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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1978
Page
3
Frederick weighs airport expansion next Thursday as part of Maryland's statewide plan to upgrade air transportation. A stronger airport is seen as essential for attracting business, creating jobs, and supporting growth, with demand for longer runways and better facilities to compete regionally.
The 1978 discussion urges moving ahead with safety systems and terminal improvements at Frederick Municipal Airport. City and county leaders, facing resident opposition to expansion and relocation ideas, are urged to push the project to the next phase. The airport serves Frederick and the wider county and requires municipal support.
The piece analyzes how tariffs and market access shape the U S balance of payments, noting a roughly $40 billion deficit this year and $6.6 billion in auto trade shortfalls last year. It cites Europe’s 11 percent car duty, modest U S tariffs on imports, and the potential for Europe to become a stronger export market with concessions. It also mentions helmet studies for auto safety and speculative shifts in auto export strategies.
Washington report says Hamilton Jordan and Jody Powell led a post briefing White House session to counter our Vesco coverage. The authors claim they were excluded from the briefing despite offering to review documents with White House and Justice Department officials. Attorney General Griffin Bell and Deputy Civiletti feature in the broader exchange.
A reader letters section denounces Carroll County tax exempt revenue bonds to help a local newspaper build a new plant. The writer warns of constitutional dangers, possible bankruptcy risk to citizens, and urges repeal, arguing citizens must scrutinize public officials and demand accountability.
Regional governors meeting in Boston warn that federal policies fuel sectional competition. They urge shifting aid decisions to local governments while acknowledging Washington remains essential to regional needs and funding. The piece discusses federalism's decline, growth of regionalism, and the balance of local control versus national direction.
From the News Press column items report that over 8500 was raised for hurricane relief in Florida and Puerto Rico, disclosed today by Senator A Le Roy McCardell as treasurer of the county chapter. The Jefferson Choral Society elected new officers for winter duties, Urbana P T A held a rally night to start the season, and a farewell party was given for Miss Helen Wiles as she departs for Bethlehem Pa to enroll at Bishop Shorpe Manor.
Twenty years ago school authorities formally accepted a driver-training device from the Western Maryland Motor Trucker Association during a dinner at the VFW Country Club. A Frederick firm filed an equity appeal over a personal property assessment by the State Tax Commission, arguing the process mirrored that deemed unconstitutional by the Maryland Court of Appeals. The Board of Registry logged 337 voters as the November deadline neared, the largest single-day total for the office in the courthouse basement.
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