County to restructure pay scales after budget hearings
County Commissioners approve reshuffling pay bands to address inequities where some workers gain pay without extra service while others in same brackets do more work. Debate on a uniform 35 hour week prompts protest from Maryland Classified Employes Association over added hours without extra pay.
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Donald L. Lewis
Sterling E. Bollinger
Edgar C. Wirts Jr
Maryland Classified Employes Association
James L. Bryan
Tax stimulus bill may boost take home pay after June 1
Congress reaches a compromise on an economic stimulus package with broad tax breaks. A new standard deduction could save about 121 dollars annually for 47 million filers, while 1.7 million high earners would pay more. Deductions rise to 2200 for singles and 3200 for joint filers. many itemizers gain little.
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Carter
Congress
Rainfall tops half inch mark across the county
Heavy rain soaked the county this morning with at least a half-inch accumulation. A thundershower is possible today and Thursday as a cold front moves through. Highs in the 60s to near 70 today, low to mid 70s Thursday, upper 70s to low 80s this weekend. Overnight lows near 60. Frederick logged 77 at the high and 53 at the low Tuesday. Monday rain totaled .02 inch.
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Frederick
Nixon Breaks Silence on Watergate TV Interview
Former President Richard M Nixon ending his silence on Watergate in a 90 minute interview to air tonight on 155 TV and 730 radio stations at 7 30 EDT. He reportedly earns at least 600000 dollars plus a share of profits while questions focus on White House tapes and hush money disclosures.
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Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
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James Reston Jr
Reston
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Time
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New York Times
Washington Post
School boundaries reshaped by Frederick County board
The Frederick County school board approved multiple boundary changes after discussions with Superintendent Gordon M. Anderson and staff. Key actions include retaining New Midway and Woodsboro sixth graders, reorganizing Walkersville Middle as 5th grade, shifting Beaverdam Johnsville students to Walkersville, redrawing Elm Street area lines, and transferring hundreds of students among East Frederick North Frederick and Parkway.
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Frederick County
Gordon M. Anderson
Anderson
Walkersville
A. Doty Remshure
Frederick L. Smith
New Midway
Woodsboro
Linganore
Beaver Dam
Johnsville
East Frederick
North Frederick
Parkway
Elm Street
Sabillasville
PE chief questions ability to power Eastalco third potline
Potomac Edison Vice President John M. McCardell told a Maryland PSC hearing there is a serious doubt PE can supply power for Eastalco Aluminum’s proposed third potline, a move that would raise capacity 50 percent and add hundreds of jobs. He cited a need for one million extra megawatt hours and warned current projections do not include the expansion. Eastalco officials expressed surprise and said they are reviewing implications as Allegheny Power System notes possible tightness by 1981.
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AL Weinberg
Baltimore
Potomac Edison Company
Eastalco Aluminum Company
State Public Service Commission
John M. McCardell
Eastalco
McCardell
Martin Freeman
Organization For Consumer Justice
Eastaleo
PSC
Aluminum
Eustalco
Harvey P. Armintrout
Armintrout
Mayor commends police at weekly news conference
Frederick Maryland mayor Ronald N. Young praised the police for rising arrests and a drop in violent crime while noting small theft increases. He said many city projects stall due to county clearance and commented that public apathy is overused, citing low turnout at a plan meeting.
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ED Waters JR
Sears
Frederick
Ronald N. Young
Young
Frederick County School Board Approves Staff Transfers
The Frederick County Board of Education approves nine staff transfers and three principalships in a district reorganization. The plan, based on Noble J. Giiden & Associates study, creates a basic skills team and field based supervisors. four votes supported the action with two members absent.
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Frederick County
Board of Education
Gov Thomas Johnson High School
New York
Noble J. Giiden & Associates
U S Drops Opposition to Viet in UW A3
A UW article reports the United States ending active opposition to Vietnam policy, with coverage noting 1.3 million people living together unmarried in a related social shift. The piece highlights policy change and its domestic impact.
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U.S
Weather outlook with showers and storms this week
Occasional showers and a chance of thunderstorm today with highs in the mid 60s to around 70. Tonight showers or storms likely with lows in the mid to upper 50s. Thursday brings variable clouds and a chance of showers or thunderstorms with highs in the mid to upper 70s. Oscar Wilde quote included.
Library relocation funded in county CIP budget plan
The 13.4 million CIP budget proposes 335000 for the new county library and 590000 for the Scott Key Development Center next year funded from Revenue Sharing grants. The library relocation is set to cost 1835000 with site undecided, while the Scott Key Center aims for completion next year in Montevue area.
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CIP
C Burr Artz
Scott Key Development Center
Thomas M. Fox
Scott Key Center
Court House
North Market Street
Montevue
Rock Creek Diagnostic Center
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