County-State Complex Review Begins Monday
County Commissioner Lawrence A. Dorsey announced at the Maryland Association of Counties Convention that the County-State joint courthouse agreement is on his desk in Winchester Hall. The document had sat in the late Attorney General’s office for four months. The deal shares construction costs and site land on West Patrick Street’s south side, with final draft pending review by the state General Services Department before presenting to the Board of Public Works.
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Ocean City
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Maryland Association of Counties
Winchester Hall
Attorney General's
West Patrick Street
Thomas
Freday
Harford County
Levy
Dorsey
Thomas Fox
State General Services Department
State Board of Public Works
General Services
William Badger
Public Works Board
Maryland official questions zeal for new development plan
Planning staff director Larry Johnson questions the states economic strategy unveiled by Joseph Anastasi. He worries state backing could override county objections as Maryland weighs helping local governments lure industries. Johnson cites offshore oil concerns and urges alignment with a new comprehensive land use plan.
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Ocean City
Larry Johnson
State Department of Economic and Community Development
Joseph Anastasi
Maryland Association of Counties
Anastasi
Maryland
Johnson
U.S. Council On Environmental Quality
Frederick City Starts Bicycle Inspection and Licensing
Frederick launches a citywide bicycle inspection and licensing program lasting through August for about 3,000 bikes. License cost is 25 cents and failure to license may lead to seizure. Owners should bring proof of purchase or last year’s registration card.
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Frederick City
Circuit Breaker Law Ends Tax Credits In '76
Maryland lawmakers expect the new circuit breaker to curb tax payments for low income and disabled homeowners in 1976 by taxing property on a sliding income-based scale. The plan would replace county credits, funding state programs and preserving farmland through an agriculture office and tax-relief measures.
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Ocean City
House of Delegates
John Hanson Briscoe
Maryland Association of Counties
Briscoe
General Assembly
Maryland
Agricultural Land Preservation Office
State Department of Agriculture
Counties To Receive Land Use Guidelines
Maryland counties will get state guidelines next week to identify critical concern areas in the new land use law. Deputy Planning Secretary Madeline Schuster says these areas mark where development could affect state economic, historic, or natural resources and will shape the draft comprehensive plan due in January. She notes the plan will be a series of documents and counties may submit a separate document identifying their critical areas.
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OECD
Johnson
Ocean City
Maryland
Madeline Schuster
Old Maryland Association of Counties Conventioners
Department of State Planning
Schusterson
Washington County
Don Frush
Frush
West Virginia
Potomac River
Impeachment Vote Set Today in Nixon Case
The House Judiciary Committee plans another session to push an article of impeachment accusing President Nixon of obstruction of justice in the Watergate cover up. The panel faced fragmentation over whether to spell out charges, with a forecast of likely Republican amendments and a possible House floor vote.
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Washington
House Judiciary
Nixon
Calcado Mauunal
Cathe
de Wisigain
House
Senate
Charlies W. Sandman Jr. RN
Sandman
Henry P. Smithill
R-N.y
Harold V. Froehlich
R-Wis
Frederick Night at Banners to Feature King Connors
Frederick area tennis fans can see Billie Jean King and possibly Jimmy Connors in World Team Tennis action Friday night August 9 at the Baltimore Civic Center. The News-Post offers a $1 ticket discount and honorary Courtside Club membership with proceeds aiding local charity.
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Frederick
Billie Jean King
Jimmy Connors
News-Post
Baltimore
Baltimore Civic Center
Philadelphia Freedoms
WTT
Fred Neil
Independent candidate falls short on petition in County Commission race
Camden Ramsburg an independent candidate from New Market failed to meet candidacy requirements after 187 of his 1178 signatures were invalid leaving him 4 signatures short of the 1075 needed. He cited voters unsigned or using maiden names causing losses and said he will try again in four years.
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Camden
Ramsburg
County Commission
Board of Election Supervisors
New Market
News-Post
Toney
Annapolis
Frederick
Warfield Withdraws From Race
Warfield a Frederick Motor Company president and Democrat withdrew from the County Commission race Friday near the 9 p.m. deadline. Camden Ramsburg’s petition effort failed, leaving 29 candidates with 16 Democrats and 13 Republicans. No other withdrawals were reported by the deadline.
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Tohn C. Warfield
Frederick Motor Company
County Commission
Wyngate
Warfield
Camden Ramsburg
Board of Election Supervisors
Fire and emergency log with multiple incidents listed
The document logs several incidents including a false alarm at SHOPPERS WORLD at 3:55 am, a tree fire behind Zayre's near BASFORD ROAD at 3:11 pm, a general alarm, field fire near PENN SHOP ROAD at 8:23 pm, and an undetermined fire near Rt 180 with responders from Damascus Mt Airy and New Market. Ambulance calls show Emergency and Routine lines, and jail population records list 43 males, 3 females, and 4 juveniles.
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Zayre’s
Shoppers World
Zayre's
Basford Road
Carroll Manor
Penn Shop Road
Rt. 180
Damascus
Mt Airy
New Market
Craft Guild Promotes Marketing Knowhow in Frederick County
The Craftspeoples Guild of Frederick County, a one year old group with 22 professional artisans, offers market guidance and mutual support. Members create high quality crafts from pottery to glass and wood, with plans for exhibitions, sales, and a Christmas show.
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Craftspeoples Guild
Frederick County
Evora Dingman
Shookstown Road
Dingman
United States
Thurront Town Park
Irving
Art Tram
Dungrrian Sant
Nixon Tapes Released Begin to Reach Court Deadline
Presidential lawyer James D. St Clair agrees to start turning over Watergate tapes and documents to the Watergate special prosecutor. Judge Sirica pressures a firm surrender deadline and directs backroom timetable talks. St Clair says 20 conversations will be delivered by Tuesday with progress report Friday on remaining 44. Neal notes 13 additional talks may follow by Friday.
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Washington
James D. St. Clair
Watergate
St. Clair
U.S
John J. Sirica
Leon Jaworski
Jaworski
James F. Neal
Clair
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Edward Thomas
Henry Lord
Allen Levy
Montgomery County
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mandel
Schuster
W Roding Jr
D. J
Beens al Foun
Oroad
Knoxville
B&o
U.S. 340
Frederick - Washington County
Billie King
Connors
Neil
Ken Rosewall
Aldan T. Weinberg
Ida Mt Mat cWy
Craft Guild
Flora Dingman
Craftpeoples Guild
Neil Sandler
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