31 Jul 1974
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1974
Page
1
The County Commissioners critique the county state land pact amid concerns the state may underfund its share. They seek firmer annual state commitments, oppose automatic land negotiations by the state, and note potential county funding via bonds for 70 percent of land costs with 30 percent from the state.
James Russell Wheeler of Piedmont West Virginia was sentenced to a new twenty year term for armed robbery and the shooting of a Frederick store employee. The case linked to a prior November 9 1973 sentence in Washington County and a May 5 1973 bank robbery at Prospect Plaza Safeway. Wheeler faced detainers for parole violations and had five life sentences from a 1962 armed robbery.
A Maryland case mirrors King Solomon as Leisure Technology plans a 600 acre Urbana project needing about one million gallons daily. Tests hint supply may be 288 000 to 433 000 gallons, sparking debate over future allotment among current and future Urbana residents and developers.
Mayor Ronald N. Young pressed for expeditious Post Office site recommendations from U S Postal Service official Charles Fitzpatrick. He cited a missed deadline and noted growing county interest ahead of the election. Allen Merchant said a Thursday meeting will assess including Frederick areas in a development loan program.
The House Judiciary Committee moves to impeach President Nixon with three articles for obstructing justice misusing powers and defying subpoenas. The panel approved one article by 21 to 17 as debate in the House nears in about two weeks. The articles aim to redefine executive power amid Watergate and constitutional questions.
A Frederick man Ernest W. Weedon is sentenced to concurrent 14 year terms for the June 1973 Faith Farm double homicide. He confessed to gunning down Patricia Shaff and James Rinehart with a 12 gauge shotgun. Roy Spurlock was wounded. police say an argument preceded the shooting sprees.
Frederick County plausibly remains near state and national patterns in health. The 1974 Health Profile notes rising gonorrhea counts from 12 in 1968 to 163 in 1973, but cautions reporting and screening changes may affect totals. It highlights higher tuberculosis, Salmonellosis, Shigellosis, and hepatitis in rural county due to septic systems, plus a high non white illegitimacy rate and related infant mortality concerns.
Frederick County residents will encounter three distinct ballot layouts on machines for both the Primary and General Elections due to redistricting. Areas including Emmitsburg Creagerstown Sub-district 4-B and Sub-districts 4-A and 3-B will see different House of Delegates and Senate district configurations, with some ballots listing candidates from Carroll County. The Elections Board released certified candidate lists and posted ballot positions on a bulletin board in Winchester Hall.
Former presidential aide John D. Ehrlichman received a minimum twenty month term with five years possible, running concurrently on three conspiracy counts. G. Gordon Liddy got one to three years, to run parallel to prior sentences, while Bernard Barker and Eugenio Martinez received suspended terms. Ehrlichman, 49, asserted innocence as Judge Gesell condemned the break in as a shameful episode in American history.
Al Gadomski chosen by the Frederick County Republican State Central Committee as candidate for Judge of the Orphans Court. He cites a need for younger leadership in Frederick as the community grows. Gadomski lists service roles with Jaycees Amvets Kiwanis and life underwriters, and lives at 472 Carrollton Drive with his wife Penny and two children.
Centreville Md AP The winning number drawn today in Maryland's 50000 state lottery is OAT The millionaire finalist number drawn today is 64013
The New York stock market edged lower with brokers cautious. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials at 10 am stood at 765.18, down 39 points, while declines led advances 376 to 269 on the NYSE.
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