Weekend theft spree keeps Winter City police busy
Police report a weekend of break ins and thefts across Winter City. Guy Kelly’s West Second Street home was entered through a basement storm door with rooms ransacked but little taken. Break ins at Bart’s service station and West Frederick Junior High involved a window dash for cash and vending machine theft. East End Restaurant saw minor damage and small cash loss. A 1971 Cougar was recovered, four juveniles arrested, and another attempted break in at the Ice House led to bond for Brian Meredith Federline. Police continue investigations and seek suspects.
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Barbara Laughlin
Winter City
Guy Kelly
West Second Street
Bart
South Jefferson Street
West Frederick Junior High School
West Frederick Junior High
Paul W. Mossburg
East End
East Patrick Street
D-Lt
Mossburg
Moyer
Linecoln Mercury
East Street
West Fifth Street
Highway Oil Co
Brian Meredith Federline
Washington Street
128 Pints Of Blood Donated At Red Cross Drive
Red Cross Bloodmobile visited State Farm Insurance on Wednesday yielding 128 pints toward the county quota. Ninety-two of 206 scheduled donors kept appointments. 101 failed to show. A total of 149 people appeared, 19 deferred for medical reasons, and two were unsuccessful. Sixty-seven walked in, with 35 joining the Frederick County blood program. Detailed continuation noted on Page A-5.
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Red Cross
State Farm Insurance Company
Frederick County
Sign Law Enforcement Begins in Frederick City
Frederick civic officials prepare to enforce the sign ordinance today seven years after adoption. City Building Inspector Charles W. Mock will start inspections with a holiday delay on Washington's Birthday. Most merchants are expected to comply or have promised to, while prosecutions will target those with no intent to conform. Mayor Magaha says noncompliant businesses will face court action and fines, with warrants issued by City Attorney Stillrich. Downtown visitors note cleaner streets as signs are removed or moved to meet limits.
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Frederick
Washington
E. Paul Magaha
Franklin D. Stillrich
Market
Patrick Street
Warmer Weather To Follow Flurries
The weatherman forecasts cold air today with snow flurries then warmer conditions this week. Highs in the mid 30s and lows in the mid 20s today, light snow possible tonight, then 40s Tuesday and near 60 by Thursday and Friday. Weekend highs reached the mid 40s with a 42 degree Sunday as winds gusted to 35 mph.
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Mercury
Couple Marks 71st Wedding Anniversary
Oscar Singer aged 92 and Annie aged 87 celebrate their 71st wedding anniversary at Montevue County Home. They moved from Woodsboro in 1967, after he ran a butcher business there for 30 years. They have three living children, Louise Lookingbill, Marie Hartsock, and Elmer Singer. The couple appeared on WMAR Baltimore's Dial for Dollars program after a family party in Woodsboro.
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Oscar Singer
Annie
Montevue
Woodsboro
Singer
Louise Looking
Bill
Marie Hartsock
Union Bridge
Hialeah
Fla
Elmer Singer
Pontiac Avenue
WMAR
Balitimore
Residents Oppose Washington's Birthday Change
Frederick County residents oppose moving George Washington's birthday from February 22 to the third Monday in February by a wide margin after a streetcorner survey. Federal workers praise the long weekend. many shoppers favor sales while others feel the date should honor Washington.
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Washington
Margaret Hindman
Frederick County
George Washington
Frederick
Ton
George
U S Airman Kidnapped by Turk Extremists
U S Airman J C Jimmy Finley, 24, of Fort Worth Texas, on guard duty at an Ankara area base, was abducted early today by three armed Turks believed to be leftist extremists. The assailants entered the base undetected, forced Finley into a pickup, and drove off firing at guards who ducked for cover. Finley was unarmed and unharmed.
