Homeowner tax relief bill proposed by Hogan
Frederick MD residents hear Congressman Larry Hogan press a bill granting a 750 deduction on income taxes for home repairs and improvements. The measure aims to curb tax pressures, spur housing activity, create jobs, and reduce housing shortages, awaiting Ways and Means Committee review.
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Frederick
Larry Hogan
Prince Georges County
Hogan
Congress
House Ways and Means Committee
Who You Know Shifts Rail Car Policy For Harpers Ferry Trip
A Martinsburg kindergarten teacher seeking extra seats for a Harpers Ferry excursion faced a stalled Amtrak service and a railroad policy that would have left 152 elderly riders to squeeze in with regular passengers. After contacting Congressman Harley O. Staggers, who chairs the House Interstate Commerce Committee, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offered to add as many cars as needed. The incident illustrates how influential advocacy can overcome bureaucratic indifference, highlighting the value of engaged representation in transportation issues.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Harpers Ferry
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Amtrak
Harley O. Staggers
West Virginia
Staggers
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Congress
Capital Hill
Grounding of SST and Railpax loom large in transport debate
The piece surveys Congress actions on the SST grounding and the Railpax plan linking 114 cities with 184 trains. It notes shifts in ground transportation planning, urges faster airport improvements, and questions Railpax's early impact and profitability while highlighting public interest in rail service. It also comments on the draft debate and justice timing.
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Railpax
Congress
Militancy In The Schools and The Sheepskin Myth Raised
A reader rebukes two editorials on school militancy and college tracks. Citing corrupt faculty, overextended committees, and unqualified teachers, the letter argues parental action is needed to purge incompetence from elementary to high school levels and criticizes Vo Ed as misused. It calls for Parents Take Aim against unqualified staff and urges community accountability.
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Severees
School Board Olitciais
Montgomery County
Wften
April 29 1921 and 1951 Frederick News Snippets
A mix of brief notes from the Frederick area: Tubbie Miller misses a baseball lineup due to late arrival. a lease deal for Wachter fish ponds near Lewistown ties into a local hatchery plan. director Meehan arrives to oversee the Duke of Deadbroke musical cast in Frederick. Also noted is the 1951 May Fellowship dinner at Evangelical United Brethren Church with a one act play by Frederick Christian Youth Council, a soldier's Korea letter asking what are we doing here, and AMVETS remarks on a bipartisan foreign policy and Pacific Pact from National Commander Harold Russell.
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Congress
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Railpax
Senate
the Conservation Commission
Wachter
Lewistown
Fishing Creek
Meehan
Baltimore
Frederick
Paris
Frederick County
United States
Korea
News-Post
Ch. E. Douglas Roop
10Th Engineer Combat Battalion
Third Infantry Division
Washington
National Amvets
Harold Russell
Frederick Armory
America
Tape exposes Wall Street bias and broker pressure on investors
In taped conversations, Wall Street brokers describe the New York Stock Exchange as blacklisting small brokers, favoring big firms, and ignoring charges against prominent houses. Cy Baker, a former broker turned taxi driver, plans an $8 million suit and releases hours of candid talks about churn tactics, threats, and perceived inequities within the exchange and industry.
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Washington
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Cy Baker
The
Stock Exchange
Exchange
Baker
Robert Haack
John F. Kennedy
Merrill, Lynch
Securities and Exchange Commission
Senate
Carl A. Warren
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National Observer
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Alcomol
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Tashia FE
Kidwiler
Damascus, Md
Berry's
Harold
Teddy Kennedy
Tubbie ™ Miller
Frederick Blue Ridge
Agricultural Park
Newspaper Enterprise Assw
Bradhive
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