Bandits Grab 100 Weapons In Baltimore
In Baltimore a gang looted a Montgomery Ward store on South Monroe Street taking more than 100 weapons and merchandise after holding five employees hostage for over three hours. Police described the bandits as aged 18 to 30 and said the robbery appeared carefully planned with inside info possible. No injuries or shots were reported and authorities continued the investigation.
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Altimore
Montgomery Ward
Monroe St
Baltimore Man Wins Caribbean Cruise at Civic Center
Richard Jann of Baltimore won a Caribbean cruise as the 10 millionth Civic Center patron after attending a Ringling Bros circus performance. He received lavish gifts and publicity as Civic Center officials highlighted the arena’s $15 million facility, opened in 1962, with a 13,000 seating capacity and tenants including the Bullets and Clippers.
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Baltimore
Richard Jann
Civic Center
Jann
Ringling Bros
Barnum and Bailey Circus
National Basketball Association
Bullets
American Hockey League
Clippers
Campaign Ends Over Razor Blade Free Samples
Washington AP reporting that American Safety Razor Division of Philip Morris Co agreed to stop distributing free razor blade samples in newspaper supplements after FTC found plastic containers unsafe. Several children injured by pulling Personna 74 blades from the containers. campaign ran in nearly a dozen cities the past two days and was to end this weekend.
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Washington
American Safety Razor Division
Philip Morris Co
Federal Trade Commission
Favorite names in West Germany for 1970
In West Germany Nicole tops girls names and Andreas tops boys names for newborns in 1970 per a public opinion institute. The report notes these popular names amid broader demographic data. The Soviet Union mines 1.5 million carats of diamonds per year.
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Tuebingen
Germany
West Germany
Nicole
Andreas
Soviet Union
Priests Debate Celibacy at Baltimore Federation Meeting
The National Federation of Priests Councils in Baltimore opens its annual House of Delegates, debating optional celibacy for U.S. priests. A study by Dr. John Koval links dissatisfactions driving one in four priests toward leaving the priesthood, with issues including authority and modern church stances. The federation plans to present findings to the International Synod of Bishops in Rome on Sept. 30.
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Baltimore
United States
House of Delegates
National Federation of Priests Councils
National Organization
Federation
House of the Delegates
John Koval
University of Notre Dame
U.S
Third International Synod of Bisops
Rome
Hiring Of Convicts Sought By Delegate
ANNAPOLIS AP A Baltimore City member of the House of Delegates introduced a bill to bar employers from refusing to hire anyone with a prison record. Delegate Walter R Dean Jr would amend the state employment discrimination law to ban hiring discrimination or discharge based on arrest or prison record alongside existing protections for race religion ancestry national origin and sex.
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Annapolis
Baltimore City
House of Delegates
Del
Walter R. Dean Jr
Dbalto
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Vatican HW
Hood College
Maryland State Department of Education
Aee Ue
Frederick, Maryland
Efenticlan’s Annual
Minikins
Kentucky
Hendrickson’s
Heniksans
Patrick Court Plaza
Hoover
Dial-A-Matic
Frederick
Schley Shop
Dean’s Village Beauty Salon
East 9Th St
Monocacy Village
Hiltner’s
Dean's Village
East St
Rye
Ay Potomac Edison
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