Fort Detrick Named Prime Site For Cancer Research
Senator Mathias urged using Fort Detrick as a prime site for cancer research under President Nixon's campaign to conquer cancer. He said a national panel recommended Fort Detrick, near Washington, as the main facility for the new National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and noted its proximity to the capital aids the effort.
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Fort Detrick
Nixon
Charles McC. Mathias
R-Md
Mathias
Rockville
Public Health Service
Elliot Richardson
NationalCancer Institute
Liberal GOP names floated for 1972 presidential race
Rep. Paul J. McCloskey named U.S. Sen. Charles McC. Mathias Jr. and Sens. Mark Hatfield and Charles Percy plus New York Mayor John V. Lindsay as potential liberal GOP standard bearers if Nixon seeks a second term. Mathias unavailable for comment. McCloskey faced pullback from Nixon critics after remarks on war policy at a National Young Republican event. Delegates invited him to speak in a motel parking lot after room access was blocked.
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U.S
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
National Young Republication Leadership Training School
GOP
Rep
William Scherle
Iowa
McCloskey
Nixon
Mc Closkey
Marriott Twin Bridges
Washington
Stanford University
Heart Fund Campaign Totals $3,462 In Frederick County
The 1971 Heart Fund Drive reached a peak on Heart Sunday as over a thousand volunteers canvassed Frederick County. Raymond E. Creager announced county and city residents contributed $3,462 by last evening, with more areas yet to be counted and envelopes to be opened. Last year’s total exceeded $27,000.
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Heart Fund
Heart
Heart Sunday
Frederick County
Raymond E. Creager
Creager
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Frederick
Army General's Payoff Revealed At PX Inquiry
A Senate panel heard that Brig. Gen. Earl F. Cole received $1,000 monthly from William J. Crum to shield him from investigations and help smuggle goods. Crum allegedly used official orders and counterfeit forms to move merchandise into Vietnam, while Cole aided raids and dodged CID action.
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Washington
Vietnam
U.S. Senate
Armed Services
Earl F. Cole
William J. Crum
Army
Bybee
Crum
Cole
Army Noncommissioned
Saigon
Cowe
Ace Long Binh
Gen. Cole
Long Binh
CID
Sarl Electronics Co
County Man Crushed As Jack Slips
Edwin L. Eyler a 28 year old heavy equipment operator near Thurmont died at Frederick Memorial Hospital from injuries after an automobile he was working under slipped from supporting jacks. He was born in Thurmont a son of Edward E. and Mary Shockey Eyler husband of Judith A Seipler Eyler and survived by six children two sisters a half sister and a half brother. Funeral services will be held at Craieger Funeral Home Thurmont with interment in Blue Ridge Cemetery.
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Edwin L. Eyler
Near Thurmont
W. C. Wilson Co
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Thurmont
Edward E
Mary Shockey Eyler
Judith A. Seipler Eyler
Raymond Kingsborough
Blue Ridge Cemetery
Stock Markets Retreat As Dow Drops Early Friday
NEW YORK AP reports the stock market opened with a broad pullback. By 10:36 a.m., the Dow Jones average of 30 industrials fell 7.05 points to 871.51, signaling a continuing retreat from earlier gains.
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New York
Showers to End by Tuesday Forecasted Weather Clearing
Showers began last night and dumped about .45 inches by 9 a.m. in Frederick. The wet conditions persist through tonight with thundershowers possible in late afternoon, then end by Tuesday morning as temperatures rise to near 50. Overnight lows will be in the upper 30s and winds shift from east to southwest. Sunday’s high was 56 under partly cloudy skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
City Crime Decline Amid Rising Auto Thefts And Accidents
City Police report a slight crime dip in 1970 while traffic accidents rose to 1,129, with total damage $572,102. Auto stereo deck thefts hit 186 worth $12,000 to $15,000, and 15 people faced drug charges. Traffic injuries fell to 169. fatalities include two pedestrians, one hit and run still under investigation. Driving under the influence cases climbed from 27 in 1968 to 64 in 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles V. Main
Fire log summary for Hamilton area 48 hours
Fire calls reported over 48 hours ending 10 am include multiple house fires on Hamilton Avenue Braddock Avenue East Main Street Mid Dletown and Quaker Hill Road with responses by Uniteds Independents Citizens Walkersville Juniors Middletown Bruns wick New Market and County crews. Automobile fires occurred on Route 340 at Harpers Ferry Bridge Route 40 and Route 40 at 170 with Brad dock and New Market responding. An ambulance call recorded Emergency eight Routine two and police reported 47 males five females.
