Snow Fizzles and Cold Wave Looms Over Frederick County
A winter storm gave Frederick County minor snowfall and left roads icy despite warnings of more severe cold. The storm delivered trace to about an inch in spots, with Virginia and Maryland seeing larger totals. Forecasters warn of subzero to single digit lows tonight and extended cold into Tuesday as roads gradually improve with sun and sanding. Temperature plummets from near freezing to 0–10 below, with a 0.73 inch February precipitation total so far.
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Frederick County
weather bureau
Virginia
Maryland
Catoctin Hollow
Frederick
Scattered South Vietnamese Fighting Rages Across Vietnam
South Vietnamese forces clash with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong from the northern border to the southern tip in one of the year’s heaviest action periods. The government says 77 enemy troops were killed and 20 South Vietnamese soldiers died with 55 wounded. An American soldier died and five were hurt by a shell accident at Da Nang. In the Mekong Delta’s U Minh Forest and Ca Mau peninsula five clashes left 51 enemy and 15 South Vietnamese soldiers dead with 40 government troops wounded.
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SAIGON
U.S
Da Nang
U Minh Forest
Mekong
Ca Mau
India Gives Bangladesh 14.7 Million in Aid Gifts
In Calcutta Prime Minister Indira Gandhi presented Bangladesh leader Mujibur Rahman with 14.7 million dollars in transport and relief aid including 50 jeeps 186 ambulances and 800 trucks each truck carrying 200 bags of powdered milk amid postwar relief efforts. Mujib praised international recognition but condemned US policy. In Dhaka an official report notes 1000 weapons found in Mirpur during postwar searches.
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CALCUTTA
Indira Gandhi
Munjibur Rahman
Bangladesh
Mujib
sheik
United States
Pakistan
India
Dacca
Mirpur
Long Prison Terms Won't Solve Frederick County Crime
Circuit Court Judge Samuel W. Barrick told a February grand jury that severe prison terms do not curb crime. He warned rehabilitation through proper reforms and pre sentence investigations can cut costs and lower recidivism. He urged public support for gun legislation and better policing as essential alongside changes to the justice system.
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Barrick
Samuel W. Barrick
Frederick County
Baltimore
Washington
Judge Barrick
Department of Parole and Probation
Maryland
U.S
County Council of Governments
grand jury
Truck Explodes Killing Guard Soldier near Sabillasville
A National Guard convoy truck exploded on Md 81 near Sabillasville killing 38 year old Baltimore driver Pvt James E Carter Jr The blast blamed on acetylene gas from a leaking canister caused the rear cab to blow forward and kill Carter as debris scattered across a wide area damaging homes and windows.
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National Guard
Baltimore
Sabillasville
James E. Carter Jr
M. M. Maskrino
Carter
Masirino
Md. 81
National
Highfield
Washington County
Melvin Cade
Robert J. Thomas
Mastrino
Fire Log Notices From Brunswick and Nearby Areas
Fire calls observed over 48 hours ending 10 am list multiple incidents including a trash fire at Faulkner Residence Rt 97 and Ballenger Creek Road 1 38 am Monday a house fire on Sandy Hook Road 10 46 am Saturday a building fire at Shuff s Meat Market and joint responses from Lewistown Thurmont Walkersville and more second section shows emergency and routine ambulance calls and jail population counts with males 16 females 6 and juveniles 4
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BRUNSWICK
FAULKNER
BALLENGER CREEK ROAD
Emmitsburg
SHUFF’S
Lewistown
Thurmont
Walkersville
SANDY HOOK ROAD
Dargan
Winter Festival Packs Catoctin With 5000 Plus Attendees
Thousands from Frederick, Washington, Baltimore, Pennsylvania and Virginia thronged Round Meadow Camp for the first Winter Festival at Catoctin Mountain Park. Demonstrations included dog sledding, cross country skiing, and snowmobiling as visitors crowded into the area, creating a major parking jam and prompting plans for a larger two day event next year.
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Round Meadow Camp
Catoctin Mountain Park
Frederick
Washington
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Round Meadow
Catoctin Mountain
Frank Mentzer
Mentzer
Warren Keefer
Emmitsburg
Keefer
Keefers
Ski Club of Washington
Oliver Gillespie
park
Rezoning Cases Set Tuesday In Frederick County
Frederick County Planning and Zoning Commission will hear three rezoning requests and a planned unit development. Urban Systems Development Corp seeks to raise units in a 114 acre PUD near Frederick Community College now zoned from R-1 to R-2. A second 180 acre rezoning, including R-1 to R-2 R-3 and R-3 GC, is on Md 180 at Holter Road owned by Norman W. Todd. The Clover Hill area opposes higher density in the PUD with a 1:30 p.m. hearing in Winchester Room after a 10 a.m. session.
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Frederick County Planning and Zoning Commission
Urban Systems Development Corp
Frederick Community College
Planning Commission
Thomas farm
PUD
O’Possumtown Pike
Poole Jones Road
community college
Clover Hill
Winchester
general commercial
Md. 180
Holter Road
Norman W. Todd
commission
Ernest Ausherman
Jefferson
Curb On Saturday Night Specials Plans Hinge On Safety Rules
The Nixon administration will propose curbs on cheap handguns to close the 1968 act loophole. The plan would require both imported and domestic pistols to meet safety standards drawn by the Bureau of Standards and enforced by the ATF, aiming to curb crime without infringing gun rights.
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WASHINGTON
Treasury
Justice Department
Capitol Hill
White House
Detroit
Robert F. Kennedy
Justice and Treasury
administration
Bureau of Standards
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division
Treasury Department
lieve
United States
Mrs Lula Clemson 100 Dies in Baltimore
Mrs Lula Buckey Clemson aged 100 longtime Johnsville resident dies at Keswick Nursing Home Baltimore Born in Union Bridge in 1871 she was active in Messiah Church of Christ and a keen reader She traveled widely including Europe Canada and the United States and long subscribed to the Frederick Post Her 100th birthday was observed with many events and Obama was among the congratulators.
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Johnsville
Keswick
Baltimore
Lula Buckey Clemson
Union Bridge
Daniel E
Louisa Duttera Buckey
reformed church
Messiah Church of Christ
Europe
Canada
United States
Frederick Post
Westminster
Market Opens With Modest Gains on Heavy Volume
New York AP reports stock prices edged higher in early trading led by the Dow Jones industrials up 1.78 to 908.41 at 10 30 p.m. amid heavy activity.
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NEW YORK
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JOHN
John Andersson
Hanson
Catoctin
Cedric H. Smith
Curb On
Lula B. Clemson
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