County Fair Opens With High Hopes for Busy Week
Montgomery County Fair officials preview a six day 4 H event drawing about 160 000 visitors starting Monday with a Sunday Quarter Horse Show. A luncheon showcased by St Paul United Methodist Church Laytonsville fed 8 000 fairgoers while media toured the exhibit halls and the cheese display features two of the world’s largest cheeses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth W. Johnson
Montgomery Bureau
Gaithersburg
Montgomery County
St. Paul United Methodist Church of
Laytonsville
Fair section food prep runs smoothly under Ruth Bennett
Mrs. Ruth Bennett leads the cafeteria operation for the fair dining room. She totals 60 dozen eggs 9 gallons vinegar 190 pounds sugar and 9 boxes corn starch for the salad dressing and explains the recipe for one gallon. Children shuck corn daily and graduate to waitressing as the event grows.
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Ruth Bennett
Bike inspection continues at city police HQ
City police continue bicycle inspections at 731 N. Market Street. By Thursday evening 1097 bikes had been checked. License stickers for the year have not arrived yet. Unregistered bikes can be inspected and registered on weekdays through Aug. 31 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
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N. Market Street
John Brashears
Early Harvest Advised for Corn Blight in Frederick County
Frederick County extension reports wide spread corn leaf blight affecting T cytoplasm hybrids. Producers should time harvest as spores reach kernels, with silage advised from infected fields. Shiffler urges field rotation and spraying with dithane M-45 or Manzate 200 to curb spread, 85 percent seed corn next year expected resistant. John’s Schools to open September 7 at 8 45 am.
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Frederick County
County Extension Service
Winchester Hall
Kenneth Shifflet
Plant Sciences Extension
Shiffler
Extension Service Office
Stocks Rally After Nixon Policy Shocks Markets
The Dow soars to a record gain of 32.93 to 888.95 on Monday as Nixon unveils sweeping policies. NYSE trades surge to 31.73 million shares. Tuesday adds 10.95 points before a Wednesday downturn on price wage freeze worries. Week total up 24.89. Small investors surge. big blocks trade heavily. Institutions still active but volume outpaced by public demand.
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NEW York
Nixon
New York Stock Exchange
Dow
Wall Street
Dollar Faces Test Monday in Europe Markets
European governments unveiled plans to reopen foreign exchange markets on a do it yourself basis after President Nixon’s dollar policy disruption. The pound is set to float, the franc moves to a two tier system, the mark and lira float with limited bands, and analysts foresee small percentage swings as markets adjust.
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Brussels
London
Wes
New York
Paris
Bonn
Rome
Britain
Secret Report Urged Cancellation of SST Program
A previously secret 1969 presidential panel urged canceling SST contracts and government backing. The release followed suits seeking public access. the Garwin committee warned of high costs and risks, with production delays and uncertain returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Office of Science and Technology
Peter L. Koff
American Civil Liberties Union
Edward H. David
Executive Branch
Koff
District Court
John H. Pratt
David
OST
Congress
SST
Richard L. Garwin
International Business Machines
New York
Victims of violent crime receive state aid in California
In California, victims of violent crime have received 677000 dollars for 406 claimants over four years under the federal victims law plus 119261 under the Good Samaritan Act. More claims are processed, with 420 denied largely due to lack of need or due to victim actions, while benefits cover lost wages and medical costs.
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Berkeley
Eugene F. Veglia
California
Veglia
State Board of Control
Vegta
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Montgomery County Fair Association
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Russell Henry
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Lake Singapore
Eaglehead
Linganore Corporation
Eaglehear
Frederick
Europe
Sacramento
Calif
Oxnard
Wolf's Head Motor Oil
von Eiff Gas CO
Unionville
Woolco Department Stores
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Woolco
ORLON
Frederick Shopping Center
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