Keys owners offer to pay for Grove Stadium extras
Frederick Keys owners proposed funding stadium extras at Grove Stadium after a two hour city hall session with state county and city officials. Peter Kirk offered to finance skyboxes and partial concession upgrades with a 15 year lease extension, while a state loan could cover the overrun costs. Officials noted a $3.2 million awarded, architects priced at $4.2 million, and no formal vote taken.
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Five Central American presidents push peace plan at summit
Costa Rica hosted a two day meeting where presidents urged demobilization of El Salvador's leftist guerrillas and Nicaraguan Contra rebels with UN guidance and broader U.S. and Soviet roles. They backed El Salvador's rightist government and urged talks with rebels while calling for civilian protection and a return to negotiations. The leaders plan a follow up meeting in early 1990 in Managua amid tensions over the World Court case and regional custody of the peace process.
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Costa Rica
el Salvador
Daniel Ortega
Nicaragua
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Honduras
Jose Azcona Hoyo
Azcona
Managua
Jorge Urbana
Old Farm plan wins approval after neighbor meetings
Frederick planning commission approves the Old Farm development west of Yellow Springs Road with 168 condominiums over three years among 439 homes. Castle Development Corp and Castle Homes said the project includes a shopping center, day care, and offices, with residents approving design changes after protests over density and traffic.
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Charles Castle
Castle Development Corp
Castle
Ross Development Co
Bethesda
Lee Radcliff
Castle Homes
Planning Commission
Old Farm
Old Farm Homeowners’ Association
Baker to meet East German premier in Berlin visit
Secretary of State James A. Baker III opens the Berlin Wall crossing at Potsdamer Platz and plans talks with East German Premier Hans Modrow. Baker becomes the highest ranking U.S. official to visit East Germany in nearly two decades as demonstrators protest U.S. policies in Central America.
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James A. Baker III
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East Germany
Hans Modroy
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Wall
Hans- Dietrich Genscher
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el Salvador
U.S
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Snow Storm Slams Frederick Area With Patchy Fog
Wet snow and patchy fog greet Tuesday commuters as a likely all day storm moves in. Forecasters predict four to eight inches, with Western Maryland in the storm path. Over 100 trucks man state and county roads by 7 a.m. despite milder temperatures aiding melt.
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Maryland
Calvin Meadows
National Weather Service
Richard Keeney
Maryland State Department of Highways
Keeney
Move to replace anthem sparks debate in Frederick
A Maryland proposal to replace the Star Spangled Banner with America the Beautiful stirs sports fans historians and musicians in Frederick home of Francis Scott Key. Indiana congressman Andrew Jacobs introduced the measure nine times in 12 years while Governor Schaefer urges defeat citing national pride.
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Francis Scott Key
Indiana
Andrew Jacobs
David Maloney
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Historical Society of
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Historical Society
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Maryland
William Donald Schaefer
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Associated Press
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Mark Zeigler
Mount Olivet Cemetery
County commissioners close East Frederick School and plan new site
The Frederick County Commissioners approved closing East Frederick Elementary and proposed a new 1.5 million school on county land in the Spring Ridge area. Superintendent Dr Noel Farmer said the meeting with the school board and officials lasted over two hours and was closed to press and public for site acquisition discussion.
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East Frederick
Spring Ridge
Noel Farmer
Farmer
East Frederick Elementary Could House County Central Office
Frederick County officials discussed relocating the school board central office from the crowded 115 E Church St building. A feasibility study lists administrative uses as an option while county commissioners upheld the board’s prior decision to abandon the school building for other purposes.
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Frederick County School Board
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Dan Gadra
Weather Update for Western Maryland and Nearby Areas
Snow becomes heavy at times this afternoon before tapering off. Total snowfall accumulations range from 4 to 6 inches. Lows in the low to mid 20s. Wednesday calls for scattered clouds early then partly sunny. Highs in the low to mid 30s. Western Maryland weather map pace.
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