Downtown Frederick hotel and conference center plan proposed
Frederick readers weigh in on reviving downtown with a new hotel and conference center on All Saints Street east of Market Street. Twenty developers have been solicited. The project would adjoin Carroll Creek and attract conventions while preserving the historic district’s charm and skyline.
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Frederick
No-Man's Land
All Saints Street
Market Street
Carroll Creek
Maryland
Francis Scott Key
Maryland booze laws blasted after Thanksgiving deaths
Roy Meachum condemns Maryland DUI rules following a fatal Thanksgiving weekend crash involving 23 year olds Teresa Pung and Frank Culotta. Survivor Michael Wink faces manslaughter and DUI charges while advocates argue for stricter, France-like penalties and reduced license leniency to prevent similar tragedies.
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Frank Culotta
Teresa Pung
Michael Wink
Teresa
Frank
Michael
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
United States
General Assembly
France
Reagan's SDI push linked to Zenith Star in space tests
The article outlines President Reagan's drive to advance the Strategic Defense Initiative, including a secret space laser program named Zenith Star. It details meetings, personnel, and directives challenging ABM Treaty limits, amid Iran Contra distractions and looming summit with Mikhail Gorbachev. It notes Gorbachev's cautious stance on arms talks and the potential impact on treaty commitments.
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Washington
Mikhail Gorbachev
Reagan
Congress
Soviet Union
Oval Office
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Frank Carlucci
Pentagon
James Abrahamson
Weinberger
Gorbachev
Space
Abrahamson
The
Heritage Foundation
U.S
Nixon
Ford
Carter
State Department
Vietnam
Larry E. Ward
Rome
Muammar
Mussolini
Hitler
Libya
Desert Kingdom
Turkey
United Feature Syndicate
Ine
First deer season closes in Frederick County after 25 years
Deer season in Frederick County ends with six deer slain by local hunters Pierce Rice Lewis Shook George H German Martin Rothenhoefer and Clifford Shriver. Salvation Army plans Christmas box distribution led by Captain Robert Bott detailing relief work over the past year including lodging meals garments and milk to families. Hood College freshmen form Freshman Commission with local members Martha Stuhr Bradley Barrick Miriam Stultz.
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Frederick County
Pierce Rice
Lewistown
Lewis Shook
Catoctin Furnace
George H. German
Baltimore
Martin C. Rothenhoefer
Frederick
Clifford Shriver
Emmitsburg
Salvation Army
Robert Bott
Bott
Hood College
Martha Stuhr
Bradley Barrick
Woolsboro
Miriam Stultz
Maryland passes farm tax protection amid tax debate
Twenty years ago Maryland lawmakers kept a clause allowing special classifications for agricultural assessments after a lengthy debate. A bid to strike the farm land exemption failed 100 to 23. Francis Scott Key Hotel assets sold to Loyola Federal Savings and Loan for 260000. Loyola will operate the hotel similarly. In Buckeystown, Howmet Aluminum plant hearings continued at Winchester Hall with 1200 acres under review for ten days, drawing audience objections and support from two property owners.
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Maryland
Francis Scott Key
Loyola Federal Savings and Loan Association
Loyola Federal
Frederick Hotel Co
Loyola
Winchester Hall
Howmet Aluminum
Charles E. Collins
J. Edward Davis
Carroll Manor
Grow up Meachum Weisberg educate on worthwhile topics
A reader criticizes the Weisberg-Meachum feud in the Frederick News Post urging editors to focus on educated opinion rather than personal attacks. The letter mentions Monrovia drag racing events in Frederick County, a Reading area national event, and notes a Smithsonian Top Fuel dragster milestone, arguing against negative portrayals of drag racing.
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Weisberg-Meachum
Frederick
Frederick County
Reading
American History Museum
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
Fountain Rock Road drag race injures seven sparks debate
A Frederick Post report on November 8 mislabels an incident as a drag race. The letter writer argues drag racing is sanctioned sport with strict safety, noting the event involved speed but not a sanctioned drag race. The piece urges accurate reporting and explains sanctioned facilities and rules.
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Frederick
Fountain Rock Road
Merchants urged to prep early for Christmas shopping
Linda McGinnes of Frederick laments October decorating yet persistent unpreparedness. She recalls long lines, out of stock items, missing sale prices, and empty registers, urging merchants to hire staff, stock goods, and restore Christmas shopping joy.
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Anthony M. Kennedy
Jack Anderson
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Dale van Atta
Carl Reggio Monrovia
George
Peake Monrovia
Stephen Mood
Frederick Department of Social Services
Linda McGinnes, Frederick
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