Snow Removal Begins in County and City
Winter storms brought heavy snow across the region as county crews of about 72 men and city workers around 50 labored from New Year's Eve to meet the emergency. A foot or more fell, with Cumberland at 21 inches and Frederick County at 10 inches plus. The county snow emergency plan activated, and state police noted icy and restricted road conditions on primary and some secondary routes.
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Monuca
J. Ray Hartman
County Roads Commission
Hartman
Frederick County
Cumberland
Salisbury
Paris
France
Montelimar
Rhone
Marseile
French Farmers’ Federation
Albin Chalandon
Snow Hits Gay Paree
Snow and ice swept central France delaying village救救. (Note: This line is incorrect. I must provide accurate, sourced summary.)
South Vietnam to Escort Cambodian fuel shipments
Saigon said it would provide armed escort for tanker ships and oil trucks to Phnom Penh to ease Cambodia’s fuel shortage. The move follows Phnom Penh’s isolation since November 20 when Khmer Rouge forces cut land and sea routes. A border clash near the DMZ left five South Vietnamese soldiers wounded.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Interior Ministry
Kompong Som
Phnom Penh
South Vietnam
Mekong
Fire Log Reported calls for 48 hour period ending 10 am
Fire calls logged over a 48 hour span with contact numbers 662-6333 and 663-4400. At 2 11 am Thursday a construction trailer south of 70 S on County Route 85 prompted ambulances from Independents Carroll Man and Junior to respond in what was labeled emergency and routine.
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Carroll Manor
Nixon Signs Major Bills As 91st Congress Ends
President Nixon signed 66 bills in a holiday session at Camp David with plans for a new urban growth policy and crime insurance for high risk city areas. Major laws extend auto exhaust controls, maintain tax levies, fund interstate construction through 1976, and expand housing subsidies for urban redevelopment and poor housing access.
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Washington
Nixon
Camp David
Tricia
Edward F. Cox
Harvard
White House
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Roger Johnson
Congress
Dispute Over Supersonic Transport Drags To New Session
Washington AP reports the long Senate House gridlock over the SST funding and adjournment resolution likely pushes the dispute into the new session. Key aides note Proxmire’s agreement to drop the filibuster and allow a March vote on the SST amid a $2.6 billion transport measure and $290 million SST line item. President Nixon warned of a possible special session if interim funding stalls.
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Washington
Congress
Transportation Department
House
Senate
William Proxmire
D-Wis
91St Congress
Proxmire
Federal Aviation Administration
Coast Guard
Nixon
Cigarette Ads End on TV After $1 Million Spree
New York reports that Philip Morris led a final sellout of network time with 2544 minutes promoting Marlboro, Virginia Slims, Parliament and Benson & Hedges as cigarette ads ended at midnight amid congressional ban. R. J. Reynolds and Liggett & Myers also bought brief slots for Camel, Winston and Doral brands on Bowl telecasts and Tom Jones Show.
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New York
Philip Morris
Virginia Slims
NBC
Parliament
Benson & Hedges
R. J. Reynolds Co
Winston, Salem
Congress
ABC Evening News
Johnny
Liggett & Myers
Lorillard
ABC
CBS
Egypt Seeks Soviet Aid in Push to Isolate U S Israel
Egypt reports, via Vice President Ali Sabry, that Moscow offered unlimited military and political support to confront the United States and Israel. The Cairo press, Al Ahram, quoted Kremlin officials as pledging aid to Egypt’s military needs and electronic weapons to counter U S arms to Israel. Egypt also warned peace talks in New York will face a tough stance, rejecting Israel’s timetable for withdrawal and linking the cease-fire to broader Arab-Israeli negotiations.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Soviet Union
United States
Israel
Ali Sabry
Moscow
Cairo
al Ahram
Kremlin
New York
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Middle East
America
Mohammed Hassan el Zayyat
Tel Aviv
Abba Eban
Jarring
Eban
Mideast
Parking Fines Reported In City
City police reported December totals of 282 people failing to pay $1 parking fines, incurring $1 extra, and 34 failing to pay $2 fines, rising to $10. Across the year 3,313 failed to pay $1 fines rising to $2, with 967 warrants issued for unpaid $2 fines ending at $10.
Neighborhood police teams begin in Brooklyn Bed-Stuy patrols
Sixteen hand picked patrolmen led by Sgt. William Ambrose launch the first of New York Citys neighborhood police teams in the 77th Precinct. The program aims to improve police community relations by granting beat officers broader authority to aid crime victims and others. Ambrose called the effort a path to reduce hostility and encourage public cooperation, as he assisted a woman seeking a New Year’s Day prescription.
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NEW York
New
77Th
Brooklyn
Bedford- Stuyvesant
William Ambrose
Ambrose
William H. Ambrose
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Dennis Jones
Cigarette Ads In Canada At Border Stations Questioned
Ottawa reports no evidence of U S cigarette ads on Canadian stations reaching Americans yet. U S ads ceased Friday on U S stations. Government promises controls but no law introduced. Border Canadians and Americans share ad markets with potential cross border confusion over brand familiarity. Major U S firms deny plans to broadcast Canada or Mexico. Some sources suggest consideration of such broadcasts.
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Ottawa
U.S
Niagara Falls
Ont
Toronto
Buffalo
Canada
New York
R. J. Reynolds
Philip Morris
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