Young winner in News-Post caption contest
Ten year old Darlene White won the News-Post photo caption contest with a single entry about swans at Culler Lake. Her caption earned a dinner for two at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. she plans to share it with her parents. Over 250 captions responded from Frederick County and beyond, with phrases like Bottoms up and Heads r Tails among favorites.
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Wilbur
Darlene White
News-Post
Darlene
Cedric H. Smith
Culler Lake
William D. White
Pinnak Lane
St. John's Elementary School
Francis Scott Key
Poolesville
Frederick County
Baltimore
Towson
Ellicott City
Thurmont Elementary School
Smith
Larry Lipman
Decision To Raze Building Upsets Preservationists
Preservationists oppose the WFMD demolition after Dr. Robert R.R. Roberts announces plan to raze the 82 year old building by month end. Frederick Preservation Advisors discuss action next Tuesday while citing costs, jurisdiction limits, and calls for a full dollar by dollar preservation comparison.
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WFMD
Robert R.R. Roberts
Susan Albrecht
Frederick Preservation Advisors
Frederick County Board Passes 21.86 Million Education Budget
The Frederick County Board of Education unanimously approved a 21,862,931 dollar budget for the coming fiscal year. The total request, now to be sent to the County Commissioners, is 139,420 less than the original staff proposal after cuts in instruction and capital items. A controversial program to create two teacher advocates operating from a storefront in Frederick was not cut.
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Frederick County
South Frederick
Frederick
Crowing Roosters Spark Complaints At Thurmont
Thurmont officials grappling with a nuisance noise problem from two roosters at a town meeting. Resident Glenn Rickerd described ongoing crowing from dawn to night and asked for peace and quiet as officials discuss a noise pollution ordinance. Also noted were a one year trash service contract for 23.6 with Waste Management Systems and discussion of expanding air pollution rules to align with state and county policy.
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Thurmont
Glenn Rickerd
Waste Management Systems Inc
Rockville
James Black
Harry Otis Miller
Stock market edges higher in cautious New York trading
New York stocks gained modestly as investors held cautious optimism about a monetary solution. The Dow Jones 30 industrial average rose 181 points to 921.79 at 10:30 a.m. as advancing issues beat decliners 418 to 279 on the New York Stock Exchange.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Wholesale Price Surge Biggest In 22 Years
Washington reports February wholesale prices rose 1.9 percent, the sharpest gain since 1951, with farm products and processed foods up 3.9 percent and industrial raw materials up 1.1 percent. The index reached 126.9, 8.2 percent above a year earlier, amid debate over Nixon phase controls.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Organized Labor
Bureau
Eges
Sheriff Blasts Underpaid Deputies Amid Rising Jail Strain
Frederick County Sheriff Richard Baumgartner decries a budget shortfall and stagnant wages for deputies at the century-old jail. He cites one officer, Terry Boyer, leaving for $5,590 yearly after two years, up from $4,500, as proof of staffing erosion and danger to operations. The sheriff warns an emergency situation persists as pay fails to attract and retain competent staff.
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Frederick County
Richard QO. Baumgartner
Terry Boyer
Community Groups Ponder Future of Old B and O Station
Community groups met at Rose Hill M to discuss future uses for the former Bay Railroad station on East All Saints Street. Proposed options include a Negro History and Culture Museum a Frederick History Museum a library learning center and a day care center with input from Sally Thomas Ellis Tullis Jan Pert Sharon Wiklinski Thelma Bowman Birch Hotz Anne ebherz and others and a planned meeting with Franklin Showell of the Maryland Commission on Negro History and Culture.
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Rose Hill M
Bay Railroad
East All Saints Street
Frederick
C.T. Martin
Museum of African Art
District of Columbia
Sally Thomas
Frederick Preservation Advisors
Ellis Tullis
Community Action Agency
Jan Pert
Sharon Wiklinski
Thelma Bowman
VISTA
Birch Hotz
Anne
Historic District Panel Set To Meet In Frederick
The Historic District Commission meets this afternoon at 4 in City Hall Assembly Room to discuss nominating the Frederick Historic District for the National Historic Register at the request of Gov. Mandel. Also on the agenda is a survey contract with Arthur C Townsend of the Maryland Historic Trust and permits for a rear fire escape at the Historical Society of Frederick and the demolition of Clyde Roney's building at 610 North Market Street. The panel will hold its annual officer election.
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The
Historic District Commission
City Hall
Frederick
Marvin Mandel
Histore
Arthur C. Townsend
Maryland Historic Trust
Historical Society of Frederick
East Church Street
Clyde Roney
North Market Street
Robin Ic
Flora Reaches Valley Forge Today
Carroll Edward Flora, released from a Viet Cong POW camp after nearly six years, flies home to meet his wife Joann and two children in Valley Forge Pennsylvania this afternoon. He left Clark Air Base Wednesday night and will land at 3 30 pm after stops at Andrews and McGuire. Six other POWs accompany him on the flight home.
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Carroll Edward Flora
Flora
Joann
Valley Forge Military Hospital
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Andrews Air Base
Washington
D.C
McGuire Air Base
New Jersey
Clark
Valley Forge
Sgt. Flora
Brunswick
Discovery
Sgt
Frederick County
Civic Group Extends Deadline for Officials Disclosure
The Frederick County Civic Federation voted to give county commissioners ten extra days to disclose all business holdings of elected and appointed officials. If ignored, the FCCF will pursue public disclosure of holdings. Evidence points to potential conflicts involving the Metropolitan Sanitary Commission chairman.
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Frederick County Civic Federation
FCCF
Metropolitan Sanitary Commission
Herbert Morrison
R.C. Curtis
Governor Mandel Visit Set for Frederck March 22
Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel will address a joint meeting of the Lions Club the Kiwanis and the Rotary at the Francis Scott Key Hotel in Frederck on Thursday March 22, per a Kiwanis Club spokesman.
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Maryland
Marvin Mandel
Frederck
Kiwanis Club
Lions Club
Kiwans
Rotary
Francis Scott Key Hotel
County Officials Won't Face Public Land Holdings Disclosure
Frederick County Civic Federation asked for full disclosure of land and business holdings by elected and appointed county officials. Commissioner Lawrence A. Dorsey said the county cannot require such disclosures from other elected officials and would not require it from appointed ones. Commissioner Donald L Lewis supported the request but was unavailable for comment. Commissioner John A Derr was ill. Dorsey stated the county lacks authority over other officials and recalled a prior effort to obtain state authority for ex officio membership on boards.
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Frederick County Civic Federation
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Donald L Lewis
FCCF
John A Derr
Dorsey
Fire Log Report Summary for Chapel Alley Incident
Fire log notes a gas leak on Chapel Alley between Third and Fourth Streets at 9 10 am. Responders included Juniors Independents and Citizens with no ambulance dispatch and no jail population changes recorded.
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Chapel Alley
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Charles F. Bowers
Bowers
Dr. Roberts
Board of Education
B&o
Ebherz
Frederick County Landmarks Association
Franklin Showell
Maryland Commission On Negro History and Culture
Robert Fuller
Jacksonville
Fla
America
Civic Group
Morrison
Donald Lewis
Curtis
Gov. Mandel
Ida
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