Ground broken for new Frederick County courthouse complex
Groundbreaking for the Frederick County Courthouse and Multi- Service Center was led by County Commissioner President Lawrence A. Dorsey at the West Patrick Street site. The ceremony honored leaders like Judge Robert E. Clapp Jr. and the late John A. Derr, with a committee forming to implement the Citizens Court house Advisory Committee recommendations as occupancy is planned for 191.
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Frederick County
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Patrick Street
Dorsey
Robert E. Clapp Jr
Shath Judicial Circuit
John A. Derr
Wahbe
Epee Bente
Frederick
James Grimes
Ronski N. Young
von Clapp
Clapp
Moses
Jonathan E. Mosley
Sterling E. Bollinger
Paul L. Crum Jr
Donald L. Lewis
Edgar C
Citizens Courthouse Advisory Committee
Judge Barrick
James L. Bryan
G. Bernard Callen Jr
Claude BR. DeLauter Jr
William Haugh
G. Tom Mills
Glenn Nikirk
Stuart Robinson
al Rogers
San Francisco Assassinations Rock City Hall
San Francisco mourns as Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk lie in state beneath City Hall after their double assassination. Former supervisor Dan White, 32, is jailed for investigation while psychiatric tests are scheduled. Up to 40,000 gathered to mourn, candles in hand, as the city reels from the tragedy and the national reaction unfolds.
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San Francisco
George Moscone
Harvey Milk
City Hall
Dan White
Meecant
White
Milk
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Guyana
Joan Baes
Dianne
Andness
National League of Cities
St. Louis
Ken Erickson
Cheyenne
Wyo
Seeee Verve
Consumer prices jump as food costs rise in October
Washington reports a sharp 0.2 percent rise in consumer prices in October driven by higher beef poultry and pork costs. The increase matches September and remains near 1978 averages. Purchasing power fell 3.6 percent for the period.
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Washington
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Inflation, wages, and policy amid mid-1970s price fight
The excerpt shows economists predicting slow progress against inflation through year end as wholesale prices stay firm. Carter aides discuss wage and price controls with figures like Alfred Kahn signaling possible effects not visible until 1978, while estimates for oil prices and porters’ moderation are noted amid an anti inflation program announced October 4 to restrain wage increases.
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Reds fire Anderson replaces with McNamara
Cincinnati Reds dismiss manager Sparky Anderton in a shocking move and name John McNamara as the new skipper. President Dick Wagner announced the decision aimed at improving the team after back to back NL West finishes following two World Series titles.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Sparky Anderton
John McNamara
Reds
Dick Wagner
Cat Caption Contest Winners Behind Whisker Laughs
A jumble of caption entries and upbeat lines accompanies a photo of a cat perched on a two rung ladder propped against a house on North Market Street. James RB. Lier wins with Peeping Tom for the last time. Other captions come from readers in Buckeystows Mesrovia Walkersville and Dickerson, tying to a Dow Jones uptick of 30 points in early trading.
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North Market Street
James RB
Matilda
Maries Marlin
Buckeystows
Kethy Monk
Mesrovia
Winter Grip Feels Fading In Monday Melt
fragmentary report notes the winter grip easing as temperatures rise on Monday. unclear text references melt conditions and conditions affecting daily life.
Frederick County Commissioners Deeds Lauded At Farewell
At the end of four-year terms the Frederick County Commissioners received praise from Dr. Anderson and other officials for education support and cooperative governance. He honored Dorsey Crum Bollinger Lewis Wirts and outgoing members while residents Ward and Kline commended the board for long-term accomplishments despite political defeats. Continued on Page A-4.
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Board of Frederick County Commissioners
Anderson
Charlotte W. Yarrell
Dr. Anderson
Board of Education
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Bollinger
Donald L. Lewis
Lewis
Theodore Ward
Green Valley
Dorsey
Ward
Richard Kline
Frederick
Inside The News SAN FRANCISCO A Troubled City
A San Francisco report highlights a city under strain with a resignation likely tied to a broader crisis. The piece notes stalled progress on a major bodylift project while forecasted cold, dry conditions persist.
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San Francisco
Words of Wisdom From Music's Universal Language
Noted quote attributed to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow highlights music as a universal language. The fragment references 19th century American poet born 1807 and mentions meeting a fellow poet.
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Henry Wadsworth
Farm families sue over emissions from Eastalco plant
In a $4.8 million damage case in the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court the Putman family and two other households sue Eastalco alleging smoke irritates eyes causes coughing and respiratory discomfort. Plaintiffs William Zimmerman Charles Noffsinger and spouses describe pungent odors loud plant noise and polluted garden produce blamed on the aluminum plant with wind from the southwest contributing to symptoms.
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Sixth Judicial Circuit
Wiliam Zimmerman
Charles Noffsinger
Potman
Eastalco
Pitman
Maryann
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