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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1980
Page
4
A public editor urges voters to overcome apathy and participate in the polls. The piece warns against indifference from candidates supporters and young first time voters while stressing that every vote counts and a majority of registered voters can decide public officials.
The piece argues wage and price controls are an ineffective anesthetic that postpones real cures. It cites Schuettinger and Butler, notes high interest rates and heavy regulation raise costs, and urges lowering taxes and regulation to boost investment and create jobs to reduce inflation. It attributes blame to government policy, the Fed, and the Carter administration, urging free-market remedies.
Washington files indicate grand juries in New York and Washington prepare indictments against ABSCAM congressmen, with Kelly's cash stash and odd defense drawing attention. Witnesses Robyn Jameison, her husband, Volusia detective LaFavour, and actress Sheila MacRae corroborate his prolonged, quixotic bid to expose corruption. Budget woes and Nuclear Power critics round out a broader political panorama amid shifting Carter policies.
Yesterday items note Maryland wool growers may join the Federal Farm Board backed cooperative to handle at least 500000 pounds of wool. Also listed are Taneytown High School attendance honorees, a Kathleen Beacht birthday party, the 1980 Frederick engineers convention plan, safety talks by Mrs Helen N Tullis, and Frederick street resurfacing on Burck Street with a 28000 dollar cost. One line quotes about profit versus greed.
A reader laments lack of coverage of the Washington for Jesus rally and urges churches to lead a national repentance. The letter cites scripture, references March sermons, and calls for national renewal amid social decay. A second letter protests a zero hour Sunday bike ride for Retarded Citizens, urging scheduling on Sundays or alternate days to respect worship.
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