Golden Mile on U S 40 Faces mounting hazards and calls for action
Community fears rising accidents and fatalities along Frederick’s Golden Mile on U S 40 after three new shopping centers opened. Calls grow for urgent planning including traffic lights, underpasses, curb lanes, and a thorough study to guide immediate improvements to reduce risks for drivers pedestrians and shoppers.
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U.S. 40
Frederick
Golden Mile
State Department of Highways
Frederick-bound
Waverley Drive
Shookstown Road
Baughman
Braddock Heights
Powers That Be
Morse Code of Highway Safety arrives in road signs
United States signs shift to international symbols by 1974 with color coding for centerlines edges and lanes. Yellow centerlines indicate two-way traffic with caution. white marks lanes and edges. broken versus solid lines show passing rules on two-lane and multilane highways. Free booklet offers full explanation via Potters Industries in Carlstadt New Jersey.
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United States
John P. Manley
Potters Industries, Inc
P.O. Box
Carlstadt
New Jersey
Great Plaything’s 50th Year Home Movie Milestone
The piece notes 1973 marks the 50th anniversary of amateur home motion pictures begun with 16mm and later 8mm formats after Kodak Research Laboratories introduced reversal type nonflammable safety film in 1923. It praises home movies as a human, joy bringing tech that democratized filming, while criticizing political leaders for failing the underprivileged.
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Kodak Research Laboratories
Aunt Tillies
Uncle Bobs
Afghan drug trade alert stirs U S inquiries
FBI probes toll data as classified Afghan connection reports surface detailing opium cultivation in eastern Afghanistan, ties with Kabul officials and Corsican traffickers, a 30 ton opium sale, and efforts by Afghan premier Shafiq with U N help. Also notes Nepal graft, shell smuggling, and Senate vote on Elliott Richardson.
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Washington
FBI
Afghanistan
Kabul
Turkey
Southeast Asia
Mexico
Underworld
Europe
United States
U.S
Mohammad Musa Shafiq
Shafiq
United Nations
Iran
Nepal
India
Vietnam
Lehmann
Los Angeles
Continental Airlines
Jim Abourezk
D-S.d
Senate
Elliott Richardson
Abourezk
Richardson
National Council of Churches
House Crime
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
Changes in People Changes in Church
The past decade brought major shifts in church life. Worship embraces new music, instruments, banners, and drama with broader laity leadership and youth involvement. A freer lifestyle, openness, and joy mark many mainline churches, contrasting with older strict forms.
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Trueblood
Abraham Lincoln
Karl Olsson
Olsson
Baptism on Potomac and Local Political Move in Carroll
A large crowd witnessed two Negro converts baptized in icy Potomac waters at Brunswick by a colored church. In Carroll county Walter R. Rudy of Mt. Airy announced his State Senate candidacy and longtime Republican State Central committee chairman. W C Kolb sold a three story house at 207 East Third street to Robert F. Barrick with possession April 1. H R Shoemaker of Middletown High School will assist County Agent John McGill Jr with the county boys club work this year, and several clubs will be formed.
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Potomac River
Brunswick
Carroll County
Walter R. Rudy
Mt. Airy
State Senate
Republican State Central Committee
W.c. Kolb
East Third Street
Robert F. Barrick
H.R. Shoemaker
Agriculture Department
Middletown High School
John McGill, Jr
Frederick
Snow blankets Frederick County with up to five inches
Twenty years ago heavy snow covered Frederick County as roads crews fought drifts up to a foot. Ridgeville Sabillasville and South Mountain saw the worst falls. Snow began after 11 30 p m and plow teams were called by midnight. Brunswick High School held its annual declamation contest with three prize winners. The Johnsville Homemakers Club met at Mrs David Bohn 10 members attended.
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Frederick County
State Roads Commission
Ridgeville
Sabillasville
South Mountain
Frederick
Brunswick High School
Johnsville
Endurance race letters spark county debate on Watershed use
Frederick residents clash over a proposed April 29 1978 endurance race. Critics urge keeping public lands pristine, citing wildlife damage and taxes. Supporters note aldermanic votes and local rights, while calls grow for banning motorized trails in city and county lands.
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Michael T. Kehne
Michael Kehne
Max Kehne
Frederick
Gilford
Frederick County
State
Frederick City
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DERM
Mott Howard
East Second St. Frederick
Susan
Robert F. Smith
W. St. St. Frederick, Md
Berry's
Hansel
Gretel
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