Britain Ends Power Slowdown Amid Christmas Lights
Britain averted a formal power slowdown after 125000 workers sought 25 percent pay rise while the government offered 10 percent. Talks with the Electricity Council continued as 5 to 22 percent power reductions persisted in homes and industry. Public stores resumed lights and shopping as unions face scrutiny and inflation fears.
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London
Britain
Frank Chapple
Electricity Council
National Court of Inquiry
Robert Carr
Chapple
New Bell History Ideas Sought in Frederick
Dates set for the 1971 Bell and History Days celebration in Frederick with May 15 and 16 as the weekend. Historic shrines will open and tours arranged for visitors. The planning committee seeks volunteers with or without local knowledge who can contribute ideas or assist on site. training will be provided. Offers should be directed to the Chamber of Commerce at the Francis Scott Key Hotel basement, phone 662-4164.
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Frederick
Chamber of Commerce
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Funeral Tuesday for Victim of Car Crash in Frederick
Funeral services are set for Tuesday for Helen Lawrence 16 who died in a Friday night auto accident. She was a Governor Thomas Johnson High School sophomore born in Germany and survived by her mother Ruth M. Lawrence a brother James L. Lawrence and five sisters. Burial at Arlington National Cemetery with Maj. Donald R. Dawson officiating. Friends may call today at Salamone Funeral Home Frederick from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
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Helen Lawrence
Miss Lawrence
Ruth M. Lawrence
James A. Lawrence
Governor Thomas Johnson High School
Germany
James L. Lawrence
Miami
Fla
Barbara von Hofgaarden
Rossmore
Calif
Halli Jones
Downey
Market Upturn Pushes Dow In Heavy Trade
New York stock market rose in heavy trading after three weeks of gains. At 10 30 a m the Dow Jones industrial average climbed 1 37 to 827 29 as investors bought more shares.
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New York
U S Troop Withdrawal Ahead of Nixon Schedule
U S command reports troop levels in Vietnam fell below 344000, beating Nixon timetable by three weeks. Plans call for all combat troops out by summer 1972 with some advisory and support forces remaining. Cu Chi base camp turned over to South Vietnamese as part of the drawdown. Two U S soldiers killed by a booby trap in Quang Ngai. two Vietnamese on a motorbike bombs' bus escape unharmed. Aircraft losses total seven thousand three hundred seventy nine.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Navy
Coast Guard
Cu Chi
25Th Infantry Division
Hawaii
South Vietnam
Quang Ngai
da Nang
Stomach chemical may trigger cancer, Nebraska study says
University of Nebraska researchers link stomach produced nitrosamines from nitrite and secondary amines to lung cancer in mice. They warn nitrosamines could be cancer-causing in humans and urge reducing nitrite use in processed meats, while FDA questions imminent risk and calls for dose thresholds.
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Washington
University of Nebraska
Melvin Greenblatt
Sidney Mirvish
Greenblatt-Mirvish
Nature
William Lisinsky
Eppley Institute
Samuel S. Epstein
Harvard Medical School
Greenblatt
Food and Drug Administration
Leo Friedman
FDA
Nebraska
Friedman
GAO Nursing Home Audit Cites Charges For Dead
The GAO audit of four Baltimore area nursing homes finds charges billed after patient deaths and $2000 in duplicate payments from Medicare and Medicaid. Moss cites missed state audits and hints at broader probes into the Gould Convalesarium case as HFAM challenges the findings. Witnesses include Ralph Nader and Maryland health officials as hearings resume.
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GAO Nursing Home
Washington
Baltimore Area
U.S. General Accounting Office
Moss
Health Facilities Association of Maryland, Inc
Baltimore
Gould
HFAM
L. Malcolm Rodman
Maryland
Rodman
Ralph Nader
Neil Solomon
Maryland Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene
Mitchell Gould
Screaming Eagles Get Local Red Cross Gifts
Frederick County American Red Cross received a letter from the Red Cross Field Director at the 101st Airborne Division acknowledging 100 Christmas gift bags from Frederick County. The Screaming Eagles, in Vietnam 1975 days, are grateful and send holiday greetings to volunteers and Frederick County for Shop Early 70 success.
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Frederick County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
101 Airborne Division
APO
San Francisco
Screaming Eagles
Vietnam
Road Repair Priorities Set by Frederick County Board
The Frederick County Roads Board will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Winchester Hall to discuss priorities for road repair and construction in the next fiscal year. The new county commissioners, who sit with the roads board, recently toured suggested construction sites. Winter meetings move to afternoons. evening sessions resume in April.
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Frederick County Roads Board
Winchester Hall
Board of County Commissioners
Roads Board
Nixon Calls for Family Aid Plan at Children’s Conference
President Nixon condemned the welfare system as monstrous and urged passage of the Family Assistance Plan, arguing a $1,600 annual income floor for a family of four. He warned Congress to act before adjournment while noting state, local, and family roles in child welfare. Delegates doubted administration action and criticized the conference setup, with calls for broader citizen participation.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Senate
White House
House
Stephen Hess
Bomb Explodes Outside GE Building in Midtown Manhattan
A pipe bomb exploded outside the General Electric Building in midtown Manhattan early today, shattering windows in four structures. One pedestrian was cut on the left by flying glass as police investigated the incident.
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New York
General Electric
Midtown Manhattan
Local Delegates Attend Conference On Children
Frederick Countians join 120 Marylanders at the White House Conference on Children in Washington DC. Delegates, including five from Frederick, participate in 25 forums addressing identity, learning, health, families, laws, and child services. Maryland leaders and youths attend workshops to identify problems and pledge to implement conference outcomes locally and nationally.
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White House
Washington, D.C
Maryland
Maryland Committee For Children and Youth
C. Burr Artz
American Public Library Association
David M. Denton
Maryland State School For the Deaf
American Instructors of the Deaf
Margaret B. Rawson
National Orion Society
Council of National Organizations For Children and Youth
Fire log report of 48 hour period end 10 a.m.
Fire calls logged include automibile fire at 9 02 p m Saturday at 212 Dill Avenue pending. house fire on 2 East 4th Street with pigeon trapped between ceiling and roof at 7 14 a m Sunday. chimney fires at Brown Residence Lingano re Road and Beachley Mountain Church Residence Saturday. trash fire at Old Adamstown School 4 34 p m Sunday. Ambulance calls listed as Emergency 10 Routine 4.
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Dill Avenue
Uniteds
East 4Th Street
County Brown
Linga~ Nore Road
Independents
New Market
Denver J. Shook dies former local policeman
Denver Jacob Shook age 69 of RFD 2 Emmitsburg died Sunday at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He retired from the Frederick City Police Force in 1965 after 20 years of service, with a year and a half on leave for U.S. Government work. He operated the Service Garage on East Patrick Street for four years in the early 1930s, then worked for the County Roads Board and State Roads Commission, later ran a trucking business, and returned to county service as a general foreman. He was appointed deputy under Sheriff Pat Hiltner in 1936 and later served two years as a city policeman. He was later employed in Wash.
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Denver
Jacob Shook
RFD 2
Emmitsburg
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Shook
Frederick City
U.S
East Patrick St
County Roads Board
State Roads Commission
The
Roads Board
Pat Hiltner
Cooler Weather Follows Rain With Light Snow Flurries
Weekend rainfall total .64 inch, with light snow flurries reported in parts of the county. Weekend high 47, overnight low 35. Dry air and colder conditions move in, with low 20s tonight and highs only in the low 40s Tuesday. December rainfall to date 2.95 inches in region.
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Norman
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