Frederick News-Post (Newspaper) - February 5, 2003, Frederick, Maryland L C 2003 Randall Family LLC Wednesday Good morning Bachelors know more about women than married men if they didn't they would be married too Mencken Weather Sunshine blustery and cold High 35 Little wind and quite cold mainly clear Low 20 More on Market watch UQW Inside Officer of the Year Sgt Kevin Grubb is honored by the Frederick Police Department Region A 5 Who's cooking David Jones owner and chef at Zest Food High school wrestling Thomas Johnson pins Frederick in a win Sports Index Editorial Food lotteries TV LookAhead THURSDAY 72 Hoars The Women local queens late to lifestyle Vol 120 No 115 2 Sections Press Frederick Maryland 21705 FINAL EDITION Bush leads tribute SPACE CENTER Houston AP Led by President Bush thousands of grieving space workers and their lies friends neighbors and political leaders paid a solemn farewell Tuesday to the seven Columbia astronauts Their mission was almost complete and we lost them so close to Mr Bush said The president bowed his head in mourning and first lady Laura Bush wiped tears as the men and women who perished in the space shuttle disaster were memorialized at the home of sion Control The shuttle broke up as it was returning to Earth America's space program will go Mr Bush declared in the outdoor ceremony held beneath a blue sky and a few wisps of white clouds Each of these astronauts had the daring and the discipline required of their calling Each of them knew great endeavors are inseparable from great risk and each of them accepted those risks willingly even joyfully in the cause of Mr Bush said speaking in a calm steady voice For these seven it was a dream fulfilled Thousands of people bunched together on a green lawn stretching more than 200 yards from the white square-shaped building that houses Mission Control We lost them so close to home Bush All mankind is in their Mr Bush said of the fallen astronauts as members of his audience sniffed and wiped tears from their eyes Mr Bush was meeting with family members after the service which ended with the ringing of a Navy bell seven times one for each of the deceased astronauts and a missing man for- mation flyover in which four jets roared above the crowd with one peeling away and soaring high and out of sight in the sky Held at Johnson Space ter the service opened with in tion by a Navy rabbi and the singing of the hymns God of Our Fathers and Eternal Father Sean O'Keefe administrator his voice at times breaking with emo- tion said the bond between those who go into space and those on the ground is incredibly strong Today our grief is overwhelming Mr O'Keefe said the government would honor the legacy of the fallen astronauts by finding out what caused the correct the problems we find and to make sure that this never happens again Mr Bush gave a brief rundown on each member of the Columbia crew Air Force Col Rick D Husband shuttle commander 45 was a boy of four when he first thought of being an astronaut As a man and astronaut he found it was even more important to See BUSH Associated Press President Bush wipes his face before making remarks while first lady Laura looks on during a memorial service for the seven who ished aboard the space shuttle Columbia Half-mast Staff photo Slap Laurence Performance pay By SEAN Staff Frederick County government's plan to pay employees based on performance will add roughly to annual payroll increases now running about million officials said Briefed Tuesday on the forthcoming system county commissioners generally supported it except Mike Cady who said he wants to change it The system was adopted by ordinance late in the prior commissioners term and has not yet gone into financial effect Dry runs United trials without the funding component have been done Under the new system employees each year would get a detailed evaluation resulting in one of five grades and a County raises add spending raise Backers said the new system would encourage ambition reward good work and penalize poor performance unlike the simplistic current formula It keeps good people from leaving the Commissioner John Lovell Jr said of the new system But Mr Cady complained of the mated higher costs You can depend on a from me to modify the said Mr Cady a commissioner specifying three See PAY negotiates By ED WATERS Staff The president of the union representing workers at Alcoa Works said day that a tentative agreement had been reached with management on the number of job cuts at the Buckeystown plant Chip Cook president of Local 7886 United Steelworkers of America said the agreement was reached at 3 p.m Tuesday but would not elaborate on the details Earl H Robbins Jr a spokesman for Alcoa Works said I was not a part of the negotiations I really can't com- ment on it Mr Cook said he was going to talk to employees Thursday Friday and Monday about the job cuts The plan is also to have two meetings on Tuesday to allow employees to voice their concerns and to let them know what is going Mr Cook said He said he would not say how many employee positions would be eliminated I respect the fact that the employees should be told first Last Friday announced it would cut up to 150 jobs at the plant which manufactures aluminum The company's statement at that time said both union and workers would be affected The plant has 720 workers of which 573 are union members Mr Cook said In Friday's statement Joe works manager said the cuts were sary to ensure the financial viability of Alcoa the parent company Marines called to duty By DAVID Loos Staff One hundred and sixty Marine reserves from the Fort 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance LAR battalion were called up to active duty on Monday and will report to Camp Lejeune this Friday The Company B Marines are part of the 4th Marine Division that is based in New Orleans La It's a partial mobilization for tion Enduring Freedom Lt Col Ben Alcid said I have no idea what they will be tasked to They've been given a blanket order so it could be anything See MARINES Recycling program valuable option Staff Frederick County's recycling program continues to bold its own not really taming a profit for the county bat providing a valuable service some residents don't take advantage of Talk in early 2001 of adding a charge to homeowners tax bills for recycling and of doing away with problematic and expensive sites has dissipated at least for the time being county recycling coordinator Phil Harris said Tuesday For now the ty's 11 drop sites are safe Still fewer tons of recyclable goods were picked up in 2001 the latest year for which data is able Mr Harris said tons of from private and county activities were picked up in 2001 compared to 94.167 tons in 2000 He attributes the drop in part to an ongoing drought that saw less yard waste in the county's Yard waste is a big nent to that Mr Harris said But I wouldn't attribute it all to that Other factors include fewer tons being recycled by private industries and a in waste disposed of overall by county Frederick County's rate of recycling in 2001 was 38 percent See RECYCLING A 12
