Crowds Grow at Great Frederick Fair Amid Political Focus
Hazy skies on the third day of the Great Frederick Fair saw crowds grow as city and county officials highlighted state politics. Delegates and congressmen attended events while 4-H and farm equipment displays drew strong interest, including the 61st steer auction benefiting the 4-H Baby Beef Club. Attendance figures show a busy day though not a record.
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George Dorsey
Frederick
J. Glenn Beale Jr
Spiro Agnew
Charles McC. Mathias
Washington
Fairgrounds
Annapolis
Goodloe E. Byron
Byron
Frederick Jaycees
Fair Grounds
Chevrolet-Cadillac Sales Inc
Patricia Trout
James G. Trout
Walkersville
Bloomington Water Plan Wins
A proposal to finance the Bloomington Dam with a Maryland Potomac Water Authority wins approval from a Legislative Council committee. The plan allocates the Maryland share and outlines county assessments based on water usage, with Frederick County paying a small portion due to current nonuse.
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Bloomington
Legislative Council
Maryland
Frederick County
Collings
Collina
Potomac
Eustalco Aluminum Plant Named for Frederick County Facility
The Eustalco Aluminum Company name was chosen for a new aluminum reduction plant under construction in Frederick County. Joint owners Howmet Corporation and Pechiney Enterprises announced the plan with J L Loyer named president of Eustalco. Bechtel awarded the general contract for construction and Bechtel joins as design and procurement partner with a projected cost near 190 million dollars. The site covers 1400 acres and work began August 19 with a 5000 ton per year potline slated for October 1970 and expansion potential to 255000 tons annually.
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John J. Burke
Howmet Corporation
NYSE
New York
Michael Castera
Pechl. Ney * Enterprises Incorporated
J. L. Loyer
Eustakco Aluminum Company
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Eastalco
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Pechiney Enterprises
Howmet
American Metal Climax
C. A. Schroer
MIN Products
Eastakco
Catehnel Us Ag
Bechtel Corporation of
San Francisco
Intales
Pechiney
Siie
FCTA Halts Talks With School Board
Frederick County Teachers Association ends negotiations with the Board of Education after ten months of fruitless talks. FCTA president Helsley Coran accuses inflexible positions of the board. Dr Johnn Carnochan reports negotiations seemed progressing recently. Coran forms a strategy committee to plan actions if talks fail, and says new talks should begin by December 15 with input from teachers countywide.
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Board of Education
Helsley Coran
FCTA
E.eres
Johnn
Carnochan
Coran
Corunalia
Corun
Mary Condon Hodgson
Corin
QFCTA
Ribbon Opening of I-70 Section in Frederick County
State and federal officials joined Rep. Charles McC. Mathias in dedicating a 5.6 mile, 8.5 million dollar stretch of I-70 linking I-705 south of Frederick with US 40 at Braddock Mountain. The ceremony praised progress, noted an eventual completion to Hagerstown, and urged thawing of $500,000 in federal highway funds for safety features.
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Larry Heslin
Charles McC
Mathias
Freder_ick
Braddock Mountain
Hagerstown
Alan S. Boyd
Secretary of Transportation
Baltimore and
Washerrton
Louis Goldstein
Maryland Comptroller
John A. Derr
Frederick
Spiro
T. Agnew
Thomas M. Anderson Jr
Montgomery County
Fredeerich County
Sixes Bridge Dam Funds Hinted for Next Congress
Albert R. Miller of Maryland Planning outlined the Liver Peldse and Sixes Bridge projects to Frederick Rotary Club, urging local legislators to cooperate and keep campaign politics out, as Department of Interior reports await congressional action. Miller traced planning from Army Corps studies of the Potomac Basin and criticized Congress for inaction while stressing citizen follow-up is needed.
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Sixon
Monocacy River
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Army Corp of Engineers
Potomac River
Potomac Basin
Homme
Corp of Engineers
Fortas Debate Underway on Supreme Court Nomination
Senate debate over Abe Fortas for chief justice features strong opposition led by Robert Griffin challenging Fortas over a $15000 speaking fee. Majority leader Mansfield hints discussion of invoking cloture to end the preliminary motion ahead of next week’s actions.
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Washington
Abe Fortas
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Senate
Michigan
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Fortas
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Violence Flares in Boston After Black Power Rally
Police say violence looted and robed neighborhoods for a third night with one man killed after being beaten and robbed by five youths. Nine officers and 11 others were treated for injuries as bands of teens roamed after a Franklin Park rally. Twelve youths aged 17 to 21 were arrested on assault charges and a man was seriously wounded in a holdup. Chesley R. Batchelder, 58, died before hospital arrival. cause undetermined. Gov Volpe paused campaigning to monitor the situation.
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Cleri
Chesley R. Batchelder
John A. Volpe
Los Angeles
Nixone Agnew
Humphrey urges UN peace force for Vietnam in speech
In San Francisco Hubert Humphrey called for a United Nations peacekeeping force in Vietnam to administer free elections and verify withdrawal of foreign troops. He argued the US cannot be a global gendarme and urged a new international approach to peace and aid.
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Hubert H. Humpphrey
United States
United Nations
Vietnam
Ote Humphrey
Commonwealth Club
Southeast Asia
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U.S
Living Costs Continue to Rise in Latest CPI Report
Washington AP reports living costs rose three tenths of a percent last month, driven by food and housing. The CPI reached 121.9, equating to $12.19 per $10 of goods and services. weekly earnings climbed to a record $109.16, but wage gains were eclipsed by higher living costs.
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Oday
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon Revises Victory Claim In Border States
Nixon scales down his forecast of carrying border states amid Wallace third party strength. He still aims for Florida Tennessee Kentucky and Virginia as safe, with tentative hopes for North Carolina Georgia and Texas. He campaigns vigorously in the Deep South and questions Humphrey’s appeal against Wallace in the South.
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Georgia
Texas
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Robert M. LaFollette
House of Representatives
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Humphrey
Johnson
Americal Division reports high enemy toll in Tam Ky area
In two days of fighting on Vietnam’s northern coastal plain Americal Division forces killed 312 enemy fighters. Tuesday 92 killed, Wednesday 220. U.S. losses were four dead and 48 wounded. The foe believed to be North Vietnamese 2nd Division operating near Tam Ky, Quang Tin Province.
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Americal
South Vietnam
U.S
Tam Ky
Quang Tin Province
Stock Market Rises in Heavy Early New York Trading
New York stocks moved higher in heavy early trading as the market extended its advance. The tape ran three minutes behind actual transactions.
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New York
Titan 3 rocket puts four satellites into separate orbits
Cape Kennedy Fla AP a Titan 3 rocket lifts off at 3 37 am EDT delivering four military research spacecraft into distinct orbits including a communications craft and a radiation probe. The mission lasting about 64 hours sent satellites to altitudes from 119 to 22 200 miles and 21 000 to 22 300 miles with all systems reported operational.
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Launch Control Center
Defense Department
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
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Earth
Fire Log Reports Two Alarms In Local Area
Fire calls logged in the 24hour period ending at 10 am include a car fire on North Market Street at 2 39 pm and a house fire on Route 77 and Monocacy Road at 2 24 pm Independents respond and Ranky Ridge reconnected at the scene.
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Monocacy Road
Ranky Ridge
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