Maryland panel decries state business climate and OECD delays
A Maryland special Joint Oversight committee concludes that the state climate is not business friendly. It criticizes the OECD for focusing on attracting outside firms at the expense of existing industries and for poor coordination with local councils. The report cites failing retention plans, weak regional marketing, and overbearing regulations.
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Annnapolis
General Assembly
Maryland
Thomas B. Kernan
Baltimore County
Baltimore
Harry Hughes
Department of Economic and Commuity Development
DECD
James C. Roberson
OECD
Saving Maryland Jobs Conference Sparks State Push
Governor Hughes told Maryland business leaders that a massive advertising push would coordinate state programs under OECD. An oversight panel criticized inconsistent information flow between state and local offices, while critics call tax incentives insufficient for growth. Frank DeFrancis was named OECD secretary to implement reforms.
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Salisbury
Hughes
Maryland
Oversight Committee
General Assembly
Charles H. Smelser
Frederick Carroll
Roberson
OECD
Frank DeFrancis
Freestate Raceway
Laurel
DeFrancis
Militant diplomacy shapes Soviet talks and U S compromises
Anthony Harrigan argues Soviet militant diplomacy undercuts Western negotiators, noting repeated U S naivete across administrations from Ford to Carter. He cites Sar with Helsinki SALT II and Gromyko as examples, warning that future talks will repeat the pattern unless capable negotiators lead. A later line mocks a jalopy becoming a vintage car as bystanders’ laughter turns to admiration.
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Soviet Union
Ussr
Europe
United States
Reagan
Edward Rowny
U.S
Ford
Helsinki
Carter
Senate
State Department
George Shultz
Gromyko
Gen. Rowny
Anthony Harrigan
Blanco Clash Delays Reagan Latin America Push on Hill
Reagan aides confront Senate worries as Inter American Foundation chief Victor Blanco drives reform and alleged politicization. Memo warns of embarrassment, while critics cite stacking the board and potential harm to Latin policy support.
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Washington
Reagan
Capitol Hill
Inter-American Foundation
Congress
U.S
Conservative Heritage Foundation
White House
Victor Blanco
Inter American Foundation
Blanco
Foundation
Peter Bell
Langhorn Motley
William Middendorf
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Charles Percy
Bill
Lucelle Lagnado
California
Senate Committee
Latin America
House
Edwin Meese
James Baker
Pentagon
Strategic Air Command
Br. Strangelove
Air Force
Letters to the editor on faith and public life in Frederick
Readers submit prayers and reflections for the new year urging kindness and faith. A long letter from Kathryn Groth praises North Frederick Elementary students and teachers after a DC trip. Elliott Haines argues for Historic District Commission reform. Richard Sheckells critiques HDC and local governance. A notice over child behavior disorders invites participation in a Children’s Hospital study for 6 to 14 year olds with ADHD or Conduct Disorder.
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Mr. Pritts
North Frederick
Washington, D.C
Brichey
Mangold
Frederick Post
Historic District Commission
Julia Hanna
HDC
Bernie Callan
Callan
Children’s Hospital National Medical Center
Sandra Kronsberg
Yesterday Items From Files of the News-Post 1934 and 1964
Entries note Dr Stanley Jones speaking in Frederic in 1834 with limited attendance. Gas prices drop to 17 cents, premium 19. President Roosevelt seen in Frederick en route to Braddock Heights. A warehouse in Adamstown burns. Elmer Willard family displaced. DAR Christmas luncheon at Key Hotel with 44 attendees. Charles Forsman elected president of Charles Men’s Wear shopping center group, first to serve second term. Frederick Lions Club opens 1964 with kettles funding Salvation Army and shows film The Magic Wheel.
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Frederick
Daughters of the American Revolution
DAR
Francis Stott Key Hotel
Wedgwood Room
Charles Forsman
Charles Men’s Wear
Forsman
Shopping Center Merchants Association
Harry A. Rosenfeld
Lions Club OF
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Salvation Army
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Pega
Mulme
Jack Anderson
Australia
New Zealand
Southwest Pacific
Indian Ocean
David Gergen
Gergen
Imelda and the Grinch
Philippines
Imelda Mercos
New York
Fifth Avenue
International Monetary Fund
International Banker
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
J.C. James Box
Frederick, Md
Kyle Pritts
North Frederick Elementary School
Nikirk
Ross
Whitmore
Kathryn B. Groth Freerick
Elliott Haines
Monument Road
Myersville
West Patrick Street
Richard Sheckells
W. Patrick St
Sandra J. Kronsberg
Laboratory of Behavioral Medicine
Michigan Ave
News-Post
Stanley Jones
Frederck
Calvary Methodist Parish Hall
Frederick City
Franklin Delano Prosevelt
Braddock Heights
Vindobona
Adamstown
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co
Elmer E. Willard
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