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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1966
Page
2
Maryland parents are urged by the State Department of Health to check immunization status for all children. As part of autumn check ups, school entrants should have the recommended shots or boosters. Parents should not wait until school entry to start protection against six preventable diseases.
Dr William J Peeples reports immunizations should start about two months old to protect against diphtheria pertussis tetanus polio smallpox and measles. Maryland faces gaps with 120000 preschoolers lacking polio diphtheria whooping cough smallpox and 150000 missing measles shots. A $158922 federal grant funds a state vaccination program approved by the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty to immunize all preschool children.
The speaker notes state that private physicians, local health departments, or hospital clinics can administer vaccines. The State Health Department recommends that every child complete the basic vaccination series during the first fifteen months of life.
The Downtown Frederick Association will hold its September luncheon next Monday at 12 15 p m at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Agenda items include election of a new president and Christmas decorations.
City officials plan to recruit more than 400 men from Georgia to restore Atlanta Fire Department to its pre strike strength of 750 after 335 striking firemen were suspended for refusing to obey an order. Personnel Director Carl T. Sutherland said efforts have begun to fill the vacancies.
The Atlanta Firefighters Union Independent halted work with a wage dispute and mass picketing of City Hall after suspensions. About 15 new firemen have been hired. 75 wives demonstrated as children missed school due to alleged inadequate fire protection. The strike centers on pay raises from a $403 monthly starting salary for a 60 hour week. The report also notes an airman from Frederick on temporary duty in Ethiopia and outlines his unit’s global geodetic mapping role and career background.
A two year old boy caused a four car collision on East Patrick Street when he reached for the steering wheel as his mother turned from Franklin Street. The cars involved included Mrs. Isabelle May, Carlton Toms, and Alton Ricker. No charges were filed. Cpl. Bernard King and Pvt. Daniel Boone investigated.
State Police seek suspect who stole a mailbox along Mt. Phil lip Road and hurled it through a car windshield parked on Prospect Boulevard in Frederick Sunday night. The Wiles mailbox struck Mitts’s car windshield between 8 and 10 p.m. Tpr. Donald R. Bartgis investigates.
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