Zoning hearing on McDonald's proposal stretches to four hours
Frederick City Board of Zoning Appeals held a four hour public hearing on the Seventh Street McDonald’s project. Richard Zimmerman represented the applicant while David Weinberg spoke for local critics, challenging the cafe and use designation under current B-0 and B-1 zoning. About 10 witnesses testified and more than 40 residents attended at City Hall.
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McDonald’s
Steve Carter Haft
Frederick City
David Weinberg
College Estates
City Hall
Mareket Street
Immerman
Zimmerman
Weinberg
Julian Tarrant
Pakistan Leftists Prepare For Votes
Pakistan's opposition, led by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, plans to run for president after Ayub Khan's decision to not seek a third term in 1970. Bhutto met with East Pakistani leaders and pledged noninterference while pursuing democracy, amid street protests and international tension.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Zulfikar AL Blutto
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Dacca
East Pakistan
Bhutto
Mujibur Rahman
Awami League Party
Decca
Collins Named To NACO Group
Charles E. Collins, president of the Frederick County Commissioners, was chosen for the National Association of Counties Taxation and Finance Steering Committee. The group meets in Washington on March 2 to review major national issues and report to NACO standing committees. Collins already serves on NACO’s air and water pollution committee. He accepted the appointment in a Friday letter.
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Charles E. Collins
Frederick
National Association of Counties
NACO
Washington
Collins
Area Man Killed In Accident Near Ridgeville
Frederick County reports a fatal traffic crash on Md. 144 near Sidney Road west of Ridgeville shortly after midnight. Harold Lewis Lowe, 35, of Germantown died from injuries after his pickup collided with a second pickup driven by Robert Vernon Reichard, 44, of Mt. Airy. Reichard was hospitalized in uncertain condition. Lowe died at Frederick Memorial Hospital after 3 a.m. The crash remains under investigation with alcohol, speed, and driver error listed as contributing factors.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Harold Lewis Lowe
Germantown
MD. 144
Sidney Road
Ridgeville
Lowe
Robert Vernon Reichard
Penn Shop Road
Mt. Airy
Reichard
Frederick Memorial Hospital
House Fire Prompts Regional Fire Responders
A pair of house fires drew Harney Emmitsburg Taneytown and Harney crews to a residence on Harney Emmitsburg Road at 11 06 a m and a second blaze on Gas House Pike in New Market with Independence responders arriving by 12 44 p m Local fire departments coordinated rapid attacks and no injuries were reported in the fragmented notes.
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Ine
County
Harney
Emmitsburg
Taneytown
Gas House Pike
New Market
Independents
Viet Cong Attack U.S. Bases Amid Cease-Fire End
AP report says enemy troops attacked two U.S. bases as Tet cease-fire ended, with 249 enemy killed in seven fights around Saigon. At Phan Rang a base housing Lyndon Johnson’s son-in-law was hit. two Marines killed near Da Nang. U.S. losses include six killed and eight wounded. Opposing forces, including South Vietnamese units and air support, reported heavy engagements and multiple enemy casualties.
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Phan Rang
Lyndon B. Johnson
Patrick Nugent
Air Force
101St Airborne Division
U.S
White
Macrines
Mekong
Creighton W. Abrams
War Rae Oe Pet Ae
Ist
Sth
Tay Ninh
Cua Viet
Demilitarized Zone
West East War Game Confrontation Near Berlin Air Corridors
Soviet and East German maneuvers near Berlin air corridors may provoke Western allies. Plans for aerial as well as ground drills are under study, with March maneuvers centered between West Berlin and the West German border. West Berlin officials see it as a provocation aimed at complicating the March 5 presidential election.
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Berlin
West Berlin
East Germany
Mary
West Germn
West Geremany
West German Armed Forces Front
West German
Federal Assembly
Bery
Minera
Sevieta
Maat
U.S
Classified Ads Urge Quick Results For Immediate Sales
An old newspaper snippet advertises fast results through news-post classified ads. It mentions job applicants turned away at Mee Vertee Lechet autumn department store and immediate sales openings with pleasant working conditions and company benefits. A contact is given for appointments, plus a rental farm notice offering 13 acres for rent at 0.08 per acre.
Autonomy Urged In Area Government At Hearings
Del William Houck advocates increasing the county commissioners to five to broaden citizen power as Frederick and Middletown residents hear calls for more autonomous local government. He cites growth and megalopolis pressures and notes past defeat of Code Home Rule. A later meeting at the Frederick YMCA will discuss the proposal with delegates.
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Russ Edmonston
Middletown
Del
William Houck
YMCA
N. Market St. Frederick
Frederick
Board of County Commissioners
Frederick County
New York
Washington, D.C
del Houck
House Ways & Means Committee
Annapolis
Lily and Washington share a Feb birthday of a historic steam pumper
The Lily of the Swamp, a steam horse drawn pumper acquired by United Fire Company in 1878, is recalled during a Feb 22 celebration with fremen from city fire companies. The device, first shown at the 1876 Philadelphia World Exposition, served long ago and now rests in the Smithsonian Mechanical Wing as a symbol of local fire history.
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George Washington
United Fire Company
Philadelphia
Elka
Alton V. Renew
Lily
Harry C. Marman
United
Johnny Swamper
Marman
Alvie Ridgley
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Vote Seeking Students Worry Irish Political Turmoil
Belfast report notes student leaders from the People's Democracy group dispute Belfast and Londonderry unrest influence. Michael Farrell, 24, a Queen's University teacher candidate, may forfeit a 420 entry fee as eight PDP members seek seats on a civil rights platform amid sectarian tensions and calls for political unity under Prime Minister Terence O'Neill.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
People's Democracy
Michael Farrell
Farrell
Queen’s University
Londonderry
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