Maryland Grocery Prices Up From Two Years Ago
A monthly scan across eight Maryland cities shows an average of 16.58 for August delayed by 1978 totals. Frederick remains among the lowest in price for Callegal brand items though a 16 cent rise from July appears. Prices for orange juice coffee peanut butter ground beef and hot dogs are notably higher than two years ago with coffee 79 cents lower than August 1977.
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Frederick
Weward
Hagerstown
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Nagar
Easton
Washington
Prosecutor clears boys' ranch after three week probe
Maryland prosecutors conclude a three week review of fundraising for a boys ranch near Cumberland found no wrongdoing. Allegany County State’s Attorney Lawrence V. Kelly said the operation was well run and that the allegations were weak. Sheriff Donald Barnes emphasized ongoing local fundraising, especially for a Frederick County cottage, and noted the investigation did not reveal improper activity.
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Maryland Sheriffs Association
Lawrence V. Kelly
Allegany County
Gerald D. Grags
Maryland
Frederick County
Donald Barnes
Maryland State Sheriff's Association
Barnes
Kelly
Boys’ Ranch
Cumberland
Glass
Eek
Allegany County Sheriff's Office
Francis D. Michaels
Ocean City Police Department
Ella Churns Toward Outer Banks as Hurricane Ella Forms
Forecasters issued a hurricane watch for North Carolina outer banks as Hurricane Ella churned landward about 35 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras. The 1978 Atlantic season’s fifth tropical storm was upgraded to a hurricane with winds around 74 mph, while Virginia coast remained safe for now.
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North Carolina
Ella
Cape Hatteras
Frank
Virginia
Hurricane Center
N.C
Carolinas
Bermuda
Paul Hebert
Crawford's trial set Tuesday in Moscow case
American businessman Francis J Crawson says he is a pawn in political chess and will face trial Tuesday on alleged currency law violations in Moscow. He, a representative of Barrester Co of Chicago, was arrested on Moscow Street and held two weeks. He denies all charges, claiming he has broken no law in the Soviet Union amid tensions over Soviet spies and a Kremlin retaliation backdrop.
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Francis J. Crawson
Crawford
Heteroathrea! Barrester Co
Caleage
Suneed
Lebeteve
Unios
Kremlin
Ee 3
Redelf Chernyayev
U.N
New York
Sre
Banks closed for Labor Day observed across city and county
All city, county and federal offices will close Monday for Labor Day. Downtown shops mostly stay open at normal hours while major malls operate as usual. Frederick banks also observe the holiday. Light rain and minor power outages were reported with a thunderstorm that dumped over three fourths of an inch in Frederick City Thursday evening. Temperatures were in the low 90s by day and around 60 at night with more volatile weather expected over the weekend.
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Frederick
Frederick City
Maryland
Barracks B
Yesterdy
Potomac Edison
CKP Telephone Company
Unemployment falls below six percent in August nationwide
The Labor Department reports August unemployment at 5.9 percent, with 94.6 million people employed and 160000 new jobs. Gains mainly among adult women and teenagers, with declines in manufacturing offset by service sector job growth, as the labor force stands at 100.5 million.
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Washington
Labor Department
Carter
Administrators named in teachers' lawsuit
The Frederick County Teachers Association accuses the Board of Education of hiring out-of-county administrators at higher pay than in-county staff. It names Prager Slobojan Fisher and Hudson plus two others as parties, seeks to force pay-scale alignment, and cites court-ordered disclosure and ongoing motions with no new dates set.
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Frederick County Teachers Association
FCTA
Board of Education
C. Edward Prager
Alan 5
Prager
Slobojan
Catoctin High School
James Fisher
Frederick County Learning Center
Susan W. Badaoa
Charles A. Price
Baltimore
Sauerwein, Boyd and Decker
Max P. White
White
Robert C. Clapp
James R. Whattam
Dr. Fisher
Anderson renews school goals for teachers staff
Frederick County public school leaders reaffirmed two year goals focusing on basic skills reading writing and arithmetic improved discipline and stronger community communication. Superintendent Gordon M. Anderson urged continued effort, praising teachers while warning against defeatism as the new school year opened at Gov. Thomas Johnson High School.
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Frederick County
Gordon M. Anderson
Anderson
Wifdean
Thackston
Charlotte Smith
Nicaragua Army Halts as Gunmen Intervene in Clash
In a tense regional incident a Nicaraguan army unit is halted by gunmen amid a broader dispute. A new round of negotiations opens over a postal service dispute as authorities press for a resolution. Schools receive low grades amid mounting concerns. Partly cloudy and mild tonight with lows near freezing, Saturday expected partly cloudy with highs in the 80s.
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