Judy Fry Crowned Queen as Frederick Fair Opens
The 106th Great Frederick Fair opened with excellent weather and an expected attendance near 1,000 by midmorning. Judy Fry, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Fry of Jefferson, was chosen queen from 18 entrants and received a 325 Savings Bond. Exhibits and 4-H judging began, with crowds building as rides went up and preparations continued for a busy week of events and contests.
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Frederick
Fairgrounds
Frederick Fair Grounds
Judy Fry
Frederick County
Miss Fry
Warren Fry
Jefferson
Fair
Frederick Fair
Crummel Jacobs
Fire Levels Two Barns Near Doubs
A farm near Doubs lost two adjoining barns and contents in a blaze reported last night. Fire crews from seven departments battled the flames, estimated losses total 11975 dollars including a jog frame barn 6000, a cow barn 2000, 6000 bales of hay 3000 and 1500 bales of straw 375. No injuries among about 100 firefighters or 75 spectators. cause under investigation by state fire marshal.
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Doubs
Raymond Basford
Carroll Manor
Jefferson Station
Braddock Heights
Independent
Lucketts
Brunswick
Montgomery County
Richard Biser
Carroll Manor Fire Company
Biser
Biger
Charles Cronour
State Fire Marshal's Office
Basford Brothers
Raymond
Richard
Theodore
Basford Road
All City Water Now Fluoridated
Frederick Mayor John A Derr announced all city water is fluoridated to health standards with a fluoridation unit added at the Fishing Creek Reservoir. He noted initial mechanical issues at first but the system now operates normally. Linganore Creek and Monocacy River stations have supplied fluoridated water for several years.
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Frederick City
John A. Derr
Fishing Creek
Linganore Creek
Monocacy River
Byron's Stand On Issues Told To Chamber Group
Frederick County chamber luncheon hears State Senator Byron of Sixth District discuss labor and management balance and federal programs. He argues federal services work better with state local leadership and credits local backing for his primary nomination. Further remarks touch on Title I education and cultural programs and the role of government at all levels.
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Commerce of
Frederick County
Goodlock
Byron
Congress
Chamber
National Affairs Committee
J. Glenn Beall Jr
House
Allegany County
Woo
Tek
Nea
Fredericks County
Moore
State House
State Senate
Fire log summary from local calls ending 10 a.m
Fire calls logged in the 24 hour period ending 10 am include a structure alarm at Frederick Memorial Hospital and several responses in Brunswick area. Reports reference car fire on Uniteds road, grass fire near railroad tracks, house fire on Petersville, barn fire on Basford Road, and other dispatches with multiple Brunswick responders.
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Frederick Memorial Hos
Patrick Street
Uniteds Road
Brunswick
Bell's Lane
New Market
Petersville
Igs
Brwnswick
Basford Road
Achetta
Myerevilte
Gunners Blasted In Cambodia Across Frontier
South Viet Namese troops fired 105mm shells into Cambodia to silence Viet Cong gunners along the frontier. Lt. Gen. Do Cao Tri said American bombers dropped 750 tons of bombs during the night in saturation patterns on the Cambodian border. The raids aimed at the infiltration route northwest of Saigon reflect ongoing concern over Communist actions in the area.
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Saigon
Cambodia
South Vietam
Do Cao Tri
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Bloodmobile collects 128 pints here at Fort Detrick
Red Cross Bloodmobile visit at Fort Detrick drew 155 military and civil personnel to donate blood. Two percent were deferred for medical reasons and two donors were unsuccessful. One pint went to a specific patient, 18 pints to Frederick County. About 250 civilian employees were notified. 105 donated. Continued on page five.
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Red Cross
Fort Detrick
Frederick County
Mexican student riot leaves three dead in Mexico City
Army troops seized Santo Tomas Vocational School after an all night clash that killed an 18 year old science student and a riot policeman. Other reports said a 25 year old medical student died earlier. Over 400 assault cars deployed as police and students fought with pistols knives and Molotov cocktails.
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Mexico City
Red Cross
Santo Tomas Vocational School
Jete
U N begins new session as U Thant Viet debate looms
The United Nations opens its 23rd session with the United States challenging Secretary General U Thant over Vietnam and a possible debate on the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia. Thant floated a bombing halt resolution to gauge international opinion.
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U.N
U.S
United’ Nations
U.N. General Assembly
United States
U Thant
Czechoslovakia
Vietnam
Thant
North Vietnam
George W. Ball
Paris
General Assembly
Iie
Washington
State Department
Ball
Zdenek Cernik
Security Council
Moscow
Emilio Arenales Catalan
Swaziland
World Organization
Humphrey Declares Wallace No Friend Of Workers
Hubert Humphrey says George Wallace lacks labor and law and order support and slams Nixon as an enemy of workers. Nixon aides pursue routes to offset Wallace’s growing blue‑collar appeal while polls show Wallace rising in the South and narrowing Nixon’s lead in the North. Wallace promises a VP choice by next Monday.
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Associated Press
Hubert ~H. Humphrey
George C. Wallace
Richard M. Nixon
Wallace
Humphrey
Minnesota
Afl-Cio
Alabama
Walace
Nixon
Midwest
House
Dakotas
Idaho
Seattle
Wash
Harris
Louis Harris
Washington Post
Auprey
Atlanta
Bicyclist Suffers Broken Leg in City Collision
Nine year old Vicki S. Weddle of Taney Apartments was hospitalized with a broken leg after her bicycle collided with a car at the West Seventh Street and Kinnehart Alley intersection. The driver, Richard A. Jones, 22, of West Seventh Street, was eastbound on West Seventh Street when the incident occurred around 4 p.m. No charges were filed by Pvt. Warren Ridgely.
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Vicki S. Weddle
Taney Apartments
Frederick Memorial Hospital
West Seventh Street
Kline_ hart’s Alley
Weddle
Helen C. Weddle
Kinnehart’s Alley
Richard A. Jones
Warren Ridgely
Hood College Convocation Urges Students to Engage in Politics
At Coffman Chapel Hood College opened its 76th year with Mrs. Bruce B. Benson urging students to participate in democracy. She emphasized poverty discrimination law and order, calling for action by government and private sectors and cooperation with groups like the League of Women Voters. Dean Keeler announced Hood College scholars for 1968 69 and 1969 70, listing names of upperclasswomen honored for convocation accolades.
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Hood College Scudems
Bruce B. Benson
Te League of Women Vetera
Exerciaes
Coffman Chapel
Benson
Natal
Randie Eltkat
Mary Frear Keeler
Hood College
Susan Beers
Georgia Doyle
Rapelje Fairley
Ellen Fogler
Ann Geery
Patricia Gregory
Carol Crofant Hayes
Cynthia Kidd
Frances Arene
Wallace petitions gain 1600 names in Frederick County
More than 1600 Frederick County voters signed to place George C. Wallace on Maryland’s ballot with S. Marvin Griffin as running mate. Officials say Griffin’s name appears on the ballot regardless of Wallace’s vice presidential pick, while 227 signatures were invalid and six unreadable. Analysts estimate Wallace may win 20 to 40 percent in the county.
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Frederick County
George C. Wallace
Wee Ba
Board of Election
American Party
United States
S. Marvin Griffin
Wallace
Griffin
Maryland
Blair
Stock Prices Rise in Early New York Trading
Stock prices moved higher in early active trading in New York as declines were avoided amid a mix of trading, with about 2 million shares involved and volume noted as the market attempted a rebound.
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New York
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