Future fire stations reshape Frederick County volunteer service
Frederick City and County rely on 24 volunteer fire and rescue companies that protect lives properties and save taxpayers millions. With growth areas like Ballenger Creek Green Valley Buckeystown considered expansion substation sites the debate over future stations intensifies. The Planning Commission updates the 1972 Public Facilities Plan with all 24 companies and the Central Alarm Board urging a pause in siting disputes until the new plan is approved.
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Haig faces mixed reception as secretary of state
Haig's early remarks spark consternation and approval within the State Department middle ranks. His stance on human rights and foreign policy signals a global approach while unsettling pro China voices and provoking concern over the stability of U.S. relations with Beijing.
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Jimmy Carter
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Learning disabled children and birth choices debated
Readers discuss learning disabilities and need for early testing and support, plus a letter by E F Conklin arguing for midwives and home birth options. A ninth grade class visits Annapolis to observe helmet law debates, with students urging personal choice and rights.
Dairy price supports backed by politics and subsidy politics
Washington dairy policy is portrayed as a two twice yearly price increase system. Congress sets increases, dairy producers receive the rise regardless of costs, then PACs fund lawmakers who control dairy price support laws. The Reagan administration faces a tough fight to curb subsidies as the next adjustment looms in April.
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Clint Roberts
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Dairy lobby clout shapes March subsidy debate in Congress
Dairy interests push for subsidies, trading favors as caps on price rises loom. Uncertainties remain about April cuts and total cost to government, with CCC buying vast milk, butter, and cheese surpluses. Top lawmakers receive sizable dairy contributions from the industry’s major PACs.
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Senate
House Agriculture Committee
Senate Committee
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M-Kan
Ted
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Mark Andrews
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Tee
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D-led
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D- Lows
Tom Foley
D-Wash
Ea Jones
D-Tenn
Jim Jeffords
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B and O Bridge at Potomac Destroyed by Fire
Fifty years ago the B and O Railroad bridge spanning the Potomac River was nearly ruined by a fire, burning the West Virginia side of the bridge’s new ca stles and damaging steel work. Origin of the blaze unknown, smoke visible for ten miles as crews investigated.
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