Light turnout opens 103rd Great Frederick Fair with judging underway
A cool morning drew a light crowd as the 103rd Great Frederick Fair opened. Livestock exhibits were set, midway rides were still being assembled, and judging began with Jersey, Holstein, Hereford, Angus cattle and Shropshire sheep winners named by noon. Miss Sarah Susan Ahalt was crowned 4 H queen amid brisk 40s temperatures.
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Frederick
Jersey Cattle
George A. Stiles
Barbara Laughlin
Mount Airy
Myralee Garst
Sharon Lee Stauffer
Walkersville
Sarah Dorrell
Kathy Huffer
Middletown
Fisherman’s misadventure ends as fish wins tale
George Holland dropped his bait can into the Derwent River and then his car keys while trying to recover it. He fell into the river, forced a side window to enter the car, and had to short the ignition to start the engine. The anti theft device then prevented steering, leaving him with a claimed triumph for the fish.
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Sheffield
England
George Holland
Derwent
George
Stock Market Mixed Early As Favorites Lead Gainers
New York AP reports a mixed early market with favorites trading heavily as gains move from record highs in industrials and rails. The uneven session shows investors weighing further economic signals while blue chips drive some advances.
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New York
50 000 Homes Proposed Near Yellow Springs rezoning approved
Frederick County Planning Commission approves rezoning of 102 acres of conservation land near Yellow Springs for a development of 35 000 to 50 000 homes by Albert Young of Silver Spring. Five acres for a neighborhood shopping center denied. Also recommends 39 acres around US 340 Md 17 interchange be zoned for highway service businesses B 2 instead of B 3. Postpones nine acre Catoctin Furnace industrial rezoning for Thurmont Construction Co. and welding shop.
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Frederick County
Samuel Remsburg
Knoxville
Remsburg
Ners
Robert Wirgan
Carroll Kinsey
Catoctin Furnace
Kinsey
Thurmont Construction Co
Congress Should Adjourn To Catch Up On Programs
Maryland Rep. Charles Mathias urged Congress to adjourn within 48 hours to allow time to organize evaluate and fund new programs for small towns. He cited a public works bill with 80 percent cost support but lacking funding and unsettled regulations. He also criticized the post office for delays and politicization during a Washington County Municipal League meeting in Hagerstown Maryland.
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Hagerstown
Congress
Charles Mathias
Éth District Republican
Washington County Municipal League
Mathias
League
Rome Schwagel
Keedysville
Pennsylvania
County Lags In Voter Registration In Maryland County
Frederick County ranks near the bottom of Maryland counties for voter registration with about 69 percent of eligible voters registered. The League of Women Voters survey places Frederick 17th of 23 counties, behind Montgomery with 92 percent. As of recently, 29 736 voters were registered in Frederick with Democrats leading, followed by Republicans and others.
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Frederick County
League of Women Voters of
Maryland
Frederick
Montgomery County
UN urges India and Pakistan to honor cease-fire and withdraw
The U N Security Council demanded both nations honor their cease-fire commitments and pull back to prewar positions after reports of clashes along the cease-fire line in Lahore and Rajasthan. India and Pakistan blamed each other as the council adopted the resolution introduced by US Ambassador Arthur Goldberg.
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United Nations
UN Security Council
India
Pakistan
New Delhi
Rawalpindi
Lahore
Rajasthan
Security Council
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Council
U Thant
G. Parthiarathi
Historical Society Funds Taney Home Restoration Effort
The Frederick County Historical Society passes a resolution to fund the restoration of the Roger Brooke Taney Home after Maryland Historical Society director Harold Manakee voiced dismay at conditions there. The Frederick Junior Chamber of Commerce leases the property and will do the work, with a curator and organized exhibits planned under new president G. Hunter Bowers.
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Frederick County Historical Society
Roger Brooke Taney
Harold Manakee
Maryland Historical Society
U.S Supeme Court
Goodloc E Byron
Frederick Historical Society
Frederick Junior Chamber of Commerce
Taney
The
Historical Society
Manakee
Byron
G. Hunter Bowers
Tough Fight Raging In Viet Nam
Hundreds of Vietnamese rangers and Viet Cong fighters fought in Phu Cu Pass near Saigon with government and Viet Cong battalions engaging. The clash involved about 600 government rangers and 500 to 600 Viet Cong personnel as tactical air strikes supported the allied forces.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Phu Cu Pass
Qui Nhon
Woodsboro Plans New Ambulance for Fire Department
Woodsboro has voted unanimously to raise over 10000 dollars to purchase a new ambulance similar to the one given to the Junior Fire Company in Frederick. The vehicle will be delivered Saturday for inspection at the fire house from 3 to 4 pm. A fundraising drive will cover Woodsboro and nearby areas including Liberty Johnsville Walkersville New Midway Ladiesburg and LeGore. The town currently operates a 1954 ambulance no longer reliable for transporting patients to area hospitals.
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Woodsboro
Junior Fire Company
Frederick
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Fire Company
Woodsboro Fire Company
CIA, FBI Attacked By Soviets
The CIA circulates to lawmakers a report alleging a Soviet propaganda campaign aimed at undermining the CIA and FBI. The effort, run by a KGB Department of Disinformation led by Gen. Ivan Agayants, seeks to destroy CIA and isolate the United States as the main enemy.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
FBI
KGB
Nikita Khrushchev
Ivan Ivanovich Agayants
Frederick City and County Water Sewer Committee Report Urges Zoning Concession
After four months of closed sessions the Frederick City and County Water Sewer Committee urged the city to relinquish zoning authority in the one mile belt around Frederick. The final report presented to Mayor Magaha and Commissioner Dorsey by Roger Willard outlined plans for joint water and sewer services, district tax bases for rapid development, and limited sewer expansions while noting financial feasibility issues. The panel also recommended annexation of Rock Creek and Carroll Creek areas and rejected a private Ideal Farms Dairy sewage plant proposal.
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Frederick City
Frederick
Rock Creek
Carroll Creek
Catoctin Mountain
Ideal Farms
Monocacy River
Kickoff Dinner Sparks Push to Raise United Appeal Goal
Frederick County community leaders met after the Kickoff Dinner at Peter Pan Restaurant to address a possible increase in the United Appeal goal from 158000. Dwight Collinus, president of the Frederick County Community Chest, led an emergency board session following a 250‑person fundraiser and a message from General Westmoreland urging more USO funds as US forces handle an unpredictable South Viet Nam situation. The Frederick YMCA request did not raise the goal.
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USC
United Appeal
Dwight Collinus
Frederick County
Ner
Peter Pan
Collmus
Willam U Westmoreland
United States
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
USO
YMCA
Collinus
Taal Volcano Eruption Strikes Island Beauty Spot
Lava and mud cover the 12.5 square mile Taal Island as official reports say 2,000 residents may be unaccounted. Refugees flee and camps at Tagaytay Ridge house 4,000 to 7,000 others while rescue efforts begin under President Macapagal. Airliners report the blast horizon and ash cloud.
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Manila
Philippine Constabulary
Luzon
Tagaytay Ridge
Lake Taal
Diosdado Macapagal
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Sarah Susan Ahalt
Wheel of Fortune
Frederick Fair
Miss Ahalt
Wide-Awake
Guy Ahalt
Yellow Springs
U.N
Appeal For Peace
Vinh Long
Pooh
Mekong Delta
Philippine
News-Post
Melp
Clas
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