Frederick area merchants push bonds for transient vendors
About 50 local stores urge stricter rules as Frederick lawmakers consider a 1985 bill. It would require transient vendors to buy licenses ranging from 1 000 to 3 500 based on duration, plus a 10 000 county bond to cover consumer claims. Dick Smith of Cline's Furniture leads the effort citing unfair competition from back door sellers.
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Frederick
John W
Jack” Derr
Frederick Washington
Frederick County
Dick Smith
Cline's Furniture Store
Retailare
Local Vendors decry license fee plan for non-resident traders
Doris and Don Lusby of Shanks West Virginia oppose city moves to license non-resident merchants. They call the proposal greedy and discriminatory, saying it limits competition and consumer choice. Doris notes paying 1325 for a trader's license and cites proposed fees from 1000 to 3500.
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Doris
Don Lusby
Lusbys
Shanks
W. Va
Exxon
Doris Lusby
Lusby
Frederick 7-Eleven Robbery Suspect Sought
Frederick City police seek a white male involved in an armed robbery at the 7-Eleven on West Patrick Street early Friday. The suspect entered, demanded money from a 20-year-old female employee, displayed a handgun, and fled on foot as K-9 units and a state helicopter searched the area.
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Frederick City
West Patrick Street
U.S. 40
Richard J. Ashton
Ashton
Maryland
Reagan Kohl talks amid arms control push in Washington
President Reagan meets West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl for breakfast and talks on resuming U S Soviet arms negotiations. Kohl urged patience and praised seeking a fair face saving solution, while expressing cautious optimism about fresh talks. In Wilmington Delaware a blaze killed four people including three children and injured 13 others in a three story rowhouse.
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Washington
Reagan
Helmut Kohl
Kohl
George P. Shultz
Defense
Casper Weinberger
We Waite Rouse
Oval Office
NBC
Willmaav
Wilmington
Medical Center
Delaware
Monique Kelly
Derrick Kelly
Jerome Kelly
Barbara Teter
Snobia Brinkley
Battalion
John Wright
Local Weather Map Warns of Showers and Heat Spikes
Local forecast notes increasing chance of showers with rising temperatures. Map shows rainfall patterns and heat indices across the region, urging readers to plan outdoor activities accordingly.
Reagan plan could freeze spending level
Washington AP reports President Reagan contemplates nearly freezing total government spending at current levels while permitting increases for some programs and cuts for others. The plan targets $45 billion in 1986, $85 billion in 1987, and $110 billion in 1988 in federal savings, aiming to trim the deficit to about $165-170 billion in 1986 and just over $100 billion by 1989.
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Washington
Reagan
White House
Robert Packwood
R-Ove
Packwood
Senate Finance Committee
Washington Post
Treasury Department
Frederick seeks bids for $21.6 million treatment plant
Frederick plans a new $21.6 million wastewater treatment plant next to the Gas House Pike site to replace an aging system. EPA funds cover 75 percent, with state and city contributing the rest, and bids are expected in February for a two year build. The plant will not increase capacity but improve efficiency for about 33,000 residents.
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Frederick
Fedonel
State St
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Nikirk
Walkersville
Liquor Dealers Push Tougher Rules to Curb Minor Purchases
The Frederick County Liquor Dealers Association urges new laws to penalize minors posing as adults to buy beer wine and liquor. Leaders including Greg Trout and local store managers advocate penalties such as traffic ticket style citations and fines while stressing dealer accountability and parental responsibility.
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Frederick County Liquor Dealers Association
General Assembly
Greg Trout
Dealers Association
Trout Liquors
Trout
David Boroughs
County Square Liquors
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