City Parking Commission Eyes 30 Minute Meters
The City Parking Commission will meet at City Hall at 7 30 p m Tuesday to seek a change from 15 minute to 30 minute meters amid shopper complaints and business concerns. The panel may keep some areas on 15 minute limits and also reviews nighttime parking on three roads and other space reservations. Construction of the parking deck is planned to start by April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
city Parking Commission
City Hall
Board of Aldermen
Commission
Ronald D. Lipps
Lipps
College Parkway
Brooklawn Apartments
Taney Avenue
W. 7th Street
Wirth Street
Peters Lane
East Street
Chamber of Commerce
S. Market Street
Ford and Congress press must cut income tax now
President Ford and a Democratic Congress agree on the need for an early tax cut to counter recession. The plan includes a $12 billion immediate rebate and $4 billion in corporate relief, plus oil tax hikes and a one year federal spending moratorium. Congress seeks to tailor benefits to low and middle incomes while safeguarding the deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Ford
94th Congress
house
White House
Congress
Treasury
Al Ulman
D-Ore
Ways and Means Committee
Ullman
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
House Banking Committee
Bill Brock
R-Tenn
Middletown approves plan to resolve Green Street dispute
The Board of County Commissioners voted 3 to 2 to have Middletown deed 360 feet of Green Street to the county for paving and maintenance as a second access road to the Middletown High and Elementary School complex. The school board and town council had clashed over zoning and access since the 1960s project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MIDDLETOWN
Board of County Commissioners
Green Street
Sterling Bollinger
Edgar Wirts
Donald L. Lewis
Board of Education
Gilbert Newby
Newby
Floyd E. Stine
Planning and Zoning Commission
John Carnochan
Speelman Named County Attorney for Frederick County
Lawrence E. Speelman of Rockville was introduced as the new Frederick County Attorney by the Board of County Commissioners. The veteran lawyer and Navy veteran will replace Ralph Gastley, with Speelman noting possible relocation with his seven children but no residency requirement. He previously worked in private practice and as Montgomery County assistant and senior assistant county attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph L. Gastley Jr
Lawrence E. Speelman
Board of County Commissioners
Middletown
Al Weinberg
Rockville
Cumberland
Speelman
Pitterpusch and Gingell
Wheaton
Montgomery County
Ralph Gastley
Frederick County
Montgomery
James L. Bryan
Ford energy plan faces higher fuel costs and limits
President Ford proposes an $182 billion price lever to curb oil demand with the option of import quotas if needed. Support comes from Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott while critics warn higher prices will hit consumers and industries. The plan includes gradual price increases for gasoline and fuel oils and a possible five year delay of antipollution standards, with auto industry backing a mileage rise to about 20 mpg by 1980.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Ford
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Henry 5S
Reuss
D-Wis
Frank Church
D-Idaho
New Congress Faces Economic Crisis in 94th Session
The 94th Congress opens with a strong Democratic tilt as 65 million Americans face 7.1 percent unemployment and rising prices. President Ford and House Democrats propose major tax relief while Senate rules spark debate on ending filibusters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
House
Senate
Carl Albert
Mike Mansfield
Muchard M. Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
Congress
Ford
U S Steel to idle 1800 workers over gas curtailment
US Steel Corp cuts 1300 jobs immediately and 500 later due to reduced natural gas. Plants affected include National Duquesne Works, Homestead Works, Wheel and Axle at McKees Rocks, and Irvin Works. Production will fall about 90 000 tons monthly as the company fights gas shortages. Chief Justice Burger denied a stay on the Federal Power Commission order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PITTSBURGH, Pa
US Steel Corp
Warren E Burger
U.S. Steel
Federal Power Commission
National
169 Fedders workers laid off amid slowing demand near Walkersville
Fedders Corporation confirmed Monday evening that 169 employees have been laid off since January 3 with 25 still on the payroll amid a downturn blamed on the recession. Manager Cecil A. Miller said the layoffs are permanent and that a plant closing is not planned, while noting hiring may resume if business improves. Meanwhile the New York market fell on profit taking after President Ford's address, with the Dow down to 650.03.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fedders Corporation
Walkersville
Cecil A. Miller
Fedders
Miller
NEW YORK
Ford
New York Stock Exchange
U.S. pushes NATO plane sales and ethics debate
United States policy advances on NATO aircraft sales amid an ethics scrutiny involving Mandel and related officials. The ongoing discussion centers on whether conduct aligned with official codes is upheld.
Also Mentioned on This Page
GOP
RPa
Lawrence Johnson
Middletown High School
New county
U.S. Navy
University of Maryland
George Washington University Law School
Louis C. Wyman
John A. Durkin
New Shimpshire
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
James B Pearson
FPC
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
RONNIE D. SMITH
Inside The News
MANDEL
U.S
NATO
NORTE Vict
TADS ee
Ad Family lion AG-7
Slate News Ag TV Log
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!