Kissinger Threatens to Resign Over Wiretap Controversy
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger warned at a Salzburg news conference he would resign if the national security wiretapping controversy is not cleared. He denied ordering taps, urged Senate hearings, and appealed for an investigation while traveling with President Nixon toward the Middle East.
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Salzburg
Auwina
Sue Henry
A Kissinger
Kissinger
America
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nixon
Middle East
Geneva
Allegaon Administration
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Schloss Klesheim
Lightning Blots City Substation Causes Local Blackout
A severe thunderstorm knocked out power across western Frederick city and parts of Frederick County. Lightning struck a Potomac Edison substation near U.S. 30 West and Baughman’s Lane, destroying a transformer and severing 4 000 volt feed. About 1 500 homes and businesses lost electricity at 8 p.m. Areas affected included Seventh Street Magnolia Avenue Fairview Avenue Lee Place Grant Place Biggs Avenue West Patrick Street Bentz to Norva Avenue Catoctin Avenue Jefferson Street. Power remained on in Westbrook and Wyngate.
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Key City
Frederick City
Potomac Edison Company
U.S. 30
Baughman
Frederick
Seventh Street
Magnolia Avenue
Fairview Avenue
Lee Place
Grant Place
Biggs Avenue
West Patrick Street
Bentz
Norva Avenue
Catoctin Avenue
Jefferson Street
Westbrook
Wyngate
Bohn
Planners Approve Linden Hills Street Closure Deny Krantz Farm Rezoning
Frederick City Planning Commission approved dropping two Linden Hills street extensions from the Major Streets Plan after civic group petition. The panel also recommended against rezoning 7.46 acres of the Krantz Farm from R-2 to R-4 for Westlawn Associates, sending both actions to the Mayor and Board.
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Frederick
Linden Avenue
Frederick Memorial Park
Burch
Kramer
Burch Street
Linden Hills
Rt. 15
Rt. 40
State Farm Insurance Offices
Rudy Transportation Co
Offutt
Larry Johnson
Civic Association
Westlawn Associates
Krantz
U.S. 15
Westbrook
Leo C. Brandenburg
Ralph W. Morgan
Monrovia Man Accuses Staff of Collusion Over Leisure Tech Project
Monrovia landowner Theodore Ward told County Commissioners that planning staff documents suggest collusion between staff and Leisure Tech developers on a proposed 4,600 unit project at Urbana. He argued the staff and Leisure Tech's sewer engineer secretly prepared recommendations against the advertised plan, bypassing the Metropolitan Commission. Ward pledged accountability amid claims of improper influence and pre-decided actions.
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Monrovia
Theodore Ward
Comity Planning
Urbana
Ward
Leisure Tech
Richard Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Bush Creek
Iamsville
Texna Cennaioe
Naite Recerara Daies Yi
Peter Pan Run
Beavin
County Metropolitan Commission
Igi
Planning Commission
Officials Discuss Airport Master Plan
Municipal Airport officials discuss a master plan led by Donald L Lew and Burket. They expect federal aid is needed to implement the plan which may involve extending jetways as heavy buses and planes operate at the site.
PSC Denies Charges Of Not Acting On Wires
The Maryland Public Service Commission denies Mayor Ronald N. Young’s claim it ignored a March 18 letter about undergrounding utility wires. PSC chairman Robert A. Sullivan says a March 27 reply to the mayor, copied to Sidney L. Bloom, explained the bill’s limits and the need to await House and Governor action before further steps.
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PSC
State Public Service Commission
Ronald N. Young
Young
Robert A. Sullivan
Sidney L. Bloom
Frederick Preservation Advisors
Frederick Improvement Foundation, Inc
Sullivan
Senate
Frederick
House of Delegates
Rev Tyson's Son Dies In Electric Shock Accident
Wayne K. Tyson 23 son of Rev and Mrs Kenneth Tyson of Frederick died in Baltimore when a 50-foot ladder touched a 600 volt power line while four painters moved the aluminum ladder at Woodington West Apartments about 11 35 a m The three victims died instantly Officials said Tyson was among the deceased with another painter and a fourth man injured or killed in the incident
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Wayne K. Tyson
Kenneth Tyson
Frederick
Baltimore
Woodington West
Woodington Road
Tyson
Second Death Linked With Monday Drowning
Area rescue units search for the body of Harpers Ferry West Virginia man Marvin Graydon Daugherty, 23, presumed drowned Monday near Shaffer's Landing. A second death is linked by state police as a possible suicide by Ronald Staniey Weaver, 16, found near his home three hours after the drowning.
