COG Crowds Public Use Policy Talk at May Meeting
Council of Governments discussion centered on Board of Education rules for public use of school facilities and the impact on Open Space funded projects. Brunswick seeks to light a baseball diamond at Brunswick High School, while towns report closures of fields and facilities affecting public recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
May
Council of Government
COG
County Parks and Recreation Commission
Gilbert L. Kingsbury
Brunswick High School
Brunswick
Jess D. Orndorff
Sheer Stadium
B & O Railroad
New Brunswick
Ronald N. Young
Young
Frederick
Frederick High School
Middletown
Mount Airy
Walkersville
Kingsbury
Parks and Recreation Commission
Brunswick High
FCC staffers appeal retirement system exclusion gains support
The Frederick Community College board backs an appeal to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals over staffers denied entry to the Maryland State Teachers Retirement System. Trustees earmark 5000 for the appeal and note six staffers could influence others. Plaintiffs include Terry L. Maury, J. Rolfe Castleman, Noreen A. Lyne, L. Richard Haney, James G. Mor, and John C. Sheldon. The board also reported 696 fall 1977 students did not return for spring, with main reasons personal or work related.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Community College
State Court of Special Appeals
Maryland State Teachers Retirement System
Frederick County
Rae Meer Smee Rane
David W. Hornbeck
Seymour B. Stern
Sytem
FCC
Terry L. Maury
J. Rolfe Castleman
Noreen A. Lyne
L. Richard Haney
James G. Mor
John C. Sheldon
Board of Trustees
C. Matthew Kelly
Kelly
Warrant
Ethel Brown
William R. Borda
Betty Falla
Joan Creasin
County faces costly septic fix in 16 communities
Holter reported 16 local communities show septic failures with up to 30 percent problems and some areas worse. Federal aid could cover up to 75 percent of treatment plant costs, state 12 percent, county 12 percent, with hookup charges sometimes reaching thousands. Some towns like New London and Mt. Pleasant face prohibitive costs. Block Grant pre-application filed to help. Local water needs also identified in Point of Rocks and Libertytown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeystown
Braddock Heights
Woodsboro
Sabillacville
Holter
Dickerson
Montgomery Lownty
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Ron Hart
Public Works Department
State Health Department
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Hart
Sterling Bollinger
New London
Creagerstown
Mt. Pleasant
MedGane
Detrick Open House Showcases Carter Trip Era Displays
Fort Detrick hosts an open house with a presidential communications terminal used by President Carter during his Africa and Middle East visit. Harris Electronics and U S Army labs present tours of the Hot Line, field test gear, and infectious disease research. Visitors view historic displays, memorabilia, and post tenant exhibits with youth activities and club refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Carter
Africa
Middle East
Harris Electronics Corp
Detrick
Carter
Brezhnev
U.S. Army Medical Bioengineering Research and Development Laboratory
M.U.S.T
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute
Umamriid
U.S
Fort Detrick
Youth League
Dad's Club
Officers’ Wives Club
Five Die in Mount Vernon Motel Fire Near Route 1
Five people including two children were killed in a two alarm blaze at Brooks Motor Lodge on Richmond Highway near Mount Vernon. Eight others hospitalized with burns. the three story cinderblock motel sustained about $20,000 in damages and faces probable condemnation. Investigators probe the first floor origin while victims are treated at DC area hospitals. Firefighter injuries included a broken ankle and shoulder injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
U.S. Rowe 1
Tyesday
Brooks’ Motor Lodge
Richmond Highway
Betty Bosarge
Arthur Smith
Gunman holds two women hostage. five escape in jewelry heist
In Torrance California a gunman taking seven women hostage during a jewelry-store robbery freed five, including a wounded woman, and remains holding two sisters aged about 18 and 20. Police report 75 to 100 gunshots as officers intervene and investigate. Pat McNellis, 48, was shot in the thigh and is listed in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrance
Calif
Jim Foster
Torrance Memorial Hospital
Pat McNellis
Redondo Beach
Foster
McNellis
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Boe
Hallfield Lighting
Maryland Municipal League
J. Norman Flax
Emmitsburg
Flax
Cannon
Dorothy Cannon
Western Maryland College
U.S. Army
CP Ea
Point of Rocks
Libertytown
Burkittsville
Ranger Woods
Detrick Open House
Dodson
Ree
Dodson Bros. Pest Control
Jefferson St
Frederick, Md
Washington Hospital Center
District O Columbia
Robert Devine
Mais Thomas
Enen Hf
Alexandria Hospital
Smith
Mercedes-Benz Specialist
Auto Bahn, Inc
N. Carroll St
A.B.C.C
Dick Wettrich
Rea
Germany
Exper
Glenn E. Biehl
Neomo A. Theis
Debra JL. Shafer
Joy L. Stull
Frederick County National Bank
Mort Martet
Rosemont Ave
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