Stockholders to Meet on Farmers & Merchants Middletown Merger
Shareholders of Farmers & Merchants National Bank and Middletown State Bank will meet separately tomorrow to consider a merger proposal. Middletown stockholders convene at 2 p.m. at Harris Community Hall Middletown. Farmers & Merchants meet at 4 p.m. at the bank. If approved, the merger awaits Comptroller of the Currency consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Middletown State Bank
Middletown Bank
Harris Community Hall
Middletown
Farmers & Merchants
Farmers and Merchants
First National Bank of
Berryville
Wilbur Feltner
F&m
J. J. Pickeral
Weather Report: Warm Temps Continue with Clouds Forecast
The day reached 84 degrees as warm weather persisted. The weatherman predicts continued warmth with cloudy skies tomorrow, and a fair Thursday ahead.
Middletown Approves Annexation Plan to Triple Size
Middletown plans to triple its area by annexing 323 acres after the Town Council on its third reading approved the ordinance. The measure moves to the Frederick County Board of Supervisors and a circuit judge for final action.
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Middletown
John Hetzel
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Manuel
Richard Good
J. Randolph Larrick
Earth Shocks Continue Around San Salvador
Earthquakes battered the San Salvador area with 43 to 150 dead reported and over 300 injured. The government declared a state of emergency as adobe homes collapsed and the embassy suffered damage.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
U.S
Raul Castro
Castro
Tuccson
Ariz
Apple Bloom Peak Promised For Winchester Orchards
Winchester area orchards reach peak bloom this week with Stayman Red Delicious and Winesap in full bloom today. Rome Beauty and York expected to peak midweek. The season runs about five days late. over 44 years April bloom occurred 28 times and first week of May 16 times.
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Winchester Area
Rome Beauty
York
Rome
Winesap
Dulles Slower Growth and Losses Reported
G Ward Hobbs says Dulles airport operates below ten percent capacity with about 880000 yearly passengers, far less than National or Baltimore airports, incurring roughly 1.4 million dollars annual loss and a 7 million loss including interest. He predicts improvement in the next decade though.
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Washington
Dulles
G. Ward Hobbs
Bureau of National Capital Airports
Hobbs
National
Baltimore
Friendship Airport
Shakeup reports circulate as Viet Nam battles continue
U S and Vietnamese squadrons totaling 113 planes hit North Viet Nam with 66 USAF jets and six Vietnamese fighters striking a barracks area near Vinh Ginh five miles from the border. Marines fought Viet Cong near Da Nang Air Base. two Marines wounded. SEATO met in London amid talk of military escalation and possible civilian changes in South Viet Nam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Vinh Ginh
UMS
U.S
da Nang Air Base
High Command
Armed Forces Council
Nguyen van Thieu
Macrines
U.S. Navy
Skyhawk
Hanoi
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
London
Orient
United States
Viet Nam
U. 8S
Bomb scare evacuates James Wood High School
James Wood High School was evacuated yesterday at about 10 am after an anonymous call warned of a bomb. Principal James Gordon said teachers searched the building with no bomb found and a fire drill was held. students later returned and resumed classes. He called the drill a likely prank.
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James Wood High School
James Gordon
Gordon
SALE SUITS DRESSES REDUCED ONE THIRD
Reduced prices at Modern Age Shoppe on suits and dresses with one third off. Local shoppers greeted the sale as spring wardrobes get updated. Discounts apply storewide while supplies last.
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Wonder’s Inc
Quick Action Sought on Extra Military Funds
President Johnson asked Congress to act immediately on a bid for 700 million dollars to back U S operations in Viet Nam and the Dominican Republic. He told lawmakers the money would show firm and revocable commitment, outlining ongoing conflicts and stressing no current hope for negotiatons.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
United States
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
House
Senate Foreign Affairs, Armed Services and Appropriations
White House
Adlai Responds to Soviet Charge in UN Security Council
United Nations New York. Adlai E Stevenson defended U S actions in the Dominican Republic against Soviet and Cuban accusations of naked force aimed at toppling Latin American governments. He said Communist leaders trained in Cuba influenced movements and that American nations will prevent another Communist government in the Western Hemisphere.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
Security Council
Stevenson
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Fernando Alvarez Ta
Western Hemisphere
Organization of American States
Fedorenko
Alvarez
Latin America
Council
Cuba
SEATO backs halt to Communist advance in South Vietnam
SEATO members led by Britain and Australia urged stopping Communist penetration in South Vietnam at a closed meeting in London. France and Pakistan dissented on settlement timing and method. U.S. reports cited North Vietnamese battalion infiltration across the 17th Parallel as momentum for action.
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London
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
France
Pakistan
South Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
Michael Stewart
Paul Hasluck
Australia
SEATO
4&Ndj
United States
U.S
George W. Ball
Seato Council
U S Troops Seal Rebel Stronghold in Santo Domingo
U S Marines and paratroopers sealed the rebel stronghold in downtown Santo Domingo amid talks with OAS mediators. Casualties included a Marine killed and multiple wounded. rebels also reported dead. President Johnson vowed to prevent a Communist government in the hemisphere as peace talks continued.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
U.S
Ricardo Colombo
Argentina
OAS
Francisco Caamano Deno
Earliier
Elias Wessin Y Wessin
U. S
Downtow
Puerto Rico
Army
U.S. Defense Department
U.S. Navy
San Juan
P.R
Santo Dominego
Washington
Johnson
Weather High Pressure Brings Summer Heat to Virginia
A large slow moving high pressure centered over the eastern Gulf region brings summer weather to Virginia. Its influence stretches from New York to Texas.
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Richmond
Eastern
Gulf Region
Virginia
New York
Texas
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Cheryl Deanne McRoberts
James V
Margaret L. Hodgson
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
Winchester Savings & Loan Corner
Boscawen & Washington
Ist
Reece Cooley
B & O Railroad
Archie Manc Uel
Panama Canal Zone
San Marcos
Sancto Tomas
Federal Aviation Agency
Cong
New Zealand
Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Adlai
Russia
Junta
Pine Motor Co
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