08 Jul 1974
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1974
Page
1
Hot humid air moved in last week and will dominate with highs in the mid 90s today through Friday. Slightly cooler conditions arrive by weekend as a cold front brings thundershowers Thursday and Friday. Sunday’s high reached 91 with a 66 overnight. Mountain areas stay cooler. resorts were busy over the weekend.
County Commissioners defer a hearing on the Planning Board's four month moratorium proposal blocking rezoning and PLD approvals until the county master land use plan is reviewed next January. The move would affect developments over 10 lots in Urbana and New Market and seeks a systematic five year plan review with regional phasing.
State police divers recovered 17 year old Stewart Slick of Hagerstown from the Dickerson Quarry after he disappeared while swimming with friends. The search included a Frederick air helicopter. Borek of Toledo, 24, was found in the Potomac near Big Spring after disappearing July 4 while testing underwater distance.
Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski argued that allowing a president to redefine the Constitution without Supreme Court review erodes equality before the law. He warned Nixon could wield unchecked power in the Watergate matter involving Ehrlichman and Haldeman, while noting a grand jury marked Nixon a participant in the conspiracy.
Norman W Todd, local businessman, files Friday July 5 in Baltimore Federal Court under Chapter 12 seeking moratorium and plan to reorganize debts. He cites mortgage shortages and loan delays tied to saving the Francis Scott Key Hotel for Frederick and tourists. Norman Todd and the Todd s Children s Trust own Frederick real estate. hotel to continue normal operations with planned improvements.
A nationwide shorter Fourth of July period saw a drop in highway deaths due to a 55 mph limit. Officials labeled speed as the major factor, with a 519 deaths over four days vs 758 in 1972, and predict 450 to 550 total deaths for the weekend.
George Wm Weatherholt announces his candidacy for the Democratic Central Committee. A Frederick County native and graduate of Frederick High, he works for the National Geographic Society in Gaithersburg and part time for Stateline Detective and Guard Agency. He attends Trinity United Methodist Church and serves in church leadership roles and the Jeffersonian Democrat Club.
County Commissioner Lawrence A Dorsey backed a developer led project in Adamstown despite advisories to deny. The conflict pits Adamstown residents against Richard E Zimmerman a powerful county political figure whose client Roben Keats sought a 12 million sewer plant to serve a planned unit development. The vote followed a factional dispute over sewer classification and Beavin Company's recommendation, with threats of voter backlash and political debts shaping the outcome.
Frederick City Planning and Zoning Commission meets at 7 to vote on subdividing Parcel C in Antietam Village and expansion of the BC limited business district. They discuss rezoning west of O possumtown Pike and parcels Lease Farm R 4 units and school placement in industrial zones, plus annexation and filing and site plan fees.
New York stock markets extended a month long decline as the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled to 782.46 at 10:08 a.m. The drop marks the lowest close since November 1970, signaling renewed investor jitters amid broad weakness across the index.
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