County appoints Cutsail to study housing needs
County commissioners vote unanimously to name J. Alfred Cutsail head of a new Department of Economics and Community Development to prepare a comprehensive housing study. The move aims to decide if a full-time housing coordinator is needed, amid dissent that studies delay action.
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Lawrence A. Dorsey
J. Alfred Cutsail
Dorsey
Donald L. Lewis
al Cutsail
Lewis
Catsail
Carmen Ruins Sugar Cane Crop After Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen disperses over Louisiana and Texas after 180 mph winds. Two dead and about 14 000 refugees in evacuation centers, while the sugar cane crop sustains heavy losses estimated at 100 million dollars. Governor Edwards surveys damage. Red Cross says 60 000 housed.
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New Orleans
Carmen
Louisiana
Texas
Lafayette
Central Louisiana Electric Co
Edwin W. Edwards
Gilbert Durbin
American Sugar Cane League
Red Cross
Thieves Swipe Drugs at Frederick Store Break-in
Frederick city police investigate a major theft from Peoples Drug Store in the Frederick Shopping Center overnight. Undetermined quantities of codeine morphine demoral and amphetamines were stolen after thieves entered through a roof hatch. No other items were reported missing. A separate incident notes 13 year old Kimberly Ann Fox treated for injuries after a bicycle collision on Gas House Pike and released. Jeffery A. Soper of Walkersville was released on personal recognizance after arrest for carrying a concealed handgun at Club 40 West.
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Frederick City
Peoples Drug
Frederick
Charles V. Main
Main
Kimberly Ann Fox
B& O Avenue
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Gas House Pike
Miss Fox
Rosemarie Berger
Mt. Pleasant
Jeffery A. Soper
Walkersville
Frederick County Primaries Spark Voter Turnout Hope
Voters head to the polls Tuesday as Frederick County selects five party nominees for county commissioners in a five member team race amid a gubernatorial election year. Registrar James Messersmith forecasts a turnout around 33.7 percent, citing redistricting confusion and rain. More than 36,000 residents are registered, with Democrats leading Republicans, and 131 candidates vying for 45 party openings. Incumbents Dorsey and Lews show strength, Derr not seeking reelection, while bullet voting is discussed as a strategy.
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Frank Shaw
Frederick County
James Messersmith
Board of Election Supervisor's Office
Messersmith
Tace
Lawrence Dorsey Do
Donald Lews
John Derr
Nixon Pardon Ends Ford's Honeymoon in Pittsburgh
President Ford faced immediate protests over his unconditional Nixon pardon as crowds of over 500 gathered outside a downtown hotel. Key aides resigned, Democrats decried the move, and advisers weighed political damage while Nixon and Ford aides outlined legal terms and future court actions.
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Pittsburgh
Ford
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Congress
Jerry
Washington
Jerald F. JerHorst
White House
Mercy
Justice
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Local Officials Split Over Nixon Pardon Ford Amnesty Sparks Reaction
Sen Charles Mathias and Maryland leaders react strongly to President Ford s full pardon of Richard Nixon. Mandel Byron Wampler and others call for full Watergate disclosure and criticize the move as premature and unsettling to public trust in justice. Varying views reflect campaign stakes as Maryland primary nears.
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Charles McC. Mathias
R-Md
Gerald Ford
Nixort
Richard Nixon
Sen
Mathias
Maryland
Ford
Marvin Mandel
Nixon
Mandel
Goodloe Byron
Elton Wampler
Edward P. Thomas
Bruce Welch
Byron
Tom
Welch
Elton R. Wampler
News-Post Today
Wampler
Virginia Levis
Hood College Political Science Department
Sage
Haupt Named Foreman Of County Grand Jury
The September term of Frederick County Grand Jury swore in Robert E. Haupt of Middletown as foreman. Judges Clapp and Barrick outlined lighter workload due to information filings speeding trials. They stressed secrecy and duties over supervision and potential presentments by the grand jury.
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Haupt
Frederick County
Grand Jury
Robert E. Haupt
Middletown
Circuit Court
Robert FE. Clapp Jr
Samuel W. Barrick
Clapp
Barrakkh
Robert S& Rothenhoeeler
Free Bus Service For Voters In Frederick City
A candidate rents a 23 passenger bus to shuttle voters around three loops in Frederick City on Tuesday. The route starts 3am in front of Fox's Store on South Market Street and stops at North Market Street intersections, the Square Corner, City Hall, Second Street, Carmack-Jay, and further locations before returning to the pickup point.
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Frederick City
Fox's
South Market Street
North Market Street
South Street
Ciy Hall
Second Street
Carmack-Jay
Ford urges high priority for mass transit reform
President Ford told the Sixth International Conference on Urban Transportation that the energy crisis makes it essential to build mass transit systems people will use. He warned that Americans view public transport as a last resort and traffic jams have become a public struggle. He stressed flexible programs matching city diversity, urged careful priority setting within an $11 billion federal act, and called for realistic funding with cost-benefit checks.
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Pittsburgh
Ford
Stock Market Edges Down Amid Mixed Trading
New York AP reports stocks eased after a tentative advance. The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened lower, with declines in mining and manufacturing shares reflecting cautious sentiment as traders weighed ongoing corporate results and economic signals.
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New York
Farrow
Feachanue, Howe
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