Frederick man found hanged at Damascus
The body of Frederick resident 21 year old Gwen Alan Pullum was found hanging from a tree in Damascus near the American Legion Post on Lewis Drive. Police and medical examiner officials say death resulted from asphyxia due to strangulation, with hands handcuffed behind the back. The state police label homicide as the preliminary determination. Pullum was reported missing by his parents on March 28 and a weekend search by volunteers and Damascus firemen led to the discovery.
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Frederick
Damascus
State
Gwen Alan Pullum
North
Ann Dixon
Pullum
Bill Clark
American Legion
Lewis Drive
James Williams
VFW
Williams
April weather in Frederick area brings mild days and dry month
The Frederick area saw sunny skies and cooler days with highs in the mid 30s to mid 40s this week. Driest April in seven years. Richard Schwerdt of Damascus reports 1.33 inches of precipitation for the area, far below normal, while April 1 reached a record high of 54 degrees and April 9 fell to 30 degrees.
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Frederick
Richard Schwerdt
Damascus
Sanday
Schwerdt
Tri-County
Carter Congress clash over Arab jet sale to Middle East
In Washington, President Carter faces Senate and House committees over a proposed arms package. The plan would sell 60 F-15s to Saudi Arabia, 50 F-5Es to Egypt, and 75 F-16s plus 1 F-15 to Israel, provoking firm opposition in both chambers. Committee votes and floor action remain uncertain while Zablocki seeks votes to block adverse moves. Also this week, Senate debates a $4 billion farm credit bill and both houses consider emergency aid for grain and cotton farmers. The House votes on curbing federal budget spending to $501 billion.
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Ieee
Israel
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House International Relations Committee
Carter
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Dent
House
Clement J. Zablocki
Congress
Senate
Mount Airy Election Sparks Letters Controversy
Mount Airy voters cast ballots today from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the town office amid a dispute over unsigned letters describing candidates and the Mount Airy Civic Association as "po growthers." Mrs Eilene Hegner and her husband denounce the mailings as false and slanderous.
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Eilene Hegner
Mount Airy
Mount Airy Civic Association
H. Leon Hegner
Association
Eastalco Halts Third Potline Amid Uncertainty
Construction on Eastalco Aluminum’s third potline resumed today with Bechtel Corp directing work. Officials promised a late afternoon public update on the project’s future while neighbors’ anti pollution concerns and electricity supply worries persist. Unconfirmed weekend reports circulated of potential stoppage and redirection of capital to a South Carolina site, with official comments pending at a press conference.
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Eastalco Aluminm Company
Bechtel Corp
Eustako
Potomac Edison
Rachtel Corp
Frederick County
Maryland
Silent protest at Fort Detrick over recombinant DNA work
Demonstrators from the Western Maryland Chapter of Clergy and Laity Concerned held a silent demonstration outside Building 556 at Fort Detrick early Monday, objecting to interversial recombinant DNA experiments taking place there.
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Western
Maryland
Fort Detrick
Supreme Court limits punishment for truthful reports on secret government actions
The Supreme Court ruled 7-0 that newspapers cannot be criminally punished for publishing truthful information about secret governmental proceedings. The Virginia law criminalizing reporting on the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission’s confidential investigations was struck down as unconstitutional. Landmark Communications, publisher of the Virginian-Pilot, had faced charges after reporting on October 4, 1975 about the commission examining complaints against a domestic relations court judge.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Virginia
State Judicial Commission
Landmark Communications
Virginian-Pilot
Norfolk
Landmark
Carter to push fee deceleration and inflation curb
President Carter's Wage and Price Stability Council outlined steps to slow inflation, aiming for fee deceleration and limiting executive pay increases to 5 percent. Meetings with professionals and business and labor leaders are planned to align wage, price, and salary growth with targets. The stock market rose, the Dow edged higher, closing near year highs.
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Bosworth
Carter
Frederick man charged in shooting of woman
A 41-year-old Frederick man was charged with assault with intent to murder after a Sunday shooting. Police say an argument preceded the incident on 217 Frederick Avenue. The suspect, identified as Johanen, was arrested and is being held, with the gun believed to be his.
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Frederick Man
Rockville
Frederick
Johnoen
Gaara
Hendgun
Johanen
High court to rule on judges gag power
The Supreme Court will decide judges discretion to bar reporters and the public from court. It agrees to hear Gannett’s appeal of a New York ruling in a Rochester area murder case. The 1976 Nebraska murder case limited gag orders but left open whether other steps can seal parts of public proceedings.
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High Court
Washington
Supreme Court
Gannett News Organization
New York
Nebraska
May Day celebrations and news roundups across nations
World May Day coverage notes widespread festivities and labor events. A2 section highlights Watergate books and debates on truth. A3 features Moros family critiquing politicians. Forecast predicts a cool night near the mid 30s to 40s with Tuesday partly cloudy and cool. highs reach the mid 90s to around 0. Samuel Butler quote frames reflection on mankind.
April Market Basket totals dip in Frederick Maryland
Frederick shoppers faced lower April checkout totals as pork chops, hot dogs, coffee and sugar prices eased. The Associated Press Market Basket survey shows Frederick at 18.28 dollars, below March and behind Cambridge, Easton, Annapolis and Baltimore in the Maryland group, with several items rising and others falling.
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Maryland
Associated Press
Annapolis
Baltimore
Cambridge
Easton
Baston
Eastom
Adnapolis
Hagerstown
Dover
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