Thurmont Grange urges public hearings on county courthouse site
The Thurmont Grange calls for hearings across northern southern and central parts of the county to decide if a new county courthouse is needed and where it should be located. The group backs adding a nursing care facility to Montevue and argues against a West Patrick Street downtown site. Other groups like the Farm Bureau and Civic Federation also want hearings.
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Thurmont Grange
Grange
Montevue
Fetter
West Patrick Street
Mae Moser
Lewis
County Farm Bureau
Civic Federation
Dorsey
Patrick Street
Rain and cool spell forecast with weekend sun
A cold front has brought cooler air and a low around 34 degrees overnight. Saturday may see a chance of rain and clouds clearing later as temperatures stay cool with no rain before Saturday.
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Central Atlantic States
Il Aly
Police search for two liquor store robbers across three states
Maryland West Virginia and Virginia police seek two young men in connection with an attempted Hillside Liquors robbery near Sandy Hook and two later store robberies in Brunswick. A clerk was assaulted in Brunswick as one suspect fled with a stick while a bystander held officers off with a vehicle search revealing marijuana in the car.
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Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
Washington County
Brunswick
Hillside Liquors
Weaverton
Sandy Hook
WWD Liquors, Inc
Steven Norman Thompson
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Raymond Danner
New Addition
Nixon Warns Of Higher Prices and Joblessness
President Nixon warned of rising prices and higher unemployment as inflation worsens. He urged patience while a 1975 outlook sees 6% jobless rates and 6% price growth, with a modest budget plan and phased wage price controls. Considerations include defense spending near record levels and energy crisis measures to cushion the economy.
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Nixon
Washington
Rerpeema Vienne
Cor
Congress
Council of Economic Advisers
Corral
Jobless Rate Shows Big Jump In January
Washington reports unemployment rose from 4.8 to 5.2 percent in January amid fuel shortages. The Labor Department cites losses in aviation automobile and recreation sectors with nearly 370,000 jobs cut, pushing total unemployment to about 4.7 million in the seasonally adjusted figures.
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Washington
Labor Department
Newal
Brinegar Backs Abandonment of Quarter of Northeast Rail
Transportation Secretary Claude Brinegar urged abandoning about 16 000 miles of rail track in the Northeast. He said only 4 percent of current rail traffic would be affected and that competition should focus on high volume interstate routes. He named 17 core competitive areas including New York Philadelphia Chicago and Detroit and noted 12 areas as major interregional gateways deserving special consideration.
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Washington
Departmen of Transportation Today
United States
Transportation
Claude Brinegar
Northeast
Penn Central
Northeastern
Brinegas
Boston
New York
Newark
N.J
New Brunswick
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Beckley
W. Va
Pittsbed
Buffalo
Cleveland
Bristol
Post Office Annex Moves to New Frederick Site
Frederick Postmaster John Young announced the mail processing move to a new annex at the intersection of U S 15 and Hayward Road around May 1. The relocation will house 110 employees and consolidate processing, with service continuing at the East Patrick Street main office and no reduction in regular box or withdrawal services.
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Ideal
Young
U. S. Postal Service
Frederick Business Properties
Trucker Violence Reported Across Counties Clashes
A trucker was killed near Frederick as violence damaged at least seven trucks in early Friday unrest. National protests drew thousands of truckers with scattered incidents across 20 states. Police reported a shotgun blast damaging a truck at Northway Truck Stop near Greenbelt and injuries minimal with no suspects. Damage estimated. Cecil County state police continued coverage.
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Frederick
Truck City
Northway
Greenbelt
Cecil County
Adams Wins Fight Over Assessment Hike By LEE SHORT
Adams, a Middletown farmer and real estate agent, wins a long tax battle over a 1972 reassessment of his Beard Run property. The Maryland Tax Court reduced his land assessment from 23 845 to 21 460 before the appeal was dismissed for timeliness, with officials citing missing certificates and notices. The case highlighted disputes over swampland versus productive land classifications and involved Norris, the state tax official, and the county commissioners of Frederick County.
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Lee Short
Middletown Farmer
John C. Adams
Maryland Tax Court
Attorney General's Office
Lumen Norris
Septasmenis
Ambstadt
K Donald Proctor
Albert W. Ward
Weday
Tate Law
Coat of Appeals
Proctor
Frederick County
County Commissioners
Norris
Ward
Adams
New Broad Run
State Conservation Service
Maryland
Hondames H. Norris Jr
Maryland Court of Appeals
Adama
News-Post
Nooris
Onder
State Tax Court
Edwin W Lowe
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Thurmount Grange
Ros Macdougall
South Market Street
Ed Leakins
Paul Crum Jr
W. Jerome Offutt
Cy Hall
Clarke Eae
Gocwee
Board of Aldermen
Larry Lipman
John W. Reburn
Loudoun County
Brunswick Ambulance
Ms. McFall
Doris Shank
Shirley Main
Yellow Springs
Washington Street
Board of Education
Neil Sandler
Mic
Counci Charman Norbert Stean
Hense
Brinegar
Postal Service
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