Park land donation dispute spurs board hearing and suit
W S Frey quarry in Stonewall faces controversy as Atchley presses county leaders over land donation talks for a recreation park while four supervisors vote to deny a $13,725 claim from E Eugene Gunter in an annexation case. Gunter also sues the board.
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Star
W.D. Atchley
Clearbrook
Frederick
Dennis Cole
W.S. Frey
Cole
Board of Supervisors
Commonwealth’s
Atchley
W.S. Frey Co., Inc
Mr. Cole
Frey
Mr. Atchley
Utility Tax Study Voted As Loan For Projects Approved
Frederick County Supervisors vote to study the proposed 10 percent utility tax while unanimously approving a loan to activate two Sanitation Authority projects. Public hearings set for May 10. Citizens express opposition to tax burdens on fixed incomes and utilities.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Sanitation Authority
Robert H. Frey
Shenandoah Hilll
Raymond Sandy
Richard Madigan
Pet boa constrictor found near Fairmont Ave home
The Mendenhall family of 502 Fairmont Ave reported their five foot two inch pet boa constrictor missing from under the back porch. After a warm bath the cold snake improved. Residents worried though the snake does not bite according to Mrs. Mendenhall.
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Fairmont Ave
Gary Mendenhall
Apollo 16 crews rehearse lunar geology before launch
Cape Kennedy reports Apollo 16 astronauts John Young Charles Duke and Thomas Mattingly studying lunar geology with Dr Farouk El-Gaz as National Weather Service forecasts favorable Sunday launch conditions. Winds SW 15 mph and 80 degrees heat may shift to possible afternoon thunderstorms if delayed. latest window ends at 4 52 p m with April being the only favorable day this month.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
National Weather Service
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Farouk El-Gaz
El-Gaz
Space Agency
The
Weather Service
Nixon secretly proposed resuming Paris talks in April
U S ambassador William Porter said President Nixon directed via a private channel that the Paris peace talks resume on April 13. Porter spoke after returning from the United States as North Vietnamese forces invaded South Vietnam, following March 30 border base losses.
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Paris
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Republic of
South Vietnam
William J. Porter
United States
Porter
State Department
Nixon Works On Speech for Canada Visit
President Nixon prepares a 40 hour Canada trip with a Camp David session to finish a speech. Talks with Prime Minister Trudeau will be brief and broad amid ongoing economic disputes and election pressures. Canadian officials guard Nixon from crowds after a Kosygin visit and expected demonstrations.
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Nixon
Canada
Thurmont, Md
Camp David
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Trudeau
United States
Alexei N. Kosygin
State of Winchester Drugs Plot Citywide Issue
City survey and neighborhood meetings show drug misuse as Winchester's top problem in January and February as the new Master Plan's first installment, Volume I State of the City, outlines ten major concerns including housing shortages, crime perceptions, and sidewalk and recreation needs.
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Winchester
James McHenry
Division of State Planning and Community Affairs
Fighting Rages as An Loc Falls to North Vietnamese
North Vietnamese troops storm An Loc near Saigon at dawn and half the provincial capital falls by afternoon as U S air strikes cover the defense. Reports say 12 000 South Vietnamese troops hold the north airfield section under heavy fire with American bombers and AC 130 gunships supporting. Casualties mount with U S weekly figures showing heavy losses and border incidents widen.
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Saigon
An Loc
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S. Air Force
U.S
Qui Nhon
da Nang
United States
North Vietnam
Bai Thuong Mig
Demilitarized Zone
Radio
Broad rain moves into Virginia with showers and storms
A broad area of rain from the upper Mississippi Valley to the Great Lakes spreads into Virginia bringing cloudy skies and showers. Also noted is a memorial service at Rouss Fire Co. and a remodeling sale at Edna W. Penn interiors open daily through Saturday with morning hours listed.
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Richmond
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Virginia
Edna W. Penn
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Gunter
Bill
By Audrey Coleman
E. Eugene Gunter
Ottawa
Parliament Hill
Apollo
Washington, Pa
Annette Gilly
United Mine Workers
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Yablonski
Cleveland
Boyle
Pat Robinson
Rouss Fire Co
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