Frederick County Medical Transport Ranked State Best
A Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and John F Kennedy Institute report designates Frederick County's medical transportation system as the top model in Maryland. The statewide survey assigns Frederick a perfect 4 on a 0 to 4 scale, higher than Prince George's and Montgomery Counties. The system currently serves about 4,000 low income residents at no cost, assisting access to medical and dental care, mental health, vocational rehab, and social services.
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John F. Kennedy Institute
Frederick County
Frederick
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Community Services Agency
Crab Derby to Highlight Frederick Seafood Festival
The Frederick Seafood Festival on Sunday August 24 features a crab racing event sponsored by the Frederick Jaycees. Live crabs race in five preliminary heats with winners advancing to a championship, then one crab heads to Crisfield for the National Hard Crab Derby on Labor Day weekend. Admission is free though crabs are sold to sponsors for $3 each. The event plans a 3:30 pm start and promises a trophy for the winner.
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Frederick Jaycees
Crisfield
Chesapeake Bay
Al Rogers
Rogers
Apollo splashes back after historic joint US Soviet flight
Apollo astronauts Stafford Brand and Slayton end a nine day mission with a 5 20 p m Pacific splashdown aboard USS New Orleans 200 miles west of Hawaii The final American spaceflight ends with a note of cooperation while cosmonauts Leonov and Kubasov return to Earth in Moscow reports stress the shuttle era will begin in the next decade
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Thomas P. Stafford
Vance D. Brand
Donald K. Slayton
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
Jerry Jeff Walker
Mission Control
New Orleans
Soviet Union
Alexei Leonov
Valeri Kubasov
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Moscow
space
Apollo
Stafford
Sentinel cleared of libel in Woodward coauthored piece
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals overturned a $281,000 libel award to Fred L. Dunn Jr., former principal of Robert E. Peary High School, in a 1971 article coauthored by Bob Woodward and Bill Bancroft that criticized Dunn and his policies.
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ANNAPOLIS
Montgomery County Sentinel
Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Washington Post
Bob Woodward
Fred L. Dunn Jr
Robert E. Peary
Woodward
Post
Bill Bancroft
Dunn
Myersville opposes I-70 high mast lighting plan
State Highway administrator states no intention to light the Myersville Middletown Road interchange with I-70. Myersville officials and residents had opposed high mast lighting amid energy shortages and rising electricity costs. A July letter clarifies the plan and notes no illumination for the foreseeable future.
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Myersville
Middletown Road
Elliot Haines
SHA
News-Post
Bernard M. Evans
Frederick
Crime surge blamed on frightened judges and public
Attorney General Levi blames rising crime on frightened judges and a complacent public along with reluctant prosecutors and police. He cites a need to enforce laws in minority communities and notes a 18 percent rise in crime in early 1975. He supports stricter federal penalties while acknowledging most crimes fall under state law.
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WASHINGTON
Edward H. Levi
United States
Levi
Voice of America
Ford administration
FBI
Thurmont wallpaper remains on White House walls
The White House said Thurmont wallpaper is still in the Family Dining Room amid questions about its removal. The story notes prior reports of replacement were incorrect and mentions plans to offer the wallpaper to the Smithsonian if not kept, with Larry Speakes handling press courtesy.
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Thurmont
White House
WASHINGTON, D.C
News-Post
Catoctin
Gertie Stoner
Betty Ford
Washington Post
Maxine Cheshire
Smithsonian Institution
Clem Conger
Mall
Jacqueline Kennedy
Larry Speakes
United States
Frederick County
P.S
New York Times
executive mansion
Egypt signs Sinai accord terms with Israel
Egypt agrees to Israeli terms for Sinai accord as House returns energy bill to committee. The excerpt notes a partly cloudy forecast with scattered showers and highs around 90 in the region, and mentions a thought for today and a Benjamin Franklin quote.
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Sinai
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