Downtown Frederick Eyes State Center Acquisition Plan
Sen Edward Thomas says state and county space needs for a proposed downtown Frederick complex are known and land acquisition is next. A meeting week of March 26 with county officials city planners and State figures may decide site, with plans to tie in a linear park and upgrade the downtown area.
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Annapolis
Edward Thomas
Thomas
West Patrick St
Charles Smelser
General Services
Frederick City
Smelser
del. Wallace Hutton
County Roads Budget Request Tops At 1.74 Million
County Engineer William Fout asked the County Commissioners for 1,740,497 for the Roads Department 1973 74 budget. The request includes 117 479 for Reichs Ford landfill and two other landfills. The plan raises salaries by 5 percent and adds funds for resurfacing and abutments. Debt service falls to 114 156 as bond payments trend down. Equipment and oil costs rise to support increased operations.
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Rob Macdougall
William Fout
County Roads Department
Fout
Reich’s Ford
Roads Department
Thomas M. Fox
Rock Creek Center budget discussed by county commissioners
County commissioners weighed funding for two agencies serving mentally and physically handicapped individuals. Dr. Martha Schipper sought 33 750 for Rock Creek Center to cover six staff members and operating costs raising the 1973 74 appropriation to 72 788. Jeanne Bussard Workshop requested 15 000 to train handicapped for jobs, unchanged from last year.
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Rock Creek Diagnostic Center
Martha Schipper
Helen Nussear
Jeanne Bussard Workshop
Rock Creek Center
Frederick County Association For
Schipper
Thomas Fox
Dog Warden Seeks Budget Hike To Add Staff
Frederick County Dog Warden Arthur Simons asked county commissioners for a new budget of 20 962 dollars up from 13 859 to add a staffer. He argued dog owners should pay damages for loose dogs but state law bars reimbursements. He noted annual canine damage costs run about 1 900 dollars and may not decline.
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Frederick County
Arthur Simons
Simons
Parents Plan Protests Over Day Care Phase-Out
Frederick County day care centers face major cut backs linked to HEW social services grants. About 126 Seton Center children in Emmitsburg may be affected, with public meetings planned at Dill Avenue and Seton Center to mobilize support and oppose closures. City parents meet Monday at 3 pm. Emmitsburg meeting is 8 pm with officials and lawmakers invited.
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HEW
Jefferson Street
Dill Avenue
Seton
Emmitsburg
Sixty POWs Fly Home From Clark Air Base
Sixty American prisoners of war left Clark Air Base in the Philippines for home, with plans for more departures Sunday and Monday. Three flights carrying 57 men will fly to Andrews Air Force Base, Sext Air Force Base, and Travis Air Force Base, refueling at Hickam. The group includes Navy Lt Cmdr John S McCain III and others from the 108 released by North Vietnam, with future stops and a continuation noted on page A-6.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
More
Rying
Andrews Air Force Base
Sext Air Force Base
Ill
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Hickam Air Force Base
Hawaii
North Vietnam
Navy
John S. McCain III
John S$. McCain Jr
US. Pacific
Commissioners Split Over Shaw Water Woes
Mrs. George Shaw of Mountaindale accuses county of neglecting storm drainage that floods her yard and damages the home. Commissioner Lewis favors a macadam swale along Mountaindale Road to divert water, a plan opposed by Commissioner Dorsey who says it would burden many neighbors and require right of way.
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Lewis
Dorsey
Shaw
George Shaw
Zimmerman
Mountaindale
Daniel Rippeons
Charles B. Smelser
Edward P. Thomas
Goodloe E. Byron
Byron
Donald L. Lewis
Fire Log Summary for 24-Hour Period
Fire calls reported through 11 a.m. include a 5:34 p.m. auto fire on RT. 194 at Spring Garden Estates with Walkersville response. Ambulance calls show 14 total with 19 emergencies and 5 routine. Jail population lists 48 males, 3 females, no juveniles.
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Spring Garden Estates
Walkersville
Two Frederick County Traffic Fatalities Reported
Two young men died in separate northern Frederick County crashes Friday. Fred Wesley Fogle, 21, of Lantz, died at the scene on Md. 806 north of Thurmont after colliding with a cattle truck driven by Raymond E. Keilholtz. Samuel C. S. Thoronka, 25, of Washington, D.C., died later at Baltimore University Hospital from injuries from a crash on U.S. 15 north of Frederick, where Daniel Ford Hedges, 82, of Frederick, was charged with failure to yield the right of way.
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Frederick County
Fred Wesley Fogle
Lantz
MD. 806
Thurmont
Samuel C. S. Thoronka
Washington, D.C
Baltimore University Hospital
U.S. 15
Frederick
Herman Shook
Fogle
Eyler Valley Road
Shook
Raymond E. Keilholtz
Rt. 2
Emmitsburg
Creager Funeral Home
Washington
Samuel C. Sanarenka
Chaplin Street
Daniel Ford Hedges
Rt. 3
Washington County Hospital
Thoronka
St Patrick Weather Tale Downplays Blarney Meteorology
A Maryland forecast mixed sun and temps in the 60s then plunges toward the 30s with possible snow showers and windy, slick roads. Power outages were brief, with crews repairing lines. rain in the past day totaled 36 inches. Weather skeptics note the forecast and legends alike may be exaggerated.
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St. Patrick
St. Patrick's Day
Maryland
Potomac Edison Company
PE Company
North Market Street
John Hanson
Glass Collection Planned At Walkersville
The Glade Valley Grange Youth Committee launches the Great Bottles Round-Up on March 31 to tackle Walkersville litter by collecting used glass bottles and jars. Milby Shepley, chairman, says Maryland Glass Corporation will buy the collected waste for reuse.
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Walkersville
Glade Valley Grange
Milby Shepley
Maryland Glass Corporation
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Thomas Said
West Patrick Street
Ginsburg
Tracy Shaw
Mountaindale Road
Agnes
Defense
Elliott Lee Richardson
Valley Forge Army Hospital
Phoenixville
Richardson
Bill A Baird
Wooster
Ohio
CWO
Joseph Rose III
Morgantown
W. Va
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Sharon
Dan Roff
County Board of Education
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Roff
Mandel
James Bryan
Lawrence A
By Lee Short
Larry Lipman
U.S
Charles McC. Mathias
Mary Helen Cliser
Bobby Joe Keesee
Thailand
March Air Force Base
Air Force
John P. Flynn
Shalimar, Fla
Philip
Aldan T. Weinberg
Junion Ambulance
Walkersville Fire Company
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Thoronko
Ireland
Maryland-Virginia Milk Producers
Walter A. Martz
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association
Shoreham Hotel
Edward C Notman
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