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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1976
Page
1
The open burning ban in Frederick County was lifted as light drizzle fell. Paul Beale, director of air quality control, urged residents to obtain a permit and notify Central Alarm before any outdoor burning. Weather remains mild with highs in the 60s and cooler nights ahead.
The Sunrise Sertoma Club awarded Florence Guss its Service to Mankind honor for decades of civic volunteerwork. Donald Wollschlager presented the prize at Bettys Restaurant noting Guss work with youth the handicapped and aging plus art history and theatre. A Boston native she now aids Frederick tourism and leads YMCA efforts while guiding community services.
John B Offutt and Peggy Offutt are named 1976 Frederick County Easter Seal campaign co chairmen the first husband and wife team to lead the local fundraiser. The campaign runs March 1 through Easter Sunday with later events planned as weather allows. Both bring long local ties and varied community work experience to the drive. The pair work in John s accounting business and Peggy s hospital and education related roles. In nearby New York the stock market rose with the Dow up 4.88 to 980.24 as interest rate fears ease and NYSE advancers outnumbered decliners two to one.
Mitre Corp evaluators found the high impact anticrime program did not achieve a 3 percent reduction in street crime and burglary in eight target cities Atlanta Baltimore Cleveland Dallas Denver Newark St Louis and Portland since January 1972. The $140 million plan ran through December and funded 235 projects amid political pressure and rapid startup.
Two Frederick men, Larry R. Naylor and Vaughn V. Davis, were arrested near 11 p.m. Monday on the South Frederick Elementary School grounds and charged with breaking and entering and destruction of property in the B Building. Pvt Wayne D. Brachey responded to the burglar alarm and police caught the suspects as they attempted to flee.
In Yellow Springs the kitchen scene shows Kinkling day with left rolling and shaping the delicacies while Dorothy Ropp fries them to a golden brown. Margaret Burdette and Virginia Burdette sugar the kinklings as children gather for lunch. Photo by Amos L. Brown.
Massachusetts voters tackle the Democratic primary with eight major candidates on the ballot and no clear favorite. Campaigns focus on turning out the 2.8 million registered voters as voters face potential no preference choices amid cool, rainy forecast. The GOP contest in Massachusetts mirrors New Hampshire with Ford and Reagan splitting delegates while Carter Wallace Jackson Shriver rally support elsewhere.
In Massachusetts Jimmy Carter stands as the frontrunner to watch in an eight way Democratic primary with Alabama Governor George Wallace and Ronald Reagan on the GOP ballot. Carter seeks a second win to bolster his national campaign while results shape delegate splits for New York next summer.
Inside The News reports that a judge refuses to dismiss charges against Hearst, while calls grow for more federal controls to prevent socialized medicine. The piece notes Warren knew about pilots opposing Castro and mentions weather outlook for midsized regions with unseasonably warm highs, a chance of rain, and quiet, sunny trend.
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