C O Canal Acquisition Moves Forward in Frederick County
Land acquisition for the C O Canal proceeds with mapping surveying and title work on about 200 tracts along the 184 mile canal. Of the total, 30 Frederick County tracts have been bought outright with limited local resistance. Most affected residents live in the Brunswick area as the federal government aims to convert the canal into a national park along its entire length.
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Frederick County
James Sewell
Fort Detrick
Sewell
Frederick
Brunswick
Bike License and Safety Inspections Begin in Frederick
Frederick police announce August bike license inspections across the city with 25 cent fees. About 3,000 bicycles may be inspected and licensed, with 1st Sgt. Bernard King noting 1,500 registered last year. Owners must bring last year’s registration or bill of sale. Inspections cover serial numbers brakes chains tires and safety gear including bells lights and reflectors.
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Vhe
Prederick
Hamilton Avenue
Bernard King
Frederick
Brunswick
Maryland Avenue
Wisner Street
East Patrick Street
Officials To Check Dirty Water Source
City Mayor E Paul Magaha and City Engineer Michael E Pue Jr review dirty water in College Estates with efforts to locate a plumbing schematic. Albert Brodsky says a diagram was filed. Rothenhoefer Engineers designed the system. Residents report persistent dirty water not caused by building plumbing.
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College Estates
E. Paul Magaha
Michael E. Pue Jr
gram
Rothenhoefer
Magaha
Brodsky
Waverley Gardens
Democrats Open Headquarters in Frederick County
Democrats opened campaign headquarters on North Market Street Frederick with an estimated turnout around 200. Fred Bower praised unity and a strong ticket while noting high enthusiasm and a well organized effort by Larry Hauver and volunteers. Attendees included Austin Powell Dr B O Thomas Bill Rodgers Herman B Miller and Mayor E Paul Magaha. Some workers cited a split between state campaign and McGovern teams.
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Frederick County
Democrats
North Market Street
Fred Bower
central committee
Austin Powell
Democratic Central Committee
B. O. Thomas
Bill Rodgers
McGovern
Miami Beach
Herman B. Miller
Frederick
Goodloe E. Byron
E. Paul Magaha
Bower
Larry Hauver
Democratic campaign
County Reports Average Classroom Size Drop
Frederick County schools saw an average class size of 28.4 in 1971 down from 30.0 in 1970, per Meade Felton administrative assistant to the county superintendent. State study shows statewide high schools averaged 27.8 in 1971, with Montgomery and Washington counties lowering to 27.2 and 27.9 respectively. Baltimore City bucked trend at 30.6.
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Frederick County
Meade Felton
James A. Sensenbaugh
Felton
county commissioners
board of commissioners
Maryland Department of Education
Montgomery
Washington counties
Washington County
Montgomery County
Carroll County
Baltimore City
McGovern Studies Eagleton's Position
Senator Eagleton faces doubt as vice presidential prospects wobble while George McGovern says a joint decision will be made. McGovern plans to meet Eagleton and confer after a brief campaign swing, with timelines tight and both men weighing the proper course.
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CUSIPR
Thomas I. Eagleton
George McGovern
South Dakota
meanwhme
Rapid City
Mitchell
Aberdeen
Washington
McGovern
Fapleton
Fagleton
San Francisco
Tagheton
Bell's Bank Barn Burns With Lumber and Machinery
A bank barn owned by William Bell on Olive School Road was destroyed by fire Friday afternoon. The barn and its contents, including lumber and antique farm machinery, were lost. Fire Marshal Donald Barnes put the loss at 15 000 dollars, with contents value undetermined. Bell described the top floor center burning white hot and could not open the doors as the fire department responded at 4 36 p m from Jefferson Braddock Heights Brunswick Carroll Manor and Brunswick Ambulance companies.
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Tire
William Bell
Olive School Road
Donald ©. Barnes
Bell
Jefferson
Braddock Heights
Brunswick
Carroll Manor
Robinson Found Guilty Receives Life Sentence
A Charles County Circuit Court jury found Bernard William Robinson guilty of two counts of first degree murder in the 1971 killings of James Miers and Clark Larcher. The 27 year old Waldorf man received a life term after a sanity ruling and a detailed case tying him to the shootings near Wilkerson Road.
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Bernard William Robinson
Robinson
Charles County
Robert E. Clapp Jr
Samuel W. Barrick
6th Judicial Circuit
Waldorf
James Patrick Miers
Clark Cornell Larcher
White Plains
Richard J. Clark
Wilkerson Road
Aquasco Road
Clark
James Robert Wilkerson
Wilkerson
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Democratic
Herman Miller
Cong
Goodloe Byron
Lawrence Dorsey
John Crum
Paul Magsha
Amos L. Brown
Susan Bondy
Sally Schwartz
Eagleton
wivan
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ides
Bell’s Bank Barn
HUD
Rose Hill Manor
Thomas Johnson High School
CSews-Post
Shetton H. Plummer
La Plata
Clark Larcher
Frederick Towne Mall
Eyerly’s
J. Rolfe Castleman
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