Byron Urges Monocacy Battlefield Protection
Rep. Goodloe Byron asked the Interior Department to designate the Monocacy Battlefield in Frederick County as a National Historical Landmark. He aims to shield the park while a Master Plan and feasibility studies are prepared. The Maryland Historical Trust says state approval is likely before National Park Service review.
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Goodloe Byron
Interior Department
Monocacy Battlefield
Frederick County
Byron
Interior
Rogers C.B. Morton
Monocacy Battlefield Park
Congress
Citizens Want PUD Moratorium in Frederick County
Carroll Manor Civic Association calls for a minimum one year moratorium on planned unit developments to assess impact as planners project Frederick County population to 235000 by 2000. Members warn growth could be more rapid if residential land is developed and urge tighter PUD approvals to avoid tax and service shortfalls.
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Carroll Manor
Frederick County
Gertrude Sherwood
Curtis
Ms. Curtis
Sherwood
County May Lose Water and Sewer Aid
Frederick County faces potential loss of federal water and sewer funding if the County Commissioners do not approve this year's amendments to the plan. Larry Johnson notes HUD funds depend on annual state recertification, and failure could shift authority to approve private development. If funds halt, towns with expansion plans would feel the impact more on public projects than private ones.
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Frederick
Larry Johnson
state Health Department
Johnson
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Lawrence A. Dorsey
HUD
Harper Convicted for Assault on Police in Frederick
District Court Judge Stanley Y. Bennett found Charles Ht Harper guilty of assaulting police officers during the June 15 disturbance in Frederick and fined him $100. Three city officers testified Harper threw a bottle as officers enforced a curfew near John Hanson Apartments on West 6th Street. The defense said Harper did not throw the bottle. testimony included his mother and a 13 year old girl. Inspector Richard J. Ashton testified Harper stood at his doorway and a bottle flew toward the building.
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Stanley Y. Bennett
Charles Ht. Harper
Harper
Frederick
John Hanson
West 6th Street
Richard J. Ashton
Burns Crippling More Americans Than Polio
A Chicago AP report says a silent burn epidemic cripples and kills more people than polio did in 1954. Texas physicians Armand S Goldman Duane L Larson and Sally Abston urge a national burn prevention drive like polio control. They call for a single government agency to lead prevention with safer heater designs education and flame retardant clothing manufacture.
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CHICAGO
United States
Texas
Journal of the American Medical Association
ArmandS. Goldman
Duane L. Larson
Sally Abston
University of Texas medical branch
Galveston
National Safety Council
Fire Log Reports Multiple Blazes and Ambulance Calls
Fire calls noted across several locations including trash, house, auto, brush, crane, and field fires with responses from Juniors United Citi zens Walkersville Liberty town Mt. Airy and others. Ambulance calls list 46 total and jail population shows 29 males 2 females 1 juvenile.
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CITY MOTTER AVE
Sharpe’s Florist
United
FIFTH ST
PROSPECT PLAZA
Uniteds
URBANA
Hyattstown
NEW LONDON HOUSE
New Market
Liberty town
Mt. Airy
MYERSVILLE - MIDDLETOWN
Myersville
RT. 550
Woodsboro
WEST WATERSVILLE
Lisbon
Heat Wave Keeps Maryland Residents in Heat
The region endures temperatures near 95 degrees with no easing of the two week heat. Baltimore sees four heat deaths and many hospitalizations while Frederick Memorial Hospital reports no heat stroke. Pools overflow as crowds seek relief. hotels report occupancy and air conditioning strains amid the ongoing heat and air pollution alert.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association of
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery Counties
Braddock Heights
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Holiday Inn
Hope Fades For Trapped Coal Miners
Rescue workers drill a five inch bore into the burning Blacksville mine where nine miners have been trapped since Saturday. Officials say chances of rescue are dim with no word from the miners and 31 of 49 workers escaped. Temperatures near the fire may reach 2500 to 3000 degrees as the blaze hampers efforts in the soft coal veins.
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BIACKSVILLE
Wo Va
Consolidation Coal Co
Blacksville
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
U.S. Bureau of Mines
South Vietnamese Forces Reach Citadel Walls at Quang Tri
South Vietnamese paratroopers fought through heavy fire to breach two gaps in the walls of Quang Tri Citadel, while in the central coast region government troops recaptured Tam Quan. American jets bombed Hanoi's southern sector for the second straight day, setting a state battery plant ablaze and triggering explosions.
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SMGON
Quang Tri
Hanoi
U.S
Associated Press
Dennis Neeld
Neeld
Binh Dinh
British Ports Closed as Longshoremen Strike Nationwide
AP reports striking longshoremen shut all major British ports in protest of five jailed London dock workers. Thousands in other unions joined, with 42,000 longshoremen idle, affecting Liverpool Hull London and other ports. Prime Minister Heath to meet Trades Union Congress leaders as sympathy actions spread.
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LONDON
Liverpool
Hull
Southampton
Manchester
Glasgow
Bristol
Swansea
Ipswich
Edward Heath
Trades Union Congress
South Wales
Scotland
Yorkshire
Brimsby
stock exchange
Britain
Well known local barber dies in Frederick
Francis E. Riddlemoser, a longtime Frederick barber, collapsed at work and died at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife Dorothy M. Riddlemoser. His shop was at 113 East Patrick Street. arrangements are pending at Robert E. Dailey and Son Funeral Home.
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Francis E. Riddlemoser
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Robert E. Dailey and Son Funeral
Market St
Riddlemoser
Dorothy M. Riddlemoser
E. Patrich Street
Record Stock Market Rally Continues in New York
New York AP reports a strong stock market advance amid highly favorable economic news. Trading stayed moderately active as glamour issues led gains across the stock list. Noon Dow Jones stood at 931.67 at 11:22.
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NEW YORK
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Maryland Historical Trust
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National Register
Washington
National Park Service
Planning and Zoning Commission
Ashton
Burns
MARYLAND
COUNTY RETREAT ROAD
Fedders Corp
Walkersville
BP STATION
Company 20
Jefferson
Chesapeake Bay
Baker Park
Francis Scott Key
Seventh
Third Streets
Circle 5S
Tam Quan
Neal Ulevich
Catoctin Mountain Park
Albert Wilhide
Lantz
Folk Culture Center
Cedric H. Smith
Edna Lewis
Thurmont
Cedric Smith
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