Heat wave ends as Frederick cools after record stretch
Frederick escapes a lengthy heat spell as cooler air arrives with winds and light showers dropping temperatures by about 20 degrees. Friday to Sunday forecast mid 80s, but forecasters warn heat will return. Hospitals report more heat related cases. crops suffer as drought stress continues.
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Dart Drug
Eli Mart
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Sears, Roebuck and Company
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Cumberland
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Virginia
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Battle of Monocacy series to resume August six
The Frederick Post and The News will publish the second installment of the five part series The Story of Captain Cornwell Union Soldier at Monocacy on Saturday August six. Judge Edward S Delaplaine notes fresh material on the battle s effect on the national capital and the troops arrival to save the capital. Civil action by Congress and the Carter administration has designated the battlefield as the Monocacy National Battlefield and funded land acquisitions for development with a master plan due to Congress within three years.
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Monocacy National Battlefield
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Byron
National Park Service
Mandel rejects gifts as payoffs in Maryland case
In U S District Court Gov Marvin Mandel insists gifts and business interests totaling about 357000 from five codefendants were part of a longtime exchange of presents among friends. He cites annual Christmas gift exchanges and describes specific items given to Ivy Kovens and Dele Hess while prosecutors claim the gifts were payoffs for favorable 1972 legislation. Mandel recounts a golf cart and a bracelet tied to bets and says he acted within customary relations among associates.
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Marvin Mandel
Mandel
U.S. District Court
Ivy Kovens
Kovens
Barbara
Dele Hess
Hess
Bess
R. Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Montevue renovation and bed expansion study ordered
County Commissioners ordered a 330000 study toward renovating and expanding Montevue Nursing Home to 80 beds and possibly replacing the building. They also approved a 3520 study for impoundments and a 1500 program for storm water drainage, funded by a 96000 anti recession grant.
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Sterling E Bollinger
Health Council
Bollinger
Board of County Commissioners
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Montevue
Dorsey
James L. Bryan
Edgar C.viris Jr
Glenmere V. Rice
Bryad
Harvey the duck back with family after playful mischief
The News-Post recounts Harvey the Muscovy drake now living at Reno Feaga farm on Yellow Springs Pike with a mate and five ducklings. Feaga notes Harvey’s unusual fondness for people, his roadside forays, and a mystery disappearance near Culler Lake before sightings confirmed he remained safe with his human caretakers.
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Reno Feaga
Yellow Springs Pike
Garland Feaga
Feaga
Reno
Parks and camps see summer crowd surge across region
Amid a heat wave, Frederick County parks and Western area facilities report record activity this summer. Cun ningham Falls State Park and nearby campgrounds fill on weekends, with visitors turned away due to limited parking. Weekday use doubles, while weekend traffic grows from a wider radius, including Baltimore and Pennsylvania. Campgrounds like Crow's Nest Lodge and South Mountain Campground note strong demand, with staff describing the summer as exceptionally busy and profitable.
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Charles Sandy
Cunningham Falls State Park
Sandy
Cunningham Falls
Crow’s Nest Lodge
Ned Haynes
Carter visits offshore oil drilling rig
New Orleans report says President Carter demonstrated the administration’s oil policy interest by visiting an offshore drilling rig off the Louisiana coast. His Gulf flight followed a nationally broadcast meeting and highlighted continuing efforts to expand oil production despite broader press scrutiny.
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Carter
Louisiana
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White House
Inside The News Gathers Sparse Border Report Fragments
Fragmentary text reports border and casualty references involving Egypt and Gaza amid uncertain descriptors. The snippet mentions children fatalities, but details are unclear and attribution is incomplete.
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