Bell History Days urged as County gears for Bicentennial
The Frederick County Chamber calls for expanded Bell and History Days planning for 1974 and 1975 to boost local tourism and prepare for the 1976 Bicentennial. It urges grass roots participation from clubs churches schools and businesses to coordinate county wide events and publicize nationwide.
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Frederick County
United States
Amelia
Bell & History Days
Chamber of Commerce
Frederick
Bell & History
State Department of Tourism
Bell & Istory
Bell & History Committee
Chamber and Ill
Ditor J. H. Cromwell
Maryland
Continental
John Adams
Chamber
Agnew resignation talk fuels constitutional legal debate
Rumors of Spiro Agnew's plea bargaining prompt lawyers to argue the vice president can be prosecuted only after impeachment. Some see the tactic as a tactic to prolong the crisis while others warn of broader embarrassment for the Nixon administration. debate centers on impeachment, 25th Amendment options, and potential successors as the country faces an unsettled political moment.
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Alice
Spiro T. Agnew
Washington
Maryland
U.S
Congress
Nixon
A. R
America
John Connally
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
Letters on Zurich milk bucket and county issues prompt editorials
Readers discuss a 1749 decorated milk bucket from the Bernese Oberland and a Shook/Shug family link in Shookstown. Open letters urge pool safety laws, praise women hires, condemn a Frederick Fair horror attraction, and complain about a torture booth at the fair.
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National Museum
Zurich
Switzerland
Peter Schug
Bernese Oberland
Shook
Shookstown
Frederick County
J. M. Holdcraft
Peter Shook
Schug
Interlaken
Jungfrau
High Knob
Calvin E. Schildknecht
Oak Ridge
Gettysburg
Governor Ritchie names Barbers College incoming hood
Governor Albert C. Ritchie chaired a meeting with Mr. Hargett and announced Barber College incoming status as the city began new enrollment. Winchester Hall will house 72 students amid high enrollment. An ambulance from the Taseviews Fire Department transported an individual to Amzie Wareer Hospital in Gettysburg for evaluation. President R Paul Smith spoke to Potomac Edison Company directors at the Francis Scott Key Hotel quarterly meeting.
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Hood College
Winchester Hall
Amsie Wareer Hospital
Gettysburg
Taseviews
R. Paul Smith
Potomac Edishe Company
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Mayoral and Alderman Candidates Clash In Forum Session
The forum featured candidates from several parties voicing plans for downtown revitalization, housing, lighting, and development. Key figures included Dr. James McCrellan supporting downtown growth, Elizabeth Pyles Burker advocating citizen participation, and Emmett R. Bowlus warning of federal overreach while stressing district representation. Other contenders discussed underground wiring, parking, fair housing, and ethics, with emphasis on integrity and prudent spending.
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Rice
Young
James McCrellan
Emmett R. Bowlus
Mioe
Beth Sholom
Bowlus
Elizabeth Pyles Burker
Burker
Paul Crum Jr
Crum
Donald Hiltner
Hiltner
Hiltmer
aDbymore
Ing
Collins
Wetton
Damarhe
Mary C. Shipley
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Si +te County Commission: ‘Swimming Pool Safety
June Fox
Sheriff Dick
June
Betty Rice
Ren Young
Mary D. Ford
Adamstown
Chamber AT Fair
John Best
Amusements of America,” Inc
Gail Bowerman
Creagerstown, Md
Gail Lowery
Big Dipper
Strings
Albert C. Ritchie
Dublia
Mr. Hargett
Berry's
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