Ballenger Creek plan blocked by Frederick planners
The Frederick planning commission voted against a proposal for 886 new houses on Ballenger Creek Pike. The area already strains Farmbrook schools and roads, and planners said there is no room for more pupils or traffic. The time may come when conditions improve, but not now.
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Frederick County
Ballenger Creek
Ballenger Creek Pike
Farmbrook
Frederick
Planning Commission
Stained Glass and Public Purse in Mt Pleasant Musings
Roy Meachum reflects on Web Wilson a Mt Pleasant antiques dealer and author of Great Glass in American Architecture with stained glass samples from his stock. He also mocks a city dinner covered by taxpayers and criticizes the Kluxies for hypocrisy and bigotry during a public event, recounting local reactions and a judge’s remarks.
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Mr. Pleasant
Web Wilson
MD. 26
Dance Hall Road
America
Wilson
Web
New York Times
Mt. Pleasant
H. Weber Wilson
Matt Kempner
Kempner
Manayunk
Carlucci asks Perot to drop Armitage probe
National Security Adviser Frank Carlucci secretly asked Texas billionaire H Ross Perot to halt an inquiry into Assistant Defense Secretary Richard Armitage and his links to a noted organized crime figure. The call followed Reagan and Mrs Reagan urging Perot to investigate alleged mismanagement of POW searches.
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Frank Carlucci
Texas
H. Ross Perot
Pentagon
Perot
Reagan
Defense
Richard Armitage
Washington, D.C
Virginia
Defense Department
Armitage
Corky Johnson
Donald Goldberg
Carlucci
National Security Council
White House
Clarification from State Senator John W Derr on Letters
Braddock Heights State Senator John W. Derr states he is not the frequent letters author John Derr of Frederick and asks readers to stop assuming he writes the column. He explains another man with the same name, a Citizens Nursing Home resident, writes the letters and has no relation to him.
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John Derr
Frederick
Citizens Nursing Home
Support Lacking in Courts for Children and Families
Reader letter laments insufficient court support for divorce and child custody matters in Maryland. Proposes mandatory mediation with trained counselors to educate couples and reduce protracted battles, citing Michigan's Friend of the Court Act. Also includes critical letters condemning hate and endorsing nonviolence.
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Michigan
Mothers Without Custody
Fathers United
Maryland
Boundary dispute prompts Carroll Frederick line re-survey
Roaring northwest gales cut temperatures from 56 to 36 with over an inch of rain. Muddy streets, obscured vision, and new sewer ruts challenged motorists. County leaders planned a boundary re-survey after a century of shifts, urged by Chief Judge Parke. Frederick City advances include a plumbing and planning code book, while Brunswick yard crews reach record staffing with recalled furloughed workers.
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Carroll
Frederick
Francis Neal Parke
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Carroll County
Edward J. Smith
Frederick County Public Works Dept Contested by Delegation
Frederick County officials discuss creation of a Department of Public Works with the legislative delegation. county commissioners back the idea but insist action rests with lawmakers. At Annapolis, Mayor Derr opposed a bill to let county commissioners veto municipal annexations, arguing it would hinder growth. Jefferson farmer Richard Ramsburg requested paving or stone surfacing for Ramsburg Road to ease bus access for his son. commissioners will review during the annual roads tour.
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Armitage
George Bush
Senate
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Bush
Byrd
Boston
Capitol
Capitol Hill
Jim Wright
D-Texas
Joe Moakley
D-Mass
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Moakley
Tip O'Neill
Jack Brooks
Texas
House
Department of Public Works
Frederick County
Charles E. Collins
Jefferson
Ramsburg
Richard Ramsburg
Roads Board
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Jack” Derr
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