New Attractions Added For Bell History Days
Frederick's fifth annual Bell and History Days will unfold May 20 and 21 with expanded activities for families. New open houses craft displays and demonstrations. four Frederick fire companies will showcase museum items and era equipment. bus tours blue or grey will visit open houses. Landmarks include Court House NAACP display All Saints Episcopal Church and many historic buildings. bells ring both afternoons. Carillons by Hagan Schroeder and organist performances planned at Baker Park Trinity Chapel and Key Hotel lobby.
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Frederick
Court House
NAACP
All Saints Episcopal Church
Independent Fire House
Evangelical and Reformed United Church of Christ
Trinity Chapel
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Frederick County
Barbara Fritchie
Steiner House
Taney
Francis Scott Key
Hessian Barracks
United Fire Company
Cambridge
H. David Hagan
Baker Park
George T. Schroeder Jr
Medical Center Ransacked for Drugs and Cash
Thieves broke into Parkview Medical Center at 516 Trail Avenue after 11 p.m. Tuesday, entering through a roof window. Six doctors’ offices were looted of narcotics, amphetamines, money, and fifty blank prescription forms. an allergenic serum posing cardiac risks was taken along with syringes and other items.
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Parkview Medical Center
Trail Avenue
George Himes
Timothy Hickey
G. Ross Brinkley
Harry W. Gray
Richard G
Board To Seek Bids On Pool At Catoctin
The Frederick County Board of Education voted to bid the Catoctin High School pool project estimated at 5 000 dollars. They debated diverting funds from a running track to finish the pool or asking county commissioners for more money. Member Mary Hodgson urged full cost information before authorizing construction.
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Catoctin
Frederick County
Newby
Mary Hodgson
Rain Clears as Frederick County Sees Weekend Drying Out
After days of drizzle and downpours, Frederick County resumes fair weather. The area absorbed 1.27 inches in the first week of May and recorded .88 inches in the last 24 hours. Forecast calls for 60s today and 70s Friday with a dry weekend ahead.
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Frederick County
Thurmont Debates Tourist Center Pool and Police Hire
About 40 residents attended Thurmont’s May town meeting to discuss a proposed tourist information center at U.S. 15 and Md. 77, a new swimming pool, and the hiring of a third police officer. Frank Dorsey of Central Maryland Corp outlined leasing 1.5 acres on West Main for 3000 dollars yearly for 100 years to build the center with a gift shop office and handicraft sales. Residents questioned traffic, zoning, and impact on the town image, while Mayor Black noted existing green spaces and downtown growth needs. County Commissioner Donald Lewis opposed the project citing state and federal highway influence on land use.
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Thurmont
U.S. 15
Md. 77
Frank Dorsey
central Maryland Corp
West
Dorsey
Black
Donald Lewis
Thieves Grab Man's Wallet in Frederick Robbery
Dwight V. McCoy 29 reports three men halted him near East South and South Market Streets after leaving a tavern around midnight. They asked for a dollar, grabbed his wallet containing $25 cash and money orders, and fled. police and a witness searched the area but found no suspects.
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Frederick
Dwight V. McCoy
South Carroll Street
East South
South Market
Fire Log Reports Multiple Auto and House Fires
Fire calls within 24 hours end at 10 a.m. report autos on South and South Market Streets at 9 29 p m Uniteds responded. East South Street 10 29 p m auto fire Uniteds responded. West Sixth Street 8 06 a m house fire Juniors Independents Citizens responded. County Eastview Morrison residence house fire Independents Braddock Heights Middletown Junior Ambulance attended. Ambulance calls Emergency 5 Routine 2 Jail population male 23 female 0.
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SOUTH MARKET
Uniteds
EAST SOUTH STREET
WEST SIXTH STREET
EASTVIEW
Morrison residence
Independents
Braddock Heights
Middletown
Five New Schools Needed for Frederick County Growth
Frederick County planner Lawrence Nelson told school officials that five new schools will be required for new residential development in the Frederick Community College area. He outlined school needs for five other developments in Ballenger and Urbana, and presented three locational alternatives for a proposed county vocational center near the college. He noted developments north of Frederick City are booming and that the Urban Systems Development Corp project near Clover Hill will dedicate a 10 acre site for an elementary school.
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Frederick Community College
Lawrence Nelson
Ballenger
Urbana
Nelson
community college
Loats
Frederick
Eastalco
Walkersville
Monocacy River
Woodsboro
Thomas farm
Frederick City
Urban Systems Development Corp
Clover Hill
Two Hearings Before City Board Tonight
Two public hearings are set for the Mayor and Board of Aldermen meeting at 7:30 in City Hall. The first asks to include banks in zoning ordinance 41.102. the second seeks RT zoning west of Baughman Lane for townhouse and mobile home units. The Citizens Group for Transportation will not appear. no replacement bus service has been sought.
