Emergency detentions rise as apartheid unrest spreads in Africa
Police in Johannesburg report 665 people detained under new emergency powers since the decree began, with more than 200 detentions daily. The measure aims to quell rioting but has drawn accusations of targeting black communities and anti apartheid groups, while reports say nine arson incidents occurred in Cape and Transvaal provinces amid ongoing clashes.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Cape Province
Transvaal
Cape
P.W. Botha
United Democratic Front
Front
Jaap Venter
Pretoria
Home Occupations Surge in Frederick Neighborhoods
Zoning Administrator Dianne McDonald notes rising home based ventures in Frederick with 19 permits in five years and four issued last week. Rules require single employee, no traffic, space under 20 percent, no exterior signs, and home dominance of use. applicants must appear before the Board of Zoning Appeals twice.
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Mlaanind Onetiane 4
Anteatteven
Frederick
Dianne S. McDonald
McDonald
Maryland
Board of Zoning Appeals
Zoning Board
Wks. Scudumio Sh10
Paul Mossburg
Rosemont Avenue
Cablevision wins approval to expand facilities at High Knob
Frederick Cablevision Inc. won county board of appeals consent to build a 200 foot tall telecommunication tower, five dishes, and a 35 by 45 foot building on 9.6 acres in the conservation district near High Knob. The 2-1 vote cited EMI safety assurances and targeted environmental impacts, with opposition over tree removal in the watershed. Board also denied a Heiss farm tenant house variance but granted 90 days to wind down Helicopter Applicators operation on the site.
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Frederick Cablevision Inc
County Board of Appeals
High Knob
City of
Frederick Municipal Forest
Catoctin Mountain Range
Glenn F. Browning
Sma Electronics
Frederick County
Robert W. Cole
Frederick Cablevision
Gordon Smith
Frederick Cable
Gambrill Park
Coxey Brown
William F. Robey
Environmental Protection Agency
Robey
Browning
Cole
Douglas K. Sheiss
Sheiss
Weather snapshot and literary quote note
Sunny and pleasant day across Western Maryland with highs near 80 to 85 and lows around 62 to 66. The page features a weather map on section A2 and an offbeat literary quote attributed to Charles B. Fairbanks about newness wearing off a hat or coat.
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Maryland
Charles B. Fairbanks
Urbana tavern loses liquor license after contempt ruling
Frederick County Liquor Commissioner revokes Gippers Place license in Urbana for selling beer to minors. Owner Paul R. Weierbach refused to appear and showed contempt for state laws and the liquor office. License not allowed to renew for at least six months. Weierbach may appeal to the circuit court. Six attendees at the hearing noted no Gippers representation.
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Gipper
Urbana
Frederick County
Louis V. Myers Jr
Paul R. Weierbach
Myers
Joseph Emerson
Weierbach
Urbana Pike
Emerson
Leo Michael Boyle
Kyle Weierbach
Boyle
Maryland
Winchester Hall
Liquor Commissioner
Gipper's
Ralf Berger
Urbana Town Center
Berger
Phillip J. Wright
Walter H. Kitts
Wright
Kitts
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Howard Wilson
Wilson
Frederick Municipal
Richard T. Meagher
Africa
Karen Gardner
News-Post
Ms. McDonald
Thurmont
Linganore Road
Diana Lee Covey
Reed Road
Washington County Hospital
Cablevision
Bonnie Johnson
Inside the News
Urbana Tavern
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