City rejects high density plan for 78 acre tract
City Planning and Zoning Commission denied a request for high density zoning on 78 acres of newly annexed land. About 22 acres were set for single family homes and the rest for multifamily use. Developers Land Investment Associates No. 1 aimed for roughly 1,850 units but the panel approved split zoning totaling about 1,400 dwellings.
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City Planning and Zoning Commissioners
Land Investment Associates No. 1
City Planning and Zoning Commission
City Hall
Board of Aldermen
O*possumtown Pike
Fort Detrick
Lawrence Johnson
W. Jerome Offutt
PTA Council Plans Meeting On New Reporting System
The Frederick County Council of PTA schedules a 7 30 p m meeting at North Frederick Elementary to discuss a new reporting system via parent teacher conferences for November and April progress reports. Alonzo Peters and Charlotte Smith will present. Sept 15 session aims to ready PTAs to train parents and prepare officers.
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North Frederick
Kenneth Fields
County Council
Board of Education
Ptas
PTA
Alonzo Peters
Charlotte Smith
Fields
Symposium on Drugs Class Opens Sept 21 at High School
Frederick County boards sponsor a free fifteen week drug education course tied to Channel 67’s Symposium on Drugs. Sessions run Tuesdays 7 to 9 pm in Rooms 52-53 at Governor Thomas Johnson High School with Dr. Frances Ann Gilbert coordinating.
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Board of Education of
Frederick County
Division of Instructional Television
Channel 67
English
Governor Thomas Johnson High School
Frances Ann Gilbert
Burglars Take $275 From Church
City police report a breaking and entering and larceny at the Church of the Brethren on Fairview Avenue. Thieves entered the secretary’s office safe, taking 275.13 dollars in cash and small items. Investigators call it a neat job with no other damage. fingerprint search continues.
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Church of the Brethren
Fairview Avenue
Merlin E. Garber
Pvt
Thomas Fritz
George Himes
Births in U S Drop in First Half of 1971 Census Report
The Census Bureau reports 1 755 000 births from January through June 1971, 17 000 fewer than the same period in 1970, challenging expectations that births would rise with more women in prime childbearing ages. The data suggest a potential shift in fertility trends and raise questions about attitudes, abortion, and economic factors influencing family size.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Washington Center For Metropolitan Studies
Order Restored At Attica Prison After Deadly Uprising
Attica State Prison returned to order as clashes left 37 dead, including 9 hostages among 38 guards and workers held four days. Federal judge ordered access for lawyers and medical staff. state officials planned a hearing in Buffalo. Attica officials reported two early hostage deaths prior to the crackdown.
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Attica
N.Y. Cap
Attica State Prison
National Guard
Am Prison
Gray Stone
U.S. District Court
John Curtin
Buffalo
Albany
Russell G. Oswald
Officials, Public Split On Attica Prison Force
The Associated Press reports sharp division among officials penologists and citizens over the use of force at Attica Prison after the four day uprising. President Nixon supported Governor Rockefeller's stance against amnesty for inmates and praised the response while critics labeled the handling despicable, calling it a massacre that could have saved lives.
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Associated Press
Attica
Wether
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Vernon Fox
Michigan State Prison
New York
Fox
Fire Log and Ambulance Calls Interior Summary
Fire calls reported during the 24 hour period ending at 10 am with counts. County ambulance calls show Emergency and Routine totals. Jail population lists a male count and missing female percentage.
Market Drifts Lower in Dull New York Trading
New York equities eased again in quiet trading as the market extended a three session slide. Investors watched for shifts in momentum amid a softer tape and led by declines in several major stocks.
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New York
Uprising Quelled at Baltimore City Jail
About 200 inmates barricaded the cafeteria at Baltimore City Jail and were forced out with tear gas. No injuries were reported as inmates were returned to their cells. Guards used three tear gas canisters. one guard was kicked, and some inmates sustained minor injuries from broken windows.
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Baltimore
Attica
N.Y
Maryland Penitentiary
City
Marvin Mandel
Howard B. Parks
City Jail
Parks
Same Assailant Suspected In Two Stabbings
Local law officers believe a local man stabbed two 18 year old men near Hood College on Rosemont Avenue after a campus mixer. Victim Joel Henry Baron, 18, of Akron Pennsylvania, identified by sources as one of the students involved, with further details referenced.
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Hood College
Rosemont Avenue
Joel Henry Baron
Akron
Gettysburg College
Hue Attacks on U S Vehicles Spark New Antiwar Protests
In Hue protesters firebombed U S military and civilian vehicles after a Vietnamese youth was shot by an American soldier. In Saigon a Navy petty officer was badly burned, while veterans and Catholics for Peace urged better benefits and troop withdrawal. No U S injuries reported.
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Saigon
U.S
Hue
U.S. Navy
Navy
Catholics For Peace
Vietnam
Hue University
Bao Dung
Pham Nhat
Sana
Abrams Signals End to All U.S. Forces in Vietnam
Gen. Creighton Abrams, citing a shift toward an advisory role, reportedly says there will be no residual U.S. military force in Vietnam. He envisions a 9 to 3 year transition to a self-sufficient South Vietnamese army with no aerial or ground American ops. Senator McGovern notes Abrams described a nonresidual interpretation of Nixon's Vietnamization policy.
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George S. McGovern
Abrams
U.S
South Dakota Democrat
McGovern
Abram
Nixon
McGovern Escapes Attack During Saigon Church Meeting
Senator George McGovern, visiting South Vietnam, remained unhurt after rocks and fire bombs were thrown during a church meeting with about 40 Vietnamese. U S military police and embassy guards freed him and associates after about 30 minutes inside the church office. Rebels described as Cowboys roamed the area as Vietnamese security sealed surrounding blocks.
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Saigon
George McGovern
McGovern
U.S
South Vietnam
City Officials Visit Nearby Townhouse Developments
Mayor E Paul Magaha and most aldermen along with planning officials will tour Montgomery Village Horizons Shady Grove and Columbia to study townhouse and multifamily projects. The city recently approved a zoning change permitting privately owned townhouses and requiring site plans for planning commission approval. Most growth is expected in Frederick due to available land.
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E. Paul Magaha
Board of Aldermen
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Lawrence Johnson
Montgomery Village
the Horizons
Shady Grove
Columbia
Planning Commission
Frederick
Policeman's Trial Delayed in DUI Case
State's Attorney Rothenhoefer requested a continuance delaying the trial of Pvt. Ralph Andrew Webb, a city policeman, charged with driving under the influence and reckless driving after allegedly striking 15 year old Joyce Ann Conley on North Market Street. Webb, 28, of Woodsboro, will be tried when Rothenhoefer returns to Frederick and can personally handle the matter. The September Grand Jury convening prevents Assistant State's Attorney Lawrence A. Dorsey Jr. from prosecuting for the state. Conley received treatment for a fractured left ankle at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
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Robert Rothenhoefer
Ralph Andrew Webb
Rothenhoefer
Frederick
Lawrence A. Dorsey Jr
Webb
Woodsboro
Joyce Ann Conley
John Hanson
North Market Street
Miss Conley
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Downtown Plan Sparks Call for Implementation Steps
Carroll Hendrickson presented final proposals from Marcou O Leary and Associates comparing an $8-10 million central Frederick renovation to projects like Governor Thomas Johnson High School and the Frederick Towne Mall. Gilmore V. Rice urged a joint city county committee to push implementation, noting the county will buy land north of West Patrick Street for a courthouse and library.
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Frederick
Gilmore V. Rice
Downtown Action Committee
West Patrick Street
Rice
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