Murder Charged To Mt. Airy Man
Mt. Airy resident Armistad Pride Myers, 43, is charged with murder after a fight at Sidney Road near Mt. Airy ended with Lawrence Edward Williams, 47, dying from a gunshot wound to the chest. Williams died before police arrived at 7:55 pm. Myers was jailed in Frederick County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Airy
Mtt. Airy
Lawrence Edward Williams
RFD 1
Sidney Road
Carl R. Harbaugh
Tfe
Ronald D. Fike
Williams
Armistad Pride
Eiker Sr. Dies Sudden in Church in Frederick
Frederick man 61 with heart trouble collapsed in Calvary United Methodist Church during Leaders Bible Class and died at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He worked 35 years for Peoples Drug Store Co. and led church classes and Sunday School for decades. Survived by wife Grace, three children, one brother, three grandchildren, and several relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Herbert Roland Biker Sr
Dill Avenue
Walter Eiker
Calvary United Methodist Church
K. Gimble
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Grace Evelyn Zimmerman Eiker
Bartonsville
Danial W
Ida F. Grabill Eiker
Eiker
Peoples Drug Store Company
Mt. Carmel
Frederick Lodge of Perfection
Chesapeake Consistory
de Molays
Herbert R, Eiker Jr
Rt. 5
Myra B. Gadomski
Grace E
Walter E
Danjal M
Ejiker
Kerr
M. Eiker
Christopher J. Gadomski
March Weather Mix With Warm Weekend Note
A mild start to March brings temperatures in the low 50s with light variable winds. The forecast calls for rain and cooler highs in the 40s Tuesday, with overnight lows in the upper 30s. Weekend sunshine yielded 60s highs, while Sunday topped at 62 and cooled to 35 overnight. Brisk afternoon winds reached 25 mph.
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Frederick County
13 Charged In Drug Raid At Brunswick
Five state police and five Brunswick officers searched a home at 414 West Potomac St Brunswick Saturday night and found marijuana paraphernalia and about 10 small packets of suspected heroin. Eight adults and five youths were arrested with charges including possession of marijuana and providing a common nuisance. Several adults released on bonds. several juveniles detained for juvenile delinquency. potential felony charges if heroin is confirmed.
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Brunswick
West Potomac St
Cpl
C. R. Harbaugh
Doris Isabelle Redman
Ronald Leon Mentzer
Kenneth Michael Redmon
Barbara Lynn Weddie
Redmond
Cpl Harbaugh
Harbaugh
Nixon Seeks Revenue Sharing Help From Iowa Lawmakers
President Nixon urged Iowa legislators to back his 1971 revenue sharing plan for rural development. He proposed adding 100 million to the 1 billion already slated, totaling 1.1 billion for rural programs and a 24 percent boost over current grants. He also pressed to cut Cabinet departments to eight, abolish the Agriculture Department, and push a rural services report to Congress.
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America
Nixon
Agriculture Department
Iowa
Washington, D.C
Congress
Haircut Prices Unchanged Across Frederick County
A Frederick area check shows haircut prices hold steady though the minimum rises March 1 in Baltimore Anne Arundel Howard and Harford Counties from 2.25 to 2.50. Frederick shops still offer 1.75 for under 12, with adult cuts ranging 2 to 6. Union-affected areas plan shorter workdays and price rises due to longer styles.
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Frederick
Baltimore
Anne Arundel
Howard
Harford
Afl-Cio
Civil War Battle At Rocky Ridge
A mock Civil War battle was staged Sunday at Rebel View on the Warnken property. Union commander Major James Beachley of Frederick led forces against Confederate Lt. William Summers of Frederick. Warnken, a Company B 17th Infantry CSA officer, organized the event to train for upcoming reenactments.
