Decision On Fire System Due In Frederick County
Frederick County firemen will review two bids for a central alarm system tonight at 7 pm in the county courthouse. Wrights Radio Inc and Motorola Co bid around 17 000 with leasing plans and a missing equipment item in one proposal. The system would connect 13 county departments and Frederick City units with a dispatch office at Montevue Home and a base station at High Knob, costing 20 000 to 30 000 yearly to operate.
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Frederick County
Lawrence A Dorsey
Wright
Radio Inc
Motorola Company
Wright Farm
Motorola Co
Motorola
Frederick City
Montevue
High Knob
Counry
Six Year Old Frederick Boy Struck by Truck
A six year old Frederick boy, Michael Wayne Jones, is in serious condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a truck struck him at East and East Third Streets. He was taken to the emergency room and then to the ICU about 11 am as police launch an investigation.
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Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Michael Wayne Jones
Robert F. Boone
East Third Street
East
East Third Streets
Two Frederick Youths Hurt in Bike Accidents
Two city youths sustained minor injuries in separate bicycle crashes about an hour apart on Wednesday. Gary Foreman, 14, was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital for facial lacerations after his bike hit a parked car on South Carroll Street. the car suffered about $20 damage and the bike $15. Calvin Harp, 12, struck the car of John Forney, 18, near Motter Place Extended, injuring rider John Lester Scott, 9, with a left leg abrasion. bicycle damage was about $10. No charges were filed against Harp or Forney, and both injured boys were treated and released.
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Frederick
Gary Foreman
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Foreman
Harry Charles Hossler
South Carroll Street
Paul W. Mossburg
Richard Lewis
John Lester Scott
Calvin Harp
Motter Place
Harp
John Forney
Charles Cashour
Municipal League Post Won By Derr
Mayor John A. Derr of Frederick was elected an at large member of the Maryland Municipal League Council. Derr fills the seat vacated by Mayor Joseph H. Hahn Jr of Westminster, who became the league's vice president for Northern Maryland. Hahn replaces former Mayor Paul Magaha of Frederick, who did not seek re election.
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John A. Derr
Frederick
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Maryland Municipal League
Derr
Joseph H. Hahn Jr
Westminster
League
Northern
Maryland
Hahn
Paul Magaha
Racial violence erupts in Detroit on tense night
The Associated Press reports a Negro man shot and fire bombs hurled at shops and passing cars in Detroit's East Side, amid clashes as civil rights legislation faces Senate action. Rioting spread to Brooklyn and Grenada Mass. Police, riot-trained, arrested 32 Negroes and seven whites with homemade bombs. a motorist injured by a brick.
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Detroit
New York
Brooklyn
Grenada
Mass
Washington
House
Senate
Tyrone Powers
Bloodmobile Fell Short Again At Linden Hills Visit
Only 74 pints were collected from 83 donors at Evangelical Lutheran Church, far short of the 150 pint quota. Seventy-seven percent of the scheduled 150 donors kept their appointments, while walk-ins filled the rest. Pins were awarded to Susan Ward Thelma Biddinger Anne Mossburg Betty Stockman Calvin Stockman and Paul E Romsburg. Next drive is August 17 at State Farm Insurance Linden Hills 10 am to 3 30 pm.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church
Susan Ward
Thelma Biddinger
Anne Mossburg
Betty Stockman
Calvin Stockman
Paul E. Romsburg
State Farm Insurance Company
Linden Hills
Marines Tangle With Cong Near Da Nang in Heavy Fighting
US Marines pursued about 6,000 North Vietnamese troops after a night clash near Da Nang. Some 750 Marines held off a double-number attack. at least 121 enemy soldiers were killed while American losses were moderate. A Coast Guard patrol boat was mistakenly attacked, killing two Coast Guardmen and injuring five. Jets and B52s aided in operations across South Viet Nam.
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Thei
South Viet Nam
Coast Guard
Coast
Mekong Delta
Highland
Plaku
U.S
Holzapfel Named Director of Frederick Housing Authority
William M. Holzapfel, 58, longtime Frederick resident, was named executive director of the Frederick Public Housing Authority replacing J. Frank Main Sr. He will lead a board already reshuffled after a mass resignation. Holzapfel, a Hagerstown native and University of Maryland graduate, has experience in maintenance and sales and is married with two children.
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William M . Holzapfel
Frederick
Frederick Equipment Company
Holzapfel
Frederick Methodist Church
William
University of Kentucky
Edward R. McCutcheon
Lves
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Trouble Seen Ahead For Drought Disaster Aid
A high Department of Agriculture official warned that drought disaster aid, favored by county officials and Governor Tawes, could face trouble in Washington. The plan would let dairy and beef producers buy federal surplus corn at discounts, but no county has been granted the livestock feed program yet. Other officials noted feed aid typically arrives later in the season.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
J. Millard
Surplus corn program seen as key in relief plan
New York stock market opens lower for fourth straight session as traders weigh surplus corn sales and federal relief. Frederick County farmers back the surplus program as the main relief measure, while grazing on diverted land and hay growth are viewed as secondary, with approval likely.
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New York
Ors
Frederick County
J Austin Younkins
County Farm Bureau
Younkins
Teen drivers react to new Maryland driving law
Margie Solomon reports teens in Maryland respond to a General Assembly measure delaying licenses for under 18 until completion of a 30 hour classroom driver education course. Law delays June 1987 licenses, prompts mixed teen reaction, and notes existing Frederick County programs.
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Margie Solomon
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Maryland General Assembly
Drought Boosts Well Drilling Across Frederick County
New drought shocks Maryland as USGS declares Frederick County severe drought. Central Maryland and Delmarva report 40 percent below normal stream flow while Potomac at Washington rises to 528 million gallons per day yet remains very low. Despite water tables hovering, several well drilling firms see 150 feet average depth with 450 percent workload increases from dry wells.
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US Geological Survey
Frederick County
Maryland
Delmarva Penisula
Washington
Geological Survey
Training Session For Vote Judges Near Aug 19
Officials of the Board of Election Supervisors call all election judges to a special school for judges on Aug 19 at 7 30 pm at Governor Thomas Johnson High School. The session covers election law changes and the dual nature of the Sept 12 election a primary and a special election. Special balloting will ask voters to decide whether to revise Maryland's state constitution. Voters without party affiliation will cast ballots on the constitutional question, prompting adjustments to voting procedures.
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Board of Election Supervisors
Governor Thomas Johnson High School
Maryland
More days to register for primary election
The Board of Election Supervisors notes the deadline to register for the forthcoming primary election falls on Monday. Voters are urged to confirm their registration status and ensure eligibility before the cutoff.
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Primary Election Registration Board of Election Supervisors
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