Veterans weigh meaning of Vietnam War losses in local views
Frederick County residents affected by the Vietnam War reflect on a perceived waste of lives as Saigon’s crisis escalates. Edna Pittinger questions why her son died and Ronald Castle notes the conflict’s consequences, citing Pleiku and Da Nang as pivotal points in a broader retreat.
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South Vietnam
Edna Pittinger
Charles Robert Pittinger
Frederick County
ose
Da Nang
U.S
Mrs. Pittinger
Vietnam
Ronald W. Castle
Gas House Pike
Pittinger
Castle
Pleiku
Woman helps police catch jail escapee in Maryland
Richard Hahn, jailed for non support with seven months on work release, escaped Frederick County Jail by breaking a rear kitchen door lock. His estranged wife located him at her Brunswick home and notified state police, who arrested him within two and a half hours after the escape.
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Frederick County
Brunswick
Richard Hahn
Hahn
sheriff's department
Downtown Frederick considers free on street parking to lure shoppers
Ellsworth E. McGaha, president elect of the Downtown Frederick Association, urges city action to implement free additional on street parking for the second 30 minutes to attract shoppers. He notes success in Doylestown and cites potential increased downtown traffic and tax receipts.
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Ellsworth E. McGaha
Downtown
Frederick
North Market Street
Eli Krotman
DFA
Doylestown
McGaha
City Parking Commission
Young
parking commission
Board of Aldermen
Donohoe
Consumers wary as housing and auto markets slow
Consumers remain reluctant to buy new homes and cars amid mixed signals from the market. Analysts note the impact on spending, with many delaying big purchases as policy debates continue.
Maryland Lottery Draw Delivers 50 000 Top Prize Numbers
In Hagerstown Maryland the state lottery announces the winning number 306519 for the 50 000 prize and the millionaire finalist number 51657 drawn today.
Patrick Street to See New Trees in City Beautification Plan
The Patrick Street planting from Carroll to Court Streets will finish next week with 53 trees added. Donated by residents, the effort expands the city beautification drive led by General Superintendent Robert L. Strine and a tree committee chaired by Mrs. Helen J. Soper.
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Patrick Street
Carroll
Court street
Cedric H. Smith
Court Streets
Robert L. Strine
Strine
North Market Street
Second
Fourth street
East Church Street
East
West Second Street
Patrick
West Church Street
Market
Bentz
Helen J. Soper
U S airlifts Viet refugees from Da Nang
Dalang airlift begins as rockets strike Da Nang base. World Airways 727 starts evacuations of 350 000 to 500 000 refugees to Saigon and Cam Ranh Bay while 300 Americans remain in Da Nang. Additional jumbo jet planned to move more evacuees.
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SAIGON
South Vietnam
United States
Da Nang
U.S
World Airways
Cam Ranh Bay
Indochina
Nguyen Van Thieu
Nguyen Ca Ky
Thieu
Mourners honor King Faisal as world leaders attend burial
Thousands of Arabs gather at Riyadh’s El Eid mosque for the simple funeral of King Faisal. King Khaled and Crown Prince Fahd receive pledges of allegiance from royal and tribal leaders as foreign leaders listen to Riyadh radio coverage. The Wahabi tradition omits a tombstone and grave markers.
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BEIRUT
Lebanon
Faisal
El Eid
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Allah akbar
Khaled
Kuwait
Egypt
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Allah
Fahd
God
City Budget Hearing Postponed To April 3
Mayor Ronald N. Young announced the postponement of the March 27 public budget hearing due to a religious holiday. The hearing will be held at the April 3 board meeting at 7 30 p.m with budget discussion at 8 30 p.m and no time limit afterward. The mayor invited the public to attend and speak.
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Ronald N. Young
Mayor denounces plan to cut city police force
Mayor Ronald N. Young called a study panel suggestion to reduce the city police force for a county wide system utterly ridiculous and superficial. He criticized the report as incomplete and unprofessional in its contact with the streets and said he will review it further before forming views. The piece also notes downtown parking debate and a $1,208,000 deck contract with Donohoe Construction, plus county cost shares and a brief stock market rally in New York.
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Ronald N. Young
Young
Donohoe
Board of Aldermen
Passover Celebration Begins Tonight With Seder Observance
Passover starts tonight with a Seder marking the Exodus from Egypt and the eight day festival. Families and communities gather for the second large feast on Passover Thursday March 27. The observance emphasizes home centered rituals over synagogue services and uses symbolic foods on the Seder plate to recall freedom and suffering.
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Egypt
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