King Of Hoboes Arrives For Catoctin Colorfest
Steam Train Maury Graham billed as King Of the Hobos arrived this morning aboard a Western Maryland Freight Train for Catoctin Mountain Waterfest events. About 75 spectators gathered at Carroll Street crossing to view the arrival and a public display of the train will run Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. The Colorfest, led by the Catoctin Mountain Tourist Council, spans Thurmont and surrounding towns with an expected 50 000 visitors over three days. Graf associated events include a coronation ceremony, campfire sing along, and mock wagon ride, with food and crafts across Thurmont Firemen’s Carnival grounds.
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Thurmont
Maury Graham
Catoctin Mountain
East Main Street
Ray Kline
North County
Nixon to Name Agnew Successor in Prime Time Address
President Nixon planned a 9 pm EDT television address to declare his choice to succeed Spiro Agnew as vice president. White House aides and Republican leaders described a careful selection process with discussions at Camp David and the White House.
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Nikon
Laing
Spiro T. Agnew
White House
Senate
Hugh Scott
Congress
Leo
Howald L. Ziegler
Atle
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Ziegler
Nixon
Camp David
Gerald Ford
Barry Goldwater
Hans
Cabinet
Supreme Court
John B. Connally
Texas
Connally
Houston
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Sen
Pennsylvania
Ford
Mapes
Bath Maliie Aly
Elliot
Richard
Aba
Candidates View Watershed Use At Frederick City Council Forum
Nine city candidates voiced agreement on watershed management at a Frederick County Sportsmen Council night. They supported controls to protect the water supply, opposed off road motorcycle use on fire and logging trails, and rejected blanket bans while condemning harmful trail bike activity by non legitimate riders.
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Frederick County
James E. Bartgis
Bartgis
Bartis
Robert L. Marse
Catlows
Mary Shipley
Manure Robbery Mystery Nine Thirteen A 20 year old Hood College manure theft resurfaces
A Frederick County tale recalls the Hood College manure theft from 1954 as farmers face fertilizer shortages. Police pursued the missing horse manure valued at about ten dollars per ton but never identified the culprits. The heat wave context and faded details frame the dated mystery.
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Hood College
Frederick Post
Charles V. Main
Main
Frederick
Maryland
Cumberland
Waterloo
Batimore
Walkersville seeks rapid design of storm drainage plan
Walkersville officials asked Rothenheeler Engineers on Wednesday to accelerate the storm drainage system design for Maryland Avenue to Maple Street area, identified as the town’s worst problem. The meeting also set Halloween trick or treat from 6 30 p m to 1 p m on Oct 31, adopted county code and electrical code provisions, and noted new codes to be enforced starting November 1 with potential withdrawal from the administrative system if needed.
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Walkersville
Richard Wion
Wedneway Night
Rothenheeler
Glade Branch
Maryland Avenue
Maple S
Cearr
Metropolitan Sanitary Commission
City Chemist George Smith Named Water Utility Man of the Year
George K Smith of Frederick Maryland has been named Water Utility Man of the Year by the Chesapeake Section AWWA for his service to the city water system since 1952 He oversees all water and waste testing and leads chemical and bacteriological analyses at Frederick’s plants The honor will make him the Chesapeake Section representative at the Water Works Association international conference next spring
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George Smith
Chesapeake
MD. del. D.C
American Water Works Association
George K. Smith
Eastesrs City
Chemis
Sean Jacesen
Siene
Chesapeake Section
AWWA
W. Fuller
Water Works Association
Presbyterian College
South Carolina
Frederick
Fire Log Summary Highlights Local Responses
Fire calls reported in the past 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. include odor of gas at 118 East Patrick at 6:29 p.m. Citizens and independents responded with routine ambulance calls noted as Emergency and Routine-3. Jail population lists six females. County not specified.
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Pered
We City
East Patrick
Independents
Cnitecs
Citizens Responded
Israel Pushes Forward In Syria Amid Golan Reoccupation
Israeli tanks backed by warplanes reportedly advanced in the Golan Heights as civilians returned to some evacuated settlements. Both sides claimed continued ground fighting and notable air actions across Syria, Sinai, and the Gulf of Suez with conflicting casualty claims and battlefield reports.
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Associated Press
Israel
Golan Heights
Sinai
Gulf of Suez
Egypt
Sin
Suez Canal
T Herce
Syria
Washington
Golan
Little Opposition Voiced To Potomac Island Bridge
McLean farmer James K. Rocks seeks a 14 foot span to connect his Virginia land with Mason Island over the Potomac. The Water Resources Administration heard concerns about public safety and river flow but expects few issues. construction could start after the corn crop in 1974 and be finished by September 1 with river tests conducted this winter.
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Potomac
McLean
Water Resources Administration
City Hall
James K. Rocks
Mason Island
Virginia
U.S. 15
Rocks
R. A. Curtis
Curtis
Many Area Residents Agree With Trick Or Treat Ban
Frederick voters and officials ban trick or treating citing safety concerns. Residents express mixed views while merchants foresee excess candy stock and reduced traffic, with several suggesting alternative Halloween gatherings at schools or churches.
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Frederick
Brown II
Local Jury Hearing Arson Case
The arson trial of Robert Eugene Hose began this morning in Grows Court before a jury and Judge Robert E. Capp Jr. The fire at 191 Pennsylvania Ave last June 16 was ruled intentionally set. Tests at the scene ruled out electrical malfunctions and accidents as causes.
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Robert Eugene Hose
Grows
Robert E. Capp Jr
Saineny Rapley
Frederick County
Donald C. Barnes
Pennsylvania Ave
Howe
Sagner
Clara L. Lee
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