Voter turnout climbs despite rain and delays in Frederick
In Frederick County the Metropolitan Commission approved two taps on the Tuscarora interceptor to allow a Post Office annex warehouse project to resume. Turnout on the 1974 general election day rose despite morning rain with 1,958 votes cast in Frederick City by 1 a.m. and estimates of total turnout ranging from 45 to 73 percent among voters.
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County Metropolitan Commission
Hayward Road
Frederick
Frederick Business Properties Inc
Tuscarora
County Health Department
Frederick Business Properties
Richard Zimmerman
Frederick Business Properties Board
James Grove
Zimmerman
Frederick County
Frederick City
James Messersmith
Board of Election Supervisors
Kay Bresee
League of Women Voters
Armory
Paul Rhoades
Rhoades
North Frederick
Braden C. Keyser
Keyser
South End Civic Center
Gordon Townsend
Civic Center
News-Post
Woodsboro
Walkersville
New Market
Creagerstown
Jefferson
Brunswick
Edward Holter Resigns From County Planning Panel
Edward F. Holter, 74, a member of the Frederick County planning commission, resigned after serving with the panel. County commissioners expressed regret and discussed honoring his service, but Holter declined recognition due to health concerns. Continued on page A-5.
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Edward Holter
County Planning Commission
Edward F. Holter
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Holter
Frederick County
Donald L. Lewis
Dorsey
County growth may hit lowest low mood since 1968 or 66
Frederick County Planner Lawrence Johnson warned Sertoma members that the county could see its lowest housing growth since 1968 or even 1966. He noted 20 percent of employment depends on housing and described limited availability with waiting lists for apartments and high down payments amid record high interest rates.
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Frederick County
Lawrence Johnson
Johnson
Frederick Sertoma Club
Sunrise and
Catoctin
Pinecliff Park
Joe
COG opposes Potomac Edison rate hike at PSC hearing
Frederick County Council of Governments votes to oppose the Maryland Public Service Commission rate increase for Potomac Edison and to urge town administrations to send similar letters. Leaders Burkittsville Mayor Lawrence Way Woodsboro Mayor Maurice Murray and others urge large turnout for the Nov 15 hearing in Hagerstown.
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Maryland Public Service Commission
Potomac Edison
Frederick County Council of Governments
Hagerstown
Potomac Edison Company
COG
Burkittsville
Lawrence Way
Maurice Murray
Woodsboro
UGF Drive Reaches 62 Percent of Goal
United Givers Fund division chairmen reported final figures showing more than $28,000 raised this period, bringing total to $153,435 or 62 percent of the $250,045 goal. Chairmen expect to reach the goal when the drive ends the first week of December.
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United Givers Fund Division
UGF
Hanson House accord: county to donate site for courthouse
Frederick County commissioners vote to donate 13,000 square feet and hand over the historic Hanson House at 108 110 West Patrick Street to the city. The city will oversee courthouse site plans and sewer work while the county builds a police facility. disputes arise over process and rights of way across Rose Hill Manor for a sewer line.
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John A Derr
Lawrence Aa
Dorsey
West Patrick Street
John Hanson
West Patrick
Hanson
Donald Lewis
Frederick County
Board of Commissioners
Derr
Police Department
Dorses
Lewis
Rose Hill Manor
Detrick Branch
Ralph Gasiley
Commissioners
Walkersville School Contract Tops Agenda
The Board of Education will award the construction contract for Walkersville High School at its November meeting starting 10 a.m. at South Frederick Elementary School. A 9 a.m. coffee tour precedes the session. Preliminary plans for Brunswick Elementary and Frederick High School are shown later, with no required approval then.
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New Walkersville High School
Board of Education
South Frederick Elementary School
Brunswick Elementary
Frederick High School
Israelis Raid Town in Lebanon Report Sparks Tense Brief
Nationwide coal strike appears likely as reports mention disruption across sectors. Children give reasons for voting while a forecast shows showers and thunderstorms with mid 70s highs and cooler 60s on Wednesday.
Market Defenses Grow As Coal Strike Fears Rise
The nationwide coal strike prospect kept markets cautious with the Dow Jones industrial average at 655.19, down 2.04, as losers led gainers 5 to 3 on the New York Stock Exchange.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
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Donald Kunkoski
Albert Cinquepalma
State Health Department
Health Department
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Len
Charles McC
Mathias
South End
William E. Graffam
County Towns Reporter
Way
Richard Winn
Thurmont
West Second Street
Maas Opticians
the United Way
Hanson House
Inside the News
Lebanon
Kissinger
Luis
AG-7
Farm News
Alo TV
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