Body of missing Brunswick man found west of Potomac
State Police confirm body of James Lee Rumer 35 found near Brunswick in the Potomac area. Officers tied blood in his car mat to Rumer and say the fishing gear and boat were dumped at Rusherman Road around May 5, with the man missing since May 1. The investigation labels the disappearance a homicide.
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James Lee Rumer
Frederick County
Rusherman Road
Rumer
Victor E
Wolfe
Brunswick
U.S
Brunswick Ambulance Company
U.S. Park
Potomac
MD. 464
Potomac River
School board approves three special programs
The Board of Education approves three projects aimed at gifted students and those with marked deficiencies. One program partners with Hood College for College Experiences for High Able Students with 19 966 dollars first year and 19 000 dollars per year thereafter funded by the U.S. Office of Education. A second project Enrichment for Academically Gifted Elementary Students trains 22 media center assistants for paraprofessional duties funded through Frederick County government and the Western Maryland CETA consortium at 116 200 dollars. The third, Secondary School Marked Deficiency Program, seeks 158 154 dollars from county government and CETA to hire 30 classroom aides for ninth and twelfth grade marked deficiency English and math.
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Board of Education
Hood College
U.S. Office of Education
Gordon M. Anderson
Frederick County
Western Maryland Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
CETA
Western Maryland
Ceta Consortium
County switches to 35 hour work week
County Commissioners vote 3 to 1 to adopt a uniform 35 hour week effective June 27. About 80 county employees face a 2 percent increase in weekly hours, with offices now open 4:30 p.m. instead of 4 p.m. The plan ends two existing schedules, drawing debate over energy use and fairness among departments.
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Donald L. Lewis
Lewis
Paul L. Crum Jr
James L. Bryan
Maryland Classified Employes Association
MCEA
Edgar C. Wirts Jr
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Lions Club
Employes Union
Potomac Edison rate hike hearing set for tonight
Local residents can speak at a 7:30 p.m. public hearing at Frederick High School on Potomac Edison’s request for a 16 percent rate increase. The event includes the three-member Public Service Commission and is the fourth hearing in the company’s service area. The request, filed in February, cites inflation and the need to attract investment for new facilities.
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Potomac Edison Company
Electric Company
Frederick High School
State Public Service Commission
Monocacy Battlefield Park Could Attract Tourists
Congressman Goodloe Byron urged Frederick County focus on a Monocacy Battlefield National Park with a rest stop along I 270 and a potential bike or walking trail. He praised preservation links to Pinecliff Park and nearby Nature Conservancy lands, envisioning a green riverfront barrier and regional tourist draw.
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Goodloe E. Byron
The
Historical Society of
Frederick County
Monocacy Battlefield National Park
Byron
United States
Manassas
Tlefield
Monocacy
Pinecliff Park
Nature Conservancy
Sugarloaf Mountain
Monocacy River
Frederick
Monocacy Park
Right-Wing Party Victory in Israeli Election
The report notes a right wing party wins the Israeli election. A separate item mentions a pact signed by Gromyko at Vance to oppose environmental warfare. Weather outlook: mostly sunny and warm with possible late afternoon storms, highs near 90 and lows in the 60s. Elihu Root.
Drought Begins to Hurt Local Crops Across County
Weather factors including low rainfall high winds and hot temperatures have damaged pasture fields hay yields and vegetable growth. Walkersville officials urge water conservation while Shifflet notes corn germination lag and crops 7 to 10 days ahead but moisture shortages threaten yields after 9.04 inches of rain this year, about five inches below normal.
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Middletown
Kenneth Shifflet
Burgess and Commissioners of
Walkersville
Shifflet
National Weather Service
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Frederick Fairgrounds
Bagen Wallace Sells and Gray Circus
Francis Scott Keydrone Club
Phallo
C. Kurt Hyltera
AL Weinberg
New York
Baltimore
Maryland
Dicate
Bryan
Monocacy Battlefield Park
Buckeystown
C. Kurt Holter
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Gromyko
Elihu Root
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