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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1978
Page
1
Albert Warfield showcases a quirky home setup with an aerial mailbox a traffic light over the garage and a front fence sign reading Disregard This Sign. He laughs about the mail system and lives near Damascus in a scene captured by C Kurt Holter.
Maryland homeowners edge closer to a 77 million tax relief package after the General Assembly enacted three main bills. The centerpiece cuts assessments by 10 percent for the current year, expands circuit breakers, and keeps a 15 percent cap on annual assessment increases, with state aid for police, Medicaid, and schools also rising. Frederick County gains 176000 in police aid and 37000 in highway funds while elderly and disabled homeowners receive up to 900 in rebates, and younger homeowners join the program with scaled credits.
The Labor Department reports March wholesale prices up 0.6 percent, easing from February’s 1.1 percent rise and hinting at a possible 7 percent annual inflation. Food prices rose 0.8 percent in March, while pork poultry sugar and fruit values declined. autos furniture and jewelry rose 0.6 percent.
Western Maryland delegates push two relief bills addressing high bills from a coal strike. One would let the governor suspend the state sales tax on electricity from other utilities, saving Potomac Edison customers about 700000 dollars retroactively. A second seeks federal disaster aid by urging President Carter to declare Western Maryland a disaster area. Also approved by the Senate, a companion measure would abolish the fuel rate adjustment and require PSC approval for large fuel-cost increases, with utilities must show lowest-cost fuel and efficient use.
Inside The News reports Aut et yas Nixon greet press and public as Congressman in sex case appeals for compassion. AG statement accompanies the plea, signaling ongoing political and legal tensions.
Cloudy conditions bring rain likely tonight with a high near 60 and overnight lows in the 40s. Clearing and mild on Friday with highs in the 60s. An anonymous saying on love compares it to a mushroom and warns of uncertainty.
The final environmental impact statement for the U S 15 dualization is with federal highway officials awaiting possible signoff before public and agency review. Project manager Lewis W Helwig notes uncertain completion timing as location and design approvals still loom, with a southern hearing needed before design approval from Putman Road to Md 77. Maryland Numbers Game results show 347 as Wednesday's winning number.
The Frederick County Salvation Army honored volunteers at a Wednesday dinner meeting at Betty's Restaurant. Officers were reelected and installed with Lorene Bowlus as chairwoman and J R Ramsburg Jr. as treasurer. The report lists multiple directors for terms through 1979 to 1981 and recognizes life members Pati Carmack John Cheatham and Robert Smith. The 1977 fiscal year shows 10 794 youths in 414 meetings 91 youths in summer camps 8795 adult meetings and meals and clothing distributions totaling hundreds, with Christmas gifts for inmates and Toy Shop children.
Woodsboro Frederick County school leaders back a Kemptown Elementary School to ease Green Valley overcrowding. A site on Kemptown Church Road near the Montgomery County line is chosen, with groundbreaking possible in July 1979 and occupancy by September 1980 pending further planning and IAC review.
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