Northrop ordered to repay 564013 to Air Force on improper costs
The Defense Department announced Northrop Corp must return 564013 to the Air Force for improper costs billed for entertaining Pentagon personnel. Final payments on most Northrop contracts are suspended pending audit, with broader inquiries into entertainment by defense contractors and possible reimbursements reviewed.
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Air Force
Washington
Northrop Corp
Pentagon
Defense Department
William P Clements Jr
Joint Congressional Committee On Defense Production
Rockwell International Corp
Defense
Clements
Raytheon Corp
Rockwell Hughes Aircraft Co
Martin Manetta Inc
Boeing Aircraft Corp
General Dynamics Corp
Lockheed Aircraft Co
Sperry Rand Corp
the Grumman Corp
LTV Corp
Graceham Bird Kill Plan Denied by State Officials
Frederick County officials react to a Department of Natural Resources letter denying a blackbird extermination program in Graceham near Thurmont. The agency cites past efforts and cites Roost extermination in several states as required, noting no current plan to pursue such a program. The letter offers to assist with biologically responsible alternatives.
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Graceham
Frederick County
Lawrence A Dorsey
Department of Natural Resources
Thurmont
Rom Ralph A Bitely
Wildlife Services
Birds of
Fort Campbell
Cold Wave Relents as Temperatures Rise This Week
A warming trend begins after bitter cold with highs in the mid 30s and nightly lows in the 20s. Frederick recorded seven degrees and Unionville six, with a Monday high around 23 and a 12 degree low. The storm that dumped 14 inches of snow into North Carolina is noted as the cause of the cold spell, and forecasters expect precipitation through Saturday.
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Frederick
Unionville
North Carolina
Blackbird bill under scrutiny after emergency action
Washington AP report notes possible limited impact of emergency legislation to curb millions of blackbirds in Kentucky and Tennessee. Wildlife Service official questions effectiveness as states cite health hazards and crop losses from droppings. Histoplasmosis linked to roosts. territorywide economic damage cited with feed losses and costs of roost disruption.
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Congress
Kentucky
Tennessee
Wiltlife Service
George W Milas
House
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Carroll Hubbard Jr
Ray Blanton
Blanton
Ford
IOOF halts plans for 120 bed Frederick nursing home
IOOF and a feasibility firm say a 120 bed facility in Frederick County is unlikely after a study showing a demand of only 20 to 30 beds. The finding, paired with county health planning input, prompted an official IOOF decision at a Baltimore meeting later this month. The plan included a 26 bed addition at Vindobona Nursing Home and an 89 bed expansion for Frederick Convalescent.
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Frederick County
Internatonal Organization of Odd Fellows
IOOF
OOF
Jim Nene
Med Fac ( Medical Facilities) Inc
Wellington Heights
Health Planning Office
TOOF
Hed County
Vindobona Nursing Home
Braddock Heights
Mto
Frederick Convalescent
Sele
MNPAN
Ad Ict
Nene
County Abstains on Rent Control Policy Move
County Commissioners on Monday avoided taking a stand on rent control after lengthy talks with state legislators. Dorsey abstained, Wirts opposed, and most others supported moving Md 75 routing toward Ed McLain Road. The board also voted to expand the county Roads Board to ten members and seek state action within 30 days on Myersville Middletown Road improvements.
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Deuasses
Ubadah Lawrence A Dorsey
Sterling Bollinger
Edgar Chirts Jr
Wirts
Planning Commission
Ed McLain Road
Theodore Ward
Bamsvwile
Larry Johnson
Myersville Middletown
Dorsey
County Roads Board
William Frout
Lewis
Moynihan to leave U.N. post for Harvard teaching
Daniel Patrick Moynihan will resign as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations at month’s end to return to Harvard for teaching while watching a potential New York Senate bid. He says he followed Ford’s policy and that his successor will do the same, amid reports Kissinger privately undercut him.
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Washington
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Harvard
Senate
New York
United Nations
Ford
Henry A Kissinger
Moynihan
Kissinger
FBI Agent George T Quinn to Speak at Frederick Crime Event
Special agent in charge of Baltimore FBI George T Quinn will address the Frederick Exchange Club’s Crime Prevention Week banquet at 7 pm February 9 at Erm 5 Italian Kitchen. The talk supports public crime prevention and law enforcement cooperation with Robert M Donahoe as president and George Yarres as Crime Prevention Week chair. Additional events February 8 to 14 include open houses at the city Police Station and County Hall showcasing the new Juvenile Detention Center built by Sheriff Donald Barnes and the Barracks B facility.
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Baltimore
Federal Bureau of Investigation
George T Quinn
Frederick
Sherif Donald Barnes
Dark clouds over solar heating schemes warn buyers
Local residents report shady solar firms exploiting homeowners. The Stovers contracted US Solar Corporation in Silver Spring for a 2700 installation and later faced leaks and a failed finish. President Ron Kahn vanished with unpaid plumbers and installers filed liens as the company dissolved.
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Silver Spring
US Solar Corporation
Ron Kahn
US Solar
US Solar Office
Kahn
Brome Yn
US Solars
Linden Lane
Wallace Drops by Trooper Hurts Morton Ford Adviser
A fragmented wire service brief notes Wallace being stopped by a trooper resulting in minor injuries to Morton as he shifts to a Ford adviser role. Hearst reports jury selection near completion. Weather outlook calls for considerable cloudiness and cold with highs around the 20s.
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