Jury Urges Firearms Legislation and Checks Guard
The September Grand Jury urged strict legislation controlling sale and possession of firearms amid observations of easy access used in crimes. It also urged area merchants to demand sufficient identification for checks by unknown persons. The panel reviewed 68 witnesses, 37 cases, 32 indictments, and five dismissals. It praised jail conditions under Sheriff Horace M. Alexander and Montevue Home run by Superintendent Mrs. Robert H. Schell, while recommending added security and an American flag at the jail and inviting more visitors to Montevue. The report commended Maryland State Police, Frederick City Police, and the sheriff’s office for presenting evidence efficiently.
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Frederick County
Montevue County
Horace M. Alexander
Grand Jury
Robert H. Schell
Maryland State Police
Frederick City
Sheriff's Office
Company A Holds Weekend Drill This Month
Frederick's National Guard Company A Second Battalion 171th Infantry conducts its first weekend drill today and Sunday as all units shift to weekend schedules starting September 1. The unit, returning from summer camp with laurels including best company in the battalion, will drill one weekend monthly near the Singanore Filtration Plant under Lt James F Walsh and lieutenants Robert W Heffner and Ernest M Snyder commanding about 70 men.
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Frederick
National Guard
171Th Infantry
Singanore
West Second Street
James F. Walsh
Robert W. Heffner
Ernest M. Snyder
Memorial Day VFW Plans New Olympic Pool at Country Club
The VFW Country Club announces a planned Olympic size pool shaped as an isosceles triangle costing about 50 thousand dollars. Construction should start by March with a Memorial Day 1965 opening. members will fund via a limited 250 membership drive. Two site options exist near Route 404, with the practice green to be moved if needed.
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VFW Country Club
VFW
Harold McCue
Frederic Lodge
Eldred van Fossen
Guilford Himes
Gerald Atchison
Ernest Spangler
James Crist
Lester Linton
Thomas Michael
John Curtis
John Howard
Edward Joy
John Slagle
William Daniels
Charles Buch
Livestock Entries Up For Fair
Frederick Fair officials report more animals than ever for the five day event starting September 29. Swine entries have doubled from the previous year, beef and dairy barns are full, while sheep entries declined slightly and excess swine will be housed in sheep barns. In 4-H, 171 dairy animals will be shown by 82 exhibitors with detailed breed counts. Beef entries rise due to Baby Beef Sale, and judging spans Tuesday to Thursday with open classes judged mainly Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Frederick
Fair Board
Wade F. Hursey
David D. Eigenbrode
New Gulf of Tonkin Incident Probed by U S Officials
Washington sought to determine if two U S destroyers fired on phantom targets or North Vietnamese torpedo boats near Nghe An after Hanoi and Peking reports claimed activity. U S sources said radar showed hostile craft several miles away, but no visually confirmed contact.
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Washington
U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
Foreign Ministry
Nghe An
China
Hanoi
Red China
United States
North Viet Nam
Pentagon
U.S. c
Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
White House
Goldwater rails at Democrats in farm contest speech
In Buffalo North Dakota AP dispatch Barry Goldwater denounces Democratic agricultural programs and vows to end bureaucratic meddling. He blasts wartime policy blamed on past administrations, calls for voluntary commodity programs and market price reforms while Humphrey attends a plowing contest speech.
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Buffalo
N.D
Len Barry Goldwater
Eisenhower
Goldwater
South
Viet Nam
Hubert Horatio Humphrey
Orville T. Freeman
Raleigh
N.C
Humphrey campaigns in North Dakota urge farm support
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey urged farmers at the National Plowing Contest to back President Johnson and warned that Barry Goldwater would end farm subsidy programs. He stressed Johnson’s rancher background and urged farmers to ensure Johnson remains in the White House, citing Goldwater’s stance on farm policy.
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Buffalo
N.D
Hubert H. Humphrey
LBJ
White House
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Humphrey
Bettter
Sen. Goldwater
Minnesotan
Lyndon Johnson
United States
Goldwater
Union Bridge Couple Hurt In Accident
A Union Bridge couple sustained injuries Friday when their car collided with another on Md 75 north of Johnsville at about 4 30 p m Maurice E Gray suffered a forehead laceration and Pauline L Gray a possible fractured arm Mrs Daisy P Reifsnider of Keymar was driving north in a 1961 car and was charged with failing to yield the right of way by Trooper Edward W Lennox Damage to the Grays 1960 car was about 200 and to Mrs Reifsnider 1961 car about 300.
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Union Bridge
Maurice E. Gray
Pauline L. Gray
Johnsville
Gray
MD 7
Daisy P. Reifsnider
Keymar
Reifsnider
Edward W. Lennox
Gladys Heads For U S Coast
Hurricane Gladys, smaller but stronger than Dora, aimed at the southeastern U S coastline with heavy surf likely by tonight. At 5 am EST the center was 675 miles east of Palm Beach and moving west northwest at 7 mph with winds near 125 mph.
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Miami
Fla
Gladys
Dora
U.S
Palm Beach
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Cleo
Boy Scouts Clean Windows in Frederick County Fund Drive
Nearly 200 Scouts in olive uniforms will spray windshield cleaner wash car windows as a good turn for safety. They place cards under wipers urging support for the Frederick County United Appeal, with a final Community Chest sign blitz planned before the Sept. 28 kickoff.
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Fredericksonians
Frederick County United
Boys Scouts
Investigators Warn of Termite Scam Targeting Homeowners
Rich Richard Shafer outlines common racketeers exploiting trusted pest control names to lure homeowners into costly get rich quick deals. He cites a Carroll County scare before Labor Day where two termite firms pressured three women into paying for non existent infestations, prompting local chamber alerts and larger warnings.
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Richard Shafer
Chamber of Commerce
Richard Hammond
Frederick
Carroll County
Westminster Chamber of Commerce
Railroad Shopmen Threaten Walkout Tuesday
Federal mediators scramble to avert a nationwide rail strike set for Tuesday morning. Six shop crafts unions urge action over job security amid wage protections and technological changes. Presidents Johnson and the public interest are urged to intervene if needed, with a 6 am local strike deadline.
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Washington
Howard Gamser
National Mediation Board
Francis A. O’neill
Michael Fox
J .E. Wolfe
Johnson
White House
Wolfe
National Railway Labor Conference
Fox
Afl-Cio Railway
Roiler Makers
Carmen
Two boys caught stealing from doctor's office
Two 3-year-old youths were turned over to juvenile authorities after entering Dr. Rex Martin's office on North Market Street and taking $18 in cash Friday evening. Police did not identify who captured them.
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Rex Martin
North Market Street
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Trac
Frank J Seeler
Jefferson
West Patrick Streets
John Grove
Grove
Motoriss
State Roads Commission
Rederick
U. S
Barry
Hubert
Fiene
U. S. Coast
Boy Scouts
Board of Election Supervisors
Winchester Hall
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