Commissioners approve farm purchase for landfill site
County commissioners approve a 196 acre purchase of the C L Rockey Farm for 240 835 from Reichs Ford adjoining the existing landfill. The price 1225 per acre exceeds two appraisals 550 and 1000 and draws opposition from Commissioner Wirts who questions legality and value.
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Edgar C. Wirts
C.L. Rockey
Reich's Ford
Wirts
Donald L. Lewis
Rockey
Reich
Ford
Lewis
Lawrence A Dorsey
Paul L. Crum
William §. Fout
Ted Ward
Yamsville
Austin Renn
Adamstown
City Budget Meeting Today With Mayor Present
Mayor Ronald N Young will present budget requests to the Board of Aldermen at City Hall Board Room at 4 p.m. today. The public is invited to attend and participate as officials anticipate pay raises amid rising living costs and continued Revenue Sharing support.
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Ronald N Young
Board of Aldermen
City Hall
Concorde Over Frederick Captured by Local Photographers
Two Frederick photographers used long lenses Monday to film the British Concorde as it flew over the city. Thomas E. Molesworth shot from near the post office with a 400mm lens on 120 film at about 8,000 feet, while Richard Cody photographed from an airplane at 7,500 feet with a 125mm lens on 35mm Rodacolar 2. The jet passed Frederick again around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday with a Frederick resident aboard, Robert B. Hotz of Mt Tabor Road.
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Frederick
Frederick Municipal
Thomas E. Molesworth
Richard Cody
Concorde takeoffs expected to be loud
Two supersonic Concordes will carry their first paying passengers from the United States to Europe today amid expectations that takeoffs will be louder than landings. At Dulles Airport, observers noted the planes were quieter on arrival, while federal monitors track noise during a 16 month SST trial.
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Washington
United States
Europe
British Airways
Federal Aviation Administration
Dulles
Ford Carter halfway to party nominations
The Associated Press reports six states hold presidential primaries today as Ford nears the halfway mark in the Republican race and Carter seeks to reach 100 or more of the 191 delegates contested. Missouri holds district conventions for 14 of 71 delegates while the rest are chosen June 12. Carter leads or competes in Arkansas Idaho Kentucky Nevada Oregon Tennessee with Oregon seen as a pivotal battleground.
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Associated Press
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Missouri
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Carter
Arkansas
Idaho
Kentucky
Nevada
Oregon
Tennessee
Thomas F. Eagleton
GOP
Morris K. Udall
Reagan
California
Indiana
Frank Church
Church
Edmund G. Brown, Jr
White House
Portland
Oregonian
Henry M. Jackson
Task force to be set up to draw physicians to area
Frederick County officials move to form a task force to recruit physicians and aid placement. Charter members include Dr. Gerald Schipper and T. Gregory Hutton, with outreach to the Chamber of Commerce and Board of Realtors. A June 9 review of a satellite day care facility is planned, while Frederick Memorial Hospital’s ER expansion proposal remains under consideration.
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Frederick County
County Comprehensive Health Planning Council
Hiwaeshige Cube
Gerald Schipper
Health Manpower Committee
T. Gregory Hutton
Robert F. Barrick
Charles G. Spicknall
Schipper
Board of Relators
Chamber of Commerce
Ricani Task Force
CHP Health Facilities Review Committee
William Opfer
Maryland Comprehensive Health Planning Agency
Noise tops complaints in 1974 housing survey findings
Washington AP reports a Census Bureau study showing noise as the leading neighborhood complaint in 1974, cited by EPA official Charles Elkins as a growing public awareness issue. Crime was cited by 17.1 percent, with nearly half of households affected by noise and 3 percent seeking to move.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Charles Elkins
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Arthur Fo Young
Young
Knoxville Boy Charged in 69 Year Old Neighbor's Murder
Circuit Judge Samuel W. Barrick refused a defense bid to waive adult jurisdiction for Bruce R. Shifflett 14 of Knoxville charged with stabbing neighbor Melinda M. Beans 69 to death on March 1 at her home. The judge cited the vicious offense and the youth's mental condition in denying the motion.
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Samuel W. Barrick
Bruce R. Shifflett
Knoxville
Shifflett
Melinda M. Beans
Barrick
Department of Juvenile Services
William R. Leckemby Jr
Leckemby
Maryland Children's Center
Dudge Barrick
Robert 5. Rothenhoefer
Union Bridge tax rate unchanged
Union Bridge residents will see higher taxes next year due to county wide property assessments, but the town rate remains 70 cents per $100. A $137,475 budget for the year ending June 30, 1977 was introduced and will be reviewed at a June 28 hearing. The plan keeps wages flat, notes future police car purchase, and outlines street, sewer, and utility costs.
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Union Bridge
Carroll County
Walter
Wilharsari
Cuba pulls troops from Angola and Ai WHO custody cases
Inside The News reports Cuba beginning troop withdrawals from Angola while a custody dispute involves the Hardy children. Weather outlook calls for cool, partly cloudy days through Wednesday with highs in the mid to upper 60s and lows around 30s.
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Soil Stewardship Tour
Frederick Counts
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William A. Markley
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Steve Gibbs
MD. Forest Service
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Amon &. Brown
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