Rezoning to Allow Industry Growth in Frederick County
Frederick County commissioners approved rezoning a 161 acre parcel southwest of the 1 270 Md 85 interchange for office research industrial ORI use and 68 acres for RS high density. The move kicks off the first cycle of the county’s new rezoning process as developers seek to expand light industry per the 1984 plan.
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MD 85
John F. Forstmann
Planning Commission
Forstmann
Ori
James KR. Shaw
Shaw
Dairy herd buyout ripples through Frederick County firms
Local firms like Westminster Southern States and Farmers Supply report lost sales and layoffs as the federal dairy herd buyout slashes milk production. The program targets 58 Frederick County herds for slaughter by Aug 31 1987, paying farmers to reduce output and ending milk production bans for five years. amid industry-wide readjustment, milk haulers cut jobs and reroute workloads while feed stores seek new co op customers to offset revenue declines.
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Oscar Fogle
Westminster Southern States’ Union
Frederick
Carroll
Washington
Howard
Montgomery
Maryland
Fogle
Fogie
Bill Talley
Farmers Supply Com
One Lane Bridge Replaced On Carroll Creek Plan
Frederick’s Highland Street bridge will be replaced by a two lane span over Carroll Creek as part of the Carroll Creek improvement plan. The $1.7 million project will include flood control devices and floodplain work funded by city county state and federal monies. R F Kline of Frederick secured the contract. the old temporary span will be stored for potential reuse. The plan extends along Carroll Creek one mile from Highland Street to Bentz Street with ten bridges affected. Continued on Fage A-2.
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Carroll Creek
Highland Street
Tyre
Frederick
Board of Aldermen
R.F. Kline
James M. Murphy
Court
Market Streets
Bentz Street
Court Street
Market Street
Weather outlook for Western Maryland: cool night then sunny Saturday
The forecast calls for clear and cool conditions tonight with low temperatures from 40 to 46 degrees. Saturday will be sunny and warm with highs around 70 to 75 degrees, with a weather map available on Page for Western Maryland.
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Maryland
Bookmobile in Frederick County retires after 11 years
Connie Molesworth and her son repeatedly used the county bookmobile near Lewistown Elementary School, borrowing many titles from a 4500‑book supply. The aging vehicle burned after an engine leak, ending 115000 miles of service. A smaller white van replaces it, with 2500 book capacity and minimal staffing, prompting budget requests for a new vehicle or engine upgrade.
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Connie Molesworth
Lewistown
Frederick County
U S weighs response after hostage killings in Lebanon
The Reagan administration weighs actions after the execution of two British hostages in Lebanon. Attorney General Meese vows to study evidence and not pre-announce measures, while British officials link Libyan involvement. Thatcher government cites evidence of Libyan hands as the bodies are found near Beirut. Libyan envoy to the UN comments on NBC television.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lebanon
Margaret Thatcher
Edwin Meese
United States
Meese
Cbs-Tv
Reagan
Lapdog
Geoffrey Howe
Douglas
Padfield
Leigh Douglas
Philip Padfield
Beirut
Thatcher
U.S
Libya
Ali Treiki
United Nations
Nbc-Tv
Dalkon Shield plaintiffs push to file bankruptcy claims
Naomi Jossoff recalls emergency surgery eight years after a Dalkon Shield infection cost her fallopian tubes and fertility. AH Robins Co. Inc. filed bankruptcy last August 21, with over 230000 claims already. Virginia court clerks expect 300000, as staff work nonstop to process filings. Attorney Arthur Schneider notes many cases tied to the former manufacturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Jossoff
Virginia
Robins
Michael M. Sheppard
Eastern District of Virginia
United States
Sheppard
Arthur Schneider
Hagerstown
PTAs fund a boon for county schools
North Frederick Elementary PTA raised 11000 last fall and bought 10 computers, a copier, tables, and donated 2000 to the library. County PTAs have raised over 500000 in five years, with one small school contributing 62952.58 as a startling example. The funds primarily buy library books and educational materials.
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North Frederick
Parent-Teacher Association
County Council Pta
Jean Smith
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Mark E. Friis
Rogers and Associates
Friis
Crestwood Village
Janet Ware
William R. Talley Jr
Cargill Nutrena Feeds Inc
Sam Yu
Inside the News
Marthe Reynolds
Offiaes
Rgeane
Ted County
Seal Phew
Richard T. Meagher
Gene Bowers
Dalkon
Ptas
the County Association
Mary Spanberger
The
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