Solar breeder factory breaks ground in Frederick
Gov. Harry R. Hughes and dignitaries turn earth for Solarex Corp. solar breeder plant near Ballenger Creek Pike Frederick. The 27000 square foot facility will house 3000 Powerline panels powering mainly photovoltaic cell manufacture. Project touted as milestone in solar energy industry and energy independent buildings. Completion targeted for August 1982.
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Solarex Corp
Frederick
Ballenger Creek Pike
Bob Leverone
Harry R. Hughes
First Earth
Solarex
Hughes
Bendix Corp
Columbia
Maryland
Joseph Lindmayer
Rockville Company
Lindmayer
Beverly B. Byron
D-Md
Edward P. Thomas
Frederick Washington
Del
James E. McClellan
Mary G. Williams
Frederick County
Ternance
America
Young
Williams
Byron
Social Security tax rise set for 1982 totals
Social Security taxes will increase in 1982 with the rate rising to 6.7 percent for employees and employers. The wage base climbs to 32400, boosting maximum tax to 2170.80 for the worker and 3029.40 for self employed. Beneficiaries face higher earnings limits before benefit loss.
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Washington
Social Security Administration
Congress
Man Dies, Virginia Man Hurt In U S 15 Crash Near Maryland Line
A Mechanicsburg man was killed and a Virginia man critically injured in a three vehicle crash on U S 15 three miles north of the Maryland line. William R Green 21 500 and a 1978 tractor trailer driven by Joseph Flynn 47 of Pasadena collided forcing Green under the trailer then into a 1976 Ford pickup driven by William B Speers 66 of Portsmouth Va. Green died at the scene Speers and a passenger were hospitalized in critical condition and others were treated and released. The crash was investigated by Cpl Barry Sease.
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Mechanicsburg
Virginia
U.S. 15
Cumberland Township
William R. Green
Maryland
Green
Joseph Flynn
Pasadena
William B. Speers
Portsmouth
Robert $. Lefever
Adams County
Speers
Miemss
Speer
Ruth Speers
Thomas Rawls
Annie M. Warner
Gettysburg
Flynn
Cpl
Barry Sease
Coast to coast bicycle tour highlights by Joy Pittman
Joy Pittman recalls a coast to coast bicycle tour in a feature that frames long journeys as personal exploration. The piece reflects on travel, pace, and the meaning found in distant roads while noting the newspaper's broader “News-Post” context.
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News-Post
Joy Pittman
Dottie Lambdin
Sky
Donald Lambro
David Hornbeck
Murray Olderman
Epee E Owieatus
Jim Gilford
Keer
Words of wisdom from George Eliot quoted
A terse remark credits Mary Ann Evans known as George Eliot noting that blessed is the man who says nothing and withholds wordy evidence of the fact. The line reflects the English novelist's wit about restraint in speech.
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George Eliot
Mary Ann Evans
State funeral set Sunday for Israel's Moshe Dayan
Israel announces a state funeral for Moshe Dayan who died at 66 after a heart attack. Prime Minister Begin ordered the service for Sunday and Dayan will be buried in a ceremony that honors his role as a soldier and architect of peace with Egypt. Former ally Shimon Peres called him an extraordinary Jew and a brave fighter.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Moshe Dayan
Egypt
Dayan
Labor Party
Shimon Peres
Menachem Begin
Weather forecast for Western Maryland and Shenandoah region
Clouds increase today with periods of rain late tonight and Sunday. Clearing and cooler Monday. In Western Maryland highs near 60s with lows 40s. Shenandoah and Maryland Mountains expect rain Sunday, highs in the 60s. farming outlook fair today then poor Sunday. Yesterday temperatures ranged Frederick 69 to 53, Hagerstown 68 to 50.
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Maryland
Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
Shenandoah
Hagerstown
Westminster
Gaithersburg
Leesburg
David Lesher
Reagan moves closer to approval of AWACS sale to Saudi Arabia
Reagan meets with seven senators as he works to secure a majority for the 8.5 billion AWACS radar plane sale. Support shifts, undecided count rises, and opponents eye open minds as Baker predicts more declarations next week. Maryland bond rating keeps triple A amid 96.2 million general obligation bond issue set for Wednesday.
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Reagan
AWACS
Washington
Senate
Saudi Arabia
Associated Press
Howard H Baker Jr
Annapolis
Maryland
Moody's Investor Service
Standard and Poor
Louis Goldstein
Goldstein
Mubarak cracks down on Islamic extremists in Egypt
Mubarak's security forces have rounded up hundreds of Muslim extremists in a crackdown aimed at preventing new violence from fundamentalists blamed for the assassination of his predecessor. Military sources say raids hit fundamentalist cells across the country while government spokesmen declined to confirm. The president seeks to restore domestic stability and international confidence.
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Cairo
Hosni Mubarak
Mubarak
Egypt
Washington Accepts Yorktown Surrender Terms
General Washington rejects Cornwallis plea for 24 hour pause and orders bombardment to resume. By dawn October 18 he approves a clear, decisive surrender draft that binds Yorktown and Gloucester troops and seamen as prisoners while rejecting repatriation to Europe.
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Yorktown
Gloucester
Washington
Cornwallis
George III
Continental Congress
New York
Jonathan Trumbull
John Laurens
York
Gloucester Point
Europe
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