Severs State Move Toward Charter Government Viewed As Progress
Editor notes this is the first in a series on Frederick County charter home rule. Voters will authorize a five member unpaid committee to draft a charter over two years, with public hearings, before a final vote in 1972. The ballot only initiates study, not adoption, and outcomes depend on subsequent approvals.
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General Assembly
Frederick County
Maryland
Grandfather
Board of County Commissioners
Frederick
Baltimore County
Howard County
Anne Arundel County
Montgomery County
Wicomico County
Baltimore City
Cecil
Harford
Prince Georges
Montgomery
Jail Escapees Sought After Frederick County Breakout
Police search for inmate Robert Eugene Wills and jail escapee Allen Lee Thomas after two prisoners hacked bars in a third floor cell and descended 20 feet by improvised rope. Thomas turned himself in later, while Wills faces breaking and entering and larceny charges.
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Frederick County
Allen Lee Thomas
South Market Street
Crummell Jacobs
Thomas
Robert Eugene Wills
East Third Street
Jacobs
Robert Eugene Willis
Wills
Taxpayers League Endorses Eight Candidates for Election
The Frederick County and City Taxpayers League endorsed eight candidates for State Senate House of Delegates and county commissioner for the November 3 general election. The slate, approved by a steering committee October 6 and endorsed by 24 attendees at North Frederick Elementary School, includes incumbents Charles E. Collins and Charles H. Smelser along with several Republicans and Democrats. The league will consider printing handbills and buying newspaper ads pending candidate approval.
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Frederick County and City Taxpayers League
State Senate
House of Delegates
Taxpayers League
North Frederick
Robert E. Dailey, Sr
League
Charles E. Collins
Donald L. Lewis
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Ray H. Smith
Julien P. Delphey
Richard J. Hudson
Senate
Charles H. Smelser
Edward D. Storm
Beall leads Tydings in senator race as Mandel slips
The Frederick News-Post poll among county voters shows Republican J Glenn Beall leading Democrat Joseph D Tydings 52 to 20 percent for senator with 28 percent undecided. Governor race has Mandel ahead 54 to 16 over Blair. 30 percent undecided. Congressman Byron leads Hughes 58 to 22 with 20 percent undecided. Charter Government support stands at 40 percent, opposition 20, undecided 40, with noted caveats about sampling size and methodology.
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Frederick
J. Glenn Beall
Joseph D. Tydings
Beall
Tydings
Marvin Mandel
C. Stanley Blair
Mandel
Blair
Goodloe Byron
George Hughes
Byron
Hughes
Charter
Frederck County
Charter Government
Planners Approve Buckeystown Rezoning for Industry
Frederick County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended rezoning 193 acres near Buckeystown from A-1 to M-0 for light industrial use. Winchester Properties Inc. filed the application and said early development is not anticipated. Residents opposed the rezoning citing concerns and a letter from Mar-Lu Ridge Camp urging restrictions to Ballenger Creek corridor.
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Frederick County Planning and Zoning Commission
Buckeystown
Winchester Properties Inc
Hawker Road
Cap Stine Road
Richard Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Mar-Lu Ridge
Ballenger Creek
U S plans troop cutback amid North Viet buildup
Saigon reports Nixon aims to reduce American forces to 344000 by year end with further cuts to 284000 by May while B52s fly over Laos for the fifth straight day. Saigon notes Hanoi resupplies on the Ho Chi Minh trail as clashes kill North Vietnamese and Viet Cong in Quang Ngai. Civilians die in a Da Nang rocket strike.
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Nixon
Laos
Strategic Air Command
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Hartford
Conn
Vietnam
11Th Armored Cavalry
25Th Infantry
1St Marine Division
U.S
Melvin Laird
Washington
Hanoi
Quang Neai
da Nang
Nixon Voices Kind Words for Buckley in Senate Race
President Nixon and Vice President Agnew endorsed conservative Buckley as he seeks to unseat Republican Goodell in New York. Nixon avoided committing beyond appreciating Buckley’s support, while GOP leaders urged Goodell at a Washington fundraiser hosted by Nelson Rockefeller.
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Washington
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
New York
Charles E. Goodell
James L. Belay
Buckley
Westchester County, N
Mr. Buckley
Senate
Goodell
Agnew
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Gordon Allott
Colorado
GOP
Nelson
Rockefeller
Richard L. Ottinger
Hood College opens day enrollment to men in 1971
Hood College trustees voted to admit commuting men as day students starting January 1971, enabling men from Frederick County and nearby communities to pursue a Hood bachelor’s degree while the college remains a women’s residential institution. The college emphasizes selecting highly qualified students with leadership potential, offering majors across arts sciences and pre professional tracks.
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Hood College Board of Trustees
Liberal Arts College
Randle Elliott
Hood
Frederick
Frederick County
Fire Log Summary for Hoffman County Road Area
Fire calls reported in the 24 hours ending 10 am. Field fire at Hoffman Seachrist Road at 3 32 pm with Woodsboro response. Automobile fire near Emmitsburg at 9 pm with Emmitsburg ambulance. Emergency and routine calls totaled four and zero respectively. Contact numbers 662-6333 or 663-4400.
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Hoffman— Seachrist
Woodsboro
Emmitsburg
Westmoreland backs volunteer army pledge at AUSA
Gen. William C. Westmoreland pledged to push for a switch to an all volunteer force while Army leaders warned that public support and a favorable view of the military are essential. He outlined steps to attract recruits, including ending “make work” practices and reviewing policies, noting that younger soldiers hold different values than older leaders.
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Washington
William C. Westmoreland
Army
Westmoreland
The
Association of the United States Army
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Dis
Armed Services
Army Association
Eastalco Open House At Maryland Aluminum Plant
Eastalco Aluminum Company hosts an open house Saturday to showcase the $190 million reduction plant on Manor Woods Road near Buckeystown. Phase A with the first of two 240-pot potlines is in operation. Guided tours run 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 17 from the Auxiliary Gate, no cameras, flat shoes required, no children under 14, tours last about an hour, with refreshments and mementos.
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Eastalco Aluminum Company
Maryland
Manor Woods Road
Buckeystown
Eastalco
Eustako
Eastalco Special Services
Eastaleo
Market drift slows as profit taking weighs on stocks
NEW YORK AP reports the stock market under pressure from profit taking. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 2.81 points to 761.43 by 10:30 a.m. in moderate trading, signaling continued downward drift.
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New York
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Massachusetts
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Oregon
Jacob K. Javits
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Marlow W. Cook
Kentucky
Health, Education and Welfare
John G. Veneman
Cindy Boehm
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