City council faces delays and zoning hearings clash
Residents clash with attorney Richard E. Zimmerman over deferring a public hearing on the Krantz property as officials press to proceed. The mayor and board have often granted delays while Zimmerman nominally blocks them, prompting criticism from citizens and a soon to be sworn-in council.
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Paul Gordon
Mumgustiery
Richard E. Zimmerman
Krantz
Zimmerman
Rock Creek Estates
William Bartgis
Donald B. Rice
Glenmore V. Rice
Elizabeth Burker
City Dial
Dickie
Gordon
Ronakd N. Young
Young
E. Paul Magaha
City Hall
Planners Pass Weakened Subdivision Ordinance
The county Planning Commission approved a gutted version of a proposed subdivision recreation requirement. Developers would set aside land or funds for neighborhood recreation areas, with exemptions eased from two acres to one acre average lot size. Commissioner Bryan Moore had opposed the original plan, prompting deferral for revision.
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County Planning Commission
Larry Johnson
County Commissioners
Sears Ee Ee Sacre
Commission
Bryan Moore
Morgar- Keller Construction
Moore
County Parks Commission
Gilbert L. Kingsbury
Heating control failure causes excessive courthouse heat
County building engineer Herb Ramsburg says an auxiliary heating system control fault produced 88 degree heat in the County Circuit Courtroom, not an intentional waste. He notes the five to six year old system is sound, with the issue stemming from a touchy pneumatic control device and not the building’s furnace.
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The
News-Post
Herb Ramsburg
Ramsburg
Harold L. Basore
State Police
Frederick Barracks
Basore
Frederick Police Academy graduation in Maryland
Frederick Police Academy honors 12 graduates who completed 720 hours of training at Frederick Community College. Hood College President Ross Pritchard urged new officers to stay practical, work with resources, and view law enforcement as a shared responsibility, promising better times ahead.
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FCC
Pritchard
Mosis
Cate
Athen Polytechnic Institute
Ubud
Polytechnic Institute
Jaycees Parade Set For Sunday
The Frederick Jaycees plan a Sunday parade starting at 2 p.m with the United States Marine Band leading over 120 marching units and floats. Forecasts predict 50s under partial clouds and no rain until Monday.
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Frederick Jaycees
Seventh Street
United States Marine Band
Hunting Privilege Ban In State Parks Probed
ANNAPOLIS AP the Maryland natural resources secretary will decide next week whether to cut back hunting privileges in multi use state parks. James B Coulter met with about 25 people demanding rescission of an order opening 25 000 acres to hunting this fall. The meeting aimed to address a court suit by a citizens group challenging hunting in Seneca Gunpowder and Patapsco state parks.
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Annapolis
APIA
Marvyland Natural Resources
James B. Coulter
Almut
Coulter
Department
Citizens
Seneca, Gunpowder
Patapsco
Gunpowder
Seneca
Hacks State Park
Gunpowder State Park
Thomas Eastman
Baltimore
The
Conservation Sierra Club
Martial Law Declared as Athens Turmoil Surges
Greek president imposes martial law in Athens after clashes between police and students leave four dead and hundreds injured. Flights canceled and a curfew ordered as authorities vow to restore order amid protests linked to the 1967 military regime.
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George Papadopoulos
Greece
Papadopoulos
Felow
Athens
Trusty Escapes From Jail In Frederick County
Charles Barnett a 19 year old trusty escaped from the Frederick County Jail by kicking a locked steel mesh door in the jail kitchen. Deputies reported him missing about 6 50 p m Friday. He was last seen near an alley east of the jail. He is white five seven brown hair and brown eyes. Police agencies across the area aid in the search.
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Frederick County
Charles Barnett
Westminster
Richard QO. Baumgartner
Barnett
Barmett
Baumgartner
Frederick
Flames Destroy Empty House At Sandy Hook
A two story nine room house in Sandy Hook was gutted by fire at 1 24 am in low 30s temperatures and 35 mph winds. Approximately 150 firefighters from six companies battled the blaze until 5 30 am with arson suspected and Charles Cronauer investigating.
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Sandy Hook
Brunnswick
Mary Ault
Jefferson and
Jargan
Sharpatarg
Halfway
Charles Town
W. Va
Charles Cronauer
Washington County
Rookie Skylab 3 astronauts begin three months of research
SPACE CENTER Houston AP The Skylab crew launched and docked with the orbiting lab and planned three months of experiments. Commander Gerald Carr and crewmates William Pogue and Edward Gibson entered Skylab 13 hours early and prepared for a day of switch tests and system checks after a restful preflight night. Pogue experienced motion sickness and required medication, as mission control favored time in the command module to ease weightlessness effects. Gibson, 37, commented on the experience and readiness to proceed with scientific work.
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Space Station
Kissinger Begins Second Push for Middle East Peace
Secretary of State Kissinger returns from a 12 day, 25 000 mile u s visit with a plan to press the White House and State Department to start renewed negotiations on a comprehensive Arab Israeli settlement. He met with Nixon by phone and described progress toward normalization with China and strengthened ties in the regions visited. The pause before resuming talks emphasized US effort to stabilize ceasefires and pursue lasting peace.
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Allen G. Merchant
Merchant
Michael E. Pue Jr
Robert L. Strine
Betty Rice
Guy Caiazzo
Maryland Department of Economic and Community Development
Strine
Merchark
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Kissinger
White House
State Department
Nixon
Florida White House
Anatoly Dobrynin
United States
China
America
Grand Jury Calls County Officials
The Frederick County Grand Jury, in a special session, summoned Commissioners John A. Derr Lawrence A. Dorsey and Donald L Lewis to testify. Only Derr testified on Friday as the panel nears a prolonged inquest with a three day adjournment planned and a reconvening Tuesday morning.
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John A. Derr
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Donald L Lewis
Derr
Frederick County
Energy Saving Changes Made At Towne Mall
The Frederick Towne Mall adopts a set of conservation measures to cut energy use. Decorations will be lit 26 percent less time and shopping hours reduced from last year. Most stores open at 6 am on Monday November 26, with no change to 10 pm closing. Thermostats set to 66 to 58 degrees and efforts to form employee carpools.
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Frederick Towne Mall
Bill Parkins
Parkins
Frederick Towne Mail Merchants’ Association
Mall Merchants Association
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