Turkeys in Congress: Marylanders vote against campaign bill
In Frederick on March 29 1978 Maryland congressmen Byron Bau man Steers and Holt joined 69 Democrats and 140 Republicans in opposing HR 11315 the Federal Election Campaign Act reform. The Chamber of Commerce opposed the measure as partisan aiming to curb party and PAC funding while failing to address union in kind contributions. The House voted down the bill to finance congressional campaigns calling it a turkey to rest.
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Maryland
Goodloe Byron
Robert Bauman
Newton Steers
Marjorie Holt
Dth
Consumer Protection Agency
Chamber of Commerce of
U.S
House
Early
Chamber
Byron
Complaints About Soaring Electric Bills From Readers
A batch of letters to the editor in Frederick Md critique Potomac Edison fuel cost adjustments and high electric charges. Writers accuse policymakers and unions of causing price hikes, urge action to curb charges, and call for stronger regulation and accountability.
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Total Electric
Potomac Edison
Patricia A
Weddle Ao
Frederick, Md
Byron
Potomac Edison Company
Molasses Leak Delays Street as Tank Car Spills
Approximately 1 000 gallons of black molasses escaped through an open valve in a tank car on the railroad track space between Dietrich and Gambrill and D C Winebrenner and Son. City workers were summoned to clear the sticky street. Social workers from Baltimore and Frederick met Hagerstown colleagues at the YMCA for an informal conference ahead of a statewide gathering.
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Dietrich and Gambrill and
D.C. Winebrenner and Son, Inc
Social Workers OF
Baltimore and
Frederick
Hagerstown
YMCA
Social Workers
Snow records and wage talks in Frederick County
Weather observer Elden E Buhrman notes Foxville set a March snow record with 47 inches surpassing the Palm Sunday snowfall of 1942. Frederick County announces a $4,000 starting salary for public school teachers next term. Road contracts resume after a winter shutdown delayed by cold March weather per State Roads Commission sources.
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Foxville
Palm Sunday
Elden E. Buhrman
Frederick County
State Roads Commission
County commissioner Lou Dorsey praised for 93rd birthday visit
Evelyn Kolb Shepley thanks County Commissioner Lou Dorsey for visiting her father Howard Kolb on his 93rd birthday. She praises his kind deeds and gift of fruit, noting the visit sparked fond memories and wishing him many more years in public service.
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Lawrence Dorsey
Howard Kolb
Mr. Dorsey
Dorsey
Carter learns to bend in Washington power games
Washington memo chronicles Jimmy Carter shifting from moral crusader to pragmatic deal maker. Cabinet notes show him trading merit for political tact as he lobbies for base closings, canal treaties support, and more frequent breakfast meetings with lawmakers, while courting key committee chairs and staff.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
White House
Capitol Hill
Carter
Oval Office
Thomas
Tip” O'Neill
House
James Eastland
D.miss
Senate
U.S
Judiciary Committee
Defense
Harold Brown
Maine
Edmund Muskie
William Hathaway
Loring Air Force Base
Limestone
Brown
Loring
Loring Air Force Hare
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