Drug Raids in Frederick County Lead to 23 Arrests
A five location police operation in Frederick City netted 23 arrests with 14 charged for heroin distribution and eight for marijuana possession. Bail totals reach 242,500 dollars as authorities warn the community of a widening drug crisis. The editorial calls for stern court action and longer prison terms to curb trafficking and protect youth.
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Frederick City
Frederick County
Paul Revere
Carl Harbaugh
State Police
PTA
Harbaugh
Board of Education
Vocational Education Deserves Bigger Government Focus
Government official argues that funding favors universities over vocational training, claiming poverty relief depends on practical schooling from early grades through high education. He cites a shift to private contracts and public funds for buildings, urging changes in attitudes toward skilled labor and the value of hands-on work.
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Washington
Marvin J. Feldman
Office of Economic Opportunity
Feldman
Parallel Bay Bridge saga echoes in Maryland traffic debate
The Bay Bridge fate stirs again as Maryland votes from 1966 resurface in 1971 memory. The parallel span, toll facilities, and Harbor tunnel clash with dates, figures, and staunch positions from Gov Tawes to Rep Long, while traffic grows from 1.9 million to over 5.3 million yearly and a 1972 opening looms amid lane plans and toll expansions.
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Frederick County
Tawes
Annapolis
Clarence D Long
Baltimore Area
Baltimore County
Kent County
Long
Baltimore City
Agnew
Dels John R. Hargreaves
Dcaroline
Carter M
Hickman
Queen Anne’s
Calvert
Dorchester
Baltimore Harbor
State Roads Commission
S9me
Roads Commission
William Preston Lane Jr
Harbor Tunnel
Social Services Administration
Easton
Talbot
Queen Anne
Caroline
Kent
Deep Creek Lake
Allegany
Garret
Letters To The Editor On Maryland Education Funds
A set of letters discusses the Administration withholding nine million dollars for Maryland schools, praising Senator Tydings for fighting to restore funds and criticizing Congressman Beall for backing the veto. Other letters apologize for an editorial error and comment on local PTA activities and campus life with a humorous note on autumn smog and cafeteria humor.
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Maryland
Congress
Senator Tydings
Tydings
Congressman Beall
PTA
Local election shock and events at the Opera House
Local residents react to Tuesday election results with Republicans surprised by the landslide and Democrats overwhelmed by the national shift. The Opera House announces a three day program headlined by Rex the mental wizard. Red Cross Roll Call directors for Lewistown and Myersville named, with several volunteers listed. Also notes from 20 years ago recount a coal gas incident at Taney Apartments and a fruit workers conference in Frederick. Recruiting stations in Winchester Hall release the names of local enlistees in the past week.
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ARMY
AIR Force and Navy
Winchester Hall
John C. Summers
Leon H. Jackson
Ralph W Wetzel
Ganthonius J. Pappas
Richard G. Paradis
Donald E Powell
Joseph C Riffle
Car Repairs Soar In Minor Speed Collisions
Crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety show repair bills for 12 cars at 5 and 15 mph range from $64.45 to $1,052.60, with minis often cheapest and a pony car the priciest at 15 mph. The study notes high totals across 76 crashes, and warns insurance costs are squeezing underwriters, prompting tighter high risk classifications and possible policy changes discussed in Congress.
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Detroit
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
U.S
Congress
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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