High's Dairy Store Robbery Being Investigated
City police seek two Black men in their early 20s who robbed High's Dairy Store on East Patrick Street just after 8 p.m. They forced clerk Mrs. Mary Cason to lie on the floor and fled with 105 dollars and a bank change bag. One robber drank milk. another bought time before the theft. Police describe them as 5 foot 8 to 5 foot 10, in their 20s. In a separate case, Sears store reported theft of under 100 dollars in goods and change, three alarm clocks, wrist watches, and six dollars from an insurance booth after entry through a roof area behind West Patrick Street store.
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High
East Patrick Street
Mary Cason
RFD 6
Frederick
Cason
Sears
West Patrick Street
Frederick officials hold hearing on zoning ordinance changes
Frederick County Commissioners held a public hearing on proposed zoning ordinance changes approved this month by the Planning and Zoning Commission. A rezoning request by William C. Bagley was postponed, with a 54 acre property north of Middletown not approved for A-1 to A-3 high density residential.
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Frederick County
Planning and Zoning Commission
William C. Bagley
Custom Homes Inc
Middletown
U.S. 40
Pete Wiles
Hawbottom Road
Planning Commission
Thurmont
Cold Wave Sweeps Frederick Area With Winds and Snow
A strong cold front moves into Frederick bringing arctic temperatures and wind gusts up to 35 mph. Highs near 50 today give way to lows in the upper teens tonight with light snow flurries ending by morning and a bitter spell through the week. Monday warmed to 40 while overnight lows fell to 33.
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Frederick
UGF Names Officers and 1970 Award Winners
Frederick County United Givers Fund announced award winners and new officers for 1971 at the Red Horse Steak House. The group fell short of its 1970 goal of 217,853 by 21,140, raising 196,713, the county’s highest ever total. James W. Freeman was named president for 1971, with F L Silbernagel Jr. as vice president.
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Frederick County
United Givers Fund
Red Horse Steak House
UGF
Charles M. Trubac
Trubac
F. L
Larry’) Silbernagel Jr
James W. Freeman
Guy W. Nusz
Freeman
Clater W. Smith Jr
Nusz
Carl V. Weakley
T. J
Doris Grice
Frederick Gas Company
Cedric Smith
Frederick County Names First Appeal Tax Court Members
Frederick County Commissioners appoint Lloyd Hoke J Herbert Snyder and Steiner W Smith as initial members of the new Appeal Tax Court with Gordon Palmer as alternate. The court will hear appeals on property assessments from residents, replacing direct appeals to the commissioners. Hoke chairing the court, all members are county residents and voters with real estate ownership.
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Lloyd H. Hoke
J. Herbert Snyder
Steiner W.smith
Frederick County
Gordon F. Palmer
Hoke
Snyder
Smith
Palmer
Thurmont
Hoke Furniture Co
Rochelle
Emmitsburg High School
University of Maryland
Venus 7 Soyuz lander transmits data from Venus
The Soviet Venus 7 spacecraft reportedly landed softly on Venus on December 15 and transmitted data for 23 minutes. Tass described the signals as the first scientific information relayed from another planet's surface, noting surface temperature around 875 F and pressure about 90 times Earth’s. The craft reportedly ceased functioning after 35 minutes, leading experts to fear destruction in the dense atmosphere.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Venus
Tass
Earth
West_ arn space
Sheriff Fires Woman Clerk In Miniskirt
INDIANAPOLIS AP Sheriff Lee R Eads fired Carol Kehrer a 22 year old clerk earning 77 a week from the sheriffs civil office after she wore a miniskirt shorter than the one inch above kneecap rule He blamed increased sex crimes on shortened skirts and said staff must adhere to the dress code Maj James H Hardin supported the decision noting no pantsuits for women and calling maxiskirt ugly Kehrer said she tried to hem longer but money limited and she helped support her family while her husband attends Ball State University.
