Cardon wins rezoning for New Market truck stop plan
Cardon Oil Co won a six acre Highway Service zoning change after a six hour hearing, enabling a $1.25 million truck stop and 64 seat restaurant at Md 144 and Md 75. Residents plan an appeal to Circuit Court as opponents fear traffic and neighborhood impact.
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Cardon Oil Co
New Market
Frederick County
Horace C. Kimball
Cardon
MD. 144
MD. 75
Kimball
Oil Company
Richard L. Grossnickle
Adrian McC. Remsberg
Cant
Highway Service
Ms. Abrams
Montgomery County
Samuel K. Jones
Sleet and Snow Delays Hit Frederick County Schools
Hazardous road conditions from sleet and snow caused Maryland State Police to report snow covered roads in Frederick with up to four inches forecast. Schools remained closed, extending the year by a week to makeup lost time amid widespread travel disruptions and plans adjustments.
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Maryland
Frederick
David Lesher
News-Post
Frederick County
City meeting tackles safety of indoor kerosene heaters
Frederick officials spent hours Thursday at the city council hearing on portable indoor kerosene heater safety. The fire board will decide whether to draft an ordinance or take no further action, with 12 witnesses testifying including sellers, users, a Kerosun distributor representative, and the fire marshal. Peter Stanford of Action Energy Industries urged viewing the issue in a broader energy context, noting potential oil supply disruptions and arguing kerosene heaters offer near full efficiency compared with typical heating systems.
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Frederick
City Fire Board
Fire Board
Action Energy Industries
Stanford
City seeks condemnation of historic All Saints Street building
The City of Frederick filed a circuit court condemnation petition under eminent domain and the new urban renewal plan to seize the vacant Knights of Pythias property on West All Saints Street. Edith H. Elliot, Francis Scott Key Bank and Trust Company, and Frederick County Commissioners are named parties. Appraisals will determine a price. the judge will set the settlement. The building, now deteriorating, was purchased by Elliot in 1979 for 25000 dollars and valued at 22740 in 1978, with current assessments near 12000 until demolition.
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City of
Frederick
West All Saints Street
Edith H. Elliot
Francis Scott Key Bank and Trust Company
Frederick County
James H. Clapp Jr
William H. duBell
Elliott
Social duties of big business and civic needs in city reporting
Walter Williams examines the social responsibilities of large firms while Tom Thede notes funding gaps may stop Chicago sewer work. Sally Bright gives language tips. J M Bennett reviews a new book. Michael Spaur visits a Hernhey chocolate factory and dines at Chuck E. Cheese's in Rockville. Beth Dees profiles Mardi Gras Queen Andrea Anderson of Middletown ahead of Saturday events.
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Walter Williams
Tom Thede
Chicago
Sally Bright
News-Post
J.M. Bennett
News-Poot
Michael Spaur
Hernhey
Chuck E. Cheese
Rockville
WWDC
Howard OI
Beth Dees
Andrea Anderson
Middletown
Inside The News When Men Speak Ill Of Thee
A quotation from Plato urges living in a way that challenges gossip and false rumors. The aphorism emphasizes virtue, resilience, and personal integrity as a response to criticism. Its wisdom remains relevant across eras and cultures.
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Plato
Trucker dies as I-70 crash injures five near Frederick
A Michigan man, Brian Carl Davidson, 29, died in a multi vehicle crash on I 70 one mile west of Frederick County in Washington County. Five others were injured two seriously. The accident started when Charles Bails veered his tractor trailer on an icy road and struck Davidson's vehicle forcing a chain reaction involving several trucks and cars. The westbound lanes were closed from 6 pm to 11 pm as rescue crews and state highway staff treated the scene and worked to melt ice with chemicals.
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Michigan
Frederick County
Washington County
Brian Carl Davidson
Napoleon
Mich
Washington County Hospital
Charles Bails
Washington, Pa
Mary Jane Crone
Middletown
WCH
Pittsburgh
Maryland
Hagerstown
Bails
Davidson
Tfe
Lewis Blenard
Blenard
Myersville
Frederick
Washington
Mark Dougherty
State Highway Administration
Reagan says no combat troops for El Salvador
President Reagan reaffirmed there are no plans to send U S combat troops to El Salvador. He avoided specifics on U S options in Central America while promising a major speech next week to outline a Caribbean basin plan including investment incentives, trade preferences, and about 300 million dollars in emergency aid for the region. He noted no troop deployment unless extreme provocation such as a bomb on the White House.
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Washington
Reagan
Central America
U.S
el Salvador
Caribbean Basin
United States
Organization of American States
Caribbean
White House
Reagan signals slower economy rebound amid high rates
Washington AP report shows President Reagan acknowledging high interest rates threaten a durable recovery and stepping back from optimistic forecasts. He endorses Fed tight money and pledged deficit control, while resisting tax hikes and big Pentagon cuts. He would consider reasonable steps to shrink the 1983 deficit of 91.5 billion dollars.
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Washington
Reagan
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Pentagon
Pope ends eight day African pilgrimage
Pope John Paul II closed an eight day African journey in Libreville Gabon after a final Mass urging faiths to end harsh rules against infertile women and to scrutinize progress. He asked compassion for the childless and then departed for Rome aboard an Air Gabon Boeing 747.
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Pope
Libreville
Gabon
John Paul II
Rome
Air Gabon
El Salvador War Effort Seen Improving With Aid
General Wallace H. Nutting, head of U.S. Southern Command, says despite guerrilla gains, government forces are winning in El Salvador. He notes the $55 million expanded U.S. military aid should help fill needs as troops adapt to new equipment and training during his 48 hour visit.
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el Salvador
San Salvador
Latin America
U.S
Wallace H. Nutting
Nutting
U.S. Southern Command
Deng says Sino U S relations not good
Deng Xiaoping, 77, told an American guest that Sino U S relations are not good and that the United States misunderstands China’s need for America. The remark came during a one hour meeting with K S Wu of Ebasco Services International, his second public appearance after a five week break.
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Pekingap
China
Deng Xiaoping
America
United States
Communist Party
K.S. Wu
Ebasco Services International
Deng
U.S
Taiwan
Weather improves with sunshine and warmth by Saturday
The cold dreary spell ends tonight as western Maryland sees sun and rising temps for Saturday. In the mountains, snow gives way to clear skies Saturday with highs in the 30s and teens at night.
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Maryland
Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
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Burall
T. Meade Felton
Scott Burall
C. Edward Winpigler and Sons
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Bob Leverone
All Saints Street
Cindy Hackett
Inside the News
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Arne
Ned
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Aderson
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Aeroflot
Jewish Defense League
Associated Press
Soviet Union
Maria
Marina
Sino
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