Planners Clash Over Plastic Pipe Ban In Tri County Area
County commissioners defer action on a proposed amendment to ban plastic pipe in underground sewer lines. A public planning session on March 29 in Frederick will discuss the new Action Plan for transportation facilities involving Howard, Frederick and Carroll Counties.
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Tri-County Transportation
Plumbing Code
John A. Derr
Ralph Gastley
William Brosius
Brosius
Arcadia Manor
American Plastic Pipe Institute
United States
American Society of Testing Materials
Frederick
East Frederick
Patrick Street
Howard
Carroll
Maryland Department of Transportation
Lawmen Target of Vandals Thieves
Lawmen faced a tough period as paint marred State's Attorney RobertS Rothenhoefer's car and a boat motor plus two tires were stolen from 2 Lt Ray N Dietz's residence. Detectives linked the paint to earlier damage on Detective Gerry L Ponton's car. Also charged were Earl Jennings French Jr for possession of prescription pills and David Allen Shelton for operating under the influence.
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Roberts
Seminole Road
Earl Jennings French Jr
Rt. 2
Betsy Ross
French
Pvt
Kirby Maybush
North Market Street
David Allen Shelton
Rt. 3
Frederick
Shelton
March Lion Roars Across U.S. Weather Turbulence Surges
March weather turned severe across the Midwest and East as strong winds, temperatures plunging from 71 to 43, and blizzard-like snow hit Garrett County with seven inches and up to 21 inches around the Great Lakes. Damages exceed $35 million from Mississippi Valley floods. reports note downed wires, broken windows in Frederick and Oakland, and six-foot drifts. Garrett County schools closed while roads, bay harbor debris and hazardous driving conditions prompted cautions to stay home.
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Maryland
Garrett County
Oakland
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Frederick County
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Coast Guard
Garrett
Maryland 219
U.S. 50
Supreme Court declines to hear newsman's plea
Washington AP The Supreme Court refused to hear reporter Peter Bridges’s bid to require grand juries to show a compelling need before questioning reporters. Bridges, jailed 21 days for refusing to answer questions about a Newark housing authority inquiry, challenged state rulings upholding contempt citations. The moot petition argued grand juries should scrutinize testimony from journalists in cases of government corruption and possible non indictment outcomes.
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Washington
Supreme Court Today
Peter Bridges
Bridge
Newark
High Court
Essex County Grand Jury
Newark Evening News
Housing Authority
Pearl Beatty
Joseph P. Lord
Lord
Linganore County Weathering Hearings On New County Study
Maryland lawmaker Julien Delphey will push HJR 54 to create a Linganore County study panel with a referendum plan. Testimony Thursday before the House Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee in Annapolis will include Mt Airy Mayor Lewis Dixon. Hearings also cover HBSES boat registration, HB1106 public works in counties, and a Frederick residency liquor license bill HB1271, with Victor Cullen rider amid budget talks.
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House
Maryland
Linganore
Mt. Airy
Julien Delphey
Frederick
Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee
Jeffery
Delphey
del. Wallace Hutton
Department of Public Works
House Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee
Jeffery Building
Frederick County
Hutton
Victor Cullen
Banks To Hike Lending Rates In New York
Two New York banks including the nation's fourth largest said they were raising their prime lending rate from 6 percent to 6 1/2 percent, effective immediately. The move follows an industrywide boost since February.
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New York
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Cil Trust Co
Sgt Drabic Among Returning POWs
Two hospital planes carrying 26 former POWs including Sgt Peter Drabic of Union Bridge land today at McGuire AFB New Jersey around 5 p.m. Maj Floyd J. Thompson, the longest held POW, accompanies, with his nine year old son to greet him. Also aboard are Philip W. Manhard and Navy Lt Cmdr Robert J Flynn, part of a group freed last week in Hanoi. Drabic was held four and a half years. his mother awaits the reunion at Valley Forge Army Hospital while Mayor Stultz and others prepare for a family welcome.
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Peter &. Drabic
Union Bridge
Sgt. Drabic
McGuire Air Force Base
N. J
Sgt. Drabbc
Army
Floyd J. Thompson
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Philip W. Manhard
McLean
U.S
Navy
Robert J. Flynn
Colorado Springs
Colo
Hanoi
U. S
Drabic
Peter Drabic
Valley Forge
Richard L. Stultz
Richard Grinder
Agreement Near On Search For GIs Missing In Viet
In Saigon and at Nakom Phanom air base Thailand a three nation accord would launch a years-long joint search for 1,300 missing U S service members in Indochina. A 56 member team from four parties is to operate in Cambodia and Laos as talks on security and liaison proceed.
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Saigon
United States
South Vietnam
Vietnam
U.S
Nakhom Phanom Air Base
Thailand
Cambodia
Laos
Indochina
Joint Military Commission
Michel Gauvin
Joint
Dollar Strength Fluctuates as Markets Open After Shutdown
The dollar rose at global market opens after a two week shutdown while Japan sold about 50 million to cap gains. By noon European trading, the dollar weakened slightly as traders awaited outcomes of Paris crisis decisions. Shultz met Heath and Barber in London pushing for swift reforms to aid American exporters. Gold cooled from a peak of 95 per ounce, trading around 81 in Zurich and London.
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Bank of Japan
Europe
U.S
Paris
U.S. Treasury
George P. Shultz
London
Frankfurt
Zurich
Tokyo
Fire Log Reports Multiple Rural Area Blazes
Fire calls over 48 hours ending 10 am show incidents at 62 433 City 313 Redwood Ave tree fire 11 35 Uniteds. Renns Cafe 6th and Market Sts building fire 11 46 General alarm Md 355 near Heritage hot wires 9 54 Independents. Taney Ave grass fire 12 08 Juniors. 300 N Market St hot wires 7 34 Juniors. County New London Dorsey res house fire 3 31 New Market Libertytown Mt Airy Motter Station Rd woods fire 3 38 Rocky Ridge. 5th Ave Cooper residence chimney fire 4 06 Brunswick. ambulance calls Emergency 21 Routine 5. Population male 49 female 3 juveniles 1.
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Redwood Ave
Uniteds
Renn’s
6Th and Market Sts
Heritage
Taney Ave
N. Market ST
New London
Dorsey Res
New Market
Libertytown
Mt. Airy
Motter Station
Woods
Rocky Ridge
5Th Ave
Cooper Residence
Brunswick
Planned Parenthood Plans $100000 Fund Drive in Maryland
Planned Parenthood of Maryland launches an intensive fund drive in Frederick County and statewide to sustain services. Co chairs Frances Ann Gilbert and Dr Harold Neufeld will address residents on March 27. Contributions may be sent to P O Box 1403 Frederick MD 21701. Volunteers provide contraceptive information at Health Department clinics and to maternity patients at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
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Planned Parenthood of
Maryland
Frederick County
Frances Ann Gilbert
Harold Neufeld
Frederick
Planned Parenthood
P. O
Health Department
Frederick Memorial Hospital
The
Health
Market slides as Dow drops near noon
New York stock traders in moderate volume saw prices fall sharply on the New York Stock Exchange. Analysts link the decline to a half percentage point rise in the prime rate by major New York banks. By 11 30 a.m. the Dow Jones industrial average stood at 954.70, down 8.35 points.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Browers
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