Voter interest may boost turnout in local election
Voter interest could lift turnout above 70 percent or drop to the mid single digits as three statewide offices, 12 local seats, and one U.S. House seat appear on the ballot. Weather may bring rain and cooler upper 50s, polling places open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. In Frederick County, 41 000 voters include 24 000 Democrats and 14 900 Republicans with 2 650 independents. Predictions vary. leaders forecast from high 70s to around 55 percent, while a Baltimore Sun poll shows Hughes leading Beall, possibly depressing turnout. The election board notes high inquiry for sample ballots, though no samples are issued.
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U.S. House of
Frederick County
James Messersmith
Board of Election Supervisors
Air Force Symphony Orchestra Concert at Weinberg Center
Air Force Symphony Orchestra directed by Col. Arnold D. Gabriel performs at 8 p.m. Sunday May 12 at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in Frederick. Sponsored by Frederick News-Post and Air Force, the eight day Maryland New Jersey Delaware Pennsylvania West Virginia tour includes Hagerstown.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
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Frederick News-Post
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Air Force Band
Arnold D. Gabriel
United States Air Force Band
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Truman
Eisenhower
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Johnson
Air Force Symphony Orchestra
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Denmark
France
Germany
Bodo
NAACP backs Lewis stand in local race
NAACP president Lord D. Nickens endorsed Donald Lewis's criticism of three Frederick County commissioners. Nickens urged that Commissioners Lawrence Dorsey Paul Cram and Edgar Wirts not be re-elected citing their jail location stance near the Sagner housing area predominantly black residents. The Frederick NAACP leader has long clashed with the commissioners over the project.
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Lord D. Nickens
The
NAACP
Nickens
Lawrence Dorsey
Paul Cram
Edgar Wirts
Frederick
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Sagner
Lewis
Military government formed in Iran to back Shah
Iran elevates Gen Gholam Reza Azhari to prime minister to lead the first military government in 25 years as riots threaten the Shah. Jaafar Sharif-Emami resigns amid mob violence in Tehran while rioters attack the British Embassy compound. Tanks ring key sites as martial law tightens. the Shah vows to end unlawful acts.
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Tehran
Iran
Gholam Reza Azhari
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Jaafar Sharif-Emami
Wallet Found in Murder Robbery Haunts Myersville
Myersville family of slain Gulf station attendant John Robert Culb Sr. received a call from a man claiming to have found the victim’s wallet. Police traced the caller to a Montgomery County pay phone. investigators urge anyone in the 5:30 to 11 p.m. window near the Gulf station to contact authorities. Culb, 42, left seven children, and autopsy cites a gunshot wound to the head. Over $400 in cash and checks payable to Myersville Gulf were reported missing.
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Myersville
the Gulf Staton
John Robert Culle Sr
Paul J. Gerstner
Gerstner
Montgomery County
Gulf Station
Culb
Baltimore
Myersville Gulf
Maryland Farm Bureau
Dorothy
East Main Street
Final day of 1978 campaign shows muted mood across nation
National races press on with little expectation of major shifts. The Dow fell 4.78 as rates climb, turnout预计低. Analysts say Republicans may gain seats but Democratic grip on Congress likely to persist. governors in major states poised for re elections amid debates on inflation taxes and spending.
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Washington
America
Democratic Party
Congress
County candidates discuss future of fire and police protection
Frederick County amid rapid growth faces volunteers versus paid services as residents weigh tax districts and the role of the sheriff and state police. Candidates Burall Crum Clagett and Dorsey offer views on volunteer fire units, resident deputy programs, and possible shifts to countywide police protection to meet expanding needs.
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Frederick County
Maryland State Police
Maryland
Cap
Green Valley
Paw L. Crum Jr
Crum
Sheriff's Department
Crom
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Beall Rejects Sun Paper Poll And Weather Outlook
The item notes Beall rejecting a Sun paper poll amid a cloudy mild night with lows around the upper 40s or 50s. Tomorrow will be cooler with a 20 percent rain chance tonight and 0 percent Tuesday, winds shifting to northerly up to 19 mph. The wrap includes a Will Rogers quote about greatness and humanity.
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