Frederick County Growth Through War and Windfall
Frederick County shifted from an agricultural base to diversified growth after World War II. Early settlers arrived in the 1730s, with tobacco and grain shaping the valley economy. Railroads delayed expansion, while highways and a postwar boom revived development. Apples gained prominence alongside cattle and diversification, with notable orchards and figures cited. The 1930s depression lingered, but by the late 1930s and 1940s the county improved finances, funded James Wood High School, and stabilized debt.
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Doug O’connell
Frederick County
Frederick
Joist Hite
C.D. Dye
Virginia
Martinsburg
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio
Stravinsky Dies at 88 in New York Home
Composer Igor Stravinsky died of heart failure at his Fifth Avenue apartment at age 88. Survived by Vera his wife and three children, he had a long storied career noted for both controversy and influence. The report also notes a fatal York County fire killing three children and a weather update predicting rain mixed with snow giving way to clearer conditions by Thursday.
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New York
Igor Stravinsky
Fifth Avenue
Stravinsky
Lenox Hill Hospital
Essex House
Vera
Robert Craft
Lillian Libman
Milena Marion
Los Angeles
Soulima
Illinois
Theodore
Geneva
Switzerland
St. Petersburg
Russia
Paris
Serge Diaghilev
The
Ballets Russes
Diaghilev
Clarke Seek Tax Limits as Budget Talks Drag On
Clarke County officials hampered by a nine hour budget session failed to act on the 1 867 263 dollar proposal and plan to reconvene Saturday April 17 at 9 a m to finish work The board resisted raising the tax rate to fund an 86 000 increase while reviewing revenue options and a year end surplus Treasurer R C Carter reported a 147 000 rise in funds over last year but much is already committed The Welfare Department faced sharp questions over a 23 012 request and potential state penalties if cuts were made Supt Wade G Johnson and MRS MARK McHale spoke on welfare cost drivers and nursing home rates
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R.C. Carter
Treasury
Jack Hardesty
Wade G. Johnson
Mark McHale
Hardesty
William Rhoden
Welfare Department
Vietnam Commando Raid Across Laos Targets North Regiment
A South Vietnamese Black Panther unit of about 200 men raided southern Laos against a North Vietnamese regiment south of Khe Sanh. At least 15 NVA were reported killed, with 8 tons of rice and 1 ton of foodstuffs destroyed. Four crew served weapons and five AK47s were seized. Casualties on the Vietnamese side were said to be light.
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Saigon
Laos
Hac Bao
Black Panther
Khe Sanh
U.S
Black Panthers
South Vietnam
A Shau
Mai Loc
Quang Tri Province
Hue
1St Infantry
Nixon Proposes $3 Billion Education Revenue Sharing Fund
President Nixon asked Congress to consolidate 30 aid programs into a $3 billion special education revenue sharing fund to broaden federal help to non-public school pupils. The plan would distribute funds to states and local governments by population for disadvantaged students the handicapped vocational training near federal installations and books and equipment. It would expand a non-public school aid authority and include parochial and private schools in the population count for allocations.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Kosygin Outlines Peace Plan Amid Forces Expansion
Premier Kosygin unveiled a Soviet economic plan aimed at peace and progress while stressing the need to expand armed forces to counter American actions in Vietnam Cambodia Laos. He promised large spending to raise consumer goods and food, but warned tension and war threats persist. The plan targets consumer growth to 44-48 percent and heavy industry 41-43 percent in 1971-75, signaling a consumer‑friendly shift amid strong defense emphasis.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
Tass
Soviet Union
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Evacuees report slaughter in Chittagong amid civil war
119 foreign evacuees including 37 Americans arrived in Calcutta aboard the Clan MacNair after fleeing Chittagong where civil war rages. They describe mass executions looting arson and killings as the Pakistani army gains control and pushes into surrounding countryside.
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Calcutta
India
Chittagong
MacNair
Civil War Warning In Jordan Escalates With Guerrilla Attacks
The Associated Press reports trench battles in northern Jordan as Palestinian guerrillas claim three fighters killed and warn of civil war. Amman experiences night gunfire though conditions appear normal by daybreak.
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Jordan
King Hussein
Amman
Beirut
Saheb Forests
Jerash
Ceylon Premier Says Coup Foiled and Curfew Imposed
Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike announced the government thwarted insurgents in Colombo. She said 25 attacks were repulsed, curfew declared, schools closed, and key links disrupted as police and army suffered casualties. The People’s Liberation Front was outlawed.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Che Guevara
Bandaranaike
People’s Liberation Front
Virginia Sees Rain Snow and Rough Seas On Atlantic Move
A deepening low pressure system moving up the Atlantic coast brought rain to Virginia and some wet snow in the mountains. The coast faced rough seas and above normal tides, as forecasters tracked the storm.
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Richmond
Atlantic
Virginia
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