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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1976
Page
4
A Baltimore Pallottine survey indicates near zero local backing for overseas missions. The article notes large donations locally last year but only a small portion reached Asian and South American outposts, prompting questions about the use of funds and overseas administration.
A Baltimore order reportedly paid 310 000 per year to support priest clothing and schools but sources claim little evidence of Pallottine missions abroad. Despite claims of a thriving Japan mission, journalists found no Pallottine activity there. India received 73419 dollars in 1973, about 27 percent of total mission outlay.
Baltimore report states Attorney General Francis Burch announced a six week continuation of the State Highway Administration probe. The inquiry, tied to an SHA audit, focuses on inventory shortages and possible abuse of overtime, with labs and Brooklandville facilities involved across the state.
A private jet bound for Easton crashed during approach on Sunday killing three people from Port Lauderdale Florida. Louisa d A Carpenter aunt of Phillies owner Ruly Carpenter led a housing foundation and bred horses. Also on board were pilot John F Pounds and passenger Nancy Latrobe. Amtrak to replace aging Baltimore Penn Station commuter cars with Budd lightweights at $410000 each.
The Maryland Council for Higher Education proposes criteria for public colleges to gain university status. Towson State College could become a state university if it meets 4000 fulltime students, five masters degrees, and accreditation in eight programs. The council also backs a governance overhaul placing higher ed under a state board with cabinet rank, while seeking lay representation amendments.
Three Prince George's County Democrats filed bills to widen legal gambling. Proposals include reintroducing slot machines, dividing the state into districts to choose casino sites, and creating a commission to study state run gaming akin to Nevada. Controversy surrounds Ocean City as a potential casino site.
State Police say Trooper James W Daucher, 20, was shot in the back during a domestic dispute at his Laurel mobile home. He underwent over eight hours of surgery at Shock Trauma in Baltimore and was listed in critical condition with spinal, leg injuries and a collapsed lung. His wife Lana Fauther was questioned and released pending county investigation. Daucher served as a resident trooper at Frederick Barrack.
The article notes Archie Bunker and other celebrities booking the seven room Presidential Suite at the Holiday Inn in Gaithersburg Maryland near Shade Grove Music Theater. The suite features a $20,000 motorized rotating bed with built in entertainment and a 6 foot square tub, plus multiple showers and luxury fittings.
A 71 year old Baltimore man died in a blaze that swept a brick rowhouse on Emondson Avenue becoming the city's fourth fire fatality. Johnnie Cobb was found unconscious in the kitchen and pronounced dead at Lutheran Hospital around 4:30 PM.
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