Boxed in by budget tensions in county commission talks
County commissioners face a no win choice as the draft budget prepared by Administrative Assistant James Bryan and Comptroller Tom Fox lacks a required tax cut. Voters demand lower spending and taxes, yet trimming budgets now risks ire from departments and groups relying on services. Commission President Mary Williams backs a cut and urges taxpayers to speak up.
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James Bryan
Tom Fox
Board
Bryan and Fox
Commission
Mary Williams
Frederick County
Secret White House oil paper warns of costly economic actions
A 1975 NSC study warns that using economic levers against Arab oil states could raise costs and provoke countermeasures, with some options hard to manage or likely ineffective. It details embargo risks, asset confiscation dangers, and the potential for wider geopolitical backlash while noting allies’ wavering support.
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Washington
White House
United States
National Security Council
Treasuries
Defense Department
OPEC
WSAG
U.S
CIA
Letters to the Editor readers write about drugs inflation and civic issues
A jumble of reader letters touch on drug and alcohol harm in schools and a former advisor's UN role, a child’s inflation letter to President Carter, concerns over grade inflation and school spending in Carroll County, praise for Frederick County volunteers, a protest against tax hikes, and criticism of Frederick city leadership and cab drivers. The pages reflect public frustration, civic discourse, and local activism.
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U.N
America
The
Wall Street Journal
University of Mississippi
Milton Pressley
Republic
Carter
Carroll County
Francis Scott Key High School
Board of Education
U.S
City of Frederick
Ronald Young
Richard Ashton
Messrs. Young and
Asaton
Connie Hurst
Jerry Woods
Ace Cab
Frederick
Kiwanis Boy Week events across Frederick area
Activities during Boy Week span West Second Street events near the state armory and a school dairy judging triumph by Walkersville High School teams. Notables include Elizabeth Lewis’s Far East talk at Francia Scott Key Hotel and Paul J. Payne attending sessions of the U.S. Chamber meeting in Washington.
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Kiwanis Club
West Second Street
State Armory
Elizabeth Lewis
Far East
Francia Scott Key Hotel
Philippine Islands
Uncle Sam
Paul J. Payne
Frederick
Walkersville High School
Douglas Stauffer
Walkersville
William Poffenbarger
Woodsboro
Donald Warner
Keymar
University of Maryland
George C. Remsburg
Walkersville Vo Ag
Waterloo
Iowa
Springfield
Mass
Maryland
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Jack Anderson
Mideast
West
Central Intelligence Agency
Kuwait
CLA
Middle East
Agency For International Development
Foreign Aid Agency
Marine Corps
Ecuador
Deforest
God
Robert £. Kennedy
College Ave
Jane McAdory
President Carter
Pantry Pride
Ovine Ag
Billy McAdory
Frederick, Md
Washington Road
Westminster
FCARC
News-Post
Frederick County Board of Education
Lois Tribble
Rick High
Frederick Bicycle Sales and Service
Pam Tressler
Braddock Springs Cycling Ltd
Rick
Sue Moore
Marge Lambdin
Bill Thall
Evening Optimists
Gary Keeney
Catoctin React
Lanes Tibbs
Smoketown
C.B. Club
Point of Rocks Women’s Club
Shirley Tibbs
METRO
Breakfast Optimists
Middletown Ambulance Company
Burkittsville Burman
Bethel Lutheran Church
Gwendolyn Rowe
Allen Miller
American Red Cross
Naomi Savage
Cliff Wirts
Frederick React
Linda Main
Valley
Caroll Manor
Middletown
Thurmont
Linganore High
Farmers Cooperative Association
Catoctin Cbers Inc
Northwest Frederick County Civic Association
Dorothy Black
Cascade React Team
John Kinnaird
Thurmont Jaycees
Frederick Coun Uans
Charles E. Tressler
Frederick County Association For Retarded Citizens
Mary G. Williams
Board of County Commissioners
Mrs. Williams
J. Edward Shafer
Franklin St
Brunswick
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Frederk
Potomac
Se. Row Spogkcos
Phyllis Ann Moser
George L. Moser
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown
Vera Hackman
Cynthia Schiess
Henry Schiess
Oak Hill Farm
Ear Woodsboro
Europe
Hollins College
Bel Air
Damon L. Barnhart
Ebbey
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