Coldest and costliest winter in Frederick history
Frederick’s winter of 1977 78 was the coldest on record and among the costliest for fuel bills. National data show the nation’s harsh winter, with record snow and rain, while experts warn of more severe weather ahead and advances in forecasting from satellites radar and new ground systems.
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Frederick County
National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration
Reid Bryson
University of Wisconsin
U.S
Midwest
Southeast
Pacific Coast
Bryson
U.S. Weather Service
Earth
Readers Ask Why Potomac Edison Burdens Western Maryland
A letter from a Frederick, Maryland reader demands public answers to electric rate hikes and the fuel adjustment clause. The writer contrasts Western Maryland costs with lower increases in West Virginia and New York, questions monopoly profit, and cites national energy policy. A second letter discusses physics basics and energy economics, urging readers to evaluate fuel, voltage, power, and reserves amid the energy crisis.
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Potomac Edison Company
Maryland
West Virginia
New York
Carter
Frederick
P.L. Johnson
Berkeley
BE. M. Purcell
Harvard Physics Department
Sears and Zemansky
Halliday
Resnick
Williams
Trinklein and Metcalfe
PSSC
Project Physica
Frederick County
Purcell
First Publicized Clash Between Gov Hopefuls Lee and Hoyer
Acting Gov Blair Lee III and Senate President Steny Hoyer spar over conflict of interest ethics bills amid a calm 70 day start to the 90 day session. Lee pushed a strict ethics package while Hoyer pushed his own measure as a vehicle for compromise. Lee says Hoyer plays games. Hoyer calls Lee’s ethics push a publicity gimmick.
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Annapolis
Blair Lee III
Senate
Steny H. Hoyer
Lee
Hoyer
Hoyer and Lee
Hoyer-Lee
General Assembly
Constitutional and Public Law Committee
Pension bill delays and prison site clash in Maryland politics
A Maryland political dispute centers on a state pension revamp backed by Lee and Mandel era allies, with Hoyer accused of stalling the bill to influence Senate action. The fight extends to prison site selection at Fort Armistead versus the Continental Can factory site, as legislators brace for April adjournment amid pressure from Lee and other leaders.
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Hoyer
Lee
General Assembly
Senate
House
Baltimore
Marvin Mande
Fort Armistead
Armistead
State Penitentiary
Hayer
Marvin Mandel
Blair Lee
Mitting the Move Counts Marked by Spring Transfers
Since April 1 the annual Mitting the for many residents moving from old to new homes occurs on Sundays with Frederick seeing fewer movers than last spring. Authorities halt traffic lights all day on April Fool's Day to let motorists speed freely, and Dr. Riley D Housewright will join a microbiology Congress in Stockholm. The Interstate Commerce Commission approves abandoning the Fort Detrick Thurmont freight line, while Potomac Edison reports Frederick County telephone service back to normal after the March snowstorm.
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Frederick
Riley D. Housewright
Fort Detrick
Stockholm
Sweden
Interstate Commerce Commission
Frederick County
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
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Frederick, Md
James
Flora Frederick, Md
M. King Hubbert
Saudi Arabia
Hubbert
Onna
Giésapeake
By Tom Stuckey
Associated Press
Weiter
Dewey Dykstra JR
Physics
University of Texas,at Austin
Tam
London
Barbara Friechi
Frederick Town
Barbara
Marchon
Frederick Street
Jess Bryant
Dyke Close
Dyke Road Avenue
Hove
Sussex
England
Brighton
Pauline Watkins
Emmitsburg
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth
Southeast Asia
Nazareth
George Washington
Abe Lincoln
Plato
B.C
A.D
Rosemary Sister Conley
Hopemont
W. Va
James Earl Carter, Jr
Totas
New Jersey
United States
Harvard
America
Jimmy Carter
Mary H. Freeman
Point of Rocks
Eka
Hulme
News-Post
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