City to operate bus line in Frederick
Frederick officials vote to buy the Frederick Transit Company buses and equipment to continue service. The city will bear operating costs with 95 percent of the 7500 purchase refunded by state and federal governments. Some aldermen oppose subsidizing private enterprise.
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AL WEINBERG
Frederick
Frederick Transit Company
Hiltner
Adlerman
James E. McClellan
Ronald XN. Young
City weighs ban on skateboards on streets and sidewalks
Frederick weighs a proposed ordinance to ban skateboards from public streets and possibly sidewalks. The city also eyed two skateboarding bowls at Max Kehne Park and the Sagner development, with funding challenges and debates over the sport’s staying power.
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Frederick
Richard J. Ashton
W. Milner Roberts
Board of Aldermen
Public Works
Robert Strine
city Recreation Commission
Strine
Maj. Ashton
Ashton
Max Kehne
West Seventh Street
Sagner
Ocean City
Ronald N. Young
Mac Rose
Frederick City Police graduate 18th class at Hood College
Nine cadets completed the Frederick City Police Department training academy with eight joining the patrol division and one moving to the Protective Services Division at Fort Detrick. The graduates include Eric L. Baumgartner and Barbara A. Dorsey among others, and the ceremony featured remarks by Arlington Chief Roy C. Larsen and Frederick officials.
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Frederick City
Frederick
Richard J. Ashton
Franklin D. Wilson
Second drug abuse meet set at Catoctin Dec. 13
THURMONT residents welcomed to a public 7 30 p m meeting at Catoctin High School Room YES to discuss drug abuse with a panel of students and parents and school officials. The program ends with a question session. A Jan 3 1977 follow up will cover drug identification and effects. The Maryland Numbers Game drawing produced 501 in Baltimore. A second PTSA meeting is set for Dec 16 featuring Joseph Zanella from Mount Saint Marys College on scholarships and loans.
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THURMONT
Catoctin High School
Room YES
Sue Ramsburg
Karen Kos
Sally Benjamin
John Kile
Debbie Cogan
Elsie Kine
Chub Sweeney
Virginia Suhole
Clement E. Gardiner
Board of Education
Catoctin
Joseph Zanella
Mount Saint Mary's College
Zanella
Legislators Plan Public Meeting December 18
The Frederick County delegation to the Maryland General Assembly will hold its annual legislative public meeting Saturday December 18 from 1 p m to 4 p m at Frederick City Hall. Delegation Chairman Del Julien P Delphey announced the event to gather public comment on proposed legislation and suggestions for new laws. All local delegation members will attend.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Parcel strike settles as U.N. drafts terrorism ban
United Parcel workers reach a settlement as the U.N. drafts a ban on terrorism. Weather notes call for sunny, breezy today with highs mid to upper 50s and cooler, partly sunny weekend highs in the upper 40s to low 50s. Hazlitt quote on ignorance closes.
Carter aides push tax cuts
President elect Carter receives broad support from staff, business, and labor for tax cuts to stimulate the economy. House Speaker designate ONeill urges delaying a decision to analyze consumer spending over the next 60 days. A key meeting with leaders and a Pentagon briefing follow, amid talks on public works jobs and budget plans.
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WASHINGTON
Carter
Thomas P “Tip” O'Neill
House
Congress
O'Neill
banks
America
House Democratic Caucus
Pentagon
Plains
Reginald Jones
General Electine Co
Thomas B Lance
Jones
Lance
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
Woodcock
Oil price rise forecast linked to OPEC talks
A government study warns that a new OPEC price increase could raise U S gasoline and heating oil costs and push inflation higher. The report estimates an 8 cent rise per 5 percent OPEC hike for gasoline, with broader economic effects including a slower GNP growth and deeper trade deficit.
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WASHINGTON
U.S
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Qatar
Persian Gulf
United States
Frank Zarb
sey
State Department
New England
Higher standards for schools stressed
Dr. Gordon M. Anderson urges a higher standard for Frederick County schools as he enters the second half of his first year as superintendent. He emphasizes basic instruction and better discipline, praising the school board and thanking parents for their support while noting potential budget cuts and tough choices ahead.
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ROLLIE ATKINSON
Gordon M. Anderson
county stude
Frederick County
League of Women Voters
Anderson
Frederck Coz
Immunity Granted to Most Mandel Witnesses in Closed Session
In a secret October 7 session in Baltimore, three of four prosecution witnesses before the Mandel grand jury were granted immunity from prosecution. The transcript cites Assistant U S Attorney Barnet Skolnik stating witnesses including the defendants and their secretaries sought immunity, with the only remedy being compelled testimony. The ruling concerns Abram Fischer and others as the indictment proceeds.
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BALTIMORE
Marvin Mandel
Mandel
Jo! Pratt
Barnet D
Skolnik
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