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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1982
Page
1
The Labor Department said the Consumer Price Index rose 0.3 percent in January, the smallest monthly increase since July 1980, with food costs up 0.7 percent and gasoline prices contributing to the slowdown. Analysts foresee inflation easing further in 1982 barring shocks.
Washington AP report notes President Reagan aims to sound out Congress on trimming deficits in his 1983 plan. Alice Rivlin of the CBO will brief the Senate as analysts caution the deficit may be about 10 billion higher. Domenici proposes Pentagon cuts, tax steps, and delaying tax-rate cuts as a bipartisan possibility. Treasury Secretary Regan calls Domenici’s plan reasonable.
Bethesda Research Laboratories Inc. paused construction of a planned 7 million Frederick facility and laid off 150 employees, about 36 percent of its workforce, as management reassesses the business due to shifts in the medical technology market. The Frederick Research Park site is in a temporary holding pattern while new plans are made.
Frederick Community College boards approve a proposed 4,473,972 budget for 1983, about 25 percent higher than this year, with no tuition increase planned. County share rises to 1,250,000. state aid projected at 1,833,000, though final figures depend on the legislature.
Frederick City officials and Potomac Edison remain deadlocked on billing methods for North Market Street underground wiring. Mayor Ronald N. Young says PE wants to bill city customers equally under a method used for South Market Street, but officials oppose it. The PSC rules will determine the final approach pending 1914 agreements and recent legislative changes.
Weather now calls for frigid air spreading across Western Maryland and nearby counties with temperatures dipping into the 30s today and teens to near 40 Friday. Snow possible Saturday, then clearing and cold Sunday. mountains expect windy, cloudy and flurries with highs in the 20s to near 30. Yesterday temperatures ranged in the 30s to 50s across Frederick Hagerstown Westminster Gaithersburg Leesburg.
The Frederick County Public Library Board delayed occupancy of the C. Burr Artz Public Library due to an unfinished punch list. Occupancy now targeted for March with operations starting end of month. volunteers welcomed but not actively sought. dedication planned for April 17 with guest speaker and tours.
A compact description of a TV listings page featuring movie guides and a weather map while noting a sharp editorial tone. The piece references a famous quotation about wit by Washington Irving and frames the page as a media digest.
Reagan seeks a large aid program for the Caribbean Basin with tax preferences and investment incentives to foster long term growth. Congress eyes a $350 million supplemental appropriation, lifting the year total to $824.9 million amid domestic austerity. Speaker O'Neill says economic conditions may provoke opposition but expects passage.
Twenty two Greek sailors aboard a disabled lifeboat were saved from ice cold waters after a vessel in the Annapolis anchorage spotted distress flares. Several experienced minor hypothermia exposure and five were taken to Anne Arundel General Hospital as a precaution. The lifeboat was returning to the Greek cargo ship Naiad when a motor malfunction occurred.
Mayor Dianne Feinstein proposes a ban on private handgun possession to make San Francisco a bastion of sanity. The plan mirrors Morton Grove Illinois where police, guards and certain officials may carry, others face 30 days jail. residents have nine days to surrender guns. Rifles and shotguns are exempt. The Morton Grove ban took effect February 1 and was upheld by a federal appeals court with the Supreme Court declining review.
Air Force said a Soviet rocket booster would reenter over North America about two hours before breakup but NORAD chose not to warn the public due to low debris landings and uncertain impact area. Col Fred Watkins at NORAD Colorado Springs said no debris survived burnup and would not be radioactive.
Washington columnists critique President Reagan's budget safety net as failing to reach the poorest. An accompanying analysis notes critics find little room for negotiation. The piece touches beef growers' bleak outlook and features sports and social notes from Port News Post.
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