Powerful Quake Hits Southern California Causing Deaths and Damage
A strong earthquake struck Southern California at 6 01 am causing two deaths and many injuries. Damage was worst in Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley with cracked buildings and buckled highways. The magnitude was 6 to 6 5 on the Richter scale with aftershocks and evacuations reported near San Fernando.
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Los Angeles
California
Fresno
San Fernando Valley
San Gabriel Mountains
Newhall
Saugus
Tehachapi
San Francisco
Long Beach
Golden State Freeway
van Norman Reservoir
San Fernando
Hood College Tragedy Claims Two Student Lives
Miss Susan Jane Totten 19 of Somerville New Jersey died in Harrisburg hospital from injuries after a wreck on U S 15 near Dillsburg Pennsylvania last Friday. Hood College sophomore was the second student to die from the accident also claiming freshman Mary Catherine Anthony 19.
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Susan Jane Totten
Harrisburg
Dillsburg
Hood College
Hood
Miss Totten
Warren L. Totten
Somerville
N. J
U. S. 15
Mary Catherine Anthony
Susan Elizabeth Adams
Chatham
N. H
Betty Jean Schuler
Pittman
Adams
Holy Spirit Hospital
Miss Schuler
Lafayette College
Bethlehem
Minister's Home Burglarized During Sermon on Dill Avenue
Thieves burglarized the home of Rev. Robert Woodward during a Sunday service on The Making Of A Christian at the First Baptist Church on Dill Avenue City Police reported nearly 150 dollars in cash old coins and jewelry stolen from the minister's residence. Separate early morning break in at Fran's American Station on 13th and East Streets led to a theft of about seven dollars from the cash register as a gray money box with pennies was dropped by the thief fleeing the scene.
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Robert Woodward
Dill Avenue
Woodward
First Baptist Church
Fran
American Station
13Th
East Streets
Pfc
Gerald Koogle
Monocacy Village
Winter Weather North of Frederick Brings Snow Threat Fades
Wet periods gave way to cold, with highs in the upper 20s and winds 15 to 30 mph. Clouds clear tonight as temperatures drop to the low teens and winds ease. Rain and thaw flood Israel's Creek and nearby roads. Linganore Creek overran banks near Gas House Pike, ice blocks line the roadside. County official Flora posts, then removes road closures as conditions change.
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Frederick
Israel’s Creek
Daysville Road
Water Street
Charles 8
Flora
County Roads Department
Linganore Creek
Gas House Pike
Singapore
New London
Apollo 14 Splashdown Nears After Moon Mission Triumph
Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa return toward Earth from a 900000 mile nine day mission They pace a 24700 mph reentry 76 miles above the Pacific with splashdown planned at 4 04 p m EST about 874 miles south of American Samoa The New Orleans is in weather watch as the Kitty Hawk hosts a postflight briefing detailing crater exploration fatigue and lunar dust challenges.
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USS
New Orleans
Shepard
Mitchell
Roosa
Cone Crater
Bids Sought On Sewer Bond Issue
Frederick County Commissioners approve selling a 324000 bond for Walkersville sewer system with a 200600 grant from Farmers Home Administration. If bids fail to meet under 5 percent, the Metropolitan Commission will borrow from FHA at 5 percent. State law requires open market bond sale before borrowing construction funds.
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Frederick County
Metropolitan Commission
Walkersville
Federal Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Hout
Moon Eclipse Visible Tonight Across North America
A total lunar eclipse will be visible tonight across the continental United States and Canada if skies are clear. The event begins at 12:52 a.m. EST with totality from 2:03 to 3:26 a.m., and the moon clears the shadow by 4:37 a.m. Local observers can expect a bright celestial display at most Earth sites once yearly.
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New York
United States
Canada
Sein
Earth
Fire log summary of calls in 24 hours ending 10 am
ITV North End Civic Association building on West Tenth Street reported a building fire at 12 36 pm with Juniors Independents and Citizens responding. Frederick Iron and Steel on East Street triggered alarm bells at 9 04 pm with several groups responding. West Patrick Street saw a trash fire at 10 03 pm. Motter Ave reported a pole fire at 6 31 am with Juniors responding. County Jug Inn Route 40 East had a mattress fire at 1 45 pm with multiple communities and ambulances in attendance. Ambulance calls totaled four emergencies and two routines. Jail population listed: Males 30 Females 4.
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ITV North End Civic Association
West Tenth St
Frederick Iron and Steel
East Street
Citizens
Uniteds
West Patrick ST
Motter Ave
Jug Bridge
Mattress Fire
New Market
Walkersville
South Viet Troops Rout ine In Laos Offensive
South Vietnamese armored column swept across the Ho Chi Minh trail in southern Laos, seizing large ammunition caches with light resistance and shelling. In Cambodia 20,000 troops met stiff opposition while North Vietnamese attacks near Sauol killed 73 with U S air support. Saigon reported 10 killed and 42 wounded, bringing Cambodian losses to 407 NVA and 45 killed, 203 wounded for the South Vietnamese. A Lao front commander said his force plans to advance along Route 9 toward Savannakhet within 10 days, but did not specify distance.
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Saigon
ASP
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Cambodia
Sauol
Savannakhet
Israel Offers To Help Egypt Reopen Suez Canal
The Associated Press reports Israel expressed willingness to aid Egypt in clearing the Suez Canal, blocked since the 1967 war by sunken ships. Prime Minister Golda Meir said troop withdrawals must be part of agreed peace terms, calling Sadat's partial withdrawal proposal unclear and in need of clarification.
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Associated Press
Israel
Egypt
Suez Canal
Middle East
Golda Meir
Jerusalem
East Bank
Knesset
Stock Market Advances Early in New York Trade
The stock market rose modestly in active early trading in New York. At 10 30 a m the Dow Jones average of 30 industrials stood at 883 01 up 0 89 with gainers outrunning decliners by about 200 among issues traded on the NYSE.
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New York
Planners Propose Rezonings in Frederick County
The Frederick County Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended rezoning two eastern properties from M-1 light industrial to M-0 planned industrial to align with new state laws. The 161.7 acre Urbana Land Co. parcel on Md 80 east of 170S and the 369 acre Norman Bernstein property on Mott Road near Montgomery County line would shift to M-0 with fewer conditions, with attorneys not objecting but asking most M-1 conditions be negated.
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Frederick County Planning and Zoning Commission
Planning Commission
Lawrence Johnson
Johnson
Urbana Land Co
MD. 80
170S
Norman Bernstein
Mott Road
Montgomery County
W. Jerome Offutt
Richard Burgee
Bernstein
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Singanore Creek
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