City Ordered to Honor Police Pension Plan
Circuit Court Judge H. Ralph Miller ruled Frederick must pay five long serving police officers pension benefits as originally promised. The five, including Harry L. Quinn and Bernard E. King, joined under non-contributory disability pay, later replaced by a contributory plan in 1961, without formal signed agreement or negotiations. The court noted the change was unilateral and continued on page A-5.
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ROCKVILLE
H. Ralph Miller
Frederick
Harry L. Quinn
Bernard E. King
Paul W. Mossburg
Charles K. Cashour Jr
Ray N. Dietz
Frederick City
Board of Aldermen
Miller
County panel reverses bid choice on park trailer
County commissioners initially backed Vernon E. Stup Company for a park equipment trailer over Powlen Equipment despite higher price and faster delivery. After disclosure that Powlen had not been contacted, the board shifted to Powlen, though two members stood firm with Stup. another item approved refrigeration gear for the new nursing home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon E. Stup
Stup
Powhen Equipment Company
Hagerstown
Powlen
Edgar C. Wirts
Donald L. Lewis
Paul L. Crum
Virts
Lewis
Crum
Zrum
Sterling A. Bollinger
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Bollinger
Wirts
Dorsey
Gilbert
Mt Airy approves 1977 budget and subdivision plans
Mt Airy votes to approve the fiscal 1977 town budget totaling 190617 dollars balanced by expenditures of the same amount. The meeting also endorses final engineering drawings for the Mt Airy Village subdivision and reappoints several town officials. Mayor Dixon notes possible hospital support but council member Sherman opposes broad donation.
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MT. AIRY
Lewis Dixon
Mt. Airy Village
Dixon
Carroll County General Hospital
Westminster
Leonard E
Pee Wee) Sherman
Carroll General
Frederick Memorial hospitals
Frederick County
R. Delaine Hobbs
Presidential primaries end in three states with key delegate battles
California Ohio and New Jersey voters cast the final ballots of the long primary season. Ford confronts Reagan for 283 remaining GOP delegates while Carter eyes a near insurmountable lead over Udall Church Wallace and others for 152 Democratic delegates. Polls close 11 p.m. EDT in California and Ohio 7:30 p.m. EDT in New Jersey.
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California
Ohio
New Jersey
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Carter
Reagan
Morris K. Udall
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Udall
Frank Church
Idaho
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Fred HR. Harris
Okalhoma
Eflen McCormack
Church
Georgia
Wallace
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Brown
Hubert H. Humphrey
Jackson
Harris
Mrs. McCormack
Syrian Army Presses On Beirut Front Urges Sidon Fight
Beirut radio reports Syrian troops clash with Lebanese Palestinian forces in Sidon and near Beirut. Syrian tanks enter Sidon after artillery barrage, three-pronged attack from Jezzine. Heavy fighting also at Safar and an air base in north Lebanon amid power outages.
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NICOSIA
Cyprus
Beirut radio
Sidon
Beirut
Jezzine
Lebanon
Safar
Sofar
Cheating claimed as IRS seeks tax withheld from interest and dividends
The IRS backs withholding on interest and dividend payments to over 50 million households to curb tax evasion. Officials say this could raise up to 24 billion dollars in 1977 and help fund broad tax cuts while Senate action pressures revenue targets.
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IRS
WASHINGTON
Congress
Internal Revenue
Serace
Senate Finance Committee
Russell Long
D-La
Donald C. Alexander
Senate
Treasury Department
Long
recipent
TRS
Alexander
Chicago Bombs Injure Five In Downtown Shoot of Explosions
Four late night blasts injure five near downtown and North Michigan Avenue in Chicago. A high velocity explosive damaged trash receptacles at major sites including First National Bank, John Hancock Center, and police HQ. no suspects or witnesses identified.
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CHICAGO
Michigan Avenue
First National Bank of Chicago
Henrotin Hospital
Alan Markoviz
Shubert Theatre
aisoima
Bank Lear
Le Israel
John Hancock Center
central police
amhontes
Emmitsburg hikes water sewer and trash fees
Emmitsburg town commissioners raise charges for water sewer and trash services with a three year contract starting July 1. Trash fees set at 40 per residential unit annually. Water taps 350 inside, variable outside. Unmetered water 34 per quarter in town, 21 outside. Sewer 36 per year per family, with motel, rooming house and restaurant rates and college per contract. Attorney to Philadelphia EPA for sewer improvements approval delay.
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EMMITSBURG
Town Commission
Wetzel Brothers
St. Joseph College
Fred Bower
Philadelphia
Environmental Protection Agency
High court rules on rocal impact policy round up
British pound gains as Ag Kissinger warns against new interventions. Warm and mostly sunny today and Wednesday with temperatures near 90 by day and around 15 at night. Trade of lawyers to question everything yields little. President Tomas Jefferson.
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HIGH court
rocal
hughes
Tomas Jefferson
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ED WATERS JR
George Smith
Green Valley School
Smith
Amos L. Brown
NEW YORK
New York Stock Exchange
WILLIAM E. GRAFFAM
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AGG Farm
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