County lets chip tar contracts for roads without bids
Frederick County conducts tarring and chipping of roads through private negotiations between County Engineer William S. Fout and contractors, avoiding formal bids for years. Commissioner Lawrence A. Dorsey defends the practice as cost effective and says bids are still used for other road work while relying on state bid plans for alignment.
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Frederick County
William S. Fout
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Board of County Commissioners
Dorsey
Alban Tractor Company
Fout
Commission
Font
State Highway Administration
Morris Gets Life Term for Wife Murder in Maryland
Sylvester Jerome Morris, 42, of the John Hanson Apartments, was sentenced to life in prison by Circuit Court Judge Samuel W. Barrick for first degree murder of his wife Betty Ruth Morris. He shot her on Feb. 10 after a prior attempted murder on Jan. 20 against her and Joseph L. Spriggs. The jury convicted Morris on May 22. he also received a seven year concurrent sentence for the January assault.
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Sylvester Jerome Morris
John Hanson
Samuel W. Barrick
Betty Ruth Morris
Morris
Joseph L. Spriggs
Washington, D.C
Robert S
Brown firm wins bid for Frederick County water project bonds
A group led by Alex Brown and Sons offered the lowest bid on 4.5 million dollars of AA rated Metropolitan Commission bonds in Baltimore for Frederick County water and sewer projects. The issue carries a 6.7905 percent net annual interest cost with $1.5 million already resold and the market described as slow but steady.
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Alex Brown and Sons
Metropolitan Commission
Baltimore
Frederick County
Point of Rocks
White Rock
Ballenger Creek
William Stewart
Alex Brown
Stewart
Dwight Collmus
Frederick
Ford calls for arms reduction in Europe
President Ford urged arms reduction in Central Europe and a new SALT-style accord with the Soviet Union to limit offensive nuclear weapons. He spoke at the European Security Conference in Helsinki and stressed detente as a two way effort while aiming for a decade long strategic deal.
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Ford
Europe
Helsinki
Finland
Soviet Union
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Henry A. Kissinger
Brezhnev
Kissinger
United States
Vienna
Romania
Vladivostok
Jobless rate drops as economy improves
Washington AP reports the July unemployment rate fell to 8.4 percent with a rise in total employment to 85.1 million. The decline crossed most groups including teenagers women and Black workers, with 7.8 million unemployed and a 400000 drop from the prior quarter.
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WASHINGTON
Labor Department
Air pollution worsens as heat persists in region
The metropolitan area reports a record air quality index of 175 as hot humid weather continues. An extended open burning ban in Frederick County remains in effect, with health advisories urging indoor activity and reduced car use amid scarce rain and ongoing high temperatures.
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Maryland
Metropolitan Council of Governments
Frederick County
Frederick
Pritchard Says Farewell as Hood College Camp Closes
Dr Ross Pritchard delivered a brief final address at Hood College a day before his departure. He thanked the Hock Creek Center staff and campers for supporting the summer day camp for the retarded and handicapped, a program he helped launch.
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Hood College
Ross Pritchard
Hood
Pritchard
Hock Creek
Emily
Jimmy Hoffa Missing And Prices Rising Across Nation
Inside The News notes growing grocery price pressure and the unresolved disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. It also highlights safety rankings for large cities and secrecy around intelligence costs. Forecast shows sunny hazy hot with highs upper 80s to low 70s.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Shiskin
Harmon Field
Charles Cashour
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