Delays Delay U.S. 15 Dualization Over Historic Fight
The proposed single lane stretch of U.S. 15 between Lewistown and the Pennsylvania line faces postponement as the final environmental impact statement is reviewed by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation due to proximity to Catoctin Furnace. Local officials and lawmakers urge rapid action citing high accident rates and past fatalities, while preservation advocates warn against overreach.
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Lewistown
Pennsylvania Line
Advisory Council On
Advisory Council On Historic Preservation
Carter
Goodloe Byron
Federal Highway Administration
Congress- Manion
Thurmont
C. Ray Weddle
H. Lloyd Hoke
Hoke Furniture
Joseph B. McClintock
Chamber of Commerce
Frederick County
Byron
Brock Adams
Transportation
Robert R. Garvey Jr
Advisory Council
Catoctin
Department of Economic and Community Development
Dana M. Keister
County Office of Historic Preservation
Edward P. Thomas
Frederick
DNA bill progress and disputed points in gene splicing debate
The House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee backs a strong DNA regulation bill by Paul Rogers amid lingering rifts with Harley Staggers and Senator Ted Kennedy. Scientists caution on hazards of gene splicing while Fort Detrick NIH research seeks to quantify risks and set safety standards. The Rogers bill would self destruct in two years unless extended if hazards are small, but Kennedy seeks stronger provisions for a study commission.
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House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Health Subcommittee
Paul Rogers
Fla
Rogers
Full Committee
Harley Staggers
W. Va
Edward M. Kennedy
National Institutes of Health
Fort Detrick
Congress
Kennedy
BNA
The
Baltimore Sun
Readers Letters Press Concerns on Meals and Politics
A letters page features readers denouncing 60 Minutes cafeteria scenes, urging better school lunches and nationwide reforms. Other letters praise Senator Jennings Randolph against canal giveaways, criticize Mathias and Sarbanes, and urge voters to back leaders aligned with majority views. A poem protests abortion and a plug for Wade Akins gospel crusade in Frederick May events.
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W. Va
Robert Byrd
Jennings Randolph
Mathias and
Sarbanes
U.S
Mathias and Sarbanes
Torrijo-the-Red
Torrijos
Frederick County Dental Society elects new president
DN. A. ATLEE RADCLIFFE of Frederick was elected president to succeed Dr. T. Bader at a largely attended Hotel Frederick meeting. May flowers are forecast to appear soon per forecasters. Kiwanis Army Day tribute at Arlington Cemetery featured memorial plaque for the Unknown Soldier. about 300 attended. The 34 homemakers clubs plan May meetings on Understand Color.
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DN. A. Atlee Radcliffe
Frederick
The
Frederick County Dental Society
T. 8. Bader
Hotel Frederick
Kiwanis International
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington Kiwanis Club
Frederick Kiwanis
Homemakers Clubs
Foreign buyers dominate U S farm land sales
Washington column warns foreign capital is modernizing into American farmland with AMEREX admitting 40 percent of last year’s sales. Arabs and Europeans buySun Belt fields while small farmers are squeezed as land prices triple, potentially eroding U S ownership of rural soil.
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Washington
America
Dutch Antilles
U.S
Gerald Jackson
American Real Estate Exchange
Amerex
Middle East
Gistard d'Estaing
Zurich
Switzerland
Dalles
San Joaquin County
Lichtenstein Corporation
Klein
United States
Mexico
Ann Landers
White House
Ann
Gus Speth
Carter
Jonathan Mandell
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Robert D. Menzie
Mt. Airy, Md
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Edith Tabler
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South End Baptist Church
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