Western Maryland tours on TV hype tourism week
Maryland Tourism Week promotions include Frederik Channel 13 sending a Baltimore crew to Frederick to film landmarks on a western Maryland travelogue airing today through Friday with three minute features. Channel 4 plans a 6 pm live from Frederick County courthouse patio and a later 11 pm live shot, highlighting local sites to encourage home travel amid low gas prices and terrorism fears.
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Channel 4
Fredenck County
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Denise Koch
Frederick County
Laisa Fen
Fredenck
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virgina
Ms Feu
Berrywipe Plantation
Mount Airy
Tremty Chapel
Church Street
Frederck
Rose Hill Manor Museum
Dixon blames defeat on unfair news coverage
Outgoing Mount Airy Mayor Lewis C. Dixon says he was cheated out of 14 years in office due to unfair media coverage. Linda Boyer unseated him by one vote and will take over as town head on May 19, the first elected post for her in a town of 3 000. Dixon blasts local papers for bias while defending his administration’s steady work.
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Mount Airy
Lewis C. Dixon
Linda Boyer
Dixon
Dinos
Boyer
Major tax reforms approved by panel
Washington reporting that the Senate Finance Committee approved sweeping tax changes in a generation. The plan repeals many IRAs deductions and cuts top personal rates while expanding the tax on 8 percent of workers at 15 percent. It would remove about 6 million low income families from the income tax rolls and raise corporate taxes by roughly $100 billion over five years.
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Senate Finance Committee
Haley sets campaign for Senate
SILVER SPRING The descendant of an African slave has entered the U S Senate race for the seat of retiring Charles McC Mathias. Republican George Haley, 90, announced in Annapolis and Baltimore and in Hagerstown and Salisbury. He will face Linda Chavez and Richard Sullivan in the September primary. Democrats include Gov. Harry Hughes Rep. Michael Barnes Rep. Barbara Mikulski and Donald Hutchinson as Republican leaders work to hold Mathias seat.
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Annapolis
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Salisbury
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Richard Sullivan
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Harry Hughes
Michael Barnes
Barbara Mikulski
Baltimore County
Donald Hutchinson
Mathias
Haley
Chavez
Sulivan
Montgomery to hike dumping fees to $38 per ton
ROCKVILLE June 1962 county council set June 2 for a public hearing to raise private hauler dumping fees to 38 per ton. Officials warn future rises could hit 90 per ton as they seek surplus carryover and consider costly alternatives to the Oaks landfill including mass burn incinerators at Shady Grove Road or Dickerson.
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Council
Oaks
Laytonsville
Shady Grove Road
Dickerson
Inside The News On the inside. Words of Wisdom
A quotation feature notes the contrast between truth and freedom as pillars of society, attributed to Henrik Ibsen. The short line underscores enduring ideals in a reflective commentary about moral foundations and civic liberty.
County to buy land along Owens Creek near Catoctin High
Frederick County commissioners voted unanimously to acquire 46 acres along Owens Creek bordered by U.S. 15 and Franklinville Road for 35,000 payable over five years with Open Space funds. The land may support flood control, park use, or high school expansion. school board rejected the purchase.
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State Highway Administration
Owens Creek
U.S. 15
Franklinville Road
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Galen R. Clagett
Department of Natural Resources
Catoctin High
Clagett
County Board of Education
David Rice
Republicans nominate three for school board
The Frederick County Republican State Central Committee selected three nominees for the Frederick County school board seat Candace Felton Goebel Robert E Smariga and Dr Michael Schaden Gov Harry Hughes will consider the nominees along with two from the Democratic committee Patricia Mangiafico and Warren C Smith An appointee for the five year term is expected by late May to replace Gail Bowerman who leaves the board July 1 Goebel 48 of Monrovia is a former teacher and PTA leader Smariga 45 of Frederick is a Northwestern Mutual Life agent with a long history in school board planning Schaden is owner of Opossum Pike and Thurmont Veterinary clocks and would prioritize staff retention and fiscal efficiency
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Robert E. Smariga
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Harry Hughes
Democractic Committee
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Myersville
Warren C. Smith
Frederick
Gail Bowerman
Kansas City
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Smariga
Northwestern Mutual Life
Jessona
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University of Maryland
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American College
Jaycess
Im County
Heart Association
Frederiktoman Schaden
Opossum Pike
Thurmont
Schaden
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