Frederick County women seek more parkland for recreation
A 2035 signature petition from the Frederick County Women's Softball League urged county commissioners to boost parkland for residents. Spokeswoman Clarice Runkles said current five lighted fields are insufficient amid rapid growth, and urged budget increases, bonds, and state support for park development including Ballenger Creek district park.
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Frederick County
Frederick County Women's Softball League
Clarice Runkles
County Parks and Recreation Department
Ballenger Creek
Runkles
Solarex to move divisions to Frederick facility in 1987
Solarex plans moving the Semix Division to the dormant 1984 Solarex facility off U.S. 40, bringing about 50 workers by early 1987. Amoco subsidiary Solarex will consolidate operations from Rockville Gaithersburg and Frederick, preserving corporate offices in Rockville. Company president John Dorsey cites renewed commitment to photovoltaics and crystalline tech as the facility is retrofitted to host the division.
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Solarex
Semix
Laurie Beres
Frederick
Rockville
Gaithersburg
Amoco
Frederick City
U.S. #40
Montgomery County
Beres
U S Army to assist in raiding drug labs
U S Army troops with helicopters and transport planes arrive in Bolivia to aid a Bolivian antidrug campaign. Six Black Hawk helicopters join about 140 American personnel under DEA coordination to stage raids on clandestine cocaine labs as Washington backs the operation with diplomatic immunity and presidential authorization.
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Associated Press
LA Paz
Bolivia
Santa Cruz
Mark Jacobs
U.S
Scn Causea
George Bush
Peru
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Montgomery cable franchise to new firm takeover announced
Montgomery County will transfer its cable franchise to Hauser Communications for 40 million with a 70 million payoff over 12 years. Public service will expand gradually starting near Gaithersburg and Poolesville, with six months to reactivate construction and a public hearing set for August 14. Rates will rise slightly above Arlington, Virginia, levels.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Charles W. Gilchrist
Upper
Poolesville
Laytonsville
Barnesville
Clarksburg
1 House Middle School
MD. 118
Gaithersburg
Tribune United
Hauser Communications
Hauser
Montgomery Cablevision
Gilchrist
Gustave M. Hauser
Arlington
Virginia
Weather Outlook From Evening Thunderstorms To Warm Weekend
The forecast calls for an evening thunderstorm chance followed by fair and warm conditions tonight with lows around 66 to 72 degrees. Thursday brings partly sunny hot weather and a chance of scattered afternoon or evening storms with highs near 95. Western Maryland weather map appears on Page.
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Maryland
Final 31 sewer taps in New Market spark election style scramble
Frederick County commissioners faced a rush for the last 31 sewer taps at the New Market plant as developers eye commercial sites along Md. 144. With moratorium looming until Sponseller expands capacity, Ganley and Carbon Oil projects await taps and the board postponed allocation amid legal challenges to zoning.
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Frederick County
New Market
Michael Sponseiler
Paul Ganley
Commissioners
MD. 144
Ganley
Carbon Oil
Sponseller
Ralph Gordon
Chinese school offers camp on cultural arts
The Rockville Chinese School runs a cultural arts camp this week at its local campus to extend language and heritage education. About 55 students ages seven to 13 learn martial arts dance and folk arts under instructors including Chao Hui Chou and a Taiwan native teaching at Juilliard.
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Bood College
Chao Hui Chou
Rockville
Min-Yen Kan
Ara Codersyrend
Min-Yen
Hong Kong
Suirrey Chow
Ms Chou
Taiwan
New York
Julliard School
Association of Chinese Schools
Maryland drought hits farmers with near $100M loss
Maryland farmers face almost 169 million dollars in drought costs with potential loan aid. State officials urge preparatory paperwork now while disaster designation is awaited. Agriculture Secretary Wayne Cawley advises early filing steps and questions at the Farmers Home Administration as Washington reviews disaster status. Governor Harry Hughes cites levee risk if drought worsens.
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Annapolis
Maryland
State Secretary of Agriculture
Farmers Home
Wayne Cawley
Agriculture
Washington
Cawley
Eearies
Cowes
Harry Hughes
Hughes
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