Parents seek support for elected Frederick County school board
A group of two Frederick County parents at South End Civic Center began organizing for an elected board of education, citing incidents at Frederick High and coach resignation. The group plans to gather support across districts, with meetings set for May 22, and discusses teacher perceptions and political influence in appointing the current board.
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Thomas Johnson
Walkersville High Schools
Frederick County
Weal Central
Edwin L Jean
Frederick High
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Board of Education
South End Civil Center
Jack Patterson
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Frederick County Teachers Association
South End
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Frederick City
Joan Kreis
Thomas H Hattery
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Kreisnig
Hattery
Annapoli
Fort Detrick to build $115 million book saving facility
A 40,000 square foot deacidification plant at Fort Detrick, scheduled for 1987, aims to preserve rare books by lowering microfilming costs from 40 to 2.35 dollars per page. Library of Congress official Peter Sparks notes strong paper could last 500 to 600 years, while acknowledging minor risks from diethyl zinc spills and rapid burn potential.
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Mark Hoke
Peter Sparks
Library of Congress
Sparks
Eastalco warns bill could shut Buckeystown plant
Eastalco Aluminium Co says a congressional bill to curb sulfur dioxide could raise aluminum production costs by 15 percent, heightening the chance the Buckeystown plant, Frederick County’s largest private employer, will close. The measure would let states craft plans to meet federal emissions standards by 1997, with options including scrubbers or lower sulfur coal.
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House of Representatives
Health and Environment Subcommittee
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Eastalco
Ecuneity
Maryland
Fredenck County
Tbese
Drought squeezes Frederick crops as rain remains scarce
Frederick area farmers face a moderate drought with only 0.02 inch rainfall last night. Officials warn many cornfields near resowing and extended irrigation, as rain holds off at least through Monday and a broad region suffers parched soils.
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Frederick
Carol Auer
Frederick County
National Weather Service
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Maryland
Fire Out at Chernobyl Reactor Reported by IAEA
An IAEA official in Moscow said the fire at the Chernobyl No 4 reactor is out and cooling remains, with no immediate radiation danger. Kiev officials announced early school holidays for about 250000 children as a precaution, while efforts continue to encase the unit in concrete.
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Kiev
U.S.S.R
International Atomic Energy Agency
Chernobyl
Morris Rosen
Moscow
Valentin Sgursky
Sgursky
Soviet Foreigninistry
Anatoly Romanenko
Rosen
Alexander
Lyashko
U.N
Blix
Romanenko
Pravda Ukrainy
County officials back proposed city transit terminal grant
Frederick County Commissioners endorsed a $300,000 land purchase plan for a central city transit terminal on five acres along South Carroll Street, to be funded partly from federal and state sources. The move aims to satisfy state and Mass Transit Administration officials ahead of a May 20 funding decision, despite a consultant's negative recommendation.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Ronald N. Young
South Carroll Street
Chessie
Glenn L. Nikirk
State Department of Transportation
Nikirk
MTA
Mass Transit Administration
Catoctin Upsets Bov noshore in Local Baseball Action
Catoctin defeated Bov shore in a local high school baseball game as Page stories report a tight battle on the field. The page also mentions a cryptic quote about duty and heat, attributed to Joba and Viscount Morley.
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Bovnshore
Joba
Morley
Salmonella Detected at Meridian Nursing Center
A Salmonella finding at Meridian Nursing Center in Frederick County prompts health officials to test more samples. One positive sample from a resident was sent to the state lab for confirmation as authorities urge vigilance among staff and residents.
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Meridian Nursing Center
Toll House Avenue
Frederich
Metdan
Frederick
Focal
State Health Lab
Martha T Schapper
Frederick County
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