Downtown Frederick Eyes Historic Inn At City Hall Site
City officials and developers debate converting the old City Hall on North Market Street into a downtown 70 room historic inn. Two developers backed out over hotel market concerns, but optimism remains that a downtown hotel can attract tourists and convention business, complement suburban motels, and boost Frederick’s growth.
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Frederick
Old City Hall
North Market Street
Carroll Creek
Ronald Young
Young
Great Inns of America
Up in the air over airlines and flight attendants
Robert C. Reid laments changes in air travel from glamour stewardesses to modern flight attendants. He recounts delays, mis connected flights, rude service, and a lone positive note about a female pilot, arguing the industry prioritizes profits over passengers as he calls for trains.
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Delta Airlines
Florida
Buster
TVA nuclear chief faces credibility probe in NRC letters
Washington report outlines conflicting testimony in the TVA Watts Bar quality control dispute. NRC investigators question Steven A. White’s letters claiming compliance, while key witnesses dispute his statements and the level of NRC approval. The long NRC draft remains unreleased.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Steven A. White
Watts Bar
Stewart Harris
White
James Asselstine
NEC
Temperature peaks in Frederick as apricots bloom
The official reading hit 76 degrees with unofficial 80s in parts of the county. Gardeners fear a severe winter flareback. apricot trees and shrubs burst into bloom signaling potential crop damage. A mistaken identity led to a prison release after 160 days, while a $10 railway fare refund was granted. In East Patrick Street, 30 WPA workers widened the curb to 15 feet, length 2,800 feet, near former trolley tracks opposite the fair grounds.
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Frederick
Queen Anne’s
Virginia
North Carolina
Works Progress Administration
WPA
East
Patrick Street
Fair Grounds
Frederick County Officials Join State Task Force on Cooperation
Frederick County Commissioner Charles E. Collins and Mayor John A. Derr were asked by Evan Crossly to serve on a state task force committee examining cooperation between counties and municipalities. About 400 attendees at the Capitol Milk Producers Cooperative annual meeting at Turf Valley heard milk consumption and prices rising, with imitation milk a looming threat. Thieves failed to crack Wickes Lumber safe, entry gained via two broken glass panels. no losses though there were chisel marks. County commissioners received final $39,722 anti poverty grant for staffing and administration of the Community Action Committee. Taylor’s Frederick opened at 26 N Market St in the former 8 8 Kresge store.
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Frederick
Charles E. Collins
John A. Derr
Evan Crossly
Maryland Association of County Commissioners
Capitol Milk Producers Cooperative Inc
Turf Valley Country Club
John M. Crum
Baltimore
Wickes Lumber and Building Supply Center
MD. 355
Frederick County
Community Action Committee
Swaggart clash echoed by Swaggart Junior critique
Letters to the editor mock a Swaggart family feud with a teary impersonation by Swaggart Junior while shifting to a reproduced abuse awareness column. Connie J. Koenig of Heartly House advocates domestic violence protections and services in Frederick, urging recognition of spouse abuse as a crime and directing readers to help.
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D. Wachter
Frederick County
Heartly House Inc
Letter from Breeden FSK Bible Church denounces law officers and gov
A Breeden FS K Bible Church letter condemns man made laws and government authority, citing scripture and pledging to preach regardless of police or court power. The writer urges repentance and frames divine law as supreme, referencing Acts and Psalms. The Frederick News Post also notes a local letter about homes and setback rules, defending Old Line Construction and requesting patient reporting.
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Russia
Supreme Court
God
Jesus
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Atlanta
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Leonid Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Naberezhniye Chelniy
Robert Bork
Colorado Women’s College
Gary Hart
Washington, D.C
Wilbur Mills
Camp David
Nixon
United Fe
Hemstrom
News-Post
Taylor's
N. Market St
Swaggart
Jimmy Swaggart
Swaggart Junior
Dad
Swaggart Senior
Junior
Senior
Charles Peter Goodwin Frederick
W. Patrick St
Connie J. Koenig
Harold V
Breeden Fsk Bible Church
Frederick Post
Fair Oaks Drive
Old Line Construction
Norris
Planning Commission
Ms. Norris
Douglas Little JR
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