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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1978
Page
5
Braddock Heights Community Association met at the Braddock Heights Fire Hall on Monday March 6 and adopted new by laws while electing officers to fill unexpired terms. The meeting followed a membership vote upholding the president’s charge that the previous election was unconstitutional for improper notice.
In Richmond on Monday the House of Delegates committee killed a proposal to raise the Northern Virginia sales tax by one cent to fund Metrorail and transit operating costs. The vote leaves a four percent gasoline tax as the only alternative, with Delegate Warren Stambaugh expressing strong dismay at the outcome.
White House officials say penalties could hit both local and national union treasuries if court orders are defied. The plan also suggests miners might return to work if higher wages offered by the Bituminous Coal Operators Association are accepted, following a rejected contract over the weekend. In Frederick, the City Ministerial Association will organize and elect officers at a noon luncheon on Tuesday March 14 at All-Saints Episcopal Church Parish Hall. Interim chairman Rev. Theodore E. Haas notes fourteen churches are represented and the group formed Feb 1 for joint witness and cooperative activities.
Hearings on the projected U.S. 15 route have occurred with no new opposition expected. The lengthy process aims to prevent lawsuits and ensure smooth construction. If no holdups occur, work could begin as early as late summer 1578, with a three year dualization for completion.
A tractor-trailer shed its load of logs while leaving east bound U S 340 onto the northbound U S 15 ramp before 5 a m. John Lee Spencer of Gladstone Va escaped injury. DOT workers stacked logs until the Lynchburg firm could reload. Frederick City police report multiple speeding, traffic and other charges against residents, including Elizabeth Man Sandra Lee Hope Vivian Shorb Whitehead James Harry Scott Jr Kay Frances Kitchen Blanch Deborah Diggs Alfred Boone Fisher Robert Eugene Thompson Cornelius Mark Davis Jeffery Kim Creager Carson Ray Lewis Jeffery Lee Rogers Daniel K Lincoln Eugene Henderson and Charles Isma Bryan.
Former school administrator Kussmaul, educated at George Washington University, announces a positive campaign for Somerset County superintendent. He cites fiscal responsibility and planning to balance agriculture, business, and social needs, stresses dignity in victory or defeat, and highlights prior service as principal, educator, and Army veteran. He serves as lecturer at GWU and teaches part time at Western Maryland College. He lists affiliations with YMCA, Lions Club, and VFW.
A committee recommends using a six or seven period day with shared facilities at Walkersville and Linganore areas including special education and remedial services. The plan aims to minimize disruption, keep Linganore students together, and reduce busing while offering lunch service and access to nearby facilities. Goshen Hunt Races canceled due to ground conditions and a busy schedule.
Miners from Appalachia to Oklahoma reject the latest Bituminous Coal Operators Association offer by more than two to one. UMW President Arnold Miller predicts many will not return to work, while some call for seizure of mines and federal involvement. Army staff review civil disturbance plans. Carter seeks last resort federal action. Two West Frederick Junior High students, David Wenner and Scott Bean, took part in the Johns Hopkins math talent search, with their names omitted from the official list.
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