Frederick County wins 5 million for school construction phase
Frederick County receives 5 million in state school construction funds for the 1977 fiscal year. Phase 1 includes renovation of Frederick High School and relocating two transportables to Singapore High School. TheVo-Tech Center equipment request remains a priority with 253000 funded, while a 82 274 900 bid left a 500000 surplus to buy new equipment at the center.
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Frederick County
John L. Carnachan
Board of Education
State Interagency
Pla
Amin Scrcence
Frederick High School
Singapore High School
Annapolis
Carnachan
Frederick Community College
IAC
Garrett
Kent
Talbot
Wicomico
Parents Citizens
Frederick
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
BPW
Vo-Tech
Potomac Edison warns against fraudulent payment calls
Potomac Edison announces a Damascus area scare where unknown callers pose as PE employees to collect delinquent bills. Manager W C Fisher says no PE staff call to collect past due accounts and urges customers to verify with the police or the PE office before paying any money.
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Potomac Edison Company
Damascus Area
Potomac Edison
W.C. Fisher
Fisher
Damascus
Guatemala Quake Kills Over Two Thousand
Aid pours into Guatemala as death toll tops 2,000 with official estimates likely higher. Officials report 3,000 injured and widespread damage across Guatemala City and rural areas near the epicenter. International relief, including Red Cross teams from multiple nations, battles looting fears and scarce water while shelters form in streets and parks.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Manuel Angel Ponce
Emergency Rescue Committee
U.S
Mexico City
Honduras
el Salvador
Siguinla
Iscuintla
Mexico
Red Cross
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
American Red Cross
Defense Department
Col Pence
Heating oil prices higher in Frederick County than national average
A survey of ten area dealers shows number two heating oil averaging 40 cents per gallon, above the national average of 38 cents. Prices have remained largely unchanged for most of winter, with ARCO cutting by two cents but local bills not yet reflecting the drop.
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Frederick County
ARCO
Associated Press
United Way elects new leaders to boost annual campaign
Jack E. Tritt becomes United Way of Frederick County president and challenges volunteers to surpass this year's record drive. He names four vice presidents and outlines continued efforts to fund 12 agencies, while Theodore Q. Holtman receives Man of the Year honors for his volunteer work. The campaign totals $245,492, up 42 percent, with plans to keep raising funds through the 1974 drive.
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Jack E. Tritt
United Way
Frederick County
Tritt
Robert G Houper
Lawrence A
Tommy) Dorsey
Gilbert U. Newby
Robert E Broadrup
Wallace
Hutton
Dorsey
Theodore Q .Teke
Holtman
Middletown
Hooper
Lavon Way
Jo Ming
Hearst trial opens as government outlines bank robbery
In San Francisco the government begins reconstructing the April 15, 1974 Hibernia Bank holdup by the SLA, presenting Patricia Hearst as a willing participant while the defense portrays her as tormented and coerced into the crime. Witnesses include bank manager Jim Smith and prosecutor James Browning Jr.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Jim Smith
Hibernia Bank
Symbionese Liberation Army
Miss Hearst
James J. Browning Jr
F Lee Bailey
Bailey
SLA
Tama
Hearst Wars
Bailes
Donald “Cinque” DeFreeze
Radical governments aid terrorist network report
Fragmented text recalls claims about radical governments aiding a terrorist network and political figures in Arizona. Mentions names such as Coleman and Az, with references to weather and unclear local events. Details are garbled, making precise entities uncertain.
HRC Battles SB 288 Overhaul of Maryland Human Relations Panel
Black leaders and MCHR members push to defeat Senate Bill 288. They argue the bill would roll back civil rights gains, impose unworkable time limits and staff rules, and limit outside group actions. Senate committee deferred actions amid heavy testimony on the contested reform.
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Annapolis
Maryland Commission On Human Relations
MCHR
SR 288
Commission
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Courty Roads
Montevue
Kent County
Board of Public Works
Camino Real
Hite Continental
Conquistador
Hearst
Baltimore
SON Gan
Bomias
Jigha
New York
Wow Jones
Inside the News
Concorde
Coleman
Paror
Lagel
Wild Gate
Combey
Coneey
Waido
Emerson
Vde
HRC
Senate
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