Madrigal Tropez Mystery Sparks Nationwide Attention
Madrigal Tropez a 19 year old ward of the Maryland social services system, has uncertain identity and a precarious medical and guardianship status after a April crash near Frederick. Authorities report little verifiable information about her true name, residence, or family, while Social Services funds may cover nearly eight thousand dollars of her hospital bill and possible Medicaid coverage faces questions.
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Jim Skillington
Madrigal Tropez
Lysander St
Detroit
Frederick
Detroit Police Department
DPD
Lysander Street
Miss Tropez
FMH
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick County Department of Social Services
Ralph L. Gastley Jr
Geneva Barthel
County Department of Social Services
Social Services
Medicaid
Wallace Dow
Madrigal
Appeals Court Reduces 18 Assessments
The Frederick County Tax Appeals Court reduced assessments on 18 of 44 parcels after hearings. The court, created in January, will see appeals to the Maryland Tax Appeals Court in Baltimore for several decisions. A 30 day appeal window exists for the county assessor or taxpayers.
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Margaret Hindman
Frederick County
Appeals Court
Lumen Norris
Maryland Tax Appeals Court
Baltimore
Lloyd Hoke
Herbert Snyder
Steiner Smith
Gordon Palmer
Woodrow T. Snyder
Brunswick Street
Brunswick
Richard L. Davis
Black Ankle Road
James M. Martin
Penn Shop Road
Skyline Manor
William L. Webb
George J. Wiggington
Bloodmobile visits Frederick for 1971 drive
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Frederick on Thursday June 24 from 11 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Donor registration supports the Group Participation Plan quotas for the year ending June 30 1971. A six year old Arlington girl will need blood for an open heart operation at Georgetown Hospital, and donors with matching types are asked to arrive 11 to 11 30 a.m. to contribute and help with surgery preparation.
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Red Cross
Frederick
Evangelical Lutheran Church
East Church Street
Georgetown Hospital
Arlington
Washington
Frederick County
Fire log and ambulance calls report for city county
Fire calls and ambulance activity archived for the 24 hour period ending 10 am. Contact numbers 662 6533 or 663 4400. Jail population listed as 38 males and 0 females. Emergency calls logged as Emergency 9 Routine 5. None noted for city or county.
Welfare bill sails to Senate amid Nixon push
House approval marks sweeping welfare reform with federally guaranteed minimum income of 2400 dollars for a four person family and expanded Social Security benefits. The plan replaces state welfare with federal guarantees, adds taxes, and extends Medicare benefits to disabled retirees, with June 1972 initial boosts and future cost shifts.
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Washington
House
Senate
Nixon
Tony Paid For Yablonski Murders Confession Reveals Hit Man
Claude E Vealey pleaded guilty to murder in the Yablonski killings and said a man named Tony paid for the hit. Vealey described a Cleveland trio stalking Jock Yablonski and breaking into the home on December 31, 1969, with Gilly arranging the job and Martin taking part. The statement, read in court, named Tony as the payer but did not identify him.
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Washington, Pa
Claude E. Vealey
United Mine Workers
Joseph A
Jock
Yablonski
Tony
Vealey
Yablonskis
Union
Boyle
Brother Yablonski
George W. Sweet
Richard Sprague
Philadelphia
UMW
Aubran W
Buddy
Kenneth
Joseph Yablonski
Joseph
Martin
Gilly
Cleveland
Clarksville
Pennsylvania
Here
Paul
Buddy Martin
Margaret
Charlotte
Man Killed In Wreck On Md 180 Near Jefferson
A 34 year old Carroll County man Ronald Lee Welsh died from injuries after a head on collision on MD 180 about 1.25 miles east of Jefferson at 9 15 p m Tuesday. His eastbound sedan crossed into the westbound lane striking Clyde Dale Culler s 1968 pickup. Welsh worked in the maintenance department at Eastalco Aluminum Plant Buckeystown.
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Bill Grady
Carroll County
MD. 180
Jefferson
Ronald Lee Welsh
New Windsor
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick County
R. J. Thomas
Middletown
Welsh
Clyde Dale Culler
RFD 4
Frederick
Culler
Charles F. Mades
Tfc
M. M. Mastrino
Tpr
R. M. McCarty
City Wins 30 Day Extension to Draft Waste Water Ordinance
Frederick officials, led by Mayor Paul Magaha, secure a 30 day extension from state officials to finalize a sanitary ordinance controlling organic waste discharged into the Monocacy River. The measure, supported by W. McLean Bingley, aims to pre treat industrial effluent and ensure river cleanliness, with final approval by the state before aldermen vote.
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Quita Hague
Monocacy River
W. McLean Bingley
Maryland
Division of Water and Sewage
State Health Department
Department of Water Resources
Bingley
Paul Magaha
Board of Aldermen
Frederick
Chicago Sun Prints Secret Papers From Pentagon Study
The Chicago Sun-Times becomes the fourth paper to publish Pentagon study items on Vietnam. It prints an August 1963 State Department memo urging overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem if he negotiates with North Vietnam, and a September 16 memo by Roger Hilsman. The memos, with Pentagon history docs, depict a clash over Diem’s fate between the State Department and the Pentagon.
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Associated Press
Chicago Sun-Times Today
New York Times
Washington Post
Boston Globe
Sun-Times
State Department
Ngo Dinh Liem
North Vietnam
Roger Hilsman
Dean Rusk
Pentagon
Diem
United States
Sur Times
Market Closes Higher In Quiet New York Trading
New York stocks edged up in a quiet session led by the Dow Jones industrials gaining 1.31 to 875.73. Advances held a modest edge over decliners on the New York Stock Exchange as trading remained muted.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Congress To Get War Study Documents From Nixon
President Nixon announced that Congress will receive the full 47 volumes of the Pentagon study on U S involvement in Vietnam now classified Top Secret. The White House said release aims to prevent incomplete data from distorting judgments and preserve safeguards on handling sensitive material. A 1965 Tonkin Gulf study will also be included and declassification is under Pentagon review.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Pentagon
U.S
White House
Ronald L. Ziegier
Justice Department
Ziegler
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Tonkin Gulf
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Dewey Crummitt Jr
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