Clinton Begins Line Item Veto on Budget Tax Bills
President Clinton becomes the first to use the new line item veto power to strike specific provisions from the recently passed budget and tax cut bills. Aides expect immediate legal challenges, with Treasury Secretary Rubin outlining action on both spending and tax sides as the deadline nears.
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White House
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Robert Rubin
U.S
Congress
Ulysses S. Grant
Administration steps into UPS dispute over strike
Labor Secretary Alexis Herman urged the Teamsters and United Parcel Service to meet at the Labor Department to return to bargaining. Federal talks paused, the 185,000 striking workers seek issues on part-time work and pension protection, while replacements remain a controversial threat.
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Teamsters
UPS
Clinton
Alexis Herman
Herman
Labor Department
NBC
Meet the Press
John Alden
ABC
Area UPS Workers Hold Line in Frederick Strike
Frederick UPS workers continue a nationwide walkout with little chanting or signage. Part-timers like Julie Kovatch condemn the lack of full-time openings, while Teamsters lobbyist Colleen Dougher argues UPS favors part-time staffing and reduced benefits. Union and company talks stalled, supporters praise solidarity, and officials refrain from intervention as turnout remains steady.
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UPS
Frederick
Julie Kovatch
Teamsters International
Colleen Dougher
Teams
Ms. Dougher
Strike disrupts delivery firms tests speed of service
UPS talks broke down and customers seek faster options as Interstate Delivery Service expands to 17 drivers and routes beyond 100 miles to Pittsburgh and Norfolk Virginia. Rick Clark says the strike raises stress but boosts business while prioritizing regular customers and flexible delivery times. USPS adds seven day package service.
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Interstate Delivery Service
Rick Clark
Pittsburgh
Norfolk
Clark
Interstate
Local marbles players win world championship title
Middletown organizers label event world championship marbles tournament though participants were mostly American. Megan Winkleman, 12, Frederick, won girls titles. Jeff Kimmel leads Knucklers program and co organizes state and world events sponsored by Braddock Heights Optimist Club.
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Middletown
Maryland
Jeff Kimmel
Frederick County
Mr. Kimmels
Roland Nelson
Braddock Heights Optimist Club
Local farmers largely ineligible for federal aid due to drought
Frederick County Farm Bureau President Mike Wilcom leads Rep. Roscoe Bartlett on a farm tour to show drought damage and argues that 80 to 90 percent of local farmers would not qualify for USDA emergency loans. Agriculture Sec. Glickman notes disaster relief for 33 counties in five states. Corn stands several inches tall amid dry soil, far from tasseling.
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Frederick County
Farm Bureau
Mike Wilcom
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bartlett
Dan Glickman
Maryland
Frederick
Wilcom
Frederick News-Post index brief recycles printed
A short note says portions of The Frederick News-Post are printed daily on 105 percent recycled paper and the newspaper emphasizes recycling.
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Frederick
Parks draw fewer visitors this summer at state parks
Staff reports say area parks see quieter season with Cunningham Falls noting fewer day visitors due to drought and cool weather. Chuck Bowler says campers remain steady while year round visitation nears 750000. Cunningham Falls offers 173 campsites across about 5000 acres and cites parking changes reducing rock path accidents.
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Battlegrounds
Chuck Bowler
Cunningham Falls State Park
Thurmont
Cunningham Falls
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