Frederick Mayor seeks third term on taxes planning and services
Frederick Mayor Ronald N. Young, 41, outlines priorities for a third term in a five minute News-Post interview. He urges productive talks with the Board of Frederick County Commissioners on planning taxes and police fire and rescue services, cites capital needs amid high interest rates, and touts a tax equity program while pushing for direct county refunds to residents via property tax. He highlights four years of tax rate cuts, claiming Maryland leaders have not matched the effort.
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Frederick
Ronald N. Young
News-Post
Young
Board of
Frederick County Commissioners
Frederick City
Maryland
Lewis frames Frederick City as a service entity in mayoral bid
Republican mayoral hopeful John F. Lewis argues Frederick City is a business entity built on people, with services for residents as the product. He supports bond market use only if advantageous, opposes funding everyday costs, favors referendums for spending, and seeks a two term limit while calling for police salary raises after interviews with 12 candidates.
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John F. Lewis
Frederick City
News-Post
Lewis
Weinberg Center For the Arts
United States
FCTA member quits in protest of Berger accusations
Eugene Legh resigns from the Frederick County Teachers Association executive board to protest the charges against Superintendent Stuart D. Berger. At a Oct. 19 board meeting FCTA president Beverley Stonestreet alleged an atmosphere of mistrust and a witch-hunt of underperforming teachers. Leyh of Lewistown Elementary left executive session opposition to the process and lack of notice. Reactions among teachers vary from support to indifference as rumor and calls for a county poll surface.
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Eugene Legh
Frederick County Teachers’ Association
FCTA
Board of Education
Beverley Stonestreet
Stuart D. Berger
Leyh
Lewistown
Leyb
Frederick County
Stonestreet
Western Maryland plans redraw districts extend eastward
Western Maryland legislators propose new maps to add a Frederick County delegate and create a new district stretching from Baltimore and Howard counties. The changes alter subdistrict lines while keeping District I and District II largely intact, with Sen. Edward Mason and Sen. Victor Cushwa holding current seats.
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Maryland
Annapolis
Baltimore
Howard
Prin
Edward Mason
Garrett
Allegany County
Washington
Victor Cushwa
Notable Views on The Washington Star Rise and Fall
Robert Reid deliberates on the Washington Star's ascent and decline. Lucian Warren questions the creationist stance backed by Rev. Jerry Falwell. Robert Walters exposes a federal wasteful sewage program. Joy Aschenbach tracks new nations gaining independence. Dick Kleiner surveys stage and screen personalities. Road Atlanta run-offs last weekend saw two Maryland drivers win top honors.
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Robert Reid
Washington Star
Lucian Warren
Jerry Falwell
Robert Walters
National Geographie
Joy Aschenbach
Dick Kleiner
Road Atlanta
Maryland
Inside The News Nothing Is Terrible Except Fear Itself
Quote attributed to Francis Bacon about fear as the sole terrible force, reflecting a historical mindset on courage and perception.
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Francis Bacon
Tax cut package may be reviewed in Congress
Washington Republicans debate revising the tax cut enacted last summer to curb deficits. Senate Republicans study adding 50 to 70 billion dollars in tax increases as House Republicans resist size targets. Michel defends some increases while opposing changes to personal rate cuts and accelerated depreciation.
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Washington
Congress
House
Robert H. Michel
Senate
Michel
Reagan
Congressional
City police investigate pair of purse snatchings
Frederick police investigate two purse snatchings one Saturday in front of the Weinberg Center and the second Monday in the Safeway lot. Victims include a 62 year old woman and a 52 year old woman approached from behind by youths. Call 663-6161 or 663-3200 with information. rewards offered.
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Frederick City
Weinberg Center
West Patrick Street
Safeway
West Seventh Street
Richard J. Ashton
Frederick
Ashton
South Court Street
Asbury United Methodist Church
West Seventh
Criminal Investigation Division
Frederick County
Reagan eyes Senate shift on AWACS sale to Saudi Arabia
President Reagan voiced confidence the Senate would approve the 44 billion AWACS package for Saudi Arabia and said Americans will operate the planes well into the 1990s. He sought substantial U.S. participation in the operation. The AP tally showed a slim margin in Congress as debate continued.
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Reagan
Senate
Saudi Arabia
Scud Arabi
Middle East
Associated Press
Oaiv Louise
Russell Longrome
Eeder Howard
Alan Cranston
One hour nationwide strike rocks Poland over shortages
In Warsaw millions of Polish workers defied Communist authorities with a one hour stoppage led by Solidarity leader Lech Walesa who called for an end to such protests. The nationwide action ended at 1 pm with most workers returning to work though Sasnowiec miners vowed to continue strikes after a car attack sprained 61 people with chemical exposure. Authorities probe the incident as Solidarity insists on party reforms amid near bankruptcy.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Sasnowiec
Victtms
Independent Labor Federation
Communist Party Io
PATCO collapses as court ends labor union status
Washington AP reports that PATCO is out of business as a labor union after the U S Court of Appeals refused to extend an order keeping it alive amid decertification proceedings. The Reagan administration has not negotiated since the strike on August 3 and all members were fired. The Federal Labor Relations Authority stripped PATCO of the right to represent air traffic controllers for willfully violating the law. New York AP notes a Mississippi farmhouse arrest ties a radical group to a Brink's robbery. a lookout linked to the policeman’s killing is named in a federal complaint. Boston, 35, was arrested in Gallman with two others sought in the Nanuet holdup.
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Reagan
U.S. Court of Appeals
PATCO
Federal Labor Relations Authority
New York
Mississippi
Nanuet
Brak's
FBI
Gallman
Ms Boston
Former Kmart worker charged in Baltimore slaying
Baltimore AP reports a fired Kmart employee was arrested in the weekend death of Keith E Bee, the department store assistant manager. Bee was found shot late Sunday. his 3-year-old son Jason, who had been brought to work, stood over the body as police investigated.
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Baltimore
Kmart
Keith E Bee
Jason
Weather outlook with sunshine after recent rainfall
Western Maryland counties expect mostly sunny pleasant days through Friday with highs in the 60s to near 70 and 30s nights. Shenandoah and Maryland mountains remain fair with highs in the 50s to 60s, and farm forecast shows drying conditions improving to good by Friday. Temperatures yesterday ranged Frederick 87 to 53, Hagerstown 66 to 49, Westminster 66 to 54, Gaithersburg 69 to 42, Leesburg 71 to 54.
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Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
Shenandoah
Hagerstayn
Westminster
Gaithersburg
Leesburg
David Lesher
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