Weather Helps Hikers And Egg Hunters On Palm Sunday
Brisk sunny conditions drew about 600 hikers for the 50 mile Ninth John F Kennedy Hike starting at Boonsboro Junior High and ending at St James School. Notable participants include Congressman Goodloe Byron and co organizer Guy Whidden as well as title defenders Baxter Berryfield and Donna Alcyoth.
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Boonsboro
St. James School
Congressman Goodloe Byron
Guy Whidden
Baxter Berryfield
Winchester
Virginia
Donna Alcyoth
Hagerstown
Carl Llewellyn
Compromise School Aid Bill Accepted
The Senate Labor Committee approved a 1.5 billion compromise school desegregation aid package after dinner talks at Sen Claiborne Pell's Washington home. The plan, matching Nixon's request, sets 500 million for next fiscal year and 1 billion the following year with strict local use restrictions and earmarked funds.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Nixon
Claiborne Pell
D-R
Surprise Amendment Found In 1.7 Billion Md Budget
In Annapolis a surprise amendment would let Gov Mandel set salaries for 11 cabinet secretaries and deputies. Opponents call it a ruse to restore pay for Transportation Chief Harry Hughes. The measure, rejected by critics, seeks a governor driven salary scale via the Board of Public Works, with Senate action delayed to Saturday.
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Annapolis
Marvin Mandel
Transportation
Harry R. Hughes
George E. Snyder
D-Washington
House Appropriations
Senate
Snyder
Mandel
Transportation Department
Hughes
House
Board of Public Works
Louis L. Goldstein
John A. Luetkemeyer
General Assembly
Sive
John
Coolahan
Finance Committee
Common Market Leader Visits U.S. Leaders
Franco Maria Malfatti, head of the Common Market, arrives in New York en route to Washington and the West Coast for talks with President Nixon and a State Department lunch. The Common Market, a six-nation bloc, aims to unify policies and eventually adopt a common currency by the late 1970s, rivaling the dollar in world trade.
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Brussels
United States
Common Market
U.S
Europe
North America
Franco Maria Malfatti
New York
Washington
West Coast
Malfatti
France
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Britain
Land
Denmark
Norway
Nixon
Wil
Evacuation Starts Sunday In Pakistan
Calcutta AP report says plans proceed to evacuate about 750 American and British nationals from East Pakistan. Pakistan agrees to fly evacuees via PIA two flights daily from East Pakistan to Karachi. Vessels near Chittagong ready to ferry refugees to India as fires burn. Rebel Bengali fighters in Jessore admit shaky control over multiple cities, while government claims victory and relief over unrest.
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Calcutta
East Pakistan
U.S. State Department
Pakistan
Department
Karachi
West Pakistan
Chittagong
India
Jessore
Cherry Blossom Parade Today in Washington D C
In Washington D C the Cherry Blossom Festival brings spring gaiety with concerts drill teams marching bands and a parade of princesses. This year more than 200 units participate and the queen will be crowned at a coronation pageant near the Washington Monument. Fire units also responded to a mutual aid building fire at Fort Detrick off O Possumtown Pike.
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Carolyn Carter
Washington, D. C
William Howard Taft
Tidal Basin
Potomac Park
America
Washington
Washington Monument
Frederick City
Fort Detrick
Detrick
O’possumtown Pike
Fire Log Report From Pinewood Area Fires
Fire calls noted in a 24 hour period ending 10 am include a house fire on City Pinewood Drive at 2 25 pm with response by Juniors Independents and Citizens, a car fire behind Sagner s on East Fifth St at 11 25 pm with Juniors and Uniteds, a woods fire on County Teen Barnes Road at 9 15 am with Braddock and Jefferson, and a woods fire on Shookstown Road at 4 20 pm with Independents. Ambulance calls show Emergency 2 Routine 0 and jail population lists Males 36 Females 3.
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Pinewood Drive
East Fifth ST
Sagner’s
Uniteds
Barnes Road
Woods
Braddock and
Jefferson
Shookstown Road
Savage Fighting Reported In Nam
In the central highlands of South Vietnam a six hour battle at Firebase No 6 left South Vietnamese claiming 900 North Vietnamese regulars killed and decimating the 28th NVA Regiment. Casualties cited: 41 Vietnamese killed and 57 wounded. 350 NVA killed by ground fighting and 550 by air strikes and artillery.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
No. 6
28Th
Hanoi
le Trung Hein
Hien
Hein
NVA
Ben Het
U.S
W R Falkenstein Succumbs At 79
Walter R. Falkenstein, a well known retired Myersville merchant, died Friday at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born September 1, 1891 in Cranesville West Virginia, he moved to Myersville in 1923 and ran Peoples Supply Co. until 1965. He served on church and civic groups including St. Paul’s Lutheran, Oakland Lodge AF and AM, Order of Eastern Star, Myersville Lions Club, and Myersville Volunteer Fire Co. Continued on Page A-5.
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Walter R. Falkenstein
Myersville
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Cranesville
W. Va
John M
Anna E. Leighton Falkenstein
Oakland
Peoples Supply Co
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Church Council
Fidelity Bible
Oakland Lodge
AF & AM
Order of Eastern Star
Middletown
Myersville Lions Club
Myersville Volunteer Fire Co
Governor Wallace Visits Calley at Fort Benning
Alabama Governor George Wallace visited Lt. William L. Calley Jr. at his Fort Benning apartment amid a fund raising rally for Calley’s appeal. Wallace urged Nixon to grant clemency, praising Calley as a symbol of justice, while Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox linked the case to national unity since Pearl Harbor.
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Benning, Ga
William L. Calley Jr
Alabama
George Wallace
American Legion
My Lai
Nixon
Calley
Wallace
Columbus Ga
Tf Li
Air Force
Japan
Lt. Calley
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Maddox
Pearl Harbor
America
Miami
Fla
Downtown Frederick study report outlines phase one findings
Marcou O Leary and Associates unveil a 42750 study on downtown Frederick detailing existing conditions and preliminary proposals to help the city compete with outlying shopping areas while preserving its historic character. The report, financed by state and local groups, begins a weekly series with introduction and county context.
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Frederick
Marcou, O'Leary and Associates
Washington, D. C
Fredericks
Charles ‘‘Chip” Fawlett
Marcou, O’leary and Associates
Lawrence Johnson
News~Post
Downtown Action Committee
Baltimore
Washington
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J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska Board of Agriculture
Frederick County
West Seventh Street
Arbor Day
Joey Miller
Boy Scout Troop #276
Matthew Thrasher
Fredericktown Bank and Trust Co
North Market Street
Amos L. Brown
Liam P. Hogers
Christian Democratic Party
East
Nam
W.R. Falkenstein
Gov. Wallace
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