Gaithersburg Man Dies In Fiery Crash On 170
A Gaithersburg man died when his car was struck from behind by a tractor trailer on westbound I70 near Harmony Myersville and burst into flames. The driver’s identity was withheld pending kin notification. the radar trailer driver was treated for injuries and released. Police say no other persons were involved. Fire units responded and the case remains under investigation. In a second crash near Walkersville Mt Airy woman Lillian M Long 34 was injured when her car ran off Md 19 hit a tree and skidded into a porch. She was charged with spinning wheels reckless driving and negligent driving.
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Gaithersburg
Harmony
Myersville
Frederick
Jal
United Ambulance
Independent Hose Company
C.F. Hammersmith
P.R. Sanders
State Police
Mt. Airy
MD. 19
Walkersville
Lillian M. Long
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Woodsboro
J.W. Hagg
Ms. Long
County Approves School Construction Budget for 1975
County Commissioners vote to fund 10 million plus for building one new school and expanding facilities for 13 more, with plans for 1 435 additional student spaces. They also allocate 32 687 for gym, office, and department equipment from a prior bond issue, amid budget policy concerns.
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County Board of
Thomas M. Fox
Board of Education
Fox
Lawrence A. Dorsey
James Bryan
Sprng
State Interagency Committee
MT One
Commissioners Reject 60 000 Grant for Elderly Meals Program
Frederick County commissioners turned down a 60000 federal grant to fund a two year plan for 100 hot meals daily for the elderly with potential extension. critics questioned need cost effectiveness and admin overhead while opponents favored buying meals from Frederick Memorial Hospital.
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Patricia Throne
Frederick County Commission On Aging
Donald Date
County Community Services Agency
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Red Cross seeks O and B negative blood in Frederick drive
The Red Cross through the Washington Regional Blood Center issues an emergency appeal for O negative and B negative blood. Donors are urged to visit the Bloodmobile at Calvary Methodist Church in Frederick on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. to help overcome a critical shortage of these rare types.
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The
Red Cross
Washington Regional Blood Center
Frederick
Frederick County
James H Grove
Calvary Methodist Church
Cold snap grips Frederick area with record low
The morning low reached 22 to 26 degrees in the Frederick region with breezy, cold conditions. A freezing ridge from western Canada to the Mississippi Valley drove the cold air, while a low pressure system from the Great Plains heads east tonight. Expect snow flurries in the mountains west of Frederick and a return toward chilly, partly sunny days with highs in the 30s.
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Frederick
Unionvile
Great Plains
Canada
Mississippi Valley
Voter Turnout Shapes Frederick City Election
Early morning winds met Frederick voters as they chose a new city government. Reports from the National Guard Armory and South End Civic Association show turnout ahead of the last primary with 11 000 registered voters. Candidates for mayor and five alderman seats include Betty Rice, Ronald Young, Glenmore Rice, and ten hopefuls.
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Frederick City
National Guard Armory
Frederick
Armory
Donald Whiworth
Gordon Townsend
South End Civic Association
Braden Keyser
Jiam
Charles V Main
Alene
Betty Rice
Ronald Young
Glenmore Rice
Young
T Sd
Rice
North Market Street
Board of
Aldermen
Emmett Bowlus
Rice Attacks Young In Election Eve Leaflet
Don Rice issues an election eve rebuttal to a Democratic leaflet attacking Mayor hopeful Ronald N. Young. Rice, defeated by Young in the September Democratic primary, calls the campaign childish and lacking maturity. Young defends the campaign, saying he did not authorize the leaflet.
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Don Rice
Young
Donald B.na
Ronald N. Young
Rice
Monocacy Acreage Rezoned by County Board
County Commissioners Dorsey and Derr approved rezoning 46 acres of a 61 acre tract on Md 28 at the Monocacy River from Conservation to agriculture. Commissioner Lewis dissented, citing concerns over altering a landscape designated as a National Historic Landmark and the pending planned unit development.
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Lawrence A. Dorsey
John A. Derr
MD. 28
Monocacy River
Donald L. Lewis
Frederick Process, Inc
de Lewis
U.S. Department of the Interior
Frederick Process
Dorsey
County Planning Commission
Lewis
Secretary Ordered To Testify In Tapes Case
Nixon's secretary was ordered to testify in the tapes affair as prosecutors seek nine tapes. Bull testified he carried tapes to Camp David and left some with Miss Woods, who kept them for about a week. The Senate Watergate committee Republicans planned a bid to show Democrats played dirty tricks.
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Nixon
Bull
Alexander Haig Jr
Camp Cage
Special
Watergate Prosecution Force
Gen
John Bennett
Miss Woods
Richard Ben-Veniste
State Drops Riot and Arson Charges Against Rap Brown
A Maryland judge halted all riot and arson counts against H. Rap Brown stemming from a 1967 civil disorder in Ellicott City after Brown pleaded guilty only to failure to appear. Brown, once director of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, had not appeared for a May 1970 trial.
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Rap Brown
Ellicott
Ctty
H. Rap Brown
William B Yateel
Brown
Elerion
Howard County
James Macgill Cartier
Stake
Yates
Mandel Seeks Broad Powers For Energy Crisis Action
Gov Marvin Mandel will ask the General Assembly to grant emergency powers to allocate fuel and close businesses during an energy crisis. The bill would authorize the governor to set quotas, prioritize fuel and regulate heating oil natural gas and gasoline to protect health safety and welfare amid potential shortages.
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Mandel
Annapolis
Marvin Mandel
General Assembly
Tue
House of Delegates
Thomas H. Lowe
Court of Special Appeals
Mabon
Washington
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Brigadoon
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Maryland Fann Bureau
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Dalferera
Paul Crum
Frederick Improvement Foundation Inc
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Pantry Pride
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Claude Delauter
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