Montgomery County sentinel., 1963-12-31

a shocking lack Of profession
al employees Of the school sys-
tem."
The Montgomery County
Civic Federation and the AL
lied Civic Groups hear a pro-
posal that the two groups merge.
One hundred and forty-five
zoning applications filed with
the County's Department of In
spection and Licenses, many in
volving land now largely unde-
veloped in agricultural use.
Sentinel launches its Christ
mas fund for 100 old folks In
private nursing homes through
out the county and after three
weeks collects $500 allowing
those who have been forgotten
all through the year to be re-
membered at Christmas time.
The $3.50, 900 Wheaton Youth
Is opened by the Montgomery
County Department Of Recrea-
tion, containing social hall with
a seating capacity of $50, roller
skating area, fenced-in patton,
and special features for senior
citizens.
Plans for a 337 acre COM
munity of homes, apartments,
town houses, offices, CONNER
cial and industrial buildings
and recreational facilities west
of Gaithersburg are revealed
by Danac Real Estate Invest
ment Corporation.
County officials and area bus
inessmen appear before special
grand jury investigating pos
sible conflicts of interests.
Three county citizens as
sociations file for Councils
consideration a renewed re-
quest for creation of a rural
zone category in which build
ing would not be permitted on
lots of less than five acres.
Hal ]. Lackey, attorney for
Alvin L. and Dorothy Aubinoe,
gets preliminary approval for
apartment zoning on a 23-acre
tract in the Wildwood Manor
section Of North Bethesda. Re-
sidents up in armsl
County Council gives prelim-
mary approval to a request by
Bernard N. Siegel for rezoning
of over 535 acres he owns
between willard Road and
Hughes Road south of Pooles-
Vile. County planners had
hoped to protect the area from
heavy development.
Four Montgomery County
Circuit Court judges clear Leo
nard T. Hardy, state's attor-
ney, of a claim by ADO. Judge
that he used his public office
to benefit a client in his pri-
waite law practice.
|ll New School Board President
william yE. Coyle reports that
goals Of the county school sys-
tenn as stated are perfectly ac-
lceptable to him, but notes that
the National Education Associa-
tion's formal investigation Of
teacher climate here, Is a
"serious matter"
Amid cries over county Of.
ficials using public funds to
finance a convention trip to
Hawaii to attend annual meet
ing of the National Alcoholic
Beverage Control Association,
Council members begin to de-
clare expenses incurred on the
trip and make rebates to the
county.
Numerous spokesmen attend
a crowded hearing on the pro-
posed Palisades route held by
the Park and Planning Com
mission and express unanimous
opinion against the $ll.4 high
way.
Council axes 24-room win
dowless addition to Albert Elm
stein High School In Wheaton
after School Board asks for
$667, 900 appropriation for the
construction.
Sentinel gets tremendous re-
sponse to portraits and inaugur.
al address of late President.
More than 100 copies sold II
five days and $l85 collected
goes to Montgomery County AS
sociation for Retarded Child.
ren.
Council President Floyd pro-
poses that the nine "dry" areas
Of the county be cut off from
revenues they receive that have
been collected from liquor dis
pensary sales in ''wet" dis
tricts.
Isadore Gudelsky, noted area
developer and philanthropist,
dies at Suburban Hospital.
| County officials ond o,,fefo nd