Frederick Historic Sites Endowment Fund Formed by Consortium
The Frederick Historic Sites Consortium announced an endowment endowment fund at the Community Foundation of Frederick County during a donor luncheon at Mealey's in New Market. Leadership donors include Plamondon Enterprises and Frederick News-Post Cablevision, supporting 12 member sites. Contact Lis Shatto for joining details and how to donate.
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Frederick
Consortium
Stewards of Heritage
Community Foundation
Frederick Historic Sites Consortium
Community Foundation of
Frederick County
Mealey’s
New Market
Peter H. Plamondon
Plamondon Enterprises
Stewards of Heritage Campaign
Area Historic Museums
Tourism Council
City of
Tourism Council of
Stewards
Plamondon
New
Robert Leichert
Krajewski & Associates Inc
John Derr
Cynthia Powell
Barbara Fritchie
Brunswick Railroad Museum
Hessian Barracks
Historical Society of
Middletown Valley
Lis Shatto
School board reviews policy handbook amid layoffs and reforms
Patricia Custer says a clearer policy handbook is needed before agreement. School officials praised the outcome and plan to treat the handbook with the same respect as the teacher's contract. The policy is valid for one year. Officials will seek other roles for support staff facing layoffs. FALSE notes the right to policy information and a tuition reimbursement increase from 350 to 450 dollars.
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Bers
Patricia Custer
Human Services
Wright
Mondale to be ambassador to Japan for Clinton
Former Vice President Walter Mondale accepts offer to serve as ambassador to Japan. A White House announcement is planned, aiming to install a new envoy before the July Tokyo economic summit. Mondale, ex senator and Carter's VP, recently practiced law in Minnesota after the 1984 election loss.
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Washington
Walter F Mondale
Clinton
Japan
White House
Tokyo
Mr. Mondale
Jimmy Carter
Minnesota
Reagan
Democrats Hotly Debate Broad Energy Tax Proposals
The Senate and White House push for a broad energy tax with differing approaches. Clinton favors a Btu based levy affecting coal oil gas and electricity with revenue aimed at deficit reduction. others propose ad valorem or transportation taxes to balance revenue and protect competitiveness.
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House
Finance Committee
Bentsen
Clinton
Congressional Budget Office
Bridge cleanup brings volunteers to Roddy Road project
Roddy Road volunteers plan a Saturday bridge repainting to finish a fall repair. Hudak and Fitzgerald describe a misunderstanding and urge participation. The bridge closes to through traffic 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., painting starts at 8 a.m., and the public is welcome with potluck lunch.
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Hudak
Fitzgerald
Ron Sundergill
Ducklings in Nontrapped Situation Prompt City Help Plea
Mr Gordon says the baby ducks are not trapped and are under a female's supervising care while fed by city workers. A Stepping Stone Day Care worker describes chaotic calls to multiple agencies before help arrives. He urges joint city county emergency wildlife staff and standardized information for callers.
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Gordon
Titanic dive uncovers unknown china plates aboard wreck
In the first Titanic salvage since 1987, divers with a three man submersible pulled china plates of a pattern never seen on the liner. The four hour dive 400 miles south of Newfoundland recovered five valises from safes, with plans to retrieve contents when full. RMS Titanic Inc president Arnie Geller said the operation targets artifacts from 1912 sinking after the iceberg collision.
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New York
Newfoundland
North Atlantic
Arnie Geller
RMS Titanic Inc
Riordan Trails In California House Race Fight
With 91 percent of precincts reporting in California the race shows Farr at 52 percent while Campbell garners 28 percent. Montana voters face a 4 percent sales tax proposal pitched by Gov. Racicot against unions and Democrats. Arkansas runoff set for June 22 for lieutenant governor after Coulter and McRae fail to clinch a majority. Huckabee runs unopposed on the GOP ticket.
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California
Mike Huckabee
Jim Guy Tucker
Bill Clinton
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D-Okla
Breaux
Bette Phelan
Boren
Roddy Road
West 7Th St.ay
Jerry
Love, Amy, Bethany
Catherine
Teddy Bears
Annabele Bear
Everedy
Shai van
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East Church Street
Dive
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Francis Scott Key Holiday Inn
TRANE
MHIC
Buckeystown Pike
Frederick Gas Company
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