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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1985
Page
2
Union push faces retaliation claims as city supervisors allegedly threaten, deny promotion, and threaten unpaid leave while workers cite low pay and fragile benefits. Fox compares wages with Hagerstown and Washington County, noting higher raises there.
A large high pressure system moving from central Canada will bring fair but bitterly cold weather to Maryland. Western Maryland clears then turns windy and colder tonight with lows 8 to 14. Friday remains sunny, windy, and cold with highs around 25 to 26. Weekend shows fair skies but lows near zero to 12. Maryland mountains face flurries, highs near 20. Yesterday temperatures ranged Frederick 33 to 24, Cumberland 36 to 22, Hagerstown 37 to 22.
The National Weather Service forecasts widespread cold across the United States for Friday. Rain is expected in the Pacific Northwest, snow in Montana and Wyoming, and snow flurries in the St. Lawrence Valley.
Thurmont commissioners denied an SHA request to raise Md 77 and Md 806 posted limits. The board cited safety, narrow downtown roads, many pedestrians, and the difficulty of lowering limits once raised, despite SHA findings that speeds would stay near 44 mph.
A powerful blast at Radford Army Ammunition Plant leveled a nitroglycerin production building at 8:53 a.m. killing James Ernest Brookman, 41, of Roanoke, chief operator in the destroyed unit. A second man remained missing as the explosion shook homes up to 30 miles away.
The Frederick County Board of Education reappointed Dr. Berger as superintendent despite two votes against. Support cited his leadership, board commitment, community backing, and staff hard work. opponents urged better relations and addressed concerns about workload and staffing. Local reactions from officials and teachers emphasized cooperation for student progress. Dr. Leonard, Mount Saint Mary's graduate, published works on U.S. policies toward Central America and plans further academic activity in 1985 and 1986.
Dairy farmers hear Secretary Block will press long term, market oriented dairy policy including a milk support price set at 11.60 per hundredweight and a move toward eliminating the purchase program by 1987. Coughlin cites 1986 CDC purchases near 1.5 billion pounds while ISOACID feed research promises a 10 percent milk rise with 8 percent less feed.
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