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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1978

Page

9

Litter Cleanup by Disabled Workers in St. Charles Md

In St. Charles Maryland an 8000 acre new town six workers from Melwood Farm participate in road cleanup under a county work adjustment program. They clear debris along snow rimmed muddy roads learning skills and gaining independence for the developer by supplying low cost maintenance.

N.Y ST. Charles Washington Clifton Thomas Gino Melwood Farm Charles Stuart

Mentally Handicapped Workers Help Run Suburban Grounds Crew

Interstate General Corp in St Charles partners with Melwood to employ mentally handicapped workers for ground maintenance. Two crews work four to five days weekly with trash removal and lawn care while a shelter group of students, supervised, handles light tasks. Pay starts at 60 cents hourly, rising to about 2.65 with skill. The program tests and parental consent precede entry, aiming to prove work-adjustment programs are not risky for business.

Melwood St. Charles

Administration to speak out against unjust wage and price increases

Carter administration widens anti inflation push led by Barry Bosworth. It aims to curb wage and price increases by public hearings and subpoenas while pressing unions and major industries to restrain hikes. The program seeks a 0.5 percent yearly inflation reduction and plans a major speech and industry meetings within weeks.

Washington Carter Administration Barry Bosworth Council On Wage and Price Stability Bosworth Carter

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By Karen Dewitt Interstate General Corporation San Juan, P.R United States Stuart Interstate General Fred Mower Melwood Corporation Dan Pearce Administration Brookings Institution Council Primroses Hydrangeas Begonias Weber’s Nursery St. Charles, Md New York Times Loudoun Mutual Edward C. Norman Perry Winston John T Clemens Lloyd C. Hutchison Robert B. Donaldson R B Donaldson Waterford AG. Green Markham Yeager Gunn Leesburg John W. Frazer Orange, Va Paul Haldeman Winchester Charles B. Hawthorne Arlington, Va Jonn F. Milleson, Jr Berryville, Va William L. Morrison Defiance, Va Douglas N. Myers Waterford, Va William W. Nickels Purcellville, Va Leesburg, Va Cameron Street Virginia Hugh S. Lupton the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Loudoun MUTUA Anty FHA Pre BRO N. Cameron ST
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