Amtrak Begins National Rail Passenger Service
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation assumed operation of 182 trains today, reducing 178 trains as it forms a government backed backbone system. Inaugural events planned at Union Station in Washington and ceremonies nationwide mark the shift to Amtrak with 314 cities served on 20 600 miles of track across 21 routes.
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Washington
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Congress
Amtrak
New FCC Dedication Ceremony Set for Frederick CC Campus
Senator Charles McC Mathias Jr. will be the principal speaker at a 2 p.m. dedication ceremony in the field house at Frederick Community College on the new O Possumtown Pike campus. Dr. Lewis W Stephens says the program was planned by college staff student body and community representatives with FCC graduates and trustees. The 324th U S Army Band from Aberdeen Proving Ground will provide music. A formal academic procession will precede the ceremony. open house will follow.
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Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Frederick Community College
O’possumtown Pike
Lewis W. Stephens
FCC
Mathias
MPs Await Protesters Across Potomac Bridges
Washington police and federal troops brace as antiwar demonstrators rally to disrupt the government. The Defense Department moved hundreds of MPs from Ft. Meade to Ft. Myer to station near four main Potomac bridges used by thousands of federal workers daily.
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Washington
Potomac
Defense Department
519Th Military Police
Ft. Meade
Ft. Myer
Potomac River
Virginia
FCC Probes Selling Of The Pentagon Pressures Mount Against CBS
The FCC asked CBS to respond within 20 days to complaints that The Selling of the Pentagon misrepresented officials and spliced answers. CBS refused to hand over unused material, saying compliance would chill news reporting. Congress may seek contempt if CBS resists.
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Washington
Columbia Broadcasting System
Pentagon
Federal Communications Commission
CBS
House Commerce Committee
Special Investigating
Subcommittee
Staggers
Network
FCC
May Brings Likely Dry Weather Through Tuesday
May opens with bright sun and no rain in sight to ease April drought. Last night’s low reached 38 while the previous high stood at 62. Forecast calls for similar conditions through Tuesday with temperatures in the 60s and overnight lows near the 40s.
Frederick lawyers split on Judicare program
Frederick attorneys voiced varied opinions on Judicare, a state and Bar Association legal aid program for public assistance recipients set to begin July 1. Some say it helps indigents while others call it burdensome and question funding and paperwork. The program pays most fees at 90 percent of the Maryland Bar Association rate, with financing from HUD and the Office of Economic Opportunity totaling 1.8 of 2.5 million dollars. Eligibility is simple, and lawyers on a Department of Social Services list may take cases in civil matters and family law, excluding criminal and public defense.
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Barbara Laughlin
Frederick
Judicare
Bar Association
Oth
Ers
Federal Departments of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Economic Opportunity
Maryland State Bar Association
the Times
Gram
Department of Social Services
Cleopatra Campbell
Committee On
Downtown Frederick Retail Sales Study Outlines Growth
The fourth report in a series by Marcou O Leary and Associates analyzes present and projected downtown Frederick retail sales. It notes Frederick County is largely centered on the city with the biggest commerce, forecasts county incomes rising from 220 million in 1968 to 613 million in 1990, and highlights the county stores serving local and regional shoppers amid uncertain census data.
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Frederick
Marcou, O’leary and
Brunswick
Middletown
Thurmont
Emmittsburg
Prospect Plaza
Frederick County
Washington
Byron Sees Good Chance For Fort Detrick Takeover
Washington Congressmen Goodloe E. Byron expressed cautious optimism about Fort Detrick’s future at a press conference in his office. He cited ongoing but partial agency takeover patterns, HEW’s groundwork, and efforts to contract work through Detrick while noting civilian staff reductions and ongoing defense-military cooperation. He emphasized the Detrick scientific team remains intact and cited discussions with DoD, HEW, and NIH.
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Washington
Goodloe E. Byron
Fort Detrick
Agriculture Department
National Park Service
C&o Canal
Detrick
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Defense Department
Byron
Department of Defense
National Institutes of Health
Three Frederick youths drown in Buckeystown Dam boat accident
The bodies of Merrii Wayne Tyeryar 17 Paul Douglas Derry 18 and Brunner Steinhaus II 16 were recovered at Buckeystown Dam after their aluminum flat bottom boat capsized in 10 to 12 feet of water. Two Silver Spring fishermen located them around 7 a.m. All three cousins had joined for a fishing trip the prior night. Extreme cold and nighttime conditions likely contributed. a triple funeral is planned with Etchison Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Frederick Hagerstown
Buckeystown Dam
Rt. 80
Buckeystown
Silver Spring
Cpl
Carl Harbaugh
Maryland
Johnson
Brunner Steinhaus Jr
Paul Douglas Derry
Paul Derry
Hagerstown
John Mellett
Rt. 6
Harbaugh
Carroll Manor Fire Company
Delaware
Steinhaus
Etchison Funeral Home
Racial Unity Call From Debbie Palm in Frederick
A letter from Deborah Palm, 20, a GEICO clerk, urges White and Black Frederick residents to unite against discrimination. She argues Black Americans seek equal rights and education, presses for collective action, and condemns waiting on others to change society while promoting pride and community solidarity.
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Debbie Paim
Frederick High School
GEICO
Chevy Chase
Brothers and Sisters
Brothers & Sisters
Frederick
Debbie Palm
W. South St. Frederick
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