Record Enrollment Surges as County Schools Open
County educators expect a record enrollment at the start of public schools with a turnout higher than last year. The total county elementary enrollment reached 8,206 with junior and senior high at 3,? others listed by school and grade show multiple rises, led by Frederick city schools and Parkway North Thurmont Brunswick.
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Fogle
Parkway North Frederick
Thurmont
Brunswick
Frederick
Doubs
Point of Rocks
Adamstown
Midetown
Emmitsburg
Wolfeville
Ieaten Bee
T. Walkersville
Middletown
Linganore
Om Thurmont
Walkersville
Maryland State Police Seeks Troopers
State Police seek applicants for trooper positions. The deadline to file is September 2. Written exams will be October 28. Applicants must be 21 by appointment, ages 21 to 31, at least five feet ten inches tall, weight in proportion, and a high school graduate or equivalent.
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Maryland State Police
John Koontz
Martinsburg Man Shot To Death Identified
Martinsburg authorities identify Nesmith as the man shot five times in a street shooting at 12:07 am near Stewart Street. Nesmith leaves a widow and two children. Police plan further questioning. no motive given.
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Martinsburg
W.va
Martinsbur
I. Baker Neemith
Stewark
Nesmith
Board Meeting Debates School Fence and Policy Changes
Tempers flared at a school board meeting over who authorized a four foot fence between Frederick High School and Watkins Acres. Ross V. Smith urged a formal policy and phone polling for final approvals. The discussion touched on bid rules, roof leaks at Emmitsburg and Liberty jobs, and staff decisions for facilities without board input.
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Beng Doe
Art
Ross V. Smith
Smith
Frederick High School
Watkins Acres
Tolbert F. Sawyer
Gordon Smith
Sawyer
James A. Sensenbaugh
Treeland Nurseries
National Fence Manufacturing Company
Bladensburg
Emmitsburg High School
Sensenbaug
Sensenbaugh
Haljlar Best
Clarence C. C. Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Dr. Sensenbaugh
Liberty
Mary Condon Hodgson
Frederick City moves to fiscal year operations
City lawmakers advanced four resolutions to shift Frederick from calendar to fiscal year. A protest petition within 40 days would block the change, which would take effect after the 50th day. The plan alters audits from December 31 to June 30 and adjusts tax billing and discounts to reflect a January July year.
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Frederick
Richard R. Burgee
Burgee
Anders Named Director of Eastern West Virginia Center
William H. B. Anders Jr., a native of this city, was named director for the Eastern West Virginia Research and Development Center at Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, W Va. He will assume duties October 1 and will coordinate research with the eight eastern counties Berkeley through Pendleton to boost economic and cultural life.
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William H. B. Anders Jr
West Virginia
State Board of Education
Berkeley
Grant
Hardy
Hampshire
Jefferson, Mineral
Morgan
Pendleton
Ander
Anders
1 & Stina
Battelle Memorial Institute
Area Economics
Columbus
Ohio
Southern Railway System
Washington
Proctor & Gamble Manufacturing Pnmmpary
Baltimore
University of Virginia
Johns Hopkins University
Catholic University
U. S. Coast Guard Reserve
U. S. Structural Draftseer
Brazil Fire Rages as US Help Arrives in Parana
A U S Peace Corps team including doctors nurses and firefighting experts arrived in Parana to assist as fires devastate pine forests. Officials say at least 49 dead with many injured and 200,000 homeless. Strong winds and eight months without rain hinder containment.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
U.S. Peace Corps
Parana
U.S
U.S. Navy
Paranagua
Peace Corps
Gordon Mein
Curitiba
United States
Nerly Laubem
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ney Braga
Italo Cortes
Sao Paulo
Ore
Cortes
Argentina
Paraguay
Bids Sought For Carroll Manor Elementary At Adamstown
The Board of Education invites bids to build Carroll Manor Elementary School in Adamstown. Bids open October 1 at 2 8 p.m. Land for the site was approved by Frederick County Health Department. The campus includes 15 classrooms library admin unit multipurpose room kitchen cafeteria and boiler room.
