Growth and controversy trail Frederick development in midmonth
The Frederick area faces ongoing growth with three front page items on new housing near the airport, 226 units beside Holly Hills Country Club, and Lewistown Utica area fights over a sewer dump. East Street extension raises traffic concerns as neighbors fear truck and car increases. Citizens urged to follow zoning notices and voice opinions before votes.
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Frederick County
Frederick City
East Street
Frederick
Dissent on Informal Board PTA Meetings
Norman Quist of the Frederick County Board of Education questions the value of informal meetings with the PTA proposing a trial and warns of policy confusion. He argues such forums threaten deliberative integrity, require heavy preparation, and could blur roles between board and superintendent.
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PTA
Norman Quist
Frederick County
U.S. Troops Under Foreign Command Debate Sparks Capitol Hill
U.S. combat forces could take orders from foreign commanders under an executive order Clinton reportedly plans. Senators react with outrage and calls for congressional consultation, arguing over sovereignty and national consensus.
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Washington
U.S
Somalia
Bosnia
Capitol Hill
Malcolm Wallop
Clinton
Congress
Wyoming
Exon
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
New York Times Today
United States and NATO face questions on foreign command in future troops
Donald M. Rothberg reports on Congress's mixed reaction to deploying American troops under UN or foreign command. Polls show U.S. resistance to ground forces in Bosnia, while air strikes draw support. Pentagon officials cite possible arrangements preserving U.S. command authority, with nations seeking veto over troop use. Military history of multinational command raises caution about operational control and public acceptance.
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Byrd
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
U.S
United States
Bosnia
Clinton
George Bush
Yugoslavia
U.N
NATO
Recnian
Pentagon
Department
Somalia
United Nations Command
Italy
Frederick items reflect 1948 city plans and war era concerns
The August 28 1948 notes reveal Frederick officials deciding to sell a large brick smokestack at the municipal light plant to fund property improvements and a garage addition, plus plans to harvest pine trees for Christmas use. A police flare night over Lewistown trains an unidentified plane, while local letters recount wartime experiences and labor disputes at AT&T Monrovia. County commissioners authorize MetCom bonds for a Ballenger Creek sewer plant and FCC resigning instructor Mary H Wilson criticizes campus climate as mistrustful.
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Hugh V. Gittinger
Frederick
Linganore
Cemper
Gittinger
Frederick County
Metropolitan Commission
Ballenger Creek
Dougherty Campaign Promotes Downtown Business in Frederick
A Frederick businessman denounces Jennifer Dougherty for mayor for focusing on downtown promotion and free parking on weekends. He argues city funds already subsidize downtown, citing parking decks sidewalks wiring and Carrell Creek park, while outlying centers generate more tax revenue and deserve attention. He urges voters to pause subsidies and support all of Frederick City.
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Jennifer Dougherty
Frederick
Unai
Ap Eresty
Carrell Creek
Downtown tax district proposed to aid business area
A reader urges creating a special downtown tax district with additional taxes earmarked for the downtown business area. The funds would not go into regular city revenue but be shared for downtown needs. The letter is signed by Dick Beckley of Frederick.
Oppose Cracked Claw off track betting in Urbana area
Clarksburg resident JAN M. McCULLY argues ongoing concerns about the Cracked Claw betting parlor near Urbana. He cites drunken driving incidents, unsafe road design, and a nearby high school site as reasons the location is undesirable for off track betting and urges reconsideration by authorities.
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Frederick Post
Urbana
MD. 75
Prices Distillery
Windsor Roads
Mussetter Road
The
Inter
MD. 355
MD. 80
State Racing Commission
Political hogs in trough just as deep as ever
Richard Plantier argues that the Billary Gore push for reinvented government shows old pork barrel habits. He cites Secretary of Defense Aspin vacationing in an expensive European resort at taxpayers expense and Democratic senators trading pork lists for votes on a budget bill.
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Billary
Gore
Defense Aspin
Europe
Letters to the Editor from Frederick News Pout
The notice provides an address for letters to the editor at The Frederick News Pout in Frederick Maryland with a contact phone number and box number.
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Adarens
Frederick
E. Pamick St
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