PTA fund drives reshape school purchases across county
PTAs in the county fund classroom needs and programs beyond basic supplies. A survey reports PTAs bought microwaves, computers, and equipment while some groups funded workshops and cultural programs. Officials note rising expectations push districts to rely on PTAs, with volunteers totaling thousands of hours and some funds directed to drug and alcohol education.
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Ube Weed
Wcenmia
Spanberger
Smith
PTA
Ptas
Spaoberger
Smitt
Rezoning Sparks Growth Plans Near Ballenger Creek Area
County commissioners approved rezoning to support growth near Ballenger Creek with conditions to finish Crest wood Boulevard and cap development at 50 units per year if schools serve the site. Nearby, Brosius Development’s 38 acre agricultural to residential request was denied amid water and traffic concerns after residents spoke out. Approved other 38 acre rezones along Md 180 at Wye Creek Drive and Clifton Road with cul de sac stipulation. The ruling opens a six month hearing cycle for 29 upcoming applications.
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Foxcroft
Ballenger Creek
Planning Commission
Crestwood Boulevard
Brosius Development Corporation
Clifton Road
Gold Mine
Janet Pritts
Gold Mine Road
South Clifton
Wye Creek Drive
Women in Frederick face Dalkon Shield deadline risk
In Frederick area, eligible women risk losing damages after April 30 for Dalkon Shield injuries. Some with cramps, pelvic inflammatory disease, or ectopic pregnancy may win claims if they meet the deadline. Legal actions claim millions of units sold since 1971, with settlements and lawsuits detailing harm and awards nationally.
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Frederick
Schneider
Hugh J. Davis
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Frederick A. Clark
Virginia Pharmaceutical
Jossoff's
Michael 4. Pre
Nicole Schultheis
Suzanne L. Warren
Charles R. Warren
Carrol G. Springer
Clifford Springer
Gorbachev proposes arms cuts across Europe
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urged reductions in conventional forces and tactical nuclear weapons from the Atlantic to the Urals during a East Berlin speech to East German Communists. He proposed disbanding troop units and destroying or stockpiling arms, seeking an East West agreement with verification via technical means and inspections.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Mikhailo Gorbachev
Alliantic
Urals
Communist Party Congress
East Berlin
Gorbachev
Kremlin
Tass
Washington
United States
Europe
Atlantic
Geneva
Ural Mountains
Asia
Soviet Communist Party
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Soviet Union
Wester Europe
Palace of the Republic
Central Europe
Vienna
Austria
Farm milk haulers feel impact of herd buyout program
Local milk haulers report layoffs and route consolidations as nine producers exit, costing about 15,000 pounds of milk every other day in Frederick County. Executives warn profit declines but some say volume may hold with future herd increases. cooperatives anticipate modest milk cuts amid a 10 percent surplus.
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Ake
Lve
Mercer
Sonny Mercer
Frederick County
Boyd Cook
Dairymen Inc
Cook
Harford County
West Virginia
Roger Croneburg
Croneburg
Richard Rudy
William Kiser
Capitol
Milk Producers Inc
Maryland
Virginia
Mik Producers Cooperative
Washington
Baltimore
James Cock
Virgina Mik
Middle Avanue
Peonsylvania
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