Eastalco rate clarified amid utility contract dispute
Eastalco Aluminum Company the largest PE system user says rate structure generally benefits residential customers while its own FRA varies by contract with Hatfield Ferry plant. Officials say increased Eastalco production raises PE profits and could affect future PSC determinations, with debate over who bears fuel and tax costs.
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Funeral set Saturday for Alton Y Bennett
Alton Y Bennett 78 prominent attorney and political leader dies Wednesday at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Sarah, two sons Thomas and Judge Stanley Bennett, daughter Ruth Sample of Massachusetts, cousins W Ver Forney and John Bennett Landis, six grandchildren. Visitation Friday after 1 p.m. at 301 W Second St. Funeral Saturday at Evangelical Lutheran Church East Church Street with services at 10 a.m. Rev Francis Reinberger officiating. Interment Mt Olivet Cemetery. Flowers omitted. memorial donations requested to charity of choice. Born 1897 son of Robert A and Hallie M Bennett. long-time Frederick resident. practiced law 52 years. Continued on Page A-5.
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Tragedies mark start of Bicentennial year
The new year begins with parades and football but brings fires across the U S and an airliner crash abroad. A storm dumps 19 inches on Wyoming and Nebraska while 1.4 million watch the Pasadena Rose Parade. Sparks of tragedy hit Belgium, Lebanon, Portugal, and Northern Ireland as tens die or are injured.
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County man killed in single car crash on ice
Frederick County police report the first 1976 traffic fatality occurred Thursday night when Russell E. Overs, 36, of Adamstown died in a single vehicle crash on Baker Valley Road near the I-270 overpass. A patch of ice caused his car to skid into trees and a bridge abutment. he died instantly.
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County leaders set New Year resolutions for area towns
Frederick County leaders report resolutions aimed at finishing courthouse and nursing home projects and upgrading Winchester Hall. Mayors and officials from Frederick City Emmitsburg Thurmont Myersville Middletown Mt. Airy Brunswick and other towns outline goals including better town services water systems and improved parks and libraries.
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Brady backs four step plan to bury downtown wires
Alderman Richard Brady outlines a four step program to underground the utility lines across the downtown business area starting with South Market Street as a phased, snowball effort. He aims for a balanced budget without tax hikes and suggests court action to shift costs onto utility companies if needed. The plan follows state law sharing the South Market Street project costs between the city and utilities and contemplates potential changes to the 1914 pact.
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Holiday road toll climbs during New Year weekend
The New Year holiday weekend traffic toll rises nationwide as winter weather worsens driving conditions. By 11 a.m. 153 deaths were reported and travel was hindered from the Rockies to the Midwest. The National Safety Council estimates 350 to 400 more fatalities may occur, while AP tallies 426 deaths over the latest four day period.
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County shifts personnel to assist administrative work
County Commissioners plan to move staff to aid administrative assistant James Bryan and to reassign Harold K. Keller Jr. as coordinator of budget control and personnel. Commissioner Sterling Bollinger opposed the concept. Keller’s start date remains undecided as Comptroller Thomas Fox weighs when to release him. Sue Ferguson will become secretary to the new nursing home administrator William P. Hill, with her role replaced by an in-house secretarial shift.
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Presidential campaign notes amid mixed economic and weather updates
Report cites presidential candidates and funding talks alongside remarks on grocery price rises. It notes U S recruitment efforts related to Angola in a cloudy chilly day with highs near 40, and forecasts rain chances. Benjamin Dis.aci appears in garbled form.
New Year Stock Market Opens Higher on Sparse Trade
NEW YORK AP The stock market began the new year in a broad uptrend with the Dow Jones average at 453 and the NYSE declined lead unused as trading was quiet with many investors off on an extended holiday weekend.
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