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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1999
Page
1
NATO announced plans for massive strikes on Yugoslavia as Kosovo faced intensified bombings. In Pristina and Aleksinac, residents reported casualties and wreckage, while Milosevic declared defiance against the NATO campaign.
About 130 workers appeared for the 6am first shift at Canam Steel after a four day Easter shutdown. Another 60 for the second shift were also locked out amid a wage dispute with Local 7952 United Steel Workers. Talks ended March 30, a day before the contract expired, idling half the plant's 410 workers and halting production.
Western nations have begun flying Kosovo Albanians to temporary homes, evacuating thousands from the Balkans. More than 1,000 refugees landed in Turkey and Norway as the first flights left Macedonia late Monday, with many carrying little and children resting in arms. NATO says the goal is to relieve pressure on neighbors while refugees await return to Kosovo. UNHCR warns the flow is a forced, planned exodus aimed at breaking Kosovo’s identity. Albania and Macedonia bear the brunt, with Macedonia limiting arrivals to 20,000. Albania protests settlement plans abroad, insisting it does not want to part of ethnic cleansing.
Governor Parris Glendening submits the last supplement to the 17.7 billion budget delaying until Monday afternoon. Legislative leaders brace for possible Wednesday or Thursday completion with a 90 day session ending next Monday. Senate panel criticizes the late submission and pressure tactics while budget negotiations continue.
As graduates near entry into the workforce employers nationwide race to fill open roles. Nation wide growth drives hiring but low unemployment pushes firms to recruit from non traditional pools and offer signing bonuses. The American Management Association cites 44 percent of companies using bonuses with other incentives like promotions stock options and performance pay. Local firms lure talent from beyond Frederick County with openings reaching to Washington. April marks peak graduate recruitment according to Ms Dodson.
Peter Murfitt left a jewelry career nine years ago to teach ice dance, guiding a diverse group including a ballerina, an office manager, and a cancer researcher. Each week they trade their day jobs for the rink, pursuing passion beyond a typical profession.
The 57-year-old ice dance coach ends a family business once active before the Civil War. He now offers 60 to 70 weekly lessons across Virginia, Rockville, and Hagerstown arenas and rinks. In the 1980s he ran H J Howe, an upscale Syracuse jewelry store famous for china and fine jewelry.
Mayor Jim Grimes cautioned it is too early to tell if Frederick residents will face higher taxes as budget hearings start. Alderman Meta Nash, sole attendee on day one, rejected any tax hike, while budget requests total 18.6 million more than estimated income and expenditures reach 68.85 million against 50.21 million in projected revenue.
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