Mayor opposes referendum on underground wiring project
Mayor Ronald N. Young and Alderman Richard C. Brady stated the city cannot act on a referendum petition to block the South Market Street underground wiring project. They cited charter vagueness and existing contracts, while the mayor asked the Public Service Commission to reconsider an one time assessment on utility customers. He warned a referendum now would yield headlines and urged aggrieved citizens to sue the PSC if necessary.
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Ronald N. Young
Richard C. Brady
South Market Street
Citizens Committee
Young
Brady
Public Service Commission
PSC
Potomac Edison Company
Nationwide rail strike threat looms as talks collapse
The Ford administration seeks emergency federal action to avert a nationwide railroad strike set to begin at midnight Sunday. Clerks union head C L Dennis says impasse stems from management and signals possible walkout with 117000 clerks and 300000 other railroad workers likely to honor picket lines.
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WASHINGTON
Ford administration
C.L. Dennis
Final public hearing on city budget in Frederick
The final public hearing on the 1975 76 mayoral budget will be held at 7 30 tonight in City Hall. The Board of Aldermen as the Board of Equalization and Review is set to vote on a 4 19 million dollar budget and related tax measures including assessments rate increase from 1 75 to 1 80 per hundred and a proposed amusement tax rise from 5 to 10 percent. A resolution on Revenue Sharing Funds and requests from York & Frederick Railway and Linden Hills Civic Association are on the agenda along with other items.
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City Hall
Board of Aldermen
Board of Equalization and Review
Frederick City
South Market Street
York & Frederick Railway, Inc
Frederick north
Linden Hills Civic Association
County teachers win five percent pay hike in Frederick
Frederick County teachers ratified a five per cent increase after negotiations ending with the Board of Education. The plan raises starting pay to 8610, with administrators getting two to four per cent raises. Two school days and three days off for Easter were trimmed, shortening the school year to June 11.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Amos High School
L. Brown
Board of County Commissioners
Frederick County Teachers Assn
Robertson
FCTA
Doris Magaha
Jack Groch
Robert Haugen
Maryland State Teachers Assn
John E
Richard G. Neal
Board of Education
Groch
James Bryan
Bryan
MSTA
County urged to hire health planner to avoid loss of funds
Maryland officials warn Frederick County must appoint a health planning director by July 31 or state CHP funds and authority will be withdrawn. With no director and vacancies, the county risks losing about 21 000 in grants toward a 41 547 budget. County planners say hiring by the deadline should be possible.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Leonard Albert
Richard T. Menconeri
Prince Georges County
Lawrence Johnson
Johnson
TAB
Frederick
County
David Aultman
U.S. Census Bureau
Washington
Laurel leaders explore Town Action style downtown beautification
Mayor Leo Wilson of Laurel praised the Town Action effort in Frederick and considered launching a similar program in Laurel. The joint meeting at the Francis Scott Key Hotel featured leaders Curtis A. Bowen Peggy Pilgram and other Town Action figures as they showcased projects and discussed funding and street upgrades in Frederick including a parking deck courthouse and an under construction B and O Station restoration.
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Leo Wilson
Laurel
Frederick
Wilson
Town Action
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Ronald N. Young
Curtis A. Bowen
Peggy Pilgram
Senate grain probe looms as Ag Ford and Wallace weigh run
The notice mentions a Senate grain investigation with Ag Ford and Wallace considering candidacy. Weather calls for partly cloudy heat today with possible afternoon storms and highs mid 90s, easing to cooler 80s Friday under variable clouds. Benjamin Disraeli quote appears amid the page.
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Penn Central
Rock Island
W.J. Usery Jr
Federal Mediation Service
Usery
Allen T. Robertson
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
ESSEX, Md
NEW YORK
New York Stock Exchange
MALIK
B&O
Second Street
Inside The News
SENATE
Wallace
Benjamin Disraeli
Star
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