Potomac Edison Granted 11.8 Percent Rate Hike
The Public Service Commission approved an 11.84 percent increase for Potomac Edison Co affecting about 120000 customers across Frederick, Washington, Garrett, Allegany, Montgomery, Carroll and Howard Counties. The order also requires a revised fuel cost formula for Eastalco Aluminum Co and a uniform rate structure with plans to end all electric special rates. PE officials estimate four to five days to draft new schedules and set an effective date.
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Potomac Edison Co
Public Service Commission
Frederick
Washington
Garrett
Allegany
Montgomery
Carroll
Howard Counties
PSC
Mula
Eastalco Aluminum Co
Eastalco
PE of
Ficials
Thomas Hatem
Eustalco
Hatem
Eastaleo
Deadly bacteria buried at Fort Detrick confirmed by former technician
A 42-year-old former Fort Detrick lab technician Steve Babcock alleges deadly bacteria were buried behind the fort’s airfield as the United States tested germ warfare. He cites living drums of germs and brucella abortus exposures, claiming the area remains fenced and secured. Detrick officials confirmed his past employment but say records are with the Army.
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Fort Detrick
Detrick
Steve Babcock
The
Baltimore News-American
United States
Babcock
Department of the Army
Pentagon
Washington
Bethlehem Steel
Metro approves Braddock Heights water line extension
The Metropolitan Commission approved an extension of Braddock Water Company lines to serve a 21 unit subdivision but tied approval to a study of existing lines. The health officer barred signing permits until review. owner David Yinger Jr stated past unpermitted work and blamed aging galvanized pipes for low pressure and sediment concerns.
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Metro
Braddock Heights
Metropolitan Commission
Public Service Commission
Braddock Water Company
Commission
Donald J. Kunkoski
Martha Schipper
Coblentz Heights
David Yinger Jr
Yinger
Paul Langly
Water Company
Mayor defends airport plan as meeting set with Metro
Mayor Ronald W. Young defended the airport master plan, noted ongoing scrutiny of flood plans by the Water Resources Administration, and announced a city county meeting on sewer line debts tonight. He cited Monocacy Village and Tulip Hill residents as the only complainers about the airport. The $12 million expansion plan was available at City Hall but too costly to mass produce.
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Ronald W. Young
Water Resources Administration
Young
Monocacy Village
Tulip Hill
Missing cat Brandy Returns Home After Classy Help
Elmira family loses cat Brandy during vacation stop near Frederick Maryland. Classified ad in the Frederick News Post helps locate Brandy with a small claw nail as proof. Elmira Star-Gazette and local good Samaritans coordinate recovery and safe return to New York.
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News-Post
Bill and
Mary Hollenbeck
Elmira
N Y
Jefferson Street
Brandy
Brandi Alexander
Feline
Hollenbecks
Frederick News-Post
Kelli Hollenbeck
Mrs. Hollenbeck
Alexanders
Hollenbeck
Baltimore
Keiti
The
Star-Gazette
Judge grants temporary injunction in Eastalco strike
Judge Samuel Herrick signed a 10 day temporary injunction to limit picketing at Eastalco Aluminum near Adamstown. It restricts the main gate to eight picketers and allows four at other gates while lines, nails, and access issues have created tense scenes since Sunday. Union attorney John Pre calls the order a violation of rights as negotiations continue in Hagerstown.
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Samuel Herrick
Eastalco Aluminum Corporation
Adamstown
Eastalco
United Steelworkers
Eastelco
Affactivits
Friends
John Pre
Baltimore
J. Duke Avnet
Wens
Eustalco
Barrick
Hagerstown
Frederick County
Carter signs strip mining bill amid calls for stricter terms
President Carter signed a strip mining bill he said is not strict enough yet has the teeth to require coal companies to reclaim virtually all land damaged and to pay for past repairs. He noted watered down features to secure passage after years of Congress battles with mining and environmental groups.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Eastalca Puts Demand For Negotiations With Workers Back
Harveys P Armintrout president of Eastalea Aluminum Corp says union offer to hold marathon bargaining sessions was made via media and not at the table. International rep Jim Viper says union offered marathon talks to resolve all differences. Armintrout, not a member of the company negotiating squad, says they have held many marathon sessions and want workers back to work. He cites 60 problems at the plant last night.
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Harveys P
Jim Viper
News-Post
Eastaleo
Armintrouz
Fno
Milky spore dust offered to fight Japanese beetles
Maryland Extension Service officials announced a program to supply milky spore dust at a bulk rate of 3.30 per pound to organized county communities. Board of County Commissioners approved the plan with Lawrence A. Dorsey urging residents to place orders through Mrs. Hendrickson, while Dr. George Wood Allen Bryant and Mrs. Hendrickson lead implementation amid public complaints across the county.
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Maryland Extension Service
Board of County Commissioners
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Helen Hendrickson
George Wood
Allen Bryant
Weather and policy notes with quotes and forecasts
A garbled OCR item includes Weather forecast with variable cloudiness and possible thunderstorms. It lists highs in the upper 80s and tonight’s lows near 70. The piece also mentions quotes attributed to Louis Brandeis and references policy ideas about emissions and aid programs.
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Baberock
Atlantic
Utah
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ED Waters JR
Maryland
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Howard Johnsons
Donald and
Cindy Alexander
Ellicott City
Eastalca
H.A. Malik
New York
Inside the News
Vance
CIA
Louis Brandeis
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