County road crews battle dry snows and budget shifts
Frederick County crews keep one traffic lane open as dry snows pile Grifts four to five feet high. Budget notes discuss surplus use and a state sales tax shift to fund a nine million dollar education and welfare aid package for Baltimore City and counties, with teacher pay boosts sought by the Maryland State Teachers Association. The snow removal equipment remains partly unrepaired from December storms near Mus setter Road south of Route 40.
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J. Rolfe
Castleman County
Mussetter Road
U. S. Rt. 40
Three Weekend Fires in Fredrick City Area
Three fires Saturday caused about ten thousand dollars in damages and left one family homeless. The Simon Stull trailer on Bethel Road burned at 3 15 p m due to an oil heater explosion, while a nearby Swit family blaze ruined clothes and furniture but saved some belongings. A second major fire on Indian Spr Road gutted the old Bari residence, and a chimney fire at Howard Stockman’s 22 East Seventh Street home was extinguished by the Junior Fire Department with no injuries or further damage.
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Fredrick City
Simon Stull
Bethel Road
Yellow Springs
Independents On Company
Swi
Independents
Howard Zimmerman
Howard Stockman
East Seventh Street
Uniteds
Citizens Ladder
Maryland to Present State Budget On Tuesday
Annapolis AP reports Maryland lawmakers will hear what could be the state's first proposed half billion dollar budget for the year starting July 1. Gov Tawes may propose balancing with reserve funds and a surplus, while noting next year's demand likely rises by about $17 million.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Tawes
Mystery Uncovered Beneath Bayreuth City Tunnels
Archaeologists in Bayreuth uncover a centuries old network of tunnels walkways and cellars beneath the medieval city. Officials say the system may date to the Thirty Years War and could have served as an escape route during attacks.
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