Property values rise as courthouse complex nears completion
Residents note a surge in property values along West Patrick Street near the new county state courthouse complex and planned parking deck. Real estate broker James Fitzgerald says the corner has become Frederick's heart, while Alan Taylor of the tax office cites intensified values, with some properties possibly doubling or tripling since the last reassessment. Continued on Page A-4.
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West Patrick
South Court Streets
Homewood Retirement Center
Black Horse Tavern
Frederick
James E. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald & Matan Realty Inc
Fitzgerald
West Patrick Street
Alan Taylor
Frederick County
State Department of Assessments and Taxation
Taylor
Foxville youth dies in motorcycle mishap on Gambrill Park Road
State police report 18 year old Johnny Buhrman and 12 year old Peter Hurley rode northbound on Gambrill Park Road at speeds above reasonable. The bike skidded 109 feet, left the road, Hurley ejected and killed. Buhrman is in fair condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital and faces charges for speed, unregistered vehicle, and improper license. Thurmont and Lewistown fire companies assisted.
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Johnny Brian Buhrman
Stottlemyer Road
Peter Lance Hurley
Catoctin Road
Gambrill Park Road
Hurley
Buhrman
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Thurmont
Lewistown
OPEC faces crisis after price talks break up in Geneva
In Geneva Libya’s Abdussalam Zagaar warned OPEC faces a crisis as the 13 members failed to agree on prices. Saudi Arabia offered only a $2 rise to $34, with a broader compromise to lower other members’ prices. current OPEC prices range from $32 to $40 per barrel amid non-OPEC supply growth and weakening demand.
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Geneva
Switzerland
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Libya
Abdussalam Mohammed Zagaar
Saudi Arabia
Donovan hints at more air controller returns
Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan suggested the White House may allow more striking air traffic controllers to resume work, while other administration officials denied policy change. He spoke in Biloxi at a convention of the Associated General Contractors of Mississippi about a potential grace period for the 12,600 fired controllers.
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Biloxi
Miss
Raymond Donovan
White House
Donovan
Associated General Contractors of
Mississippi
Reagan
Inside The News And Sports And TV Listings
A compact clipping notes sections including Inside The News, Other Views, and Sports with listings for TV, weather map, and advertisements. It mentions Alfred Lord Tennyson. The fragment references knowledge and wisdom as a literary quote.
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Alfred Lord Tennyson
Marriage of convenience ties senior group to insurer
Washington Merry-Go-Round by Jack Anderson notes a strategic alliance between the nation's largest senior citizens organization and a major insurance company. Francis Bush honors Grace W. Young’s nursing and medical career. Dottie Lambdin discusses Paddy Chayefsky and Marty on PBS. Donald Lambro laments auditorial waste. Murray Olderman previews sports talk. Michael J. Sniffen surveys criminal rehabilitation. Anthony Harrigan weighs air controllers strike lessons.
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Washington
Jack Anderson
News-Post
Francis Bush
Grace W. Young
PBS
Marty
Dottie Lambdin
Paddy Chayefsky
Paradise
Donald Lambro
Murray Olderman
Michael J. Sniffen
Anthony Harrigan
Old Frederick post office to be razed after bids fail
A top USPS official indicates the 1917 Greek Revival post office on East Patrick Street will be demolished after environmental and bidding processes. Rep. Byron. Sen. Mathias and local preservation groups are pursuing remedies, with no demolition date set.
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Frederick
U.S. Postal Service
Charles McC. Mathias
Thomas F. Comick
Postal Service
City of
Historic Preservation Commission
Advisory Council
State Historic Preservation Office
Historic American Building Survey
Cornick
Mathias
Beverly B. Byron
National Historic Properties
Joe McDonald
John Sorenson
Real Estate and Buildings Department
BoE to hold public hearing on CIP plan
Frederick County Board of Education schedules a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. on August 31 in the South Frederick Elementary School A building to discuss the superintendent's 1983-88 capital improvements program budget. Proposals include renovations and additions across West Frederick Middle, Linganore, Brunswick, Middletown, Walkersville, and others. A Sept. 2 board vote aims to meet a Sept. 11 county deadline. copies and committee report are available by contacting Dan Gadra at 694-1313.
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Frederick County Board of Education
South Frederick Elementary School
Madison and
Center Streets
West Frederick
Liberty
Brunswick High School
New Midway
Walkersville
Middletown
Vocational Technical Center
Brunswick Middle
Dan Gadra
Charles Randle
Linganore
Darlene Aulls
Thomas Johnson
Ethel Brauer
Catoctin
Paul Brunner
Roderick Coan
Charles Coblentz
Raymond Ediger
James French
Frederick
Helen Glagola
Mary Alice Grove
James Hofrichter
Singapore
Lynn Lewis
Sharon Lynn
Nancy Marron
Sherman Wood
Brunswick
Larry Gossard
Frederick High
Kemptown
Monocacy
Gov. Thomas Johnson
Frederick County
Brunswick High
Linganore High
New Market
Richard Stitely runs in Frederick mayoral race in Dem primary
Frederick City resident Richard E. Stitely has filed to seek the Democratic nomination for mayor in the September 15 primary. The 39 year old plumbing company worker and NRA member lives in Frederick and vows to keep district restrictions in check while addressing concerns over neighborhood conditions such as overgrown grass on Shaw's Lane.
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Richard E. Stitely
Frederick City
Frederick
Stitely
R.W. Warner Plumbing Co
National Rifle Association
Historic District Commission
Shaw’s Lane
Weekend showers creep in across Western Maryland forecast
Weather logic shows improving sunny spells fading into a weekend with scattered showers by Sunday. Western Maryland counties will see partly cloudy days with highs near 80, while mountains may receive showers Saturday night and Sunday. Ocean beaches stay partly cloudy with 70s, and farm conditions trend from drying to fair with light spraying winds. Temperature readings vary by location from the 50s to near 80.
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Maryland
Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
Deep Creek
Maryland Ocean
Ocean City
Frederick County school openings updated for fall schedule
Several Frederick County schools plan delayed or altered openings this fall due to moving or training. Some buses redirected for road bridges with weight limits and redistricting. Parkway Elementary shifts to 9 am to 3 30 pm with classes at West Frederick during 1981-82 renovations.
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Frederick County
Parkway
Carroll Parkway
West Frederick
W. Patrick St
U S 15 dualization funding seen doubtful in Maryland
Gov. Harry R. Hughes said the planned use of Maryland’s 40 million dollar budget surplus to finance the completion of the U S 15 two lane to four lane project in Frederick County is unlikely. A letter from Thurmont mayor James F. Black suggested transferring surplus to the transportation budget for a loan. Hughes noted the surplus is in a different account and no firm decision has been made.
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Ocean City
Maryland
Frederick County
Harry R. Hughes
Thurmont
James F. Black
Hughes
Rehoboth Beach
Del
Maryland Association of Counties
MACC
Transportation Department
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Square Corner
C. Kurt Holter
National — World
Foxville
Gambrill Parks Road
OAU
Beirut
Lebanon
Organization of African Unity
America
JANA
Addis Ababa
Abdel Salam
Al-Tareki
Muammar Khadafy
Ethiopia
Khadafy
United States
Tanjug
U.S
Mediterranean
Inside the News
Abby Ee
By Suzy Brett
University Publications Inc
Chevy Chase
Peter J. T. Nelson
Howard Ralph Albright
David J. Maloney Jr
Boe
Linganore High School
Renova
Richard Stitely
Ned
Hagerstown
Westminster
Gaithersburg
Leesburg
Anne M. Kelley
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