Frederick County Officials Weigh Tentative 1972 Budget
Department heads from seven countyfinanced agencies met with the Frederick County Commission in open session to discuss a tentative fiscal year 1972 budget. No figures were released as discussions focused on staffing needs and program support rather than specific amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Hindman
Frederick County Commission
Health Department
Charles Spicknal
Planning and Zoning Commission
Planning Department
Commission
Edward Holter
Lawrence Johnson
North Vietnamese Push Intensifies Saigon Fighting
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong increased shelling of Saigon area and battled near the A Shau valley and in eastern Cambodia. Saigon reported 24 rocket and mortar attacks in the past 24 hours with light casualties and no major damage. Field reports list 119 enemy killed at four A Shau valley points and five sites in eastern Cambodia, while Saigon losses reached 13 dead and 45 wounded, plus eight militiamen killed and 12 wounded in an irrigation project attacked near the demilitarized zone aided by American volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Vietnam
A Shau
Cambodia
A Shan
Demilitarized Zone
Army
Navy
Seabees
U.S
Damages Sought in Three Traffic Accident Suits
Three civil suits totaling 335000 in damages were filed with the Circuit Court Clerk arising from traffic crashes. One suit seeks 150000 for Darlene Brice and her children against Charles B. Myers for a May 1, 1971 fatal crash near Walkersville. A second action seeks 125000 from two Park Mills Road women for a Oct. 19, 1968 collision on Md. 355 near Evergreen Point. A third suit seeks 60000 for Preston L. Brown and family after a July 16, 1970 rear end collision on North Market Street near Second Street, involving Cheryl Mort and Ralph Mort.
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Circuit Court
East Sixth Street
Walkersville
Stauffer Road
Nikirk and
Nikirk
Darlene Amelia Brice
Madaline N. Keeney
Pennsylvania
Park Mills Road
MD. 355
Evergreen Point
Manuel Weinberg
Michael Shapel
Sophie D
RFD 5
Frederick
Mary Alice Melvin
Anna Alice Elen Melvin
RFD 1
Cheryl Mort
Second Street
Thunderstorms Bring Quarter Inch of Rain to County
Last night storms dropped about a quarter inch of rain in the county with bright lightning and loud thunder. A cooler afternoon is forecast with highs in the 70s after a 91 yesterday, then a low around 60 and a cold night into the 40s. Weekend looks clear and sunny with no rain, while river conditions remain poor for fishing as Monocacy runs muddy and Potomac high.
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Maryland
Potomac
Shenandoah
Harpers Ferry
Whistling Swan and Goose Relocate to Baker Park
A whistling swan and a Canadian goose join ducks at Baker Park's Culler Lake in a state Fish and Game relocation program. The birds, injured by illegal hunting, are part of a plan to release three more swans and about 12 geese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quita Hague
Baker Park
Culler Lake
William Parker
U.S. Game Management
Department of Fish and Game
Barker
Goodloe E. Byron
Parker
Ann Reinberger
Dickerson College
Pennsylvannia
Francis Reinberger
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Byron
Frederick
Northwest Territories
Baffin Bay
Chesapeake Bay
E. Paul Magaha
Year-Round Headstart Program Under Study
Barbara Laughlin reports Frederick County considers a year round Headstart expansion. Aimed at protecting federal funding, a HEW grant may require eight months, with 315 children at risk if the plan fails. A 111-member advisory council and CAA led efforts, but changes delay implementation beyond fall 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Laughlin
Frederick County
Community Action Agency
Jane 3
CAA
Kathleen Hall
HEW
Hall
Board of Education
Drowning of 16 Year Old At forbidden Quarry
Michael Jer ome Thompson, 16, drowned Thursday at an abandoned quarry near Dickerson while about 100 high school students on a prohibited skip day. State police in Montgomery County investigate the death with conflicting witness accounts of how he entered the water. body recovered by 6 15 p m after being noticed at 2 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickerson
Michael Jerome Thompson
Montgomery County
Thompson
Motorcyclist Is Injured On Bethel Road
