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Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

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May 18, 1971

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Frederick Memorial costs fall below Maryland hospital average

Frederick Memorial Hospital shows a daily inpatient cost of 69.37 dollars versus 81.66 dollars statewide, reflecting fiscal year 1970 costs. The Hospital Cost Analysis Service report notes these figures reflect hospital costs and exclude patient charges, with Dow noting audits exclude some costs. The 1969 to 1970 rise at Frederick Memorial is modest.

Frederick Memorial Hospital Maryland Frederick Memorial Hospital Cost Analysis Service Inc Dow A. Rutherfoord Holmes HCAS Edward W. McCready Memorial Hospital Crisfield University Hospital, Baltimore Maryland General Hospitals

Hart To Speak At Frederick Community College Commencement

Sen Philip Hart of Michigan will give the commencement address at Frederick Community College on June 6. Hart, a three term U.S. senator, farms near Walkersville and serves on national and interparliamentary groups. He is a Georgetown and University of Michigan Law School graduate and a World War II veteran.

Philip A. Hart Mich Frederick Community College Hart Walkersville Senate National Commission On the Causes and Prevention of Violence Board of Visitors US. Military Academy Interparliamentary Union U.S.A Georgetown University University of Michigan Law School U.S. Army France Michigan Michigan and Federal Bar Associations American Society of International Law The American Judicature Society

Melee at Hagerstown Jail Injures 19 Inmates, Guards

Eleven guards and at least eight inmates sustained minor injuries during a 30 minute disturbance at Maryland Correctional Institution in Hagerstown. Six guards were held hostage briefly as inmates disrupted corridors with improvised weapons. 425 inmates were involved to varying degrees, with $4,000 in damage reported.

Hagerstown Cap Maryland Correctional Institution State Correctional Department Washington County Hospital Bill Mock State Correction Department Mock Mack

Drowning Victim Body Sought In Potomac River

Washington County sheriff officials say as of 11:30 a.m. the body of Paul T. Fair 26 of Rocky Ridge has not been recovered from the Potomac River near Snyder's Landing where he disappeared during an attempted 209 yard swim after a fishing boat capsized. The search will continue today.

Washington County

Laos Town Wiped Out By North Viet Attack

Saigon AP dispatch describes a heavy rocket assault that destroyed the Laotian town of Dong Hene on the Ho Chi Minh trail edge. About 1,500 residents, 75 percent of the town burned, with at least 50 Laotian government troops reported killed in Pak Song fighting. Additional strikes hit Paksane airstrip and ammunition dump. Saigon reports a separate clash near the A Shau valley with casualties on both sides.

Saigon Gha Dong Hene Souvanna Phouma U.S Laos South Vietnam Cambodia Pak Song Ban Houei Sai Bolovens Plateau Panhandle Dong Hene Savannakhet Muong Phalane Ho Chi Moh Trail Vientiane Paksane Mekong A Shau

Youth Given Year In Jail Escape

A Frederick youth, Herbert Elwood Garrett aged 20, was sentenced to one year in the Maryland Department of Correction for escaping from Frederick County Jail on February 17. Judge Samuel W. Barrick ordered the sentence to begin after a prior sentence by Magistrate Bennett. Garrett pleaded guilty May 17. sentencing was postponed for a pre sentence investigation. He had earlier been found guilty March 4 of violating probation and given six months in the correctional system. Garrett refused private or court appointed counsel throughout the proceedings.

Frederick Maryland Department of Correction Frederick County Samuel W. Barrick Herbert Elwood Garrett West Patrick Street Bennett Garrett Barrick Department of Parole and Probation Department of Correction

Senate Panel Approves Plan To Halt Rail Strike

The Senate Labor Committee approved 13 to 1 a resolution to delay the nationwide rail strike by the signalmen’s union until Oct 1. The plan includes an approximate 17 percent wage increase for about 13,000 signalmen, aiming to bridge the first steps of an emergency board package. President Nixon’s earlier proposal was a simple extension to July 1 with no raise. Ford assailed Congress for delay.

Washington Senate Labor Committee Senate House Nixon Signalmen’s Union Congress Labor Committee Gerald Ford Michigan White House United States Europe Ford New York Striking Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen Union Nixon Administration

Burger Raps Arrogant Lawyers as Know-Nothingism Returns

Chief Justice Warren E. Burger derides "adrenalin-fueled" lawyers who equate zeal with insolence and claim political trials. He criticizes shrill editorials and cartoons, cites an incident involving Archibald Cox at Harvard, and warns against eroding rational debate and press freedom in a civility speech to the American Law Institute.

Washington Warren E. Burger America Burger American Law Institute Archibald Cox U. S. Solicitor General Harvard Law School New York Times Cox Harvard

Strike Hits Coal Mines Auto Plants And Cereal Mills

A two day old national rail strike idles West Virginia coal mines reducing hours at auto plants and furloughing 3 500 cereal workers. UPS and IC C prioritize essential goods while Amtrak prolongs service and traders watch perishable shipments. Thousands rely on buses and subways as Congress debates emergency action.

Associated Press West Virginia National Rail Consolidation Coal Co Ucts Congress Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railroad U.S. Steel Bethlehem Steel Corp Chrysler Corp General Motors Corp

Rail Strike Disrupts Local Mail Service

The two day railroad strike squeezes Frederick mail operations. First class and air mail to all zones proceed, while second, third, and fourth class mail to zones 4 through 8 are halted. Vietnam mail and APO Europe remain active, with caveats on parcel post and regional city routes.

Frederick Bernard R. Baumgardners Vietnam San Francisco Europe APO New York Baumgardner Cleveland Ohio Cincinnati Columbus Toledo Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware North Carolina New York State North News-Post

Fire Calls and Responses Logged in 24 Hours

Fire calls reported through 10 am show an automobile fire at CITY 111 FAIRVIEW AVE. at 4:57 pm with Independents responding, an electrical fire at BAKER PARK BANDSHELL at 9:52 pm with Independents and Uniteds responding, and a house fire at COUNTY ROUTE 17 McGAHA RESIDENCE at 5:43 pm with Brunswick responding. Ambulance calls total Emergency-2 Routine-2, jail population Males-18 Females-0.

City Fairview Ave Baker Park Independents Uniteds McGaha Brunswick

Stock Market Drops Amid Ongoing Selloff

New York stocks fell sharply as the market extended its decline. The Dow Jones industrial average stood at 914.48 at 10:30 a.m., down 6.81 points after a 14.76-point drop Friday, totaling a 21.37-point loss from the start of the week.

New York

Robert Rhoderick dies longtime county official and farmer

Robert Rust Rhoderick of Frederick Maryland former county commissioner 1946 to 1954 and Mt Pleasant Republican leader died Monday at Frederick Memorial Hospital Born July 29 1890 in Loudoun County Virginia he was a hunter and church member Surviving wife two sons a foster son two foster grandchildren and several siblings services set for Thursday at 2 pm at Robert E Dailey and Son Funeral Home with interment Mt Olivet Cemetery

Robert Rust Rhoderick RFD 1 Frederick Frederick Memorial Hospital Loudoun County John Jacob Martha A.E. Rust Rhoderick Mt. Pleasant Myrtle B. Garst Rhoderick Glenn G R. Rendell Rhoderick Pleasant Ernest K. Jackson Harmony Grove Gary Lee Jackson Dover Afb Del Carol Ann Greenwood John J. Rhoderick Walkersville Charles V. Rhoderick Taylorsville Margarete Wagner Helen B. Vaughan Baltimore Robert E. Dailey and Son N. Market St Ralph M. Sharpe Mt. Olivet Cemetery

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