CETA under fire questions expansion and costs
A July 24 1978 discussion questions the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act arguing it expands government, diverts funds to private sector jobs, and fails to reduce unemployment. It cites Reader’s Digest critique highlighting waste, misuse, arts funding, and political patronage, while urging reform with private sector partnership.
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Congress
National Alliance of Business
Frederick County
CETA
Jeanne Bussard
Reader's Digest
Com
Treasury
Maryland teacher suspended over unproven drug use items
Jeffrey Demoss, a new special education teacher in Queen Annes, faced a board hearing after students found drug use equipment in a car trunk. he admitted owning the items and had prior usage but not at school. The local board suspended him for the rest of the year and the State Board upheld the decision, amid debates on unwritten rules and higher standards for teachers.
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Jeffrey Demess
Queen Anne's Guuhay Plage
State Teachers Association
MSTA
Demoss
State Board of Education
Bueidalais
Washington College
Chestertown
Vachel Downs
Queen Anne's Board
Richard Schifter
Downs
Althourt
Maryland
State Board
Etudema
Readers Press for Fair Coverage of 6th District Race
A Frederick reader charges the Frederick News-Post with biased political coverage in the 6th District Democratic primary between Dan Rupli and Goodloe Byron. He cites two July 1978 items and a July 19 article about Byron and fuel adjustment bills, urging equal space for Rupli or companion Byron pieces with balanced context, and questions the article’s implication of hearings.
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Frederick
Frederick News
Dan Rupli
Burkittsville
Gran Bayt Pdice Ene
Federal Communications Commission
Sigma Delta Chi Fraternity
Frederick News-Post
Byron
Cap Rupli
News-Post
House
House Commerce Committee
Harley C. Staggers
Harley C. Staggers In the Form of A Letter That Staggers
Gonzalez
Texas
Staggers
Congress
Cong. Gonzalez
Commerce Committee
Carter
Tme
1958 Lewistown pocket stash bird nest discovery
Mrs Norman Ransburg found a straw filled pocket in pants while ironing on her porch in Lewistown, hinting at a bird nest. In Frederick County, girls won seven of twelve district Demonstration Day titles in Hagerstown as K girls from four counties competed. Fidelia Bible Class met at Leona Wachter’s home with Mary C. Dorsey presiding. Rotarians at Key Hotel discussed retirement at 65 moderated by James McSherry.
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Norman Ransburg
Lewistown
Lise Voler
Frederick County
Hagerstown
Fidelia Bible Class
Leona Wachter
Beles Cordell
Mary C. Dorsey
Francis Scott Key
James McSherry
Lions Club Joint Meeting and Dinner Held July Third
The 19th annual convention of the National Lions Clubs 22nd district was held in Frederick at Hotel Braddock under the auspices of the Frederick Lions club. Ignatius Bjorize, past president, presided. The Frederick Hustlers snapped their losing streak by winning the third game of the series 5-2 against the Hagerstown Hubs at Willow Lane Park in Hagerstown.
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Lions Clubs
22Nd District
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginis
Delaware
Frederick
Misssapete
Ignatius Bjorize
Contractors selling secrets and Soviet ship danger
A Washington column alleges U S defense contractors may leak fighter plane secrets via Soviet and bloc ships. Memo cites F-16 parts allegedly shipped on Soviet vessels and unions warned of classified equipment moving through Western cargo routes. General Dynamics denies transport of F-16 parts while Congress probes.
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Washington
America
Air Porce
Oer
NATO
House Merchant Marine
John M. Murphy
D-N.y
Meno
U.S
House
Texas
Aso
Cuba
United States
Wantech Defemme
Americas
West Germany
Russia
Scotland
Sheayer
General Dynamics
General Dynamica
Jack Mitchell
Herd Heart
Commerce Department
Reseian
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Digest
Ralph Kinney Bennett
Chicago
Atlanta
Baltimore
Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
Maryland House of Delegates
Wdnggie
Abergten
Ptes Foye
Frederick, Md
Andy
the State of Education
Eugene W. Goll
Éa Marfa
Greg M. Charlos
Prederick, Md
Christoff
Ethel Loeb
Pat Christof
FCC
Ms. Loeb
Christoft
John E. Thompson
Timat
Het
Helen E. Ekberg
Frederick Rd
Germantown
Honey Rod Carew
Jack Anderson
By Jack Anderson
Murphy
Gaschol
Federal Energy
Jamesee
Alexander Graham Bell
Dr. Bell
Wopthington
D.C
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