County Commissioners Edge Toward No Tax Increase
Revenue discussion notes that five county board members oppose raising the tax rate for the coming fiscal year. The constant yield rate is $2.09 per $100, and inflation is driving a windfall avoiding a rate cut. Public hearing on the property tax will occur before July 1, 1982, to gauge community opinion. The piggyback income tax rebate from the state also influences local funds.
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Galen R. Clagett
Mary C. Williams
State Comptroller
Louis L. Goldstein
Weather and tax outlook mix confuses Frederick County readers
Forecasts show rain along the East Coast from Virginia to Florida including the Pacific Northwest and western New York with showers west of California and Oregon. In Frederick County, taxes are discussed as funds flow from state to counties and locality budgets, with mentions of piggyback taxes, revenue sharing, and various state and federal revenue streams shaping the budget to about 63 million.
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Phoenix
Eisenhower Era Senator Stevens At GOP Spring Dinner
Senator Stevens, veteran legislator and Flying Tigers veteran, will attend a GOP spring dinner in Frederick with many dignitaries including Senator Charles Mathias. Walter Martz serves as chair with Deanne Martz as cochair and John C. George as cochair. GOP officers and ticket details, with reservations by April 21, are listed among committee contacts.
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Interior Department
Senator Stevens
Appropriations
Commerce
Office of Technology Assessment
Stevens
Catherine Chandler
Anchorage
Ann
Charles McC. Mathias
Walter Martz
Deanne Martz
Maisie Schindel
John C. George
Raymond Bowers Jr
Milton Frank Jr
GOP Club
J. Calvin
Gladhill
Basil B. Day
Alfred P. Shockley
GOP
E. Patrick St
Frederick
Auto theft trends cited by Maryland and FBI officials
Captain Ray C Fairman of the Frederick County Sheriff’s department notes a general decline in auto thefts in western Maryland while Frederick County shows a slight rise. Officials in Emmitsburg Thurmont and Brunswick compile local figures for state police. FBI agent Raymond Sprague reports a 1.6 percent nationwide rise from 1979 to 1980 with 1,097,189 thefts in 1979 and 1,114,651 in 1980 and a decrease in rate per 100,000 people. Joy riding remains a common motive, though thieves increasingly target parts or use cars for other crimes.
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Ray C. Fairman
Frederick County
Emmitsburg
Thurmont
Brunswick
Herman D. Shook
Ning Parts
Raymond Sprague
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Baltimore
Sprague
U.S
Ewracna
Aehtinn
Maryland
Falklands tensions rise as Argentina fortifies isle
Argentina strengthens control of the Falklands by deploying troops appointing a military governor and imposing curbs on inhabitants mostly of British descent. Britain counters with a 40-ship fleet as the two nations brace for potential conflict. Haig plans talks with President Galtieri. In the U S a Pennsylvani a man is treated after a crash involving four parked cars near the Blue Duck Inn. Police identify Paul Kenneth Cooper as the at fault driver.
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Britain
Haig
Leopoldo Galtieri
Galtieri
Argentina
Islandi
England
London
Pennsylvania
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Blue Duck Inn
Paul Kenneth Cooper
Lincoln University
Food Transport Inc
Thomasville
Pennsylvania Line
Rodney J. Miller
Biglerville
Gelco Corporation
Minnesota
Selma Rinehart
Fairfield
Edward Wayne Seik
Dillsburg
D. G. Delp
Maryland Crime Trends 1981 Rise and 1980 Declines Noted
The report shows 1981 increases in murder and aggravated assault in several counties while robberies fall in some areas. In Carrol County murders rise to three from one, aggravated assault reaches 222, and motor vehicle theft grows to 105. Howard County crime drops 7 percent to 6481 total with declines in assault, burglary, and larceny. Washington and surrounding counties show mixed results with robberies, burglaries, and larceny shifting, while state totals indicate violent crimes up 6 percent and property crimes up 1 percent. robbery leads state increases by 10 percent. One in ten victims faced serious crime. overall, a crime occurs every two minutes.
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Howard County
Washington County
Maryland
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