Inflationary Spiral Perils State Construction Program
Maryland faces soaring construction costs as bids outpace appropriations. Albert P. Backhaus cited Towson State College dining hall expansion with bids rising from 769,000 to 955,000 over 17 months. A Salisbury dormitory faces a similar funding squeeze with one bid received.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Albert P. Backhaus
Public Improvements
State Board of Public Works
Backhaus
Towson State College
Salisbury
State College Seeks Contractors for New Project
State College officials said they are negotiating with a contractor to build within funds but face roadblocks. Six projects in four months have stalled as contractors are busy and skilled technicians scarce. Delays of about three years occur between proposal and contract award, forcing potential cuts or higher costs. The governor, comptroller, and state treasurer must approve all state contracts.
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State College
Backhaus
Bay Island Offers Salary For Doctor
SMITH ISLAND AP The Chesapeake Bay island seeks a resident doctor after the prior physician left after five months for family reasons. The 750 residents offer a guaranteed $4,000 yearly salary plus fees for house calls medicine a free home and office and easy access to fishing and waterfowl hunting.
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Smith Island
Chesapeake Bay Island
James J. Kidney
Kidney
Cement Union Striking For Closed Shop At Woodsboro Plant
Workers at Woodsboro Lehigh Portland Cement Co plant walk out seeking a closed shop and a two year contract. 33 men, all of Local 456, International Union of Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers AFL CIO, joined the strike after five bargaining sessions failed. Company says the Woodsboro plant is the only one picketed and no date set for negotiations or end of the strike.
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Woodsboro
Union Bridge
Lehigh-Portland
Astronauts Map Orbit In Underwear
Houston AP report says Gemini 7 crew Borman and Lovell may fly 10 days shirt sleeve in orbit as plans for a space walk by Gemini 6’s Stafford surface amid a double mission. Launch could be Dec 3 from Cape Kennedy with a rendezvous eight days later.
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Houston, Tex
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Gemni 6
Thomas Stafford
Borman
Lovell
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Stafford
Walter Schirra
U.S
Bormar
State Senator Questions Montgomery Council Seats
Senator Gilbert Gude seeks Finan guidance on Montgomery County five district council seats and the constitutional balance of population. Finan reportedly views the districts as unconstitutional due to uneven counts, with delegates noting a 500000 county base yielding about 71428 per district and potential 70k to 75k in one district.
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Montgomery Council
Montgomery County Bureau
Maryland
Thomas Finan
Montgomery County
Gilbert Gude
Supreme Court
Gude
Jwice
Mongtomery County
Finan
Thomas M. Anderson Jr
Montgomery
District shields White House with angular lightning rods
A description notes the White House is protected from lightning by small angular rods placed around the roof edge. It mentions six districts remaining north and west of Rockville, clustered within seven miles of the District of Columbia.
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Rockville
District of Columbia
White House
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Baltimore, Maryland
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