Standard Building Systems faces summer with strike in Point of Rocks
A company spokesman said 200 United Steelworkers of America members in Point of Rocks have an eight week strike that could force production crews to sweat out the summer. Fr. Campagnoli expressed optimism despite the stalemate, noting the workers may be defeating their own purpose.
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Standard Building Systems
United Steelworkers of America
Fr. Campagnoli
Campagnoli
William J. Dick Jr
Maryland School for the Deaf leads Total Communication outreach
Dr Denton heads Maryland School for the Deaf and promotes Total Communication as a growing movement. He attends international conferences, meets educators from Hamburg to New Zealand, and plans a keynote in South Africa stressing early indigenous sign language and human contact. He has led the school since 1967 and resides in Frederick with his family.
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Maryland
Frederick
Hondurras
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Netherlands
Denton
United Diales
South Africa
Dr. Denton
Maryland School For the Deaf
North Carolina
Western Maryland College
California State University
Nent
Peg
Frederick County
David
Mary
Robie Atkinson
OCI Seeks Higher Fuel Rates in 1978 Winter Plan
OCI considers raising fuel charges by about 11 percent during the winter of 1978. Mrs. Rickard notes public interest in OCI and its clashes with PE wanes when bills are low and rises in late fall and winter. The OCJ board leans toward hiring a lawyer for a $24 million rate case set to begin hearings in Baltimore, depending on public support.
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PSC
OCJ
Baltimore
Teachers contract talks continue after negotiated agreement
The school board and teachers must re enter new contract talks to resolve differences. President William G. Linehan criticized commissioners for tampering with the contract and for imposing judgments on education. The approved next-year pay for a 10 month teacher is 10645 dollars, or 10539 under the budget. Dr. Anderson urged full funding for administrator pay increases. The Walkersville FFA Alumni won the State Alumni Basketball Tournament at Linganore High School, with several competing chapters noted in the caption.
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William G. Linehan
Linehan
Anderson
Manly
Walkersville Ffa
Linganore High School
Debbie Barrier
Jobless figures clash with payroll data amid April slowdown
A Labor Department report shows nonfarm payrolls near unchanged at 883 million despite payroll gains of about 300,000 per month recently. Bureau of Labor Statistics notes slow growth possibly due to weather, holidays, and a trucking strike. Unemployment remains low as 3.5 million jobs were created in the year to March, despite high rates and weak GDP. Wholesale food prices fell in April, but energy and heating costs rose, lifting overall inflation.
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John Bregger
Bregger
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Teamsters
Commerce Department
Carroll County students postpone sit in
Carroll County High School students from Westminster North Carroll and Francis Scott Key planned a Friday sit in to demand higher pay for teachers. Officials said administrators warned of permits and the event was postponed until students secure legal authorization. The board’s request for a 15 percent pay raise was not funded by county commissioners. Carroll teachers rank 22nd among 24 systems.
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Carroll County High School
Carroll County
Westminster
North Carroll
Francis Scott Key
Board of
Educaoat
Pagaiely
Baltimore Sue
Board of Education
Jack Amass
Westminster High School
Dr Abeles chosen for ISEP review at FCC
Dr Ron Abeles associate professor of applied sciences at Frederick Community College has been selected by the National Science Foundation to serve on an ISEP review panel. FCC has never applied for an ISEP grant but he sees the chance to learn about the program. He has taught at FCC since 1970 and earned a PhD in biophysics from the University of Maryland.
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Ron Abeles
Frederick Community College
National Science Foundation
ISEP
FCC
Abeles
Abe
Avrans Bed Henge
University of Maryland
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