Fire destroys 119 E Fifth St home. three children dead
A kerosene space heater caused a blaze at 119 E Fifth St in Frederick. Three children, Josephine Oreman, G Shirley Voreman, and Charles Voreman Jr., died from suffocation. One resident, Maynard Maker, suffered a fractured ankle escaping through a second floor window. Fire crews fought cold, icy conditions for hours. several others escaped.
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Seeve Carter
Fifth Street
Frederick City
Josephine Oreman
G. Shirley
Voreman
Charles Voreman Jr
Charles E. Toreman
Pifth
Maynard Maker
Top Barnes
E. Fifth St
Duplea
Fifth St
Junior Fire Company
United Tire Company
Independent Hose Company
Citizens ‘Truck Company
Uso
Potomac Adison
Gas Company
Mareshal
Barnes
County Digging Out From 7-Inch Snowfall
Frederick Countians dug out from a seven inch snowfall with 54 mph winds and drifting ice. City, county and state crews battled plows salt trucks and road crews to reopen roads, while a major accident on Interstate 70S near Germantown left three injured and traffic snarled for miles.
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Frederick
Weather Bureau
Frederick City
Russell L Morgan
County Roads Department
State Road Commission
State Roads Commission
Montgomery County Bureau
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Washington
Germantown
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Fairchild Hillerorp
Space and Electronics Systems
Washington Road
Clarksburg
Mandel Proposes Maryland Junked Car Removal Plan
Gov. Mandel unveils a program to reduce junked cars in Maryland with a $10 bounty for scrappers, a $1 burial tax on vehicle titles, and penalties for dealers holding cars beyond six months. The plan, drawing on Snyder’s bill, aims to clear clutter and boost scrap metal demand while funding begins in 1971.
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Annapolis
Marvin Mandel
Maryland
Mandel
Spiro T. Agdew
State Health Department
Marylands
Baltimore City
George Snyder
D-Wash
Agnew
Snyder
Haseen
Sen
Det
Willam MM. Touck
Prederick
Mouse Ways and Means
Aml
Warry RootMuphies
D-Caratino
Senate Finance Committee
Ship Sinking With 46 Aboard Off Nantucket
Coast Guard described the passenger freighter Exminster as sinking slowly about 180 miles southeast of Nantucket with 46 aboard. The cutter Sherman sped to assist and a Coast Guard plane searched the area while conditions included three to five mile visibility and winds of 25 to 41 knots.
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New York
Coast Guard
Nantucket
Mass
Sherman
Exminster
B&O Freight Derails Near Brunswick No Injuries Reported
A Baltimore and Ohio freight train en route from Chicago to New York derailed 23 cars at 6 05 am near the west entrance to Brunswick yard. The train had 112 cars and five diesel units with about 19 empty cars. Two passenger trains were delayed and rerouted. Cause under investigation. Three derailed cars fell into the nearby canal.
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Brunswick
Baltimore & Ohio
New York
Chicago
Brunswick Yard
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
B&o
Classmates Mourn Fire Victims in Frederick
Frederick schools react with sorrow after the deaths of Shirley and Josephine Foreman at Elm Street Elementary and Charles Foreman Jr. at Governor Thomas Johnson Junior High in a morning home fire. Officials described the two girls as sweet, well behaved, and popular.
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Frederick
Shirley
Josephine
Charles Foreman Jr
Elm Street
Thomas Johnson
Thomas Johnson Jr
J. Arthur Mott
Charles Jr
Phyllis
Plans For Five Man County Board Aired
A proposal to expand Frederick County Board of Commissioners to five members was discussed at a joint Annapolis meeting with the Farm Bureau and Pomona Grange. The plan adds a full time president at 12000 dollars and four part time members at 5000 dollars, plus a director of administration earning at least 15000 dollars. The president would be elected separately and oversee county government with the director, while meetings would occur weekly. Delegates and Grange officials outlined tax, land assessment, and revenue issues and urged public discussion. The meeting included state senators and delegates plus Grange and Farm Bureau leaders.
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Russ Edmonstc
Board of County Commissioners
Annapolis
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Pomona Grange
Saturay
Maryland
State Assembly
Goodloc E. Byron
William Houck
Clifton Wirts
Earl Remsberg
The
Grange and Farm Bureau
Leon Enfield
Farm Bureau
Rodman Myers
Pomona
Kenneth Burrier
Farm Bureau Legislative Committee
Paul Gelsbert
Howard Holter
Fire Log Summary From Local 24 Hour Period
Fire calls reported for 24 hours ending at 1 04 am include a house fire with general alarm at 4 25 am in CITY and responses by COUNTY units. Also a barn fire at Fire Tower Road junction with multiple areas, a building fire near St Mary s College, a tractor fire on Shookstown Road, a pool hall fire in Libertytown and other calls with responders from adjacent towns and counties.
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Noute
Carroll Manor
Stuartsville
Beallsville
Damoasets
ST. Mary's College
Diver
Stock Markets Halt Trading Amid Heavy Snow
New York and American stock exchanges closed today due to heavy snowfall. Commodity markets also suspended activity as weather conditions disrupted trading and operations.
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New York
Bescase
Hermes
Huge enemy rockets found near Saigon
US and South Vietnamese officials uncovered fifty 240mm rockets near Saigon, part of a large stockpile. The rockets are far larger and more powerful than typical VC and NVA missiles, with warheads likely improvised in Cambodia and transported into South Vietnam by bicycles.
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Saigon
APY
Moscow
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Jordan and Israel clash in seven hour artillery duel
Jordan and Israel fought a seven hour artillery duel in the Ghor Safi area south of the Dead Sea. A Jordanian spokesman said there were no losses on the Arab side and claimed Israel paused its offensive. Israeli comments were not immediately available.
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Associated Press
Jordan
Israel
Ghor Safi
Dead Sea
Ton
Irkeenepe Im Appaspr Gs
Sarid
Plane Hijacked to Cuba En Route from San Tian to Miami
A Eastern Mirtines flight traveling from San Tian to Miami was hijacked to Cuba today. A State Department spokesman confirmed the incident and said aviation officials are handling the telegraphed event, with the aircraft’s current location unspecified and no injuries reported.
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MEAME
San Tian
Miami
Cuba
State Department
Ans Avionens
Torst
Tenad Tau Pays
Semers Board
Democrats Await Green Bag Appointments in Frederick County
The Democratic State Central Committee of Frederick County will meet to nominate governors green bag appointments including two magistrates and a substitute magistrate in Crederick Thre monk Lanmitaburg and Bao wich plus five committing magistrates. Other posts include county liquor license commissioner and school supervisors.
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State Central Committee
Prederick County
Central Committee
Marvin ‘Mandell
Democratic State Central
Amory
Andrederick
Crederick
Thre
Deshe
Austin Powell
Leith Sand
Pontine
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Charles Ereman
Shirley Foreman
Josephine Foreman
Foreman
Mildred Bryant
Amus L. Brown
Interstate 70S
Greyhound
Roy Jackson
Patty
Gov
Hog Trail Ave
Janice
Amast
Hoy md
Jackson
Patty Vedder
Ing
Mnwie
Smoeman Sundar
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