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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1973
Page
1
Mrs Rice won the mayoral primary race and will serve as City Treasurer replacing Eichelberger who will not comment on the results. Rice, longtime office worker, argued she has long handled duties in the treasurer's office while Eichelberger said the office has run under his direction.
In the two party mayoral primary Ronald N. Young will face Alderman Rice in the November general. Betty E. Rice, deputy treasurer, defeated Louis Eichelberger to become the first woman elected to office in the city. Elizabeth and other women were nominated for alderman positions.
In a high turnout primary 4000 of 11000 registered voters cast ballots. Republican Burker and Mary Shapley lead a slate seeking five alderman seats as Clare H DeLauter Jr. a retired educator takes third. Democratic candidates James E Young James Murphy Charles J Smith Austin C vie for mayoral leadership amid party splits. Official canvassing and absentee ballot counts begin Thursday morning as results may shift edges in tight races.
Arcadia West Phase II faces approval as county planners review a 17 acre mixed development with 264 four-plex and 606 eight-plex units plus roads pond and a 898 acre active recreation area. Officials question eight-plex viability and sewer capacity while developers pledge to let staff decide eligibility in Phase II.
Thomas Natelly 36 of Frederick was appointed vice principal at TJ School today by the board. Dale Gangawere had been named principal at Natelly and will assume duties. The board also discussed vocational education advisory recommendations and urged selecting a new principal for Walkersville Tech soon.
Teachers surveyed on The De ma Public School System study rated the school board as fair to good. The Citizen's Advisory Committee collected 992 survey forms with 478 returned, including 330 from elementary and 149 from secondary schools. Sixty four percent opposed county commissioners steering the budget and four percent wanted board representation at meetings. Disciplinary issues were not a major concern though 37 percent found them difficult, with city schools showing more problems than county schools. Continued on Page A-5.
Defenders Day marks the 1814 defense of Baltimore during the War of 1812 with Maryland legal recognition since 1908. The Frederick County courthouse will close to observe the holiday, noted amid historical accounts of the British assault on Washington and the Chesapeake Bay campaign.
Frederick County public schools may lose about $151,000 in Title I funds risking cuts to remedial and teacher aides. The district would reassign specialists and reduce 44 aides to half time unless Congress enacts a held harmless clause before month end.
In New York trading the Dow Jones average eased, declining about 15 points as the market showed a calmer tone after a recent slide. The broader New York Stock Exchange saw modest gains led by light trading and mixed advance and decline signals.
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