Rescue workers picnic called off in election year turmoil
Frederick Mayor Ronald Young announced the controversial picnic for former Frederick City fire and rescue personnel is scrapped. He said it risked becoming political fodder though recognition remains planned after the election, with potential plaques for former employees and a token of thanks from leftover funds.
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Fire and Rescue Service
William 0. Lee
Mr. Young
Young
Economists say ordinary folks unlikely to be squeezed
Economists and investors say Friday's stock selloff likely won’t jolt the economy beyond Wall Street unless losses deepen. A Dow fall of 190.58 points sparked concerns but most long term investors expect little immediate impact on households. Some warn prolonged declines could affect consumer spending and small business financing.
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Wall Street
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Dallas
Mann
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Jacksonville
Fla
Thomas O'Hara
National Association of Investors Corp
Mr. O'Hara
Minneapolis
Robert Eisner
Northwestern University
Hous
Ing
Mr. Eisner
Dow
Money Magazine
Avner Arbel
Cornell University
State police to test photo radar on major roadways
Maryland and Virginia state police plan a federal grant funded photo radar trial to photograph rear license plates and speed, send tickets by mail, and study privacy concerns raised by AAA members. Virginia leads. Maryland and Virginia require legislation to issue tickets.
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Rockville
Maryland
Capital Beltway
Virginia
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Mary Anne Reynolds
American Automobile Association
AAA
Potomac
R. H. Hayman
Reynolds
Jack Lammers
Montgomery County
Andrew L. Sonner
Frederick Gas Co rate hike approved
Frederick Gas Co will raise residential bills by about 2.68 dollars per month starting October 16 after the Public Service Commission approved a 5 percent increase. The 5 percent rise, replacing an 8.3 percent proposal, adds roughly 580 thousand dollars in annual revenue, with no further rate hikes allowed until at least October 1, 1980.
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ED Waters JR
Frederick Gas Co
Public Service Commission
Daniel Gahagan
Public Ser
Vice Commission
Frederck
Baltimore
Peoples Council
Eastaico Aluminum Co
Jack Mason
Eastaico
Frederick Gas
Mason Sari
Ecology minded student winner at Frederick High School
Drew Horman a 16 year old junior leads a conservation effort at Frederick High School He runs a 4 H can recycling project designs nature kits with 22 games and makes posters to spark environmental action He urges boycotts of styrofoam using restaurants and questions disposable diapers disposal blaming the diaper industry for waste.
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Drew Horman
Drew
Frederick High School
Bush urges ouster of Noriega amid wary tone
President Bush called again for overthrowing Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega but warned he would not commit American troops. He defended the U.S. approach after the failed uprising, rejected critics, and urged Congress on abortion funding, capital gains tax cuts, and IRA reform while avoiding a blanket force commitment.
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Bush
Manuel Antonio Noriega
U.S
Noriega
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House
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