Rural life and farming clash in Jefferson housing debate
In Jefferson Frederick County residents weigh the impact of rural zoning on new subdivisions near farms. Many buyers seek open land and country charm, but houses on agricultural lots bring cows horses and goats into quiet neighborhoods. County planners note the area remains farming country and rural lifestyles persist despite growth.
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Sharon Meachum’s dream house amid a busy building boom
Roy Meachum recounts delays in rehabilitating the old farm house as tradesmen face busy summers and subcontractor holdups. He notes bats in chimneys, conflicting pest diagnoses, and a plan to address chimneys after Labor Day while Sharon adds civilizing touches to rooms awaiting core work.
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Sharon
Joy Wife
Frederick County
Harry Bragg
Harry
Pied Piper Pest Control
Allen Magaha
Magaha
Itoh linkage to Soviet sales shocks U S policy circles
A CIA-identified Japanese trader C Itoh is linked to illicit Western tech sales to the Soviet Union. Report details alleged copying of a Boeing missile document, former officers hired by Itoh, and Sen Dixon probing legal penalties while warning of broader security costs. An asbestos note and Hezbollah editorial conclude the briefing.
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C. Itoh & Co
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C. Itoh
Japan
CIA
Cutch
Toshiba
U.S
Soviet Bloc
Alan Dixon
D-Il
Dixon
Gary Clouser
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C. Stoh
Imperial Army Military Academy
Ryuzo Sejima
Sejima
C. Itch
Yasuhiro Nakasone
A lot right with today's youth Letters to the editor
Readers praise Frederick County youths and the Summer Jobs Program as a collaborative effort among the Private Industry Council the Chamber of Commerce Frederick employers Maryland Job Service and the Board of Education. Officials like Dr Noel T Farmer Jr and Wayne R Clingan weigh in on education and road issues reflecting local concerns.
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Frederick County
Frederick County Job Training Agency
Private Industry Council
PIC
Chamber of Commerce
Frederick
Maryland Job Service
Board of Education
Schaefer
Noel T. Farmer Jr
Freder ic k approves master plumber code amid debate
Five city lawmakers pass a plumbing code restricting city work to master plumbers with established Frederick based businesses. The measure, initially defeated 3 2, gained support after Alderman Edward Oden raised it again near adjournment.
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Frederick
Edward Oden
Water surge floods basements amid county storm
Mrs Roxie Sowers writes Readers Write Aug 6 about a July 2 flood where over three inches of rain overwhelmed drainage, water hacked through a basement drain, creating large ponds at pipe inlets. The note links ponding to pavement grading and a 1975 paving contract later corrected by Bruce Beattie’s SNAFU.
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Roxie Sowers
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