Gemini 11 Makes Perfect Landing
Gemini 11 ended a three day mission with seven space records as Charles Conrad Jr. and Richard F. Gordon Jr. splashed down in the Atlantic near the aircraft carrier Guam. They were airlifted to the carrier where Gordon praised the view from 850 miles up and both astronauts spoke of a good flight before rest and further flights. An automatic electronic chauffeur guided the reentry and a recovery at two miles from Guam, closer than any prior American crewed mission. Gemini 9 had held the previous record at 34½ miles.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Atlantic
America
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Guam
Gordon
Conrad
Grand Jury Returns 25 Indictments in Frederick County
The Frederick County grand jury, after a three day session, returned 25 criminal indictments and issued a generally favorable report on county facilities. It praised the Montevue Home and jail while urging improvements including segregation for juvenile girls, better cleaning of blankets and mattresses in the maximum security area, and repairs to overhead light fixtures. It commended the Montevue Home fire protection sprinkler system and praised the home’s operation by Mrs.
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Frederick County
Montevue
Elm Street School gets $10392 state grant for new industrial arts
Maryland State Department of Education approves a 10392 grant at Elm Street Elementary for teacher and consultant salaries, materials, and equipment to run an Elementary School Industrial Arts project led by John B. Carter. This marks Frederick County's first elementary level industrial arts offering.
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Maryland State Department of Education
Elm Street
Frederick County
Crea
Car Crashes through meters and bank in Frederick
Frederick area motorist Wallace Staubitz, 29, crashed a 1964 sedan along South Market Street near the Square Corner at 11:50 p.m. He struck five meters and a light pole, then rammed the Western Maryland Trust Company building. Passenger Ernest Turner, 24, suffered minor injuries and Staubitz fled but was arrested shortly after.
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Frederick
Wallace E. Staubitz
Evergreen Point
South Market Street
Square
Staubitz
Ernest C. Turner
White Marsh
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Western Maryland Trust Company
North Market Street
Donald Travis
Thomas Littleton
Mahoney Leads By Narrow Margin in Maryland Primary
In the Maryland Democratic gubernatorial primary Rep. Carlton Sickles refused to concede as George Mahoney narrowed the margin to 934 votes after unofficial returns from 1,492 polling places show Mahoney 146,147 Sickles 144,693 Finan 133,149 Miles 42,215. Absentee ballots in Montgomery County favored Sickles, while the regular tally favored Mahoney five to one. Dirksen praised Mahoney’s single-issue campaign opposing open housing, and the result prompted mixed reactions from Maryland and Michigan political figures.
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Baltimore
Carlton R. Sickles
Maryland
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Il
Sickles
George P. Mahoney
Montgomery County
Washington
Mahoney
Dirksen
U. S
Spiro T. Agnew
Baltimore County
Clarence Myles
Low Bid Won for U S 340 Relocation Contract
Haverhill Construction Co of White Marsh led by bidding $2,110,743 to build about 3.2 miles of a four lane relocated US 340 from Mt Zion Road to the Frederick Freeway. Project includes connecting roads to Mt Zion and Ballenger Creek Pike. Work to start within weeks. completion expected next year. Open traffic from Jefferson to Potomac River Bridge at Sandy Hook.
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Haverhill Construction Co
White Marsh
State Roads Commission
Mt. Zion Road
Frederick
Ballenger Creek Pike
SRC
Jefferson
Potomac River Bridge
Sandy Hook
Mt Zion Road
Jefferson Bypass
Official Canvass Begins In County Primary Turnout 40 Percent
The official canvass of votes from Tuesday's primary started today with absentee ballots counted and is expected to finish by Saturday. Unofficial totals show 40 percent of registered voters cast ballots, with Democrats 42.6 percent, Republicans 38.7 percent, and independents weakest at 2.5 percent. Frederick City turnout exceeded county totals, Linganore district led in participation, and Burkittsville Dem and Hauvers precincts showed low GOP turnout.
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Board of Election Supervisors
Tvo
Frederick City
Linganore
Emmitsburg
Hauvers
Bruns
1,200 More Marines In Viet Nam
Saigon reports 1,200 plus Marines landed by sea and air three miles south of the demilitarized zone to strike a North Vietnamese division in the buffer zone. Command cites five year totals: allied deaths exceed 5,400, with 71 fatalities last week bringing the weekly toll to 5,034 and enemy losses at 1,166 killed and 218 captured. South Vietnam reports 174 own deaths and 34 missing.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North
South Vietam
Viet Nam
River Cresting At 20 Feet Amid Severe Flooding
Monocacy River crested near 20 feet after record rainfall in Frederick County. Official totals show 8.06 inches of rain since Tuesday, with 6.05 inches in 24 hours setting a 1891-era record. Potomac depths rose to three feet at Point of Rocks, while Frederick city reservoirs overflowed for the first time since June. City crews pumped basements, closed roads, and power outages affected 50 homes in Rocky Ridge. Brunswick High School faced high water and students had to adapt to wet floors.
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Monocacy
Frederick County
Potomac
Fishing Creek
Robert S. Rothenhoefer
Frederick
Unionville
Frederick City
Maryland
Virginia
Washington
Montgomery County
Pike
Rocky Ridge
Brunswick High School
Brunswick
James T. Hess
City moves to revive urban renewal program
City leaders including Mayor John Derr and the Board of Aldermen pressed to advance urban renewal after a meeting of the Housing Committee. They seek a workable low rent housing plan, with Ro bert J. Rothenhoefer outlining needed codes and enforcement steps ahead of October 1.
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Board of Aldermen
John Derr
Robert J. Rothenhoefer
Derr
Rothenhoefer
Maryland
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