Board rejects Seventh Street four way stop plan
The Board of Aldermen rejected a citizen request to install four way stop signs at East Seventh Street and Vernon Avenue. Police already placed slow down signs after a traffic death of five year old Danny Brustad. Officials cited existing driver habits and potential congestion, noting no halt to truck traffic without broader safety measures.
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Board of Aldermen
Seventh Street
Vernon Avenue
East Seventh Street
East Seventh Sreet
Vernon Avenues
Danny Michael Brustad
Danny Brustad
Lee Sharp
Ronald Young
Richard R. Kline
Richard C. Brady
Donald H. Hiltner
Ashton
All-America City Day Planned for September in Frederick
Downtown Frederick will host All-America City Day on September 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Downtown Frederick Association and City Bicentennial Committee sponsor a gala with bands majorette groups displays and live radio broadcasts. Street closures include North Market Street between the Square Corner and Church Street and Church and Second Street. Bus parking will be posted on the south side of Second Street between Bentz Street and College Avenue for attending groups. The Board approved a legal defense measure for city officials and employees discharging duties, while fire company members are excluded as they are independent entities.
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Frederick
Downtown
City Bicentennial Committee
North Marke Street
Square
Church Street
Church
Second Street
Bentz Street
College Avenue
Richard C. Brady
Richard Ashton
W. Milner Roberts
Ronald N. Young
Donald H. Hilmer
James E. MacClellan
Sousa Early Marine Band Conductor and Family Tates
John Philip Sousa joined the United States Marine Corps as a youth in 1868 and later married Jane Bellis in 1879. He became conductor of the Marine Band in 1880, guiding hits like Hail Columbia and The Star-Spangled Banner through 1892.
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John Philip Sousa
United States Marine Corps
Sousa
Jane Bellis
Philadelphia
George Washington
Jane
Pinafore
Philip
Priscilla
Helen
Marine Corps
United States Marine Band
Marine Band
Columbia
Jobless rate rises to 7.9 percent in August
The United States' unemployment rate climbed to 7.9 percent in August, the third straight monthly increase, as employment rose by 74,000 to 88 million with 95.5 million in the labor force. Non-farm payrolls (+240,000) and a slower pace of joblessness higher in June and July were noted, alongside easing inflation from farm products and processed foods. The White House welcomed the modest wholesale price decline.
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WASHINGTON
Labor Department
Ford
Jimmy Carter
White House
Ford limits campaign travel in first month
President Ford will stay near the White House for most of the month with brief campaign trips, per campaign chairman James A. Baker. Carter formally launches his road show with a Warm Springs speech and Labor Day events in Arlington, Darlington, Norfolk, and Newark. A White House spokesman said no Ford travel before Wednesday.
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Ford
White House
cam
James A. Baker
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Warm Springs
Darlington
D.C
Norfolk
Newark
Viking 2 Ready for Mars Landing
Inside The News reports Mission Viking 2 is positioned for a Mars landing with emphasis on readiness and trajectory details. The page also includes Cape Town unrest notes and a forgery probe at a military academy, alongside a weather synopsis and a Twain quote on joy.
Unemployment Up Again Dampens Wall Street Early
New York and Baltimore reports show a third straight monthly rise in unemployment tempering stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.99 points to 82.80 in early trading while NYSE issues tilted toward decliners. In Maryland a Numbers Game daily lottery drawing produced the winning number 015.
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NEW YORK
BALTIMORE
Maryland
Maryland State Police to Enforce 55 MPH Over Labor Day Weekend
Local police will work 10 hour shifts Friday through Monday to strictly enforce speed limits and traffic laws. Speeding violations will not be warned and troopers will use Speedguns Radar Vascar and running roadblocks as needed.
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Maryland
Marvin Mandel
Cpl
Millard M. Mastrine
Susan C. Nicho
Robert C. Snyder
Frederick
Snyder
Elkins Named to Fredericktown Bank Board of Directors
Joseph Edward Elkins Jr. elected to Fredericktown Bank & Trust Co board to replace Clyde E Thomas who becomes director emeritus, announced by bank president Meredith S. Young. Elkins, jeweler at 13 E Patrick St, Frederick, native born Jan 18 1922, served in Army Air Forces in WWII, and worked in family jewelry business after 1933. Continued on Page AB.
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Philadelphia
Philo
Roth
George Washington
France
Gilbert Fox
Joseph Hopkinson
Hopkinson
Francis Hopkinson
Joseph Edward Elkins Jr
Fredericktown Bank & Trust Co
Clyde E Thomas
Meredith S. Young
Elkins
Elkins Jewelers
E. Patrick St
Frederick
Joseph
E and
Rebecca S Elkins Sr
E Second St
St John’s Literary Institute
Army Air Force
James E Doll
Mr Doll
Elkins Sr
young Elkins
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Washington, D.C
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DELAPLAINE
Miss Bellis
Inside The News
VIKING 2
Cape Town
As Force Academy
Mark Twain
Herne
Joseph E. Elkins Jr
Clyde E. Thomas
Thomas
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