Carter plan would raise gasoline prices nationwide
Washington reports that President Carter seeks to raise gasoline costs by at least 10 cents a gallon within weeks, with potential further increases if Congress accepts a higher federal gas tax. An import fee on crude oil is set to begin, and a 14 percent dealer tax proposal could push the price higher, while conservation efforts target broad commuter shifts to car pools.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Administration
Energy Department
Prime rate reaches 18 percent amid bank loan pressure
New York banks raise prime lending rates to 18 percent as business borrowing costs surge. Analysts foresee further hikes to 19 or 20 percent within one or two weeks amid Fed efforts to curb inflation. Major banks, including Bank of America, now charge top borrowers 18.4 percent.
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New York
Donald Maude
Merrill Lynch & Co
Federal Reserve
Maude
Bank of America
Jet crash near Warsaw kills 87 aboard LOT flight
Investigators comb wreckage of a Soviet built Lyushin jetliner after it struck a fortress south of Okecie Airport near Warsaw. The Polish airliner killed 87, including 29 Americans. U S Embassy seeks consular access amid military installation security.
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Warsaw
Poland
Covonaent
Hien
Kare
LOT Airlines
Czariat Fortress
Okecie
U.S
Richard Virden
Two Hughes programs approved by House of Delegates
In Annapolis AP report the Hughes administration wins swift House approval for transportation and education aid plans. A Senate battle looms over Gov Hughes proposed social security cost shift favoring poorer districts, with Baltimore and Montgomery counties resisting.
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Annapolis
Hughes
House of Delegates
Senate
Harry Hughes
Gorey
Baltimore
Montgomery
Baltimore City
Book and real estate notes mix in today's roundup
Stephanie Evrin reviews Laressé works and discusses reviews of recent titles. Donald Graff analyzes the Pakistan-Levya-Tamens cen issue. Tom Tiede hopes to start a Texan venture in a country town. Miniature wedding tips and reader questions appear. John Tregeming notes homeowners should consult a realtor before major improvements. Jody Gilmer Tredenek highlights homebuilders’ view on septic systems and community impact.
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Ace Pets Feadecs
Laressew
Donald Graff
Tom Tiede
Grande River
Malligas
News-Post
Anne Kelley
Nemismatics
Cates
John Tregeming
Frederick County Board of Realtors
Homeoewers
Jody Gilmer
Tredenek
Reactions mixed to Carter budget plan raise taxes and credit limits
Area bankers and business leaders offered mixed reactions to President Carter's Friday plan to balance the federal budget raise gasoline by 10 cents per gallon and curb consumer credit. Fredericktown Bank & Trust Co president Robert E Gearinger urged restraint on government debt and credit card use cautioning that debt has climbed yearly and it will get worse before it improves, with further details continued on Page A4.
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Carter
Robert E. Gearinger
Fredericktown Bank & Trust Co
Gearinger
House committee defeats search bills in Maryland
Annapolis lawmakers report the House Judiciary Committee voted 11 to 4 to kill two Frederick County sponsored bills allowing principals to search student cars for drugs with probable cause. The panel will study the issue during summer sessions due to constitutional problems, making passage unlikely this year while a Senate version awaits action.
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Annapolis
House
Judiciary Committee
Frederick County
Assembly
Senate
Charles H. Smelser
Frederick Carroll
House Judiciary Committee
Smelser
del. V. Lanny Harchenhorn
B-Carroll Frederick
Harchenhorn
Maryland
Harchenborn
Carroll County
Paper recycling venture eyed by Frederick County
Frederick County could profit from recycling four and a half tons of office and computer paper each month from six county buildings. Weyerhaeuser proposes to collect and process the paper at a Dorsey mill, with 20 percent of the market value returned to county coffers.
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Frederick County
Weyerhauser Company
Seattle
James E. Yerkey
Monterye
Winchester Hall
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Board of Education
Frederick Community College
Citizens Nursing Home
Yerkey
Weyerhaeuser
Ween
Dorsey
Baltimore-Washington International
Maryland
Anl Weyerhaeuser
Accident fatal to area man on 23rd birthday
George Daniel Yeager age 23 of Mount Airy died in a single vehicle crash on Gas House Pike just after midnight while driving a 198 Chevy Camaro east on Church Street Extended at high speed. Police said excessive speed caused the car to leave the road strike a tree and eject the occupant. Death confirmed at the scene by a medic examiner.
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George Daniel Yeager
Rt. 1
Mount Airy
Gas House Pike
Yeager
Frederick Compty
Robert Troms
George T. Yeager Jr
Te Brace Whitaker
Church Street
Stueld
Smyth
Faderey
Keeney & Basford Paperal
Rome
Church St Frederck
Weather Outlook: Sunny With Clear Cold Weekend
Forecast shows sunny today and Sunday with clear, cold conditions. Highs near mid to upper 40s today and upper 40s to low 50s on Sunday. Lows tonight around 30. Light wraparound of precapita luag0ul Dear sero through Sunday as noted.
Disputed county library plan tests city state ties
A murky debate over a library project in Theerty County centers on a tentative agreement among five county commissioners and the mayor to obtain a tract for flood control park use. The lack of formal approval and potential legal action leaves the city in a vulnerable position if the county interprets the deal differently, with officials promising good faith while avoiding a breach of promise.
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Theerty
Ronald Young
Frederickerty
Thoredas
Upear
Peedeork
Nometr
Young
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