YMCA Open House Highlights 1907 Director’s Ties to Frederick
G H McGregor Wright, first Frederick YMCA director when the venue opened in 1907 at West Church and North Court Streets, attended the North Market Street YMCA open house with over 1 000 visitors. He and Carl L Gaites reviewed the 1907 minutes showing the board authorized President Dr Joseph Apple to hire him. Wright later served in Wilmington San Juan Houston and retired in Frederick at age 90.
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Frederick
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Carl L. Gaites
Y Board
Joseph Apple
Wilmington
Del
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Ymcas
Houston
Jodi Milis
Eichelberger Named New Chairman of Western Md Easter Seal Council
Frederick resident Thomas M. Eichelberger was elected chairman by majority at the council’s last quarterly meeting. He serves as Frederick County Register of Wills and led the county Easter Seal campaign for two years. A Frederick High School graduate, he has long been active in civic work and youth programs including Pop Warner football and Little League projects.
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Thomas M. Eichelberger
Frederick
Washington
Carroll
Maryland Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Lichelberger
Frederick County
Frederick High School
Eichelberger
Register of Wills
Elks
Rain and warmth forecast after bitter January cold
The county eases from a deep freeze with a 31 degree Frederick low and next days’ showers and warmer 30s. January rainfall reached 2.58 inches by Sunday night, just shy of normal, as ice fades on area roads and totals trend above normal.
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Frederick
Ford reports modest economic improvement and potential 1979 tax cut
President Ford touts an improving economy despite high unemployment and signals possible major tax cuts in 1979. He notes inflation easing, predicts unemployment near 7.3 percent by year end, and outlines a budgetary plan to sustain growth and restraint for another anticipated tax reduction.
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Ford
Congress
Council of Economic Advisers
Intelligence pricetag 10 billion a year shocks Congress
The Select House Intelligence Committee says total US intelligence spending runs about 10 billion annually, far above defense bill figures. The 338 page report, approved 9 to 4, details covert CIA aid and spying, cites failure to predict the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, and notes a 1973 memo on protecting CIA hearings involving Chile.
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Angola
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate
Chile
Jackson
Jacksonville
Fla
James Schlesinger
Richard M. Nixon
Salvador Allende
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Senate Multinational Corporations
Nixon
CIA Appropriations Oversight
John McClellan
D-Ark
Ashton realigns Frederick Police Department transfers
Chief Richard J. Ashton announces transfers within the Frederick Police Department. Detective Sergeant Franklin D. Willson Jr. becomes director of training, planning and research, with Pfc. John W. Crem as assistant director. Cpl. Donald L. Travis leads the Staff Traffic Unit, under Det. Sgt. Willson, joined by Crum, Underwood Jr., and Stine Jr. in the unit. CID transfers include Eyler Tinney Cullen.
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Frederick
Richard J. Ashton
Franklin D. Willson Jr
Major Ashton
Pfc
John W. Crem
Cpl
Donald L. Travis
Sgt
Willson
William R. Crum
James A. Underwood Jr
Pierce C. Stine
Tax differential debate shapes Maryland city county tax talks
The Maryland Municipal League pushes reform in city county tax relations with a focus on a state tax differential law. Frederick Mayor Ronald N Young cautions that county commissioners show little inclination to cooperate. If counties concede, Frederick could cut the city tax rate by at least a quarter. The league also targets piggyback taxes and cigarette alcohol highway revenue in its push for municipalities to gain a fairer share. The enabling law is not binding, but signals progress toward preferred outcomes.
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Maryland Municipal League
Ronald N. Young
Frederick County
Frederick City
Young
League
Firehouse referendum petition judged inadequate
The Frederick City Board of Election Supervisors found the petition seeking a referendum on relocating the Baughman’s Lane firehouse fell short by over a hundred signatures of the 500 required. Margaret T. Russell submitted the petition on Oct. 31, 1974, aiming to place the issue on 1977 municipal ballots. The board’s review followed city attorney W. Milner Roberts guidance, with a decision expected today. petitioners plan to appeal.
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Circuit Court
City Board of Election Supervisors
Ronald N. Young
Water Resources Administration
Amos L. Brown
Frederick
Robert D. Osburn Jr
George T. Schroeder Jr
Clare W. Kondig
Election Board
Harding seeks Brunswick mayor bid on town finances
John H. Harding 505 East H Street, 33, announces run for mayor of Brunswick. He touts a platform built on town spending reform and police department structure to address a persistent deficit and concerns over equipment purchases and bidding practices. Continued on Page A-8.
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Brunswick
John H. Harding
East H Street
Harding
Inside The News Peace Returns To Beirut
A fragmented item notes Peace returning to Beirut amid routine city coverage. Other scraps mention Wallace’s strong showing in Mississippi and Detroit schools integrating peacefully. Weather hints at occasional rain with highs around 45 to 50.
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Thomas F. Littleton
Paul W. Mossburg
J. Richard E. Lewis
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George RK. Himes Jr
James R. Fraley Jr
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