Tax compromise may avert higher withholding tax in January
Senate Finance Chair proposes a nonbinding spending-cut pledge to resolve a stalemate over a $17 billion tax cut. Without extension, withholding rises about $3 to $4.73 weekly for many workers starting Jan 1, with couples earning $15,000 facing $250 yearly tax rise. Ford demands a federal spending ceiling of $395 billion or higher, while leaders resist fixed limits.
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Russell B. Long
D-La
Ron
White House
Long
Wathiwidling
Internal Revenue Service
Mayor backs limited flood plan amid cost concerns
Mayor Ronald N. Young favors a feasible flood control project over a comprehensive plan, estimating a price tag of 1 to 10 million dollars. He cites Carrell Creek as the likely under way within a year or two and notes the preliminary report remains private until final. The B&O Station project and downtown parking deck commentaries were also touched.
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Maryland Historical Trust
William Cole
Charles Cole
Fire damages exceed $1 million at Fort Detrick complex
Fire at Building 527 inside the Fort Detrick inner fence complex damaged the former biological warfare facility. Army estimates exceed $1 million with two explosions reported. Insulation may have been set with an acetylene torch and investigators led by Lt. Col. James Godsey are examining the cause.
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James Godsey
Ford signs repeal of fair trade laws boosting consumer savings
President Ford vows relief of 2.1 to 3 billion dollars yearly as 21 states lose minimum price rules inside 90 days. The repeal ends state fair trade statutes covering cameras watches liquor books sporting goods small appliances auto supplies clothing and shoes.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Congress
Frederick County Eyed for Federal Fire Academy Site
Frederick County is among potential hosts for the National Fire Academy, a $9 million campus for 400 students and 40 instructors. The facility would be strictly academic, on publicly owned land, with 5 to 125 acres needed and within an hour of Washington DC.
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Washington
Americans flee high fuel bills to Sun Belt migration surge
Migration experts cite economic factors driving Americans to the Sun Belt and West for cheaper living and jobs as Census data show Arizona and Florida as fast growers. West leads growth at 87 percent, South at 84, while Northeast and North Central trails. Retirement appeal and highway expansion also push relocation. Fire at Stevenson residence prompts emergency response. two injured taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital.
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New Midway
Woodsboro
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Etzler Mill Road
Whiskey Springs Road
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Greed Turns Christmas Eve Gas Station into Stirring Robbery Tale
Chicago police described a chaotic morning at a South Side E Z Go station where three armed robbers tied two attendants and fled with cash and cigarettes. As fear spread, motorists helped themselves, pumping about 400 gallons, while investigators called the scene a stark example of public greed during the holiday season.
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Chicago
David Olsen
Kenneth Harris
Olsen
Carlos McDowell
South Side
McDowell
Harris
Michael Fry
Haris
Spending ceiling approved in historic budget vote
Congress adopts a binding spending ceiling of 374.9 billion and a 300.8 billion revenue floor for the 1976 fiscal year ending June 30. The plan enforces a 74.1 billion deficit and a 622.6 billion public debt, with a 408 billion cap on new appropriations. House vote 189 to 187. Senate 74 to 19.
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House Budget Committee
Brock Adams
D-Wash
Congressional
Irvin Renn To Head Sixth March of Dimes In Frederick
For a sixth year, A Irvin Renn will chair the Frederick County March of Dimes drive. The campaign roars with the Mothers March and a 25 mile Walkathon to raise funds and awareness for birth defects research and polio victory. Renn is joined by his wife Elgie M Renn in the annual effort.
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March of Dimes
Frederick County
March of Dimes of the
National Foundation
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Renn
Maryland
Elgie M Renn
Water main project draws U.S. defense funding ties
A fragmentary note links a local water issue to wartime defense spending in Europe. The text mentions potential billions in U.S. defense dollars and monitoring of delays with risky outcomes. Weather snippets and a stray Shakespeare reference appear beside the main topic.
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