School Board Seeks Largest Budget Ever
Margaret Hindman reports a packed Winchester Room heard the Board of Education seek a 1972 budget of 19.2 million, the largest in the board’s history, with 14.3 million for instructional costs and additions like seven priority programs, a kindergarten expansion, 22 new teachers, and 32.5 new staff positions to cut class sizes and boost reading and vocational training.
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Margaret Hindman
Winchester
Board of Education
Chris T. Matthews
John L. Carnochan
Alfred Thackston
Thackston
Homemakers Plan Road Clean Up in Frederick County
Frederick County Extension Homemakers Citizenship and Civil Defense Committee plans the second annual spring road clean up for April 17. Civic groups 4-H clubs and service clubs will assist with crews and trash collection to a central point for disposal. Contact Mrs. Charlies C. Smith for cooperation or participation at 473 8259.
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Frederick County
Frederick County Extension Homemakers’ Citizenship and Civil Defense Committee
Raritan
Charlies C. Smith
Jefferson
Citizenship and Civil Defense Committee
Fire Log Summary From Harp Hill Area Calls
Fire calls reported within a 24 hour period ending at 10 am list responses to a chimney fire at Myersville and Lewistown, a box car fire at B&O Railroad Yard Brunswick, a dump fire at Emmitsburg, and a house fire at Anderson residence with Emmitsburg and Thurmont units. Ambulance activity shows 6 emergencies and 3 routines. Jail population notes 39 males and 3 females.
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Harp Hill
Kline
Myersville
Lewistown
Brunswick
Emmitsburg
Hampton Valley Road
Anderson
Thurmont
Winter Weather Revisits Local Skies and Slopes
Frigid yesterday with a 24 degree low and 20 mph winds produced a windchill of minus six. Highs in the 40s expected this week as skies clear. Ski reports show Blue Knob 2-4 inches of new powder on 10-50 inch base, Seven Springs 5 inches on 5-17 inch base, Elk Mountain 22-55 inches base, with excellent to good conditions. Call Ellis Ski Information at 800-243-3521 or 202-628-7840 for details.
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Mercury
Blue Know
Seven Springs
Elk Mt
Ellis Ski
Washington
Kidwiler Lingers Near Death After Fire Truck Fall
Steven Kidwiler of Brunswick remains in very critical condition at University Hospital Baltimore after a March 12 fall from a fire truck. Earlier reports claimed his death, but the family learned of the error when funeral home staff contacted the hospital to pick up the body.
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Steven Kidwiler
Brunswick
University Hospital
Baltimore
Kidwiler
Stock Market Dips in Continued Downturn
New York traders saw a lower stock market in steady but active trading as prices drifted downward for a third straight session. The mood remained cautious as listings across major indices edged lower through the day.
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New York
FCC Seeks 400000 Increase in College Budget
Frederick Community College asks county commissioners for a 1 517 943 operating budget for 1971 72, up nearly 400 000 from 1970 71. If state funds rise with a proposed bill, the county share would drop and student costs rise. A new aircraft mechanics program is planned with 40 000 to 50 000 setup costs and a three year self sustaining period. Enrollment growth of 20 percent is projected, with salaries up seven percent and three new instructors.
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Frederick Community College
Board of
County Commissioners
Mande
FCC
Lewis Stephens
Stephens
Fire damages Emmitsburg house in one-alarm blaze
A one story concrete block house near Emmitsburg suffered damage in a morning one alarm fire. John David Andrew 28 of Hampton Valley Road was the resident. Two rooms were burned with smoke and water damage throughout the rest of the home. No one was home at the time. Fire Marshal Top E. Barnes arrived to investigate. No loss estimate yet.
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Emmitsburg
John David Andrew
Hampton Valley Road
Robert Hiltner
Maryland
Top E. Barnes
Old Well Unearthed At Maryland School for the Deaf
Contractors uncover a 21 foot well at the Maryland School for the Deaf during a campus expansion. The limestone capped well lies beneath three feet of earth and may date back over a century. Blake Co. notes seven cast iron pipes suggest mid 20th century use. officials plan to fill the dry bore with crushed limestone while historians weigh dating clues.
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Barbara Laughlin
Maryland School For the Deaf
David Denton
The
Blake Co
Vernon Grempler
Camp Frederick
Grempler
Frederick
Liberal Abortion Bill Defeated By Delegates
ANNAPOLIS AP The Maryland House of Delegates rejected by 77 to 59 a bill to liberalize abortion law after 150 minutes of debate. The roll call stood 474-60 with observers viewing the defeat as decisive. Sponsors Aris Allen and Torey Brown hoped to ease abortions to be a doctor patient decision, while opponents called it abortion on demand. The 1969 reform framework and a 1970 bill vetoed by Gov Mandel were cited as context. Public hearings drew packed crowds and nightly protests.
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Annapolis
Maryland
House of Delegates
Dels
Aris T. Allen
R-Anne Arundel
Torey C. Brown
D-Balto
America
Marvin Mandel
Frederick County Delegates back pay hike but oppose abortion bill
Frederick County's House of Delegates members voted with the majority to pass the judges pay hike while standing with the minority on the abortion bill, which failed this morning. Delegates C Clifton Wirts and Wallace E Hutton supported the abortion bill, Delphey abstained, and Virts Delphey and Hutton had backed the salary increase of 7500 dollars per year on Tuesday.
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Frederick County
House of Delegates
C. Clifton Wirts
Wallace E. Hutton
Julien P. Delphey
Virts
Delphey
Hutton
Maryland judges' $7500 pay hike faces Senate vote
Annapolis AP report notes the Maryland Senate will take up a House-approved bill raising judicial salaries from 30500 to 38000 for 95 judges across the Court of Appeals, Court of Special Appeals, Circuit Courts and Baltimore City Supreme Bench. The plan also adds pension benefits and a contributory pension for 64 senior judges.
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Annapolis
Maryland Senate
House
Maryland
Court of Appeals
Court of Special Appeals
Coun
Ty Circuit Courts
Supreme Bench
Baltimore City
Marvin Mandel
Hugh Burgess
Duloward
Jon Livezey
R-Harford
Lawrence Wiser
D-Montgomery
Joseph Sachs
Danne Arundel
Senate
Nixon Backs Senate SST Vote In Final Push
President Nixon pressed lawmakers in a last minute White House blitz as the Senate weighed the fate of the supersonic transport. Nine senators were undecided while Conserv-Republican James Buckley publicly supported the proposal after a presidential pledge on environmental safeguards. The White House chief pressed the case in a heated final debate.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
James Buckley
New York
Buckley
Mathias Launches Drive For '71 Viet Withdrawal
Bipartisan effort to end U S troops involvement in Southeast Asia by year end in both House and Senate. Common Cause coordinates with John Gardner leading the push. Mathias and Inouye spearhead a letter seeking a simple majority to back withdrawal this year.
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Washington
U.S
Southeast Asia
House
Senate
Common Cause
John Gardner
Capitol Hill
United States
Vietnam
Charles McC. Mathias
R-Md
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Indochina
Mathias-Inouye
South Vietnam
Mathas-Inouye
Mathias seeks ban on nonreturnable bottles and cans
Senator Charles Mathias of Maryland proposed a bill to ban sale of nonreturnable bottles and cans in interstate commerce. Violators could face up to a $1000 fine or six months in prison, with enforcement by the Environmental Protection Agency. The proposal came after a group of 150 Maryland high school students from Parkville High urged action.
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Washington Cap
Charles McC. Mathias
R-Md
Maryland
Environmental Protection Agency
Mathias
Baltimore County
Parkville High
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