Seminar at FCC tackles electricity rate problems and PSC structure
Frederick Community College hosted the first of two seminars on utility regulation. Speakers Dr. Michael Ileo and Thomas Riesenberg urged peak load pricing and alternative energy research while Dean Patricia Cunnen criticized Maryland Public Service Commission procedures and term lengths. The second seminar is scheduled for next Saturday with free admission.
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Technical Associates, Inc
Richmond
Thomas Riesenberg
Environmental Action Foundation of
Washington
Patricia Cunnen
Hood College
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Ileo
Riesenberg
Dean Cunnen
Maryland
commission
PSC
office of People's Counsel
Organization for Consumer Justice
FCC
Potts retires recalls 35 years on Frederick police force
Capt Ralph Potts ends a long career with the Frederick City Police recalling his start in June 1940. He joined after a city meeting and a friend loaned him a uniform. He notes the early force had four beats, two vehicles, and limited communications beyond call boxes and telephones.
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Potts
Ralph Potts
Frederick City
Lloyd C. Culler
Ralph H. L. Potts
Capt. Potts
city hall
Market Street
Ralph H.L. Potts
Frederick
Ronald N. Young
Ray N. Dietz
Thieu resigns as Saigon falls closer to Viet Cong advance
President Nguyen Van Thieu resigns amid a crisis as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces push toward Saigon. U.S. experts question an end to fighting while Thieu accuses Washington of guiding South Vietnam to disaster. Viet Cong demand Thieu's ouster and talks. refugee airlifts arrive at Clark Air Base as Saigon faces a threatening deadline.
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Nguyen Van Thieu
Thieu
United States
U.S
South Vietnam
Paris
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Guam
Henry A. Kissinger
Tran Van Huong
Huong
Tran Van Lam
Senate
Xuan Loc
Nixon
U.S. Congress
Republic of Vietnam
NEW YORK
New York Stock Exchange
Congress to act on South Viet aid
Congress to act on South Vietnam aid this week with humanitarian evacuation and relief bills. Senate votes on a $200 million evacuation package while the House considers a $327 million plan with broader use of U.S. forces. President Ford's request for $722 million in military aid and $250 million in humanitarian aid has not yet been approved.
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Congress
Ford
Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
Senate
House
John B. Anderson
House Republican Conference
Anderson
ABC
Armed Services Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Henry A Kissinger
Frederick C. Weyand
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Egypt Rejects Kissinger Peace Bid
Summary of regional diplomacy report notes Egypt turning away a new Kissinger approach to Middle East peace. Other items mention Supreme Court study of death penalty, postal workers negotiating a new contract, and a weather forecast with frost warning for tonight followed by sunny mild conditions tomorrow.
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EGYPT
Kissinger
Mideast
Last hard frost possible in Frederick County forecast
A clear sky and light wind could bring the county’s last hard frost tonight with lows in the upper 20s in the Frederick mountains and low 30s elsewhere. Expect upper 40s to lower 50s for the rest of the week with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s.
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National Weather Service
Frederick County
weather service
Frederick
County urged to provide facilities for former Springfield patients
Springfield State Hospital discharge rates have surged, prompting county officials to plan facilities for former patients without other means. Mental health leaders cited new commitment rules and hearings, forecasting in county impact and a need for county sponsored living options for 50 to 75 former patients.
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Springfield
Springfield State Hospital
Charles Spicknall
James E. Hunter
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