Six PEP Jobs Begin Sept 1 in County Plan
Six unemployed residents will start new jobs Sept 1 under the federal Emergency Employment Act of 1971. Veterans from Vietnam Korea and Indochina receive priority. County officials held a press conference to outline PEP details and urged applications at the Maryland Employment Security office in Frederick.
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Board of County
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Donald L. Lewis
James L. Bryan
George E. Dredden II
Maryland Employment Security Office
West Church St
Frederick
Dorsey
PEP
Dredden
New Teachers Struggle with Local Housing Shortage
Frederick County educators face a housing pinch as new teachers search for furnished apartments before the school year. FCTA president elect Doris Magaha says demand outstrips supply with rentals often requiring silent tenants, few pets, and no blacks. Warren Smith notes the shortage is recurrent, with the board shifting its listing role to the FCTA this year.
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Frederick County Teachers Association
County Board of Education
Frederick
Doris Magaha
FCTA
Smith
Fort Detrick
Board of Education
Beaten and Robbed on North Market Street
A Brunswick man, Frank Wenner, was jumped by three men on North Market Street at 12:33 am and robbed of about 398 dollars. Wendell Lee Williams of Lovettsville, Va, witnessed the assault and called for help as the car carrying the attackers fled. Police report Wenner was not seriously hurt and detectives continue the investigation.
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Brunswick
North Market Street
Frank Wenner
Wenner
Wendell Lee Williams
Lovettsville
Williams
Timothy May
Waters’ Esso
West Seventh Street
Kline To Begin Work On U S 15 Project
Work on a 3 247 mile section of northbound U S 15 from Old Frederick Road to Putman Road will start in early September. Richard F Kline Inc of Frederick won the contract for 1 078 802 65 with an estimated completion of two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S&s. 15
Old Frederick Road
Putman Road
Richard F. Kline Inc
Frederick
Fire log excerpt reports multiple incidents and calls
The entry lists fire calls over a 24 hour period ending 10 am with locations including 1026 Taney Avenue and Quinn Orchard Road. It notes a gasoline leak at 2 38 pm a truck fire at 5 12 am and mentions responders Juniors Citizens Independents and ambulance routes. It also records jail population figures: males 30 females 2.
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Taney Avenue
Quinn Orchard
Downtown Frederick Stores Add Thursday Night Hours
Thirteen downtown Frederick shops will stay open Thursday nights starting Sept 2, joining their regular Monday and Friday hours. Participating outlets include Routzahn's Appliance and Department Stores, King's Men's Wear, Young Men's Shop, Shepley's, Key Chevrolet, Sears, General Interiors, Hair House, Henri's, Colonial Music, Rovin's, and Penney's, with Thursday hours until 9 pm.
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Frederick
Routzahn’s
Routzahn’s Department
King’s Men’s Wear
Young Men’s Shop
Shepley’s
Key Chevrolet
Sears
General Interiors
Hair House
Henri’s
Colonial Music
Rovin’s
Penney’s
Alert Raised in Vietnam as Elections Near
Saigon reports the U S command lifts troops to yellow alert for possible unrest ahead of lower house elections. About 22 000 U S troops in Saigon confined to bases with travel restricted. Generals seek restraint amid threats from veterans groups Buddhists and students while Thieu stands firm on October 3 vote and Ky proposes resignation.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Creighton W. Abrams
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Demilitarized Zone
Maryland Eyes State Auto Insurance Plan To Cut Premiums
Maryland Secretary of Licensing and Regulation John R. Jewell proposes a state funded auto insurance plan to cut drivers premiums by about 50 percent while maintaining liability and medical coverage. The plan funds via higher gas taxes and license fees, with private firms still writing collision coverage. Industry opposition and potential political hurdles loom ahead of the 1971 legislature.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Jewell
Credit Union Nears Start in Frederick Community
A working committee gathers data for an NCUA report to form a people’s credit union in Frederick. John E. Simmonton of NCUA meets with Southwest Frederick residents, city officials, and business leaders at Asbury Church to outline three credit union types and suggests a low income community focus with geographic boundaries.