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Indianapolis
Lee R. Eads
Eads
Carol Kehrer
Sheriff’s Department
Kehrer
James H. Hardin
Hardin
Fire Log and Police Report Summary
Fire calls logged in the 24 hour period ending at 10 am include an auto incident on COUNTY ROUTE 806 at 7:03 am with 70S. Ambulance responses listed as Emergency-8 Routine-5. Jail population records show 37 men and 5 women.
Apollo 14 Astronauts Practice Pinpoint Moon Landing
At Cape Kennedy the Apollo 14 crew Shepard Mitchell and Roosa trained for a precise landing in the Moon’s highland region. The countdown to a Sunday launch continued on schedule as crews connected ordnance and loaded liquid oxygen aboard the Saturn V first stage.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Moon
Fla Mauro Highlands
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Edgar D. Mitchell
Stuart A. Roosa
Shepard
Mitchell
Roosa
State Seeks Death For Manson Trial
Los Angeles AP Charles Manson and three female followers face a penalty phase to decide death or life in the Tate murders verdicts after seven months. The state seeks death in the gas chamber with up to 50 witnesses, though the defense vows a long case. Defendants Atkins Van Houten and Krenwinkel appear subdued as the jury weighs the sentence.
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Los Angeles
Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
California
Asst. Dist. Atty
Vincent Bugliosi
Paul Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Manson
Charles H. Older
Susan Atkins
Leslie van Houten
Patricia Krenwinkel
Nixon Urges Action On Old Legislation Across Duties
President Nixon in his first 1971 message asks Congress to enact 40 bills submitted last year including desegregation aid of 1.5 billion for school districts and an antihijacking revenue measure raising ticket tax and departure tax. He also seeks higher truck use taxes diesel fuel rise to 6 cents and more than a dozen retrenchments and reforms.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
South Viet War Ends For Tet Observance
South Vietnamese and American forces observed a 24 hour cease fire with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces in South Vietnam for Tet. Saigon proposed freeing all sick and wounded prisoners of war held by both sides, listing 2080 such prisoners including 1267 VC and 783 NVA, plus 30 special cases. Cambodian fighting continued near Phnom Penh with three positions attacked. Phnom Penh remained under curfew after days of fighting and the airport reopened to commercial traffic. The U.S. and South Vietnamese halted combat at 6 p.m. Saigon time. air strikes against North Vietnamese targets continued in Laos and Cambodia. The Viet Cong had announced a four day cease-fire starting earlier, while Saigon accused the enemy of violations.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
U.S
Laos
Tran van Lam
Republic of Vietnam
Lam
North
Andes Air Crash Kills 18 in Venezuelan Andes
A Viscount turboprop carrying 42 passengers and six crew crashed into Cruces de Daji Mountain near Merida Venezuela while en route to Caracas. Eighteen are feared dead, with 30 survivors located by nightfall, as rescuers set up treatment stations and helicopters airlift the injured.
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Merida
Venezuela
Andes
Cruces de Daji
Caracas
Morton Urges Drive to Curb Waste at Maryland Speech
Rep. Rogers C. Morton, nominated for interior secretary, told about 3,000 at Cole Field House that waste must be reversed across energy, materials, time, beauty, and silence. He warned against rapid population growth and defended environmental protection amid oil-industry concerns. Senate confirmation expected despite criticism from Sierra Club president.
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College Park, Md
University of Maryland
Rogers C. B. Morton
Interior Post
Morton
Cole Field House
Maryland
United States
Washington
Environmental Protection
Senate
Phillips. Berry
Sierra Club
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F. L. Silbernagel
John N. Lewis
David C. Meadows
Chester Pele
Charles E. Keller II
Appeal Tax Court
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Akron
Ohio
Thurmont Lions Club
Acacia Lodge
Gordon F, Palmer
Ussr
National Institute of Education
Boston
New York
New York Stock Exchange
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