Monocacy Search For Two 15-Year-Old Potomac Boys
State Police helicopter joined an extensive search for two 15 year old Montgomery County boys overdue on a canoe trip from Gettysburg to Dickerson along Marsh Creek and the Monocacy River. Peter Neal Sims and Karl Keith Thompson began Saturday with enough food for ten days. They planned to call from Dickerson, were in a green aluminum canoe, and had not been heard from by Thursday night.
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Gettysburg
Dickerson
Monocacy River
Montgomery County
Peter Neal Sims
Karl Keith Thompson
Marsh Creek
Peter
Edward Sims
Pakistani Army Foils Bridge Bomb Plot Near Border
Pakistani forces reported foiling an early morning attempt by Indian infiltrators and anti state elements to destroy a major railroad bridge near East Pakistan's eastern border with India. Radio Pakistan said heavy casualties were inflicted on the saboteurs.
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Karachi
Pakistan
East
India
Radio Pakistan
Patton Dominates Oscars With Seven Awards
At the 43rd Academy Awards Patton won seven honors including best picture as George C. Scott rejected yet again an Oscar for the title role. Glenda Jackson John Mills Helen Hayes and Franklin J. Schaffner were among other winners. Scott prefaced a public display with prior statements against competitive awards.
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Hollywood
Patton
Ryan
Helen Hayes
Franklin J. Schaffner
Los Angeles Music Center
Goldie Hawn
George C. Scott
Scott
Gen. George
New York
Frank McCarthy
Academy
Academy of Motion Picture
Shanghai Industrial Trip Scores With Tennis Stars
US table tennis touring party visits Shanghai industry exhibit housed in a 1955 structure described as wedding cake styled. Graham Steenho ven praised progress while Chrysler executive lauded a 22 ton diesel truck named Shanghai. Chemist Bufford Harrison judged chemicals backward but textiles and machinery strong.
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Shanghai
Graham Steenho
Ven
U.S
Bufford Harrison
Wilming~ton
Del
du Pont
Workers Protest Imports At Holiday Inn Sale
Picketers gathered outside a Holiday Inn room selling Kong Kong made suits as part of an import sale. The Amalgamated Clothing Workers Local 604 says such imports threaten local jobs, and the man selling the merchandise planned to leave in the morning amid hostile comments.
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Hong Kong
Newscater Arohy E
Mike
Holiday Inn
M. Mike
Kong Kong
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Sagners Inc
City OKs Housing Action in Frederick
The Frederick Board of Aldermen approved action on substandard housing after a city survey. Forty three units were slated for condemnation and about 100 require repairs. Inspectors Mock and Alexander led the report, with emphasis on enforcing the building code and possible condemnation funding.
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Frederick
Donald B. Rice
Max Kehne
Ronald Young
Mack
Helen Alexander
Reels Mill Road
P-7 Gives Evergreen Go-Ahead
The Frederick County Planning and Zoning Commission approved expansion of Evergreen Point Village south of Frederick on Route 85. Despite M-1 industrial zoning, planners say rezoning is unnecessary, noting prior approvals in 1959 and 1970 amid zoning changes from B-3 to M-1 and the one mile belt’s abolition.
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Frederick County
Frederick City
Hanoi Base Hit In Laos Border Attack
AP reports South Vietnamese and US forces launched a new operation against enemy supply bases and infiltration routes in the A Shau Valley near Laos. The 101st Airborne and artillery were flown into Fire Base Fury with unclear mission, likely to pave the way for South Vietnamese troops. Casualties included three South Vietnamese and one American adviser killed with nine Saigon soldiers wounded. two North Vietnamese were killed.
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Saigon
A Shau
U.S
101St Airborne Division
Fury
Hue
101St Airborne
Cen
Tral Highlands
Ngo Dzu
Dow Named New Head At Hospital
Wallace M Dow has been named Administrator of Frederick Memorial Hospital and will assume the post May 3. Mrs Paul S Michael president of the hospital board announced the appointment after considering many qualified candidates. Dow age 41 holds a master's in hospital administration from George Washington University and completed an administrative residency at the University.
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Wallace M,. Dow
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Dow
Paul S$. Michael
Michael
George Washington University
Washington, D. C
Univer
Nixon Declines Immediate Tax Cuts As GNP Rises
The White House rejects immediate tax relief despite a solid first-quarter GNP gain of 12 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate reaching 1.018 trillion dollars. George P. Shultz says inflation remains high at 5.2 percent and policy should stay on current course.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Pos
Burning Ban Enforced by Forests and Parks Department
Friday announcement from the Department of Forests and Parks and Frederick County Fire Marshal Barnes imposes a ban on all open air burning until further notice due to dry conditions and wind. Violators may be fined $10 to $500.
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Department of Forests and Parks
Top LE
Barnes
Prederick County
Stock Exchange Activity Dulls Briefly in Opening
New York AP report notes fairly active trading with the New York Stock Exchange ticker backed up two minutes during the first half hour. The brief delay reflects typical early session volatility and sets a cautious tone for the day.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Victor Cullen Gym Contract Bid Awarded
Waynesboro Construction Co. of Waynesboro Pennsylvania is the apparent low bidder for the Victor Cullen School gymnasium project with a bid of 295 840 dollars. Other bids came from Schmidt Construction Co. of Thurmont 296 400 and J B Ferguson Co. of Hagerstown 319 870. Bids due April 27 at 2 p.m. by Westminster for water lines. Engineer for the project is J B Ferguson.
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Waynesboro Construction Co
Waynesboro
Victor Cullen School
Maryland
Department of General Services
Schidt Construction Co
RFD
Thurmont
J.B. Ferguson Co
Hagerstown
City of Westminster
J. B. Ferguson
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