County residents press to keep Adamstown area rural
Frederick County Commissioners heard final public comments on the Adamstown regional land use plan. About 40 attendees urged keeping Buckeystown Adamstown and Point of Rocks as small village communities and limiting industrial growth. Bypass funding would come from industrial-property owners, while developers seek retention of current industrial or mineral zoning.
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Frederick County
Adamstown
Buckeystown
Point of Rocks
Eustalco Aluminum Co
Essroc Cement
Dickerson
Montgomery County
Richard Murphy
Tuscarora
Terry McGill
Karen Leatherman
Planning Commission
David Gray
Bruce Reeder
Yingling
Reeder
Park Ranger McFadden Retires From Camp David Area Duty
Tom McFadden reflects on five presidents hosted at Camp David and his long service at Catoctin Mountain Park. He recalls logistics with Soviet reporters, the Cozy buffet, and dining with President Carter. He champions CAMPER volunteers who donated 18,000 hours and $100,000 to park programs, boosting staff to 48. He plans to move on to new projects in Maryland, Alaska, and the Colorado River trip.
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Camp David
President Carter
Catoctin Mountain Park
Round Meadow
McFadden
Catoctin Area Mountain
Frederick County
Alaska
Colorado River
Hoyer Bonior in race to succeed Gray as House Majority Whip
Maryland Congressman Steny Hoyer and David Bonior of Michigan emerge as frontrunners to replace William Gray as House Majority Whip. Hoyer, caucus chair, campaigns on consensus leadership while Bonior touts extensive experience and early backing from key allies including John Dingell and Joe Moakley.
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Hoyer
Bonior
Gray
House
Baltimore
Maryland
Steny Hoyer
William Gray
David Bonior
D-Mich
House of Representatives
The
Baltimore) Sun
Bonier
United Negro College Fund
Beryl Anthony Jr
D-Ark
Vic Fazio
D-Calif
House Energy and Commerce
John Dingell
Rules Committee
Joe Moakley
D-Mass
County budget clash over school board funding and raises
County commissioners and school board clash over pay raises and shortages. They approve a 56 percent contribution proposal amid warnings of potential layoffs, with budget leaders noting salaries dominate the school board budget and funding remains uncertain.
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Sundergill
Reeder
Yingling
Taylor's remains tested at Oak Ridge lab
Hair and nail samples from President Zachary Taylor are irradiated in Oak Ridge National Laboratory to detect arsenic poisoning as a possible cause of death in 1850. Neutron activation analysis will reveal microscopic arsenic, with results to Kentucky's chief medical examiner for release, timing unclear.
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Oak Ridge, Tenn
Zachary Taylor
Louisville
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Department of Energy
Larry Robinson
Lab
Analytical Chemistry
Joe Culver
George Nichols
Kentucky
Nichols
Taylor
Knoxville
Four-stage plan eyed for regional landfill site search
A eight page report outlines a three stage process to seek alternative sites over more than a year. Stage one screens 50 to 100 sites, stage two narrows and adds hydrogeologic checks, stage three focuses on few sites with hands on study. Public involvement is stressed with a citizen advisory group urged to reduce later conflict.
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Don Vogt
Post
Buckley, Schuh
Jernigan
Vogt
Save the Schrodel Farm Committee
Frederick
Keeler proposes prorated charge for weight limits
Mr. Keeler suggested the charge be prorated between weight limits so haulers pay for the actual load to make the system more equitable. The commissioners appeared to agree, but any rate change would require a public hearing.
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Keeler
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Arpets Unlimited
S. Jefferson St
Matrix
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Teddy Bears
East St
Everedy Square
Paphi
Mrs. Yingling
Harry Grove Stadium
Frederick Keys
Salem Buccaneers
Frederick County Automobile and Truck Dealers Association
Shockley “Satis*action
Mane
Grimes Truck Center
International
Toyota
Frederu
Ktown Toyota
BUICK
GMC Truck
Hyundai
Mitshubish
Burdette Brothers Inc
Ponteac
Shipley’s
V & Audio
Frederick Area
AMIFM
Redericktowne Mall
Martins Food
Arerive
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