Local Schools Hold Earth Day Activities
Frederick County schools mark Earth Day with ongoing environmental education across grades. Programs include ecology in science curricula, a senior high family life unit, a National Science Foundation supported biology course, and field trips to Camp Greentop and the Frederick City watershed. Students at Carroll Manor New Market Valley North Frederick plan cleanups, with signs and ongoing drives to involve the community.
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Margaret Hindman
Frederick County
Roy Okan
National Science Foundation
Camp Greentop
Mar -Ia Ridge
Frederick City
Okan
Carroll Manor
New Market School
Valley School
North Frederick
Staley Park
Papa Doc Duvalier Dies in Haiti Dictatorship Ends
Francois Duvalier known as Papa Doc dies at 64 in Port au Prince after a decade and a half as Haiti’s dictator. His son Jean Claude, aged 20, named successor as cabinet reshuffle occurs amid rumors of power struggle and regional concern.
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Prince
Haiti Cap
Francois ‘Papa Doc
Duvalier
Haiti
Jeane Claude
Presiden Duvatier
Jean Claude Duvatier
Port Au Prince
Io.1
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Edner Brutus
Lebert Jean-Pierre
Adrien Raymond
Papa Doc
Montecito Project Halted by Tight Money in Frederick County
Frederick County planners said the Montecito 1,500 acre planned community near Hyattstown expired due to a tight money situation. Developer Donald Abrams plans to reapply to the Planning Commission when economics improve, though the project is now non-existent with sewer and water development deadline lapsed.
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Frederick County
Montgomery County
Donald Abrams
Planning Commission
Montecito
Hyattstown
Abrams
Flexibility Of County's Highway Plan Questioned
County residents at Frederick Community College challenged the master highway plan during round two of public hearings. Associate planner Lawrence Nelson described the plan as hard line but allowed for field variations, while citizens warned of land being taken for arterial routes and vowed to oppose freeway alignments.
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Frederick Community College
Lawrence Nelson
Goff
L. J. Brosius
Frederick County
Brosius
Nelson
Point Nelson
Larry Larson
Blue chip stocks slide as markets drift in New York
In New York, blue chip stocks fell while the broader market stayed near even. Trading was moderate as the Dow Jones industrial average at 10:30 a.m. stood at 939.57, down 176 points.
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New York
Antiwar Veterans Ignore Court Order At Mall Camp
Hundreds of Viet Nam veterans defied a Supreme Court order to quit the Capitol Mall camp opposing the war. Police said no action would be taken against the demonstrators, who planned a fifth day of protests with nonviolent tactics. Several lawmakers visited, and Mayor Washington offered park sites and transport as an alternative.
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Capitol
Supreme Court
Washington
Justice , Department
Linton
Memorial
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Justice Department
District of Columbia Police
National Park Police
Park Police
William R. Kinsey
Moey
Philip A Yat
D-Mich
Sena
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Walter E. Washington
Youth Conference Calls End to War and Legalize Marijuana
Delegates at Estes Park Colorado urged immediate U S withdrawal from Southeast Asia and legalization of marijuana. Votes also backed 18 year olds suffrage and FBI Hoover resignation. Marijuana proposal passed 403 to 155 while Vietnam withdrawal failed 430 to 155 with 37 undecided.
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Estes Park
Colo
White House
U.S
Vietnam
Sout-east Asia
Nixon
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Stephen Hess
U S Planes Hit SAM Sites In North Viet Nam
U S fighter bombers attacked surface to air missile sites in North Vietnam and along the Laos border in a sixth protective reaction strike this week and the 27th this year. B52s dropped nearly 1000 tons on routes and depots in Laos near the DMZ while Shrike missiles targeted radar SAM sites. Results were listed as unknown with no clear combat losses reported.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
U. S
A Shau
Laotian Panhandle
Aremy
Dmz
U.S. Command
Mu Gia
Ban Ka A
Peace Marchers Reach Frederick For Capitol Trek
A Kent State University group walking to Washington arrives in Frederick Sunday or Monday carrying the People’s Peace Treaty. They invite locals to join the last leg to the Capitol, speak with residents, distribute literature, and collect names for the nationwide petition. Local HQ is the People’s Action Center on South Market Street. Contact 662-4445.
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Washington
Kent State University
Ohio
Frederick
Local Firms Ordered To Halt Water Pollution In Maryland
Six local businesses face pollution violations and were cited in March for discharging oil, waste oil, chromic acid and other pollutants into Carroll Creek. I-70 Truck City and Linden Hills Citgo must install oil separators and filtration works by deadlines extended due to weather. Other firms including Mercer and Son, Key Chevrolet, Sagner, Everedy, Capitol Milk Producers and Jenkins cannery are under orders to upgrade systems or report corrective steps, with some deadlines in May and June. Cleanup efforts focus on preventing runoff, installing separators, and meeting city ordinances to curb pollution.
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Quita Hague
I-70 Truck City
Linden Hills
Joseph P. Lewandowski
State Department of Water Resources
Linden Hills Citgo
Frederick
Earl W. H. Mercer and Son
Rosemont Avenue
Lewandowski
Chevrolet
Sagner, Inc
Everedy
Alexander
Carroll Creek
Lion
Capitol Milk Producers
Jenkins Cannery
Department of Water Resources
Lewarndowski
Fire log report of multiple incidents in Frederick area
A 24 hour fire log lists truck, grass, field and house fires near Emmitsburg Greenmont Libertytown Edgewood Church Road Turkey Hill Estates Meadow Crest Crocker residence and other locations with responses by Independents Braddock Heights Woodsboro Middletown Myersville and Junior Ambulance. Ambulance calls and jail population noted.
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County RT
State Line
Emmitsburg
Greenmont
Libertytown
Woodsboro
Edgewood Church Road
Turkey Hill Estates
Myersville
Middletown
Meadow Crest
Independents
Braddock Heights
Crocker
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