Trolley car arrives here as plans for hub grow
A yellow and green trolley car from Cleveland arrived in Frederick to be stored for renovation amid plans for a city public transportation hub on East Street. Edward Metka, head of the Frederick Trolley Committee, envisions a future link from Frederick to Walkersville via rebuilt tracks and river crossings, funded by federal and state sources and donations.
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Frederick
Edward Metka
Genstar Stone Products Co
East South Street
Hhis
Metka
Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
City Public Works
East Fifth Street
Walkersville
Carroll Creek
East Street
Monocacy River
William Lee Jr
Transportation Committee
Frederick City
Sundance horse kicks damages car in city block
Frederick City Police said a Sundance Carriage Company horse kicked a car parked in the 100 block of West Third Street on Wednesday at 8 21 p m. There were no injuries but William S Berger’s car on West Third Street was damaged. No damage estimate was reported.
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Frederick City
Sundance Carriage Company
West Third Street
William S. Berger
Buckeystown romance lifts wife with helicopter surprise
Robert Sheehan surprised his wife Shirley in Buckeystown with chocolates and champagne plus a private helicopter ride from Frederick Municipal Airport. The pair, married eight years, will vacation in Cape May with three babysitters to cover Samantha and Peter. He plans to top the stunt next Valentine’s Day.
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Robert Sheehan
Shirley Sheehan
Germantown
Buckeystown
Sheehan
Washington
Frederick
Violence flares in Tadzhikistan as leaders resign
Soviet media report villagers threw firebombs and acid at troops protecting the Communist Party headquarters in Dushanbe. About 5,000 youths looted and attacked. Tass cites 12 dead and 143 injured with officials denying a higher toll. President Gorbachev pledges harsh action as ethnic unrest spreads.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Tadzhik
Tadzhikistan
Afghanistan
China
Tass
Tadzhik Interior Ministry
Mikhail Shtatoevy
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News-Post
Maryland
Mr. Metka
Lee
Kelly Hahe
Genstar
Sundance
Patrick
Orif Aminov
State Television and Radio Agency
Republic
Mikhail
Gorbachev
Central Asia
Caucasus
Soviet Union
Gunther
Avanti
Gary Larson
AMBI
Everedy Square
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