City Faces Suit Over Sewer Fee Policy
Local Boy Scouts hosted a government in action night as attorney Richard Zimmerman warned the city of Frederick he will sue over proposed sewer tap charges. City Engineer Michael E. Pue Jr. favored $900 taps for three U.S. 40 West properties, aligning with prior administration, while Zimmerman argued for $700 and questioned funding for extending the sewer line amid the moratorium. County Health Officer pressure spurred the extension, and Keller’s attorney Manuel Weinberg urged staged payments.
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Boy Scouts of
Yellow Springs
Richard Zimmerman
Charles Spicknall
Manuel Weinberg
Charles Keller
Bond Blasts Nixon At Hood College In Critique Of Government
Georgia lawmaker Julian Bond told a full Rosenstock Hall audience that under Nixon the government's stance toward the poor has shifted to malignant neglect. He accused Nixon of wiretapping and obstruction of justice and said impeachment could prevail if evidence exists, urging accountability and retirement for the President.
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Georgia
2 Hood College
Julian Bond
Rosenstock Hall
Bond
Nixon
Congress
Zimmerman Denounces Young On Sewer Contract Overstep
Attorney Richard E. Zimmerman attacked Mayor Ronald N. Young at a meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen over the Waltersville Tuscarora sewer line contract. He warned the city risks rising real estate taxes if the county oversteps the 500000 gallon daily limit and urged plant expansion to support new residential growth.
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Richard E. Zimmerman
Ronald N. Young
Zimmerman
Young
Waltersville
Tuscarora
Metropolitan Sanitary Commission
Walkersville
Zim- Merman
State Senate Locked In Land Use Debate
In a fierce battle linked to Mandel backing, Senators Smelser and Thomas oppose the bill with a late night filibuster. They warn of massive costs to Maryland subdivisions and potential farmer harm, while promising amendments to block or shape the measure.
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State Senate
Segore Tad Margad Sais
Frederick Carroll
Charles H. Smelser
Edward P. Thomas
William James
Senate
Smelser
Thomas
Semiser
Maryland
Frederick County
Iman Zuneing
Carroll County
Mandel
James
Tadio Stenatures
Maryland O
House
Tornado Disaster Areas Declared as Destruction Spreads
Five states Kentucky Ohio Tennessee Indiana and Alabama were declared federal disaster areas after a Wednesday night tornado outbreak across 11 states and Canada. At least 310 people died and 4,000 were injured with many more left homeless as towns like Xenia Ohio and Brandenburg Kentucky were devastated. National Guardsmen patrolled for looting while officials estimated damage above 500 million dollars.
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Wendell Ford
Brandenburg
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Canada
Ohio
Tennessee
Indiana
Nixon
West Virginia
Georgia
Ontario
North Carolina
Michigan
Illinois
Virginia
Senate Approves State Aid For Private Schools
The Maryland Senate gave tentative approval to a 9.7 million House backed bill creating a state aid program for private schools. The measure faces a likely enactment this session though funding for 1975 is not in the governor’s forthcoming budget.
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Annapolis
Maryland Senate
House
Marvin Mandel
Mandel
James Clark
D-Hon
Maryland Senate Votes To Hike Mortgage Interest Rate
The Maryland Senate approved a bill 26 to 6 to raise the maximum residential loan interest rate from 8 to 10 percent starting July 1, with a two year limit unless extended by the General Assembly. Amendments ban lending discrimination and allow points on MAGIC loans, with House approval expected. Governor Mandel supports the measure.
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Annapolis
Maryland Senate
House of Delegates
House
Marvin Mandel
Mitchell
William Weaver
Senate
March Of Dimes Walkathon Plans Big Fundraiser
Frederick County residents join the March of Dimes second annual 25 mile Walkathon on May 5 with over 1,300 signed up by midweek and 1,000 more expected. Last year’s event raised more than 25,000 for birth defect research prevention and education. Walkers sign up at 251 W Patrick or by Codephone 662-8262 or MOD office 662-7665. Sponsors pledge per mile with sponsor sheets provided.
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Frederick County
March of Dimes
Walkathon
Eric Amos
W. Patrick
MOD
Buckeystown Man Dies Of Injuries
Charles R. Bowens aged 49 died in Washington County Hospital from injuries after a car tractor trailer crash on Md 8. The incident occurred last Friday afternoon near Frederick when a southbound truck jackknifed and crossed the centerline, colliding head on with Bowens' northbound car. The truck driver Luther Anderson, 23, of Ft Wayne Ind, was charged with failure to keep to the right of center.
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Buckeystown
Washington County Hospital
MD. 8
Charles R. Bowens
Frederick
Luther Anderson
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Bowens
Anderson
Nixon to Attend Pompidou Memorial Service
President Nixon travels to Paris by presidential jet for the official memorial service honoring Georges Pompidou. This marks Nixon’s third trip to France, following visits in 1969 and November 1979 for de Gaulle’s funeral.
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Washington
Nixen
Paris
Georges Pompidou
Nixon
Andrews Air Force Base
Nison
France
Charles de Gaull
Market Slides on Interest Sales in Light Trading
In New York, the Dow Jones average at 10:30 a.m. fell 317 points to around 172. A broad market reading showed declines outpacing advances by about 8 to 5 on the New York Stock Exchange amid ongoing interest rate pressures.
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