Head On Crash Kills Two Local Residents Identified
Police identified the dead as John Larry Fellers age 2 percent of Harpers Ferry West Virginia and Debra Kay Tucker age 16 of Kausrville Tee. Officer Strum said vehicles crossed the center line creating the fatal collision. Driver Herbert Bankies survived with a fractured leg and cuts and was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital. responders included Brunswick ambulance and Jefferson Volunteer Fire Company. Earlier, Tic Hagy halted a car on US 15 for negligent driving and found 480 grams and four capsules of an undetermined drug and marijuana. Edward A. Thompson of Taneytown was arrested for marijuana and controlled substance charges. Joseph W. Smith of East Church Street posted personal recognizance after an assault charge.
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John Larry Fellers
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Debra Kay Tucker
Kausrville Tee
C. R. Strum
Tpr
Strum
Herbert Bankies
Brunswick
Jefferson Volunteer Fire Company
James Hagy
U.S. 15
Hagy
Edward A. Thompson
Taneytown
Joseph W. Smith
East Church Street
Mystery Voter Seeks Voice in Frederick County Government
A hidden voter presses for influence in county economic decisions and policy, backing five candidates focused on land use and planning. Campaign workers and residents warn the battle could split votes, with precincts and subdivison chairs shaping the race toward Winchester Hall.
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Democratic Party
Frederick County
John Harris
Green Valley
Richard Curtis
Robert Gray
Barry Lucey
Daniel Poole
Edgar Wirts
Curtis
Gary
Lucey
Lawrence Dorsey
John Crum
Sterling Bollinger
Save the Monocacy Association
North County
Civic Association
Paul Crum
Wirts
Urbana
New Market
Libertytown
Winchester Hall
Dorsey
Ricard Baumgartner
Donald Lewis
Harold Steiner
Theodore Ward
Crum
Steiner
Ward
Lewis
Smelser and Thomes Split On Disclosure and Campaign Finance
State Senators Charles Smelser and Edward Thomes clashed on disclosure and election reform. Thomas backed a stringent disclosure bill and public funding, while Smelser helped kill it. A later voluntary checkoff proposal failed. debate questioned incumbents funding campaigns and democratic fairness.
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Charles V. Smelser
Edward P. Thomes
Senate
Thomas
Smelser
Smetser
Senate hopeful Finch walks state in bid for nomination
Democratic candidate Walter G. Finch has logged about 79 miles statewide with plans to cover 600 more before the September 10 primary, aiming to top rival miles covered in 1972. He strolls towns by day and desolate areas by night, listening to voters and distributing campaign cards.
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Senate
Walter G. Finch
Frederick County
Finch
Richard Clark
Towa
Beaverdam
Maryland-Virginia
Susquehanna
Baltimore
Carroll County
Ford To Be Candidate For Full Term In 76
President Ford signals a possible 1976 bid for a full four year term. He hosts meetings with liberal senators and GOP leaders, signs housing and education legislation, and garners praise in House and Senate appearances while planning campaign photographs with Republican candidates.
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Pete
Ford
Washington
GOP
George Bush
Nelson Rockefeller
Frank Church
Didaho
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Rmd
Seafarers Union
Paul Hall
Rockefeller
White House
Jerald F. JerHorst
Horst
Oval Office
of Health, Education and Welfare
Capitol Hill
Cost of Living Council
Congress
Executive Branch
America
Michigan
Senate Slices Five Billion From Military Spending
The Senate trimmed military appropriations by nearly five billion dollars and rejected deeper cuts to the Pentagon budget. The measure, passed with the House, set total defense funding at about eighty two billion, below Nixon’s request but above last year’s. Ford warned of veto risk on inflation concerns.
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Senate
Pentagon
Ford
Senate Anst
House
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Capitol
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
William Proxmire
D-Wis
South Vietnam
Richard M. Nixon
Appropriations Committee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Ways and Means
Frederick FCC Board Approves Free College for Seniors
The Frederick Community College Board of Trustees formally adopts a policy allowing senior citizens to enroll in courses for free under state law 77 A. The board adds the policy to the college Policy Manual and considers a related day care feasibility study from a developing firm. No action taken on touring a Prince George’s facility this month.
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Frederick Community College Board of Trustees
Prince George's Community College
Largo
Prince George's
Frederick
John L. Carmochan Jr
FCC
Mary Condon Hodgson
PG County Center
Market declines as rate outlook fuels stock slide
New York AP report shows renewed concern over interest rate outlook sending the Dow Jones industrial average down. The 10:30 a.m. reading fell 5.94 points to 70.65 as losses outweighed gains on the New York Stock Exchange.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
COG To Discuss Tax Distribution at Aug Frederick meeting
The Frederick County Council of Governments will meet August 26 at Frederick City Hall 7 30 p m to discuss tax distribution among state county and municipal shares. The Maryland Municipal League and officials from the League will attend to review General Assembly programs and insurance plans.
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Frederick County
Maryland Lottery Draw Summary
The Maryland lottery results list today’s winning numbers as 138366 with car bonus 00000. A $50,000 prize number drawn Wednesday is 300714. The millionaire finalist number shown is 2538.
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Prince Frederick
Maryland
HRC Promotes Gentle Push For Affirmative Action Plans
The county Human Relations Council urges firms and agencies to file affirmative action plans to recruit and promote minorities and women. They emphasize education and persuasion, with sanctions available if plans are missing. Investigators check records on minorities and women interviewed, hired, and promoted, and the EEOC can pursue subpoenas or court orders if needed.
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County Human Relations Council
Huran Relations
Barbara Jean Brightful
HRC
Donald Date
State Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC
Brightus
Date
Brightful
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