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Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Shaffer
Ronald Staniey Weaver
Weaver
Marvin Graydon Daugherty
Berger Files Candidacy for County Commissioner Seat
Richard E. Berger a 41 year old Hagerstown native and businessman announced his Democratic bid for one of five County Commissioner seats. He owns Gem Laundry and Dry Cleaning on West Patrick Street and a Rocky Ridge area farm, aiming to represent small business and farmers.
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Richard E. Berger
Berger
Gem
West Patrick Street
Rocky Ridge
Candidale
Hagerstown
Seventh Army
Judge Gesell Severs Ehrlichman Trial in Watergate Case
Federal Judge Gerhard Gesell ordered the separate trial of John Ehrlichman, severing his case from co defendants in the Ellsberg break in. He ruled Nixon access to Ehrlichman files for defense was blocked by executive refusals, insisting he will determine admissible evidence despite the president’s stance. Ehrlichman’s trial will occur later, while co defendants G Gordon Liddy Bernard Barker and Eugenio Martinez face trial Monday after conviction.
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Washington
John D. Ehrlichman
Gher
Ellsberg
Gerhard A. Gesell
Nixon
Ehrlichman
James D. St. Clair
Gesell
Nixos
Ehrlich Man
G. Gordon Liddy
Bernard L. Barker
Eugenio Martinez
Liddy
Barker
Impeachment Panel Presses for More Tapes in Probe
The House Judiciary Committee aims to finish its impeachment inquiry by May 15 and seek additional Watergate tapes. Republicans push to decide on key witnesses while the panel resists Nixon’s demands to curb subpoenas. The group plans a July 15 deadline to decide on impeachment and may hold a full House vote in late July or early August followed by witness testimony.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
White House
House
Market slips as Dow drops after brief rally
New York stocks eased today as investors took profits. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials fell 313 points to 856.54 in the first half hour after an eight session gains run of more than 65 points.
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New York
Cats Build Nest in Maple Tree Above Brunswick Home
Charles Scott of Brunswick reports a cat using a hollow in a maple tree at 202 Third Ave as a nest for her litter. Over weeks the cat and three kittens emerged to play each dawn and dusk, confirming a cozy tree dwelling.
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Charles Scott
Brunswick
Third Ave
Scott
Zelda Dilworth
Brunswick Area
Free Music Festival Flags Across Bell and History Days
Bell and History Days celebrate with a Festival of Music from June 14 to 16. Local groups and soloists perform at Baker Park and the Courthouse Square, with chimes, carillon, and dixieland jazz. The event funds come from the Music Performance Trust Funds.
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Music Performance Trust Funds
Jerome H. Adler
American Federation of Musicians
Chime
David Hagan
Baker Park
Trinity Chapel
George T. Schroeder Jr
Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ Handbeil
Robert Emge
Shell
Sugar Loaf Ramblers
Ed Arrington
Byron Dyker
Mike Clem
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Nnational Securty
Judiciary
Frederick County
Potomac Edison
Linden Hills Street
Ros Macdougall
Donald L Lew
Gesell Severs Ehrlichman
Reding
Watergate
Tree Top
Deborah Zeiler
Sast
Yellow Springs
Charles C.T. Stull
Yesteryear
Courthouse Square
Frederick High School
Stewart Baldwin
Donna Hawkins
Park Band
Country Playboys
Kenny Hawker
William Utz
Donald Snoots
Merle Anderson
Silliman
Dindeland
Francis Scott Key
Dixieland Seven
Dick Harp
Graham White
Clark Sheetenhelm
John Fischer
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