A 24 year old county resident, Charles Edward Stimmel of RFD 8 Frederick, was slightly injured Thursday evening when his motorcycle spun on gravel on Bethel Road. He was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital for minor cuts and abrasions after attempting a turn from Mountaindale Road onto Bethel Road around 5 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Road
Charles Edward Stimmel
RFD 8
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Stimmel
Mountaindale
Mayor Says No Tax Rate Boost Needed
Frederick city budget plan asks for 33 756 789 for 1972 with no tax rate increase. Major feature is a 10 percent pay rise for city employees and at least 25 cents more per hour for all earners. Budget totals include 2 776 915 general purposes, 774 400 water sewer, and 205 474 highway users fund. Open hearings set for June 3. Magaha calls budget highly circumspect and inflationary pressures drive increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quita Hagle
E. Paul Magaha
Board of Aldermen
Frederick
Magaha
Alder Men
Franklin D. Stillrich
City Plumbing
J. Gordon Alexander
Cost Of Living Continues Spiral
The April Consumer Price Index rose to 120.2, with grocery prices up nine tenths of one per cent and housing, transportation, and clothing edging higher. The report shows 45 million workers gaining 73 cents weekly in pay, boosting purchasing power to 2 per cent above a year earlier, but still 1.9 per cent below the 1968 peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Smalles
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon Considers SALT Talks Shift With Smith Briefing
President Nixon summoned chief disarmament negotiator Gerard Smith to a White House briefing as SALT talks near a pivotal phase. Officials say Nixon’s week of secret exchanges aims to break the stalemate and prepare a new round in Helsinki this summer focused on ABM limits and offensive strategic weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
White House
Gerard Smith
Smith
Vietnna
Helsinki
Finland
Soviet Union
United States
Pompidou Heath Move Toward British Entry to Common Market
Paris and London sealed a broad agreement to advance Britain’s entry to the European Economic Community. Pompidou and Heath hinted at a near settlement, promising closer Franco British entente and a unified Western Europe economy. The move reshapes alliances, challenges the United States, and affects Commonwealth ties and future applicants Norway Denmark and Ireland.
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Paris
Georges Pompidou
Edward Heath
Europe
Pompidou
Heath
Britain
Fleath
France
United States
European Economic Community
Common Market
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Norway
Denmark
Ireland
Boonsboro Man Dies Of Injuries In Car Crash
A 22 year old Boonsboro man died at Johns Hopkins Hospital after a single car crash on U S 40 A near Boliver. John Franklin Reese was pronounced dead at 1 p m by Dr Robert Snowden after being transported from Frederick Memorial Hospital. Police said the 1970 two door sedan ran off the right side, went 200 feet in a drainage ditch, struck a rock and overturned. Reese was thrown 15 feet ahead of the wreck. The 3 20 a m accident was described by Th F Ray Milburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boonsboro
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Boliver
John Franklin Reese
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Robert Snowden
Reese
Th. F. Ray Milburn
Fire Log Summary Reports Eight Ambulance Calls
A 24 hour fire log shows ambulance calls totaling eleven requests ending at 10 am. Contacts given 662 6333 or 663 4400 for details. Population data lists 22 males and 0 females in custody. City and county fields not specified.
Stock Market Mild Rise At Midday In Quiet Trade
New York stocks edged higher in midmorning trading as the Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 0.07 to 923.48. Broad market movement was restrained with little news shaping investor sentiment. The session reflected a cautious tone amid mixed earnings reports and ongoing economic data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
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Civil Defense
George Stup
Donald Date
Board of Elections
Leon Enfield
Winchester Hall
Robert Rothenhoefer
A. Irvin Renn
Pwspa DE
State
Wildlife Service
Glenmore Rice
Lawrence Powell
Joseph Price
Marion Rice
J. Rolfe Castleman
Lake
James W. Freeman
Charles M. Trubac
Frederick Housing Authority
Freeman
Frederick Gas Company
Chamber of Commerce
Albert Brodsky
Sanford Slaven
Frederick Towne Mall
Elmwood Drive
Russia
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