Middletown Bypass Debate Opens Door to Study
Middletown faces a clash over a southern bypass as county action clears the way for SHA studies. Supporters urge routing changes to relieve congestion on Alternate 46 and old town streets, while opponents fear loss of small town character and overbuilding. A thorough, cautious evaluation of alternatives is urged before any concrete plan.
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Middletown
Frederick County
State Highway Administration
SHA
Alternate
Braddock Mountain
Unbearable Lightness of Being Grips Frederick Cinema
Roy Meachum riffs on midweek concerns including driving while intoxicated bills and gun referendum. He praises Delegate Thomes Hattery for language on BAC limits and notes George Littrell’s push, plus NRA hesitance on a Maryland petition. He reviews The Unbearable Lightness of Being at Westridge, urging timely viewings amid grim crash aftermath and seat belt reminders.
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Brunk
Thomes Hattery
Hun
George Littrell
Littrell
Mr. Hattery
Charles Smelser
Goodloe Byron
General Assembly
BAC
Hattery
National
NRA
Maryland
Space Industries pushes space park bid amid White House links
Washington Tells how Space Industries Inc backed by Baker and Darman pressed for a $763 million five year federal lease to run an orbiting industrial park. NASA balked citing lack of competitive bidding and legal risks before Congress hearings and a New Year's Eve NASA warning slowed momentum.
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Washington
White House
Midion
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Park
Space Industries Inc
Space
ASA
Space Industries
U.S
Houston
Economic Policy Council
Treasury
James Baker
Bouston
Andrews & Kurth
Baker
Dorman
EPC
Darman
Mir
Jim Lynch
Joseph Allen
Shuttle
National Security Council
Mr. Darman
Frst
Reagan
WASA
James Fletcher
NASA
Fletcher
Pletcher
Edward A. Frankie
Congress
Congressional
Cyprus
Algeria
Frederick County hearing impaired group holds profitable April benefit auction
Frederick County Services for the Hearing Impaired, a United Way agency, held its annual benefit auction on Saturday April 16. The event, the organization’s largest fundraiser, drew community support, donations, and volunteers including Kim Greenfield and the Francis Scott Key Mall. Auctioneer Eddie Hoffman and interpreter Mark Rust were praised for their roles, as bidders contributed to a notably successful fundraiser amid thanks from Executive Director Janice Martin and Auction Chairperson Kathy Meagher.
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Frederick County
United Way
Frederick
Kim Greenfield
Francis Scott Key Mall
Eddie Hoffman
Mark Rust
Letters oppose downtown spending and propose new developments
John Ridgely of Frederick argues against the Highland Street Bridge costs and a downtown parking deck, urging funds for industrial access and an out of town hotel with a convention center. He says downtown lacks activities and the city should fund projects with broad public support to avoid bankruptcy.
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Highland Street
Clorox
Coca-Cola Company
Airport
Reich
Ford Road
Walkersville
Planners vs Commissioners on Rezonings in Yamsville
Kenneth C Foote voices ire over Planning Commission denials and County Commissioners approvals in Yamsville. He cites miscommunication and possible bias, noting lack of public notices, and urges accountability as developers fund road fixes while area utilities are scarce.
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Tjamsville
Planning Commission
Holly Hills
Gerald Ford
Frederick
MKS
Mussetter
Tramsville
Wamsville
Tongue in cheek thanks from a Mount Airy resident
A letter uses ironic thanks to praise various local leaders and groups. The writer vents about zoning denial by Frederick County and commends Commissioners Hoke, Smith and Bollinger for upholding lawful rights over mob desires in Mount Airy.
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Woodville
Frederick County
Mount Airy
Hoke, Smith and Bollinger
Gill the People
Frederick High School plans advance with PW funds
A citizen committee in Frederick City pushed plans for a new high school while city officials awaited word on federal funds. The PW might provide allocations if Congress approves funds urged by the president. Officer Russell Myers of the Akron Police earned praise from Capt. W D Poulson for leading a counterfeiting arrest. Five local fishermen reported a weekend catch of 190 hard heads in Chesapeake Bay, averaging two pounds each, with Ernest Heifenstein Gosnell Thomas Lee Elias Ramsburg Jr. and Earl McDevitt aboard.
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Frederick
Westridge
Citizens
Frederick City
Progress Works Administration
Congress
Russell Myers
G. Ed Myers
Third St. Frederick
Akron, Ohio
Akron
W.D. Poulson
Poalson
Myers
Chesapeake Bay
Ernest Heifenstein
He, Gosnell
Thomas Lee
Elias, Ramsburg Jr
Earl McDevitt
Mock Maryland Constitutional Convention Draws 300 Delegates
H VERNON Eney told a YMCA backed mock convention audience of 300 delegates that the new constitution "has been written for you not for yesterday's generation." Delegates from Maryland high schools including 15 from Singapore and Frederick High Schools were listed. James A Grove, 56, Frederick postmaster, to retire April 30 and devote time to Red Cross blood program. Tessure Village Inc campground near Woodsboro approved for one year with trash pickup and 24 hour attendant. opposition from local property owners. Frederick area weather saw the second heaviest rainfall of the year with nearly an inch. annual precipitation through April still seven inches below normal.
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H. Vernon Eney
Maryland
Singapore
Frederick
Nancy Duvall
Patricia Cochran
Caryn Gove
Sharon McCrumb
Elizabeth Brinkley
Patty Robertson
Kathy Stoner
Carla Lewis
Tom Hawthorne
David Gaither
David
James A. Grove
Grove
Red Cross Blood Program
Tessure Village Inc
Monocacy River
Woodsboro
Banner School thanks Pizza Hut for BOOK IT program
The Banner School students and faculty express gratitude to Pizza Hut for sponsoring BOOK IT. for the second year the program encouraged students to read and report on books through diverse creative activities. Susan West reading specialist.
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Banner School
Pizza Hut
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Roy Meachum
Lexington Minutemen
Jon Kreissig
Mr. Kreissig
Gear Bells
Jack Anderson
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Hays
Faction
Janice Martin
Kathy Meagher
Frederick County Services For the Hearing Impaired Inc
Carroll Creek
John Ridgely Frederick
Kenneth C. Foote
Yamsville
Emmett
Susan West
the Banner School
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