Governor's Day Opens With Record Crowds at Frederick Fair
Large opening day crowd exceeds 6 000 marking a strong start as Gov. Millard Tawes visits for the seventh annual Governor's Day. He will tour exhibits, present a trophy for the Governor's Day race, and attend the Rotary Club lunch.
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Frederick Fair
J Millard Tawes
Tawes
Frederick
Ayrshire
Ralph Shank
J. Millard Tawes
Rotary Club
Gov
Tawes Urges Strong School System For Maryland
Governor J Millard Tawes told Rotary Club members at the Francis Scott Key Hotel that a good school system is the nation’s top concern. He cited a 52.9 percent share of state funds for public education and noted a 1964 reorganization aims to keep education well funded. He warned neglect risks social and economic decay and urged state colleges and community colleges to expand their roles to handle rising enrollments and train needed technical workers.
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J. Millard Tawes
Tawes
Rotary Club
Francis Scott Key
Frederick Fair
Maryland
University of Maryland
Albert Cohen
Rotary
Thomas B. Finan
Charles Mac Mathias Jr
Frank N Stauffer
The
Fair Board
Russell McCain
A. Irvin Renn
Bishops Clash Over Vatican Birth Control Draft
Progressive and conservative bishops denounced the Vatican Ecumenical Council draft on birth control as vague and poorly written. They urged a clear statement on fecundity and family planning while stopping short of urging support or opposition to contraception. The debate opened in the council’s second chapter of a 126 page schema on modern world problems.
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Vatican City
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Council
2000 Reds Repulsed In Viet Nam
In Saigon a U S spokesman said South Vietnamese forces and U S planes repelled an attack by a large Viet Cong concentration near Phu Cu Pass about 45 miles northwest of Qui Nhon and 25 miles northeast of Saigon. The battle wounded many Viet Cong fighters. no body count was announced. A U S jet was shot down over North Vietnam and a bomber over Ba Xuyen Province with pilots rescued. B52s from Guam hit a suspected Viet Cong facility in Quang Ngai Province.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Qui Nhon
Phu Cu Pass
North
Viet Nam
Mekong
Ba Xuyen
Guam
Quang Ngia
Parking Authority Plea Renewed in Frederick
The Frederick Chamber of Commerce renews its push for a City Parking Authority. In a letter to Edward J. McGuiness the chamber recalls years of effort and notes his past chamber board service. Signed by chamber manager Richard D. Hammond on motions from former Mayor Jacob R. Ramsburg, now leading the industrial development commission.
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Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Frederick
Edward J. McGuiness
Chamber
Frederick Chamber
McGuiness
Richard D. Hammond
Chamber’ Board of Directors
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Chamber Industrial Development Commission
Castro Allows Cubans With U.S. Relatives to Leave
In a Havana address Fidel Castro announced that starting October 10 any Cuban with relatives in the United States could apply to the Interior Ministry to depart the island. He promised safe boats for refugees and claimed Americans block normal exit routes since the 1962 missile crisis.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
Ernesto Guevara
Castro
Cuba
Interior Ministry
Bleak View For Peace In Kashmir
New Delhi AP reports the India Pakistan cease-fire prospects remain bleak as both sides press new demands. India calls for withdrawal of about 3 000 guerrillas Pakistan claims are Kashmiri nationalists fighting for freedom. Shastri urges UN Security Council to stop Pakistan's aggression while pledging not to violate the cease-fire and to defend India if attacked.
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India
Indian Foreign Office
Pakistan
Kashmir
Lal Bahadur Shastri
U.N. Security Council
Shastri
Security Council
Debbie Rakes Florida Coast Storm Ties Up Gulf Coast
Tropical storm Debbie lashed hundreds of miles of the Florida Panhandle with gales and surf. Flooding threats rise as Debbie moves inland, with up to 10 inches of rain forecast for parts of Florida Georgia and Alabama. Emergency centers open. many residents evacuated while others stay aboard stormy beaches.
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Fla
Florida Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Panama City
Louisiana
St. Bernard Parish
Debbie
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Red Cross
Ae Ala
Tallahasee
Tampa
Perry
Living costs dip in August driven by lower food prices
The Labor Department reports a two tenths of one percent drop in August CPI led by cheaper food. Housing and transportation eased slightly while clothing and medical care rose. The index fell to 100 in relation to the 1957-59 average, marking the first decline since last August.
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Washington
Labor Department
Taal Volcano Meant Human Toll Grows On Island
Rescue teams on the 12 square mile Taal Island in Lake Taal report extensive destruction after the eruption at 2 30 am. Officials fear a heavy toll among island inhabitants and lakeshore villages as the Red Cross tallies bodies and the military orders evacuations to avert further risk.
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Tagaytay
Philippines
Taal
Lake Taal
Vilages
Red Cross
Agoncillo
Maryland Legislative Council approves new senatorial district plan
The Legislative Council approved a reapportionment plan 14 to 2 introducing eight senatorial districts with six at large senators per district and using the sixteenth congressional district for district boundaries. Frederick County would join the Sixth District and face loss of three House seats while eastern shore lawmakers defend the plan as job preservation.
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State
Senate
Legislative Council
Council
Garrett
Allegany
Washington
Frederick
Carroll
Baltimore County
Anes
Maryland
Frederick County
Houck
Byron
Baltimore
Tts
Parks and Recreation Areas C&O Canal Plan Endorsed
Congressional proposal by Rep Charles Mathias urges pilot programs for cooperative state federal development of parks along the C and O Canal. Municipal leaders would join planners to expand open space and create a National Historical Park with local representation, inviting immediate input.
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US Department of the Interrog
Charles Wee Mathias Jr
Mathias
Washington
Potomac Basin
Interior Department
Potomac
It Was AH A Mistake Jailed For Stealing Spuds
Lewis Gibson of Lincoln Apartments was jailed for days after promising witnesses misidentified him with a sack of potatoes. Magistrate Stanley Bennett ruled Gibson took a 30 pound sack from Donald Droneburg’s store on South Market Street, witnesses Droneburg and Samuel Palm testified they saw a figure running with the potatoes.
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Lewis Gibson
Lincoln Apartments
Jain
Gibson
Stanley Bennett
Donald Droneburg
South Market Street
Droneburg
Samuel Palm
West All Saints Street
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