Middletown Parents Push to Ban More School Books
Middletown Valley parents at a Wednesday board meeting expanded their protest against secondary school texts and curriculums. They target Tell Me That You Love Me Junie Moon Grendel Lord of the Flies The Bad Seed and A Raisin in the Sun and seek removal from classrooms.
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Middletown Valley
Board of Education
Middletown
Junie Moon
Grendel
Gordon M. Anderson
Frances W. Ashbury
Ashbury
Moon
Anderson
Alfred Thackston
John Thompson
U.S. 15 Dualization Delayed by Impact Study Snags
The U S 15 dualization project faces about a month’s deferment as Baltimore Transportation Associates struggles to finish the environmental impact statement. Highway officials say historic areas including Catoctin Furnace require careful consideration to satisfy the National Park Service.
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Lewis Helwig
state Highway Administration
federal Highway Administration
Helwig
Baltimore Transportation Associates
Frederick County
Donald Wise
Baltimore Transportation Associates, Inc
SHA
Thurmont
U.S. 15
C. Ray Weddle
Weddle
Adamstown Farmers Sue Eastalco for 5 Million Dollars
Three Adamstown farmers sue Eastalco Aluminum for 5.14 million dollars alleging nuisance and trespass. Plaintiffs are Austin Z Putman Sr and family, William Zimmerman Sr and son, and Charles Noffsinger and wife, with separate sums requested for each suit. Law firms Zimmerman Aldridge and Dwyer Jr and Fried Harris Schriver Kampelman represent them. The service return was by a private process server, not sheriff, with a listed return date of Jan 3.
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Eastalco Aluminum Company
Adamstown
Austin Z. Putman Sr
William H. Zimmerman Sr
Charles Noffsinger
Putman
Zimmerman
Noffsinger
G. Edward Dwyer Jr
Frederick
Zimmerman, Aldridge and
Hanover Shoe Sold to English Firm in Asset Acquisition
Hanover Shoe announces the sale of its assets to two U S subsidiaries of C J Clark Ltd of Somerset England. Middletown plant employees 130 of Hanover's 2 500 total. Clark employs 16 000 in 20 factories worldwide with annual sales over 300 million.
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Hanover
Hanover Shoe, Inc
U.S
C & J Clark Ltd
Somerset
England
Hanover Shoe Company
Middletown
Hanover Shoe
Frederick Towne Mall
Hagerstown
Sheppard and Myers Inc
Gouker
Clark
Ireland
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
France
Canada
United States
Temperature swing hints at warmer weekend outlook
After subfreezing overnight lows Frederick reports a 10 degree low this morning and a 32 degree Tuesday high. The week promises sunshine and a gradual warm up toward a weekend with highs near 41 and lows in the mid 20s. An Old Farmer’s Almanac note forecasts possible stormier weather toward month’s end and a few blizzards. Maryland lottery results list 722 as Tuesday’s winning number.
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Frederick
Old Farmer’s Almanac
Carter in France after brief talks with Egypt's Sadat
President Carter arrives in Paris for a three day visit the sixth stop on a seven nation tour He meets with French President Valery Giscard d Estaing and recalls U S French friendship He plans discussions on economic stability disarmament energy Middle East peace and human rights with emphasis on independent French policy and defense He later travels to Brussels to address NATO and voiced support for Palestinian rights continued on Page A-8
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PARIS
Carter
France
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Aswan
Egypt
Anwar Sadat Carter
Middle East
Soviet Union
Giscard d’Estaing
Orly
Green Valley rezoning sparks county clash over development
The County Commissioners voted 4 to 2 to reclassify a 137 acre Green Valley tract from agricultural to residential despite Planning Commission opposition and concerns over water sewer services and crowded schools. Proponents cited neighborhood changes and growth potential while opponents warned it undermined the 1972 comprehensive plan. The Bankies property lies north of Gladhill Brothers Road east of Md 75.
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Planning Commission
Green Valley
Lawrence W. Johnson
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Edgar C. Wirts Jr
Donald L. Lewis
Paul L. Crum Jr
Sterling E. Bollinger
J. Wilfred Bankies
Gladhill Brothers Road
Md. 75
Frederick bank stock year end prices 1977 list
The following list presents year end 1977 prices of Frederick area bank stocks provided by Baker Watts & Co Investment Bankers Includes .20 extra Includes .10 extra Plus 5% stock seee Plus extras.
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Frederick area
Baker, Watts & Co
Pradaniab
Bank of Brunswick
Detour Bank
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
Francis Scott Key Bank & Trust Co
Frederick County National Bank
Fredericktown Bank & Trust Co
Maryland National Corp
Middletown Valley Bank
Myersville Savings Bank
Suburban Bancorporation
Woodsboro Savings Bank
Pentagon mulls base closings amid policy shift
The article notes the Pentagon weighing several military base closings as part of a broader defense review. Officials discuss potential realignments and the impact on regional communities and strategic readiness. A quote from a defense source underscores fiscal and strategic pressures shaping the decision.
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Amos Holter Jr
Junie
Motter Avenue
C. Kurt Holter
Newsnag
DAVID RAMBO
Eastalco
WILLIAM E. GRAFFAM
NEW YORK
C & J Clark
Andrew Gouker
Hanover company
A.C. Mudge
G. P. King
P. E. Spears
A. C. Blunt III
Sheppard & Myers, Inc
BALTIMORE
Maryland
Sadat
Washington
Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Wirts
Lewis
Inside The News
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