Sixes Bridge Dam battle flares in Maryland debate
Rep Goodloe E. Byron weighed an amendment to HR 10203 the Water Resources Act of 1973 arguing the Sixes Bridge Dam would cost 11 000 acres of prime dairy land and disrupt Frederick County farms. Opponents cited local opposition and alternative sites while noting Seneca Dam was abandoned under similar pressure.
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Sites Bridge
Goodloe E. Byron
Byron
Monocacy River
Frederick County
Soil Conservation District of
Carroll County
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Thurmont
District of Columbia
Water Resources Act
Atomac
Washington
Potomac River
Washington Area
Blue Plains
Potomac Basin
Bloomington
Sixes Bridge
Verona
Virginia
Potomac
Seneca
North Virginia
Mimery County
Frederick Coury
Washington and Baltimore
House
Senate
Agnew case unfolds in Maryland courtroom and taxes plea
In a Baltimore courtroom the Vice President Spiro Agnew faced a tax evasion charge as Attorney General Richardson and Judge Hoffman presided. Agnew waived indictment, pled guilty to one count, paid a $10,000 fine, and resigned while warnings of further scrutiny persisted. The scene capped a tense phase of a broader state and national probe into bribe payoffs and middlemen.
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Don
Val Hymes
Maryland
Agnew
Baltimore
United States
Richardson
Secret Service
Fiadio
Spirot Agnew
Hdenself
Pap Samy Ry Toons Aren Wien
Justice Department
George Beall
Dale
Anne Arundel County
Joseph W. Alton Jr
Alton
Vean
Agee
Spiro Agnew
Five Revenue Officers Raid at Hershey Distillery
Yesterday fifty years ago five men with suspicious appearance arrived at Berkatsine distillery near Hersey and caused fears of another raid. Sheriff Janes and Deputy Senith confronted them as the five men parked a vehicle nearby and claimed to be revenue officers.
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Hersey
Berkatsine Aad
Betet
Janes
Senith Fo
Frederick Weather Station Alert Shows No Major Blazes
Twenty years ago a Frederick weather station reported no significant fires in the city with only minor incidents noted and no major blazes extinguished.
Letters to the Editor Defend Sister's Note and Maryland Song Debate
A reader from Chicago defends a sister from an editor's note and demands an explanation. The letter also discusses opposition to changing the Maryland song Maryland My Maryland and references historical context, civic discourse, and quotes about the Civil War era.
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Chicago
Zimmerman
Plase
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Vickie
Cage
Thege Mata
Ates Savin
Sixes Dam
Ceres Land Co
Sterling
Colo
Ceres
U.S. Department of Agriculture
gri-Stock, Inc
Akron
Ohio
Joseph B. Davidson
Davidson
Canada
Maid Geefas
Frederick, Maryland
Eye of the
Mandel
Beall
Hoyt King
Hewspafer Enterprise Asseh
Berry's
Iele
Sere
Richard E. Zimmerman
Palmer
Words OF
Colorado
Louisiana
James Ryder Randall
Laurigeres
Casey
Ater Rasdall
Book Club
Pointe Coupee Parish
George
George McClellan
South
Echo
Frederick
Speer
St. Peter's Church
Vatican
Internal Revenue Service
Department of the Treasury
Er Ioek
Palestine
Teman
German Democratic Republic
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