Candidates Back Higher Teacher Pay and Home Rule
Frederick County candidates at a League of Women Voters event endorsed higher teacher salaries to attract quality personnel and backed home rule. Democrat Wallace E. Hutton proposed broad programs including a county run health plan, local constitution, a county executive, a 50 year master plan, and creation of a local Economic Development Commission. He pressed reforms to appointments and urged an Education Department under the county to replace the state’s Board of Education. Republicans and other Democrats voiced varied stances on boards, management forms, and industry incentives while agreeing on competitiveness in teacher pay.
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Frederick County
Meet the Commissioners
League of Women Voters
Wallace E. Hutton
Hutton
State Central Committee
Frederick
Department of Education
Charles E. Collins
Bruce E. Crum
Collins
Special Grand Jury Session Monday
The Frederick County grand jury will be called into session Monday. Robert S. Rothenhoefer, state's attorney, said the panel will be asked to consider three or four cases for indictment. This will be the jury's third session since the fall term began in September, with prior recalls this month to review election law violations.
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Frederick County
Robert S. Rothenhoefer
Rothenhoefer
United Appeal Drive Hits Halfway Milestone
The United Appeal Campaign has reached $89,670.56 of its $109,226 goal to aid 14 member agencies after three weeks. Bank, law and architecture firms, and Frederick Community College exceed quotas with several banks and companies listed as key supporters. Edgar R. Brownlow heads the bank section. Edwin F. Nikirk, Nelson R. Bohn, Irene Jacobs, and others are noted as leaders.
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United Appeal Campaign
Francis W. Bush Sr
Bush
Frederick Community College
Community College
Edgar R. Brownlow
Edwin F. Nikirk
Nelson R. ‘Bohn
Irene Jacobs
Western Maryland Trust Company
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Frederick County National Bank
Fredericktown Savings and Trust Company
Delinquent Tax Sale Set November 14 in Frederick County
Frederick County advertised 129 properties for delinquent taxes totaling 17 704 dollars for 1965 66 levy. If unpaid by November 14, properties go to public auction at the Courthouse from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each weekday until all are offered. Owners may redeem within a year and a day by paying back taxes interest costs and current year taxes.
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Frederick County
Tires and Tools Stolen From Weller Station
Thieves forced entry at Weller's gas station on Rosemont Avenue between midnight and 6 am, taking $500 worth of tires and mechanics tools. They loaded the loot into a 1957 pickup owned by Frank T. Weller and fled. Police probe by detective bureau. Also a 1962 convertible owned by Robert J. Osborne was reported stolen Thursday near Pine Avenue and Fast Fifth Street.
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Weller
Rosemont Avenue
Frank T. Weller
Detective Bureau of
City Police
Pine Avenue
Fast Fifth Street
Robert J. Osborne
RFD 2
Crownsville
Clock Buffs Gather for NAWCC Regional Exhibit
About 200 attendees at the Mideastern NAWCC regional meeting opening at the Francis Scott Key Hotel display antique clocks and watches from the US and abroad. Exhibits include an advertising clock with a rotating ads cylinder, a 28 inch brass globe clock, a perpetual clock, and items dating back to the 18th century. Highlights feature a private “mart” for clock exchanges and a Saturday night auction with consignments.
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Calvin S. Lohr
Thurmont
Walter Y. Miller
Silver Spring
Right
Miller
Francis Scott Key
Jane Neilson
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors
Francis Scott Key Hotel
NAWCC
California
Ohio
West Virginia
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
New England States
Johnston V. McCall
Washington
U.S
DeGaulle Says U S Can Not Win Viet War
Thailand welcomes Johnson with formal ceremony as King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit watch a ceremonial motorcade. The visit includes a royal plaza arrival after Bang Saen rest, with schoolchildren waving flags and little chance for handshakes. The president predicts peace in Asia and continues two days of ceremonies.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Johnson
All Asia
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Viet Cong Blasted In Delta Fight Near Saigon
South Vietnamese troops backed by American air strikes say they killed 137 Viet Cong in day long battles in the Mekong Delta, 88 miles southwest of Saigon, as three battalions including the 42nd and 44th units fought in rice fields.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong
Phone Co Union Set Strike Vote Frederick
Frederick members of the Communications Workers of America will vote Saturday night on authorizing strike action against the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland after failed contract talks. About 80 workers at the Frederick office cover commercial central office engineering line crews installers storekeepers truck drivers janitors and misc mechanics. Operators have an independent union and key issue is salary differentials.
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Frederick
Communications Workers of America
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Maryland
Maryland Telephone Company
Telephone Company
Rollie Atkinson
Youths To Canvass City Saturday Night For UNICEF
More than 1000 youths from about 60 church and scout groups will collect for UNICEF in Frederick Saturday night. The drive supports over 500 programs in 100+ countries, with pennies to dollars funding vaccines, medicines, and milk for hungry children. Cartons will be accepted 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Fredericktown Savings and Trust.
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Nelson Brooks
Batman
Unicef
Frederick
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
Morehhan
Frederick County
Wom
An’s Club of
Raymond Sanbower
Dow Jones Edges Higher in Fifth Straight Session
NEW YORK AP reports the stock market rose in early trading for a fifth straight session. Trading was moderate with gains of fractions to about a point in several key stocks, while losers lagged.
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New York
Explosion Wrecks Big Ammo Dump Near Saigon
An AP report says a U S Army ammunition dump exploded in a huge fireball near Long Binh, 12 to 15 miles north of Saigon, destroying jungle and smashing windows. Four soldiers were evacuated with others reported missing as a series of blasts followed the initial explosion in the Long Binh area, a key supply hub for the 1st and 25th divisions. A large hospital serves the area and U S military spokemen noted light casualties overall.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Long Binh
De Gaulle Rejects Mediation in Vietnam War Policy
Paris AP: President Charles de Gaulle declared a U.S. military victory in Viet Nam impossible and said France will not offer mediation. He warned against bombardment of North Viet Nam and urged withdrawal of American troops as the only viable solution.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Viet Nam
Elysee Palace
France
de Gaulle
U.S
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Red China Tests A-Bomb By Missile
Red China claimed to have exploded a nuclear warhead carried by a guided missile, the fourth Chinese test since 1964. The test, announced by New China News Agency, occurred as Johnson toured Asia and amid new Viet Nam peace commitments, with no details given on flight range, location, or warhead size.
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Tokyo
Red
China
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Johnson
Manila
Thailand
Red China
Peking
New China News Agency
Maryland Ballot Question Proposes Judge-Style Pensions
Maryland voters on November 8 will decide to authorize a Workmen's Compensation Commission pension in the state constitution. Republican Charles Bresler argues the plan mirrors judges' pensions, potentially worth 125,100 to 250,000, and would replace reliance on the less generous state retirement. The measure aims to clarify constitutionality and align retirement benefits with other officials.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Workmen’s Compensation Commission
Charles
Bresler
Department of Legislative Reference
Workmen's Compensation Commission
House of Delegates
Montgomery County
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United Appeal
J Rolfe Castleman
DeGaulle
Asia
U. S
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