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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1978
Page
1
Groundbreaking for State Farm expansion at the Frederick Seaboard Office drew local leaders and 1,580 employees. The project adds more than 12,000 square feet, nearly doubling space, enabling growth and new opportunities for employees and policyholders alike.
The National Organization for Women renews a state by state boycott of the 15 states yet to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, despite lawsuits by Missouri and Nevada. NOW's Eleanor Smeal says the drive remains a national campaign with vast public support, while Coretta Scott King appears at the conference and lawmakers weigh stricter consent laws and birth control research. The ERA debate continues amid a weather and market mix in a separate New York trading session with modest stock gains.
The second annual Ethnic Festival at Evangelical Lutheran Church on East Church Street attracted about 3,000 visitors from 17 ethnic groups. Attendees tasted foods such as Teriyaki Japan and Nisua Finland, enjoyed music and crafts, and heard organizers predict the event may become a yearly, nonprofit community fixture.
Inside The News reports on a GSA scandal with Diggs receiving a bum rap. The Soviets hope to cure Levi Fever. Banes will offer tramafer accounts on May 14 3 Tuesday. Winds turning northerly. The Elgin proverb notes waiting for a ship requires action.
Beirut reported a second day of quiet under a Syrian Christian cease-fire though three people were killed and another wounded by sniper fire near the Qarantina Bridge as attempts to cross into East Beirut continued. President Sarkis met Assad in Damascus then left for talks in Saudi Arabia to seek a permanent settlement.
A bipartisan group of 21 senators urged tying future tax cuts to spending reductions. The proposal would allow 1980 83 cuts only if spending grows no faster than inflation plus one percent, and 1982 cuts only if the budget is balanced. It projects about 453 in added tax relief for a typical 20 000 yearly family over four years.
Washington ap reports the Oct 9 date for Columbus Day clashes with Leif Erikson Day as Congress moves holidays to the second Monday in October. The piece notes Erikson’s supporters dislike sharing his day and recalls 1482 when Columbus’s crews neared the voyage’s start.
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