River Walk inspires Frederick flood control visit to Texas
Frederick city officials spent two and a half days in San Antonio examining the River Walk to glean ideas for their own 50 million flood control and urban park project on Carroll Creek. The 4 foot deep downtown stream is now a four mile, canyon like pedestrian thoroughfare with trees, restaurants, and high floodwalls, tucked beneath the city’s bustle.
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Maryland
Frederick
Texas
Carroll Creek
Frederick’s Creek
Acting Mayor Ashton Governs From Police Station
City police chief Richard J. Ashton filled in as mayor for two and a half days while Mayor Ron Young was in San Antonio. Ashton said taxes and crime stayed steady and that he had no employee complaints, though he faced being locked out of city hall.
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Richard J. Ashton
Ron Young
San Antonio
Texas
Ashton
City Hall
Young
20 Years Of Broadcasts At WFMD Pioneer Grunwell Forges Community Ties
Tommy Grunwell marked his 5,000th broadcast at WFMD in Frederick, a station he joined 20 years ago. The longtime morning host wakes four states six days a week, engaging with the community at events and fundraisers. He values the personal connections and jokes that keep listeners returning, noting the station has been part of the area for 51 years.
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WFMD
Tommy Grunwell
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Frederick
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Marine Corps
Channell guilty plea opens door to Contra aid network
Carl R. Spitz Channell pleads guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States over $2 million in Contra aid contributions and agrees to cooperate with Walsh. He names North as a conspirator and recalls meetings at the White House. Prosecutors say North is not charged at this time. Reagan is not implicated, though Channell notes he met contributors and thanked supporters.
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White House
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U.S
Lawrence E. Walsh
Walsh
Stanley
Harris
Colonel North
Michael Bromwich
North
NSC
Channels
Frederick Chamber names Career Woman of the Year Cindy Eichelberger
The Frederick News notes Cindy Eichelberger is named Career Woman of the Year by the Frederick Chamber of Commerce as Pauline Schmeckler reviews A Loss for Words about deafness in a loving family.
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Youngster Befriends Homeless Woman in Damascus Story
In Damascus a third grader Megan Kelley from Kemptown Elementary read of Mary, a homeless woman camping near the Druid Theater for two weeks. She brought a gift and asked to take Mary home, moved by Mary’s remark that no one cares.
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Ijamsville
Mary
Megan Kelley
Kemptown
Megan
Eleanor Kelley
Druid Theater
Parents call for more funds for Frederick schools
Thousands witness the annual school budget hearing at Frederick High as parents and teachers press county commissioners for millions more in education funding. Superintendent Berger warns the system is at a breaking point with a $3.5 million shortfall looming despite state aid, while Budget Director Keller defends Frederick’s relative spend.
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Frederick High School
Aristone
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Harold Keller
Keller
State Department of Education
Stuart Berger
Serger
Howard
Montgomery County
Frederick
North immunity plan amid new Iran affair allegations
Congressional investigators plan to grant Lt. Col. Oliver North limited immunity to testify, despite a new claim he conspired to defraud taxes. Hearings open with retired Maj. Gen. Richard V. Secord providing testimony without immunity. Rep. Lee Hamilton said latest developments won't alter the immunity timetable, with possible North testimony starting June 22. Carl R. Channell pleaded guilty to misrepresenting donations as tax deductible for arms for the Contras and said North conspired with him to do so. North has not been charged.
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Washington
Oliver North
North
House
Senate
Air Force
Richard V. Secord
Lee Hamilton
D-Ind
Lawrence E. Walsh
Carl R. “Spitz” Channell
Walsh
U S Embassy to Probe Slaying of Linder in Nicaragua
The U S Embassy will send a team to Jinotega province to investigate the killing of Benjamin Linder, a Portland Oregon engineer working on electrification who was killed in a clash near San Jose de Bocay. Contradictory accounts say he died in a firefight while others claim kidnapping and murder by counterrevolutionaries linked to the U S government.
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Benjamin Linder
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Linder
United States
Alberto Fernandez
Jinotega
Portland
Ore
Honduras
Managua
Miguel d'Escote
George Shultz
D'Escoto
San Jose de Bocay
David Linder
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