Emmitsburg Mayoral Race Opens With Filing Window
Emmitsburg prepares for its town election on April 28 with candidate filing due by April 18. No official candidates yet for Mayor or Town Commissioner as rumors swirl. Incumbents Ralph F. Irelan and John S. Hollinger have not disclosed plans, while Commissioners J. Norman Flax and Dr. J. W. Hauser will remain in office. Over 400 residents are registered. registration remains open except in the last 10 days before the election.
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Emmitsburg
Ralph F. Irelan
John S. Hollinger
J. Norman Flax
J. W. Hauser
Burkittsville Charter Faces Possible Referendum Over Turnout
The Burkittsville Town Council approved a new charter with help from the University of Maryland advisory service and Town Attorney William Wenner. A petition reportedly circulating seeks a popular referendum if at least 20 percent of registered voters request it, though current signers may not be registered voters.
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Burkittsville
William W. Wenner
University of Maryland
Paul M. Smith
Erlengrund Becomes Western Territory Under German Statutes
Voters by April 28 approve a town measure that automats were fired but no one was in really becomes law under state statutes. The move follows East Germany taking Erlengrund as a bare strip of western territory surrounded on three sides by East Germany.
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East Germany
Erlengrund
Troops Playing Border Games Escalate Alert at Berlin
A British military police patrol vanished into East Germany Sunday then returned hours later with service pistols intact. The three men were questioned and labeled unharmed. West Berlin witnesses reported several shots heard near the Erlengrund Enclave.
Steers Elected Maryland GOP State Chairman in 196? Balloting
In Baltimore, Newton I. Steers of Bethesda won the Maryland Republican State chairmanship, succeeding David Scull of Silver Spring. Steers captured 106 of 167 votes from statewide committeemen, with Don R. Kendall of Chevy Chase second with 44 and John R. Steffey of Annapolis third with 16.
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Montgomery County
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Newton I. Steers
Bethesda
David Scull
Silver Spring
Don R. Kendal
Chevy Chase
Steers
Kendall
John R. Steffey
Annapolis
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