Emmitsburg Defeats Viking Ventures Annexation Plea
In Emmitsburg 244 to 1 ballot defeat ended Viking Ventures plans to annex 620 acres west of town. Of 647 registered voters, turnout exceeded expectations as residents rejected sewer grants and water service concessions, despite needs for system expansion and a 172000 grant offer. Election judges were Mrs. Josephine Stineberger, John White, and Betty Goulden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Graffam
Emmitsburg
Viking Ventures
Viking Ventures Ned
Betty Goulden
Viking Ventures Popee
Rainfall Surges to 1.53 Inches Near Frederick
Stormy weather brings over 1 percent inches of rain with 1.53 inches measured near Frederick. Warm highs near 80 degrees and cool nights in the upper 50s precede a weekend of pleasant weather. A Tuesday high of 61 degrees and an overnight low of 3 degrees are noted in the brief forecast.
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Frederick
Voter Registration Extends in Frederick City Election
Registration continues through 9 p.m. as Frederick residents 18 and older may register to vote for the upcoming election. The League of Women Voters assisted with registrations, and new voters registered under the program. Residents qualifying as of Oct. 5 who register before 9 p.m. will be eligible to vote on election day. Local parties urge all eligible residents to register.
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Frederick City
League of Women Voters
Volumier
Frederick
Peda Messersmith
Diy Democrat
City Ee Ee
Tower Apartments Demolition Delayed By Wage-Price Guide
Bids for the Tower Apartments demolition, a step toward a potential parking lot, were delayed as federal wage guidelines set for revenue sharing projects must apply. Six firms showed interest. new bids open Oct 17, with a 45 day completion window.
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Focal Firms
Michael Dr
Pue
Frederick City
Frederick
North Market Street
Tower Apartments
Department of Labor
Stray Dog Kills Three Shoats in Frederick County Farm
At an Opossumtown Pike farm Frederick County warden Arthur Simons said a stray German Shepherd killed three shoats and seriously injured six others in a dawn attack. Owner Robert L. Smith killed the dog after hearing commotion at 5 am. one dog was seen, others may have been involved. Dr James McClellan treated survivors. warnings were issued about possible infections. Previous week another stray dog attack killed a 300 pound Holstein heifer and two eight pound rabbits owned by local residents.
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Arthur Simons
Opossumtown Pike
Frederick County
Robert L. Smith
Eeen Simons
Simons
Smith
James McClellan
Richard Hawker Jr
Jefferson
Brian W. Davis
Monrovia
Fire Log: Calls Reported in County Past 24 Hours
Fire department log shows multiple calls over the prior 24 hours ending at 10 am in Cumberland County. Details are sparse with partial entry noting a single contact number 62-6333.
Market rises as rates ease and 1974 outlook improves
The New York stock market gained sharply with the Dow Jones industrial average up 2.41 points to 969.21 as of 10:30 a.m. amid falling interest rates and optimism that 1974 may not be as grim as feared.
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New York
Residents seek law to curb quarry blasts near Tulip Hill
A Maryland quarry near Mt. Grove Lime Company draws protests from Tulip Hill and Quinn Orchard Road residents. They report damaged wells and cracked structures from daily blasts, collect 115 signatures for a proposed law, and plan legal action if needed. Quarry officials deny links to damage and cite approved blasting levels.
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Iumseo
Mt. Grove Lime Company
Tulip Hill
Quinn Orchard Road
Grove
Rose Cramer
Charles Tobery
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Mt. Grove
Attorneys In Agnew Case Meet With Judge
Attorneys for Vice President Spiro Agnew and the Justice Department met with U S District Court Judge Walter E Hoffman to halt leaks as the Maryland political corruption probe neared a renewed grand jury inquiry. The session followed secrecy as jurors and witnesses were shielded, with a first witness expected to be an Agnew fund raiser.
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Baltimore
Spire T. Agnew
Justice Department
Maryland
Grand Jury
Agnew
District Court
Walter E. Hoffman
Jay Topkis
Judah Best
Martin Umion
U.S. Atty
George Beall
Ronald Liebman
Barnet Skolnik
Hoffman
Edward S Northrup
Hollman
Agnes
U.S
Rom
Muth
Segretti Apologizes For Tricks
Donald H Segretti told the Senate Watergate committee his political sabotage in the 1972 Florida primary included a phony letter on Edmund Muskie stationery and false sexual misconduct claims. He said aides paid him about 40,000 in expenses and 16,000 yearly by Herbert Kalmbach, and that he recruited coworkers to picket candidates and ask tough questions.
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Washington
Donald H. Segretti
Senate
Watergate Committee
Segretti
California
Joe White
Dwight L. Chapin
Gordon Strachan
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Nixon
Florida
Sen. Edmund
Muskie
Maine
Senate OKs 1.2 Billion Foreign Aid Bill For 1974-75
The Senate passed a 1.2 billion foreign economic aid bill to fund food production rural development nutrition population health and human resource programs for 1974 and 1975. It also earmarks 10 million for Red Cross relief in Cambodia and 376 million for aid to South Vietnam Laos and Cambodia. The measure faces House talks with a 1.6 billion allocation in a broader 2.6 billion package and includes a 54 to 42 vote split with party lines.
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Washington
Senate
House
Nixon
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Indochina
International Red Cross
Chik
Tempers Flare At MSC Meeting Over Private Plant
Attorneys and developers from Ballenger Creek clash with MSC members over a 400 900 gallon per day private sewer plant plan on Ballenger Creek. After two and a half hours the commission delays action, seeking state and federal guidance on public plant impacts.
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Ballenger Creek
Metropolitan Commission
Commission
Richard Zimmerman
MSC
al Cinquepalma
Lawrence Johnson
Zimmerman
John Gilece
Cinquepalma
Gilece
Ernest R. Lillard
News- Post
Trick or Treat Topics At City Meeting On Halloween
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen meet Thursday night with South Frederick Elementary PTA representatives to discuss Halloween trick or treating. Leonard Elenowitz of the State Department of Economic and Community Development will outline potential city aid. A report on a land request by Dr. L R Schoolman and Milton Frank Jr. is on the agenda along with street resurfacing for West Tenth Street.
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South Frederick
PTA
Milton Frank Jr
Street Committee
West Tenth Street
Donald H. Hiltner
Sidertuean
South Market Street
Cramer
Opossumtown Pike
E. Paul Magaha
Board of Aldermen
John Warfield
Sagner
Department of Natural Resources
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Project
Pye
Labor Department
Cedric Smith
Stray Dog
Crry
Edward P. Thomas
Charles Vsmelser
Toberg
Goodloe E Byrom
Charles McC. Mathias
J. Glenn Beall
South Street
Rob MacDougall
Agnew Case
William J. Muth
Baltimore County
Tre Aiaic
J. Marsh Thomson
News-Post
Gaquapalma
Johnson
Ernest Lillard
Adamstown
Douglas Sherwood
Crown Oil and Wax
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