10 Jan 1974
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1974
Page
1
A new Board of Aldermen sworn in pledges best efforts. Mayor Young leads a historic group with the city’s first female and first Black members. Officials express resolve, humility, and a call for citizen support.
Frederick County public schools opened an hour late due to icy slick roads from cold rain. Officials said all roads were wet and some slick while city streets were clear and weather remains hazardous with 100 percent to 60 percent precipitation.
A discussion on development rights questions whether selling rights or selling land best preserves open space and farming. It contrasts buying development rights with public ownership, asking what rent and crops would burden farmers if land remains under public control and farmers lose ownership.
New Market town officials discussed street lighting options at a Wednesday meeting with three of six elected members present. The council cites dark areas between the Post Office and a nearby area and says current lamps are too high. aim is lights that avoid the shopping center parking lot while avoiding mercury vapor types.
Ronald Nelson Young sworn in as Frederick's 34th mayor at 10:06 AM. Betty Rice becomes city treasurer and five newcomers join the Board of Aldermen, including C. Elizabeth Burker and Claude R K DeLauter, first woman and first Black member respectively. New leadership aims to revitalize downtown and balance tradition with progress, with a cable TV recording to air Channel 4 tonight and Friday.
The Frederick County Board of Education discussed starting times amid the energy crisis and daylight saving shifts. Board president G. Hunter Bowers Jr indicated no immediate change, noting safety concerns but buses will run as late as possible. Sunrise improves daily and only three elementary schools run before 8:00 a.m.
County and state Air Quality Control bureaus relax clean-burning fuel rules amid shortages. Governor Mandel allows temporary use of low-grade oil for industrial and institutional users with a public hearing and possible extensions. Emergency variance can be granted immediately but must align with laws, rules, and environmental safeguards.
Mayor E Paul Magaha's administration ends at 10 am with Alderman Ronald N Young sworn in as Frederick's 94th mayor. Magaha praises four years of growth including western urban expansion, new malls, housing, a historic district push, downtown parking study, and removal of the Hotel Frederick site for parking.
Washington AP Vital probes by the Federal Energy Office and the Internal Revenue Service audit price profit and supply records of every petroleum refiner. A 35 member joint task force will audit corporate offices and inspect refinery accounting to verify cost increases and profit reports.
Bethesda Md AP reports the Maryland state lottery winner for a 50000 prize. the number drawn today is OR4960 and the event was announced from Bethesda.
New York stocks opened lower with the Dow Jones industrial average down 4.76 to 290.08 at 10 30 a.m. as declining Big Board issues led the losses. The market showed weakness amid years of rumors about the effects of large price hikes on economies abroad.
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