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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1978
Page
5
Mrs Rice praises the new computer system saying it significantly aids the city and could set a model for other cities. She notes it helps maintain staffing levels despite growth and reduces paperwork burdens. The system is described as a great benefit and a notable savings for the city.
The article profiles Meadows a former member of the Frederick County Physical Fitness Commission and son of Veronica L. Meadows and the late Alonzo E. Meadows of Frederick. He is married to Martha E. Atkinson a Hood graduate and high school teacher, and they have three children April David and Melanie living on Sunny Hill Lane near Frederick.
Gold fixed this morning at a record 188.80 with the prior peak 197.50 set in 1974. European speculators expected a boom after a New Year law allowing U S gold trades, but the boom failed to materialize as prices drifted. London dealers cited futures up to 204.50 for December. The yen weakened to a postwar low as Tokyo buys helped stem the dollar drop.
Since Thursday morning Frederick City Police arrested Donald Lee Simpson on a bench warrant and Chappell Felder Jr. on two counts of trespassing. Others cited include David Carroll Jr. and Theresa Trail Mathias for negligent driving. Diana Habshman charged with failure to yield at a stop sign. James Wade Harley Jr. served with a criminal summons for non support. Others accused of running red lights include Joseph Mamana and Russell Guldman. Speeding charges listed for Allan Winsor, Charles Handley, Diane Schuettinger, Brian Ely, Doris Harrison, Natalie Klein Jr., and Kevin Gaver.
Democratic candidate Jack B. Kussmaul told Brunswick Rotary Club that five major issues influence Frederick County tax burden: efficient management, balance of growth, public accountability, education, and taxation. He urged non duplicative services and a strong voice in Annapolis and Washington to protect local interests. The talk covered efficiency, accountability, changing county structure, and education as the largest tax consumer, with a push for more commercial development to ease home property taxes burdens. In a separate note, Detroit reports a peach spill from a semi trailer on the Chrysler Freeway disrupting rush hour for eight hours.
State Superintendent David W. Hornbeck outlined new Maryland requirements allowing competency in work and survival skills to be shown without pen and pencil tests. Students could prove ability by jobs, ads, or interviews, while math reading and writing remain basics like the current test. If implemented by 1982, eighth graders this September would be first required to meet a new exit exam before diploma.
Knoxville area residents face a fundraiser to repair the Reformed Cemetery after vandals toppled 125 to 158 stones and markers. A committee, led by secretary treasurer Mrs. Russell Fauble, seeks about 2000 dollars with a 25 dollar donation from Raymond G. Merkle Inc. of Frederick already received.
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