Guard Units Called In To Halt Md. Disorders
Maryland National Guard units were dispatched to a College Park training area after a third night of student disorders. Gov. Mandel urged students to weed out ringleaders and end the violence, noting costs over 1 million to restore order and 4 injuries with 19 arrests in three days. Police reported shop window breakage and minor looting as rain began.
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COLLEGE PARK
Maryland National Guard
University of Maryland
Mervin Mandel
Mandel
Annapolis
sity
Post Office Seeks More Black Employees
Frederick Post Office adopts an affirmative action plan to increase minority employment. Out of 475 staff across four counties only four are black. Testing halted due to job openings shortage. exam resumed likely October 1972.
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Frederick
Washington
Carroll
Howard
John Young
Bernard R. Baumgardner
Frederick City
Young
Panel April 27 On Youth Work
Frederick panel on youth issues set for April 27 at Frederick High School. Earl Smith says the Task Force on Youth aims to involve volunteers to help youths outside government programs, with a dropout earning a diploma to gain employment. Community members are urged to attend.
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Frederick
Frederick High School
Earl Smith
No Sex Bias At P O Here
Frederick County Post Office shows high female representation in top roles and overall staff. Division coordinator John Young notes 30 of 64 offices employ women as postmasters and two thirds of small office employees are women. Postmaster pay ranges from 6000 to 11000 yearly with advancement tied to openings in larger offices.
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Frederick County
John Young
Frederick
Washington
Carroll
Howard counties
Young
Fire Log Notes From 24 Hour Period Reported
Fire calls logged ending at 10 a.m. with multiple incidents listed including brush fire on Old Receiver Road at 1:27 p.m. pole fire on Independence Road at 2:09 p.m. building fire on Old Rt 15 at 3:22 p.m. house fire on Mountain Road at 9:06 a.m. ambulance calls and jail population also noted.
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New Market
Mt. Airy
OLD RECEIVER ROAD
FRANKLINVILLE
Thurmont
MIDDLE OF
KEYMAR
New Midway
Tourists to See New Visitors Information Signs in City Plan
The Frederick County Chamber promotes brick brown visitors information signs for guiding tourists to the Chamber headquarters via South Market West Patrick and South Jefferson streets. The 18 by 24 inch signs feature a spires silhouette and a directional arrow. City Council meets at City Hall at 7 30 p m to discuss the plan and other items.
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City Hall
Chamber of Commerce of
Frederick County
Chamber
South Market
West Patrick
South Jefferson streets
Frederick
Michael Pue
Heavy Fighting Around An Loc Escalates Amid Siege
In An Loc 60 miles north of Saigon heavy fighting continued as a 4600 round artillery bombardment preceded renewed ground assaults. South Vietnamese and U.S. forces reported high enemy casualties, with 150 killed around An Loc and significant tank and air action including B52 strikes. Reports cited tank losses and clashes near Dong Ha and Hue areas as new offensives pressed the DMZ region.
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SAIGON
An Loc
7th Fleet
Higbee
Oklahoma City
U.S
middway
Hill 169
Dong Ha
demilitarized zone
Bastogne
Hue
Casualties Reach Highest Since Tet in Vietnam War
North Vietnamese offensives pushed casualties to peaks since 1968 Tet, with 12 U.S. soldiers and 1,002 South Vietnamese killed in action, plus large enemy losses and thousands wounded. Overall totals since 1961 exceed one million across American, South Vietnamese, and enemy forces.
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SAIGON
North Vietnam
Apollo 16 Team Preps Moon Landing Descent
Apollo 16 astronauts John W. Young and Charles M. Duke Jr. transferred to the lunar module Orion and prepared for a descent to Descartes Mountains. Mission Control urged potassium intake to prevent irregular heartbeats after a prior episode in Apollo 15.
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Team
Moon Landing
SPACE CENTER
Houston
John W. Young
Charles M Duke Jr
Orion
Mission Control
Descartes Mountains
Descartes
Duke
Young
earth
Descartes plateau
Mattingly
Casper
moon
C&O Parkland To Be Acquired By Park Service
The National Park Service will acquire land adjacent to the C O Canal to join the C O National Historical Park in Montgomery Frederick Washington and Allegany counties. Landowners may meet officials at the Frederick County Courthouse April 24 to 28 from 9 a m to 3 p m. Boundary maps were displayed April 14. Information about affected properties is available from the park service or by writing Box A College Estates Station Frederick or calling 663 7156. Expansion authorized by Congress Public Law 91 664 on January 8 1971.
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National Park Service
C&O
park service
Market Down On Vietnam Tensions And Inflation Fears
New York investors grew uneasy as the Vietnam situation worsened and inflation rose, pushing stock prices lower. By 10 30 a m the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 960 11, down 4 67 points.
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NEW YORK
Vietnam
Salvation Army to Host Annual Awards Dinner
The Salvation Army announces its annual awards and report dinner on Thursday April 27 at Hotel Frederick starting 6 30 p m Reservations can be made by calling 662 2311 Brigadier James Osborne divisional commander for the Maryland and Northern West Virginia Division will be guest speaker He is a Washington D C native who studied at the University of Chattanooga and London International College for Salvation Army Officers with service in World War I and various assignments afterward.
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the
Salvation Army
Frederick
Lester B. Feaga
James Osborne
Maryland
Northern West Virginia
Baltimore
Brig. Osborne
Washington, D.C
University of Chattanooga
Tennessee
Salvation Army School for Officers “Training
Atlanta
International
Byron Poll Shows Crime Tops Local Concerns
A 6 500 constituent survey in the sixth district finds crime named the number one worry, with inflation and spending also high. Voters favor crime prevention, pollution control, and Social Security reform, and support voluntary prayer in schools and other federal policy ideas.
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Vietnam
Goodloe Byron
Garrett
Allegany
Washington
Frederick
Carroll
Howard
Baltimore
Montgomery
House Democrats Condemn bombing in Indochina war escalation
In a caucus meeting, House Democrats tentatively approved a resolution denouncing the bombing of North Vietnam as a dangerous escalation and called for a prompt date to terminate all military involvement in Indochina with the Foreign Affairs Committee to report a bill within 30 days. The vote tally was 1385 to 66.
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WASHINGTON
House Democrats
U.S. Haiphong Hanoi
U.S
House Democratic Caucus
Sam Gibbons
D-Fla
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Gibbon
Indochina
House Foreign Affairs Committee
North Vietnam
Frederick County Near Top in January Fatal Traffic Deaths
State Police report shows six of 69 Maryland traffic deaths in January occurred in Frederick County. Frederick ranked third in January fatalities among 23 counties, with 141 accidents and five fatal ones. Nationwide totals include 2,808 accidents in Baltimore and 69 deaths statewide, up 28 percent from last year.
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Maryland
Frederick County
Baltimore City
Baltimore
Prince Georges
Frederick
Anne Arundel
Harford
Montgomery Counties
Prince Georges County
Baltimore County
Montgomery County
Anne Arundel County
Harford County
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Longmont County Line Grange
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London
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Byron Poll
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