Drought Hits Area Corn Crop
The region endures a severe dry spell in July with only 1.58 inches of rain, the driest month on record aside from 1930. Field corn wilts and tassels, oats and hay fare better, while topsoil moisture remains scarce across Frederick and Washington counties and the Eastern Shore.
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Kenneth
Shiffled
County Extension Service
Shifflet
ShifMet
Frederick
Delaware
Washington
Maryland
Baltimore Man Detained After Break-In at Maryland Gun Exchange
Carroll Edward Brewer, 24, was charged with breaking and entering after State Police found him inside the Maryland Gun Exchange on the night of the incident. Troopers Lerring and Davis led the arrest, with help from several others. Brewer was placed in Frederick County jail on bond. A preliminary hearing was set in the magistrate court.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Carroll Edward Brewer
Afan Leimy
Brewer
Ronald Uerring
Sgrt
William Davis
Carl Harbaigh
Thomas Bosley
Joseph Marick
Prederick County Jalon
Bonnie Piper Chosen County Farm Queen
Bonnie Piper, 16, Middletown, was crowned Frederick County Farm Bureau Queen at Mount Tabor Park Rocky Ridge. She will represent the county in the Maryland state farm queen contest at the State Fair in August. First runner up was Pam Roderuck of Walkersville with Wanda Black of Thurmont as second runner up. Twenty three Maryland counties compete for the state title, with prize options including a four year University of Maryland tuition scholarship or cash. The event drew 300 Farm Bureau members and guests.
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Bonnie Piper
Farm Bureau
Mount Tador Park
Rocky Ridge
Jeff Valentine
Middletown
Frederick County
Mount Tabor Park
Port
George H. Piper
Maryland
Miss Piper
Piper
Pam Roderuck
Harold E. Roderuck
Walkersville
Wanda Black
Lee Black
Thurmont
Jane
Leon Enfield
Beth Myers
Eugen Myers
Richard Holter Jr
Richard Holter Sr
Jefferson
Goodloe E
Byron
Henry ‘Shoemaker
County Extension Service
State Farm Bureau Office
Mount Tabor
Delegates Leave Saturday For Republican Convention
Frederick's alternate delegate Edward P. Thomas and the Maryland delegation will fly to Miami Saturday with 26 delegates. Maryland backs Gov. Spiro T. Agnew though a poll shows split between Rockefeller and Nixon.
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Frederick
Miami
Maryland
Edward P. Thomas
Republican State Central Committee
Frederick County
Baltimore
Thomas
Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Russell Horman
Horman
Maizie Schindel
Permanent
Republican
Mary Kline
Spiro T. Ape
Associated Press
Rockefeller
Nixon
99 Pints Donated At Frederick Blood Drive
The Red Cross reports 99 pints donated at a special Monday Bloodmobile visit at the Frederick Church of the Brethren. Of 112 donors, 13 were deferred. hours were 11 AM to 3 30 PM to offset year to date deficits and bolster Washington Region blood supply. James D. Grove led the local program and mailed invitations to about 265 past donors, with 31 giving and 228 not responding or showing.
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Red Cross
Frederick County
Frederick
Washington
James 4. Grove
GOP Platform Signals Narrower Vietnam Role and Urban Reform
The Republican platform will urge a smaller U.S. role in Vietnam while opposing a premature pullout, stress crime reduction and urban renewal, promote home and business ownership, and push private industry incentives. It also calls for budget discipline, anti inflation goals, and targeted job programs for city dwellers, with George Romney offering policy recommendations.
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Miami Beach
Fla
U.S
Orain
Nic O
Amon
Thement
Repilican
George Romney
Michigan
Romney
National Business Development Bank
Hamnes
Police arrest eight in local narcotics raid
Eight suspects were arrested in a joint city and state narcotics raid on Wednesday. The group included six Preston men and two juveniles charged with possession of marijuana. investigators found drugs and related items in three houses and three cars. A preliminary hearing is set for August, and more arrests may follow.
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Denis Onden
Prederich
Riley Hy Cooke
Past Coast
Port Detrick
Kenneth C. Hendershot
Boulder Road
Thomas A. Richardson
Colpe
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West 13Th Street
Spt
Morris
East Coast
Fort Detrick
George A. Lacourt
Fast Church Street
State Police Headquarters Investigation Division
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Tie
Carl Harbaugh
Marijana
Ife
Aturbaurgh
Theras Baye Fleas
Ellis] Carty
Ray Dietz
Charles Warfield
LBJ warns of red attack and steel price shock
President Johnson warned of a likely enemy attack in Vietnam and possible dire economic consequences at home from Bethlehem Steel 5 percent price rise effective August 8. He criticized Hanoi’s infiltration and urged restraint, signaling potential new military steps if North Vietnam threatens U.S. forces. The White House briefing also touched on Senate appointments and a pending labor contract with the United Steelworkers.
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Vietnam
Das
U.S
United States
North
South Vietnam
Caos
Camboria
Wasilington
Johnson
North Vietnam
Hanoi
White House
Bethlehem Steel Corp
John F. Kennedy
Steel Titans
Bethlehem Company
United Steelworkers Union
Jolson
Abe Torras
Homer Thornborn
Atv
Supreme Court
Tate
Ted
Psychiatrist Report Entered In McGolerick Case Evidence
A psychiatrist report saying Donald McGolerick was highly susceptible to hypnotic techniques was admitted as defense evidence. Doctors testified he has no memory of barn fires and may suffer amnesia or a disassociated phenomenon. The trial rode on whether hypnosis produced false statements and if McGolerick acted truthfully under testing.
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Donald McGolerick
McGolerick
John WF. Lewis
New Market
John F. Hamilton
Clifton T. Perkins State Hospital
Dessup
Hamilton
Robert S. Rothenhoefer
McGolerich
Tamilton
Rothenhoefer
Indy Richcdte
Maryland
Robert H. Sauer
Clifton T. Perkins
Dr. Hamilton
Perkins
Sauer
Saver
Cpl
William Newcomer
Peter D. Angelos
Washington
Fragments Report Confusing Local Dispatches
A cryptic OCR fragment describes a city road, a tire shop, and a ferry town reference with times like 12 24 pm and 2 25 pm. It mentions responses and a fire incident with unclear location, numbers, and names, yielding no clear event or outcome.
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Woodvieer
Erasstire
Erass
Fae
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State Agencies Cut Budgets 11.5 Million in 1972
ANNAPOLIS AP Gov Sol A Gnew said state agencies agreed to budget cuts totaling 11.5 million to cover a 42 million deficit in the current fiscal year. He noted education reversions may increase the cuts and promised a breakdown after discussions, while he planned to announce Maryland’s delegation stance before the Republican National Convention.
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Annapolis
Solo Th. Agnew
Miami Beach
Tarencies
Saul
Gfteteng Og
Eeetien
Shih
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