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Hamilton Avenue
Uniteds
Braddock Avenue
Walkersville
Independents
Braddock
East Main Street
Middletown
Harpers Ferry Bridge
Brunswick
New Market
Quaker Hill Road
Carroll County
Mississippi Delta Tornado Toll Hits Sixty Five
Dozens of tornadoes ripped a 100 mile Mississippi River Delta strip killing 65 people 59 in Mississippi 6 in Louisiana with hundreds injured and widespread property damage. Deaths rose with new victims in LeFlore County Inverness and nearby towns as National Guard and Red Cross mobilized and a federal disaster request sought.
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Associated Press
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Louisiana
LeFlore
Inverness
Miss
Willie Young
Delhi
National Weather Service
Jackson
LeFlore County
Cary
Delta City
Humphreys County
Little Yazoo
Rome
Bovina
Pugh City
National Guard
Red Cross
James Eastland
Thieves Steal Liquor Gun and Merchandise from Md Store
Liquor and merchandise valued over $100 were stolen from Package Liquor Store on Md 355 south of Frederick. Break-in occurred via back window. items included cigarette lighters and a nickel plated handgun worth about $50. State Police continue the investigation. City police arrested 18 year old Larry E Clark for multiple alcohol and license violations after a 1:45 am stop on East Patrick Street. Pvt. Raymond W Mohler set a March 19 trial. Walter M Routzahn charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. A bomb threat at the jail prompted an evacuation and lockdown until 1:15 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MD. 355
Frederick
Larry Edwin Clark
East Fifth Street
East Patrick Street
Raymond W. Mohler
Walter Melvin Routzahn
RFD 4
Jefferson
Pvt
Mohler
Patuxent Prisoners Stage New Protest
AP reports renewed trouble at Patuxent Institution in Maryland after inmates refused to leave the dining hall. Governor Mandel rushed from Annapolis to mediate as 10 maximum security inmates held guard Robert Chumley hostage, later releasing him after negotiations. Police said no violence occurred as the standoff continued.
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Jessup
Patuxent Institution
Marvin Mandel
Woodstock
Annapolis
Mandel
Robert E Chumley
Odenton
Associated Press
Chumley
Kim
Woodfield
John Ingram
2300 More U.S. Troops Leave Vietnam
Saigon reports a drop of 2300 U.S. troops in South Vietnam bringing total to 330,600 last Thursday from 332,900 a week earlier. The force is set to fall to 284,000 by May 1, with Nixon promising more withdrawals in April. Marine Attack Squadron 115 and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 will depart after a standdown, led by Lt. Col. Michael Mura of Boston and Maj. Neil R. Van Leeuwen of Salt Lake City.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Nixon
Michael Mura
Boston
Neil R. van Leeuwen
Salt Lake City
Adamstown Area Mapped as Major Frederick County Plan Center
Frederick County Planning and Zoning Commission advances a comprehensive Adamstown region plan designating it as a major employment center. The plan reserves heavy industrial zones around Eastalco, coordinates with a new feeder road layout, and outlines residential districts, parks, and a regional shopping center across Adamstown, Buckeystown, Point of Rocks, Lime Kiln and Mountville.
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Adamstown
Margaret Hindman
Frederick County
Ballenger Creek
Buckeystown
Point of Rocks
Renn Branch
Monocacy River
Potomac River
Catoctin Mountain
Lime Kiln
Mountville
Church Hill
Licksville
Doubs
Tuscarora Creek
Mountville Road
Point of Rocks Road
Point of Rocks Estates
Lawrence Nelson
U.S. 15
Frederick
City
MD. 85
Potomac
Monocacy Rivers
Potomac National Park
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Mississippi Delta
Inverness, Miss
Ray Armstrong
Civil Defense
al Am
Patuxent
Brough
Ft. Meade
AP Annapolis
John Woodfield
Viet
New Design
Doubs Road
New Design Road
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