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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1978
Page
4
Frederick area notes show the Bentz Street bridge over Carroll Creek nearly finished by LeRoy Hoke with only minor finishing tasks remaining. The report mentions the absence of small creatures and their Pharoal song as part of local conditions in the area.
The article notes President Carter signed a law ending mandatory retirement at 65 and raising it to 70 in private industry and federal jobs, effective late 1978 to 1979, with praise from the Frederick County Commission on Aging and Congressman Pepper. It covers state tax credits, Medicare/Medicaid changes, the Maryland Pharmacy Assistance Program, and US Olympic Committee coordination to aid athletes.
Letters protest high bills and government inaction, urging tax funded solar energy information for all. Ed Mills and R Edwin Fisher critique debt and production ties, while Frederick Heart Golf report thanks sponsors and organizers, noting nearly $1,000 raised for heart disease fight.
Eugene W. Goll notes that several Maryland school systems including Marland and Arundel are conducting large teacher layoff actions. Dorchester and other systems recruit externally for many positions, leaving many teachers, including Langrel and Stanley, without jobs after the current school year ends.
Frederick County Commissioners reappointed Harvey H. Working to a five year term on the Roads Board and named Dr. B O Thomas Jr and Mayor Stanley T Wirts to the Welfare Board. Recreation leadership training institute to be held at Frederick High School with Ruth Garber Ehlers as leader. Drive In theater faces a license fee decree in circuit court. Mental Health Society annual meeting features two spontaneous presentations in a gaiety filled session.
Federal investigators endorsed most of Jack Anderson’s claims of cronyism and improper contracting at the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The inspector general found a pattern of improper influence, travel costs, and family ties, though no outright legal violations.
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