Frederick approves 90-room motel under airport flight path
Frederick planning commission approved a four story 90 room motel to be built on East Patrick Street near Bailes Lane beside Frederick Municipal Airport. Developer Lowell Nelson says the site meets FAA clear zone guidelines though written verification is pending. Officials caution about noise and safety near takeoff and landing activity.
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Frederick’s
Planning Commission
East
Patrick Street
Bailes Lane
Frederick Municipal Airport
Lowell Nelson
Montgomery County
Federal Aviation
James A. Schmersahl
Schmersahl
FAA
Commission
Anay
Waite to negotiate for U.S. hostages in Lebanon mission
London envoy Terry Waite, acting as joint Anglican and not papal envoy, left for Beirut to press Islamic Jihad for the release of six American captives. He warned this dangerous mission relies on fragile trust and a diffuse negotiation target, with no firm assurances from captors.
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London
Archbishop of Canterbury
Lebanon
Beirut
Terry Waite
Robert Runcie
Church of England
Runcie
Waite
John Paul II
Vatican
Joaquin Navarro
Holy See
Heathrow
Reagan
Islamic Jihad
William Buckley
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Tunisia
Ietters
Associated Press Bureau
Lawrence Jenco
Terry Anderson
Middle East
American University
David Jacobsen
Thomas Sutherland
Kuwait
U.S
130 Properties Sold at Frederick County Tax Auction
Frederick County’s annual tax sale sold 130 properties Tuesday morning to bidders seeking overdue taxes. The county treasurer’s office runs the sale, where buyers pay the tax bills with ownership potentially reverting to them if owners fail to redeem within a year and a day. A 164 acre parcel near Urbana drew 210000, while Urbana 80 Limited Partnership owed 7614 in taxes.
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Frederick County
MD. 80
Urbana
Urbana 80 Limited
Martha Ann Brittain
Trial for Achille Lauro pirates begins Monday
Genoa prosecutors say four hijackers of the Achille Lauro and an alleged accomplice will face trial Monday on illegal arms and explosives charges. An arrest warrant for PLO official Mohammad Abbas is in question, with Sicily already issuing a warrant and Genoa weighing whether to uphold it. Prosecutors hint at possible murder and kidnapping charges at a second trial, while weapons charges proceed to allow time for broader investigation.
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Genoa
Italy
Achille Lauro
Mohammad Abbas
PLO
United States
Francesco Meloni
Abbas
Luigi Carli
Monnay
Sicily
Meloni
Leon Klinghoffer
New York City
Cruise Sup
Hazardous spill snarls I-70 traffic in Maryland
A tractor trailer overturned on I-70 near the South Street and South Market Street exits sending a corrosive material into a roadside ditch. Driver John James Robinson, 47, of Seawall Road Baltimore, was treated for minor injuries at Frederick Memorial Hospital and released. State police detoured westbound traffic around 1:30 a.m. as hazardous materials crews and listed groups cleaned the scene. Tpr. Joseph McCauley investigates.
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Maryland
John James Robinson
Seawall Road
Baltimore
South Street
South Market Street
Robinson
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Uniteds
Tpr
Joseph McCauley
Jeff Taylor
Residents press ban on large trucks on East Church Street
East Church Street residents, led by Kathy Maloney and Louis D. Shea, petitioned Frederick officials with 65 signatures to bar trucks over three quarters of a ton not doing business on the street. The Parks Streets and Sanitation Committee will study the proposal, citing city historic district concerns and earlier police surveys showing misdirected trucks.
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Karen Gardner
News-Post
East Church Street
Frederick Street
E. Church
Arlene Phillips
Ms. Maloney
Louis D. Shea
E. Church St
Church Street
Shea
Morning weather clears to partial sun in western Maryland
A misty morning gives way to partial sunshine and mild temperatures with highs of 60 to 65 and lows around 50 to 55. Western Maryland Weather map appears on page A-2. Carolyn Barranca interviews a female television producer in E-1. Plus 5 Business/Finance and a curious classified ad quoting John Millington Synge about a thousand horses against a son.
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Maryland
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C. Kurt Holter
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Peter Kilburn
Achille Lauro Pirates
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Richard J. Ashton
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Robert J. Strine
Inside the News
Carolyn Barranca
John Millington Synge
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