Frederick city approves funds to reinforce courthouse floor
Frederick's Board of Aldermen approve 78 646 dollars to reinforce the courthouse floor to prevent a potential collapse. Consort Inc. flagged the fault during renovation and a third concrete layer is needed to protect the steel structure. A separate 40 261 dollars covers other unscheduled improvements to Court Street building.
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Ronald N. Young
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Circuit Court
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James M. Murphy
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Upstairs and downstairs at the new city hall conversion
Keller of Consort Inc surveys a sagging three inch floor in the Civil War era Frederick Courthouse as the firm converts the building into the city hall. He measures in the basement while another photo shows the top floor. Photos by C Kurt Holter.
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City Hall
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Young's budget keeps tax rate at 1985 level in Frederick
Frederick residents may be satisfied with a property tax rate matching last year but police may not like the pay increase in Mayor Ronald N Young's budget. Taxes stay at 1.50 per 100 of assessed value for a second year, with bills rising only if assessments rise. The board of aldermen has until June 24 to adopt a budget that takes effect July 1, with plans to approve it June 13. Young says the rate remains to fund 16.5 million in bonds and loans borrowed recently, costs to be absorbed by new facility fees and expanded tax base, noting a decline from 1.80 eight years ago.
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Young
PTA forum weighs Bok candidate selection process
A Frederick County PTA forum shifted from candidate qualifications to how members are chosen for the board. Speakers included Helen B Zengerle, Michael Schaden, Barbara Rickman, Susan Rovin, Tom Slater, and Al Coley who was nominated without party endorsement. Coley, 37, IBM systems center representative from Walkersville, holds a Howard University degree, has three children in public schools, and chairs the equity committee at Walkersville Elementary School.
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Claude R. DeLauter Jr
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United, striking pilots remain at impasse
Negotiators for United Airlines and its pilots withheld progress updates as the week-long strike continued. The mechanics union filed suit in Washington DC claiming United threatened to fire mechanics who honor picket lines. Talks were to resume at 9:30 am in Arlington Heights.
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United Airlines
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Mechanics Union
Washington, D.C
United
Air Line Pilots Association
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Buel
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Reagan tax reform seeks business support and populist appeal
Treasury Secretary Baker pitched a revised tax plan to business leaders as more acceptable than the initial package, while framing the reforms as a gain for individuals against elites. He promised major corporate benefits, reduced top business rates, and extended dividend deductions, with Democrats wary of favoritism to special interests.
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Treasury
James A. Baker II
Reagan
Oval Office
Baker
Ronald Reagan
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Inside The News All Mirrors Are Magical
Logan Pearsall Smith writes on mirrors that mirrorless faces. the piece frames mirrors as magical and inaccessible to showing true faces, blending reflection with philosophy.
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Maryland S&L probe may widen to other states
Maryland Attorney General Stephen H. Sachs said federal investigators will likely join the state probe into the beleaguered thrift industry. The expansion would hinge on the federal mail fraud statute and out of state real estate deals. Sachs noted discussions with U.S. Attorney J Frederick Motz about coordinating the investigations as inquiries into Old Court Savings and Loan deepen.
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Harry Hughes
Hughes
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Old Court Savings and Loan Association
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