Frederick County Fourth Enjoys Quiet Holiday Amid Races
Frederick Countians spent the Fourth largely at parks and gatherings with 5,000 at motorcycle races and crowds at Greenbrier State Park closing entry. Cunningham Falls saw about 500 visitors while Catoctin Park registered fewer than 400, camping filling early. Police kept patrols calm as Maryland and Delaware beach crowds surged and traffic accidents claimed several lives.
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Frederick
Catoctin National Park
Thurmont
Frederick Community College
Howard Young
M. Catherine Long
Daughters of the Confederacy
Walkersville
Maryland
Ocean City
Rehoboth Beach
Del
Maryland Natural Resources
Tonka the Wagon Train Horse Reunites with Old Rider
Six years ago Edward Puddy bought a movie star for one hundred dollars not knowing Tonka the pinto gelding would later be revealed as the Wagon Train horse Burras rode in many gunfights. An old friend identified Tonka in Frederick confirming Burras’s longtime memory of the horse.
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Edward Puddy
Puddy
Tonka
Bill Burras
Hollywood
Frederick
Burras
Rockville
Butterfly Lane
Ward Bond
Revue Studios
New York
Wagon Train
NBC
ABC
Mountaindale
Frederick Community Center speaks on Frederick youth police clash
The Frederick Community Center released a statement urged balanced views on the black youth and police conflict. It criticizes unilateral reporting and calls for better youth police dialogue while highlighting housing, funding, and staff supports from Vista CETA and local grants.
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Frederick
Frederick Community Center
NAACP
Lord Nickens
Ron Sundergill
Vista
B&O
Friends for Neighborhood Progress
United Givers Fund
Comprehensive Training and Employment Act
CETA
Fourth of July activities pictured in Pennsylvania
A page note outlines Fourth of July activities in Pennsylvania with photos on page A8. The rest of the snippet mentions a strike and agreement on page A2 and Gandhi tightening censorship on page A7, followed by forecast details and a Norman Thomas quote.
Raspberry picking time on Catoctin Mountain Orchard
Washington and Baltimore residents flock to Thurmont area for picking at Catoctin Mountain Orchard. Cars arrive before dawn as crowds weigh empty containers then pay by weight of berries harvested, with jam and freezer demand shaping the busy season.
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Washington
Baltimore
Frederick
Thurmont
U.S. 15
Catoctin Mountains
Catoctin Mountain Orchard
Thousands view events at Ft. McHenry bicentennial
President Ford joined a 20 000 strong crowd at Fort McHenry for a bicentennial celebration featuring fireworks, speeches, and a naturalization ceremony for 41 new citizens. Maryland officials attended as a full-scale patriotic program unfolded atop the fort’s ramparts with period military displays.
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Ford
Marvin Mandel
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Ft. McHenry
Francis Scott Key
Washigton
Fords
Key
Maryland
Mandel
William D. Schaefer
Louis L. Goldstein
United States
republic of
yesteryear
Lincoln
Warning labels proposed for diabetic drugs
FDA proposes warning labels for oral hypoglycemics used by about 1.6 million diabetics noting possible increased risk of death from heart disease. Drugs include tolbutamide phenformin with brands such as Orinase Tolinase Diabinase CBI and Dymelor from makers Upjohn Pfizer Geigy and Lilly.
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WASHINGTON
Food and Drug Administration
Federal Register
Upjohn
Pfizer
Geigy
CBI
Lilly
Dymelor
FDA
Gordon history book gifted to Frederick County schools
Authors Paul and Rita Gordon donated their manuscript A Textbook of Frederick County History to the Board of Education with no financial gain. The board printed 400 copies: 150 to schools, 200 to the Bicentennial Committee for sale at four dollars, and 50 to libraries and review files. The Bicentennial funds covered printing costs, and more copies can be produced at cost if needed. Mrs Gordon joins the Board of Education. no conflict of interest.
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Paul
Rita Gordon
Frederick County
Board of Education
T. Meade Felton
school for community relations
Library of Congress
Felton
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Oxon Hill
Woodlawn
David Shimigold
Inside The News
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