Voter Turnout Mix Seen Across Frederick County Polls
Moderate to heavy turnout described by election officials as voters cast ballots for governor and county offices. By 11 a.m. about 1,288 residents had voted in Frederick City with lines at several machines and forecasts showing 65 to 75 percent countywide turnout potential. Weather factors and polling place crowds shaped a day documenting early voting momentum and concerns over turnout.
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AL Weinberg
Frederick County
Board of County Commissioners
Frederick City
Paul Rhoads
Frederick
National Guard Armory
Rhoads
Iran Faces New Resistance To Imperial Rule
Iran AIR chief wounded in an assassination attempt as opposition to Shah Pahlavi’s military government grows. Retired Gen Ali Mohammed Khademi was struck near his Tehran home. Islamic youths claim responsibility. Protests outside Tehran University spread has troops dispersed demonstrators. riot conditions rise as new regime assumes power.
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Tehran
Iran
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Air Force
Ali Mohammed Khademi
Khademi
Iran Air
Gholam Reza Azhari
Pew
Weather Outlook for Valley Forge Tonight and Wednesday
Cloudy tonight with a 30 percent chance of rain. Lows in the lower 40s. Wednesday clears and cool with highs in the low 60s. Northeasterly winds around 10 to 6 mph. A Twain quote is included.
Victor Weybright dies native of Carroll County writer and publisher
Victor Weybright 75 a Carroll County native and author of Banner about Francis Scott Key and The Making Of A Publisher died of cancer Friday in New York City He chaired Weybright and Talley Inc a pioneer paperback publisher He wrote a biography of Buffalo Bill Cody and helped fund burglar alarms for the Roger Brooke Taney Home He served in World War II as special assistant to Ambassador John G Winant in London and studied at several colleges
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Francis Scott Key
New York City
Victor Weybright
Carroll County
Weybright and Talley Inc
New York
London
Kright Library of World Literature
Weybright
Buffalo Bill” Cody
Francis Scott Key Foundation
Roger Brooke Taney
Frederick
U.S
John G. Winant
Westminster High School
University of Pennsylvania
Wagner College
University of Wyoming
Blue Ridge College
University of Chicago
Chicago
Jane Adams
Voters face light turnout in off year elections nationwide
Across 16 states voters weigh tax cuts and budget trimming as inflation and unemployment spark concerns. Weather forecasts promise rain in the east and Pacific Northwest, while analysts predict modest gains for Republicans in the House and limited mov ement in the Senate.
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Washington
Congress
Pacific Northwest
PE rate hike trimmed after calculation errors in hearing
Potomac Edison cut its requested annual rate increase from 18.1 million to 16.0 million after a calculation error under review by the Public Service Commission in Baltimore. The change lowers the typical customer impact from 17 percent to 15.6 percent, with hearings focusing on finance and accounting amid inflation-driven needs and investment appeal. The next sessions are set for Damascus on Nov. 13 and a Washington County Courthouse meeting on Nov. 20.
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Potomac Edison Co
Public Service Commission
Baltimore
PSC
W. Dean
Washington County
Berkheimer Named Dimes Campaign Chief in Frederick
Phil Berkheimer of Frederick named 197? campaign chairman for the Frederick County March of Dimes drive. He is father to three children, a Franklin and Marshall graduate, and Leas Mazon Wood Walker VP. Berkheimer moved to Frederick in 1976 and cites birth defects as the drive’s focus, urging strong local support to expand programs.
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Philp A. Berkheimer
Frederick
Frederick County
Eric S. Arnot
Leas Mazon Wood Walker
Berkheimer
Hanover
Franklin and Marshal College
United States
Philip Jr
Elizabeth
Karen
Frederick Countiang
FCC plans assembly building and student center CIP
Frederick Community College outlines a five year Capital Improvements Program totaling about 7.4 million dollars for 1980 to 1985. Primary items include a 1.6 million communications center and a 1.49 million student center. Renovation costs total 759 thousand with other projects covering maintenance, library, classroom labs, a pool and related campus improvements. County funding would cover renovation and half of other project costs with remaining balance split between sources.
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Frederick Community College
FCC
Frederick County
Board of Trustees
Opossumtown Pike
CIP
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