President Ford vetoes common sites bill on labor control
The 1976 piece of labor legislation sparked wide opposition as it would force construction workers to join unions or quit. The President indicated he would veto and urged Congress to weigh it with the Construction Industry Collective Bargaining Act. Public and worker sentiment favored the veto, with calls for sustaining it to prevent labor dominance over commerce and avoid nationwide work stoppages.
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Gerald Ford
Daily Press
Congress
United States
White House
Kssage
Roland L
Bilhiorrt
America
Ford
U.S
J. Glenn Beall
Charles Mathias
The Builder's Block Christmas column by Bob Hilton
Robert Hilton to Homebuilders Association Frederick County president crafts a holiday column. It highlights labor struggles in construction, praises Senator Beall's amendment to the 2001 Common Situs Picketing Bill, notes Farm Home Loan Program funding, and invites builders to connect as they close the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Bob) Hilton
Homebuilders Association of
Frederick County
Senator Beall
Eveyone
Beall
U.S
Frederick Bicentennial committee urged to reorganize and split workload
In a critical look at Frederick and Washington County Bicentennial efforts, the Frederick County Bicentennial Committee faces leadership strain under Chamber of Commerce control. Calls rise for a co chair, new office, and independent status to boost visibility and participation, contrasting with Washington County’s independent center in Hagerstown.
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Washington County
FCBC
WCBC
Frederick
Chamber of Commerce
Maryland
al Rogers
William McKinley
Billie Lowe Rogers
Marian McIntyre
Chamber
Schifferstadt
South Market St
Hagerstown
Exchange Club
Schlerstadt
The
Landmarks Foundation
Historical Society of
Frederick County
Clean up of American waters shows real gains
EPA chief Russell Train cites major progress in water cleanup across rivers and lakes, noting Lake Erie revival, Atlantic salmon returning to the Connecticut River, and Kanawha River improvements. Over 97 percent of dischargers comply or are on clean-up schedules, while nonpoint sources and sediment, livestock waste, fertilizers, mining, and urban runoff remain the toughest challenges ahead.
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Lake Erie
Aeaa
Connecticut River
Kanawha River
Charleston
W. Va
Russell E. Train
U.S
Environmenttal Protection Agency
Frederick Treasures and Blue Ridge League Hints Amid Holiday Rush
Christmas shopping fills Frederick and Greensboro with frenzy as Uees and greens sell out in many downtown shops. Locals await 1926 Blue Ridge League decisions while Averett College student Miss Fran Fuqua leads a Greensboro Christmas parade. Unionville Homemakers hold a December meeting with carols, poems, duets, and secret sisters revealed for 1955.
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Fran Fuqua
W.H. Fuqua
Carroll Parkway
Averett College
Greenshoro
N.C
Fuqua
Averett
Baptist Student Union
Heta Psi
Phi Theta Kappa
Miss Fuqua
BM Ai Nate Tnita Pvgry Medical College of
Virginia
Unionville Homemakers Club
Grange Hall
Stanley Bury
Secret Sisters
Halph Hipley
Theodore Martin
Charles Martin
Everett Graver
Maurice McDaniel
Former resident urges Hanson House preservation in Frederick
Arthur E Stine argues the John Hanson House on West Patrick Street is a National Register landmark and must not be demolished for a Courthouse Complex. He warns demolition invites blight, erodes street character, and harms Frederick’s historic district, urging preservation and noting prior costly acquisitions and ignored preservation pleas.
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John Hanson
West Patrick Street
Frederick
Congress
Prodoriek
Maryland
Hanson
Patrick Street
Market
Seventh Streets
Maryland Historical Trust
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the Aarti. News
Setedes O
Frederick, Md
Irving Construction Co
Gaithersburg
Ernie Ausherman
NAHB
Nick Wood
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
George C. Marshall
WEA
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Afl-Cio
Federal
Charles R. Scott
Florida
Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge Baseball
News-Post
Arthure Stine
Lancaster St
Baltimore
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