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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1965
Page
1
The Frederick County PTA Council votes to seek a state supported kindergarten as Head Start winds down. More than 50 representatives at North Frederick Elementary discuss reorganizing poverty programs and potential federal funding for a paid administrator.
Frederick mayor and aldermen voted unanimously to buy a public address system for the city hall board room. Mayor Magaha urged broader citizen attendance, as last night’s session drew about 70 people, the largest crowd in years. A resident protested a rezoning, noting better hearing from home broadcasts. The cost of the system was not disclosed.
Brunswick maintenance chief Tel bert F. Sawyer reports county schools spent about 3 600 to repair broken windows this year. Roughly half due to vandalism, half accidental. repairs average 1800 for glass and similar for installation. The Bruns wick High School suffered most damage, over 700, with vandals apprehended by police who will make restitution. Other county schools saw minor damage. Frederick City schools had only a few broken windows.
The 1.7 billion military construction bill signed by President Johnson allocates 11.7 million for Fort Detrick projects. The centerpiece is 92 million for a new biological laboratory, with additional funds for upgrades and corrections to current facilities. The plan includes a second phase costing 6.219 million to house pathology and vaccine production labs for infectious disease study.
Three West Virginia teenagers from Rawson were killed when their car went out of control on West Virginia Route 23 near Halltown south of Shepherdstown. Driver Terry Lee Carper 18 and passengers Melvin Edward Whittington 16 and Garry W McDonough 17 died at the scene after the vehicle struck a tree at about 9 10 p m. Authorities cited excessive speed and a bump in the road as factors.
Frederick officials move to annex about 3.79 square miles between Md 26 and US 40 and the Monocacy River, expanding city size by more than 60 percent. A public hearing is planned for early November with a potential effective date of January 1, 1966 if unopposed.
A Pan American World Airways Boeing 707 with 30 people aboard disappeared en route from Martinique to New York. Wreckage was sighted on Montserrat hilltop but no survivors reported. Search efforts by Coast Guard and Air Force covered the area between Antigua and Montserrat as Montserrat officials confirmed the crash.
United Nations Secretary General U Thant asks the Security Council to issue a binding cease fire order and urge India and Pakistan to hold peace talks in a neutral country. He would declare a breach of peace but offered no immediate sanctions. Western powers monitor China India border tensions with concern over a wider conflict. A State Department spokesman cites close watch on the border situation and possible expansion of the war.
Navy divers identified a sunken barge found late Thursday in the Mississippi River near LSU as the vessel missing since Hurricane Betsy. The barge carried 600 tons of lethal chlorine and prompted a large search before authorities opened river shipping at 11:45 p.m.
The highway beautification bill, backed by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, passes the Senate 63 to 14 as the House Public Roads subcommittee clears a comparable measure. President Johnson approves the revised bill, calling it acceptable.
Uncontrolled fires driven by new winds burned through Northern California forests and grasslands. Two firefighters were injured, one seriously, while separate blazes menaced two towns. Interstate 80 over the High Sierra was closed and all firefighting units were put on alert.
Cairo reports an attempted Iraqi coup crushed as Brig Aref Abdul Razzak sought to seize radio highways railways and installations. Gen Abdel Rahman Aref ordered troops to secure key sites. Razzak and aides were captured and later sent to Cairo with his family.
AP reports two U S Air Force F105 Thunderchiefs were shot down 80 miles northwest of Hanoi during a six plane raid. Pilots believed alive but listed as missing. A fighter bomber also destroyed part of a bridge in the DMZ. ICJ members India Canada and Poland begin investigation.
Maryland welfare director Raleigh C Hobson says the war on poverty will not quickly reduce welfare rolls. He expects higher caseloads initially from federal programs, but hopes long term reforms will break dependency, with Head Start and adult education delivering early benefits.
A Maryland legislative council committee reviews major corrections reforms proposed by Vernon Leeper sack and the Department of Corrections. Proposals include moving the Office of State Use Industries into the department under a Deputy Commissioner, abolishing the current correctional director role, and creating directors of Education and Custody to improve administration. The old law on solitary confinement for oath sentences is to be amended to allow approved visitors. current notes mention 15 inmates awaiting execution.
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