$1 Million Building Goal Pushed by Library Board
The C Burr Artz Library Board proposes a $250000 public fund drive as the first step toward a $1 million building. Aimed at planning funds with federal matching, the plan seeks county matching to cover remainder, with a site near Court and Patrick Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Burr Artz Library Board of Trustees
County
Court and
Patrick Streets
Marcou
O’leary Associates
Frederick
Brunswick Library
North Market Street School
Board of Trustees
Budget OK for Frederick Community College 1972 plan
Frederick Community College trustees approve a 1.5 million dollar fiscal year 1972 budget with a seven percent raise for professional staff and a 5.8 percent rise for supportive personnel. State funding projections could cover about 608 thousand dollars, potentially shifting county shares. If aid falls short, county support could rise over 566 thousand.
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Frederick Community College Board of Trustees
Community College
FCC
Lewis Stephens
Fire Log Report of Calls and Responses
Fire log lists calls in a 24 hour period ending 10 am with auto fires at City Seventh and Market and related responses by Juniors and Uniteds. Chimney and house fires reported at multiple residences including Kline Myersville Lee Hailey Brunswick and Study residence with fire teams from Myersville Lewistown Thurmont and others. Ambulance calls total five emergencies two routine. jail population shows 46 males and 3 females.
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City Seventh and Market
Uniteds
Woodlawn Way
Kline
Myersville
Wolfsville
Middletown
Lee
Midoe
Hailey
Brunswick
Harvey Ramsburg
Study
Lewistown
Thurmont
1,000 South Viet Troops Ready To Attack Sepone Laotian Town
Saigon reports over 1000 South Vietnamese troops massed near Sepone to assault the town and its airstrip, with U S helicopters delivering reinforcements within miles. The operation targets a key Ho Chi Minh trail transshipment point inside Laos as air and ground forces push deeper.
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Saigon
South Vietham
Sepone
U.S
Laos
le Thung Hein
Quang Tri
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Cambodia
Tran van An
Ters
Lao Bao
Spring Tries Once Again Today Bright Sky in Early Spring Forecast
Dawn broke clear as residents hoped for an early spring after a dry February with .92 inch of precipitation in the month. Temps will rise from a night low of 14 to the upper 40s, with weekend mostly sunny and minimal rain or snow. Overnight lows may dip into the 20s while Potomac at Point of Rocks runs dank and cloudy and Monocacy at Ceresville is normal and muddy.
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Potomac River
Point of Rocks
Ceresville
School Board Approves 19.2 Million Budget
The Board of Education approved a fiscal 1972 budget of 19.2 million dollars, a 500000 cut from the superintendent’s proposal. The compromise reduced funding for vocational education, eliminated eight new teachers, and trimmed aides and equipment while preserving priority programs like kindergarten, reading, and testing.
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Alfred Thackston
68 Pairs Of Shoes Stolen From Car In City
A Philadelphia shoe salesman reported his car broken into at Frederick Shopping Center. Theodore Poulishock parked near Martin's Shoe Store at about 10:15 am and found 68 pairs of shoes valued at 708.30 missing from the back seat after 2 1/2 hours. Thieves pried the front door glass and side window to enter.
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Philadelphia
Frederick
Theodore Poulishock
Martin
Market gains push Dow above 895 on active trading
New York AP reports electronics, rails and oils rose steadily as trading heightened. The Dow Jones average of 36 industrial stocks advanced 4.31 points to 895.67 at 10 30 a.m.
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New York
Nixon says no plans to invade North Vietnam
President Nixon declares Laos operation ensures ongoing U S troop withdrawals from Indochina and stresses there are no plans for U S support of an invasion of North Vietnam. He defends Secretary Rogers amid attack and notes Kissinger remains a key adviser.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Indochina
North Vietnam
South
William P
Rogers
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Henry Kissinger
Sen. Symington
Symington
Senate
Secre
Tary Rogers
Dr. Kissinger
Laos
U S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Creighton W. Abrams
Cambodia
County Commissioners Approve Bond Plan for Five Schools
Frederick County officials say a 4.5 million bond authorization for fiscal 1972 will finance at least five school projects, including a full Emmitsburg addition and renovations. Middletown High and Lincoln building plans, Thurmont Middle School planning funds, and Woodsboro addition are also included, with remaining funds to be allocated after the Board of Education submits its capital needs.
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Frederick County
Emmitsburg
John L. Carnachan
Middletown
Derr
Middltown High School
South Frederick B
Lincoln
Thurmont Middle School
Woodsboro
Board of Education
$200000 Suit Filed In Fatal Hit Run Wreck
A $200000 civil suit in Frederick Circuit Court charges Isaac G. Bender with fault in a fatal hit and run that injured Eleanor E. Brown as she tried to enter her car on East Fifth Street. The Browns seek damages for the death and filed a companion equity bill challenging a deed to Bender’s children as aPossible fraud. Police have made no arrests.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Eleanor E. Brown
Brown
East Fifth Street
Isaac G. Bender
Richard Zimmerman
Bender
Darlene Elaine Dorsey
Pine Avenue
Carl Isaac Bender
Baltimore
Potomac River Compact Draws Opposition
Frederick County residents voiced concerns at Environmental Affairs Committee hearings on the Potomac River Compact. Critics urged more local say and basin-area representation, warning the plan could divert water and impose pollution rules across tributaries affecting farmers, with opponents noting the plan may lack public input before the commission acts.
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Annapolis
Frederick Countians
Environmental Affairs Committee
House of Delegates
Julien P. Delphey
Frederick County
Frederick
Potomac River
Ger
Gilford
Maryland
City Votes Moratorium On Signs In Frederick
Mayor E. Paul Magaha and the Frederick Board of Aldermen voted Thursday night to impose a moratorium on signs until April 15. The move allows the Frederick Historic District Commission to finish a study and issue recommendations. Existing signs already approved may remain on display without further action.
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E. Paul Magaha
Frederick
Markel Resigns Hospital Post
Charles A. Markel longtime administrator at Frederick Memorial Hospital announces resignation effective May 1 after four years since replacing P. David Youngdad. He will join Suburban Hospital in Bethesda as associate administrator. Replacement not yet chosen. several applicants being considered.
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Charles A. Markel
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Markel
P. David Youngdad
Bethesda
Hutton stalls statewide garbage collection bill in Maryland House
Frederick County Delegate Wallace Hutton derailed action on a bill creating a county wide garbage collection plan under the Sanitary Facilities Fund. He argued existing laws already cover solid waste planning and urged amendments to lessen county impact, delaying the measure beyond the current timetable.
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Annapolis
House of Delegates
Frederick County
Wallace Hutton
del. Hutton
Legislative Council
Del
Hutton
Health Department
Frederick
Abortion and School Aid Dominant Maryland Debate
In Annapolis, Frederick County legislators report school aid to private schools as the top mailbox issue, with letters favoring it outnumbering opponents ten to one. The abortion bill drew strong support from doctors for the cause but objections to provisions on residency, weeks of pregnancy, and consent.
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Annapolis
Frederick County
Del
Julien P. Delphey
Delphey
Delphy
House
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J. Rolfe Castleman
U.S. Command
Spring
John L. Carnochan
G. Hunter Bowers
Carnochan
Bowers
Richard Kline
Posal
By George Dorsey
Potomac River Compact
James Gilford
News-Post
Basin Area
Potomas
Rappanhannock
Susquehanna River
Bloomington
Barbara Laughlin
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