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Ankara
U.S
Air Force
J.C. Jimmy Finley
Fort Worth
Tex
Finley
Black Portraits series marks American Negro History Week
The News-Post publishes a six piece series by Charles R. Brooks on Americans who shaped history. The first trio covered Henry Ossian Flipper Isaac Murphy and Lewis Latimer. The next three will feature James Forten Paul Lawrence Dunbar and Frederick Douglass.
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News-Post
Charles R. Brooks
Bartonsville
U.S. Postal Service
Eae E
James Forten
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Frederick Douglas
Henry Ossian Flipper
West Point
Isaac Murphy
Lewis H. Latimer
Arbiters Agree On Teacher Pact After 16 Hour Meeting
A three member arbitration reached a tentative master contract for 1971 72 between the Frederick County Board of Education and the Frederick County Teachers Association after 16 hours of mediation. The panel led by Dr. Jacob Seidenberg met from Saturday evening to 2 a.m. Sunday and will present the details to the FCTA council on Tuesday. Ratification decisions rest with both sides, with the board able to seek county funding if rejected.
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Margaret Hindman
Board of Education
Frederick County Teachers Association
Fcta Representative Council
County Commissioners
Jacob Seidenberg
FCTA
Jerry Lee Hart
MSTA
Robert Dexter
James A. Sensenbaugh
Sensenbaugh
Reese Poffenbarger
Two U S Helicopters Downed In Laos
In southern Laos two U S helicopter gunships were brought down by enemy fire. Field dispatches report three Americans killed and three wounded, with U S Command figures later noting eight killed, nine wounded and two missing in Laos.
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Saigon
U.S
Laos
Israel Cabinet Rejects Jar ring Peace Plan
Israel's cabinet spurns Gunnar Jarring peace proposals calling for Sinai withdrawal and Suez options, while Egypt signals a positive reply via Al Ahram. Israel demands a peace treaty before relinquishing Sinai and rejects UN forces as sufficient. U.S. officials express cautious support for Jarring's approach. President Tito visits Cairo amid Middle East exchanges.
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Associated Press
Israel
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Jerusalem
Jarring
Cairo
al Ahram
Egypt
Suez Canal
Sinai Peninsula
Sinai
Strait of Tiran
USN
Golda Meir
U.N. Security Council
Washington
State Department
Middle East
United States
Joseph Sisco
Tito
Yugoslavia
Anwar Sadat
Nixon
Edward Heath
AFL-CIO Leaders Assail Nixon Economic Policies
The AFL-CIO opened its winter leadership meeting in Miami Beach with a broad attack on President Nixon’s economic policies. It urged a new Congress to create public service jobs, push for national health insurance, and impose quotas on foreign imports to defend American jobs, arguing Nixon’s policies have driven unemployment to decade highs.
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Miami Beach
Afl-Cio
Nixon
White House
Andrew J. Biemiller
Federation
Congress
Biemiller
Labor Movement
U.S
Fire log brief reports multiple incidents in 24 hours
Fire calls from city and surrounding areas include a house fire on Klinehart Alley at 2 32 p m with Juniors Independents and Citizens responding a building fire on Old Hagerstown Road at 1 17 p m a false alarm at Braddock Heights and Middletown a utility pole fire on Braddock Heights Road at 6 06 p m and a house trailer fire at Pooling Trailer Court at 1 03 p m with Braddock Heights Jefferson and Unity assisting Emergency ambulance counts show 4 calls and 0 routine with police reporting 41 males and 3 females.
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Klinehart's Alley
Unity
Braddock Heights
ESSO
Middletown
Steel Union Strikes At Three Plants Across Nation
The United Steelworkers strike three can firms Continental Can American Can and Crown Cork and Seal with 36000 workers walking out at 12 01 am local time amid ongoing talks with National Can Company and a pursuit of substantial wage hikes as part of a broader campaign for higher pay in metals industries.
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Washington
United Steelworkers Union
New York
Los Angeles
Houston
Chicago
Continental Can Co
American Can Co
Crown Cork and Seal Co
National Can Co
Pat Fagan
Steelworkers’ International Office
National
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