Mandel Visits Fair at Frederick as Students Take Day Off
Gov Mandel and officials visit Frederick Fair while 22 000 public school students enjoy a day off. Accompanying Mandel are Lt Gen Blair Lee Attorney General Francis Burch and State Comptroller Louis Goldstein. He to open Democratic Headquarters at 1 45 p m. Attendance figures show Thursday down slightly from last year.
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Frederick Fair
Frederick County
Marvin Mandel
Mandel
Blair Lee
Francis Burch
Louis Goldstein
North Market Street
August Price Surge Drives Inflation Record
August consumer prices jumped 1.3 percent led by higher meats, clothing, mortgage interest, and medical services, pushing the annual rate to about 15.6 percent. Real spendable earnings fell 0.9 percent, the biggest drop since 1970, as inflation pressures broadened across food, services, and nonfood items.
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Washington
Ford
Labor Department
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Burns
U.S
Drug Center Heist Seeks Two Armed Robbers
Police hunt two white males after an 8 p.m. robbery at Revco Discount Drug Center in Frederick Shopper's World. About $430 in cash and more than 65 bottles of drugs valued at over $1,000 were stolen. Victims included store employees and several customers who were made to lie on the floor as a armed robber guarded them. The robbers wore ski masks. one was short and heavy, the other tall and muscular. Stolen items include amphetamines barbiturates codeine and sedatives. The store manager is inventorying to determine exact drug values.
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Revco Discount
Frederick
R. B. Gerstein
Gerstein
Oil Countries Invest $7 Billion In U S
Treasury data show oil producing nations have about 7 billion dollars in surplus revenues invested in the United States. Roughly four billion in U S government securities and much of the rest in commercial banks. Some hundreds of millions may have gone into corporate securities and real estate. Officials estimate surpluses at 25 to 28 billion for the first eight months of the year. Simon calls the surpluses a very rough guess.
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Washington
Treasury Department
United States
U.S
Treasury
Department
Senate
William E. Simon
President Stephens Called In Shaw For FCC Trial
BALTIMORE The civil suit by former Frederick Community College professors Shaw and Winn seeks 1.8 million in damages and reinstatement. Trial featured college president Dr. Lewis Stephens subpoenaed to testify about May 1973 private meetings with trustees over threatened firings and changes to personnel policy including tenure abolition.
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Baltimore
Frederick Community College
College Board of Trustees
U.S. District Court
Lewis Stephens
Stephens
FCC
Roger Shaw
Richard Winn
Dr. Stephens
Shaw
Winn
J. Cookman Boyd
Subpoena May Help Resolve Question On Nixon's Health
Special Prosecutor Jaworski urged Judge Sirica to probe Nixon health for testify readiness at the Watergate trial. If Nixon is well, trial proceeds. if not, deposition or delayed start are considered. Nixon’s health inquiry aims to determine if he can appear October 1, while Ehrlichman seeks to delay. Nixon invoked executive privilege over tape recordings amid civil suits stemming from the break-in.
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Nixon
Washington
Leon Jaworski
U.S
John J. Sirica
Richard M. Nixon
Jaworski
John D. Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
Sirica
FBI
San Clemente
Calif
Senate Upholds Federal Pay Raises Despite Ford Pushback
The Senate rejected President Ford’s bid to defer 3.9 percent pay hikes for 3.9 million federal civilian employees and military personnel, voting 61 to 35 to keep the Oct 1 increases. The move followed partisan and cross‑party lines as lawmakers argued over inflation and wage restraint.
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Washington
Senate
Ford
Congress
Gale W. McGee
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Dorsey Alters Stand on Elm Street School Closure
County Commissioner Lawrence Dorsey criticized the proposed Elm Street School closure calling it ridiculous while at a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. He argued keeping Elm Street open could serve more students if neighboring areas used the facility. The issue ties to the Antietam School project and delayed renovations at North Frederick Elementary.
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Dorsey
Elm Street
Lawrence Dorsey
Antietam
News-Post
County Planning and Zoning Commission
Frederick City
Planning Commission
Jas Winter
General Assembly
North Frederick Elementary
Winch
Jefferson
James L Ingram
Wickes Lumber Company
Krantz Farm Rezoning Overruled by Court Ruling
Circuit Court Judge Robert E Clapp Jr ruled that former Mayor E Paul Magaha and the aldermen lacked authority to rezone 10 acres of Krantz Farm from B2 residential to B3 general business. The decision orders the rezoning reversal as part of an ongoing post administration action.
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Fredenck City
E Paul Magaha
Krantz
Robert E Clapp Jr
Board of Aldermen
Clapp
Stock Market Rises on Credit Relief Hopes
New York trading extended gains as traders priced in relief from the credit squeeze. The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened up about one point while advancers beat decliners 5 to 2 on the New York Stock Exchange.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Agriculture Boosts Milk Price Proposal Hikes To 13 Percent
The Agriculture Department proposed up to a 13 percent rise in minimum prices paid to dairy farmers for Class I bottled milk under federal marketing orders to aid distressed producers. A hearing is set for October 8 in Rosemont Illinois to collect opinions from producers dealers and consumers. The rule affects a formula determining minimum prices across 61 marketing order regions and covers about 60 percent of the national milk supply.
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Washington
Agriculture Department Today
Rosemont
Chicago
Frederick Downtown Postal Facility Victory Sparks Citywide Joy
Residents celebrate after Sen Charles McC Mathias announces the Post Office Department will place the new postal complex on the north side of East Painch Street beside the current building. Merchants hail the decision as downtown revival while some postal workers express misgivings about the move.
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Frederick
Charles McCmathias
Post Office Department
East Painch Street
Sen Matas
Harry Easton
Young Men's Shop
North Market Street
Patrick Street
Easton
William E Baker
Carrollton Drive
Sanford
Blum
Edgewood Farm Road
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Griffin
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Krantz Farm
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