Senators Push Expanded Studies for Sixes Bridge Dam Plan
U.S. Senators Charles Mathias and J. Glenn Beall Jr. proposed an amendment requiring extensive studies of the Sixes Bridge dam’s local impact, alternatives, water supply, and environmental effects before authorizing preliminary work. The measure keeps a $1.4 million design authorization and a $6 million pilot plant, while urging thorough review by the Corps and the National Academy of Sciences.
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Frederick
U.S
Sines Bridge
Charles McC. Mathias
J. Glenn Beall Jr
Congress
Berc
Oat Engineers
National Academy of Sciences
Amendmen
Mathias
Washington
Potomac
Corps
Sixes
Blue Plains
Mathias-Beall
Verona
Virginia
House of Representatives
Corps’ Estuary
Rice outlines plan to revitalize Frederick downtown
Republican mayoral candidate Alderman Glenmore V. Rice spoke at the Frederick Kiwanis Club, prioritizing downtown revitalization and state and federal subsidies. He proposed aging utility lines be underground without burdening users, saving Market and Patrick Streets through state action, and forging a downtown complex with cooperation from county and state officials. He urged self supporting tiered parking, debated tax and bond funding, and called for federal study of a mass transit system while opposing rai bonds.
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Glenmore V. Rice
Frederick Kiwanis Club
Ronald N. Young
Rice
Market
Patrick Streets
Maryland
Church St
City Hall
Market Street
East Church Street
Rai
Shooting Probed Near Carmack's Market
City police investigate a shooting near Carmack's Market on North Market Street. Donald Wayne Butts, 28, of Dill Avenue, was wounded in the left arm by a 22 caliber revolver registered to him. Butts could not identify what was stolen or describe the shooter. Det. La Paul W. Mossburg called it likely personal safety related.
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Carmack’s
North Market Street
Donald Wayne Butts
Dill Avenue
Butts
Det
Paul W. Mossburg
City Police
Underground Wiring On City Agenda
Local attorney Sidney Bloom seeks a resolution directing Potomac Edison to place its overhead wires on South Market Street underground. He represents the Frederick Improvement Foundation and chairs the Chamber of Commerce State and Local Affairs Committee, which backed the move.
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Sidney Bloom
Potomac Edison Company
South Market Street
Bloom
Frederick Improvement Foundation Inc
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Cramer Farm
Rose Hill Manor
Lee Smith
Brandt
Richard Burgee
King Farm
Jefferson Street
Carrol and
Rock Creeks
Bank Sues Bus Line Over Loan Promises and Bus Franchise
The Fredericktown Bank & Trust sues United Transit Systems in Circuit Court for 33 395 dollars claiming missed 1 05 monthly payments on a 35 000 loan made July 17 1972 at 8 percent interest. Sally Schwartz says PSC allows continued operation of the mini bus as part of Patti Wagon firm. franchise was due to expire Friday at 2 p.m.
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Fredericktown Bank & Trust Company
United Transit Systems
UTS
Fredericktown Bank — Trust
Sally Schwartz
Fredericktown Bank & Trust
Ms. Schwartz
Public Service Commission
Fire Log Reports Three Calls in 24 Hours
Fire calls during the 24 hour period ending 10 a.m. include a house fire at the Fawcett residence on New Market Jefferson Street at 6 59 a.m. and a building fire at Red Barn on 8 a.m. A general alarm was sounded.
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Catty
Hashish Worth $3 Million Seized In Carroll County
Eight people were arrested after a Tuesday raid at a Taylorsville farmhouse led to the seizure of 1200 pounds of hashish worth about 3 million dollars. Among those charged were three Westminster residents, two Californians, and others from Los Angeles and South Africa. The Lebanese-origin hashish, valued at 150 dollars per ounce, was linked to a six month investigation by federal agents.
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Wesminster
Taylorsville
Leland Talbot IT
Alex Williams
Wanda Wade
Westminster
arTested
John Polkinghorn
Henry Ford
Calabasas
Calif
Andrew Parks
Los Angeles
Donald Griffin
Landen
David Dewaal
South Africa
Carroll County
MD. 26
Frederick - Carroll County
Five Town Halloween Rules Vary Across Frederick County
Several towns restrict trick or treating tonight while Walkersville Yellow Springs Woodsboro permit costumes in streets. Brunswick Frederick City Clover Hill Myersville and Discovery schedule events or bans. Police urge supervision and candy checks with lighted costumes as showers threaten a cool evening.
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Walkersville
Yellow Springs
Woodsboro
Brunswick
Frederick City
Discovery
Clover Hill
Myersville
Glade Valley Lions
United Presbyterian Church
West Second Street
Ghosts and Goblins Haunt Frederick County Night
Frederick County hosts Halloween legends as ghosts and monsters populate old houses woods and hills. Alyce Weinberg collects Frederick ghost stories from Braddock Heights to Middletown and Rose Hill Manor with tales of Snarlygaster Snarly Yow and phantom soldiers.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Alyce T. Weinberg
Braddock Heights
Old Frederick
South Mountain
Kinely
Hood College
Anaher
Sir Edward McPherson
Auburn
Catoctin Furnace
Rose Hill
Harry
Weinberg
Frederik Soldier
Jug Bridge
County budget audit shows large unspent capital funds
The county spent 1,000,014 of 2,419,266 for capital improvements last year with a record 2,316,923 unspent. Roads and bridges received 1,003,631 in spending while 1,328,274 remained as carryover largely due to delayed federal funds and Agnes flood bridge reconstruction.
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Linton Shafer
Montevue
Agnes
Roads Department
Discharged Worker Accuses HRC Head of Discrimination
Ex Vista volunteer Bill Cecil charged CSA Director Donald Date with firing him unfairly and with false theft accusations. He alleged Date barred him from the office and questioned why underprivileged children sat in the CSA office. Cecil sought action with the State Human Relations Council as the dispute arose at a Frederick County Human Relations Council meeting.
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Vista
Frederick County Community Services Agency
CSA
Donald Date
Bill Cecil
Date
Cecil
Frederick County
Tas
Frederick County Human Relations Council
HRC
State Human Relations Council
Banhthmore
Cecil Abso
Police
Imself
Board of Commissioners
Dae
Stock Market Edges Lower On Mixed NYSE Trading
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 6.2 to 92.15 at 10 33 am as advances led decliners five to two in fairly active trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The ticker tape was slow in the first half hour.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
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Beall
Bureau of Narcotics
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Miami
Fla
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Hood
Ross Pritchard
Pritchard
Gaila Twitty
Patti Maxey
Neil Sandler
Lewistown
PTA
New Market
Sugarloaf Estates
Childres
Frederick County Square
Frederick Towne Mall
Frederick Jaycees
Eric Green
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