Price question shadows Urbana park land deal
The Frederick County Board of Public Works planned to approve $120,000 for 20 acres of park land in Urbana, with a later amendment revealing the actual price was $200,000. Critics cited the private meeting by commissioner Galen Clagett and questioned whether the land donation portion was fair.
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Urbana
Frederick County
State Board of Public Works
Board of Public Works
Galen Clagett
Sorrow for a Queen City and its Goodyear loss
Roy Meachum reflects on Cumberland Maryland's decline after Goodyear's Kelly-Springfield plant closes, costing 1,800 jobs. He links regional history to industrial shifts, unions, and global capital, urging charity and solidarity for the coming year.
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Cumberland
Maryland
Goodyear Tire
Kelly-Springfield
Baltimore
Washington
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Orioles
Annapolis
Queen City
Afl-Cio
Kelly- Springfield
Goodyear
Fiont Thre Corporation
London
Britain
Ohio
New York
Ozal says Reagan should keep talks with Iran not Syria
Turkish Prime Minister Ozal criticizes Reagan's Iran arms deal but backs limited relations with Iran and urges establishing fuller diplomatic ties. He cautions Syria may be linked to Armenian terrorists but demands solid proof before cutting ties, while offering to act as an honest broker in the Iran Iraq war.
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Washington
Turgut Ozal
Reagan
Iran
Qzal
Turkey
Britain
Syria
Ozal
Istanbul
Dale van Atta
Iraq
Oral
Middle East
United States
Khomeini
Ozer
U.S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nicaragua
National Security Council
NSC
Office of Strategic Services
Burbank
Calif
United Nations
New York
Moscow
Jfk
United Feature Syndicate
Ing
Letter requests reprint of As the Crow Flies feature
A reader from Middletown appeals to The News editor to restore the Friday Family feature As the Crow Flies by Mrs. Elinor Miller. The letter praises nature writing and asks copy space be found to continue the article, expressing how the feature broadens readers zoologically and botanically and noting subscribers miss it.
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Elinor Miller
As the Crow Flies bird column fans urge restoration
Letters from Margaret Stambaugh Betty Smith and Phyllis Grish urge restoring Elinor Miller’s As the Crow Flies Friday column in the News Post and critique a county school class size article. They cite birdwatching interest and overcrowded classrooms at Waverley Elementary, asking for better reporting and staffing solutions.
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Linda Joy
Waverley
Board of Education
Miss Joy
Gerwig
Okan
Mend Our Fences With South Africa And Oppose Red Tide
Cornelius A. Morgan argues for improving U S relations with South Africa to counter Soviet influence. He warns that abandoning allies abroad could allow the Soviet Union to dominate globally, and cautions against nuclear fear forcing surrender.
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South Africa
Uncle Sam
America
Africa
Asia
Central America
Fires and Fight Card News Mix in Early Frederick
A garbage truck blaze on East Church Street near Market Street endangers workers Edward Masser and assistants Charles White and Charles Shield as smoke erupts. Francis Stott Key Post Ameri can Legwn held a boxing event at Winkie's Arena on West Patrick Street with 550 capacity, 150 ringside seats, tickets half sold, and Know Your Schools letters detailing Frederick County’s education system ahead of major milestones.
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Edward Masser
Charles Masser
East Church Street
Market Street
Masser
Charles White
Charles Shield
Church Street
Wes
Francis Stott
Winkie’s
West Patrick Street
Farnsworth’s
Nig” Grove
G. Ernest Lipps
The
Legion Fight Committee
Frederick County Teachers Association
Thurmont Mayor Roy W. Lockingbill Dies at Home
Twenty years ago in Thurmont, Mayor Roy W. Lockingbill died at his West Main Street barber shop after appearing in good health. He had been elected in May 1965 in an upset over Donald L. Lewis. Mary H. Gregory marked 20 years as Orphans Court judge, bidding farewell with flowers from staff. New sheriff’s staff sworn in by Clerk Ellis C. Wachter. pictured were Année Summers, Verna PF. Barber, Deputy Roland A. Adams, Denver J. Shook, Joseph T. Kerrigan, Charles B. Tregoning, and Sheriff Crummell P. Jacobs. Frederick County commissioners took oaths from Wachter, Charles E. Collins, Russell Z. Horman, and Wallace E. Hutton.
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Thurmont
Roy W. Lockingbill
West Main Street
Donald L. Lewis
Ellis C. Wachter
Wachter
Année Summers
Verna PF. Barber
Roland A. Adams
Denver J. Shook
Joseph T. Kerrigan
Charles 8. Tregoning
Crummell P. Jacobs
Frederick County
Charles E. Collins
Russell Z. Horman
Wallace E. Hutton
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Ged
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B&o
Jack Anderson
Forden
Hughes Middletown
News-Post
Frederck County
Margaret
Stambaugh Thurmont
Betty L. Smith
Phyllis Grish Frederik
Cornelius A. Morgan
Cynthia de Villemarette
Frederick
Mews-Pact
Mary H. Gregory
Thomas Eichelberger
Register of Wills
Orphans Court
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