Flooding Closes Dozens Of Frederick County Roads After Storm
Heavy rain drenched western and central Frederick County, flooding the Monocacy River area and forcing the closure of 23 roads. Graceham and Woodsboro volunteers rescued four occupants from a submerged car on Harvey Ramsburg Road. no injuries reported. The Potomac River near Point of Rocks rose 16 to 17 feet, rising seven inches per hour as more rain fell.
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South Vietnam Loses Hue as Province Surrender Grows
A 100000-strong refugee march reaches Phu Yen as Saigon concedes a seventh province and hints at more losses. Hue, capital of Thua Thien, is included amid rising curfew and embassy closures in Phnom Penh and Saigon.
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Workers learn to cope with problems at church clinic
In pouring rain, over 120 people attend a church clinic on worrying at the Church of the Brethren on Fairview Avenue. Dr. Henry Laughlin leads discussions across groups from teenagers to marriages and schoolchildren, as a mother seeks harmony for her two teenagers and a first grade girl centers a classmate’s affection.
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Maryland Lottery Draws For 14 for 1 Game
The Maryland lottery results show a six digit number 533269 for the 14 for 1 game with five digit 32528 four digit 8029 three digit 154 and the winning numbers announced in Capital Heights AP report.
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CAPITAL HEIGHTS
Potomac Edison Seeks 22 Percent Rate Increase
John M. McCardell, vice president and general manager of Potomac Edison, argues before the Maryland Public Service Commission that PE is amid a nationwide rise in power costs and pursues a 22 percent rate hike, saying the public must share the burden.
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Rogers files final arguments with PSC on PE rate request
People's Counsel Donald F. Rogers argues Western Maryland faces a 22 percent Potomac Edison increase as an economic burden with high unemployment. He cites the Allegany Power System and asserts PSC decisions aid APS while stressing regional hardship and a push to keep rates low.
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Consumer price surge continues as February costs rise
The government reports February CPI up six tenths of a percent led by services and finished goods, despite a food price dip. Hourly earnings rise slightly but real purchasing power declines, with annual inflation easing to the slowest pace since last spring.
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Urbana educators approve school renovation plan
Frederick County Board of Education narrowly approved construction documents for the renovation and addition to Urbana Elementary School after a Frederick Community College Board of Trustees meeting. The panel also discussed a potential bi county community school system affecting Mt Airy area students and heard remarks from Frances W Ashbury and A Doty Remsbury.
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George Bushey
Hagerstown
Bushey & Burrey
Appeal to keep Penn Central lines in Conrail plan
Washington meeting Thursday heard Frederick County Chamber of Commerce urge inclusion of Penn Central tracks from north of Frederick to Littlestown in Conrail. President William L. Haugh warned abandoning Penn Central service would harm local business and agriculture and called for bridge repairs and rail upgrades.
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City Board Agenda Sees Projects and Requests Tonight
The mayor and Board of Aldermen meet at 7 30 tonight in City Hall Board Room to discuss vacation of Carter Street bids on a parking deck use of bandshell for Fredericktowne Baptist Church Activities Day on April 5 revise City Code Chapter 15 offenses miscellaneous. They also review crossing with Penn Central sewer extensions East 6th Street and right of way agreements for East 16th sewer along U S 40 with Howard Lochner Rose Motel Frederick Business Properties and others.
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Stocks Slip as Profit Taking Presses Markets
In New York the stock market again eased as profit taking subdued prices. The Dow Jones industrial average slid about 17 points over the prior two sessions and sat near 765 after the 10 30 am reading.
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