Mount Airy plans review motel center and Windy Knolls subdivision
Mount Airy Planning Commission reviewed early sketches for three projects including 22 townhouses and two commercial/industrial sites on six acres at Md 27 and Park Avenue and the Mount Airy Center motel complex on Md 27 and Md 144. Proposals include a larger loading dock for Mount Airy Cold Storage to reduce noise, with two railroad tracks removed and new employee parking. The Windy Knolls project faces recreation space shortfall and traffic estimates. SHA traffic study pending.
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Mount Airy
Arthur Burger
Raicer
Hurger
Ran
Windy Knolls
MD. 27
Park Avenue
David Brown
Mount
Airy Manor
Silver Spring
Brown
James Shaw
Frederick County
Shaw
Carroll County
Mount Airy Center
MD. 144
Board of Zoning Appeals
Planning Commission
State Highway Administration
SHA
Quarantine Sets Rules for Moving Equipment on Eastern Shore
Farmers face strict movement rules under the new quarantine for the soybean cyst nematode. Equipment can move only with a clearance certificate from federal or state inspectors, and items like soil, compost, seeds, and harvested materials are regulated. Experts urge containment to prevent spread and note potential five to ten year detection lags if introduces to uninfested areas.
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MDA
Gimpel
Frederick County
Terry Poole
Poole
Scientists urge major cuts in nuclear weapons
Washington AP The National Academy of Sciences chief Dr Frank Press called for substantial reductions in atomic arsenals to lower the risk of nuclear war. He said public unease over arms control makes this a potent political issue steering leaders, Congress, and presidential candidates.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Frank Press
Academy
Congress
Weather forecast across regions with rain and snow
The National Weather Service forecasts rain and showers for the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday. Widespread rain and showers are expected across the Midwest and Southeast. Snow is forecast for northern New England.
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National Weather Service
Pacific Northwest
Midwest
Southeast
New England
Jury weighs death in double murders tied to robbery
The defense presented six witnesses including Pamela Huffington, sister of the defendant, who described early mood medication and troubled youth. Neighbors testified to a violent temper and need for control, while a high school football coach described him quitting in tenth grade. A presentencing evaluation and Maryland death penalty rules shaped jurors' life or death decision. The Pan American Conference note references Washington in 1889.
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Nuff
Pamela
Huffington
Barbara Santiago
Santiago
Maryland
William W. Wenner
Reagan opposes moving embassy to West Jerusalem
President Reagan said he remains opposed to moving the U S embassy from Tel Aviv and was surprised officials were weighing the idea as a negotiation compromise. He stressed Jerusalem must be part of peace talks, while Congress has introduced legislation to move the embassy. An old Dawson, New Mexico mine disaster is noted in the piece.
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AIR Force One
Reagan
United States
Israel
China
Washington Post
Capitol Hill
Tel Aviv
West Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Congress
Bond set in fatal shooting at mother’s house
Frederick County Sheriff’s Department responded to a 4:15 pm call where a man shot his sister in the back of the neck and killed her. The defendant said the confrontation began after insults about their mother and claimed to have fired a shotgun at her head from a stored case. He offered no comment on bond after Monday’s hearing.
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Frederick County
Ethel James
James
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Ferris
Nuveen
Nuveen Maryland Trust
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