Arson Suspected In Frederick Barn Fire
Firefighters battled an early morning blaze at a 40 by 60 foot bank barn on the Opossumtown Pike in Frederick. Arson is suspected as investigators from Charles W. Mack’s team assess the scene amid water shortages and a total loss of the barn on Land Limited property.
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Opossumtown Pike
Clea
Frederick
Charles W. Mack
Corm
Fort Detrick
Land Limited
Washington, D.C
Grand Jury Session To Last Another Week
The Frederick County Grand Jury in special session is expected to continue through next week making this one of the longest in recent years. State's Attorney Robert S. Jeter declined to discuss ongoing investigations as witnesses including three News-Post staffers, the sheriff, jail inmates, and former sheriff's department employees testify before the inquest.
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Frederick County
Grand Jury
Robert S. Jeter
News-Post
Sheriff's Department
Pipeline Bill Gets Nixon OK
President Nixon signed the Alaska pipeline bill clearing the way for next year’s start on a 789 mile route from the Arctic. The $4.5 billion project aims to produce 600000 barrels per day initially, rising to 2 million barrels daily by completion in 1977.
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Washington
Nixon
Alaska
America
Alaskan
Arctic
White House
U.S
Planners Approve Tough New Growth Policy
Frederick County Planning Commission votes unanimously to enforce a capital improvements policy restricting residential development unless schools roads and services are planned for the next five years The policy could halt outlying developments and requires amendments to subdivisions and zoning rules to back the CIP limits Public input includes Civic Association leaders urging the teeth for growth control while developers warn of slowed growth and utilities lag.
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Frederick County Planning Commission
CIP
Caroline Price
Louis Brosius
News-Post
Brosius
Commission
Sherwood
Krantz Rezoning Hearing Set Dec 6 By Lipman
The Rock Creek Estates residents opposed to a 10 acre Krantz property rezoning on Baughman Lane urged delaying the Dec 6 public hearing to January. The board, by 3-2, denied the delay and set the hearing for Dec 6 while deferring Vechey Sikes property rezoning. Zimmerman represents the developers on Krantz with others involved in adjacent zoning actions.
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Larry Lipman
Alt
Rock Creek Estates
Krantz
Baughman
Gordon
Richard E. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Pogo
William Bartgis
Glenmore V
Vechey - Sikes
U.S. 40
Charles F. Murphy
West Fourth Street
R-1
M-6
Richard Zimmerman
W. Jerome Offutt
Lewis Kinsey
Skylab Begins Longest Journey Into Space
Three rookie American astronauts Gerald Carr William Pogue and Edward Gibson sped into orbit beginning Skylab's longest planned mission. The 54 day expedition will study the sun earth and man and test long duration space travel while tracking the Skylab station and preparing for future interplanetary work.
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Pave Mey
Ammencan
Tuk
Sman
Gerald Fo Carr
Earth
Man
Col
Carr
Air Force
William R. Pogue
Edward G. Gibson
Cape Canaveral
Yugoslavia
Downtown Christmas Lights Dimmed In Frederick Policy
The city of Frederick adopts an energy saving plan limiting downtown lights to 6 PM to 9 PM and delaying illumination until December 10. Firehouses will have no lights and the North Market fountain tree at Seventh Streets will stay unlit, with a navy kick-off exception.
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Frederick
Navy
North Market
Seventh Streets
24 Dead In L A Apartment Fire
Los Angeles firefighters battled a deadly blaze at the Stratford Apartments in the Wilshire district killing 24 people including nine children. Officials said dozens injured and many unaccounted for as crews battled flames that rapidly spread through the 68 unit brick building. Witnesses described residents leaping or lowering infants to rescuers as the fire engulfed upper floors.
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Los Angeles
Raymond Hill
Wilshire
Stratford
Clarence Glover
Walt Wilmington
Dovel Brunetti
Mathias urges probe of Richardson lie over Watergate firing
Senators say Nixon lied in sworn testimony about Archibald Cox firing and Richardson's role. Mathias calls for Judiciary Committee review and Haig questioned. White House denies Nixon called Richardson a liar while confirming debate over perjury action. Market update reports stocks steady with slight Dow dip.
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Washington
Nixon
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
Archibald Cone
White House
Richardson
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Judiciary Committee
Mathias
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Suff
Haig
GOP
Senate
Cox
House
Roman L. Hruska
Kneb
County Planners Clear Subdivision Backlog
The County Planning Commission spent seven hours Thursday reviewing residential subdivision applications. They approved ten subdivisions totaling 413.2 acres and 168 lots, plus 325 lots and 82.2 acres at Lake Singapore. Two applications were continued, including Bolivar Heights on Moun Tabor Road for further sight distance review, and Meadowview Estates over street changes. Three proposals were denied Ledford's Overlook near Black Ankle Road, Green Valley on Fingerboard Road, and Darby Lux on Detrick Road due to road access or school crowding concerns.
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County Planning Commission
Uuch
Lake Singapore
Bolivar Heights
Moun Tabor Road
Middletown
Commission
Meadowview Estates
Ledford
Overlook
Black Ankle Road
Carroll County
Green Valley
Fingerboard Road
Urbana
J Gin
Detrick Road
New Market
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Elias Gonzales
Ing
Vince Alva
Alva
Kenneth Swartz
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Police Academy
Police Training Academy
Frederick Community College
Paul Magaha
Hood College
Ross Pritchard
James Tikien Bell Jr
Richard Craig Boyer
Gary Wayne Foster
Ronald Leroy Oden
Austin Francis Pohl II
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Robert Anthony Servacek
James Ernest Toland
Tek Vadierie Wickless
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