Ross Family Roots Highlight Frederick Patriot's Path to Navy
A Frederick lineage unfolds from Clarke Place through All Saints Church as Richard Potts Ross Jr. grows from a local child to a Naval Academy midshipman and 1927 graduate. The piece notes his father attorney and civic roles, his mother a pianist, and a lineage touching Key and Dudley Page. An editor's note previews Okinawa Marines and the flag landing story to come.
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Clarke Place
Richard P. Ross
Ross
Potomac Edison Company
Maryland School For the Deaf
Mount Olivet Cemetery Company
Frederick
Court House
Clarke
All Saints Episcopal Church
All Saints Parish
Richard Potts Ross Jr
Osborne Ingle
Richard
Francis Scott Key
All Saints
United States Naval Academy
Naval Academy
Frederick County
Winfield Scott Schley
Santiago
Richard Ross
Frederick Man
Academy
Annapolis
Dudley M. Page
U.S. Navy
Record Street
Lincoln
Arms talks stall as negotiators push for progress
Talks on arms control continue with the main hurdle lingering over Soviet backtracking on earlier positions. Kampelman notes slow pace of round one while Gorbachev calls it fruitful. Delegations meet weekly, with extra sessions near the close, in Geneva at the Soviet compound and the U.S. arms control offices.
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TFS
Kampelman
Gorbachev
U.S
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Geneva
Reagan
Pay phone calls rise as well in Maryland PSC decision
The Maryland Public Service Commission raised coin phone calls from 20 to 25 cents citing cost of locating and maintaining equipment. PSC Chairman Frank O. Heintz said the 25-cent rate aligns with many states and reflects value. C&P expects two to three weeks for implementation. Additional fee increases included new residential line connection from 18 to 26 dollars and busy-line verification from 30 to 75 cents.
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C&p
Maryland Public Service Commission
PSC
Frank 0. Heintz
Heintz
Frank Just
David Rice
PSC approves across the board phone rate hike for C&P
The Public Service Commission sets universal, limited, and economy plan increases for C&P with Baltimore unlimited users paying 16.69, 65 call limited at 9.60, and economy users 5.80 per month. Message rate stays 9 cents per call, business at 10 cents. Rural areas see the same 40 cent rise as urban. New $1 per subscriber line to be added by the FCC in June. Depreciation costs raised 25 percent but research costs to be spread over five years. Return on capital raised from 11.91 to 11.98 percent.
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C&p
Baltimore
PSC
Heintz
Frederick
Federal Communications Commission
Ckp
British teacher shot dead at Beirut university
Denis Hill, 53, a British teacher at the American University of Beirut, was found shot multiple times in the head and brought to the American University Hospital morgue. The university and hospital officials gave few details on where he was killed or who transported the body. The case follows the abduction of American director David P. Jacobsen from the same campus, with no group claiming responsibility.
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Beirut
Lebanon
American University of Beirut
Denis Hill
American University Hospital
Radwan Mawlawi
Hill
Mawlawi
West
University Hospital
David P. Jacobsen
Indicators Signal Slow Growth Ahead in April
The April index shows six negative indicators including contracts for plant and equipment and building permits, with government and private analysts noting the economy grew only 0.7 percent in Q1. Lowered discount rates by the Fed are not yet affecting the economy, as it may take months for rate changes to flow through. Positive contributors were four indicators, reflecting gradual resilience amid slack demand.
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Federal Reserve
Economic updates and outlook from The News May 30 1985
The report shows upward revisions in orders for consumer goods and materials and changes in sensitive materials prices. It notes revised February and March figures for inventories and unemployment claims, and a 167.4 base index for April. Reagan officials hedge growth forecasts with economists predicting around 3 percent annual growth in the second half.
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Ah Mette Bird
Jacobsen
Huntington Beach
Calif
Gilbert Opticians
Eve Examinations
Dauyaire Suellings
Frederick County Square
Baughman
Discover Home Satellite TV
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Urbana Radio & TV
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Ijamsville
the News
Irs
N. Market St
Hce
Maytag
Uarrag
Maytag Jetclean
Stacy
Maytag Grill
Don’s Appliance Maytag
Mt. Olivet Bivd
Frederick, Md
Kenney
Damascus
People's 21
E. Potomac St
Brunswick, Md
Ingall’s Lumber
Main Street
Middletown
Myer’s Corp
Middleburg Rd
Detour, Md
Routzahn
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