Farmers take on Congress as Bergland defends farm prosperity
Washington AP reports farmers camped in cars and campers outside Congress while Secretary of Agriculture Bergland prepared to tell the House Agriculture Committee that 1978 was a good year for American farmers. Protest leaders dismissed his upbeat view amid high costs and fears of land loss if their case fails. Security was heightened for Bergland as militants criticized the administration’s stance and urged new income measures.
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Washington
Congress
America
Bob Bergland
Bergland
House Agriculture Committee
Don Patterson
the Plains
Commissioners seek tighter control of BoE salary funds
Frederick County Commissioners pressed for emergency legislation to curb transfers of salary funds between teaching and administration lines in the county board of education budget. They seek veto power over funding shifts to ensure teachers are prioritized and to address a past issue where substitute funds were redirected to administration.
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Boe
Annapolis
Frederick County
County Board of Education
Galen HR
Clagett
Adrian McC
Remsburg
Bhutto Spare Appeals and Price Guideline Debate
The entry notes APPEALS to spare Bhutto amid wage and price guideline uncertainties. Weather outlook shows windy, partly cloudy conditions with lows in the low to mid 20s and highs in the 20s, with snow chances decreasing from 60 percent to 10 percent. The text also references novelist Aldous Hurley (1894-1963) and a quoted phrase about facts.
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Aldous Hurley
YMCA selects Morgan-Keller for Frederick County gym
Morgan-Keller of Smithsburg won the bid to design and build Frederick County YMCA's gymnasium and fitness center for about 446 271 dollars with completion expected in December. The Building Committee led by Joseph C. Zengerle Jr. praised the mix of design build efficiency and proposed cost savings and added accessibility work.
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Morgan-Keller
General Contractors
Smithsburg
Frederick County
YMCA
Joseph C. Zengerle Jr
Jessee Dustin & Son
Lee Builders
Zengerle
J. Bernard Vallandingham
Narold Chichester
Eric Ausherman
Jack Jana
Gil Newby
Mike Brittain
George Hedstrom
Florence E. Guss
Carl L. Gaites
United Way
Snowbound Maryland counties halt classes and delay travel
A heavy snow storm blankets Frederick County and surrounding areas with three to six inches on the ground and up to ten inches by evening. Schools and many offices close while state police urge residents to stay home. Roads are slick as 1,500 highway workers and 800 pieces of equipment wage snow removal. several facilities close or cancel events and flights are diverted.
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Hood College
Becky Spicer
Frederick County
Maryland
Garrett County
Delaware
Frederick Community College
FCC
Hood
Point of Rocks
Fort Detrick
Frederick
Linton
Lister
Mar-La-Ridge
Linganore High School
Thurmont Middle
Prospect Hall
Frederick Christian Academy
National Airport
Washington
D.C
Walkersville Fire Hall
Baltimore
Wicomico
Worcester
Somerset
Dorchester
Camp David eyed for new Israeli Egyptian talks
Jerusalem reports say Foreign Minister Dayan seeks Cabinet authorization to negotiate without daily Cabinet referents while Washington proposes Camp David Maryland as site for the talks. If held there, Cyrus Vance would join. final cabinet approval remains required. Talks may start in about two weeks.
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Dayan
Ezer Weizman
Menachem Begin
U.S
Washington
Middle East
Cyrus Vance
County highway department unveils five year CIP plan
County Engineer William Fout presented a five year 37 million capital improvements budget at a public hearing before Frederick County commissioners. The plan seeks funds to rebuild 25 bridges and parts of 32 roads, plus equipment and an engineering study of all county bridges. Funding will come from taxes and federal state grants, with 9.1 million already approved. The hearing continues next week as officials weigh priorities for fiscal 1980 starting January.
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William 5. Fout
Highway Department
Frederick County Commissioners
Fout
Font
Jay
Public Works Department
Devilbiss Bridge
Leshart Road
Dublin Road
Links Bridge
Parks Mill
Greenfield
Furnace Ford
Sundays Lane
Mountaindale Road
Longs Mill Road
Annandale Road
Stottlemyer Road
Forest School Road
Parks Mill Road
Flinthil Road
Flinthill Road
Gapland Road
MD. 383
Frederick Gas seeks new customers in Maryland
Frederick Gas Company asks the Maryland Public Service Commission to approve a program to add about 280 new customers yearly and expand service to other customer types. The plan includes an interruptible service allocation and would deliver about 2.4 percent of normal gas requirements in annual allocations.
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Frederick Gas Company
Maryland Public Service Commission
Jack F. Mason
Frederick Gas
Washington Gas Light Company
Shenandoah Gas Company
Washington Gas
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