President Ford Replies To Walkersville Girl
An eight year old Walkersville girl, Maria Harsanyi, received a personal letter from President Ford after writing to him about her support. She asked him to talk louder on TV and told him she liked him and wished people would not say bad things. The President thanked her and sent best wishes for her future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Harsanyi
Mas
Charles Harsanyi
Walkersville
Ford
News-Post
Mary Fouche
Major
Glade Towne
Maria
Public service job funds cut locally
Frederick County faces a sharp CETA funding reduction as unemployment drops under a new Labor Dept method. 41 public service positions, funded for 12 months, will be cut to three months with potential further funding to be pursued through Sen. Beall.
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U.S. Department of Labor
Frederick County
Donald Date
Community Services Agency
Sen
J. Glenn) Beall
Department of Labor
Sen. Beall
Peter J. Brennan
Maryland
Date
Frederick City
Brunswick
Thurmont
Walkersville
Woodsboro
Board of Education
State Department of Employment and Social Services
Weather Underground claims State Department bombing credit
An antiwar group calling itself the Weather Underground Organization claimed responsibility for a bombing at the State Department headquarters in Washington. The blast damaged four floors with no injuries, and warnings were given to news outlets before the incident.
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WASHINGTON
State Department
Weather Underground Organization
Armed Forces Induction Center
Oakland
Calif
General Services Administration
Weather Underground
Ford
Cambodia
South Vietnam
San Francisco
Washington Post
Los Angeles Times
A.E.D
State Dept
FBI
Weathers Underground
Bernardine Dohrn
Students for a Democratic Society
Accounting procedure changes drive PE cost increase in Maryland hearings
Potomac Edison's request for about $2 million in extra revenues, tied to a 22 percent rate rise, centers on accounting changes in depreciation and an allowance for funds during construction. PE testimony says these are strictly accounting adjustments to improve cash flow, not reflecting higher operating costs.
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HAGERSTOWN
Potomac Edison
Maryland Public Service Commission
James W. Nichol
People’s
Donald Rogers
PSC
Wilson B. Stringer
Nichol
Rogers
Shoemaker Declines Self Disqualification in PE Rate Case
Public Service Commissioner H Reese Shoemaker said he will not disqualify himself from the Potomac Edison 22 percent rate hike decision. At a Monday public hearing, OCJ urged disqualification citing potential conflicts due to Shoemaker's past representation of Howmet Eastalco, now PE’s large customer.
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Public Service
H. Reese Shoemaker
PSC
Potomac Edison
Richard O. Curtis
Shoemaker
Curtis
Organization for Consumer Justice
OCJ
Howmet-Eastalco
Howmet
Howmet Corp
Eastaleo
Eustako
Frederick County
Public Service Commission
Wickham Breaks Ice World Record With Mighty Punch
William D. Wickham cracks 9 blocks of 150 pounds and 2 blocks of 300 pounds totaling 1950 pounds at Watson's Ice and Beverage plant on East Street setting a new world record. About 40 spectators witness the feat as Wickham cites six months of preparation and his 2nd degree black belt credentials. He previously failed in a prior attempt last June while Master Daniel Pai of Hawaii held the prior mark in Madison Square Garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Wickham
Watson's Ice and Beverage plant
East Street
Wickham
Bell & History Days plans move ahead
Plans progress for Bell and History Days as organizers push ahead with events. The note mentions public interest and local involvement while no specific dates or sponsors are listed.
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BELL & History Days
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international conference room
Henry A. Kissinger
Set
Charles Lightner
D.C
RONNIE D. SMITH
NEW YORK
New York stock Exchange
Inside The News
VIET
EXXON
U.S
Carl Lippert
Loxahatchee
Fla
Florida
U.S. 15
U.S. 40
Prospect Shopping Plaza
Lippert
Grimes
Frederick Barracks
United Fire Company
Robert Jordan
Marton
Toronto
Canada
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