House To Pass Jobs Bill Aims At 500000 Jobs
The House expected to approve a $5 billion public works bill to fund grants for sewer water and facilities with priority for distressed areas. Rep Wright Patman leads the drive asserting enough votes to override a veto if needed. Speaker Carl Albert cites potential to create up to 1 million jobs.
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WASHINGTON
House
Wright Patman
DTex
Senate
Patman
Banking and Currency Committee
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Albert
Pollution Alert Steps Underway In Washington And Baltimore
Washington and Baltimore enter the second stage of a pollution alert though county measurements may be inaccurate due to a broken recording device. Authorities urge reduced driving and avoid burning or insecticide spray. vulnerable individuals should stay indoors with air conditioning when possible.
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Washington
Baltimore
Air Quality Control Division
United States
Stock Market Rises on Peace Talks News
New York stock prices moved higher in moderate trading after reports that secret U S North Vietnam talks had resumed in Paris. The gains appeared linked to the Paris talks announcement and connected diplomacy.
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NEW YORK
United States
North Vietnam
Paris
Warrant Issued For Murder Suspect In Mt Airy Case
State Police issued a murder warrant for Richard Rolin Fogle 31 of Georgia in the Dec 4 1971 death of Francis Edward Runkles a Mt Airy junk dealer. Investigators say Fogle shot Runkles at his Woodville Road home as police search the area for evidence and the murder weapon.
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Francis Edward Runkles
Mt. Airy
Richard Rolin Fogle
Frederick County
Calhoun
Resaca
Tie
Victor Wolfe
Runkles
Fogle
Woodville Road
Plane No. 4
Tfe
Wolfe
wea
Historian Debunks Middletown Origins in New Book
Frederick County historian Millard Milburn Rice contests existing Middletown origins in a forthcoming work. He cites land warrants and surveys, argues Smithfield derives from a Smith’s survey, and notes connections to Notley Thomas and Richard Smith. Rice, a Jefferson native and Walkersville resident, plans to publish The Earliest Years of Middletown, Maryland.
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Millard Milburn Rice
Frederick County
Rice
Middletown
Maryland
Scharf
Margaret Crone
Smithfield
Frederick Lauber
Frederick County Court
Land and
Notley Thomas
Richard Smith
Jury Ponders New Market Land Value
A Circuit Court jury meets to assess just compensation for the March 1, 1971 eminent domain taking of 40.22 acres from New Market Associates by the State Roads Commission. Damages claimed total 344,830 while the state proposes 77,558 to 82,000. the case cites service road fill and enhanced access via Maryland 75 and I 70 N. Counsel include Richard E Zimerman for New Market and Clater W Smith Jr for the State.
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State Roads Commission
New Market Associates
Robert E. Clapp Jr
6th Judicial Circuit
Richard E. Zimmerman
State’s Roads Commission
State Highway Administration
Clater W. Smith Jr
Fire Log Summary Near Catoctin High
Fire calls reported in the 24 hour period ending 10 a m near Catoctin High Thurmont responding to a 3 50 p m auto fire Ambulance calls Emergency 10 Routine 1 Jail population Males 27 Females 3 Juveniles 1
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CATOCTIN HIGH
Thurmont
Meeting With County Officials Breaks Down Over Reporter Moment
Mrs. R. C. Curtis Adams resident and Carroll Manor Civic Association representative planned a meeting with County Commissioners Lewis Derr and Dorsey. The officials arrived late or not at all, while a News-Post reporter waited, leading to handwringing over reporter access and courtesy.
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R. C. Curtis
Adamstown
Carroll Manor
Lewis
Derr
Curtis
Derr and
Thief Seizes Park Toys Stolen From East Third Street Shed
Nancy Harmon reports a theft at the East Third Street park shed this morning. A crowbar was found near the pried door and the thief took croquet, badminton, kickball sets, horseshoes, and about 1000 popsicle sticks.
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East Third Street park
Nancy Harmon
News-Post
Kissinger In Paris For Talks
In Paris Kissinger is reported to be meeting secretly with Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy as part of Vietnam peace talks. He flew to Paris Tuesday and was to return to Washington late Wednesday amid a veil of secrecy. The Hanoi delegation confirmed the meeting but gave few details.
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WASHINGTON
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Vietnam
Paris
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kissinger
Le Duc Tho
Xuan Thuy
Ziegler
San Clemente
Calif
Hanoi
Labor Leaders Debate Endorsement Of McGovern Ticket
AFL-CIO President Meany opposes the Democratic ticket as 35 member executive council weighs endorsing George McGovern and Thomas Eagleton. Some leaders propose no endorsement to let 117 unions decide, a first in 17 years, while Eagleton says he cannot reach Meany by phone.
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WASHINGTON CAP
AFL-CIO
George Meany
Meany
George McGovern
Thomas Eagleton
Missouri
McGovern
Inmates Stage Rebellion at Prince Georges Jail
Inmates at the Prince Georges County Jail staged an early morning disturbance after a Tuesday night rebellion that left 100 involved, with three guards hostage at one point. The library was burned and no injuries were reported. Authorities linked the incident to other Maryland prison riots and blamed muggy weather and unresolved inmate grievances.
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LPPER
MARLBORO
Prince Georges County
Maryland
Arthur H. Bremer
Alabama
George Wallace
John W. Rhoads
William Gullett
Guillet
Gullet
South Viet Namese battle toward Citadel in Quang Tri
South Vietnamese forces pushed toward the walled Citadel in Quang Tri City while house to house fighting left 163 North Vietnamese dead. One paratrooper unit reached near the fortress, and another closed in from the northeast as U S pilots conducted bombing runs amid mixed reports of losses on both sides.
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SAIGON
Quang Tri City
U.S
Quang Tri
U. S
U.S. Command
Viet Cong
U.S. Air Force
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Navy
Vinh
Nguyen Khe
Hanol
How To Avoid The Sting Mosquitoes Put The Bite On County Residents
A county advisory outlines household and garden measures to reduce standing water, treat breeding sites with malathion, and spray screens and vegetation. It notes a county fogging program for flood-prone areas and recommends personal repellents for outdoor activities, with safety cautions.
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John Derr
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