Frederick County considers 45 cent lunch price for cash buyers
The Frederick County Board of Education debated raising secondary school lunch prices to 45 cents for students paying cash, not affecting ticket holders. The plan aims to boost ticket sales and offset lunch program deficits at six of eight high schools, with action deferred to next month.
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Frederick County Board of Education
Green Valley
State Interagency Council
John Tritt
Tritt
B&O Plans Abandonment Of Buckeystown Freight Line
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission to abandon its Buckeystown branch. The 0.86 mile siding has been idle for years and was once used by Hudson Supply Co bricks and occasional freight for farmers and a defunct pre fab house maker. Residents recall no station at Buckeystown and question the line’s purpose.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Buckeystown
Hudson Supply Co
Mathias Praises Detrick for Medical Achievements
Senator Charles Mathias lauded Fort Detrick for advancing biological research and vaccines. He credited the facility with 1,500 major literature additions and six symposia, noting vaccines for botulism, anthrax, tularemia, and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis. He warned on population growth and economic policy, urging flexible Price and Wage Board guidelines.
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Fort Detrick
Charles McC Mathias
Rotarians
Mathias
Detrick
Nixon
U. S
Mathias Raps Planning For U.S. Bicentennial
Sen. Charles Mathias urges a broader, more representative Bicentennial Commission. He says the 1976 celebration risks becoming a superficial display unless it also tackles current social issues and includes diverse voices from arts, humanities, urban planning, and law. Dan Buse notes the chairman agrees.
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Washington
Charles McC. Mathias
RMI
Mathias
Senate
Commission
Dan Buse
Davis J. Mahoney
New York
Jackson Bows Out Of N H Primary
Senator Henry M Jackson of Washington said he will skip the New Hampshire primary on March 7. He argued the contest is a sure Muskie victory and cited strategic considerations for his decision.
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Jackson
N.H
Washington
Henry M Jackson
D-Wash
New Hampshire
Edmund S. Muskie
Fire log report for Motter Station Road chimney fire
Fire calls logged in the 24 hours ending 10 am include a chimney fire at Motter Station Road in Rocky Ridge with response by Rocky Ridge at 7:05 p.m. Ambulance calls listed as Emergency 1 Routine 3. Jail population shows 20 males 1 female 4 juveniles.
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Motter Station
Rocky Ridge
Stock market rally slows on steady NYSE trading
New York AP reports a restrained rally as trading continued with advances ahead of declines on the NYSE. The Dow Jones average at 10:30 a.m. fell 2.26 points to 843.75 amid active market movement.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
U.S. 15 Dualization Plan Revised by SRC
The Frederick County officials report the State Roads Commission will pause work on U.S. 15 north of Catoctin Furnace to inform the public. The plan shifts construction to start at the Pennsylvania line and proceed south, with an informal hearing planned to present environmental and archeological findings and hear community input.
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Lafe Roads Commission
Frederick County
Catoctin Furnace
SRC
Pennsylvania State Line
Chamber of Commerce
Board of County Commissioners
Winchester Hall
John A. Derr
Donald Lewis
Edward P. Thomas Jr
Woodford
State Roads Commission
U.S. 15
Harmony Grove
Catoctin
U.S
Charles Mathias
Kelley
Store Road
State Line
Downs
Emmitsburg
Derr
Dollar Dips to New Low in Europe and Tokyo
The US dollar fell to record lows in Europe and Japan amid signals Washington would accept currency devaluation. Frankfurt opened at 3.29 marks, down from 3.3035, while Tokyo closed at 26.75 yen per dollar, below the prior low. German and Tokyo rates imply broader adjustments as the Rome talks hint at a 4.5 to 5 percent devaluation.
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Frankfurt
Europe
Japan
Washington
Frankfurt Exchange
Tokyo
Nixon
United States
Rome
Group of Ten
U.S. Treasury
John B. Connally
Chamber Sends Out Posse In Search Of New Members
A 25 member Chamber of Commerce of Frederick County unit was deputized at 7 15 am by Membership Marshal Isaac Stevens to contact 100 posted prospects for new members. Volunteers received names at Bettys Restaurant and will visit prospects today, with progress announced by local radio from the Francis Scott Key Hotel. The drive emphasizes the county chamber’s 500 members and the need for more amid changing enterprise conditions. Speakers included VP Frank Martin, Charles Schroer, Joseph Kane, and E Dougherty with others named among volunteers.
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Monica Main
Chamber of Commerce
Frederick County
Isaac Stevens
Frank Martin
Marshal Stevens
Montgomery Ward
Ed Donohues
Chamber
Francis Scott Key
Roc
Charles A. Schroer
Joseph Kane
E. Doughtery
Richard E. Jammernd
Paul Smith
Garland P. Feaga
James B. Brashoacs
George Carr
Carl Culler
Lawrence Silbernagle
Lawren Sibert
Francis Poland
HRC Unveils Plan to End Social Services Discrimination
The Frederick County Human Relations Council released an eleven part plan to prevent racial discrimination in the Frederick County Department of Social Services. The department has increased black staff from three to seven full time workers and two temporary employees. The plan follows allegations raised at public hearings in 1970 and cites issues of outreach, service quality, and alleged hostile attitudes toward the poor.
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Frederick County Department of Social Services
Frederick County Human Relations Council
Social Services Department
Rita Davidson
Ata Maryland Department of Employment and Social Services
Maryland Commission On Human Relations
Frederick Human Relations Council
Human Relattons Council
Frederick City
Frederick County
Rural Areas Steamrollered Delegation Attacks Reapportionment
Frederick County lawmakers and Senator Charles Smelser criticized a General Assembly reappointment plan. It splits Frederick into two senatorial districts overlapping Washington and Carroll counties, with three delegates in the Washington Frederick district and two in the Carroll Montgomery overlapping district. Rural counties fear loss of representation as districts share delegates with neighbors.
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Frederick County
Charles Smelser
General Assembly
House
Goy
Marvin Mandel
Frederick
Washington
Carroll
Washington -Frederick
Montgomery
Joe Hen Dephey
Edward Thomas
Rothenhoefer Denies Charges In Brown Case
State's Attorney Robert Rothenhoefer denied that any statement on the Eleanor Brown hit and run case came from his office. He refused to confirm or deny a report that he would prosecute before the December 20 statute expires. He also accused the press and NAACP of mishandling the case.
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Robert
Rothenhoefer
Eleanor Brown
NAACP
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