Agnew China Rift Tests Nixon White House
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew questions President Nixon's China outreach amid Beijing ties move. White House backs Nixon while Rogers and Dole downplay a split. Agnew notes disagreement over how talks with Peking affect Taiwan status. Nixon considers inviting table tennis team to the United States.
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White House
Nixon
Peking
United States
Agnew
China
William P. Rogers
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
Dole
Philadelphia
Springfield
Williamsburg
Emmitsburg Firemen Hold Meet
The Emmitsburg Vigilant Hose Company held a regular meeting on Tuesday April 13 with Vice President James Kittinger presiding. Reported activity included 18 fire calls one service call one drill and four calls with Squad 6 ambulance 69 for personal injury accidents. The 200 Club starts a 26 week run while truck 62 received clearance lights and a new pumper to enter service on April 15 designated as truck 84 in Frederick County and 305 in Adams County PA. Members approved Douglas Adams Charles Champlain Roy Reaver and Robert Copenhaver for membership and social membership respectively. A new lifting jack arrived for Squad 6 booster brakes are on order. The pool table has been recovered and is in use. Fleet Insurance is no longer available and riding on top of the new pumper is prohibited. Proposals to install an electric gas pump behind the building await an electric line. Adams County Firemen's Association Chiefs meeting will be hosted by Emmitsburg May 6. Volunteers for refreshments are requested and plans to advertise the Frederick County Firemen's Association Convention at New Midway this summer were approved. A training practice is set for April 27 at 6 30 p m and Barton American Pump School will be held May 15 16 at College Park. Harry Green and Dave Shorb were named to the May refreshment committee.
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Emmitsburg Vigilant Hose Company
James Kittinger
McGlaughlin
Frederick County
Adams County
Douglas Adams
Charles Champlain
Roy Reaver
Robert Copenhaver
Thomas White
James Fitzgerald
Adams County Firemen’s Association
Emmitsburg
Company 6
Frederick County Firemen’s Association
New Midway
Eugene Myers
Barton American
College Park
Harry Green
Dave Shorb
Washington
Supreme Court
North
South
Cincinnati
Chicago
Charlotte
N.C
Mobile
Ala
Athens
Chicago-Cook County
Julius J. Hoffman
Four Injured in Street Collision on West Second Street
Police said four people were injured in a 4:35 p.m. crash on West Second Street. Mrs. Lorraine Hiltner Winifred, 45, of Fairview Avenue, received hospital treatment for neck pains. Wynkoop was charged with failure to reduce speed. Estimated damages totaled 550 dollars to Wynkoop’s car and 175 dollars to Mrs. Winifred’s.
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West Second Street
Lorraine Hiltner Winifred
Fairview Avenue
Wynkoop
Winifred
Mayor Warns Cities Must Dump Trash
Washington AP reports Harry W. Kelley mayor of Ocean City Maryland warns the Senate Subcommittee on Oceans and Atmosphere that without a dump plan municipalities face a real risk. He notes incineration limits and distant landfills push ocean dumping as an option for distressed towns. experts urge state participation and careful site consideration before any national ban.
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Washington
United States Conference of Mayors
Harry W. Kelley
Ocean City
Senate Subcommittee On Oceans and Atmosphere
Kelley
Leigh H. Hammond
North Carolina
Hammond
William J. Hargis Jr
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Gloucester Point
Virginia
Public Works: Jobs Voted By House Approves 5.5 Billion Plan
The House approved a 5.5 billion public works and construction program to boost the economy. The package includes 2 billion for projects in hard hit areas, 1.54 billion for four more years of regional programs, and 1.95 billion for local economy upgrades, plus a separate 4 billion public service jobs bill.
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Washington
House
Senate
Appalachia
Nixon
Damascus Ladies Plan GOP Benefit
The Herbert Hoover Republican Women's Club hosts a noon buffet luncheon and auction on Wednesday April 28 at Damascus United Methodist Church Education Center to raise funds. Auction chair Mrs Wesley Spangenberg seeks donations and notes an imported Princess Ring from Thailand will be sold with legends promising safety and desires. An arts and crafts table and bake sale accompany the event.
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Damascus United Methodist Church Education Center
Herbert Hoover Republican Women’s Club
Wesley Spangenberg
Thailand
Supreme Court May Rule On Northern Integration
The Supreme Court may hear Northern desegregation cases from Cincinnati and Chicago suburbs alongside Southern school disputes. Key issues involve uniform desegregation standards and whether housing patterns create unlawful segregation, with a potential Northward impact on court guidance.
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Supreme Court
Senate Pushes Uniform Desegregation Across Regions
The Senate passed a $1.5 billion desegregation bill amendment by Sen. John Stennis 44 to 34 seeking uniform enforcement in the North and South. Critics say it lacks implementation machinery and could be watered down in a House conference. Stennis argues the measure rejects a double standard and notes the North would face pressure from federal policy. Britain's population density is cited as among the world’s highest, with Greater London far exceeding national averages.
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Washington
Senate
North
South
John Stennis
D-Miss
House
Dixie
Stennis
Martinsburg Bank Suspects Seized In Martinsburg Heist
FBI agents arrested two Baltimore men tied to a Martinsburg Citizens National Bank burglary during the weekend of January 24 1970. Patrick F McCarty 47 Anne Arundel County welder and George R Beck 34 Baltimore iron worker are held on 25000 bonds. A third suspect Orie E Biles Jr 36 remains sought.
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Baltimore
FBI
West Virginia
Martinsburg
Patrick FE. McCarty
Anne Arundel County
George R. Beck
Orie E. Biles Jr
Citizens National Bank
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Damascus
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NAACP
Cook County
Phoenix
South Holand
Harvey
Ramsey Clark
Martinsburg Bank
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Ake Omad Tas Ea
Kroehler
Gee
Cline’s
E. Patrick
America
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