Thurmont public hearing on water tower plan draws 50 attendees
About 50 residents and business leaders attended a hearing on constructing a water tower to serve Thurmont industries and boost pressure. Four firms offered to cover half of a 227 102.56 dollar bill, with the town potentially taking on 54 707.27 for extensions, risking a 17.2 cent tax rise per 100 dollars for 15 years.
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Thurmont
Moore Business Forms, Inc
Claire Frock Co
Thurmont Slc. Co
Hoke Furniture Co
James Black
Maryland Fire Underwriters Rating Bureau
Thurmont Shoe Co
Black
Henry August Sr
Frederick
Two Injured In One Car Wreck Near Gambrill Park Road
State police say a single vehicle crash on Gambrill Park Road left two men injured. Driver Larry Herbst 20 of Walnut Street and passenger Doug Rentzel 21 of North Bentz Street were taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital for facial cuts. Herbst, a Vietnam veteran, was later transferred to Ft Detrick Hospital.
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Gambrill Park Road
Sp.m
Middletown
Larry Herbst
Walnut Street
Doug Rentzel
North Bentz Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
U S and South Vietnamese strike in Cambodia fighting
South Vietnamese ground forces and Vietnamese and American aircraft battered North Vietnamese troops in eastern Cambodia. Allied commands reported 127 enemy killed at three points, with one South Vietnamese killed and six wounded. A 24 hour cease fire in South Vietnam was announced for Buddha's birthday weekend.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Ing
de Viet
South Vietnam
Buddha
Laos
College Unrest at Campus Sprawling Occupation and Curfew
Police and National Guard swept the campus as 150 troopers with canine units moved north and 250 state police with tear gas moved south. A curfew was declared after a mass exodus of students and ongoing rock throwing and barricades. Governor Mandel cited fatigue and police shortages as factors. Chancellor Bishop blamed spring fever, Vietnam war, and influence of 1500 non students for the disturbance.
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Prince Georges
Mandel
Charles Bishop
Washington, D.C
Motorist Charged With Negligent Driving After Crash
Police said two men were injured when a 1965 station wagon crashed. An unidentified man transported them to a WFRE transmitter tower for help before they were taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital. Tor, John Cutter reported no seatbelts were used.
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Ted
Frederick Memorial Hospital
WFRE
Tor
John Cutter
Herbst
Racial Tensions Rise in Frederick County
A dialogue among black and white residents highlights anger over limited opportunities and systemic inequality. Bobby Lee blames poverty for inaction while Kathleen Snowden and Dr. John Carnachan note a critical stage and slow progress, as calls for change grow louder.
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Bobby Lee
Kathleen Snowden
Human Relations Council
Frederick County
Pople
John Carnachan
Richard Hammond
Chamber of Commercce
National Guard makes first black general Bryant in DC
Col. C C Bryant, 49, a WW II veteran, is named the first black general in the District of Columbia National Guard, awaiting federal approval before donning the brigadier stars. Maj. Gen. Winston P Wilson praises his promotion. Meanwhile the FDA warns the public not to eat swordfish after testing shows 95 percent of samples contaminated with mercury, risking a hit to the industry and urging bans for women of childbearing age and children.
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National Guard
FTA
Bryant
District of Columbia
Nixon
Met
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Charles C. Edwards
Diwards
Japan
Canada
Northeast
California
Small Business Administration
Swordfish
Edwards
Tornado Kills One Injures Forty Six in Missouri
A tornado cut a quarter mile path through Joplin Missouri killing 23 year old Rick Johnson and injuring 46. The storm damaged 37 blocks, blacked out the city, and prompted National Guard deployment to prevent looting. Johnson’s wife Nancy was treated after the trailer park destruction.
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Joplin
Missouri
Rick Johnson
Missouri Southern College
Johnson
Nancy
St. John’s Medical Center
Medicaid Payments Speeded For Nursing Home Payroll
State health officials move to speed Medicaid payments to Ashburton House nursing home in Baltimore amid reports of employees not being paid for several weeks. Administrator Steinbach disputes the timing, saying payrolls are biweekly and delays were brief. Dr Schoenrich stated payroll information reached her desk late and that a supervisor convinced workers to remain.
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Baltimore
Edyth H. Schoebrich
Bureau of Chronic Diseases
Ashburton House
Laurence A. Steinbach
Ashburton
Baltimore Sun
Steinbach
Schoenrich
Kansas City A Bachelor’s Dream Census Study
AP dispatch notes Kansas City area ages 18 to 24 tilt female. In city limits 30,962 women and 24,650 men. six county area records 74,013 women and 59,260 men. Women outnumber men in every age group above 17.
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Kansas City
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