City uses bank deposits to maximize interest on funds
The city earns about 211 000 in interest on idle funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971. Treasurer Pat Shiley works with Auditor B M Porreo and City Manager Wendell Seldon to place money in two or more banks, favoring the highest rates in 30 to 90 day certificates. Banks considered include Shenandoah Valley National Bank, Commercial Savings Bank and Farmers and Merchants National Bank with varying rates. multiple massdepositories are under review and policy decisions rest with city council.
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Winchester
Pat Shiley
Shiley
B.M. Porrero
Wendell Seldon
Council
Commercial & Savings Bank
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Shenandoah Valley Bank
Shenandoah Valley
Farmers & Merchants
Bank of Virginia-Shenandoah
Old Dominion Savings & Loan Association
James Colbert
Old Dominion
Heritage Savings & Loan
Seldon
Baker Seizes Senate Leadership Aims at 1980 White House
Sen Howard Baker, new Senate minority leader, vows to broaden Republican base reaching blacks and labor unions. He sees a chance to recapture the White House, plans re election in 1978 and a 1980 presidential bid, citing post Watergate politics and Ford’s pardon fallout. Baker retains a Capitol role with Scott ties and dismisses plans to run for governor.
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Washington
Tennessee
Howard Baker
Senate
Michigan
Robert Griffin
Tennessee Gamecock
Baker
White House
House
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Nixon
Carter
Ray Blanton
Blanton
Griffin
Ford Baker
Wednesday Club
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Scott
Illinois
Everett M. Dirksen
Kansas City
Kansas
Bob Dole
Sen
Bill Brock
Capitol
Pottstown Piping Band Inaugural Parade Tall Tale Recited
Washington weeklong reminiscence recalls a famed Pottstown Piping Band legend from past inaugurals. Col. John P McLousa led eight members in white, reportedly at the Willard or Patent Office Building, and planned routes near the Bartholdi Fountain with a string bassoon band from New Mexico.
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Washington
John McKelway
The
Washington Star
McKelway
Fifteenth
Penn
Pottstown
Col. McLousa
Willard
Patent Office
Bartholdi
New Mexico
Pottstown Pipe Band Vanishes On Snowbound Inaugural Route
A crowd watches as the Pottstown Pipers march through a snowy Washington DC day. Col. McLousa leads the band past McPherson Square toward Massachusetts Avenue while others fade into the snow bound fog. The New Mexico bassoonist quits mid route and many claim the band never finished the turn at Fifteenth and Penn.
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Pottstown
74Th
Edinburgh
McLousa
Red Cross
General Sherman
Col. McLousa
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
15Th
Willard
Duke of Rosburgh
Blackmont Forest
F Street
Scotland
McPherson Square
Washington Post
Pick Lee
Massachusetts Avenue
Aden
Naval Observatory
Glen Echo
Burning Tree Country Club
Fifteenth
Penn
Martin Deciphers a Financial Ad About Supermet Acquisition
Martin notices a financial advertisement about Stanadyne Inc acquiring Supermet a TRW division. He shows the ad to Mrs. Martin and questions what happened to Supermet, prompting curiosity about the corporate move and its implications.
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New York
Martin
Stanadyne, Inc
Supermet
TRW
TRW Inc
Stanadynes
Stanadyne
Stanadyne Buys Supermet in TRW Deal Confusion
A couple debates corporate names as Stanadyne acquires Supermet, a TRW division. They puzzle over Stanadyne’s business, the nature of Supermet, and the meaning of TRW amid mortgage fears and coffee costs.
Appreciation for Frederick County parks and recreation efforts
A letter thanks the Frederick County Schools and community leaders for expanding programs in parks and recreation. Director William D. Pike highlights strong school collaborations and widespread participation in adult education, noting citizens are the real winners.
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the Star
Frederick County
William D. Pike
Frederick County Parks and Recreation Department
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Evening Star
Thomas J. Byrd
Lewis H. Ebert
Douglas B. O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
Reed Deily
Sundey
Winchester Vo
By Frank van der Linden
Sen. Baker
By James J. Kilpatrick
Pottstown Piping Band
Mustache
Col
John P. McLousa
Kipper
By Russell Baker
Mrs. Martin
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