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National Credit Union Administration
Frederick
John E. Simmonton
NCUA
Harrisburg
Asbury United Methodist Church
Simmonton
Temperature Dips To 49
Forecast calls for a cool night with a low around 49 degrees and clear skies. Daytime highs near the low 70s with a slight warming trend into Wednesday and only a small chance of rain tomorrow.
Funds Arrive to Support Maryland Institute Art Student
Oliver Blackston, a young sculptor from Adamstown, will attend the Maryland Institute of Art this fall with aid arranged by Jeane Dixon and the Children to Children program. Community Action Agency leader Mary Jane Johnson says $2,000 tuition and $150 for supplies are targeted, plus camera needs over $200. Donations total $665 with $400 in scholarships from State Senator Edward Thomas, while remaining costs will be addressed as plans firm up.
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Oliver Blackston
Frederick
Maryland Institute of Art
Jeane Dixon
Oliver
Johnson
Blackston
Maryland Institute
Dixon
Ying- Ming
News- Post
Thomas Johnson High School
Dollar Wavers in Europe as Japan Holds Yen Strong
In London the dollar fell sharply against European currencies while Tokyo saw buying spree demand. The Bank of Japan spent about 110 million to meet demand as Japan rejected any unilateral yen rise. Acting Foreign Minister Kimura urged currency moves through multilateral talks. If this trend persists, U.S. imports could be cheaper in Europe under Nixon policy.
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London
U.S
Tokyo
Bank of Japan
Japan
Ter
Toshio Kimura
Europe
Nixon
End Of Freeze Seen Unlikely By Connally
Treasury Secretary Connally says a full end to the 90 day wage price freeze is unlikely and the government will retain some controls. He notes the freeze aims to slow wage and price increases and mentions mortgage rates are not covered. The Federal Home Loan Bank Board plans a news conference on mortgage rate rises and stabilization steps.
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Connally
Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
ABC
Presi
Dent Nixon
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Thief Gets 9 Year Prison Sentence
Clarence Earl Williams was sentenced by Judge Robert Clapp Jr. in Circuit Court to nine years in the Department of Correction after a jury convicted him of larceny involving 1465 dollars taken from the Cloverleaf Shell Station on August 2. Williams escaped from Frederick County Jail after conviction and was returned on August 5. A co‑defendant Sheila Yvonne Butler, 18, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty to larceny and received two years. State's Attorney Rothenhoefer plans to charge Williams with escape.
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Baltimore
Robert Clapp Jr
Department of Correction
Clarence Earl Williams
Williams
Frederick County
Department of Parole and Probation
Robert Rothenhoefer
Sheila Yvonne Butler
Washington, D.C
Market advances push Dow to 896.47 in brisk trade
New York stocks extended Monday gains with the Dow Jones 30 at 896.47 after a 4.09 point rise at 10:30 a.m. The broad market showed gains as advances outweighed declines by nearly two to one on the New York Stock Exchange.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
IRS Office Answers Questions on Price Freeze
The Western Maryland field office of the Internal Revenue Service becomes a local question and answer center for price rent and wage stabilization. Located in Monocacy Village Shopping Center East Street it operates 8 30 a m to 5 p m with five staff ready to handle complaints and inquiries. Despite guidelines and confirmation by the Baltimore office the local office has yet to receive a single inquiry.
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Nixon
Western
Baltimore
W. S. Harris
Wheels Of Justice Speedy In Local Circuit Court
Frederick County Circuit Court stands out for rapid trials with many cases heard before the next Grand Jury session. A cited murder case from September to December is described as among the swiftest in the state. New York burglars pleaded guilty in circuit court less than a month after arrest.
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Wheels of Justice
Frederick County
Court House
Maryland
New York
Honda
Frederick
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