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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1964
Page
4
Frost collected in low areas of Frederick County with readings down to 38 degrees. Paris reports British forces driving German right wing 25 miles and Allied armies preparing a general offensive along a 160 mile front from Paris to the frontier. A parade today showcases Frederick County trade industry and agriculture amid the Star Spangled Banner celebration.
A Junior Chamber of Commerce member walks the highway stretch from New York to Los Angeles carrying a lighted torch to raise 1 million dollars for the U S Olympic team in Japan. About 3 500 participants cover 3 155 miles with 18 cents per stride contributing to the fund along cities from Pittsburgh to Amarillo and Phoenix.
The Defense Department announces two squadrons of new supersonic jet fighters for Greece in 1983 and an unspecified number for Turkey. Given Greece Turkey Cyprus tensions, the move appears questionable as a peace-keeping measure within NATO.
TIMONIUM Md AP judges were named for the first Eastern National Livestock Show to be held Nov 19 at the Maryland State Fair Grounds. They include Earl Dugger Tulsa Aberdeen-Angus Wilbur Drybread Valentine Hereford Jerry Taylor Prairie City fat cattle and Devon Prof Don L Good Kansas State University fat cattle Prof Randall Reid Ohio State University market hogs.
Realty representative Mrs Estelle M Barnhart named Brunswick area representative for Homes and Land Realty Company of Frederick She brings specialized real estate training to solve local property problems Her Brunswick phone is 9626.
Towson State College will start fall classes with more than 2,400 students Thursday. An additional 1,000 students are expected September 22 for evening classes.
Twenty years ago reports note Staff Sgt. Francis S. Gaither Jr. home on furlough after 25 months overseas and ready for reassignment. George B. and Mrs. Delaplaine celebrate their twenty fourth wedding anniversary. Churchill discusses a peace win conference with President Roosevelt. Miriam G. Rhoads attends teachers meetings ahead of Takoma Park Junior High School opening. she heads the music department.
Among the sick Mrs. George E Runkles entered Annie Warner Hospital Gettysburg Pa as a surgical patient Tuesday Mrs Paul N Fox is undergoing observation and treatment at Frederick Memorial Hospital Mrs Fox is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward A Crowthers Little Miss Tina Hamrick 4 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Hamrick of Frederick has returned home from Frederick Memorial Hospital where she was a surgical patient
Barry Goldwater argues that changing school prayer and district apportionment to favor central power threatens checks and balances. He warns against a strong executive or judiciary and a manipulated state eroding federalism and genuine accountability, leaving freedom as a campaign slogan.
Assateague Bridge opening on Sept 25 will allow traffic over a 1638 foot span linking Worcester County mainland to the island. Approaches finish in about two weeks, with a 600 acre park being developed on the northern Assateague area. Officials debate future use with commercial development favored by county leaders and preservation urged by federal and state agencies.
Two minor city accidents were reported Thursday with no charges filed. At 6 10 p m a collision on a private driveway off South Market Street involved Richard Hollman 23 of Madison Street and Flora V Lynn 45 of East Patrick Street. Damage was slight and Officer William C Crabill investigated. About 8 45 a m another accident on East Patrick Street occurred when a car door struck by Audrey E Mercer of Frederick Route 3 struck a parked car owned by Joseph Saffer of Frederick Avenue. Cpl James W Stockman investigated.
At about 8 am on Dill avenue near Elm street, two women suffered minor injuries when Mrs. Joanne Elaine Perry of South Market street hit a parked 1963 sedan owned by Grayson Snook. The crash pushed the parked car 15 feet into a tree, causing about 1500 dollars damage to Snook’s vehicle and 300 to Perry’s. The two passengers in Perry’s car, Grace Heller and Sandra Fox, were treated and released from Frederick Memorial Hospital. Perry faces reckless driving charges after the collision investigated by Patrolman J. Phillips.
Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor told Johnson administration leaders that anti Communist forces in South Vietnam are growing in strength and efficiency faster than the Viet Cong. He cautioned that military victory in the foreseeable future is unlikely and suggested negotiations may be necessary to end the fighting, as North Vietnam could decide to seek peace under sustained pressure.
Richard L. Steiner, expert on urban renewal and director of the Baltimore Urban Renewal and Housing Agency, will speak at a Downtown Frederick Association luncheon Monday. The Francis Scott Key Hotel hosts the 12:20 p.m. event with the mayor, board of aldermen, city planners, and other officials attending urban renewal discussions for Frederick.
The Civil Aeronautics Board blamed the June 19 crash on a likely improperly executed instrument approach in fog. No fire, mechanical failure, or pilot incapacitation. pilot Edwin Zimny and passenger Edward Moss died. Senator Ted Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy were injured along with Birch Bayh Jr. and his wife.
Rochester Minnesota marks Mayo Clinic centennial with 50 scientific meetings and a history dating to 1844. The institution, led by generations of Mayo physicians, hosts 400 doctors and 600 fellows, including Nobel laureates Kendall and Hench, with a special centennial stamp unveiled in Rochester.
