Congressmen Tour Monocacy Battlefield For Tourist Center Plan
Congressmen including Byron Geeciee and area historians toured the Monocacy Battlefield to study converting 50 acres of farmland into a historic site. They noted the battlefield’s role in delaying Confederate advances toward Washington and discussed accessibility along I-70S and corridors to Baltimore and Washington.
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Geeciee Byron
House
National Parks and Recreational Subcommittee
Monocacy
Washington
Worthington
Frederick
Crime Panel Urges Leniency for Criminals
Washington AP A federal crime commission urges leniency for most offenders arguing incarceration fails to deter crime. The National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals favors early release for minor offenses white collar crime and limits on prison terms except for murderers and persistent dangerous offenders. The plan excludes life terms and the death penalty and calls diverting offenders to social services.
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Washington
Wah Wah
Nation
al Advisory Commission On Criminal Justice
Nixon
Fraley Escapes Jail and Remains At Large
George B. Fraley a 28 year old from Catoctin Furnace escaped Frederick County Jail Sunday night and remains uncaptured. Police report he walked from the jail kitchen to the furnace room and out through an unlocked door amid claims of understaffing. He was recently convicted on breaking and entering and larceny and faced assault charges against State's Attorney Robert Rothenhoefer.
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George B. Fraley
Catoctin Furnace
Frederick County
Fraley
Robert 5. Rothenhoefer
Frederick
Patuxent Institute
BPW Planning Candidates Night at Betty's Colonial
The Business and Professional Women’s group hosts a candidates night for the November 6 election. The event features a question and answer period with invited candidates starting at about 8 p.m. at Betty's Colonial Restaurant.
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BPW
Betty's Colonial Restaant
Agnew to Deliver Farewell Speech Tonight on TV
Former Vice President Spiro Agnew will address a television audience at 7 30 p m EDT in a largely self written 15 minute farewell. he resigned after pleading no contest to federal income tax evasion and was fined 10000 dollars with three years probation.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
NBC
CBS
Agnew
U.S
Baltimore
Frederick County Plans Bicentennial Festivities in 1976
Frederick County advances plans for the 1976 bicentennial with a focus on housing a tourist influx of up to 40 million visitors. The committee maps attractions, time capsules, historical plays, and War of independence research while exploring downtown refurbishing and visitor information centers.
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Frederick County
Maryland
William Made
Washington Area
Frederick Dee
Parkins
Lions Club
Parsons
Stock Market Dips as Dow Jones Drops at 10:80 AM
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 10.61 points to 968.07 in early trading amid market jitters. Investors monitored ongoing volatility as blue chips faced selling pressure and broader indices showed mixed moves.
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Dow Jones
Egyptians Israelis Battle Hand To Hand In Sinai
Egyptian and Israeli forces clash in the Sinai with hand to hand fighting and tank battles. Cairo reports gains along the front while Tel Aviv cites a halted push and heavy losses on both sides. Egypt says 150 to 200 tanks and 15 to 29 aircraft were lost in recent days.
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Associated Press
Sinai
Desert
Cairo
Israel
Tel Aviv
Vanwes
Damascus
Ras Gharib
Gulf of Suez
Gulf
Sinai Peninsula
Egypt
Israel Command
Ely Pat
Suez Canal
Paul Kohn
Moshe Dayan
Douglas Claims LBJ Phone Bugged in Court Confab
Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas said in a dissent that electronic surveillance is common in DC and that Johnson’s conference room and phone may have been tapped. He offered no evidence for the claims as Heutsche seeks bail pending appeal after being found in contempt in the Chicago juror probe case.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Doug
District of Columbia
Douglas
Johnson
White House
Margaret Anne Heutsche
Chicago
Evanston
Ill
Thai Premier and Aides Flees as Violence Surges
Bangkok reports say the former military premier Thanom Kittikachorn his son Narong and deputy Praphas Charusathien left the country to help quell the violence in the capital. Demonstrators demanded their execution as student groups looted burned government buildings and clashes with troops intensified.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Thanom Kittikachorn
Praphas
Charusathien
Narong Kittikachorn
Narong
Thanom
Sanya Thammasak
Democracy Monument
Sanya
Radio Thailand
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Thammasa University
Arson Case Testimony Concluded in Local Trial
Testimony closed in the arson trial of 25 year old Robert Eugene Hoes of Broadway. He is accused of setting a fire at Clara Lee in her apartment on 191 Conenivase Ave during the early hours of June 16. Witnesses placed him near Pennsylvania Avenue around midnight. Fire officials estimated the blaze started between midnight and 12:30 a.m. Judge Robert E. Clapp Jr will instruct the jury on the law and closing arguments will follow before a verdict.
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Robert Eugene Hoes
Hoes
Broadway
Clara Lee
Conenivase Ave
Cates
Robert 5S. Rothenhoefer
Judith Anderson
Pennsylvania Avenue
Robert E. Clapp Jr
Colorfest draws 50 000 as Thurmont hosts weekend fest
Thousands visit Thurmont area for Colorfest events all weekend. Maury Graham arrives by Western Maryland Railway freight dubbed Steam Train and performs at Mi Tabor Park in Rocky Ridge. Parade crowds exceed expectations with Smokey the Bear as Grand Marshal. Miniature Falabella horses delight children while six country bands perform under the trees at Mt Tabor Park. Prizes awarded for door drawings.
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America
Maury Graham
Thurmont
Maryland
Mi Tabor Fark
Rocky Ridge
Gene Myers
Aba
Smokey the Bear
Mt Tabor Park
George ‘Buck Gem
Fred Bencholf
Greenastie
Shirley Smith
Hainer
Richard W Shives
Big Pool
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Arnold Schofield
National Park Service
Fd Bearss. Parsons
Robert Stevens
D-Ga
Keith Sebelious
R-Ka
Edward S. Delaplaine
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