Scorching heat wave bakes area
A heat wave blanketed the area with the hottest day of the year as temperatures neared 105 degrees with 60 percent humidity. Frederick residents sought relief at lakes pools and stores where fans and air conditioners flew off shelves amid record sales.
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David Lesher
Montgomery Ward
Dave Edgert
Kmart
John Hays
Newmans
Phillip Newman
Bobby
Tyler
Phillip
Weather Outlook With Warmth And Scattered Storms Today
Sunny hot humid day with scattered evening storms possible. Highs mid to upper 90s and a 20 percent rain chance today. Tonight 0 percent rain with cooler winds. Wednesday mostly sunny less humid with highs mid to upper 90s and a 20 percent rain chance. Winds SW 10 to 15 mph today, NW around 10 mph tonight.
Felton outlines RIF reassignment trend for Frederick teachers
Nine of about 4 percent affected by RIF letters have been reassigned. five resigned. Felton cites budget decisions and federal funding questions as key factors shaping local project impacts, including driver education and the planetarium. Majority expected to be reassigned before the 1981-82 school year. Charles A. Price reappointed school board attorney. Retiring Vocational Education director Edward Helley honored for 28 years. Brunswick High School vocational wing design approved at $22,000 with drafting area equipment list.
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T. Meade Felton
Felton
RIF
Charles A. Price
Foy
Frederick County
Price
Edward Helley
Reiley
Smealie, Orrick
Janke Ld
Brunswick High School
Threat Reported Against Lord Nickens in Maryland Case
Police said an anonymous caller warned a plan to kill Lord D. Nickens, Frederick County NAACE president. A Thurmont man, described as a Ku Klux Klan member, was stopped on Waverly Drive after officers seized a gun. no charges filed. Investigation turned over to Maryland State Police. Nickens notified as courtesy.
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Lord D. Nickens
Frederick County
NAACE
Richard J. Ashton
Frederick City
Somone
Lord Rickens
Ashton
Waverley Drive
Thurmont
Ku Klux Klan
Pennsylvania
Nickens
Maryland
Vic Wolfe
Development task force holds meet here tonight
Maryland state development task force will hold its sole public hearing in Frederick County from 7 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday June 16 at Frederick City Hall first floor board room. The event invites public participation and features a presentation The Time Is Now outlining four high priority development matters. Copies of State Development News will be available at the hearing and other pickup sites in Frederick. Mayor Ronald Young attends along with other local and state officials.
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Marylane
State Development Task Force
Frederick County
Frederick City Hall
Maryland
State Development News
Winchester Wall
Frederick Central Library
Ronald Young
Frederick
King Burnett
Frederick Markus
Jean Crolius
Baltimore
Esther Gelman
Frederick County Social Services
Young
City Hall
New Frederick County selects Dr. Stuart Berger as superintendent
Dr. Stuart D. Berger arrived at Frederick County Public Schools to take the role of superintendent. He will spend his first week meeting staff and listening to community concerns while reviewing the FY 82 budget, Capitol Improvements, and redistricting. He plans to consult with the board and staff as he settles in, commuting from Ohio until a Frederick home is found.
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Maryland
Frederick County
National Airport
Stuart D. Berger
Berger
Capitol
Dr. Berger
North Olmstead
Ohio
Frederick
Anne Keller
City Hall eyes future expansion amid crowded downtown offices
Mayor Ronald N. Young says expansion plans are being explored to ease crowding in City Hall. A study may bring in an architect to assess space needs and potential rear or four story additions, while the old courthouse option was rejected due to county space needs.
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City Hall
Ronald N. Young
Young
Frederick County
Haig says trip exceeded our hopes in China
US Secretary of State Alexander Haig Jr met China’s Deng Xiaoping and Premier Zhao Ziyang during a four day visit in Beijing. He said the talks went well and a senior official predicted the visit would advance Sino American relations. Both sides downplayed the issue of US arms sales to Taiwan amid wider strategic concerns.
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Peking
Alexander M. Haig Jr
China
Haig
Deng Xianping
Communist Party
Zhao Ziyang
Chao
U.S
Taiwan
Bomb hits Iran president Bani-Sadr compound in Beirut
In Beirut an explosion struck the seated-off residential compound of Iran's president Abolhassan Bani-Sadr. A spokesman said the blast caused no injuries. Parliament voted to prioritize a petition by 120 deputies seeking debate on his political competence, with a closed session likely Wednesday to consider impeachment.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Iran
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
Bani-Sadr
Foseaily
Jean
Majlis
Tehran
Associated Press Bureau
Maryland Governor says double celling ruling could aid in overcrowding cases
Governor Harry Hughes welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing double celling in some inmates. He said Maryland’s plan to house two in cells designed for one fits within a narrower parameter than the Ohio case. Attorney General Stephen Sachs added the ruling favors Maryland’s temporary 120 day double-cell plan to ease overcrowding.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Harry Hughes
U.S. Supreme Court
Hughes
Ohio
Louis G. Panes
Stephen Sachs
Baltimore
Supreme Court backs strip mining law amid admin move
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the four year old strip mining law while signaling some provisions may face challenges. Interior Secretary James Wheatley announced plans to ease federal restrictions and end excessive enforcement. Andrew Bailey Jr. directed a plan to cut the Office of Surface Mining from 860 to 128 employees, with regional directors informed of the reduction by Aug 31.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Interior Department
Secretary of Interior
James Wail
Andrew V. Bailey Jr
Office of Surface Mining
Tus
Ed Essertier
Nation Ode
Wind-fueled fires scorch Southern California counties
Arsonists and children playing with fireworks started several wind-fed fires that blackened about 6,000 acres across six Southern California counties. Hundreds of firefighters battled the blazes as Santa Ana winds and 102 degree heat drove evacuations and posed a dangerous challenge to containment.
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Los Angeles
California
Santa Ana
Notable Obituaries Collector Aids Frederick Countians
Cindy Hackett visits Betty Linton who keeps obituary files for Frederick County families to help trace ancestors. Eugene Goll argues for university freedom to remain functional. Donald Lambre questions why wealthy communities get volunteer grants. Hugh Mulligan shares jokes from the dentist chair. John Cynnids explores fear of new trend in business novels. Louis Rakeyser notes market watchers setting higher goals. Don Hammond, a former Frederick resident, qualifies for the U S Open at Menon Golf Club Ardmore Pa. Agricultural agent Terry Poole advises damping off control in soybeans. June Dairy Month features a bevvy of industry notes in a special News-Post supplement.
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News-Post
Cindy Hackett
Betty Linton
Eugene Goll
Donald Lambre
Hugh Mulligan
Finantist
John Cynnids
Louis Rakeyser
Don Hammond
Frederek
Bashy
Menon Golf Club
Ardmore
Missile launch officer faces hearing
Washington AP An Air Force officer accused of unauthorized visits to the Soviet Embassy faces a hearing on the charges. Second Lt. Christopher Cooke 25 was moved from McConnell Air Force Base Kansas to Fort Meade Maryland and then to Andrews Air Force Base for today’s closed hearing. He served as second in command of a Titan II ICBM crew at McConnell. Maj. Bob Brus said the hearing is closed to the public.
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Washington
Air Force
Pear
Christopher Cooke
Fort Meade
McConnell Air Force East
Wichita
Kao
Bob Brus
Strategic Air Command
Cooke
Andrews Air Force Base
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Lieutenant Governor
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