Mideast peace conference breaks up in bitter note
In Madrid the Middle East peace conference adjourned amid disappointment as James Baker failed to win direct Arab Israeli talks. Syria withheld decision on attendance while Arabs planned a polities meeting. Baker warned the session could move to Jordan and Israel planned to attend a technical Sunday session.
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Madrid
Spain
APF
Rascar
James A. Baker
Jordan
Syria
Frederick County Board cuts 3.35% teacher pay raise
In a closed session the Frederick County Board of Education voted to eliminate the 3.35 percent pay raise due June 30, part of a $2.99 million set of budget cuts. The move follows a Sundergill memo cited by officials as justification and affects substitutes, trips, supplies, and minor construction in addition to the raise.
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Bob
Frederick County Board of Education
Edgar Larson
Ronald Sundergill
Sam Koski
Sundergill
Frederick County Teachers Association
Larson
County directors push to protect employee pay raises plan
Frederick County department directors pressed the county commissioners and budget officer to preserve a new step salary increase system aimed for January. They favored examining the capital budget and possible furloughs rather than delaying raises, arguing the move would keep pay equitable with the school board and maintain essential county services. Budget officer Mark Sneadner noted one day of furlough could save about 100000, while director Mike Stovall stressed keeping the salary plan as a priority. Continuous discussions followed on options to avoid harming employees.
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Dawn Hatser
Mike Stovall
Citizens Services Department
Mr. Stovall
Board of Education
Mark Sneadner
Stovall
Ronald Hart
Frederick County Faces $1 Million Shortfall After Budget Cuts
County officials project a $1.06 million deficit even after school and department budget reductions. Budget Officer Mark Sneadner outlined options including delaying a new salary system and freezing reclassifications to cover the gap. Maryland facing $150 million statewide red due to Annapolis cuts. Budget actions saved $2.4 million thus far, with commissioners asking to preserve capital budget and pause further cuts.
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Mark Sneadner
Annapolis
Maryland
Sweedner
Blue Swan
Jobless rate climbs to six point eight percent in October
The Labor Department reports unemployment rose to 6.8 percent in October as factory and construction layoffs surged. A separate gauge shows the Leading Economic Indicators fell 0.1 percent in September, signaling possible recession risks. Payroll data indicate 1,000 jobs were cut in October.
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Labor Department
Commerce Department
U.S
Federal Reserve
White House
Bush
Marlin Fitawater
Fed
Janet Norwood
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Charges filed against Woodsboro plant operator
Maryland officials allege Richard Priddey falsified monthly operating and discharge monitoring reports and failed to monitor Brook Lane wastewater discharges. He faces six counts in Washington County and 18 counts in Frederick County, with discharge flowing to the Potomac via Israel Creek and Monocacy River.
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Woodsboro
Richard Priddey
Brook Lane
Hagerstown
Washington County
Priddey
Woodbine
Frederick County
Maryland Department of the Reacta
Potomac River
Israel Creek
Monocacy River
Potomac
Care providers warn winter nears on Frederick shelter plan
Frederick community leaders describe growing homeless need as night shelter opens when temperatures hit 32 degrees. At Presbyte rian Church, 115 W. Second St, the overnight site will operate 6:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. December through February, offering cots blankets and meals with rules banning smoking alcohol and drugs. About 50 to 100 homeless could be impacted nightly, with 108 people served since June and 57 percent families among them.
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Frederick
Mike Spurrier
Presbyterian Church
W. Second Street
ECDC Director Warns Cuts Hit Small Business Loan Plans
Frederick County faces a 100000 cut in the marketing budget, risking a 2.2 million small business loan program. ECDC Director Donald Date says the timing is wrong and four programs will be severely affected while five local banks work on a loan initiative to be announced in about three weeks.
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Sweadner
Frederick County
Economic and Community Development Commission
Donald Date
Bruce Reeder
Date
ECDC
Weather outlook and local notes from the day
Cloudy tonight with a 38 percent chance of showers after midnight. Saturday includes a morning shower then partly sunny and breezy in the afternoon with highs in the upper 50s. Maryland weather map on Page A-2. A fundraiser marks the 50th year for Frederick Memorial Hospital on Page C-4. A history of Al Salts Episcopal Church published for its 250th anniversary on Page eel.
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al Salts Episcopal Church
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