Carter Opposes Cuban Troops in Africa in Nigeria Speech
President Carter condemned outside military involvement in Africa led by Cuba and urged peaceful, negotiated solutions. In Lagos he urged U N backed dialogue and warned against great power rivalry, while noting Cuban forces may be deployed in Eritrea and Ethiopia and stressing Africa’s own path to peace.
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Building moratorium ordered in Brunswick
Brunswick officials report a state order restricting new building until the towns Infiltration and Inflow study completes and measures remove sewer inflow. Existing construction may finish. a town meeting April 12 seeks cause to rescind or ease the restriction with EHA and engineering firms.
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State Attorney General's Office
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Middletown parents challenge eight books in second review
A Middletown parents group expands book protests with eight titles including The Bad Seed and Catcher in the Rye. The district plans three review groups under new guidelines to assess high school materials, with nine members: four staff, three community reps, and two students, to hear complaints.
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Grendel
Junie Moon
Middletown
Paul Zindel
William Golding
Alfred Thackston
Fairgrounds crafts fair and weather outlook
An item notes a fairgrounds crafts fair event and a Sunday weather forecast calling for mostly sunny breezes and cooler temperatures with highs in the 60s. The piece references an AMC Renault agreement and a light precipitation chance, while a political quip about a universal tax is mentioned in a brief aside.
City police launch anti burglary program
Frederick City Police announce a city wide anti burglary program patterned on a successful southwest district effort. The initiative includes free security surveys for stores and homes, door stickers linked to a master number, engravers, and community outreach to reduce burglaries and losses.
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Southwest
Blessing Kaetzel Jr
Gerald Koogle
Richard Ashton
Beth
Order of Police
Kaetzel of
Kaetzel
Koogle
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Frederick City
Placing the blame in high power bills
A Maryland column argues the fuel rate adjustment and utility practices drive steep bills, not PE or northeastern suppliers. It suggests blame shifts to the United Mine Workers for wage hikes, coal operators, and President Carter, while noting the Numbers Game result 273 in Baltimore.
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Potomac Edison Company
United Mine Workers
Gael
Coal Operators Association
Carter
Baltimore
Maryland
Senate Budget Deal Eases Abortions Funding Debate
In Annapolis the Senate pressed for quick approval of a $44 billion state budget with limited abortion funding restrictions for the poor. The House accepted the conference committee compromise on abortion and other differences by 80 to 50, moving the bill to the Senate. The pact loosens House limits and falls short of the original Senate plan for unrestricted Medicaid abortions, while extending coverage to deformity risk cases and delaying police reporting for rape or incest cases.
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Senate
Steny Hoyer
House
Conference
Del
Leo E. Green
Prince Georges
Green
Maryland Senate passes $25 million tax relief bills
The Maryland Senate approved three bills worth about 25 million dollars in tax relief as part of the Lee administration package. They allow deducting child care costs from state and local taxes saving about 8 million, permit itemized state deductions without federal filing, saving about 9 million, and provide an elderly tax break of roughly 8 million by higher pension exemptions.
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Annapolis
Maryland Senate
Blair Lee
Retiring Judge Byron Thompson Honored by Frederick Bar
A Frederick County Bar Association event honored District Court Judge Byron Thompson with a gift presented by Vice President Seymour Steen. Area judges gathered for the tribute, with seated and standing officials identified from Frederick Circuit and District Courts. Photographed by Janice Correnal.
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Frederck County Bar Association
Byron Thompson
Thompson
Bar Association
Seymour Steen
Kay Thompson
Samuel W. Barrick
Frederick Circuit
J. Louis Boublitz
Washington District Court
Robert F. Sweeney
District Court of Maryland
Robert E. Clapp, Jr
Frederick Circuit Court
Fred C. Weight
Wiliam W. Wenner
Frederick District Court
Stanley Y. Bennett
Frederick Hetrict Court
Janice Correnal
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