How Much Growth What growth count we can afford story
Frederick County faces a pivotal discussion on growth as state planners visit to map a state master land use plan. The debate centers on how much growth the county and tax base can sustain, integrating sewers schools and roads with new development rights and farm preservation options.
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Oil profits under probe by oil czar Simon amid Nixon ties
Investigation into oil industry profits is led by William Simon amid concerns over oil money financing Nixon’s campaign. The report traces large oil contributions, corporate papers show price markups, production cuts, and station closures, highlighting Aramco and Persian Gulf tax shields and shifts in oil to favored refineries.
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Persian Gulf
Trucking Sees Fuel Tax Threat Amid Shortages
Michael P. Chrismer of the Maryland Motor Truck Association argues against gasoline tax increases and possible rationing as they would hit trucks and buses hardest. He warns such costs would pass to users, raise prices, and worsen fuel shortages harming Maryland’s economy.
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Iacniatry Rege
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Michael P. Chrismer
Maryland Motor Truck Association
Kohoutek inspires poetry letters to editor
A reader sends verses mixing astronomy and romance inspired by Kohoutek and the night sky. The note playfully weds celestial imagery with common jokes about weather, luck, and daily life, ending with a light, humorous tone.
Matrimony trends and a cold wave headline 1823 era
The column notes matrimony licenses rising in 1823 and mentions residents taking on marriage responsibilities. It predicts a new cold wave from the northwest bringing lower temperatures to Frederick by Saturday, with a prior week’s low near six degrees above zero. A stray trivia line asks which insect can only walk backward, answering the ant lion.
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Frederick
Mathia and Hendricksen Elected At Aid Society Meeting
Charles McC. Mathia concluded a 35 year presidency of the Children's Aid Society and did not seek re election. E Masa Hendricksen was chosen to succeed him at the annual meeting amid a tone of continuity. Two inches of new snow in extreme western Maryland kept temperatures sub freezing as the region faced continued cold weather.
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Theididren's Aid Society
E. Masa Hendricksen
Hiss
Wester Maryland
Painter Titian Inspired by a Bunch of Grapes
A chromatic note from art lore says Titian kept a cluster of grapes in his studio to study beauty form and line. The tale frames a painter’s study of still life as a path to mastery and harmony in color.
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New Year Reflections On American Spirit In 1973
Bruce Bioss surveys year end comments by public figures noting scarce self praise for 1973. They cite scandals shortages and perils of 1974 yet reveal resilience and pride in American achievements from space to lunar missions. The piece contrasts national strength with domestic neglect of the vulnerable as it looks to 1974.
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Alistair Cooke
Gordon Sinclair
Europe
Jupiter
Earth
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