The Cats Meow At Urbana School
Pappy the Urbana cat, an outdoor mouser owned by the Donnan family, gave birth at the Urbana School infirmary after moving between home and school. School principal Dwight Roy, a 101 day timeline, and five kittens followed with students eager to adopt, pending signed parent notes. The family plans to spay Pappy, citing pet overpopulation and support from the Carroll County Humane Society.
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Pappy
Urbana
Andrew S. Donnan Jr
Sara Donnan
Mrs. Donnan
Anti War Protesters Organize Congressional Lobby Drive
Antiwar activists plan two weeks of nonviolent disruption with 24 hour senate sessions and calls on congressmen. They aim for a large nationwide campaign linked to a weekend Capitol rally described by police as the biggest in history.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol
White House
People’s Coalition For Peace and Justice
People’s Coalition
National Peace Action Coalition
NPAC
Jerry Gordon
Jerry V. Wilson
Accreditation Study Underway At FCC
Frederick Community College hosts 10 Middle States Accreditation Team members this week as they review the campus and FCCs new facilities through Wednesday. Appointed by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the team will report back after the study. The commission aims to promote higher education welfare, publish accredited institutions lists, and encourage growth in educational usefulness among member institutions. Accreditation is reaffirmed roughly every ten years and is unconditional.
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Frederick
Association
Middle States
Commission On Higher Education
FCC
Frederick Community College
Charles Guditus
Chris T. Mat
Frederick officer shoots fleeing gunman in downtown lot
Private Landis H. Wolfe fired once at Charles Lee Brown after Brown shot at him four times in a downtown parking area. Brown, 22, of Baltimore, died five hours after surgery at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Police described the incident and Wolfe’s account during an official conference with the State's Attorney.
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Frederick City
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Charles Lee Brown
Baltimore
Frederick
Landis H. Wolfe
Brown
Smith & Wesson
Charles W. Main
Stock Market Edges Lower In Moderate Trade
New York stocks moved in a moderate range with the Dow Jones industrial average slipping to 945.11 at 10 30 am as advances outpaced declines on the New York Stock Exchange. A Sunday incident on East Patrick Street involved a patrolman, Private Wolfe, who engaged a gunman later identified as Brown. The gun misfired repeatedly before Brown fled toward North Market Street and was later pronounced dead after surgery at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Brown had been on parole for arson and was reportedly connected to multiple area car entries amid the investigation.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Wolfe
East Patrick Street
East Patrick
Brown
Smith & Wesson
Patrick
North Market
North Market Street
Uniteds
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
Provi
Farm Crops Not Yet In Critical Danger
County agricultural agents report rain has slowed spring growth and delayed germination of oats and alfalfa due to dry topsoil. While drought is not yet critical, continued hot winds threaten pastures, hay, corn and potatoes if moisture does not return. Subsurface water remains largely unaffected.
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Kenneth Shifflet
Allen Bryant
Shifflet
Bryant
Saigon U.S. and Viet Cong clash with heavy losses
In a weekend surge, enemy attacks in South Vietnam doubled, inflicting heavy tolls. At least 49 South Vietnamese killed and 168 wounded, plus over 100 homes destroyed. five civilians died and 56 wounded. United States losses include seven Americans killed, three missing, and 60 wounded, with multiple vehicles and aircraft reported lost. Attacks centered in the Mekong Delta and coast from Cam Ranh to Da Nang, with 54 enemy-initiated incidents recorded.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Mekong
Cam Ranh
da Nang
U.S. Command
Qui Nhon
U.S. Support Command
Rogers Begins Middle East Peace Trip
Secretary of State William Rogers left Washington for London on a two week mission to press a Middle East settlement. Egypt warned the visit will fail without clear plans to resolve the Arab‑Israeli conflict while Israeli papers urge caution. He plans SEATO talks in London and CENTO talks in Ankara before returning Saturday.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
London
Middle East
T Ae
Egypt
Cairo
Rogers
Dewar
U.S
Moscow
Pravda
Israel
Lebanon
Jordan
Andrews Air Force Base
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Central Treaty Organization
CENTO
Ankara
Nixon Assures Businessmen Inflation Easing
President Nixon told the 59th annual United States Chamber of Commerce meeting that inflation is easing and the economy is expanding, noting a drop in the price rise from past years. He rejected wage-price controls and urged confidence in free markets as protests against the Vietnam War raged in Washington.
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Washington
Nixon
United States Chamber of Commerce
Constitution Hall
Southeast Asia
America
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Bill Jepsen
Jepsen
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Maryland
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FCC Board of Trustees
Lawrence Dorsey
Frederick County
Lewis Stephens
Hanoi
Catoctin View
William C. Lee
Catoctin
E. Paul Magaha
Lee
Nickey G
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