Budget Requests Signal 40 Cent Tax Hike for 1973
County commissioners face 22.6 million in budget requests for FY 1973, up from current operations by about 2.3 million, demanding a 40 cent property tax rise though officials aim to hold the rate at 2.54 per 100. Revenue shifts include expected property tax gains to 11.8 million with a 470 million assessable base, while state debt service aid and surplus funds shrink, prompting anticipated cuts rather than higher taxes. education requests lead with a 12.4 million tally, up 2 million from the prior year.
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Thomas Fox
Fox
Good News Paper Folds After 16 Months in Business
Sacramento AP report notes The Good News Paper folds after 16 months due to creditors’ concerns and insufficient national advertising. Publisher Bailey launched the biweekly with $100, reports optimistic start and a 10,000 circulation across 50 states and nine countries.
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SACRAMENTO
Calif
Good News
Bill Bailey
Bailey
China and Crystal
United States
Nixon Rules Out Ground Troops To Halt Invading North Viets
Nixon ruled out reintroducing U.S. ground forces for now to stop the North Vietnamese invasion into South Vietnam. He left open the option of sending waves of American air power as strategy sessions continued with officials stressing this is a South Vietnamese led effort. Pentagon says about 15,000 U.S. troops remain in Vietnam, with total strength at 95,500, trending toward 69,000 by May 1 per withdrawal plans.
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Nixon
North Viets
WASHINGTON
U.S
South Vietnam
McCloskey-Ziegler
North Vietnam
Da Nang
Vietnam
Creighton W. Abrams
White House
North Viets Demand U S Attend Talks
Paris AP report says North Vietnam and the Viet Cong demand the United States return to the Paris peace talks. The U S delegation signals rejection due to ongoing enemy offensives in Vietnam. The North Vietnamese call for the 148th session to begin next Thursday, ending a three week suspension.
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PARIS
North Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
U.S
State Department
Nixon
silander
Fire Log Reports For Brunswick Urbana Area Fires
Fire calls logged in a 24 hour period ending at 10 a.m. include brush fires at Brunswick near Dairy. Urbana across from store and Hyatts Town Independents and New Market responding to house fires. Additional brush fires near the Dandee Motel and near Woodville Road with multiple agency responses. Ambulance calls total three emergency and three routine. Jail population lists 26 males and no females or juveniles.
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BRUNSWICK
brush
URBANA
house
Hyattstown
Independents
New Market
DANDEE
WEST
WOODVILLE RD
truck
Mt. Airy
Eyelash styling advances reach Frederick salons
The article details the new eyelash styling method using pre feathered fiber tufts, offered in Frederick County salons. It covers the procedure duration, comfort, resilience to water, replacement schedule, care precautions, and the rise of the cosmetic service among local women.
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MONICA SCNAIRER
Stock Market Slips Narrowly On Positive NY Declines
The AP reports a tentative day’s pattern with the Dow Jones average down about 210 points at 9 38.13. The New York Exchange shows more declines than advances by a slim margin amid unsettled trading.
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New York Stock Exchange
Maryland Senate approves assessment limit and tax credit bill
The Maryland Senate passed a measure capping annual property assessment increases at 5 percent and sent it to the House. It also approved a bill granting a 50 percent tax credit on property assessments or a $4 000 maximum for disabled individuals under 65 as determined by the Social Security Administration.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md
Maryland Senate
House of Delegates
Senate
Social Security Administration
U S 15 Blocked By Slide Near Maryland Line
A rock and earth slide closed a 100 yard section of U S 15 in Loudoun County Virginia just south of the Maryland border. Police said no one was trapped in the 30 foot high debris wall. Crews expect partial clearance by late today and traffic is being directed to one lane of old U S 15. The slide occurred around 5 a m and covered both lanes along the cliff side four and a half miles south of the Maryland line.
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Loudoun County
Maryland line
Virginia
U.S. 15
South Viet Army Loses Two More Bases To Invaders
South Vietnam reports two bases in its northern province fallen to North Vietnamese forces as U S air and naval units shell the area. Front lines indicate the invasion across the DMZ has paused near Dong Ha with continued fighting to the south.
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South Viet Army
SAIGON
U.S
demilitarized zone
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Cua Viet River
Anne
Quang Tri City
Dong Ha
Wisconsin Presidential Primary Shifts in McGovern Humphrey Race
About 1.5 million Wisconsin voters head to the polls as 12 Democrats and 3 Republicans appear on the ballots. McGovern favored by Gov. Lucey while Humphrey and Muskie aim to rise. Nixon expected to win big for the GOP with cross over voting noted. Sixty seven Democratic delegates and 28 GOP delegates are up for grabs statewide and by district.
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MILWAUKEE
Wis
Wisconsin
Patrict J. Lucey
George McGovern
South Dakota
McGovern
South
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Florida
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Henry M Jackson
Washington
New York
John V. Lindsay
Humphrey
Muskie
Nixon
Wallace
John M Ashbrook
Ohio
Paul N. McCloskey
California
McCloskey
Middletown Re Elects Incumbents in Local Vote
Incumbent burgess Floyd Stine ran unopposed and won 184 of 268 votes. Commissioners Harold Kefauver and Floyd Main were re elected while challengers Thomas Routzahr Jr and Adam Strausner failed to win seats.
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MIDDLETOWN
burgess
Floyd Stine
Harold Kefauver
Floyd Main
Thomas Routzahr, Jr
Adam Strausner
Catoctin Furnace U S 15 Hearing Set For Wednesday
The State Highway Administration will hold a public meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday at Lewistown Elementary School to present revised proposals for the dualization of U S 15 through the Catoctin Furnace area near Thurmont The SHA will address concerns that the project could damage the historic Catoctin Furnace site recently listed on the National Register of Historic Places A prior hearing two years ago prompted objections and a de facto construction moratorium in the area.
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State Highway Administration
U.S. 15
Catoctin Furnace
Thurmont
Lewistown
SHA
the
Lack Of Standards Ambulance Service Training Needed
The Frederick County ambulance system shows good work by volunteers and one paid unit but lacks formal standards and funding. Experts urge more training, including para medical personnel, and consider medic level care. Dr. Roberts runs an advanced EMT course at Frederick Memorial Hospital to raise skill levels.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Robert Thomas
Thomas
Robert R. R. Roberts
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Carrall Manor
Roberts
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