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Board of Education
Carroll Manor
Adamstown
Rockville Crushed Stone Company
Frederick County Health Department
Lena She Same Chapman
Town
Motorist Falls Asleep Crashes Into Calvert
A Union Bridge driver John England Williams age 4% and his son John Jr 13 and Wayne Storm 17 were treated after the car apparently drifted asleep and struck a vehicle in Frederick county. Police identified the driver and passengers and reported minor injuries.
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Calvert
Lake
John England Williams
Willises
John Jr
Wayne Storm
Rfd
Union Bridge
Frederick
United Nations to Begin Remodeling Project
United Nations in New York announces start of remodeling to accommodate a larger conference capacity and improved facilities. Project aims to upgrade meeting rooms and support services to handle increased attendance and modern communications.
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United Nations
N.Y
Cone
Renee Fe
Johnson mobbed by cheering Finns in Helsinki welcome
Thousands of Finns greeted Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson in Helsinki during American Week as police contained a crowded street reception. Johnson praised the friendly crowd, signed autographs for twenty minutes, and was delayed for a luncheon after the informal parade through Aleksanterinkatu.
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Helsinki
Finland
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Lynda Bird
Aleksanterinkatu
Johnston
Johnton
Mediation Panel Aims to Avert NYC Teacher Strike
A three member citizen panel appointed by Mayor Wagner seeks to prevent a teachers strike in New York City public schools. The panel met with Dr Caiwn F Gross and Charles Cogen in exploratory talks and signals emphasis on reaching a settlement. Former Judge Simon Rifkind spoke for the panel noting the goal is to de emphasize assignments and push for a settlement.
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New York
Citizens Mediation Panel
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
Caiwn F Gross
Charles Cogen
United Federation of Teachers
Simon Hy Rifkind
First In Western Maryland Planning Workshop Next Saturday
The Western Maryland Regional Planning Conference will host round table discussions on planning and zoning topics. Officials, planners, engineers and attorneys will discuss planning organization, zoning administration, federal programs, subdivision layout and services budgeting. The workshop runs from 9 39 a m to 3 39 p m and aims to aid communities without formal planning programs.
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Western Maryland
Sautrepon
State Planning Department
Maryland
State Department
Ian Tigering
Wallace In Legal Crossfire Over Desegregation Busing
Alabama Governor George Wallace faces rapid-fire federal actions as courts order him to justify blocking desegregation in Birmingham and Huntsville schools. Negro lawyers seek injunctions to reopen closed schools while cases set hearings for Monday through Thursday.
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Birmingham
Ala
George Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Huntsville
U.S
H. H. Grooms
Sonny Hereford
Grooms
Young Hereford
U.S. Dist
Seybourn H. Lynce
Birmingham School Board
Dwight
Floyd Armstrong
Lynne
Miss America Pageant Sees Double Victory For Alabama and DC
Alabama’s Judy Short and Washington DC’s Rosanne Tueller achieve rare double wins in Miss America prelims. Short, 18, plays Hora Staccato on marimba to take talent and swimsuit honors. Tueller, 20, wins talent with I Love Paris and swimsuits Friday. Both hail from Birmingham and McLean respectively. pageant marks first time two contestants win both titles in prelims.
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Atlantic City
Alabama
District of Columbia
Judy Short
Rosanne Tueller
Judy
Birmingham
Southern College
Miss District of Columbia
Brigham Young University
Rosanne
McLean
Paris
Regiment To Come Home From Europe This Year
The Army plans to bring an armored cavalry regiment of about 3000 to 4000 troops back from Europe before year end. The move would reduce U.S. and Allied forces in West Germany to a smaller protective screen along the Iron Curtain as units shift into position.
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Washington
Europe
West Germany
U.S
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Board of Aldermen
H. B. Anders Jr
County Ag ‘Eebarel
U. S. Peace Corps
Harry Truman
Bess
Clifton
William Wallace Daniel
Idlewild Airport
Trumans
Margaret
Clifton Daniel
Harrison Daniel
Girne Johnson
Alexandra Jurkinen
Thas City
Wallace In
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