Building Permits Drop 29 Percent in Frederick County 1966
County records show total building permits for 1966 at 3,955,552 dollars, down 1,624,901 from 1965, with new housing starts dropping about 34.5 percent. Major 1966 projects included Monroe College and Valley Distributors, while 1965 saw Crown Cork and Seal and Frederick County Junior High School among top additions.
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Commissioner of Revenue
Monroe College
Middletown
Valley Distributors
Stephens City Methodist Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Town and Country Discount Department Store
Shenandoah Gas Co
Crown Cork and Seal
Henkel-Harris
Fleetwood Enterprises
Downing seeks hearing on Savannah fate in Congress
Rep. Thomas Downing of Virginia says he will request a House Merchant Marine Committee hearing on the nuclear ship Savannah after the Johnson administration announced plans to take the vessel out of service in late summer. Downing calls the move a crying shame arguing the cost is not overwhelming given benefits and notes Maritime Administration says a $3.3 million federal subsidy funds its operation.
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D.va
House Merchant Marine Committee
Savannah
Johnson
House Committee
Downing
Osteopaths to Be Drafted for First Time
The Pentagon will draft 111 osteopaths beginning in July as part of a 2,000 plus doctor call up. The move follows anticipated discharge of hundreds of drafted doctors from 1965 and a lack of volunteers. The mix includes 1,537 MDs for the Army and 692 for the Navy. the Air Force meets its medical enlistment quota.
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Pentagon
Army
Navy
Air Force
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