Hurricanes battered Georgia Florida and South Carolina as tides and waves collapsed homes and damaged infrastructure. In St Augustine waist high floodwaters, 14 houses north of the city leveled, streets littered with debris, oaks toppled, palms drawn like toothpicks. Duval County road damage neared 5 million dollars while the coast road was under water or ripped away. Jacksonville and St Augustine endured their worst hurricane hit this century with Brunswick suffering its worst in two decades. Thousands returned to beach and island homes in South Carolina where damage was light.
Lyndon B. Johnson interrupted opponents over 40 times and did not name his GOP rival Barry Goldwater. He invoked extremism from the July Republican convention and pressed a chosen-voter narrative, using echo as a refrain to urge support for Social Security, the minimum wage, and other Democratic programs.
The speaker denounces abroad factions for contempt toward majorities and minorities, urging voters to reject doctrines he says are alien to America. He warns such extremism threatens peace and risks a convulsion in foreign relations, claiming this generation must reject it.
The Philadelphia Inquirer endorsed Lyndon Johnson for president, the paper's first ever backing of a Democratic nominee for the nation’s top post. The independently styled morning paper previously backed Democrats for senator governor and mayor but not president. in 1960 it supported Republican Nixon over Kennedy.
East European leaders meet in Vienna to weigh Khrushchev's united front against Red China and its impact on the December Moscow summit. Tito, Kadar, and Gheorghiu-Dej push for mediation before possible Soviet Chinese split, signaling Romania may stay semi independent if Moscow tightens grip.
Reuben G. Bostian 80 retired farmer of New Midway died at Vindobona Convalescent Home in Brad dock Heights after an illness of one month. Survived by wife Alice Grim Bostian, one foster daughter, one foster son, a brother and many nieces and nephews. Funeral plans set at Barton Funeral Home Walkersville. Other notices honor Mahlon Wilson Bund 74 of Monroe NC, Joseph J. Boland 85 aviation pioneer, James Arthur Bryant 72 of Frederick, with details on families, burial plans, and affiliations.
A sequence of death notices reports service plans and survivors. Mrs Myrtle Banks of Philadelphia is survived by sixteen grandchildren and three great, with funeral arrangements at Hicks Funeral Home and Quinn A.M.E. Church. Mrs Ollie May Snoots of Knoxville dies, survived by children and siblings, with services in Weaverton and interment at Union Cemetery. Grover A Wolfe of Sabillasville dies after hospital stay, survived by wife and children, with funeral at Creage Funeral Home and interment at Bethel cemetery.
Robert Froner, a 22 year old draftsman from New York, won the largest twin double payoff ever at Roosevelt Raceway totaling $172,726.80 for a 2 ticket. He held the only winning ticket and beat the previous Roosevelt record of $132,232.80 set last April 28. The four races that made up the twin double paid War Haven 19.70, The Operator 8.40, Don Roberto 15.80, and Roslyn 17.00. winning numbers were 4 1 8 8.
In a dramatic upset Lt. Gov. Francis X. Bellotti defeated Gov. Endicott Peabody to secure the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Massachusetts. Bellotti, a father of 12, makes history as both major parties back sons of Italian immigrants for the state’s top post.
Funeral services for Anna Carmel Nichols 78 were held at Feete Funeral Home Brunswick with Rev William Warner. Pallbearers included John Staub Carlos Myers Ellsworth Hebb Charles Shewbridge Lee Smith Harry George Jr. Interment Park Heights Cemetery. Luella England widow of Walter England formerly of Ijamsville died Monday at Asbury Methodist Home Gaithersburg with Rev David Dawson officiating. Pallbearers Marion England Jr Clifford England Donald McClaine Thomas Maher Paul Beard Paul K Beard Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery. Vio ya Fedalia Martin wife of Plas Martin Jr of Madison Avenue Baltimore died Sunday in City Hospitals. Pallbearers William Smith Theodore Cook Ernest Butler Charles Green Frank Brooks Leonard Beade Interment Wesley Cemetery. C Elroy Whitmore of Creagerstown died Monday in Frederick Memorial Hospital with Rev Merlin Garber. Pallbearers Raymond Hubbard Roy Fisher Carroll Wastler Franklin Stottlemyer Carroll Six Ralph Flanagan Interment Creagertown Lutheran Cemetery. Guy C Kline of Myersville private funeral at Bittle Funeral Home with Rev William M Brown Pallbearers Willie Glenn Gale Donald Gary William Kline Interment St Pauls Lutheran Cemetery Myersville.
Officials said Taylor secured assurances from Premier Khanh to push the operation without delay amid government reorganization. They noted the broader conflict would not be won by military force alone and that guerrillas backed by North Vietnam and Red China require political and strategic solutions.
Washington AP report announces a Welfare Department publication titled When Teenagers Take Care of Children. The 60 page booklet offers teen babysitters essential safety knowledge and guidance and can be bought for 25 cents from the Superintendent of Documents U.S. Government Printing Office Washington DC.
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