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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1974
Page
2
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A Senate vote looms on the Sixes Bridge dam in Maryland, tied to a $6 million estuary water project and $750,000 for Verona dam design, with critics arguing the plan wastes money before proving the dam is needed. Opponents call for a full funding halt until the estuary studies justify the project and question the impact on 11 000 acres of farmland. The piece also notes editorials urging a no vote and discusses Kohoutek observations by Rod MacLeish.
A confidential government memo for antipoverty chief Alvin Armett warns a cold snap could kill many in northern states unless massive federal help is provided. The Boston study cites tens of thousands of poor unable to heat homes, urges quick transfer of Treasury dollars into fuel assistance, and notes Maine and Connecticut examples. Senator George McGovern plans an emergency nutrition subcommittee meeting to seek 40 million dollars for winter heating aid.
A family chronicles four years of college prep from catalog floods to career fits. The Number One Son navigates interests from astronaut to engineering to premedicine as guidance counselors and colleges expand options amid rising costs.
A column panel discusses the rising cost of college, the PSAT SAT path to admissions, and the struggle for families to afford higher education. It references a 1974 forecast and notes the ADL report on slave trade among Paraguay’s Ache Indians, plus broader commentary on energy policy and media quirks.
Four sessions lasting under 35 minutes set the stage for committee work as the General Assembly opened on Thursday. Today marks the birthday of General Robert E Lee with Confederacy groups across the South observing the occasion and planning the annual meeting with business on the agenda.
Obituary notes the death of Rev Walter R. Hartzell a twelve year Homewood Church superintendent after several months illness. He previously served at Grade Evangelical and Relocmed charge Walkersville and Woodshare. He died Monday evening at Homewood.
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