City officials cited in Linganore fish kill
Frederick city officials are ordered to appear at a state Water Resources Administration investigative hearing in Annapolis on August 5 at 10 a.m. to review the July 16 Linganore Creek fish kill in which over 500 fish died. WRA suspects copper sulfate from the Linganore Treatment Plant caused the kill. a cease and desist order could close the plant if noncompliance occurs.
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Frederick City
state Water Resources Administration
Linganore Creek
Ronald Parise
Water Resources Administration
Frederick
Ronald N. Young
WRA
Tawes
Annapolis
Linganore
Allen G. Merchant
Young
Parise
Singanore
New quake rocks China after massive tremor hits coast
A powerful aftershock measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale rattled northeastern China after an 8.2 quake devastated Tientsin and rattled Beijing. ANSA reports 6:50 p.m. local felt in Peking as residents fled. No casualties confirmed yet. US Earthquake Information Service notes heavy potential damage. Former Australian PM Whitlam and wife were visiting Tientsin during the events.
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TOKYO
China
Tientsin
ANSA
Peking
U.S
Golden
Colo
Denver center
Gough Whitlam
Whitlam
Japan Broadcasting Corp
Tangshan
Middletown fights over county land gift stalls deal
County postpones land transfer until Middletown resolves in house feud between town planners and fire company. Rich Blickenstaff offered 17000 for the tract after multiple appraisals while Kefauver urged the county to let the town acquire the land for Little League use. Commissioners urged双方 to reconcile before proceeding.
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Middletown
Planning Commission
Harold Kefauver
County Commissioners
Volunteer Fire Company
Richard Blickenstaff
Russell Keller
fire company
John Derr
Kefauver
Lawrence S. Johnson
Johnson
Paul L. Crum Jr
Donald L. Lewis
Blickenstaff
Economic indicators rise as June shows slower pace
The Commerce Department reports the leading indicators index up three tenths in June, the eighth straight gain, paced by a 13.6 percent jump in contract and equipment orders. May's 0.7 percent rise was revised down from 1.4 percent, signaling continued growth but at a slower rate ahead.
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WASHINGTON
Commerce Department
department
Historic records moved to safe permanent storage location
Frederick County old court and land records dating before 1750 will be removed from the Court House attic within two weeks. Archivists from the State Hall of Records in Annapolis, aided by five interns, will sort and box thousands of deeds and grants for shipment to the Hall of Records in Cheltenham. The effort, led by Wilbur Ford and Mrs Ann Leichert, aims to preserve priceless documents bearing signatures of Roger Brooke Taney and Francis Scott Key, and to provide archival access via inter-library systems.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Court House
State Hall of Records
Annapolis
Hall of Records
News-Post
Wilbur Ford
Ann Leichert
Charlies C Keller
Edward Papeniuse
Roger Brooke Taney
Francis Scott Key
Pat Vanorney
Hall of Records local records
Vanorney
Baltimore City Court House
Frederck
Cheltenham
Prince Georges County
Hall of Records library
Water rates rise 20 percent in city budget move
City increases water and sewer charges by 20 percent effective July 1, with higher bills arriving September through November. The hike cites a 23 percent budget rise for the Water Department driven by higher chemical costs, electricity, salaries, and EPA requirements. The department operates self financially and must balance its own revenues.
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Betty E. Rice
Rice
Water Department
Aldermen Back Underground Wiring Plan in Frederick
Frederick City aldermen on Tuesday discussed testing a 1914 agreement to push Potomac Edison and C P Telephone to bury remaining overhead wires at their expense. Several members support extending underground wiring to more city areas if affordable for taxpayers. One member favors applying the South Market Street approach elsewhere.
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Frederick City
Potomac Edison
C&P
South Market Street
Welty makes Brunswick council bid
Brunswick voters head to the polls on August 3 for town elections. Keith L Welty, 20, would be Brunswick’s youngest council candidate if elected, challenging current councilman G. David Green who holds the seat. Welty says town improvements are needed and would carry a youthful perspective into council decisions.
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Brunswick
Keith L Welty
G. David Green
Welty
Frederick County Updates Zoning Maps and Ordinances
The Frederick County Planning and Zoning Office released the third draft of the county zoning ordinances and a new zoning map. Copies and an explanation guide will be at Winchester Hall, with a public hearing set for Aug 18. The draft narrows verbiage and addresses agricultural land development, allowing five acre minimum and five one acre lots for family subdivisions, amid map changes showing R-1 clusters and higher zones near public services.
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Frederick County
Winchester Hall
James R. Shaw
Shaw
Fredenck
Ballenger Creek
Savage fighting reported in Lebanon Az
A Lebanon Arizona dispatch notes savage fighting linked to a Mars soil sample mission by VIKING, while AZ UNCOMMITTED delegates lean toward Ford. Weather in AZ remains warm and humid with variable cloudiness through Thursday and a chance of thunderstorms tonight and likely Thursday afternoon. Claudette Colbert quote about appearance closes the item.
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Amos L. Brown
Hopeh province
international club
Kyodo
Hsinhua
U.S. Geological Survey
David Dean
Thomas Gates
ROLLIE ATKINSON
NEW YORK
Federal Reserve
Keith L. Welty
Brunswick council
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