Manekin plans 1 million square foot office park in Frederick
A Baltimore developer proposes a 116 acre Ballenger Creek Pike site near I-270 and I-70 for a 1 million square foot office park costing about 75 million dollars. The project aims to create up to 3900 jobs over a decade, boosting Frederick’s tax base and attracting light assembly, research, and distribution firms as a planned employment development.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Manekin Corporation
Ballenger Creek Pike
Maryland
Baltimore
Washington
Robert Manekin
Comedies and Contempt in Politics and Power
Roy Meachum mocks officials and presidents in a critique of Reagan and Truman, notes on Eisenhower and Adams anecdotes, and lampoons Maryland Governor Schaefer. He highlights misused authority, bungled audits, and the theater of political scandal in a sharp, opinionated column.
Whistleblower Reward in Baghdad Scandal Emerges
A long leaked account details the transfer of David S. Wick to Baghdad after he reported possible fund misuse by Ambassador Sheldon Krys in Trinidad. The case spanned inspector general probes, potential reprisals, and replication of whistleblower protections as Rep. Schroeder pressed for quick investigation while noting risks to Foreign Service personnel.
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Washington
State Department
Charles
U.S
Trinidad
Sheldon Krys
Mr. Wick
Baghdad
Mr. Krys
Department
Wick
Inspector General
I.G
Ambassador Brys
Congress
Stewart Harris
Chancery
Funk
Rep. Schroeder
Commerce Department
Office of Special Counsel
Boundary re survey finalizes Frederic Carroll line
Frederick and Carroll counties completed the re survey of the lower boundary with 83 lines checked and 14 granite markers erected along the new line from Parr's Springs toward Sam's Creek. Vulture 155 Forty and Eight veterans planned to march in Bethesda for Christmas Lane opening with their boxcar feature. Hagerstown installed 100 parking meters on four blocks offering 5 cents for one hour and 12 minutes for a penny. WPA crews in Frederick and Brunswick produced 5000 garments including dresses trousers led by Rose Watkins with displays at Winchester Hall and Asbury Church.
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Schaefer
Winfield Kelly
Kelly
Baltimore Sun
Frederick County
Mountain Mirror
John Ashbury
Winchester Hall
Mr. Ashbury
Sul
Frederick
Ron Young
Mr. Young
R. J. Jilly
Young
Ron Baby
News-Post
Carroll
Parr's Springs
Ridgeville
Sam's Creek
Vulture 155
Bethesda
Hagerstown
Works Progress Administration
Brunswick
Rose Watkins
WPA
Asbury Church
Maryland Constitutional Convention Extends Draft Deadline
Twenty years ago President H Vernon Eney urged a 30 day extension of CorCon to finish work by Christmas as the convention opened September 12 under a law allowing 9 0 days to draft a new state constitution. A three fifths majority of 142 delegates could grant the extension. Meanwhile Maryland delegates at the 1964 Republican national convention split on 1968 candidates with Harry Rhoderick supporting Romney while Harry Hartman backed Nixon and cautioned about Reagan. At Fast South Street a B&O train derailment due to ice at a crossing injured two crewmen and required a wrecker to clear the track.
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Ronald Reagan
Congressional
Reagan
White House
Harry Truman
Missouri
Oval Office
Truman
Washington
Fortune
Beirut
Lebanon
Dwight Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Oliver North
Maryland
William Donald Schaefer
Schaefer
Baltimore
H. Vernon Eney
Frederick
Harry Rhoderick
West Patrick Street
Michigan
George Romney
Harry Hartman
Hagerstown
Richard Nixon
B&o
Fast South Street
United States of America
Meachum
Stranded Thanksgiving Kindness From Stranger on I 70
A family on I 70 near Baltimore awaiting tow from Woodbine Lisbon exit received four $50 bills from a stranger who stopped to help before driving away. The gesture covered towing, motel, repairs, and a restaurant dinner for four, totaling just over 200 dollars. The donor lives on a nearby farm. no name provided.
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I-70
Baltimore
Woodbine
Lisbon
Cumberland
Stand up comics on TV critics and NRA letter spar
A collage of remarks on stand up evangelists like Jimmy Swaggart and Dr. Fred Price plus critique of televangelists and church figures. The letter from RICHARD W. KEEFER defends gun rights, questions Mr. Meachum’s stance on the Second Amendment, and ends with holiday wishes.
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Jimmy Swaggart
Apex
Jimmy
Fred K.C. Price
Fred
James Kennedy
Jam
Jim Jones
Jim
Bakker
Richard W. Keefer
National Rifle Association
Meachum
NRA
Mr. Meachum
Remembering Walkersville Lions supporters in 1987
A tribute recalls two Walkersville Lions boosters, Dick Sneadner and Tom Rheubling, both now gone, whose tireless work helped establish football at Walkersville High. The article honors their legacy as the team returns as state champions, urging future squads to emulate their pride and dedication.
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Walkersville Lion
Sneadner
Tom Rheubling
Rheubling
Dick Sneadner
Walkersville Lions
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Rochester
United Feature Syndicate
Ing
Stranger
Oral Roberts
Jesus Christ
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
St. Bernard
Blessed Virgin
Archangel Michael
God
Swaggarts
Roberts
Charles Peter Goodwin Frederick
Richard W. Keefer Frederick
Walkersville Lions Team
Hugh A. Sweadner Frederick
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