Hood College camp gets $5000 county grant approval
County Commissioners approved a $5000 grant to Hood College for a summer camp serving the handicapped. The program, started in 1973, offers recreation therapy including swimming sports riding nature music and arts. It has drawn 102 attendees this year and relies on multiple funders alongside county support.
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E. E. Valleer
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Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation
Rain expected in Frederick as dry spell ends
Frederick county residents brace for more rain today and Tuesday after a nearly two week dry spell. Sunday night rainfall reached a quarter inch in Frederick while other areas saw varying totals. Cooler, wetter air moves in with midweek temperatures dipping and corn and gardens showing stress from the drought. Observers note a tropical storm forming over the Gulf of Mexico as headlines continue on page A-5.
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Frederick
Rhodesian Troops Attack Guerrilla Bases
Air travelers face delays in Europe amid cloudiness and humidity through Tuesday with occasional showers or thunderstorms. Highs reach the mid 80s, lows near 70. The report notes suppression of guerrilla bases by Rhodesian troops as part of ongoing conflict.
Carter huddles with aides at Camp David
President Carter summoned Vice President Mondale and top policy advisers to Camp David for a general foreign affairs discussion. Secretary of State Vance, Defense Secretary Brown, Zbigniew Brzezinski, and Hamilton Jordan joined, with Rex Granum noting no specific topic. Carter has spent substantial time at Camp David, including much of July.
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Camp David
Camp David, Md
Walter F. Mondale
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Hamilton Jordan
White House
Rex Granum
Washington
Granum
PSC probes PE energy claims in Maryland hearing set
Maryland Public Service Commission launches probe into Potomac Edison statements that it cannot meet rising energy demands. First hearing at 2 p.m. Wednesday August 2 in Baltimore. PE officials cite Army Corps of Engineers dam delays and financing as key obstacles to a five state power supply plan.
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Maryland Public Service Commission
Public Service Commission
Baltimore
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Frederick
PSC
John M. McCardell
Potomac Edison
McCardell
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Davis
W. Va
Eastalco Aluminum
Burarysiowa
FE 5
Beall optimistic about race in Frederick County
Republican gubernatorial candidate J. Glenn Beall spoke at Mt. Tabor Park Rocky Ridge last Saturday. He praised his ticket with Don Devine for comptroller and Warren Rich for attorney general, urged tax and spending reform, and urged Frederick County to push the ticket over the top in 1978. Beall noted his historic cross race ticket with Arris Allen of Annapolis as a key moment.
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Thurmont
J. Glenn Beall
Frederick County
Beall
Mt. Tabor Park
Rocky Ridge
Don Devine
Warren Rich
Edward P. Thomas
Frederick Washington
Maryland
Arris Allen
Annapolis
Brunswick election set for Tuesday in Brunswick
Seven candidates including three incumbents and four challengers seek three town council seats in Brunswick as polls open Tuesday morning and close later in the day. Incumbents Willard W. Barger Frank Strakonaky and G David Green face challengers R Leon Moser Raymond B Will Gary A Barkman and John H Harding amid concerns over voter registration and a limited 1400 eligible voters in town.
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Brunswick
Srumavick Volunteer Fare Company
Willard W. Barger
Frank Strakonaky
G. David Green
R. Leon Moser
Raymond B. Will
Gary A. Barkman
John H. Harding
Jess D. Orndorff
Orn
Stocks Rise on Economic News In New York
The stock market advanced as favorable economic data boosted trading in New York. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to 856.90 in early trading, adding 0.41 points after a 22.87 point rise last week.
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New York
Gunmen Storm Iraqi Embassy in Paris
Three Arabic speaking men armed with submachine guns stormed the Iraqi Embassy in Paris. Two embassy staff were wounded and hostage negotiators surrounded the building as police closed in. The third gunman fled, motives unknown, and nearby streets were cordoned off. Ambassador Mundhir Tawfik al Wandawi said he might approve a police assault if needed. The attack began just before 1 am after the men claimed an appointment.
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Paris
Mundhir Tawfik al Wandawi
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Wandawi
Soviet Interrogates Crawford Over Currency Violation
American businessman Francis J. Crawford was questioned by Soviet authorities for about two and a half hours in Moscow over currency violations, released for lunch, then continued in the afternoon. He declined to discuss the session with reporters and sought the presence of a U.S. consular officer. Crawford, escorted by Robert Pringle and John Chellman, returned to Lefortevo Prison earlier.
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Francis J. Crawford
Crawford
U.S
Robert Pringle
United States
Lefortevo
Pringle
John Chellman
International Harvester
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