Mandel’s Son Raises Bank Referral Claim In Maryland Row
Two major developments emerged in the Frederick bank controversy. A Maryland Senate resolution seeks an investigation into the project while Governor Mandel’s son says he might have referred the bank backer to the lawyer who offered stock to influential friends. Gary Mandel recalls uncertain details from the period.
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Frederick
Ste Senate
Marvin Mandel
Baltimore Evening Sun
Associated Press
Irving H. Weil
Francis Scott Key Bank and Trust
Mandel
Gary Mandel
Legal Plea Filed In Bank Controversy
A bill of interpleader filed in Circuit Court seeks to restrain the News-Post manager and associates from actions against bank trustees. Attorneys Cory and Offett argue expenses are unsettled, delaying final accounting for the Francis Scott Key Bank & Trust Company. The filing names George B. Delaplaine Jr and others amid alleged influence concerns and stock subscription issues.
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Frederick
News-Post
Myron W. Randall
Bill of Interpleader
Delaplaine
Cory
Offutt
Francis Scott Key Bank & Trust Company
Colder Weather Ahead For Area Across Weekend
Unseasonably warm spell ends this week as high temperatures struggle to reach the mid to upper forties. By Friday temps hover in the mid forties with a return to upper forties by Saturday and lows in the mid thirties. Wednesday’s high hit eight degrees with an overnight low of 34. Continued on page B-3.
Violations Could Force Closing Of County Jail
An Attorney General opinion says Frederick County Jail could be closed after a May 12 1973 surprise inspection if violations of state minimum jail standards are not corrected within 180 days. The opinion notes transfer costs to a suitable facility and cites ongoing deficiencies including juvenile separation, lack of a 24 hour matron, and no separate post trial and pre trial housing. Sheriff Baumgartner says problems persist though improved since the visit.
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Frederick County
Richard O. Baumgartner
Department of
Attorney General
Joseph Egberg
Egberg
Baumgartner
Donald L. Lewis
John A. Derr
Jail conditions blamed on sheriff in county dispute
County Commissioner Donald L. Lewis argues the state report on jail inadequacies is the sheriff’s responsibility and criticizes slowness on regional jail planning. He cites lack of juvenile segregation, no 24 hour jail matron, and no separate pre trial quarters as major issues while noting transfers from Howard County.
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Zales Lewis
Frederick
Howard
Carroll County
Lewis
Richard C. Baumgartner
State District Court
Howard County
Nixon Pledges Cooperation With Impeachment Probers
President Nixon in a televised State of the Union pledged limited cooperation with House impeachment investigators. He said cooperation must respect presidential responsibilities, framing his offer within a broader plan for energy, health, welfare, and Middle East diplomacy. Senate and House leaders welcomed the remarks with partisan balance, while critics questioned the scope of cooperation.
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Washington
Orwardens
Nixon
House
Congress
Laxes Sixen
Middle East
GOP
Senate
Hugh Scot
Pennsylvania
House Judiciary Committee
Peter W. Rodino Jr
D-Mj
Philip A. Mart
D-Mich
Watergate
Watergate Special
Atte Fas
Edward W. Brooke
Amass
Judiciary Committee
United States
Truckers Prepare Nationwide Protest Amid Slumping Diesel Sales
Diesel sales at Maryland’s largest truck stop plummeted to about a third of normal with traffic “much quieter than normal” as truckers gear up for a nationwide shutdown. State Police pledged beefed up patrols on main routes to curb possible unrest amid scattered vandalism and rock throwing in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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America
Maryland
U.S. 40
MD. 85
Frederick
Truck City
Paul Hottt
Hott
Ohio
Navajo Freight Line
Denver
U.S. 301
Pennsylvania
No. 1 Trucker Voices Sympathy With Protesting Drivers
Franklin T. Wiles of near Frederick expresses sympathy with independent owner operators while opposing violence. He notes diesel price fluctuations and fuel wait times, and cites speed limits and gear issues as factors in trucking economics. The nationwide protest begins midnight tonight.
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America
Franklin T. Wiles
Frederick
Galey D. Sontheimer
National American Trucking Association
Roadeo
Denver
Colo
ATA
Wiles
Mitchell Transport Inc
Stock Market Rises Modestly Ahead of State of the Union
The New York market edged higher as the Dow Jones average of 30 industrials gained 3.76 to 966.08 by 10:30 a.m. with a strong advances to declines lead on the NYSE of more than 3 to 1, signaling tempered sentiment ahead of President Nixon's address.
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New York
Nixon
New York Stock Exchange
Pan Am 707 Crash Near Pago Pago
A Pan American World Airways jet with 16 aboard crashed short of the runway at Pago Pago Samoa and caught fire. Survivors were removed from the wreckage according to a Pan American spokesman.
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New York
Pan American World Airways
Pago Pago
Samoa
Pan American
Civil Defense warming system tests moved to Saturdays
The Civil Defense testing time shifts from 11 a.m. Friday to 12 noon Saturday per George J. Stup. The warning signal now originates from Central Alarm headquarters instead of Frederick City Police HQ, aligning with county fire alarm tests at county fire houses each Saturday at noon. City fire sirens are not tested. Saturday tests begin this week.
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George J. Stup
Civil Defense
Frederick City
State Home Mortgage Program Exhausted After Short Run
The state home mortgage program, started last April with 10 million dollars, has run out of funds. In Frederick County only 114,700 of 200,000 allocated was used, with 71,200 in three contracts settled and 18,500 committed. Nationwide 935 applications totaling 18.65 million. 444 rejected or withdrawn for 9.10 million, 333 settled for 6.47 million.
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Sam Heath
Frederick County
Ms. Heath
Heath
South Market Beautification Meeting Tonight
Land planners from Daft-McCune-Walker Inc will present final plans for South Market Street beautification tonight at 7:30 in the Assembly Room of City Hall. The public is invited to this last hearing before submission to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen next week.
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Daft-McCune-Walker Inc
South Market Street
City Hall
Board of Aldermen
Maryland Senator Pushes Residential Property Tax Reform Bill
Senator Edward P. Thomas and others seek to revise Maryland property tax assessments to base residential values on actual tangible cost rather than inflated market values. The bill would use the Maryland Assessors Manual and cubic foot construction cost, arguing current practice makes Maryland a real estate concern and harms homeowners with inequities.
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Edward P. Thomas
Frederick Carroll
Maryland General Assembly
Thomas
Senate
Maryland Assessors Manual
Maryland
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Revernor
Weil
Ernest Cory Jr
George B. Delaplaine Jr
Weii “Fel
Organizing Committee
Ernest Cory
Mandel, Rocklin, Franklin & Drue
Weil Brothers Plumbing and Heating
Florida
Laurel
Baltimore
W. Dale Hess
Tidewater Insurance Agency
Hess
Harry W. Rodgers III
Tidewater Company
Rodgers
Tidewater
Evening Sun
Corydale
By Lee Short
Rob Macdougall
Gerald Ford
William Clark
Neil Sandler
Pennsylvania Turnpike
South Market ‘Beautification
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