Virts blasts board over five percent boosts to educators
County Commissioner Edgar Virts denounces the Board of Education for granting five percent raises to supervisors and administrators, calling it a grave injustice and warning of waning county control over education and facilities. He urged better communication and noted being barred from a board executive meeting while ridiculing the county budget process.
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Treasury eyeing return of the two dollar bill
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon said a decision on reintroducing the two dollar bill could come soon, with preliminary bicentennial designs already in progress. He noted congressional and administration concurrence would guide a year end issue with a coordinated circulation plan, a position echoed by Rep. Benjamin Rosenthal.
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Thunderstorms to follow dry weekend forecast
The hot dry weather over the July Fourth weekend will yield to hot and wet conditions this week with no rainfall reported in the long weekend. Temperatures rose to the upper 80s with Sundays at 87 in Frederick and 64 overnight. Highs will reach into the 80s to low 90s and a mid 60s to around 70 nightly cooling trend. Partly cloudy days feature mainly afternoon or evening thunderstorms, especially in the mountains, with relief from heat and humidity there. Chesapeake Bay water temps range from near 70 in the north to mid 70s in the south.
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Foods blamed for temper tantrums in child case
Pittsburgh psychologist Dr. K E Moyer says temper tantrums can arise from foods like bananas chocolate eggs corn milk or cola in allergic children. He notes allergic aggression is documented and symptoms range from irritability to severe aggression, often subsiding when the suspected foods are avoided.
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Israelis blast refugee camps in Lebanon A3 report
Refugee camps in Lebanon were struck as Israeli forces intensified operations. The article notes casualties and regional impact, with statements from officials on the humanitarian situation amid ongoing conflict. Weather and unrelated quotes appear as sidebar content.
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Senate to Probe Gas Price Hikes
Washington AP report states a Senate inquiry will examine if oil firms cut refinery output to boost gasoline prices. Sen. Henry M. Jackson and Sen. Adlai E. Stevenson announce hearings within two weeks under the permanent subcommittee on investigations and the Commerce subcommittee on oil and gas production and distribution. Federal officials forecast a 3 to 5 cent rise this summer amid several firm price hikes.
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Holiday Fourth of July traffic deaths reach 474
The National Safety Council reports 474 people killed in holiday traffic mishaps over the three day Fourth of July weekend ending tonight. Disabling injuries are projected at 22 000 to 27 000. Last year 349 died during the four day observance. The 1972 record was 738 deaths.
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Ford backs overhaul of highway funding and interstate focus
President Ford urged Congress to shrink the highway trust fund and devote it to finishing and maintaining the Interstate system. He proposed states gain one cent in gas tax while federal tax drops from four to three cents in those states, with funds split between interstate, non interstate, and state use.
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Congress resumes work after holiday recess
Congress returns from a July Fourth recess to debate energy bills opening naval oil reserves for Elk Hills and other sites. The House and Senate race to decide reserves control, with Navy or Interior Department jurisdiction in play and a Senate price controls bill facing possible presidential veto. The New Hampshire Senate race dispute also lingers as Democrats push another floor motion.
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Federal Jobs Audit Finds 16.5 Percent Improperly Filled
An internal Labor Department audit covering 1147 public service posts across 10 localities found 189 hires, or 16.5 percent, violated rules. The report cites misenrollment, weak documentation, and maintenance of effort breaches while noting some private-sector work by public employees.
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Hanoi to search for missing Americans tied to U.S. aid
North Vietnam’s Pham Van Dong said Hanoi would pursue the fate of missing in action personnel in Vietnam if the United States contributes to postwar reconstruction. A letter broadcast from Hanoi on June 21 to 21 U.S. congressmen cited exhumation and return of bones as urgent. Stock markets opened mixed with slow trading and the Dow at 869.52.
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