Cold Wave Follows Heavy Rain and Snow
An inch of rain Thursday gave way to subfreezing temperatures and high winds last night. Wind chill values reached 17 below zero in Frederick. Unionville logged 25 degrees. The cold persists through Saturday with highs in the 20s and night lows in the low teens. No major power outages. roads icy but minor damage reported. Rain totals bring February into 1.2 inches, below average 3.31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Unionville
Frederick
weather bureau
C and P Telephone Co
Potomac Edison
Potomac
Monocacy
Point of Rocks
Dates Set For 1972 Great Frederick Fair
The Frederick County Agricultural Society and Great Frederick Fair Inc announce the 1972 fair will run Sept 19 to 23. Amusements of America secures the midway with over 100 rides and shows. Committees cover finance, attractions, racing, concessions, live stock, and more as plans include fresh stage entertainment and possible renovations to aging buildings.
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Frederick County Agricultural Society
Great
James McClellan
gers
A. Irvin Renn
Glenn Trout
Frank Stauffer
Julien Delphey
Trout
Stauffer
Renn
John L. Shaw
Walter Hahn
Shaw
Donald G. Schley
Delphey
Schley
Emmons Sanner
Gordon Smith
Sanner
Hahn
Smith
McClellan
Builder raps higher sewer hookup cost in Walkersville dispute
Local builder Ernest Ausherman attacked a Metropolitan Sanitary Commission plan to raise sewer connection charges to 450 per unit for most county systems, while exempting Walkersville. He says verbal contracts tied Glade Town Walkersville and nearby areas to no new charges, urging honoring prior agreements. The debate centers on prior verbal and written contracts and upcoming charges for Bretterest and Clover Hill.
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Ernest Ausherman
Metropolitan Sanitary Commission
Walkersville
commission
Monocacy
Ballenger Creek
Ausherman
metropolitan commission
Glade Town
Bretherest
Jefferson
Clover Hill
Frederick
Cook
Aushermen
Bretterest
Fire Log Summary of 24 hour period ending 10 a.m.
Fire calls reported across multiple locations including ITV 64 Lincoln Apts trash fire at 8 53 a m Myersville Bank area chimney fire at 9 56 a m Route 355 auto fire at 3 54 p m B&O Station Frederick Junction and Middletown chimney fire at Moser residence. Ambulance calls logged Emergency 2 with 14 males and 4 juveniles.
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ITV
LINCOLN APTS
Uniteds
Independents
MYERSVILLE BANK
Myersville
B&O
Frederick Junction
Carroll Manor
MIDDLETOWN
Moser residence
Maryland Public Hearing Set On Potomac Edison Rates
The Public Service Commission of Maryland will hold a public hearing in Hagerstown on February 16 at 10 am at the Washington County Courthouse, Courtroom No. 2, concerning Potomac Edison Company rate increases. Citizens wishing to testify should contact People’s Counsel Martin H. Freeman at the State Office Building in Baltimore prior to the hearing.
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Public Service Commission of Maryland
Hagerstown
Potomac Edison Company
Baltimore
Martin H. Freeman
Freeman
State Office
West Preston Street
Maryland
Washington County
Market Inches Up As Unemployment Dips in January
New York stocks rose modestly as the January unemployment rate edged lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average at 10:30 a.m. stood at 903.37, up 0.22 points.
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NEW YORK
Stock market oe
School Funds Cut To Delay Thurmont FHS Projects
Frederick County school superintendent Dr. John L. Carnochan said the Interagency Committee for School Construction cut the county request from 10.7 million to 6.6 million, delaying Thurmont Middle School and Frederick High. The statewide cut to 60 percent of requests. local projects gain planning money and flexibility, with contingency funds possible if approved.
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Thurmont
FHS
Frederick County
John L. Carnachan
state Interagency Committee
State Board of Public Works
Baltimore
Carnochan
Interagency Committee
South Frederick
Middletown High School
Middletown
Monocacy
Emmitsburg
Yellow Springs
Thurmont Middle
Frederick High School
Middletown Middle
Walkersville High
Thurmont Middle School
Frederick High
Board of Public Works
Jobless Rate Declines Slightly As Employment Rises
The U S unemployment rate fell to 5.9 percent from 6 percent last month. The seasonally adjusted figures show 752000 more jobless to 5447000, while total employment rose by 240000 to 80636000. Nonfarm payrolls hit a new high of 71.4 million.
