County approves IRB for Adamstown plant
Frederick County Commissioners approved a 2.2 million Industrial Revenue Bond for Trans-Tech Inc to expand its Adamstown ceramic products plant by adding 30 000 square feet of office and manufacturing space. The plan aims to create up to 123 jobs within three years and follows a separate 720 000 IRB for the Historical Office Building Investment Co. The board also advanced a health officer evaluation procedure, CETA program modification, computer paper bid, and routine budget transfers, plus road improvements on Teen Barnes Road. In a workshop, Budget Officer Harold Keller Jr was granted permission to fill a vacancy.
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Frederick County
Adamstown
Trans-Tech Inc
Mike Kane
Historical Office Building Investment Co
CETA
Mount Airy planners deny new Lookout subdivision plat
Mount Airy Planning Commission denied Franklin's Lookout revised subdivision plat saying it does not fit the neighborhood character despite zoning compliance. The panel approved Paradise Hills site plan with seven conditions and reviewed Master Plan updates and three zoning-change requests affecting Mount Airy Motors, a Warfield Acres to R-3 parcel, and the Dobbins Motel property. The next meeting is 8 p.m. Monday August 31.
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Mount Airy
Paradise Hills
Soil Conservation Service
Fairway Center
Fred Bouchert II
Mount Airy Motors Inc
S. Main SL
Carroll County Health Department
Carroll Soil Conservation District
Frederick County Soil Conservation District
Planning Commission
Governor to unveil Pate Portal to Appalachia landmark
Gov. Hughes will unveil The Bill Pate Portal to Appalachia at the Frederick Washington County line on eastbound I 70. Bill Pate, Louisville native, led Appalachian development and ARC service, praised for recognizing interstate action to revitalize the region. Dedication begins at 3 p.m. with a reception at the Tourist Information Center.
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Hughes
Pate
Appalachia
Harry Hughes
Frederick-Washington County
Bill Pate
Louisville
Economic Development Department
Department of Economic and Community Development
DECD
Bill
Appalachian
Tawes
Appalachian Region
Appalachian Regional Commission
ARC
Maryland
Garrett
Washington and Allegany
Reagan plan seeks 25 percent tax cut across 33 months
The Republican Senate plan calls for a 25 percent tax cut over 33 months with uniform relief for all taxpayers and automatic annual inflation adjustments starting in 1985. The Democratic counterproposal favors a 21 month 15 percent cut, targeting Americans earning under $50,000, plus a conditional 10 percent third-year cut if the economy improves.
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Reagan
Senate
Ageo
Farm Bureau Leader Warns on Budget Cuts
Charles Town West Virginia budget talks drew American Farm Bureau President Robert B Delano urging acceptance of cuts as essential for national economy during an exchange at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Delegations from Frederick County Maryland and Virginia joined. A future News Post story will detail the meeting and agriculture trends.
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Charles Town
American Farm Bureau Federation
Robert B. Delano
Hation
Delano
West Virginia
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Leon Enfield
Maryland Farm Bureau
Joseph Free
News-Post
Royal wedding charms crowd with vows and Catholic blessing
Crowds watched Prince Charles and Diana wed in a ceremony blending Protestant and Catholic traditions. Cardinal Basil Hume read a prayer, Diana wore a veil then carried Mountbatten roses as they rode in the state postillion landau to Buckingham Palace. US first lady Nancy Reagan was among dignitaries.
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Runele
Charles
Elizabeth
Princess of Wales
Basil Hume
Diana
Elizabeth 1
U.S
Nancy Reagan
Prince and Princess of Wales
Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth
Palace
Frances Shand Kydd
Prince Philip
Rose Skelton
Ocean Springs
Miss
Fleet Street
Citizens to add 50 bed wing at Frederick nursing home
A 50 bed addition to Citizens Nursing Home Frederick under construction aims to lift capacity to 170 and finish by mid to late September. The board criticized county commissioners for not funding a starting security guard and decided to hire a private firm until a central alarm system is ready. The group approved insurance review and elected new officers while voting a $150 donation from vending funds for the county picnic.
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Citizens Nursing Home
Frederick
William P. Hill
Home Board of Directors
Petrol Construction Inc
Hagerstown
Hill
Frederick County Sheriffs Department
Citizens
Thomas M. Fox
County Comptroller
Sheriffs Department
Fox
County Commission
Citizens’ Board of Directors
Boards of Hospitals
Eldridge
Dana Cable
James F. Black
Col
Frederick Smith
McClellan
Union Bridge selects Perry L. Jones for emergency planning board
Union Bridge officials nominated Perry L. Jones to the seven member Emergency Services Planning Board for Carroll County. The board will include three private citizens and four volunteer firefighters with nominations due by August 28. Jones, a local firefighter and former ambulance officer, was Mayor Edward Williar’s first choice and approved immediately. Oscar Baker notes only one other nomination, Gary C. Rains of Sykesville, and a monthly meeting cadence is anticipated until the master plan is fully implemented. The plan calls for hiring a protection engineer, with Carroll County Fireman’s Association assisting in interviews.
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Union Bridge
Oscar Baker
Carroll County
Gary C. Rains
Sykesville
Baker
Ment
Perapaitty
Carroll County Fireman’s Association
Weather continues calm after stormy period in Frederick area
A pair of noninjury accidents occurred on I-70 at Md 355 and Lynn Burke Road amid thunderstorms. Frederick police noted no storm accidents but reported hot wires citywide as cooler air moved in. Rain totaled .85 inches at Emmitsburg. temps dropped to 70 overnight with highs around 82. Forecast calls for clearing skies, lows around the 60s, and highs in the 80s through the weekend. A Farm Bureau bus sheltering from a 40 mph gusts thunderstorm at Jefferson Fairgrounds heard remarks from Robert Delano of Virginia during the meeting.
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MD. 355
Lynn Burke Road
Frederick City
News-Post
Lucille Beall
Emmitsburg
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Guy Baker
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Patricia Throne
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