20 Jul 1974
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1974
Page
1
Reports from Nicosia describe Turkish and Greek Cypriot forces exchanging heavy fire with fires raging at the airport and near a Greek Cypriot camp. Residents flee, authorities impose restrictions, and international appeals intensify as the fighting risks drawing in regional powers.
Turkish paratroopers landed on the northern coast amid heavy fighting with Greek Cypriot forces in Nicosia and Kyrenia. The invasion prompted Greece and Turkey to mobilize, with the US sending naval units closer to Cyprus to evacuate citizens if needed. Turkey justified the action as protecting Turkish Cypriots, while UN and world powers urged calm and a return to constitutional order.
White House lawyers cite Congressional and milk producer pressure as the basis for Nixon s 1971 decision to raise the milk price subsidy. The statement to the House Judiciary Committee parallels his January admission that political considerations influenced the move. The record links the milk subsidy to campaign fundraisers and notes no evidenced influence from dairy industry figures on policy actions.
A Wednesday police report incorrectly stated that stabbing victim Sylvia Moore was moved from Frederick Memorial Hospital to the Hood College Infirmary. She was actually transferred within Frederick Memorial Hospital to Hood Section Room 216.
City and county administrations are urged to channel funds into housing with incentives or bonds. Federal financing is seen as insufficient for existing urban projects, and volunteers alone will not suffice. Frederick’s population grows from 21,744 in 1960 to about 23,641 in 1970 with 6,673 to 8,015 housing units.
Shern, a Frederick native with Army Medical Corps service in Vietnam, outlines improving residents' quality of life. He cites work with the County Mental Health Department since 1992 and service on local and state commissions and community groups.
A military brief lists unit counts including 9 destroyers 4 frigates 12 destroyers 9 corvettes and mentions combat aircraft and torpedo assets. The fragment references GA008 and SA Paras with setters noting maritime and air forces.
Miss Mary J. Myers says no new federal sanction since 1971 has halted any fresh housing project by Frederick Housing Authority. Frederick County plans subsidized housing for moderate income families with aims for recreation and amenities, seeking federal financing and state aid as its first foray into public housing.
The Chamber of Commerce of Frederick County hosts a Picnic Day on Wednesday July 24 at Lake Merle Bogers Mill Road Singanore. Members guests may attend with passes costing $6.50 per adult, and passes for tennis swimming and golf are distributed at the picnic area. Snacks start at 2 p.m. and supper at 4 p.m.
An 11 year old Virginia man was in uncertain condition after a pick up truck car crash on the Md 17 bridge at Brunswick. Brian Duff of Leesburg Va was taken by Brunswick ambulance to Frederick Memorial Hospital and later flown by state police helicopter to MIEM in Baltimore.
Woman in Conti ram case obtained the car license number prompting police to locate driver Ronnie Lansdale Lyles 25 of Gaithersburg who turned himself in at City Police Headquarters. Lyles faces hit and run and negligent driving charges. A separate radar sweep led to multiple speeding fines for drivers from New Rochelle to Montevue Lane. Additional arrests included loitering disorderly conduct and assault charges with several jailed for negligent operation of a motor vehicle. The report notes historical weather vane craft in early American colonies.
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