Unemployment Rate In Carroll Shows Little Improvement
Unemployment in Carroll County shows little improvement despite spring optimism and lower loan rates. At Black and Decker Hampstead 175 of 3000 workers were laid off as demand slowed. Union Bridge clothing firm Cut staff from 200 to 25 last December. Officials note no clear change in the local needle trades and warn gains may be temporary. Building permits fell slightly in February with 78 issued, 30 for new residences, while savings boosts and lower loan rates fail to spark widespread growth.
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Carroll County
Black and Decker
Joseph Caprarola
Union Bridge Clothing Co
Jane Byers
Maryland State Department of Employment and Social Services
Hampstead
North Carolina
Byers
Carroll
Carroll County Bank
Russell Sellman
Carroll’ County
Sellman
Fauntroy Tops DC Delegate Race in Democratic Primary
Washington AP report notes Rev Walter E Fauntroy the leading candidate to become the District of Columbia nonvoting delegate to Congress. He led with 44 percent in a six way race while Republican John Nevius ran unopposed. Cordova cautions a nonvoting delegate can wield influence with careful diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Walter E. Fauntroy
Jorge L. Cordova
Puerto Rico
Cordova
New Progressive Party
Fauntroy
John Nevius
Nevius
Carroll Bar Seeks To Disbar Lawyer
The Maryland Court of Appeals ordered a three judge panel to hear Carroll County Bar Association's bid to disbar attorney Robert J. Cooke for embezzling over 11000 from Laura L. Shipley as executor of her mother’s estate. Cooke was sentenced in 1969 to two years, appealed unsuccessfully, and began serving last September before parole four months later. The court has received five disciplinary petitions since process changes last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Maryland Court of Appeals
Carroll County Bar Association
Robert J. Cooke
Laura L. Shipley
Cooke
Church Meeting Set For Plan Of Union Progress
Regional meeting at First Christian Church in Hagerstown on March 27 discusses the proposed Plan of Union for Church of Christ Uniting. clergy and lay reps from Frederick to Allegheny counties invited. aims to foster a united church across nine denominations. Registration $2 includes luncheon. reservations to Reverend Lawrence Strunk.
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Church of Christ Uniting
First Christian Church
Potomac Avenue
Hagerstown
Frederick
Carroll
Washington
Garrett
Allegheny
Frederick County
Odell Carr
Asbury United Methodist Church
Stephen Rudacille
Church of the Transfiguration
Braddock Heights
Bernie Zerkel Jr
Central Atlantic Conference
United Church of Christ
Maryland
Vernon Newbold
Annandale
Virginia
David Andrews
United Methodist Church
Lawrence Strunk
West Franklin Street
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Caprarola’s
King's Fencing Service
Jerry L. King
Union Bridge
D.C
Carroll Bar
Garst Paint Center, Inc
Frederick Maryland
Paul Revere
Gorham
Diam
Patrick St
Routzahn's
Stoffer Sanner Agency
Stoffersanner
N. Court ST
Dial
Weis Mene
Aaa
Catoctin
Jefferson Streets
USDA
Weis
Dutch Valley
Weis Quality
Pillsbury
Okg
Macaroni &Cheese
Hanover Park & Beans
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