Gasoline Tax Bill Eyed By Goldstein
Annapolis reports Comptroller Louis L Goldstein will introduce a strict gasoline reform bill in Maryland to curb misrepresentation and bootlegging. The plan funds full time inspectors under the comptroller, requires fuel labeling and prices including taxes, and grants warrantless inspection access to inspect storage and transport facilities. Governor Mandel said he is aware and in touch with the measure.
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Annapolis
Louis L. Goldstein
Maryland
Comptroller’s Office
Goldstein
Comptrollers Office
Marvin Mandel
Nixon Courts Labor in Quiet Outreach to AFL-CIO Leaders
President Nixon signals openness to union concerns as AFL-CIO leaders say they see possible gains from a Nixon administration. Hall and Haggerty praise his approach, while awaiting specifics on new emergency labor rules and Shultz testimony.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Nixon
Afl-Cio
Lyndon B. Johnson
Paul Hall
Union Maritime Trades Department
Hall
U.S
C. J. Hagegerty
Building and Construction Trades Department
Johnson
Wall
Haggerty
Labor Federation
AFL Cio
GOP
Labor
George P. Shultz
Shultz
New Idea Fails In Delaware
Wilmington Delaware AP report details Delaware’s first black capitalism venture failing after one year. Yarry H Young Jr a 21 year old high school biology teacher led a 110000 mortgage financed center opened Feb 8 1968. Hoodlums under 18 frightened customers forcing insurance cancellation after 16 break ins and closing the shopping center. Police cite lack of recreational facilities and teenage hangouts as contributing factors.
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Wilmington, del
Delaware
Yarry H. Young, Jr
Noegroes
Young
Valentine budget outlines 369.7 million for Montgomery County
Montgomery County Manager Mason A. Butcher unveils a 369.7 million operating budget up 17 percent, plus a 15.2 million capital plan. If approved, property taxes rise about five cents per one hundred of assessed value, with increases to fund recreation, refuse, storm drainage and county services.
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Rockville
Mason A. Butcher
Butcher
Washington
Montgomery County
Junior College
Sanitary Commission
Width Of Lots May Pose Problems In New Market
A New Market zoning hearing clarified lot width requirements for Health Department approval. Walter Comer stated 75 feet is needed where public water and sewer are absent, with many local lots under that width. The panel discussed sewer extensions, 10 000 square foot minimums, and enforcement duties with changes to industrial district uses and an 8 foot fence limit.
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New Market
Health Department
Industrial Park District
Board of Appeals
Health Department Sanitation Department
Walter Comer
County Health Department
County Planning and Zoning Commission
Manaing and Zoning Commission
Larry Johnson
Comer
Town Board
Yanks Press On As Viet Cong Declares Tet Cease Fire
Allied forces ignored the Viet Cong cease fire announced for Tet and continued the offensive. Saigon expected to declare its own halt while Viet Cong units were ordered to launch simultaneous attacks and maintain pressure across fronts during the lunar new year.
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SMGON
Viet Cong
Wie
Saigon
UK. Commi
Labor Of Love For Postmaster In Loveville Maryland
Warren Thompson, postmaster of Loveville, spends a week stamping Loveville postmarks on Valentine cards from California. He says it’s a labor of love and wishes for a heart shaped postmark. Peter J. McGuire, Irish American, helped found Labor Day as a national holiday.
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Loveville, Md
Warren Thompson
Loveville
Thompson
California
Peter J. McGuire
Private Club Bias Appealed To Court
The U S Supreme Court appeal to end private club discrimination gains Justice Department backing for two Negro women barred from Lake Nixon a nominally private club near Little Rock Arkansas The government argues the civil rights act of 1866 prohibits private racially motivated contracts and that the club is in inter state commerce due to its facilities and interstate service The department notes that purely social clubs remain beyond the act’s reach and emphasizes the case parallels earlier housing rights rulings
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Washington
Justice Department
Govert
Ment Priday
Arkansas
St. Louis
Congress
Doris Daniel
Rosalyn Kyles
Lake Nixon
Little Rock
Lake Nixon Club
Ue Nixom Adeministration
Blaze Destroys Tenant House in Montgomery County
Firefighters battled a blaze Friday afternoon at the Dayhoff Farm off Route 28 in Upper Montgomery County destroying a tenant house. Chief George Hillard said the residence belonged to Mrs. R. T. Dayhoff and damage was about 5500 dollars. No occupants were home. tentative cause listed as a defective burner. No injuries reported.
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Dayhoff
Route 28
Upper
Montgomery County
George Hillard
R. T. Dayhoff
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