Frederick County Faces Growing Housing Crisis in 70s Inflation
Barbara Laughlin examines Frederick County's housing squeeze as land costs, materials, and labor rise faster than financing options. Population is projected to soar to 237,000 by 2000 while starts lag, risking a chaotic period unless government and private programs expand. The article notes 758 new housing connections last year and discusses Section 235 HUD efforts.
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Frederick County
Potomac Edison Company
Fred
Erick County
Planning and Zoning Commission
Frederick
Washington
C&p Telephone Co
Maryland
Virginia
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Congress
Nixon Urges Pioneering Spirit On Pioneer Day
In Salt Lake City Nixon, en route to the Western White House, urged Americans not to blame adversity but to act. He spoke before Mormon Church leaders on Pioneer Day, stressing a can-do mindset amid protests, noting the nation’s flaws yet its power to solve problems.
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San Clemente
Calif
Cap
America
Earth
Nixon
Salt Lake City
White House
Fargo
N.C
Plains State
Middle West
Mormon Church
Utah
Salt Lake Valley
All America
Fargo meeting sparks partisan charge in rural focus talks
North Dakota Governor William L. Guy charged President Nixon's aides tried to turn a nonpolitical Fargo meeting with five Midwestern governors into a Republican rally. Guy, only Democrat present, said White House aides blocked his participation and misrepresented the event. Rep. Kleppe and Mar Andrews, both North Dakota Republicans, later announced the meeting.
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Fargo
N.D
APY
North Dakota
William L. Guy
Nixon
Guy
America
Ronald L. Ziegler
Salt Lake City
Quentin Burdick
D-N.d
White House
Congressme Kleppe
Andrews
Thomas Kleppe
Mar Andrews
Kleppe
Burdick
Senate
State Senator McCourt Faces Hearing in Baltimore
State Senator Frank J. McCourt, a 35 year old Democrat seeking reelection, faces a morning hearing in Baltimore Municipal Court on assault resisting arrest and disorderly conduct charges. He was arrested after an altercation near a bail bonds office, described as intoxicated, following a confrontation over a fake grenade with Charles Baker, a painter and ex Marine. A prior federal trial had acquitted McCourt of hashish conspiracy.
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Baltimore
Frank J. McCourt
McCourt
Central Municipal Court
Charles Baker
Central District
New York
Baker
Welfare Bill Faces Vote
Washington DC Welfare Secretary Elliot L Richardson said odds are better than even for enactment of Nixon administration welfare reform measures. He noted hearings before the Senate Finance Committee showed growing receptiveness to reform proposals and suggested bills recognizably similar to the administration plan may win approval.
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Washington Cap
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
Senate Finance Committee
No Accidents Caused By Fog Across Frederick Area
State police report no accidents due to fog that blanketed Frederick early this morning. Skies clear to sunny, with warm humid weather expected the next two days. Tonight cooler with lows near 60s and highs around 70. Fog possible, rain chance about 10 percent. Sunday warm and fair with highs in the high 80s to low 90s. Extended Maryland weather calls for humid, generally fair conditions through Tuesday and Wednesday, with possible afternoon or evening thundershowers mainly in the mountains. Day highs 80s and 90s, nights 60s and 70s.
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Frederick
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
West Virginia
Calming Drugs Given Elementary Students
Washington AP reports a Montgomery County MD public health doctor says stimulants like Dexedrine or Ritalin are given to elementary children to calm disruptive behavior. About 1% of roughly 800 students, including 150 under county physicians, receive the drugs with parental permission.
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Washington
Esther Robinson
Public Health Department
Dr. Robinson
Montgomery County
Maryland
Robinson
Omaha
Byron B. Oberst
Owen A. Knutsen
Professor Says Campus Violence Fueled by Authorities Weapons
Yale psychology professor Kenneth Keniston told a White House panel that ending campus killings hinges on removing murderous weapons from civilian authorities. He argued violence stems from student actions yet can be curbed without armed force, contrasting with Edward Teller who warned protests threaten defense. Keniston praised New Haven police chief James Ahern for calm, while criticizing universities for defense research outside wartime.
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Keniston
Washington
President’s Commission
Edward Teller
Teller
University of California
New Haven
James Ahern
David A Keene
Wisconsin
Young Americans For Freedom
Nasser Switch Held Tactic To Bar Arms
Israel condemns Egypt accepting the U S Middle East peace plan as an effort to block Israel from needed arms. Nasser says the move is to prevent Israel from obtaining more weapons and notes Egypt will seek talks with the Soviets as the United States weighs its next steps.
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Nasser
Tel Aviv
CAP
U.S. Middle East
Israel
Israel Galili
Golda Meir
Galili
United States
Egypt
U.S
Walworth Barbour
Meir
Abba Eban
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
National Congress of the Arab Socialist Union
Aly Sabri
Moscow
Fighting Intensifies in South Vietnam as US Forces Hit North
Allied forces claim 119 enemy killed in broader South Vietnam operations while a lull appears on Cambodian fronts. In six clashes from the Mekong Delta to the central coastal plain, two Americans and two South Vietnamese soldiers die, with nine Americans and 16 Viet Cong wounded. Air strikes drop 910 tons on suspected North Vietnamese sites, including near Fire Base Ripcord. Helicopters are shot down twice, with casualties and rescues reported.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
An Khe
Mekong
Mondale voices pessimism on migrant relief after hearings
Sen. Walter Mondale of Minnesota, after three days of testimony on migrant labor conditions, warned that history shows the country will likely do little. He noted migrants lack political and economic power and doubt passage of needed legislation, even as Coca Cola outlines a program to improve pay, benefits, and housing for Minute Maid workers.
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Washington
Cap
Walter F. Mondale
Dminn
Minnesota
Senate Migratory Labor
Mondale
Coca-Cola Co
Minute Maid, Co
Military Funds Under Fire
Washington senators sharpen their clash over defense spending as a $72 billion Pentagon budget faces proposed cuts. Senator Proxmire urged trimming 10 billion without weakening national security while supporters led by Senator Stennis warned deeper cuts could imperil defense. The debate centers on a $19.2 billion military hardware bill, the first in the Pentagon package.
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Washington
Pentagon
America
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Nixon
Armed Services Committee
John Stennis
D-Miss
Goldstein Sees No Need For Tax Hike
Maryland Comptroller Louis Goldstein told reporters there will be no tax increase next July. He forecast a budget surplus around 30 million dollars and unemployment drop as general fund revenues for the just finished year exceed expectations by over 13.5 million. He noted election year spending pressures but expressed optimism the surplus could offset any downturn.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Louis L. Goldstein
Goldstein
Nixon
Marvin Mandel
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