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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1976
Page
2
A press secretary said troopers have shelved protests after New Year and references a Mandel administration offering pay raises. The fragment mentions figures like 10 percent and starting salaries around $10.00, with unclear dates and contexts. The item is garbled with multiple misread names and places.
Baltimore AP reports county officials debate converting an abandoned East Baltimore facility into a 640 inmate medium security camp and a 250 inmate minimum security work release center. County executive Pascal backs shared responsibility while urging broader participation in corrections planning.
The Corps of Engineers proposes studying up to 12 alternatives to remove or contain Kepone contaminated sediments in Bailey's Bay, Bailey's Creek, and Gravelly Run near Hopewell Virginia as part of a 1 million EPA project. The plan aims to narrow to two or three feasible options while EPA continues a multiyear effort that could include levees, walls, and channel work. Fishing in the James River has been closed for a year due to Kepone pollution.
Maryland's Board of Higher Education moves to limit nonresident enrollment at public colleges. A staff study urges a 9 percent cap with case by case exceptions, prompted by 23 to 3 percent ranges at Morgan State Bowie State and Eastern Shore campus. Nonresident undergrads at College Park and Salisbury State exceed 9 percent in places.
A report shows about one third of states impose nonresident student quotas from 5 percent in Pennsylvania to 27.5 percent in Arizona. Nonresident learners pay higher tuition than Maryland residents and Maryland institutions don not deny access due to nonresidents. Most administrators at Morgan State and other black colleges welcomed the findings, though Dr. Horace A. Judson criticized them.
A warehouse on the Eastern Shore holds thousands of Christmas decorations from Europe. Jim Vaillant explains the hand made glass ornaments, small tabletop traditions, and symbols like grapes, fish, and mushrooms tied to Victorian hospitality and luck, linking past celebrations to modern trees.
Baltimore AP report: State Del George J. Santoni D Baltimore pleads not guilty to extortion and filing a false income tax return for 1975. John Jake Jakubik a city education department foreman also pleads not guilty to one count of extortion. Trial set for April 18 to avoid conflict with the General Assembly session. Santoni free on 50000 dollar bond. Jakubik on personal recognizance. Santoni plans to remain in the House of Delegates.
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