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Board of Alderman
City Hall
E. Paul Magaha
Baughman’s
Magaha
Citizens Group for Transportation
Litten
Frederick
TJ Student To Represent Maryland At FBLA Session
Jay Main of Thomas Johnson High School was named Mr FBLA for Maryland at the Maryland State FBLA Leadership Conference in Federalsburg. He earned selection through tests applications data sheets teacher statements and interviews. He will compete nationally at the National Leadership Conference in Houston in June representing Maryland.
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Jay Main
James Main
Fourth St
FBLA
Maryland
Jay
Thomas Johnson
Future Business Leaders of America
Explorer
Post
Hous
ton, Tex
South Viet Namese Counterattack Opens New Front
South Vietnamese paratroopers launched a combat assault in the central highlands to clear North Vietnamese forces from Chu Pa pass on Highway 14 between Kontum and Pleiku in an effort to reopen the vital supply route. U S and Saigon forces began a crash program to reverse recent defeats as reports said 40 enemy troops were killed in initial fighting.
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SAIGON
United States
central highlands
Chu Pa
Kontum
Pleiku
Associated Press
David J. Paine
Nation Pays Final Respects To Hoover
President Nixon led the nation in tribute to J Edgar Hoover at National Presbyterian Church praising him as a giant and American institution. He noted Hoover built the FBI into a world renowned force and urged Americans to live the law and order ethic as a memorial. Hoover was found dead at his home Tuesday morning and burial was planned at Congressional Cemetery.
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WASHINGTON
Nixon
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Hoover
J, Edgar Hoover
National Presbyterian Church
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Spiro T. Agnew
Congressional Cemetery
Capitol
Paris Peace Talks Delayed as North Vietnam Rejects U.S. Demands
North Vietnam rejected the U.S. demand to discuss ending the South Vietnam invasion at the Paris talks. Xuan Thuy dismissed U.S. charges as fabrications while reiterating the Communist seven point peace plan. Porter warned there was no point in continuing if substantive issues were avoided.
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PARIS
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
South
William J. Porter
Thuy
Porter
Nguyen Thi Binh
Nixon
United States
Search Goes On For 58 Missing Miners
Fire at Sunshine Mining Co in Kellogg Idaho has killed at least 24 men. Rescue teams press to reach 58 miners missing three days after the blaze began as air forces into shafts to aid survivors. Smoke diminishes but carbon monoxide remains high as teams approach the No 10 hoist shaft from the Silver Summit shaft.
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KELLOGG
Idaho
Sunshine Mining Co
Edward Adams
Frank Appointed County Sediment Control Inspector
Milton A. Frank Jr. new Frederick County sediment control inspector will enforce the ordinance to curb pollution and erosion from construction. He will verify building permit plans include sediment controls and oversee all county projects. Frank, a Frederick resident with Fort Detrick ties, arrives with family and community roles spanning Boy Scouts, American Legion, and local clubs. The law, adopted Sept. 1, 1971, requires grading and sediment plans before permits for subdivisions or single lots under two acres. larger operations are exempt.
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Frederick County
Milton A. Frank Jr
Fort Detrick
County Roads Board
Frank
Frederick
Elizabeth K. Frank
Milton A. Frank
Frederick High School
Boy Scout committee
Francis Scott Key
American Legion
Frederick County Fish and Game Association
Junior Fire Company
Humphrey Wins Ohio Contest Leads Delegates Split
Hubert H. Humphrey won Ohio's delayed presidential primary and its 38 at large delegate votes, with 38 from eight districts. McGovern held 64 delegates from 13 districts, while 13 local favorites won other delegates. Outcome could shift as results continue. Tennessee and North Carolina primaries loom with Wallace leading in Tennessee and a Wallace Sanford contest in North Carolina.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ohio
George McGovern
Humphrey
McGovern
South Dakota
Tennessee
Wallace
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Stock market slips again as Dow declines
New York prices declined for a fourth session with the Dow Jones average at 932.57, down 0.90. The decline was led by a 3 to 2 advantage of losers on the New York Stock Exchange.
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NEW YORK
New York Stock Exchange
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Hue
highlands
Japan
Da Nang
Pentagon
Saion
Nguyen Van Thieu
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Sunshine
Silver Summit
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Osborne Elburt
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