Former FCC dean begins jail term
Dr. Patrick L. Christoff a former dean at Frederick Community College reported to Anne Arundel County Detention Center on Monday to begin a four month sentence after a July 1978 conviction for padding enrollment figures to obtain over 164000 in state aid. The judge rejected a programmatic alternative and kept the jail time in place despite Christoff’s plea. Local jail officials supported his education program idea for inmates.
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Frederick Community College
Christof
FCC
Anne Arundel County
Christoff
Robert C. Heeney
Maryland
Fifth Judicial Circuit
H. Chester Goudy
Frederick County
Goudy
Bruce Spizler
Judge Goudy
Frederick
Patrick L. Christoff
County officials weigh school funding and redistricting
County commissioners discuss funding for new schools and possible redistricting and busing needs. They consider portable classrooms as stopgaps, argue against a state moratorium, and emphasize funding methods for capital projects. Christoff case noted with judge retaining sentence. Christoff writes open letter thanking Frederick County residents.
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Smith
Adrian McC. Remsberg
Richard L. Grossnickle
Commission
Mary G. Williams
Remsberg
Grossnickle
Williams
Commissioner Board
Ford attorneys refuse request for test results in Pinto case
Ford Motor Co. attorneys refuse a prosecutor demand to release simulated Pinto crash test results cited as highly persuasive in the reckless homicide trial. Jury selection had ended, two cartons of documents were handed over, and no written crash test report was available yet. Autopsies linked the 1978 deaths of three women to their 1973 Pinto burst after a rear impact on a northern Indiana highway.
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Indiana
Ford
James F. Neal
Nashville, Tenn
Michael A. Cosentino
Neal
Turmoil as Iranian protests sweep regions and Khomeini clout questioned
Amid Tehran flux, demonstrations flare in Tabriz and Sanandaj over Khomeini and Shariat Madari, with ethnic minority tensions rising. Reported resignations, guards under fire, and plans for days of demonstrations loom as Panama hosts a televised Frost interview with the deposed shah.
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Shariat- Madari
Tehran
Qom
Him
Mohammed
Hossein
Sanandaj
Hossein Shahyessi
Shahressi
Baluchistan-Sistan
Radio
Lorestan
Panama
Shah
Contadora Island
Pacific
David Frost
Contadora
Hood College plans programs and facility growth
Hood College will expand some programs including a two week study for seniors started last summer and may enhance facilities. A new home management building with solar heating is considered but a campus center and major gym or library upgrades are unlikely. Dr Church remains optimistic about Hood’s continued community role.
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Church
Hood College
Rec department offers eight week guitar class for all ages
Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks announces an eight week guitar program starting the week of February 9 for children and adults with a $15 fee. Registration runs January 12 to February 1. Beginners grade three and older meet at Clarksville Elementary Saturdays 10 to 1. Advanced beginners meet Saturdays 11:15 to 12:30 at Clarksville Elementary. older students meet Mondays 7 to 8:15 at Dunlogg in Middle. Call 992-2483 for information.
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Howard County
Dunlogg
Recreation Department
Pair of pet goats victims of dog attack
Two pet goats on Kevin Burns property near Buckeystown were attacked by a large dog, killing one and seriously injuring the other. The surviving goat, housed in a seven foot fenced barn, was hospitalized at Green Valley Animal Hospital in Price Distillery Road and described as in good spirits after initial shock. Police urged witnesses in Ijamsville and Baker Valley Road area to report stray dogs. multiple prior attacks have been reported locally.
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Baker Valley Road
Buckeystown
Green Valley Animal Hospital
Price Distillery Road
Burns
Dr. Schultz
Sheriffs Department
Light Snow Chance Ahead For Frederick Area
Frederick residents recover from last Friday's snowstorm as city officials report clear conditions. Forecast shows only a slight chance of light snow today and tonight with highs near 37 and lows around 20. Marched by regional storm activity elsewhere, local readings note 36 to 37 degree highs and minor rainfall totals.
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Frederick City
Robert L. Strine
Public Works
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Unionville
G. Plitt von Eiff
Maryland State Police
Frederick
Richard Schwerdt
Damascus
G. Plitt von Biff
Cindy Hackett
Grain decision a political issue in farm belt
In Des Moines Iowa President Carter faces a political test as his order to limit U S grain sales to the Soviet Union becomes a campaign issue. Senator Edward M Kennedy arrives in town for six days of campaigning urging rescission, saying the move hurts Iowa farmers and could fail to deter Soviet aggression.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Carter
U.S
Soviet Union
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Court refuses to hear challenge to second class mail rates
The Supreme Court declined to hear arguments aimed at lowering second class mail rates for newspapers and magazines. The ruling leaves U S Postal Service rate procedures intact, despite publisher claims that the system misreads the 1970 Postal Reorganization Act and raises mailing costs. Only Justice White supported taking the case. four votes were needed for review.
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Supreme Court
U.S. Postal Service
Congress
Byron R. White
High Court
Postal Rate Commission
Commission
Postal Service Governors
Hughes to Back Carter Campaign in Maryland Endorsement
Maryland Governor Harry Hughes will join about 100 state politicians to endorse President Carter's reelection bid in Annapolis. He will serve as honorary chairman of Carter's Maryland primary campaign, alongside Baltimore Mayor William D. Schaefer and Montgomery County Executive Charles Gilchrist, per The Washington Post. Kennedy supporters dismissed the endorsements, saying the candidate and the organization matter most.
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Maryland
Harry Hughes
Bares
Washingtonist
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Post
Hughes
Carter
Annapolis
Baltimore
William D. Schaefer
Montgomery County
Charles Gilchrist
Edward Kennedy
James Flag
Kennedy
AFTRA prepares for strike over TV network talks
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, representing about 40,000 workers, says it is ready to strike after a contract stalemate with NBC CBS and ABC. Members have been working without contracts since November 16, risking disruptions to soaps and newsrooms. Sanford Wolff warned of a possible strike as negotiators in Los Angeles reported mounting difficulties, with no comment from the networks.
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American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
AFTRA
American Broadcasting Co
National Broadcasting Co
Columbia Broadcasting System
Sanford I. Wolff
Los Angeles
Wolff
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