Inflation Prices Ramp Up At Greater Frederick Fair
Crisp autumn weather welcomes fairgoers as prices rise across the midway. Admission costs 1.50, parking 1, rides like Bumper Cars 75 cents, House of Glass 50 cents, Sky Wheel 75 cents, Swiss Bob 75 cents, Barn 60 cents, with some 40 cent options. Ice cream 50 cents, cotton candy 50 to 75 cents, candy apples up 15 cents. Sugar costs cited as driver of increases, attendance about 3,400 paid Tuesday.
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Kentucky Apples
Midway
Sally Rifenburgh
Canada
Susan Raye
Trinity United Methodist Church
Bill Skinner
Skinner
Frederick Fair 4-H Cake brings record $200 prize
Debbie Kemp of Ballenger Girls 4-H wins with the Blue Ribbon Banana Cake selling for $200 to Richard E. Berger of Gem Laundry Frederick. Proceeds go to the 4-H Foundation and Berger promises support for Friday beef sale. Cakes ranged from $3 to $11, last year's champion brought $150. Kemp, a Gov. Thomas Johnson High sophomore, has been in 4-H seven years and aims for culinary work.
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Debbie Kemp
Ballenger Girls
Richard E. Berger
Gem Laundry
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Berger
H Foundation
Kemp
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
4-H
Subdivision and Building Procedures in Mt Airy
Mt Airy explains subdivision steps via blue information sheets. Applicants apply at the town office, pay per lot fees, file preliminary plats with five prints, and attend Planning and Zoning meetings. Final plats are reviewed, recorded, and zoning certificates and building permits are required, with rezoning possible for $25.
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Mt. Any
Newt Planning and Zoning Commission
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Planning Commission
Market declines as Dow slides on economic worries
New York stocks fell amid renewed economy concerns. The Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 6403, down 245 points at 10:30 AM, with losers ahead of gainers by five to four on the New York Stock Exchange.
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New York
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Frederick Board Denies North Market Street Group Home
Frederick City Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously denied a proposal to locate a children’s group home at 1504 North Market Street across from Gov. Thomas Johnson High School. Opponents cited safety and neighborhood impact while supporters pressed the need for supervision facilities in Frederick County.
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City Hall
Frederick County
Francis J. Cook
Board of Appeals
Cook
Robert Bowlus
Glenn Michel
Maurice Ashbury
North Market Street
Ford pledges food aid and global strategy at UN
President Ford in his first UN General Assembly appearance urged a global strategy for food and energy. He warned that without cooperation oil and food issues could trigger disaster and pledged increased food aid and a worldwide effort to establish food reserves. He outlined four guiding principles and said the US would present comprehensive proposals at the November Rome World Food Conference.
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Rome
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Henry A. Kissinger
General Assembly
Ford to Send Impoundment List to Congress This Week
President Ford will transmit a list to Congress detailing about 20 billion dollars in appropriations he proposes to impound or defer. The action redefines impoundments as recisions and deferals under new law, with Senate approval possible for some measures and direct congressional authorization needed for others. The package reportedly includes roughly 600 million this year and larger deferrals from future budgets, spanning sewage plants, highway construction, and education funds. Ford discussed the plan with bipartisan Senate leaders at a White House dinner Tuesday night.
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Ford
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Nixon
Con- Sess
Senate
White House
Maryland Lottery Draw Report Window
Frederick reports the Maryland state lottery drew a 50.00 prize number. The winning sequence shown is 381016956 with a finalist number 43233. No further details on winners or drawings are provided.
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Frederick
Maryland
Wilson Calls For New Elections in Britain
London AP report Harold Wilson announced national elections for October 10 to boost the Labor government with a fragile minority. The move follows weeks of polling that show an unsettled race with Edward Heath and the Conservatives, as Wilson and Heath again duel in a personal, high-stakes contest.
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Harold Wilson
Labor
House of Commons
Wilson
Nixon Likely To Enter Hospital For Checkup
Former President Richard Nixon may enter Camp Pendleton near San Clemente within a week as medical specialists standby. Julie Nixon Eisenhower said blood clot treatment at home improved his condition and that a hospital visit is to check his health. Legal action continues as lawyers seek to quash a subpoena demanding Nixon testify in a Charlotte rally case.
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Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital
San Clemente
Call
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Nixon
Exsenhower
Tapini
Nbp-Tv
New York
Hebert J Virller Jr
Raymond G Lorruca
Las Ane
Frederick Mayor Defends Charter Change Amid Referendum Shift
Mayor Ronald N. Young calls increasing referendum petition threshold from 500 to ten percent of registered voters a reasonable and more flexible shift. He cites population growth and contrasts with 20 percent state rule while signaling crime patrol tightening and an ordinance to curb public drinking. He criticizes a local attorney backing delay on items in his platform.
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Ronald N. Young
Young
Public Service Commission
Potomac Edition Co
Frederick
Home Loan Program Not Well Received in Frederick
A Maryland Department of Economic and Community Development plan to offer low cost long term home loans for basic repairs has drawn little public interest in Frederick. Community Development Officer Mark A. Friedman will study feasibility for one to two months before presenting a recommendation. Officials note homeowners are skeptical or uninterested with the venture and many prefer to fund repairs themselves due to inflation and debt concerns.
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Maryland
Department of Economic and Community Development
Frederick
Mark A. Friedman
Allen Merchant
Merchant
Friedman
Sharon Wiklinski
Wiklinski
Police Clarify Reports on Murder Suspect
Police say reports of a suspect in the June 29 murder of Anna M. Myers are exaggerated. Detective Lt. Paul W. Mossburg notes there are suspects and prime suspects, but no immediate arrests or artests imminent in the case.
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Anna M. Myers
Upper College Terrace
Paul W. Mossburg
City Police
Criminal Investigations Division
Four Mt Pleasant youths recall Knievel canyon jump attempt
Randy, Donnie and Ronnie Smith and Gary Bussard witnessed Evel Knievel fail to clear Snake River Canyon near Twin Falls Idaho. They describe chills and awe as the rocket bike veered off course and crashed 20 feet from the canyon floor, praising Knievel as a man of his word.
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Donnie
Ronnie Smith
Mt. Pleasant
Gary Bussard
New Market
Evil Knievel
Snake Rover Canyon
Twin Falls
Idaho
Knievel
Maryland
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