Fort Detrick Gets New Lease On Life In 1971
Fort Detrick’s conversion to a cancer research center was announced by President Nixon on Oct 18 1971 signaling a shift from wartime to peace time use. Civilian personnel fell from 1057 to 579 since Dec 1969 amid a two year lobbying effort to repurpose the $100 million facility for cancer research.
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Fort Detrick
Phil Niklaus
Nixon
Detrick
America
U.S
Charles McC. Mathias
J. Glenn Beall Jr
Det
Last Minute Shoppers Boost Frederick Christmas Sales
Frederick merchants report a surge in last minute shoppers on Christmas Eve boosting local and county business. Store openings late into the evening and momentum built all year helped Routzahn's, Hendrickson's, Penney's and Montgomery Ward post stronger than last year results and forecast a solid 1972.
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Virginia
Frederick
Louise Strine
Frederick Downtown Merchants Association
Carroll Hendrickson
Hendrickson
North Market Street
Ron Molesworth
Routzalin’s
Molesworth
Routzahn’s
Routzahn
Hagerstown
Pennsylvania
Penney’s
Montgomery Ward
Frederick Towne Mall
Ed Donohue
Wards
Light Snow Expected As 1971 Ends
Light snow is forecast for New Year’s Eve as Frederick County and City offices close for the holiday. Banks and branches shut Friday evening. schools closed through Tuesday. Temperatures to dip to the upper 30s with highs in the 40s, precipitation ending Friday.
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Frederick County
Frederick City
E. Paul Magaha
Board of Education
Yule Tree Collection Scheduled
Christmas tree removal in Frederick City will run Monday through Thursday. Residents must place trees out for pickup. The trees are ground into mulch for use in city parks. Route areas include East and West Patrick Street, Linden Hills, Church Street, Sixth Street, and surrounding neighborhoods.
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Frederick City
Patrick Street
Linden Hills
Church Street
Sixth Street
Pomona Grange Urges Holding Assessments
Frederick County Pomona Grange adopts a resolution urging legislation to cap real estate assessment increases at 5.5 percent during the price freeze. The motion cites local reassessments rising as high as 100 percent and asks legal action or new laws to maintain the 5.5 percent limit throughout the freeze period.
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Frederick County
Pomona Grange
Jesse I. Burall
Ballenger District
Farm Bureau
eTyerefore
Nixon Calls Harlan Death Loss Of Court Giant
President Nixon praised Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan as a giant on the court after his death at George Washington University Hospital at age 72. Harlan had retired on Sept. 23 after 18 years on the bench and faced bone cancer.
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Nixon
Harlan
Washtington Cap
John] Marshall Harlan
Supreme Court
Washington
William H. Rehnquist
High Court
George Washington University Hospital
Potter Stewart
EH. Dillingham
New York City
Stewart
Justice Harlan
Warren FE. Burger
Sato Heads to US for Nixon Summit in California
Prime Minister Eisaku Sato will travel to San Clemente, California, January 6-7 for a summit with President Nixon. Officials expect talks on Okinawa reversion and Asia politics involving Communist China. Sato will be joined by Foreign Minister Takeo Fukuda, Finance Minister Mikio Mizuta, and International Trade and Industry Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
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Tokyo
Eisaku Sato
United States
Nixon
San Clemente
Calif
Okinawa
Japan
Asia
China
Sato
Takeo Fukuda
Mikio Mizuta
Kakuei Tanaka
United States halts air strikes on North Vietnam
The United States announces the end of its heaviest air attack on North Vietnam after five days of raids. About 1,000 combat strikes were carried out with losses including three US planes and several missing airmen. North Vietnam claims higher losses. The operation targeted MIG bases, SAM sites, antiaircraft batteries, radars, and depots from the DMZ to the 20th parallel, marking the deepest penetration since 1968.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
Britain poised to pull forces from Malta over base dispute
London reports Malta Premier Mintoff has demanded 311 million immediately for naval air and army bases. Britain offered 24.7 million plus 18.2 million over five years. Mintoff warned Britain to leave by Friday. Britain ordered 3 500 service members and 7 000 dependents to prepare to depart by March 31, though rent until then was paid.
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London
Britain
Malta
Dom Mintoff
Mediterranean
NATO
Mintoff
Soviet Union
Libya
Frederick Memorial Hospital Faces New Phase 2 Cost Squeeze
Frederick Memorial Hospital warns that Nixon Phase 2 rules will curb expansion and deny salary increases beyond the cost of living. Price Commission limits raise concerns over allowable cost increases and requires IRS approval for gains above 6 percent, with state advisory boards to ease exceptions.
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Phil Niklaus
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Nixon
The
Price Commission
Internal Revenue Service
Wallace Dow
Medicare
IRS
Commission
Bloodmobile collects 112 pints in Frederick County drive
The Red Cross Bloodmobile at Evangelical Lutheran Church drew 114 attendees, 61 scheduled, 53 walk ins, and 2 deferments for medical reasons, totaling 112 pints to the county quota. Credits were also awarded to 39 groups with several hitting three or more credits.
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Red Cross
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Frederick County
Francis Scott Key
American Legion
Frederick
Glen W. Byler
Woodsboro
American Telephone & Telegraph
Monrovia
Angels Post
Middletown
C&p Telephone Co
Catholic Daughters
Junior Fire Co
Fire Log Summary From Local Calls
Fire calls within 24 hours include an automobile fire on West Seventh Street at 4:29 pm with Juniors, a trash fire at the old Seallest plant on Uniteds Street at 2:15 am with Uniteds, a grass fire at County Route 40 West near Neat Towne and Country Rest ARestaurant at 3:12 pm with Independents, a dryer fire on South Delawal Ave in Brunswick at 9:33 pm with Brunswick, plus ambulance activity Emergency-6 Routine. Jail population shows 14 males and 0 females with 2 juveniles.
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citTy Safeway
West Sieventh ST
Winer Street
Old Seallest
Uniteds
Delawal Ave
Brunswick
Three Castaways Rescued By Coast Guard Near Miami
A 55-foot fishing boat Ixtapa sank December 19 in the Gulf of Mexico. Survivors include Tom Rash, Richard Antonio, and Jose Puga. Antonio said two other crewmen, John Denton and Harold Spalding, went delirious and jumped overboard. The raft drifted to Eliott Key where Rash was unconscious and rescued with Antonio and Puga.
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Miami
Fla
Eliott Key
Coast Guard
Tom Rash
Richard Antonio
Wilmington
Del
Jose Puga
Mexico
Ixtapa
Gulf of Mexico
Marathon
Cozumel
Antonio
John Denton
Newcastle
Harold Spalding
Antnio
Florida Keys
Rash
Puga
Stock Market Steady Wobble in New York Trading
Market on moderate volume as steel stocks fluctuated. Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped from a record range, while broader steel equities showed mixed moves amid ongoing trading with no clear trend.
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New York
Wb Industrials
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Hugo L Black
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Jersey City
N. J
Cedric Smith
Heath
Waverley Garden Apartments
Gene Smith
Fice
Governor
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