Frederick Fair Opens Amid Setup Rush and Calm Skies
The Greater Frederick Fair begins quietly at 8 a.m. with hundreds of workers setting up rides and stalls under a damp sky. Amusements of America owner Dominic Vivona leads crews from Trenton heading to Frederick, promising completion by noon as concessions, judges, and vendors prepare for a week of fairgoers and school groups.
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Greater Frederick
Dominic Vivona
Amusements of America
Billy
Vivona
Barry
Trenton
Frederick
MSTA Official Attacks Bowers On FCC Strike
Maryland Teachers Association official testifies in federal court that Frederick Community College Board President G. Hunter Bowers Jr. said he would like to see FCC faculty dismissed amid a bargaining dispute. The testimony links a May 16 meeting at Bowers home to tensions over recognition and potential work stoppages.
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Baltimore
Frederick Community College
Board of Trustees
G. Hunter Bowers Jr
FCC
Teachers” Association
Robert Haugen
Field Services
Maryland State Teachers Association
Haugen
Richard Winn
Bowers
Winn
Roger Shaw
U.S. District Court
Frederick County
Terrorists May Not Free French Hostages
Dutch troops in green camouflage and armored cars massed at Schiphol as the government prepared to move three Japanese terrorists holding nine hostages at the French Embassy. A spokesman said the raid could occur after 10 am EDT, but a police official warned uncertainty remained about the deal’s outcome.
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Hague
Netherlands
Schiphol
34 Car Derailment Delays Commuters
A B and O freight train derailment near Engle West Virginia disrupted Washington bound rail service Monday night. Nineteen derailed cars carried coal with at least nine on fire though extinguished now. Commuters from Martinsburg Harpers Ferry Cumberland and nearby Maryland towns will use bus service today.
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Washington
Engle
W. Va
Chessie System
Cumberland - To
Martinsburg
Harpers Ferry
Cumberland
Brunswick
Gaithersburg
Rockville
Silver Spring
Liberty's Projected Sewer Costs Rising In Monthly Increases
Liberty town residents heard from Donald Kunkoski of the Metropolitan Sanitary Commission that the Liberytown sewer project faces escalating costs, inflation at about one percent per month, with an estimated 1.2 million price tag already out of date. He noted at least 18 months before construction could start, and detailed charges including hookup fees around 600 dollars and front foot charges about 1.25 annually. Attendance at the Libertytown fire hall meeting fell from the Aug 20 gathering as locals formed a civic association with about 200 new residents joining earlier. 44 attended the bylaws discussion, dropping to 27 midway through.
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Kunkoski
Liberytown
Libertytown
Johnsville
Unionville
Civic Association
Mixed local reaction to Ford amnesty plan in Frederick
Frederick voters respond to President Ford’s clemency program with a mix of support and opposition. A 24 month national service condition drew debate among aldermen merchants and shoppers. Some officials criticize the plan as too lenient while others back the policy noting it as a necessary compromise.
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Ford
Frederick
News-Post
Ronald N. Young
Stock Market Advances on Monday Builds on Gains
The New York stock market extended Monday’s gains with a broad advance. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 108.5 points to 650.4 at 10:30 am, as more stocks led gainers than losers by about a 3 to 1 margin on the New York Stock Exchange.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Ford Confirms CIA Acted Against Allende
President Ford affirmed CIA involvement against former Chilean leader Salvador Allende while a Senate subcommittee weighs charges over sworn testimony on the agency's activities. The report also targets former CIA Director Richard Helms and others for alleged misstatements. Ford says U.S. involvement in the coup is denied, but CIA support for Allende’s opposition in 1970 is acknowledged.
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Washington
Ford
CIA
Salvador Allende
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Richard M. Helms
U.S
Allende
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Church
United States
Ford Defends Nixon Pardon Amid Criticism
President Ford on national broadcast argued Nixon’s pardon was necessary to heal the nation, denying secret deals and insisting there were no hidden reasons. He said efforts to preserve Nixon tapes sought to protect possible courtroom use while easing Watergate concerns, as critics pressed for more clarity on the decision.
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Washington
Ford
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Watergate
White House
Leon Jaworski
United States
Oil Spill Near Woodbine Prompt State Investigation
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources investigates a major oil spill along a Monocacy River tributary near Woodbine after a No. 4 fuel oil tractor-trailer overturned near Plane No. 4 on 1-70N. Driver Gary Lee Massey of Richmond is in fair condition with a skull fracture at MIEM in Baltimore.
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State Department of Natural Resources
Monocacy River
Woodbine
Richmond, Va
Maryland Institute For Emergency Medicine
MIEM
University Hospital
Baltimore
Gary Lee Massey
Richmond
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Mt. Airy
Tfc
Donald R. Bartgis
Massey
Lemmon Transportation Company
Marion
Canvass Confirms GOP Moser Wins by 11 Votes
The county Board of Election Supervisors finalizes Republican primary results with no changes to victors. Roger Moser edges Charles Hershberger by 11 votes after adding absentee ballots and correcting machine counts in District 3B.
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County Board of Election Supervisors
Tace
Lawrence A Dorsey
Edgar Wirts
Richard Curtis
GOP
Roger Moser
Charles Hershberger
County Board of Election
Balmos
Frederick County
Washington County
Moser
Hershberger
Frederik
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