City Walk Light Poll Shows Mixed Support in Frederick
Citizens respond to a News-Post survey with about 30 percent in favor of walk lights. Nine percent back removal. Many cite safety for elderly and children, while some call for timing adjustments to give pedestrians more seconds.
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Dolores Summers
Richard H. Best
James Turner
Panel Street
Philip Wertheimer
West Third Street
State of the Union Address May Include Watergate
President Nixon prepared a lengthy written State of the Union message to Congress amid questions about Watergate. White House aides hinted the speech would cover major issues, including health insurance, guaranteed income, and a broad economic agenda. The address would be broadcast live, with three networks giving pre/post air time to Democrats for response.
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Nixon
White House
Camp David
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Congress
Aim Howey Rigast
Legis
Erhebe
Hay
Ieee
Mike Mansfield
Montana
City Attorney Denies Conflict Of Interest In Frederick
Frederick mayor and officials discuss potential conflict involving City Attorney Franklin Stillrich who owns stake in Valley Investments Inc. and his city duties. Judges and bar members weigh ethics canon while Stillrich denies any improper influence and remains in office as housing concerns loom over potential actions.
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Ronald Nome
Sias Hay
Franklin Stillrich
South Market Street
Stillrich
Association
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Bar Association
ABA
Frederick Vailey Investments Inc
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Stillicch
Cheries W. Mack
Stillich
County Bar Association
State District Court
Stanley V. Bennett
Bennett
Red City
Gty
Former City Engineer Involved In Kickbacks Case
Whiteford prosecutors allege former Frederick city engineer served 1958 to 1965 and that his Tewson firm paid kickbacks to two Baltimore County officials and others in Maryland. He refused to plead guilty to a tax charge as trial testimony unfolds with named associates.
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Dale
Baltimore
Baltimore County
Maryland
Sixes Bridge Dam Fight Wins Congressional Victory
Opponents scored a victory as seven House Representatives approved the Mathias-Beall amendment blocking Sixes Bridge dam construction in Carroll and Frederick counties for three to five years. The measure, added to the Water Resources Development bill, requires studies of alternatives before funds flow. final action rests with President Nixon.
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Mathias-Beall
Carroll
Frederick
Charles McC. Mathias
J. Glenn Beall Jr
Monocacy River
Ray Roberts
Donald Clausen
Goodloe Byron
Senate Public Works Committee
Nixon
Senate
Sixes
Verona
Virginia
Charles Fisher
Save the Monocacy Association
Army Corps of Engineers
Corps
Potomac
Washington, D.C
National Academy of Sciences
Mathias
Sixes Bridge
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Interior
Frederick County
Washington
Congress
Fisher
Taneytown
Corps of Engineers
Del
Julien Delphey
Etchelberger Heads Easter Seal Drive
Etchelberger leads the Easter Seal Drive with the Midget League Football program noted. The board lists seven members including Frederick Falcoms as part of the initiative.
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Etchelberger
Brunswick Educators Meet With Report On Advisory Committee
Brunswick Frederic County Board of Education members meet to review an Executive to Advisory Committee report during the regular session. The agenda includes explanation of the reading program a tour of the vocational facility at Brunswick High School a Student Council report and approval of redistricting Braddock Heights into Middletown.
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Brunswick
Frederick County
Elected School Board Topic At Kiwanis Meet
Mrs. Sheila Thompson of the League of Women Voters urged Frederick Kiwanis to endorse an elected school board. She proposed a civic caucus to nominate a single candidate slate, aimed at reducing partisanship and widening citizen input, with six year staggered terms and a focus on fiscal autonomy.
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Sheila Thompson
League of Women Voters
Frederick Kiwanis
Kiwanian
Frederick Community College
Thompson
FCC
Kiwanians
League
Nixon Ordered to Testify in Ellsberg Burglary Case
A California judge rules President Nixon is a material witness and issues a subpoena to testify at a February pretrial hearing in the Ellsberg burglary and conspiracy case. Ehrlichman, Liddy, and Young face charges. Nixon’s appearance remains disputed.
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Ellsberg
Los Angeles
California
Ehrlichman
Ringer
White House
G. Gordon Liddy
David R. Young Jr
Exvitchman
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