Weddle Theft Case Goes To Jury In Frederick County
Robert Edward Weddle Jr. faces larceny and receiving charges for $1,807 worth of tires and tools taken May 8 1971 from Western Maryland General Tire Co. in Frederick County Maryland. The case proceeded to closing arguments after six defense witnesses including Weddle's wife testified.
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Robert Edward Weddle Jr
Frederick County
Weddle
RFD
Western Maryland General Tire Co., Inc
East South Street
Robert Rothenhoefer
Rob
Weddie
Larue Repp Weddle
Mt. Airy
Robert 8. Rothenhoefer
Mountaindale
Howard E. Rorabaugh
Weather To Give Spring Preview
Sunny to start the week with a chilly overnight low near 27 and highs in the mid 50s. Warmer air moves in with 60s forecast for Tuesday through Thursday, then upper 50s to 60s as clouds return Thursday. No rain recorded locally. a possible shower Friday. Sunday high was 48.
County to Hold Rezoning and Subdivision Hearings
County Commissioners will hold public hearings in Winchester Hall Tuesday starting at 10 a.m. on two rezoning requests for Md. 27 area service station and Sabillasville church site, plus amendments to flood plain definitions and subdivision rules affecting development.
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Winchester
Winchester Hall
Humble Oil Co
Md. 27
Mill Bottom Road
Mt. Airy
Four County Farm Development Inc
Sabillasville
Mer] D
Delores M. McCrear
Md. 81
Nixon Return From China Highlights Trade Contacts Pace
President Nixon, after a historic China trip, pledged to withdraw forces from Taiwan eventually and expand bilateral trade and exchanges short of formal diplomatic ties. The talks produced a communique outlining positions on Taiwan and other issues while offering to broaden people to people contact.
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ANCHORAGE
Alaska
Nixon
China
U.S
Taiwan
Vietnam
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Washington
Peking
Alaskan Air Command
Chou
William P. Rogers
Chi-Peng-Fei
Henry Kissinger
Marshall Green
Indochina
Japan
Korea
Kissinger
Ottlawa
West Virginia flood toll rises with 61 dead and 400 missing
National guardsmen and volunteers comb Buffalo Creek hollow at dawn for about 400 missing as 61 victims are confirmed. Authorities probe the breach at the earthen dam that unleashed waters from an 18 acre lake flooding 14 coal camps. Governor Moore seeks $1 million relief, Nixon declares Logan County a disaster area.
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MAN
W. Va
CAP
Buffalo Creek hollow
Ben Tudor
Buffalo Mining Co
coal company
Tudor
20 mile hollow
National Guardsmen
Arch A. Moore Jr
West Virginia
Nixon
Moore
China
Logan County
Maryland Teachers Turnover Sets State Record in 1970
A Maryland study shows 7 443 teachers and principals left jobs in 1970, with Frederick County losing 187, Carroll 138, Montgomery 1 090 and Washington County 120. Reasons include maternity, relocation, retirement, and pursuit of other work. dismissals noted in Frederick. State superintendent says figures exclude terminations for ineffectiveness.
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Maryland State Department
Frederick County
Maryland
Carroll County
Montgomery County
Washington County
James A. Sensenbaugh
County Receives 288292 Education Grant for Frederick County
J Glenn Beall Jr and Charles McC Mathias Jr announced a federal Title I grant of 288,292 dollars to Frederick County to assist local schools in areas with concentrations of federal employees.
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J. Glenn Beall Jr
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Frederick ‘County
Seminar Begins Here On Low Income Housing
About 40 people attended the first of four Maryland Community Development Administration seminars at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. William Welsh urged organizational methods within housing agencies to form a housing services division and noted the need for a housing authority for large scale programs. Lawrence W. Johnson suggested using local government to aid agencies. Tuesday’s session will cover tenant management relations and local housing authority functions at Frederick Community College.
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BARBARA LAUGHLIN
Maryland Community Development Administration
Southern Maryland CAA
William Welsh
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Welsh
Frederick Community College
Frederick County
Lawrence W. Johnson
J. Rolfe Castleman
Spiegel To Open Downtown Store In Frederick
Spiegel Catalogue Company of Chicago will open a branch store in Frederick, leasing the former Bartgis and Zimmerman Firestone Building at 34 36 East Patrick Street. A Spiegel representative surveyed locations near new shopping centers before choosing this East Patrick Street site, which was refurbished after being sold to Norman W. Todd. Occupancy began Feb 1 with operations expected in early March.
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Spiegel Catalogue Company
Chicago
Ill
Frederick
Joseph P. Urie
Key Land Corporation
Bartgis and Zimmerman Firestone
East Patrick Street
Spiegel
Bartgis and Zimmerman
Norman W. Todd
Spiegels
Dow Jones Advances In Early New York Trading
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose in early trading, gaining 1.95 points to 924.74 at 10:30 a.m., signaling market strength.
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Stock Market
NEW YORK
Congress Moves To Curb Noise Pollution Nationwide
Rep Paul G Rogers leads a plan to unite federal agencies against noise from transportation and construction. The measure would empower the EPA to set emission standards, identify major noise sources, require product labeling, and have the FAA set aircraft noise limits, with potential reductions in three to four years.
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WASHINGTON
Congress
Paul G. Rogers
D-Fla
Rogers
House public health
House
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Aviation Administration
EPA
Nine-year-old claims girls forced him to shoplift
A 9 year old boy told police three 14 year old girls forced him to steal at Montgomery Ward, with $61.97 worth of goods recovered. Police investigated five weekend shopliftings including warrants for Reynolds Jr., Alexander, Wilson, and a 16 year old. An accident at Bentz and Seventh streets left Alice Smith injured. driver Christopher Kaeppel and Smith blamed the light, with no charges filed. Another minor accident occurred when Paul Rosencrantz slid on ice at Park Mills.
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Montgomery Wards
Lester Lee Reynolds Jr
Brunswick
Jack Lee Alexander
Taneytown
Woolworth’s
Frederick
Richard Allen Wilson
Barbara Fritchie
Pri-Way Shoe Mart
Wards
Alice Louise Smith
John Handison
Bentz
Seventh streets
Ms.Smith
Christopher Jon Kaeppel
Thomas Littleton
Paul Burlin
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Karl Retter
Church of the Nazarene
West Hills
Retter
J. Rolfe Castlelan
ert
C. Henney
Samuel W. Barrick
Walter Snow
Larry Davis
Chou Enlai
Shanghai
Nixons
Robert Ruegg
Alaskan Command
Joseph Cunningham
Buffalo Creek
Department of Housing and Urban Development
the hollow
Larry Johnson
Jacquelyn Bowins
Housing Maison
Donald Date
the
CAA
North Market Street
Patrick
Church
Second Streets
Boy
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