Frederick Faces Rising Fuel Costs and Downtown Plan
The city grapples with higher gas and heating oil prices as 1973 begins, prompting a fuel efficiency push with 24 cars and 55 trucks in service. Officials note contracts allow price hikes on 30 days notice while a downtown beautification project on South Market Street moves forward with a $53,500 state grant and a December public meeting. Also at risk are three local businesses facing sewer extensions costing $90,700, with right-of-way hurdles and potential closures if solutions are not found. An older deed question ties Montevue to the county poor fund and echoes disputes over historic City Hall property.
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Michael E. Pace Jr
Gulf Oil
Frederick
Potomac Edison System
George B. Delaplaine Jr
Delaplaine
City Hall
Daft-McCune-Walker Inc
South Market Street
At & P.m
Barbara Fritchie
Billy Boots
Massers
Charles Spicknall
Manuel Weinberg
Richard Zimmerman
James McSherry
Spicknall
Montevue
Levy Court
General Assembly
Couny Roads
Ralph Ga"ey
Emergency Road Service To Be Continued By AAA
AAA operated by the Automobile Club of Maryland will continue emergency road service four hours daily seven days a week during the energy crisis. President Mandel announced that members whose cars run dry or out of gas will receive assistance from AAA trucks based in Baltimore. Gas may be provided in small quantities to stranded motorists to reach a safe place or a motel for Monday resumption of service.
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AAA
Avemobile Club of
Maryland
Richard A. Haruman
Quted
Mandel
Hartman
Automobile Club
Lutheran Church Fire Damage Tops $75,000
City fire marshal and Police Investigation Division probe the cause of a large fire at the Lutheran Church on West Seventh Street and Taney Avenue. The fire largely stayed in the roof above classrooms, with smoke only in the church area. About 75 firefighters and officers battled the blaze, estimated damage at 75000, while nursery school will remain closed until further notice and a communion service is planned tomorrow. The church was dedicated November 30, 1958 after ground breaking in July 1957 and organizing in February 1954.
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West Seventh Street
Taney Avenue
Ann Dean
Grant Place
Board of American Missions
The
United Lutheran Church In America
LeGore Considers Quarry Expansion Facing Local Opposition
Woodsboro residents voiced concern over a planned expansion of LeGore Lime Company quarry operations south of Md 194. Phoenix Company representatives argued for rezoning to heavy industrial and to extend the plant toward the town, citing dwindling northern beds and a $520,000 geologic survey.
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Woodsboro
Frederick County
Planning and Zoning Commission
Phoenix Company
LeGore Lime Company
LeGore
MD. 14
Lime Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
LeGore Company
MD. 194
County
P&z
Couny
Lawrence
Gasoline Rationing Under Consideration
A White House energy group plans baseline gasoline rationing options with potential decisions by Tuesday. Officials expect large cuts in gasoline use, and talks include shifting refinery products to feeds while coal is urged for power plants.
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Washington
Presiden Nixons
Energy Emergency Action Group
Presidentinon
Treasury
George P Shultz
Congress
Shultz
White House
Charleston
W.va
Gasoline price increases announced by major oil firms
Three large oil companies said they will raise gasoline prices by two cents or more per gallon starting Saturday with further rises expected. Union Oil plans two cent hikes on gasoline and diesel, while Shell and Atlantic Richfield mark increases of two cents on gasoline and 4.5 cents on diesel.
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Union
Sheil
Atlantic Richfield
Ben-Gurion Dies at 87 in Tel Aviv After Stroke
Israel’s founding premier David Ben-Gurion died at Tel Hashomer hospital in Tel Aviv at 7:10 am after a cerebral hemorrhage. He led the nation in the 1948 War of Independence and the 1956 Suez crisis and retired from politics in 1970 after years of health decline. He is survived by two daughters and his grandson Alan Ben-Gurion, who was injured in the October War.
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Tel
Israel
Ben-Gurion
Negev Desert
B.G
Tel Aviv
Golda Meir
Nixon
Alan Ben-Gurion
Israel accuses Egypt of launching attacks near Suez
The Associated Press reports Israel says Egyptian forces fired at three points along the west bank of the Suez Canal and were repelled with no reported casualties. UN peacekeeping chief Ensio Siilasvuo met Egyptian and Israeli officials in Cairo and Jerusalem to push for restarting cease fire talks.
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Israel
Egypt
Associated Press
West Bank
Suez Canal
Middle East
U.N
Ensio Siilasvuo
Cairo
Ahmed Ismail
Jerusalem
Moshe Dayan
Courthouse Complex Study Details Twelve Site Alternatives
State planning consultant Melvin Ginsburg says a report to the county Council of Governments reviews twelve possible sites for a proposed courthouse complex. The list includes a 82 acre block bounded by South Market All Saints Carra il oral South Streets with 55 families and a dozen businesses to relocate and potential conflicts with city water tower improvements. The final recommendations remain undisclosed.
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Melvin Ginsburg
County Council of Governments
West Patrick Street
South Market
All Saints
Carra@il
Ginsburg
Winchester Expansion Alters Complex Plans
Consultant Melvin Ginsburg warns the Frederick County expansion at Winchester Hall will require more space than planned. He estimates county needs at 44,600 square feet excluding the Circuit Court and agencies and questions whether expansion will occur next to Winchester Hall or in a new courthouse complex. Statewide rules push design for six year occupancy and potential assessors staffing and parking space increases. The county may also add room for the Assessments and Taxation Department as reassessment cycles shift. (Continued on Page A-6)
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Melvin Ginsburg
Circuit Court
Ginsburg
Winchester Hall
State Department of Assessments
General Assembly
Fredenck County
Senate Approves Social Security Hike in 668 Vote
The Senate approved an 11 percent Social Security increase and a grants program for low income working families in a 668 to 0 vote. The action sends the measure to conference with the House, which also backs an 11 percent across the board increase for about 3 million beneficiaries. Senator Russell Long said a compromise would be sent to President Nixon before the 1973 session ends.
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Washington
Senate
House
Russell B. Long
D-La
Nixon
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Aharon Yariv
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Department of State Planning
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Lawreme A. Dorsey
John A. Derr
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Winchester
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