Gradual annexation plan for Frederick City expansion
A reader overview of Frederick County growth notes a city plan to extend Frederick's boundaries by 27 square miles and 37,000 residents over 20 years, tripling city size to 40 square miles and 65,000 people. It examines fiscal impacts, services, taxation, and who must approve the plan before final action by the mayor, aldermen, and voters.
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City Planning Commission
Frederick
Monocacy River
Catoctin Mountain Range
Tuscarora Creek
Ballenger Creek
Energy plea and local policy letters urge new power sources
A reader argues for solar wind and other energy sources amid high bills and subsidy concerns, recounts past fuel costs, questions siting charges, and calls for federal action and consumer protection. The letter supports exploration of alternatives and criticizes current pricing and policy.
Schlesinger pushes nuclear power amid congressional clash
Energy Secretary James Schlesinger leads a push for faster nuclear plant construction, drafting a secret order to hasten licensing. He faces scrutiny from House Energy Chairman John Dingell who warns the move could overstep authority and bypass independent regulators. The dispute centers on safety reviews and who controls siting and permits.
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Washington
James Schlesinger
Congress
Schlesinger
Atomic Energy
Energy Department
House Energy
John Dingell
D.mich
General Accounting Office
Schivainger
GAO
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Dingell
Department of Energy
Maryland and National Park Plans Highlight State News
A Maryland House subcommittee favors a $50,000 bill to convert the Monocacy Battlefield into a national military park. Maryland road work funded by a four cent gasoline tax is projected to cost about $7 million in the first year. The 80th annual meeting of the State Council of Maryland discussed meeting in Elkton next year. Maryland saw fewer marriage licenses and more divorces in 1927. Frederick County is praised for low tax rates and growth potential. Road contractors face delays from winter weather. Rumors name State Senator Ramsburg as a likely mayoral candidate. The city schedules its annual April clean-up days with designated truck routes.
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Sir
Frederick City
Richard Ashton
Ashton
Force
Police
John Brashears
FBI Academy
Police Department
Frederick
Dingell
Washington
Warren Buhler
Federal Commission On Paperwork
Buhler
Canada
Sweden
Britain
Germany
Federal Paperwork Commission
Citizens Committee
Paperwork Commission
White House
Tis
Joseph Califano
Carter
Califano
Wever
Walter Monedale
Harold Brown
United States
Brown
Defense Department
Far East
Korea
Pacific
Maryland
State Roads Commission
Harve de Grace
State Council of Maryland, Order of United American Men
Elkton
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Frederick, Md
Frederick County
Ciy
Wan
Grendel
Junie Moo
Potomac Edison
Allegheny Power Service
A. Herbert Oden
News-Post
Betty Lester
TAC
Robert Dixon
William W. Smith
Russell Aye
Gaithersburg, Md
City Hall
Mr. Ashton
Abell
L. Makle Frederick
Woodrow
W.W.) Smith Sr
Ridge Road
Potomac-Edison
Joseph N. Depalma
Myersville
Buck Abell
Mr. Abell
By Jack Anderson
National Department of Commerce
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Lkely
John A. Derr
GOP
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