Voters Turn Out Heavily In Frederick County Polls
Frederick County voters showed heavy turnout in morning polling despite showers. By 11:30 a.m. more than 20 percent of registered voters cast ballots at key precincts, with countywide turnout possible to rival or exceed 1966’s 67 percent. Absentee ballots numbered 375. Local and state contests include 11 questions and charter government for the county.
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News~Post
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South End Civic Association
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Frederick Armory
Middletown
Emmitsburg
Urbana
New Market
Woodsboro
Tusccarora
Jefferson
Frederick Countians
Board of Election Supervisors
House of Delegates
Charles H. Smelser
Edward D. Storm
Arnold L. Amass
Edward P. Thomas
Black Group Charges Racism In Drug Raid
The People's Action Center denounces Monday narcotics raid as discriminatory against Black suspects in arrests and bond levels, calling the operation politicized. Two arrests were reported Monday morning, part of a total of 23 detainees in the raid.
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David Barnes
Jeanette Disney
A. Norman Dietz
Hunter Bags Python In Frederick Hunt
Morris F Eaton of Frederick found a large African rock python while pheasant and rabbit hunting near Bethel Road Yellow Springs. He strapped the snake and drove it to the Catoctin Mountain Zoo where staff suspected it belonged to local collector Butch Weddle who confirmed the reptile was missing earlier this spring.
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Frederick
Eaton
Bethel Road
Yellow Springs
Catoctin Mountain Zoo
Butch Weddle
Butch
Weddle
Robert E. Weddle
Route 7
Conflicting Tales On Alleged Shooting At Falcons Game
Reports differ on a shooting during a Falcons game with Sheriff Jacobs denying any deputy firing a shot and police claiming investigation. Witness Larry Eugene Kerns says Deputy Conner Gross hit him with a blackjack and a shot was fired as he fled. Kerns was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital and released. Separately, Thomas Edward Cole, a special deputy, is serving a 12 day jail term for disorderly conduct and assault.
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Kerns
Conner Gross
East Seventh Street
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Thomas Edward Cole
Ballenger Creek Road
Cole
Byron Thompson
Fire Log Reports for 24 Hours Ended 10 a.m.
Fire calls logged during the 24 hour period ending at 10 am show emergency responses and routine calls. City and county notes list none other than ambulance activity with two contact numbers 662-6333 and 663-4400.
Election Day Quiet After Stormy Campaign
Washington AP reports a quieter Election Day as Americans vote to choose a new Congress and state governors. Nixon and Agnew vote in California and Maryland while voters weigh law and order, economy, and the GM strike’s impact on states in a hard fought midterm.
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Agnew
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Construction To Begin On School For Handicapped
Construction will start late this month on a 1.18 million Rock Creek Center that will serve 250 day students and is among the first of its kind in the nation. Furman Builders will construct the facility on Shookstown Road near Waverley School, with a January 1972 completion target. Principal Doris Remsberg, previously Harmony Grove’s leader, says staff input shaped the specifications and aims to reintegrate students into regular programs.
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Shookstown Road
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Doris Rems
Johnson First Elected With 40 Votes Marylanders Once Denied Vote
Maryland voters today cast ballots for Governor and U S Senator while learning that for over six decades the governor was chosen by the Legislature. The piece traces Maryland’s early governors from Thomas Johnson to Francis Thomas, noting party shifts and birthplaces.
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Maryland
United States
Thomas Johnson
Johnson
State Senate
House of Delegates
Thomas Jolson
Frederick County
Thomas Sim Lee
Frederick
Rainy Election Day Dampens Voter Turnout
Heavy rain drenched the Frederick area as polls opened with 0.68 inches already fallen. Forecasters expected showers to ease into the afternoon, with highs in the upper 50s and mid 30s overnight. Officials noted normal Monocacy levels and 1.8 million gallons drawn from Fishing Creek Reservoir yesterday, expecting more as rain continues.
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Frederick
Potomac
Fishing Creek
City
Youth Dies In Auto Mishap On Maryland 81
An 18 year old Frederick County youth, Gary A. Wolfe of RFD 1 Lantz, died at Waynesboro Hospital from a fractured skull and head injuries after his car ran off the west shoulder on Md 81 south of Sabillasville. The car, traveling at apparent high speed, skidded and overturned, 26 feet on its roof. Wolfe was alone, partially ejected, and pinned between the top and door when at rest.
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Maryland
Sabillasville
Tpr
James Hagg
Gary A. Wolfe
RFD 1
Lantz
Waynesboro Hospital
Wolfe
MD. 81
Stock Market Rises in Modest Rally Markets Open Higher
New York stock prices moved higher in moderate trading continuing the modest rally begun Monday. The AP notes gains across several major issues as investors show cautious optimism at the market open.
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