City to use tax differential as election issue in Frederick
City leaders press county for tax differential to fund services residents rely on. Mayor Ronald Young backs the move as a campaign issue and works with Hagerstown mayor on strategy. Downtown merchants prepare candidate questionnaire to gauge views on the demand and related city needs.
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Frederick
Downtown Merchants Association
Eli Krotman
Ronald Young
Allen Merchant
Young
Mercham
Warner Paddock
Hagerstown
Annapolis
Woman Sent To Prison For Killing Husband
Mrs Rosanna Roberts of Edgemont Road was sentenced to six years in prison by Circuit Court Judge Samuel W. Barrick for the stabbing death of her husband Charles Edward Roberts Sr on December 29 1973. She pleaded guilty to manslaughter with the State’s Attorney citing self defense factors.
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Rosanna Roberts
Edgemont Road
Samuel W. Barrick
Charles Edward Roberts Sr
Roberts
Roberts S. Rothenhoefer
Drought Threatens Corn Crop In Frederick County
Scorching weather with minimal rainfall threatens corn and soybeans in Frederick County. Local extension agent Kenneth Shifflett warns tasseling corn may suffer without moisture within a week or ten days. Japanese beetle infestations compound crop stress while forecasts hint at continued dry, warm conditions.
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Kenneth Shifflett
Frederick County
Maryland
Shifflet
St. Swithin’s
St. Swithin's
Frederick
Red Cross Honors Braddock Firemen
On a Saturday afternoon in early April Braddock Heights volunteers Abrecht Metcalf and Beall rushed from the fire hall when six year old Dan Beynon cried that his mother was bleeding. Abrecht applied direct pressure to a severed high femoral artery, Dan alerted others, and ambulance crews transported Mrs Beynon to the hospital where she received blood and surgery.
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Braddock Heights
Dan
Jill
Pollution of Creek Charged at Mountaindale
Charles Fultz filed a formal complaint with the Frederick County Health Department about severe pollution in Fishing Creek. He alleges the city of Frederick diverts stream water for a reservoir, affecting residents and hatchery ponds, and causing health hazards after youths developed sores.
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Mountaindale
Charles Fultz
Frederick County
Fultz
Health Department
Frederick City
Maryland Water Resources Agency
Bow
Eaton's
Goldfish Hatchery
County Urges Halt on Post Office Warehouse Construction
Health officials call for a stop work order on the Frederick Business Properties warehouse on Hayward Road intended for Post Office use. Construction proceeds amid disputes over septic tank approval and sewer master plan restrictions. Officials seek legal guidance on whether to halt the entire project or only sanitation facilities.
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Charles G. Spicknall
County Permits and Inspection Department
Frederick Business Properties, Inc
Hayward Road
Post Office
Health Department
Herbert Ramsburg
Ralph Gasuley
Ramsburg
State Health Department
Norman Lowery
Lowery
Frederick Business Properties
Richard Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Business Properties
Frederick
Post Department
Catoctin Photo Arts
Snyder Withdraws From Maryland Gubernatorial Race
State Senator George Snyder withdraws from the Maryland Democratic gubernatorial race citing insufficient voter reach in Washington suburbs. His exit leaves Marvin Mandel nearly assured of the nomination, with only Wilson K Barnes as a potential rival.
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Annapolis
George Snyder
D-Wash
Maryland
Senate
Washington
Snyder
Fov
Marvin Mandel
Wilson K Barnes
Court of Appeals
Nixon okayed Plumbers burglary after the fact
House impeachment evidence shows President Nixon privately approved the Watergate Plumbers’ break in after the fact. Ehrlichman testified Nixon voiced late May 1973 that the action was justified by national security concerns and told Petersen to stay out of the case.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Burgary
House
Atty
Henry Petersen
Watergate Grand Jury
Justice Department
John D. Ehrlichman
Petersen
Daniel Ellsberg
Ehrlichman
House Judiciary Committee
John W. Dean
Ehrichman
Dr Lewis Defends Hitler Brainpower at Rotary Talk
Braddock Heights analyst Dr Nolan D C Lewis challenged the view that Nazi leaders were insane. Speaking to the Frederick Rotary Club, he described Hitler as an evil genius who built Germany into a great power in ten years and argued most leaders were sane enough for trial.
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Adolf Hitler
Braddock Heights
Nolan D.C. Lewis
Nuremberg
Lewis
Frederick Rotary Club
Hitler
Germany
Maryland Lottery numbers draw announces winners
In Perry Hall Maryland the today draw for the $100000 state lottery yielded 266764 while the car bonus number was 992607 The Wednesday draw for the $50000 state lottery produced 434871 and the millionaire finalist number was 97529.
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Perry Hall
Maryland
Grant Secures 731 Acres For Monocacy River Park
U S Senators Mathias and Beall announced a 400000 grant to Maryland to acquire land along the Monocacy River in Frederick County. The funds will be matched by state money to form the Monocacy River Natural Resource Management Area near Stronghold, preserving recreation, wildlife, and open space amid development pressures.
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Washington
Maryland
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
J. Glenn Beall Jr
Maryland Department of Natural
Monocacy River
Frederick County
Mathias
Beall
Stronghold
State of
Department of the Interior
Stock Market Extends Rally In Early Trading
In New York the stock market moved higher as the Dow Jones industrial average rose 6.96 to 791.93 in the first half hour of trading. Gainers outpaced losers by seven to two on the New York Stock Exchange.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Financial disclosures show gaps among Frederick County candidates
A review of Maryland financial disclosure statements filed by Frederick County candidates reveals wide wealth gaps between the well endowed and the less affluent. The notices detail holdings in real property, corporations, and entities doing business with the state, plus gifts and family employment links, with incumbents and challengers alike largely tied to mortgages and banks.
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Frederick County
Maryland Secretary of State
Maryland
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Red Cross
Braddock
Maryland State School For the Deaf
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Ellsberg
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Financial Disclosures
William E. Graffam
Stall
Orphan's Court
Register of Wills
Sherif
News-Post
Thomas G Slater
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