Commissions Shape Frederick City Growth and Control
The Frederick city charter and code define the roles and workings of the Historic District Commission, Planning Commission, and Board of Zoning Appeals as key bodies guiding growth. These groups, along with other committees like parking, plumbing, utility, and transportation, determine approvals, standards, and appeals within the city’s regulatory framework.
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Parking
Plumbing Board
Utility
Transportation Committee
City commissions seek citizen input on civic issues
City groups including nurse day operation personnel commission police commission fire board and recreation commission serve as study bodies for the mayor and aldermen. Members are appointed by the mayor and serve without pay while aldermen sit on commissions. Citizens familiar with topics are named to commissions to gather information and advise the mayor and board. The Historic District Commission has seven city residents and meets at City Hall monthly.
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Police Commission
Carolyn Greiner
Board of Aldermen
Greiner
Claude R. DeLauter Jr
James M. Murphy
G. Bernard Callan
Peyton Pauls Phillips
Harry C. Decker
Thomas C. Pauls
HDC
Belfast MP Rev Robert Bradford killed at community dance
Two gunmen entered a Belfast center where about 60 youths gathered for a dance and fatally shot Rev Robert Bradford, a Protestant British MP, and a second man. Police initially misattributed the time, and no group claimed responsibility amid IRA bombing and government threats.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Robert Bradford
Bradford
Irish Republican Army
London
Michael Havers
Reagan says world watches Columbia mission with eyes and heart
President Reagan, at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, praised the Columbia shuttle mission though shortened, telling Engle and Truly that the world has its eyes and heart on the astronauts. He asked them to consider picking him up on their outbound pass over Washington before landing at Edwards.
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Houston
Reagan
Washington
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Joe Henry Engle
Richard H. Truly
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Picket lines at Martin's grand opening in Westminster
UFCW official says Frederick shoppers must cross picket lines at Martin's Food Store opening Tuesday. Former Pantry Pride workers accuse hiring practices favor out of town staff and Dutch owner profits leaving the community. Martin's denies claims as union ads and unfair labor practices charges accompany the dispute.
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Westminster
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
UFCW
Martin's
Frederick
Robert C. Donnelly
Pantry Pride
Martin’s
Martin
Carroll County Times
WITR
Food Store
Giant Food Stores Inc
Carlisle
Large U S Paratroopers Begin Middle East Drill at Cairo
About 850 U S paratroopers and heavy gear landed in a six mile square desert patch at Cairo West Air Base Egypt to begin the largest American exercises in the Middle East. Within six minutes the last trooper reached the sand and prepared for combat as 4,000 American troops conduct a series of major maneuvers.
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Cairo West Air Base
Egypt
U.S
Middle East
Storms topple redwoods across West Coast and storms batter East
Winds to 100 mph toppled a dozen redwoods along the Pacific coast as a second major storm in two days swept northern California to Oregon and into Idaho while gale forces thrashed the East. Flooded roads and power outages followed. no deaths reported, but searches were suspended for two missing women from a boat wreck near Stinson Beach and a canoeist off Oak Island. Erosion hit Cape Hatteras and beaches on the East amid mountainous tides.
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Associated Press
Pacific Coast
Lower East Coast
California
Oregon
Idaho
Virginia
Florida
Coast Guard
Stinson Beach
Calif
Oak Island
N.C
Cape Hatteras
Rickover Offered Adviser Post as Navy Retires Him
Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, the 81-year-old commander of the Navy’s nuclear program, is slated for retirement against his wishes. The Reagan administration offered him a civilian adviser role on atomic energy, while the Pentagon will not renew his active-duty status next year. Navy Secretary John Lehman said the transition aims to place a successor who can serve for the next decade, though Lehman noted Rickover has not slowed.
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Bush
Baker
Reagan
Washington
Hyman G. Rickover
Navy
Adm
Rickover
John Lehman
Lehman
Muppets serenade astronauts on final Columbia return
CAPE CANAVERAL AP Columbia headed home with astronauts seeking a longer stay yet satisfied to have met 90 percent of their flight objectives despite a fuel cell issue. Mission Control watched for weather as Edwards Dry Lake touchdown loomed at 1 22 p m PST.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
Mission Control
California
Rogers Dry Lake
Edwards Air Force Base
NASA
Prudence
Joe Engle
Richard Truly
History and present state of Civil Defense in area
News-Post writers explore Civil Defense history and current status in the region, with insights into community preparedness and local evolution. Additional items note commentary on literacy links, rising food prices ahead, and a firsthand piece on pain and faith from local contributors.
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News-Post
Joy Pittman
Dottie Lambdin
Robert Walters
Hugh Mulligan
Murray Olderman
Frederick
GOP leaders question Stockman future as budget chief
Republican leaders try to manage fallout from David A. Stockman loose talk and poor judgment while President Reagan weighs the budget director's return. House Minority Leader Robert Michel praises a second chance but warns Stockman faces a rough congressional reception and ongoing scrutiny from GOP leadership.
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Washington
David A. Stockman
Capitol Hill
Stockman
Administration
Congressional
Reagan
House
Robert Michel
Michel
Senate
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Baker
Congress
Weekend Storm Clouds Over Maryland Region
A large Atlantic storm will sweep clouds across the area this weekend with a rain risk on the eastern shore. In Western Maryland expect partial to mostly cloudy skies through Sunday with highs in the 50s and lows around the 30s, followed by more sun Monday. Maryland mountains stay sunny with highs in the 40s. Yesterday’s temperatures ranged from 48 to 52 across Frederick Hagerstown Westminster Gaithersburg Leesburg.
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Atlantic
Maryland
Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
Hagerstown
Westminster
Gaithersburg
Leesburg
David
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