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WASHINGTON
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Union wage dispute stalls Frederick County school bids
Bids for five Frederick County school buildings are delayed amid a wage dispute between the AFL CIO affiliated Baltimore Building and Construction Trades Council and non union groups over proposed state wages for 32 job classifications. The contention centers on wage levels for workers needed on the MSD girls dormitory and other county projects while the Labor and Industry department maintains the proposed rates.
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Frederick County
Maryland Department of Labor and Industry
Maryland School for the Deaf
South Frederick
Middletown
Woodsboro
Department of Labor and Industry
Singapore
Nixon
Singanore
Baltimore Building and Construction Trades Council
AFL-CIO
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc
Ralph Hoover
ABC
House Approves 411 Million for Drug Abuse Plan
The House backed a 411 million three year attack on drug abuse after a floor clash over treating addicted veterans. It passed 380 to 0 while Senate had approved 1.5 billion over five years. A conference committee will craft final terms with a White House office coordinating policy.
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WASHINGTON
House
Senate
White House action office
national institute on drug abuse
Veterans Affairs Committee
Olin Teague
D-Tex
Veterans Administration
White House
Teague
Paul Rogers
D-Fla
City Approves Brigadoon Townhouses Plan
Frederick City officials approved rezoning 4.5 acres on Mary and James Streets for 30 dwellings after residents of Brigadoon protested plans for 41 units. The zoning board had recommended the change despite traffic and tax concerns, with attorney Richard Zimmerman pledging no more than 30 dwellings.
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Frederick City
Mary and
James Streets
Brigadoon
zoning board
Frederick Business Properties
Richard Zimmerman
Donald B. Rice
Gun Control Faces Stiff Fight On Senate Floor
Maryland Senate considers Gov Marvin Mandel gun control bill amid doubts after Senate Judiciary panel approves it 8 to 5. Opposition from two black senators and liberal bloc risks margin needed for passage as House, Senate hear testimonies at St Johns College.
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Senate
ANNAPOLE
Marvin Mandel
Maryland Senate
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
J. Joseph Curran D-Balto
Mandel
Clarence M. Mitchell I
D-Balto
Clarence W. Blount
Mitchell
Mitchell-Blount
Senate committee
St. John’s College
House Judiciary Committee
Milton B. Allen
Baltimore
Blount
Smelser Seeks 5 Percent Cap on Maryland Real Estate Assessments
Senator Charles H. Smelser seeks a bill in Annapolis to cap property assessments at five percent above current values for all Maryland real estate. He argues state deputy assessors raise valuations excessively, while county boards fear revenue loss. Residents in Frederick and Carroll counties report steep increases, some up to 100 percent, provoking widespread protest.
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General Assembly
Charles H. Smelser
D. Frederick
Carroll
Maryland
Board of County Commissioners
Carroll County
G. Herbert Rice
Smelser
Smelack
Boards of
State Board of Assessments
Senator Smelser
Boards of County Commissioners
Frederick
Fire Destroys B and O Relay Station Building
A small 20 by 30 foot frame relay station and equipment shed owned by B&O Railroad on Md 355 near the Monocacy River Bridge burned from 4 05 a m for about an hour and a half. Independent and Carroll Manor fire companies fought the blaze and County Fire Marshal Top Barnes investigates the cause with the railroad posting a loss of 3000 dollars.
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Md. 355
Monocacy River Bridge
B&O
Independent
Carroll Manor
Top Barnes
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JUSTIN MORGAN
Potomac Morgan Horse Club
America
Jan Young
Olden Holly
J.B. Howards
NBCTV
NBC-TV
News- Post
Frederick Fair
MARGARET HINDMAN
Stock Market
Board of Education
Union
MARTHA RAVER
Rogers
public health
special action office
Lawrence
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