Budget passes despite Bollinger's dissension in Frederick County
Frederick County Commissioners approve a 2.7 million fiscal 1986 operating budget with Commissioner Sterling E. Bollinger voting against the package to protest a newly created administrative aide post. The dispute centers on how the safety administrator position was reshaped and shifted to the personnel director, prompting calls for more information and triggering debates over workshop procedures.
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Frederick County
Sterling E. Bollinger
Thurmont
Bollinger
Russell Shantz
Shantz
Galen R. Clagett
Charles C. Smith
J. Anita Stup
Clagett
Smith
Lee Koontz
Smith Clagett
Senate debates expert panel for Star Wars defense shield
In a marathon session the Senate fought over creating an expert panel to monitor Reagan era Strategic Defense Initiative research. The debate stalled the $82 billion defense authorization bill and delayed votes on nuclear missile limits beyond year end. Critics failed to gain majority support for curbing the Star Wars program.
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Washington
Senate
Reagan
United States
Frederick County Jobless Rate Drops to 3.3 Percent
April 1985 sees Frederick County unemployment fall below 4 percent, with 71,454 in the civilian labor force. Nearby counties also show declines. state rate at 4.8 percent, the lowest April reading since 1974.
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Frederick County
Maryland Department of Employment and Training Research
Maryland
Frederick
Carroll County
Montgomery County
Washington County
State approves bids for Bussard Training Workshop and Hood College
Maryland's Board of Public Works approved bids and released funds for three Frederick County projects. The Bussard Training Workshop adds 24,525 square feet at Frederick, with $200,000 state share of a $847,100 new construction bid. Hood College receives a separate 1985 loan. a $5,000 matching grant funds Bruns wick feasibility work.
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Annapolis
State Board of Public Works
Frederick County
Frederick City
Jeanne Bussard
Hood College
Brunswick
Board of Public Works
Harry Hughes
William James
Louis Goldstein
General Assembly
Bussard
Public Works Board
Ex-wife says she tipped FBI in Walker spy ring case
Barbara Joy Crowley Walker said she alerted authorities after learning of the operation involving her ex husband John Walker and his son Michael. The proceedings tied John Walker to a decades long scheme selling secrets to the Soviet Union and targeted family members who remain uncharged.
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West Dennis
Mass
Navy
FBI
John A. Walker Jr
Michael
Beltimare
Barbara Joy Crowley Walker
Laura Walker Snyder
Boston
John Walker
Soviet Union
Walker
Ms. Snyder
Army
Cynthia
Justice Department
Soba Walker
Weather Update Promises Sunny Skies Before Storm Next
Forecast calls for sunny weather to give way to a thunderstorm later. Mentions FOPECASE and notes concern about the younger generation and eventual worry by Roger Allen.
Reagan targets tax plan in Oklahoma city speech
President Reagan denounces knee-jerk tax hikes while promoting a simplification plan at a fund raising event for Sen. Don Nickles in Oklahoma City. He ties tax reform to broader freedom and criticizes Congress for Nicaragua aid amid Contra debates.
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Okla
Reagan
America
Don Nickles
R-Okla
House
Nicaragua
Soviet Union
United States Congress
Senate
Daniel Ortega
Moscow
Lenin
At&t
Oklahoma
Grand Lake
Lake Eufala
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