Planning staff urged to grow amid Frederick development surge
The Frederick County League of Women Voters criticized Frederick city officials for a two person planning staff, warning that 1987 will bring rapid growth and strain. It urged extensive pre approval studies for development impacts and warned once changes occur it will be too late to reverse them. The league urged future‑oriented planning as downtown expansion and new housing loom.
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League
Goodbye Harry Hughes A Maryland political elegy ends eight years
Roy Meachum laments the rise and fall of Governor Harry Roe Hughes. The column recalls his reform drive, the S&L crisis fallout, and the moral rhetoric of Maryland politics, concluding that Hughes’ decency may have cost him. The piece teases a new era with Governor Schaefer stepping in.
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Anti Khomeini rebels gain strength inside Iran
Washington reports four anti Khomeini groups inside Iran and along the Iraqi border led by Massoud Rajavi, claiming the People's Mojahedin are the main internal opposition. Rajavi operates largely from Iraq with cooperation from Saddam Hussein as Iran’s war with Iraq continues, aiming to overthrow Khomeini.
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Nader Rafinejad
Rafinejad
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Francis Stott Key Hotel shows slight operating profit
A 1506 year report by hotel manager John A. Shires noted a small but steady operating profit for the Francis Stott Key Hotel for the first time in years. Net income rose by 10,208.65 over the previous year as upkeep on carpets furniture and kitchen gear continued during 1906. The anniversary celebration of Carroll County’s 100th birthday featured Charles Carroll Long, born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Long during a dinner marking the county’s formation a century ago.
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John A. Shires
Carroll County
Kenneth Long
Westminster
Charles Carroll Long
Maryland
Baltimore
Frederick
Lawmaker Eyes Underground Wiring Districts statewide
Twenty years ago Senator Goodloe E. Byron proposed sponsoring legislation to allow creation of underground wiring districts across the state to improve power and communication lines and beautification. County sparks fly as Norman Snook appointment to Montevue Home faces board friction. salary set at $8,000 annually beginning April 1. Charles Collins accuses Wallace Hutton of delaying county business while Snook’s past nursing work is noted.
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Goodloe E. Byron
Frederick Carroll
Norman K. Snook
Montevue
Hutton
Letter writers clash over free speech and church unity
Readers debate First Amendment limits and social responsibility, with Ellis Burruss defending restraint on offensive terms, while David G. Beeson warns of a Watergate II style crisis fueled by government insiders and the media. John C. Webb Jr. weighs in on constitutional balance and civilian control.
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