County Commissioners Open Showdown Over Metro Abolition
Three Frederick County commissioners pressed to oust Metro director Donald Kunkoski after a failed attempt. Crum and colleagues debated abolishing the Metropolitan Sanitary Commission while two other commissioners supported Metro, citing managerial gains and a solid board vote.
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Frederick County
Donald J. Kunkoski
county Metropolitan Sanitary Commission
Paul L. Crum Jr
Metro Commission
News-Post
Metro
Crum
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Sterling E. Bollinger
Bryan
James L. Bryan
Kunkoski
Bollinger
board of county commissioners
sioners
Dorsey
Ballinger
Why a School Cost More to Build Than a Motel Inn
Frederick County Schools official Gilbert A Newby explains why a New Market Middle School costs far more than the nearby Sheraton Motor Inn. He cites architect and contracting savings at Crown American Corp and differences in design, bidding, and purchasing processes. The motel’s in house drawings and lack of large specialized spaces reduce overhead, while a school requires full architectural plans and competitive bidding.
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Gilbert A. Newby
Frederick County Schools
News-Post
New Market Middle School
Sheraton Motor Inn
Sheraton- Frederick
Col. Newby
motor inn
Nick) Pasquerilla
Crown American Corp
Pasquerilla
Crown American
Board of Education
Major highways reopen as snow subsides in Frederick
Frederick area sees two to seven inches of snow with remaining totals from the weekend. National Weather Service predicts four to six inches more. roads are mostly fair to good as salt and plows clear major routes. City and county crews follow different procedures with a two phase approach, salting before plowing. Continuous light to moderate precipitation expected through Saturday with highs in the upper 30s.
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Frederick
National Weather Service
Frederick City
Robert L. Strine
Strine
Hechinger to pursue action on Blue Laws
John Hechinger Jr head of the Hechinger lumber and hardware chain has not abandoned hope of winning his local court case seeking to enforce Sunday Blue Laws. The petition was denied after Hechinger and his attorneys failed to appear. Hechinger says court error and plans to seek setting aside the judgment within the time limit.
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John Hechinger Jr
U.S. Postal Service
News-Post
Hechinger
Weisberg Wins Access to FBI Papers in JFK Inquiry
Author Harold Weisberg, longtime critic of the JFK investigation, gains court-ordered access to FBI documents in a federal suit. He argues the case exposes how federal agencies shielded facts and hindered truth, even as a Congressional panel reopens the inquiry and thousands of files are released.
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John F. Kennedy
Dallas
mittee
FBI
Harold Weisberg
John Kennedy
Weisberg
Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
CIA
National Security Administration
Capt. Kastello misses astronaut selection twist
Capt. Mike Kastello of Lewistown expressed pride at reaching the NASA finalist group of 120 but disappointment at not being among the 35 selected crews for the Space Shuttle mission. He compared it to a runner-up in a Miss America contest and said the choice was out of his hands.
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NASA
Mike Kastello
earth
Kastello
Lewistown
United States
Kastella
Fort Detrick
County Library System Falls Short in Maryland Rankings
Frederick County faces shortages in books per capita and staff, with only 1.1 books per resident in the public system per 1975 state figures. In 1975 the county held 104,991 books, far below the 234,500 needed to meet state standards, and staffing lags with only four professional librarians. Space and a new headquarters are cited as major constraints despite some compliance in periodical and filmstrip standards.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Maryland State Department of Education
Division of Library Development and Services
Frederick
Charles
Cecil County
Calvert County
C. Burr Artz
Baltimore City
Supreme Court weighs death penalty in major case
U.S. Supreme Court ponders the death penalty as part of a landmark case. The decision could affect capital punishment nationwide.
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SUPREME Court
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