Monocacy Dam site debate eyed by Frederick planning body
The Land Use Plan shows two Monocacy River dam sites near Myers Ford and LeGore Bridge east of Rocky Ridge and New Midway. It notes flood impacts, land impacts in Frederick and Carroll counties, and supports small local dams over a large River Bend proposal. Army surveys proceed with a June report.
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Monocacy Dam
Monocacy River
LeGore Bridge
Rocky Ridge
New Midway
Frederick County Planning Commission
Frederick County Commissioners
Army Engineers
Potomac Basin
Army Corps of Engineers
Myers Ford
Myers Ford Dam
Frederick County
Frederick
Carroll Counties
Carroll County
LeGore Bridge Dam
Planning Commission
Planning Office
County
Alfred Catsail
Potomac River
River Bend
Rivers and dam plans threaten historic canal and fields
The proposed Monocacy and River Bend dam schemes would flood 20 000 acres of land from Great Falls to Brunswick and disrupt the C and O Canal National Monument. Estimated costs exceed 100 million with land seizure and relocation. Opposition by Arthur Hatton and notes from Colonel Sumner question federal scope and funding for water supply versus flood control.
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C. and O. Canal National Monument
Great Falls
Brunswick
Frederick
River Bend
Arthur B. Hatton
Frederick County
Monocacy River
House of Representatives
George B. Sumner
Washington
Army Corps of Engineers
Frederick City
Corps of Engineers
Frederick Chamber Warns Against Advance Fee Real Estate Racket
The Frederick Chamber of Commerce warns residents about the advance fee real estate racket affecting sales of businesses farms and private property. Chamber manager Richard D Hammond urges dealing with reputable local brokers verified by the Chamber or Real Estate Board and to consult a bank and attorney before signing contracts.
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Frederick
Hammond
Chamber of Commerce
Frederick Real Estate Board
Saloon Crowd Crouches as Water Chaser Douses East Berlin
A West German policeman and saloon patrons dive for cover behind a wall to escape a water hose directed by East Berlin authorities. The scene unfolds at a saloon as the confrontation escalates with authorities using a water chaser.
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East Berlin
Compromise On Aid Bill Approved by Congress
The Senate and House approved a foreign aid compromise sending it to President Kennedy. The measure authorizes up to 7.2 billion in development loan commitments over five years with ceilings of 1.2 billion this year and 1.5 billion for the next four years. Kennedy welcomed the bill as a valuable tool in U.S. policy. The House voted 260 to 132 with 78 Republicans and 182 Democrats for, and 78 Republicans and 54 Democrats against. The Senate approved 69 to 24 with 21 Republicans and 43 Democrats in favor. A Treasury borrowing authority request was rejected. Fulbright called the language a moral commitment to fund necessary appropriations.
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Washington
Senate
House
Kennedy
U.S
Congressional Appropriations Committees
White House
Congress
Treasury-borrowing
Sen. J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Tawes Names Five Man Money Committee
Governor Tawes on Thursday formed a five member committee to study Maryland’s bonded debt and financing options. The panel will review the $240,190,000 debt as of June 30 and $114,981,830 in authorized bonds not yet issued, financed by the state property tax. Members include Comptroller Louis L Gokistein State Treasurer Hooper S Miles Budget Director James G Rennie Albert W Ward and James J O Donnell. The group will explore pay as you go methods and advise on annual capital budgeting and debt policy.
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ANNAPOLIS + AP
Gov Tawes
Maryland
Tawes
Louis L. Gokistein
Hooper S. Miles
James G. Rennie
Albert W Ward
Department of Assessments and Taxation
James J O'Donnell
Van Gogh Exhibit Planned by Baltimore Museum of Art
The Baltimore Museum of Art announced final selections for a van Gogh exhibition running Oct 18 to Nov 26. Sponsored by Vincent W. van Gogh the show features six self portraits and a sketch book with three new studies. It will tour four cities including Cleveland Buffalo and Boston after Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Museum of Art
van Gogh
Vincent W. van Gogh
Mauseum
Soviets Expected to Test A Large Nuclear Bomb
Western diplomats in Moscow expect a big and impressive nuclear test by the Soviet Union soon after ending the moratorium. They note a 10 million ton yield plan and say the move could serve as a warning over Berlin, signaling readiness for rapid nuclear action.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Geneva
Hiroshima
Khrushchev
Berlin
Nuclear Test Suspected After Central Asia Tremor
Basel University seismograph logged tremors near 3 p.m. and 2 a.m. with origins east of Switzerland plausibly from the Soviet China border area north of the Gobi. Prof. Max Bieder linked the shocks to possible nuclear testing as the USSR signaled a resume. Observatories in Switzerland and Italy also noted the events.
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Basel
Switzerland
Central Asia
Max Bieder
Basel University
Astronomical Institute
Soviet Union
Bieder
Thi
Soviet-China
Gobi Desert
Italy
Vandals cause windows shattered worth two thousand dollars
State Police investigators led by Corporal R. E. Garvey and Trooper First Class R. B. Spickler faced a midnight to 2 a m vandalism spree with unknown motives. A child, Christine Manard, 10, injured in a horse fall at Camp Adventure and treated at Suburban Hospital, was released.
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Hagerstown
R. E. Garvey
R. B. Spickler
Christine Manard
Silver Spring
Wasche Road
Montgomery County
Bethesda
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West Berlin
TV London
Earl of Harwood
Queen Elizabeth II
Virgin Wool
Wisner ST
Gov. Tawes Names Money Committee
Snake Farm
Thurmont, Md
E. Ray Wachter Photo Center
South Market St
Frederick Shopping Center
Sherwin-Williams Company
Westminster Store
Free Hospital & Insurance
D. L. Johnson
N. Broad St
Philadelphia, Pa
E. G
E. Patrick St. Frederick
RCA and Sylvania Television
RCA
Sylvania
Zenith
Shipley's, Inc
Wylce
Mays’ Hardware
Kaempf & Harris, In
American Standard
Frederick, Md
Camera Mart
Coblentz & Main
Exclusively Insurance
North Court Street
Glass & Mirror
Eastern All Metal
Kehne Furniture Co
Monument
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