Western Maryland Senators urge guard to protect non union mines
Western Maryland and neighboring state lawmakers urged Acting Gov. Blair Lee II to mobilize the National Guard to protect non union coal mining in the region and to press Pennsylvania and West Virginia governors to act. They also asked President Carter to deploy federal troops if needed. The letter cited an energy crisis and warned inaction could turn the situation disastrous.
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Western Maryland
Blair Lee II
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Lee
Roverno T
Carter
Charles H. Smelser
Edward P. Thomas
Maryland
National Guard
Annapolis
General Assembly
Myron Miller
Eastalco Aluminum Co
Frederick County
Miller
Assembly
Eastalco
Eustalco
Frederick County Budget Nears $40 Million Projection
The Frederick County budget for the next year is expected at 40 million dollars, a rise of 3 million from this year. County Comptroller Thomas M. Fox and administrative assistant James L. Bryan review department requests as public hearings on the draft budget may begin mid April. Fox notes possible tax rate conformity and a 2 million in new funds from real property, inflation tied income tax, and population growth to support an anticipated 2.5 million education budget increase.
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Frederick
Thomas M. Fox
Fox
James L. Bryan
Board of Education
Fox and
Bryan
Death Penalty Restored in Maryland Governor Signs Bill
Acting Governor Blair Lee III signed a law restoring Maryland’s death penalty calling it a sombre but important duty and a reasonable effort to protect society from heinous crimes. He warned future use may involve the gas chamber and that the law could face constitutional scrutiny. The day’s other briefs reference Maryland lottery numbers and a broad stock market rise on strong dollar and low unemployment data.
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Annapolis
Blair Lee
Maryland
Lee
Senate
Mack quits fight against DNA work at Fort Detrick
Local attorney Ferdinand J. Mack ends his nearly yearlong legal challenge to NIH recombinant DNA experiments at Fort Detrick after the U.S. Court of Appeals refused to hear his appeal. NIH plans to open the renovated Detrick facility by month’s end, marking a milestone as the world’s first P-4 recombinant DNA lab.
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Mack
Fort Detrick
Detrick
NIH
U.S. Court of Appeals
Araby
SUN
U.S. Supreme Court
National Institutes of Health
Maryland Senate Votes on 3500 Pay Hike For Lawmakers
The Maryland Senate approved a 3500 increase to a 16000 annual salary for four years, moving the pay raise back to the House of Delegates. The vote was 34 to 16, with expense allowances rising to 42 daily. The pay plan follows the Gubernatorial Salary Commission's recommendations though the commission proposed larger steps.
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Annapolis
Maryland Senate
House of Delegates
Senate
House
John H. Briscoe
Salary Commission
Coal talks resume as marshals push back to work order
Washington AP reports as an 85 day coal strike resumes, federal marshals issue a Taft Hartley back to work order. About 160000 striking miners face court backed duties while UMW and Bituminous Coal Operators Association negotiators plan talks at UMW headquarters for a possible settlement. U.S. District Judge Aubrey E Robinson Jr cited risk to national health or safety and set a 7am today deadline, with marshals given until Monday to serve the order. President Carter said a substantial portion may comply.
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Washington
Carter
United Mine Workers
UMW
Arnold Miller
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Aubrey E. Robinson Jr
U.S
Griffin Bell
Jobless rate dips to 6 1 percent in February
The February unemployment rate falls to 6.1 percent from 6.3 while total employed rises to 93 million. Strong gains for blacks and other minorities lower their jobless rate to 11.8 percent. Coal strike effects loom, with 160,000 miners out of work and 25,500 factory layoffs linked to shortages.
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Washington
Labor Department
mid-Atlantic
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Tulnola
Maryland
Ohio
Energy
James R. Schlesinger
Tom
Carter
Black Horse Tavern project approved in Frederick
Historic District Commission approves renovation of 117 119 121 W Patrick St known as the Warfield Property to house the Black Horse Tavern. Plans call for demolishing rear structure, rebuilding the front wall, adding five dormers, and creating office space with a drive in bank feature. Tenants and exact use remain to be finalized with planning commission pending.
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Frederick
Historic District Commission
W. Patrick St
Warfield
Black Horse Tavern
Meyer Lincoln - Mercury
Frederick Motor Company
John C. Warfield
Ford
Gardner
John Hanson
Loyola Federal Savings & Loan
Gordier Sam
Black Horse
National Punt Road
AR Amnspotiz
Richer Ashford
McGarrey's Ltd
Haz Con
Ashford
Thernier
Dettetta
William HiduBell
Marijuana laced with toxic chemical alert and weather notes
Inside The News reports a marijuana warning about contamination with a toxic chemical. The piece also notes variable cloudiness tonight with lows in the Us, followed by mostly mild and warmer Saturday with highs in the 30s, alongside a quip about a harsh economic system and a line referencing President Woodrow Wilson.
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Remy
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