Sheep attacked by dogs on family farm injure 4-H sheep
Dave Carruthers shot two dogs after a pack attacked his daughter Beakeed Carruthers 12 sheep on their Bill Moxley Road farm. One sheep was killed and several injured. two rams escaped as the owner laments the loss and seeks relief while county animal warden investigates.
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Bill Moxley
Geri Beth Carruthers
Dave Bald
Darkion
Dave Carruthers
Carruthers
Con
Heth
Plan to review police and fire hiring under new guidelines
Plan to review both departments hiring policies by the mayor, board of aneedied, and the Precentsk County HRC. Patricia Hall says a complete review will finish within six months. Departments must reach at least 10 percent minority payrolls, with law requiring action.
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Aneedied
Precentsk County Human Relations Council
HRC
EEOC
Patricia Hall
County Human Relations Commission
Miss Hall
Misa Hall
Chlorine concerns in Maryland towns prompt treatment debates
Municipalities seek dechlorination and dilution strategies amid chlorine contamination of drinking water. Consulting engineer Martin Forky cites sodium metabisulfate as a potential additive while EPA studies link chlorine to cancer forming compounds. Grants may cover up to 75 percent of costs. Emmitsburg officials insist water remains within limits. Hood College experts warn trout sensitivity and Monocacy river health depend on reduced chlorine, with taxpayers likely bearing costs if inaction persists.
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Martin Forky
Myersville
Forky
EPA
Acly
Emmitsburg
Sam Jones
Jones
Jamen Gilford
Hood College
Gilford
CETA reforms loom as Hagerstown leads changes
Four counties shift control to a central Hagerstown office for CETA operations. A two month hiring freeze, standardization of titles and benefits, and daily payroll tracing via terminals are planned. Budget requests rise from 12 to 15 million to 25 29 million, with local counties shedding payroll roles while retaining space and votes.
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Consortium
CETA
Hagerstown Consortium
Snook
Department of Labor
Hagerstown
Philadelphia
Frederick County
Winchester Hall
Frederick
Counei
Western Maryland
Stook
Inflation Watch Hints Steady Growth Amid Price Pressures
The economy shows a 3.4 percent third quarter GNP rise with gains excluding strike and weather effects, suggesting steady growth and employment. Officials anticipate Carter’s anti inflation plan with voluntary price and wage guidelines, while Alfred Kabo is eyed for the new administrator post.
Number of women dying of lung cancer doubles
Washington AP a Nations Cancer Institute report shows women doubled their lung cancer deaths from 1973 to 1978 while male cases rise slowly. Irving Rimer of the American Cancer Society cites later smoking uptake by women and teen girls smoking at parity with boys, predicting equal death rates in about eight years.
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Washington
American Caner Society
The
Nations Cancer Institute
Irving Rimer
American Cancer Society
New York
Frederick Courthouse Complex to Boost Revitalization
Frederick County plans a multimillion dollar courthouse complex on West Patrick Street including three district and three circuit courtrooms, state and city offices, and a police presence. The design preserves the Hanson-Thomas House and features clock tower, sunken garden plaza, and solar heated heat pumps. Construction could start in December pending approval, with completion in spring 1960.
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Frederick County
Frederick City
Frederick Lions Club
Robert May
Dam Construction Co
Baltimore
May
Sed County
John Hanson
Phillip Thomas
West Patrick Street
South Court Street
Hanson- Thomas Howe
Frederick County Board of Commissioners
Hanson-Thomas
Hanson Society
The
Maryland Historical Trust
Frederick Landmarks Society
Downtown Citizens Association
Maryland Medical Society
Continental Congress
Hamson-Thomas
Patrick Street
Frederick
City youth charged in High's robbery
A 17-year-old Frederick boy, Wendell Bruce Thomas, was charged as an adult in the October 12 armed robbery of High's Lore on East Patrick Street. Police say two youths robbed the store. a clerk was robbed but not injured. Thomas surrendered Friday morning. another arrest is expected. Charges include two counts of armed robbery grand larceny petty larceny two counts of possession of a handgun in commission of a felony two counts of assault and destruction of property.
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Frederick
East Patrick Street
Wendell Bruce Thomas
John Hanson
Thomas
Paul W. Mossburg
Administration economic mission stalls inflation plan
Officials say earlier flexible wage and price guidelines failed to curb inflation. The goal of cutting the 1977 inflation rate of 6.4 percent by midyear is unlikely, with a new estimate showing inflation at least half a percent higher. Carter plans to reject formal wage and price controls akin to Nixon era measures, despite a Tuesday night address.
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Carter
Nixon
Three people hurt in separate Frederick mishaps
State police at Frederick report three injuries in distinct single car accidents. Hoffmaster, 20, of West Patrick Street, was hurt on Route 210 near the county line and treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Beverly Ann Tyler, 20, of Mowat Army, sustained injuries on New Design Road after fog limited visibility and she failed to yield. she was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital and cited for failure to reduce speed. Christopher Mark Cooper, 38, of Rockville, was injured on Md 7 near Catoctin Hollow Road. he was charged with failure to reduce speed and transported by Thermont ambulance.
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Frederick
Herbert Gardner Heffmaster
West Patrick Street
Tpr
M. A. Lowry
Hoffmaster
Spa
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Hyattstons Ambulance
Beverly Ann Tyler
Rt. 1
Mowat Airy
New Design Road
Rick Stotelmyer
MD. 28
Carroll Manor
Christopher Mark Cooper
Rockville
Catoctin Hollow Road
Tfe.s. B. Bohrer
Cooper
Thermont Ambulance
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Ben Abruzzo
Max Anderson
Larry Newman
Presque Isle
Maine
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France
Gary Mubroke
New York City
New York Fire Department
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Copenhagen
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Pleasant Hill
Jaycee
Mike Magee
Liberty Bell PY
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