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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1987
Page
4
The Frederick County pay raise dispute involved teachers receiving 8 to 10 percent as discussed with commissioners. County non teaching staff pressed for higher increases, organized petitions and lobbied. The commissioners funded raises without increasing property taxes, arguing costly but warranted improvements in services and schools.
Bob Reid recalls a humorous yet chastening beach misadventure aboard a ship en route to a Bahamas outing. A sun screen sting and a sight of a silver bikini test his resolve, prompting a moral lecture on lust from a guiding inner voice. He notes a wife’s warnings and a lens of satire on restraint and media coverage.
A House subcommittee report accuses the U S Mint of crafting bid specifications to exclude competition and favor foreign built coin presses, citing a $2 03189 million West German owned Schuler press contract. The study notes low bidder response rates and widespread bidder suspicion, warning taxpayers pay higher costs from reduced competition.
The Frederick City Board of Aldermen voted to continue relief for 23 local families for two more weeks awaiting a state funds distribution around June 1. City Attorney Edward J. Smith read the plan from Lewis R. Dertzbaugh, chairman of the Frederick County Welfare Board. Gov. Harry W. Nice revealed he would undergo surgery and extended rest after three hours of signing bills due to eye injuries from his 19% governorship election. A separate report details a weird hold up at a rolling station near Emmitsburg where Allen Fitzgerald was assaulted by four drunken men seeking his wife’s $38 pocketbook. the loot was recovered nearby with contents intact, and Fitzgerald identified his assailants to a state officer.
Frederick Trading Company faced rejection from the Frederick Board of Aldermen for a request to rezone land between East Eighth and Ninth streets to expand facilities. The board advised using industrial land and parking the residential area. The city approved a $70,000 land purchase to add 44 metered spots near East Patrick Street, including former High's Cycle Center buildings, and hearings were set on annexing 28 acres east and 1,300 acres west to extend city limits to the airport and river banks.
Letters from Citizens Nursing Home patients thank Gamma Medical School students and instructor Helen McNishy for May 15 certification and kind visits. Other readers praise preservation of South Mountain battle sites, and praise Martin Marietta and local editors for informed dialogue and community improvement.
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