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Rocky Ridge
Fred Warnken
James Beachley
Frederick
William Summers
17Th Infantry Army of
Northern Virginia
CSA
Beachley
Warnken
Francis Scott Key Mall to bring 5000 jobs in Frederick
New York investors announce a $75 to $100 million Francis Scott Key Mall and industrial research center will rise on 265 acres near the Harding Farm, south of Frederick on I-70/ Rt 40. Initial phase includes a 125 room Ramada Inn with expansion to 200 rooms, a six story 150,000 square foot office block planned for 1972, and a regional center housing 600,000 square feet of retail space plus 100 acres for large industrial sites. The project promises about 5,000 jobs upon completion, with land sale details and zoning already in place. Major tenants are negotiating, with emphasis on high visibility along I-70S.
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Francis Scott Key
New York
John N. Bowers
Frederick
Mammouth
Harding Farm
I-708
Frederick City
Frederick-Washington
Bowers
Planning and Zoning Commission
Harding
U.S
Charles McC. Mathias
Parcel B
Texaco
Maryland
Ramanda Inn
Francis Scott Key Mall
Capitol Bombing Damages Senate Wing In Laos Protest
An early morning blast in the Capitol damaged the Senate wing restroom area and surrounding rooms after a warning call tied to U S operations in Laos. No injuries were reported as police and FBI investigate, with President Nixon denouncing the act as shocking.
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Washington
Laos
Senate
Capitol
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Robert G. Dunphy
U.S
Scott
Capitol Police
FBI
Nixon
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Senate Chamber
House of Representatives
District of Columbia
Army
James Powell
Asst
George Donahue
Rotunda
Airlift of Saigon Troops to Laos Under Laos Drive
American transports moved hundreds of South Vietnamese reinforcements toward Laos as the U S command expanded helicopter support for the push against North Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh trail network. Casualties mounted on both sides with Saigon reporting 390 killed and 981 wounded in Laos, while enemy losses neared 3,200 killed.
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Saigon
U.S
Laos
North Vietnam
Tran van An
Richard Gardner
U.S. Command
Gardner
Khe Sanh
News-Post To Run Anderson Column Daily
Jack Anderson, famed for investigative reporting and successor to Drew Pearson, debuts as a daily feature on the News-Post editorial pages. Field reports describe continued heavy fighting in Laos with North Vietnamese remnants withdrawing from Hill 31 after five days of intense combat, casualties reported on both sides.
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Jack Anderson
Drew Pearson
Washington
News-Post
America
Hollywood
Laos
Sutherland
Hill 31
Highway 9
Market Opens With Modest Softness In NY Trading
NEW YORK AP reports a pattern of moderate softness continued in today’s session after late week. Declines edged gains on the NYSE with the Dow Jones industrial average at 878.01, down 0.82, by 10:30 a.m.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Mathias Bill Aims to Shield Shores From Erosion
Washington AP Senate sponsors led by Sen. Charles McC Mathias Md outline a measure to fund up to 6 million over five years for the Army Corps of Engineers. The plan would test and apply erosion control methods, prioritizing sheltered inland shores to aid local governments and property owners facing steady shoreline loss.
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Washington
Senate
Charles McC. Mathias
R-Md
Maryland
Army Corps of Engineers
Mathias
Fire Log: Multiple fires and ambulance calls in Kelly’s store area
Fire calls reported in the 24 hours ending 10 am. Thurmont woods fires at Old Wolfsville Road and Meadowcrest subdivision. Auto, field and trash fires near Ford Road Route 340 Ballenger Creek Pike. Responding units include Thurmont Myersville Boonsboro Independents Damstown Carroll Manor Point of Rocks and Lewistown. Ambulance calls: Emergency eighteen Routine seven. Jail population totals show 40 males and 5 females.
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Kelly’s
Thurmont
Point of Rocks
Damstown
Carroll Manor
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H.R. Eiker Sr
Herbert Roland Eiker Sr
Des Moines, Iowa
Brane
Rotonda
East Central Front
Sena
James W. Sutherland
Sek Ray
Mathias Bill
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