Slopes Readied as Major Snowstorm Nears Area
Forecasts predict a substantial snowstorm tonight into Thursday for the Frederick area with high temperatures in the 30s and overnight lows around 20. Several resorts report varying base depths from 4 to 36 inches and plans to open all areas if snow materializes, with details on Charnita, Strudel Run, Blue Knob, Seven Springs, Wagner, Stowe, Camelback, and Roundtop noting current conditions and lift operations.
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Frederick
Mercury
Charnita
Emmitsburg
Strudel Run
Braddock Heights
Blue Knob
Blue Knob State
Park
Seven Springs
Wagner
Stowe
Stroudsourg
Roundtop
Pennsylvania
Derr Seeks Court System Answers
Frederick County officials met with the governor in Annapolis to press for more details on the district court plan. They debate whether Washington County will delay implementing the system and whether partial district rollout is possible, while weighing state funding responsibilities and local effects.
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Margaret Hindman
John A. Derr
Board of
Frederick County Commissioners
Annapolis
Washington County
Frederick
Frederick County
General Assembly
Taxpayers League Pushes 12 Month School Year Plan
Frederick County and City Taxpayers League urges year round use of school facilities to cut rising costs. Board of Education studied the idea and referred a voluminous report to a citizen long range panel. League cites Windis Valley View Illinois as example with 45 15 plan expanding capacity without new bonds.
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Frederick County
Frederick County and City Taxpayers League
Board of Education
Citizens Advisory Group
Robert E. Dailey Sr
The
Taxpayers League
Dailey
Windis
Valley View
Chicago
League
HRC Seeks MLK Birthday Holiday Action
The Frederick County Human Relations Council backed a unanimous resolution urging that Martin Luther King Jr. day on January 15 become a national holiday. The move will be shared with federal state and local governments. The HRC also discussed boosting black representation on its board and planned a January budget review.
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Bill Grady
Frederick County Human Relations Council
Martin Luther King
HRC
Morgan Anderson Anderson
Lawrence Dorsey
Dorsey
Bernie Zerkel Jr
Zerkel
Anderson
Congress Races To Break SST Impasse In 91st Session
Washington AP reports a deadlocked 91st Congress aims to resolve the SST dispute amid ongoing session time limits. Senate and House wrestle over 210 million vs 7 billion transportation appropriations, while wars over Social Security and tax measures loom. Rep. Ford criticizes Senate logjam as House works through weekend.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Norris Cotton
R-N.h
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers
Charleston
D.C
Proxmire
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
Gerald R. Ford
House of Representatives
Ford
Michigan Republican
Capitol
Lake Cunningham Falls Park to open by 1972 plan
Maryland officials outlined a five year expansion of state parks including Cunningham Falls with a target to complete the dam lake two beaches access road and parking by 1972. Greenbrier Fort Frederick Deep Creek and Rocky Gap parks also slated for major improvements and land acquisitions totaling millions.
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Cunningham Falls State Park
Maryland Department of Forests and Parks
Spencer P. Elis
Ham Falls State Park
Ali Gahn Temple
Cumberland
Ellis
Department of Forests and Parks
Cunningham Falls
Frederick
US. 15
Greenbrier State Park
Us, 40
Elis
Greenbrier
Fort Frederick Staite Park
Big Pop
Deep Creek Lake
Rocky Gap
Maryland
Clinton Hughes Dies At Age 56
Clinton Kirkwood Hughes longtime Post Office employee and Civil Air Patrol captain for Maryland Wing died at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He left a wife two daughters and one grandson and was active in Fire Chief’s and Civil Defense groups. Funeral services scheduled at M. R. Etchison and Son Funeral Home with interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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Clinton Kirkwood Hughes
Anna May Wilson Hughes
Potomac Ave
Braddock Heights
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Comus
Clinton K
Lucy House Hughes
Post Office Department
Maryland
Civil Air Patrol
Fire Chief's Association
Civil Defense Volunteer
National Letter Carrier’s Association
University of Maryland Fire Extension Service
Middletown Fire Co
Fire Chief’s Association of Maryland
Carol Holton
Gail Williams
Joppa
Stephen Michael Holton
M. R. Etchison and Son Funeral Home
Church St
Funeral
Robert F. Woodward
First Baptist Church
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Fire Log Summary From Local Service Calls
Fire calls reported during the 24 hour period ending at 14 a.m. Emergency and routine ambulance activity noted with counts of eight and three respectively. Contact numbers 662-6333 and 663-4400 provided for inquiries. County ambulance operations logged as part of the public safety update.
Frederick County FCVA tops 1000 gift packages sent
Frederick County Veterans Association reports 1 015 gift packages shipped to servicemen in Vietnam since November 1967. Chairman Harvey Showe Jr credits community support including Salvation Army and Arlan’s for the milestone and notes heartfelt letters from recipients praise the program.
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Frederick County
Vietnam
Frederick County Veterans Association
Harvey Showe Jr
FCVA
Showe
Salvation Army
Arlan
6.5 Million Mail Pieces Go Through Frederick Post Office
The Frederick Post Office processed 6.5 million pieces during the two week Christmas rush and delivered all on time. Officer-in-charge John Young noted the volume was roughly double normal times, with peak days on the two Mondays before Christmas as many address cards over the weekend. About 97,000 letters were canceled the Monday before Christmas, a figure not including metered mail from businesses.
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Frederick
John Young
Young
Mary Harrington 103 dies in Frederick
Mary Catherine Mollie Harrington 103 wife of the late Adolphus Harrington died Tuesday at Frederick Memorial Hospital born August 27 1867 in Frederick she lived on East South Street early life in the family home attended Miss Meekley’s school and Visitation Academy she taught Sunday School for 60 years was a matron in a 10 0 F cottage and helped dressmaking projects she was a charter member of Samaritan Rebekah Lodge and Evangelical Lutheran Church she is survived by nieces and nephews funeral Saturday at 11 in Evangelical Lutheran Church with donations to the Odd Fellows Home or church building fund handled by M R.
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Mary Catherine (Mollie) Harrington
Adolphus Harvey Harrington
Frederick Memorial Hospital
East South St
Maryland
Odd Fellows Home
Frederick
Sally Meekley
Miss Meekley
Frederick County
Harvey Harrington
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Francis Reinberger
Mount Olivet
Maryland Odd Fellows Home
Evangelical Lutheran Church Building Fund
M. R.etchison and Son Funeral Home
Market Opens Strong With Sixth Gain In A Row
New York stocks extended gains in moderate trading led by the Dow Jones industrial average climbing to 942.83 at 10 39 a m. The index rose 3 83 as advancers outpaced decliners by nearly three to one.
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New York
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Derr
Taxpayers’ League
Kilsing
Birdland
Des Moines
Iowa
Kate Anderson
Vista Hrc
Kathleen Snowden
Sheu
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
91St
92Nd Congress
Valence
France
Alps
Taly
Cap Wirgonote
Cunningham Falls Park
Clinton Hughes
David D. Chestnut
Donald Ritter
Pfc
Harold D. Rollison
Sheridan L. Gladhill
Mary C. Harrington
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