration to show backing for the U S war effort in South Viet Nam. Frederick Amvets Post 2 commander George R Sanner calls a 2 pm Sunday gathering at the Amvets Club with state and national Amvets leaders endorsing the action.
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Frederick County
South Viet Nam
Frederick Amets Post 2
George R. Sanner
William J. Hopwood
Frederick Amvets Club
Amvets
Wesley R Furr
Frederick
Lanner
Amvet
Varyland
Raph E Hall
Dale E. Carter
Francis Scott Key
American Legion
Legion
Memorial Park
Courthouse Park
Fort Detrick
E. Ephraim
Steadman - Keenan Legion
Brunswick
NASA Pushes Ahead With Gemini 7 Plans
NASA pressed ahead with the 14 day Gemini 7 mission at Cape Kennedy as engineers probe Agena rocket failure that wrecked Gemini 7 and sparked questions about using a modified Agena for a high stake rendezvous. Schirra and Stafford mourn the setback but anticipate a new chance within four to six months. Mueller ordered Gemini 6 removed from its Titan 2 and Gemini 7 prepared for tests at Cape Kennedy.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Schirra
Stafford
Robert Seamans
Space Agency
Robert Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
Earth
Moon
George Mueller
NASA
Manned Space Flight
Sniper Fire Hits Congressional Delegation Near Can Tho
Viet Cong snipers fired on a U S Senate group led by Edward M. Kennedy as helicopters prepared to land at a Mekong Delta Special Forces camp in Kien Phong Province. No injuries were reported. aircraft returned fire and the party proceeded.
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Can Tho
South Viet Nam
Edward M. Kennedy
U.S
Mekong
Kien Phong
Joseph Tydings
D - Md
John Culver
D-lowa
John Tunney
Dalif
Cai Cai
Culver
Tunney
Kennedy
Tydings
Two Young Men Try to Serve America in Army and Marines
CHICAGO AP A husky 20 year old recovering from surgery to join the Marines says he will serve wherever needed including Viet Nam He stands 6 foot 1 and weighs 220 pounds Ronald Olliges hopes to join Marine reserves after an operation last Tuesday He expects to be released soon and pledges willingness to go wherever duty calls Philadelphia AP Merrill Plaskow 19 lost 130 pounds to join the Army after recruiters previously rejected him for being too fat He slimmed from 322 to 192 pounds in months and returned to enlistment ready for basic training
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Chicago
Marines
Viet Nam
Ronald Olliges
Joseph Jr
Marine Reserves
Ronald
Marine Corps
Olliges
United States
Philadelphia
Merrill W Plaskow Ui
Army
Plaskow
Hugh Smit
Smith
Boy Dies In Iron Lung After Power Shut Off
Audie Barrett an 11 year old polio survivor died Monday night in an iron lung after Nashville Electric Service cut power to his home for nonpayment. His mother tried to operate the respirator by hand but left the machine briefly and returned to find him dead. NES official Jack Buckingham said they had no idea the power was being used for the iron lung.
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Nashville, Tenn
Audie Barrett
Nashville
Jack Buckingham
NES Customer Service
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