Waste Disposal and Model River Plans Presented in County
Frederick County commissioners heard proposals for state shared funding of the Frederick County Solid Waste Disposal Study and for development of a Model River Basin Plan. MES director Thomas McKewen outlined state cooperation to avoid duplication, with counties submitting plans by January 1, 1974. County to finance part of Beavin and Co. study. final plan approval remains with the county.
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Frederick County
Maryland Environmental Service
John Derr
Lawrence Dorsey
MES
Thomas McKew
General Assembly
Baltimore
Beavin and Co
McKewen
Man Dies Playing Roulette in Maryland State Park
A 31 year old Rockville man Raymond Leon Sexton shot himself in the head after asking Mary Ruth Sexton if she had played Russian roulette while seated in a car at Gambrill State Park on US 40 west. He spun a 22 caliber revolver and died at Frederick Memorial Hospital at 9 12 pm. Reports say he had been drinking prior to the incident and Corporal C R Harbaugh investigated.
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Rockville
Clarksburg
Gambrill State Park
Raymond Leon Sexton
Mary Ruth Sexton
Frederick
Braddock Mountain
Sexton
Middletown
Frederick Memorial Hospital
R. Thomas
C. R. Harbaugh
Mathias Proposes 15 Member Panel to Simplify Tax Forms
Sen Charles Mathias proposes an advisory commission to rewrite IRS forms in plain English. The plan would require IRS to submit new or revised forms after 1972 for review by the panel, limited to two professionals, excluding federal employees. The aim is clear, concise, and accessible forms for all income brackets and regions.
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Washington
Charles McC. Mathias
Internal Revenue Service
Senate
Mathias
Advisory Commission On Federal
IRS
Maryland
Republican
Commission
Dow Jones Rises on Easter Monday Trading Push
New York stock market extended gains with heavy trading as analysts cite technical factors. The 10:30 a.m. Dow Jones average of 30 industrials climbed 2.60 to 922.99, signaling continued upward momentum.
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New York
Mountain Boys Leave Mark in Maryland Senate
Western Maryland freshmen Edward P. Thomas and Edward J. Mason, both Republicans, push conservative votes in a largely Democratic Maryland General Assembly. They opposed the 150 million school construction bill, calls to restore slot machines, and a bill aiding workers who refuse to cross picket lines, while supporting 18 year old voting rights locally. They chair Finance and Judicial Proceedings committees, and focus on local impact, economic development, and Cumberland preservation efforts. The pair share an Annapolis apartment, cook together, and plan to return next year to defend their positions.
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Maryland
Edward P. Thomas
Frederick
Edward J. Mason
Cumberland
General Assembly
Annapolis
Senate
Mason
Thomas
Charles County
Senator Thomas
Carroll
Ed Thomas
Ed Mason
Mason’s Barn
Gettysburg
Few Bills Face Action On Final Maryland Session Day
ANNAPOLIS AP The Maryland General Assembly entered the final regular day of the 1971 session with remaining significant measures. Gov Mandel seeks merit system for local election board employees, awaiting Senate concurrence. A referendum bill on legalizing slot machines in Anne Arundel County awaits action. The State Housing Authority law faces repeal. Hagerstown Raceway dates sale to Marlboro Race Course, with Senate amendments.
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Annapolis
Maryland General Assembly
Marvin Mandel
Senate
Anne Arundel County
House
State Housing Authority
Hagerstown Raceway
Marlboro Race Course
Hagerstown
Troop strength in Vietnam falls below 300,000
U S troops in South Vietnam drop below 300,000 for the first time in over four decades with a weekly total of 296,500. The force includes 223,100 Army, 40,500 Air Force, 18,000 Marines, 14,800 Navy and 100 Coast Guard. A field commander outlined new tactics for a reduced force and a mobile reaction unit. In separate action, North Vietnamese forces shot down a U S helicopter near Da Nang and ambushed a rescue column, killing 11 Americans and wounding 8 plus other losses.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Coast Guard
Nixon
Michael S. Davison
da Nang
11Th Brigade
Americal Division
U. S
Baltimore Mayor D'Alesandro Opts Not to Seek Reelection
Baltimore Mayor Thomas D Alesandro I announced he will not run again. He cited personal reasons and said he will return to private life. His exit opens the field with George L Russell Jr and William Donald Schaefer as leading candidates.
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Baltimore (Ap
Thomas D’alesandro
D’alesandro
Baltimore Democrat
George L. Russell Jr
William Donald Schaefer
D’ Alesandro
Maryland General Assembly
Thomas D’alesandro Jr
Baltimore
Tax filing deadlines loom as Frederick braces for April
Tax time brings worry and relief as residents seek help with forms and deductions. Five local services including H and R Block and Sears Roebuck vary in cost and accuracy. An IRS test with John Sherman showed refunds from 466 to 401 after corrections, highlighting discrepancies across firms. The Frederick H and R Block stresses training, double checks, and client privacy while supporting a McMathias bill to limit data sharing without consent.
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Frederick
H. & R Block
Thompson
South Market Street
Wall Street Journal
John Sherman
Atlanta
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Sherman
C & Mj Tax Service
H & R Block
Decatur
Sears- Roebuck & Co
Mr. Tax of America
Planners To Hear Ordinance Changes
Frederick County Planning and Zoning Commission schedules hearings on two rezoning requests and three ordinance changes including a swimming pool safety law. Hearings cover rural to commercial rezoning at Ladiesburg and commercial to industrial shifts near Md 85 I-70, plus tower height rules and subdivision amendments.
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Frederick County
MD. 85
Warm Mild Weather to Persist in Frederick Area
The forecast calls for highs in the 70s today and reaching 80 on Tuesday with sunny skies and mild conditions. Weekend high reached 69, overnight low 35, as a cold front introduced cooler air. Southwesterly winds 5 to 15 mph today and tonight. up to 20 mph Tuesday. Tuesday partly cloudy, warmer with near zero precipitation tonight and about 10 percent Tuesday.
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Frederick
Weatherman
Cosmonauts Urge United Space Plans
Soviet cosmonauts on the 10th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight call for international cooperation in space exploration. A Pravda letter by 19 space travelers urges businesslike cooperation with the U S and USSR. U S space officials support collaboration in areas including lunar soil exchange and sharing data on meteorology and biology.
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Moscow
U.S
Pravda
Yuri Gagarin
Nixon Family Attends Thurmont Easter Service
Thurmont church welcomed a secret visit by the First Family on Easter Sunday. Rev. Kenneth Hamrick, pastor at Thurmont United Methodist, said he prayed for the President and other world leaders during services while keeping the visit discreet. The Easter message titled An Idle Tale referenced Christ rejection, with Stalin as an illustrative example.
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Gene Hahn
Kenneth Hamrick
Thurmont United Methodist Church
Catoctin Methodist Church
Camp David
Catoctin
Hamrick
Thurmont
Richard M. Nixon
Mamie Eisenhower
David
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Tricia Nixon
Edward Finch Cox
White House
Joseph Stalin
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Allegany County
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Lelse
Joseph Dunn
News-Post
Dunn
Charles McMathias
In Buell
Thurmont Methodist Church
Edward Cox
Presi
Ralph Gastley
Evergreen Point Village
Public Service Commission
Walkersville
Urbana
United Space Plans
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