Governor backs gas tax to fund Carroll Creek project
The governor says a higher gas tax may be needed to fund Carroll Creek, a flood control and linear park project, and to support commuter rail to Frederick. He notes transportation money will cover bridges and bold plans like light rail, with a proposal potentially offered next winter.
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Carroll Creek
Frederick
Kit ’N Caboodle
William Donald Schaefer
Schaefer
Baltimore
Cloud seeding tale from drought era spurs farmers to seek rain answers
An account recounts Frederick County drought fears and a farmer run effort to prove cloud seeding by outsiders. The narrator recalls early experiments with dry ice, liquid nitrogen, and silver iodide by German scientists dubbed the Mad Nazis, conducted from a B-17 during the 1940s. He concludes only God can make rain, and warns locals to temper expectations.
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Frederick
Citizens Against
Shamus
Daily Journals
Griffith Air Force Base
Rome
New York
Air Research and Development Command
Army Air Corps
University of Syracuse
Mickey Rooney
San Antonio
Texas
Earth
Kelly Air Force Base
Kelly
Syracuse
N.Y
Upstate
Peace Corps fights for funds amid controversial decade
Washington report on the Peace Corps marking 30 years with over 130000 volunteers in 69 countries, facing budget fights under Paul Coverdell. Controversy includes travel, minority recruitment claims, and a likely replacement by Claudine Schneider as budget pressures and enrollment declines persist. Also notes a separate critique of a pork-laden 153.5 billion highway bill and a mini editorial on Senator Jesse Helms defending ethics committee findings.
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Washington
Bush
Peace Corps
Paul Coverdell
Senate
Georgia
Congress
Coverdell
GOP
Scott Sleek
Nick Budnick
Claudine Schneider
Quayle
Latin America
U.S
House Government Operations Committee
John Conyers
Dmich
Berlin Wall
New Jersey
California
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
U.S. Senate
S&l
Charles Keating
Helms
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Water main break shuts Ox Fibre Brush Co for hours
A 10 hour shutdown hit Ox Fibre Brush Co and eastern Frederick residents after an 18 inch waterline break at Lingapore filtration plant. Water Superintendent Davis said rapid repairs followed the discovery. Street traffic and drought concerns lingered as forecasts noted cooler air after evening showers.
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Lingapore
Ox Fibre Brush Co
Frederick
William J. Davis
Call for tougher law and harsher penalties
Angie Downs of Thurmont urges drastic crime punishment including executions or severing fingers for serious crimes. She argues prisons are failures and calls for citizen votes to determine justice, reflecting anger over Jeffrey Dahmer case and desire to reduce killings.
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Jeffrey Dahmer
Milwaukee
Sledge Hammer
Steven Segal
Cobra
Law
America
Libertytown Letter Sounds Off On Noxious Weed Fine
Sheryl Bell of Libertytown recounts a July 1991 citation for Johnson grass around her yard, laments the state weed inspection, defends farmers, and jokes about arrest with a sharp critique of urban enforcement and resource use. The writer claims to be a law abiding citizen who missed a deadline while battling pests and drought. She notes uninspected state land with thistles and Johnson grass along Md 2, and questions who will report the state for infractions.
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Frederick County
Libertytown
Maryland
MD. 2
County urges APFO amid growth concerns and elections
The letter argues for enacting an Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance to curb overbuilding. It criticizes the Planning Commission for killing APFO review, cites 35 percent commercial space vacancy, and notes voters elected five new commissioners to manage growth. A public hearing is planned September 10 at Winchester Hall.
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Planning Commission
Friends of
APFO
Winchester Hall
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Robert C. Reid
Aia
Bombay
Ryan
Jack Anderson
State Roads Commission
Maryland State Police
Frederick High School
American School Board Journal
E.W. Pruitt
Pati Taylor
Brunswick
Jess Orndorff
Potomac SI Sue“ Shepherd
Melinda, Kersey
Vera Painter
Point of Rocks
Debbie Edwards
Community Action Agency
Kathleen Hall
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Helen McCoy
Myersville
Lawrence Ricketts
Grason Doub
Soulettes
Black Elks
Libertytown Vfd
William Bill
Angie Downs
Thurmont
Sheryl Bell
Clifford £. Snyder Jr
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