Public private effort urged to provide affordable housing
Frederick County and city officials endorsed an eight point plan from the Frederick County Affordable Housing Commission to expand moderately priced homes within three years. The plan blends government and private sector actions, including builder incentives and deferred taxes for first time buyers, and proposes a nonprofit development corporation to access funds.
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Frederick County Affordable Housing Commission
Marvin Ausherman
Housing Commission
Ausherman
Frederick County
Rusherman
Weather and sports items in brief from Maryland edition
Cloudy with showers today and tonight, highs in the 60s and lows in the upper 40s. Saturday turns mostly sunny with near 70. Maryland weather and map on page. Former area athletes excel on college teams as noted by Stan Goldberg in Touching all the bases on page.
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Maryland
Stan Goldberg
Seeepl
Fe nae Tay aun fib' aR Poteet report
Fragmentary text describes a sporting or event note involving Fe nae Tay and Poteet with unclear actions. Readable names suggest a local game or match and a scored outcome. Details are garbled but indicate a reported play or result by a team or group in a small community setting.
Congress Ends Year After Hot Potato Tax Bill Tossed
Congress adjourned for the year amid a heated split clash over a Bush tax hike bill. The measure, approved 67-22 in the Senate after a 208-202 House vote, would raise about 27 billion dollars over five years with tax breaks for investors and job-creating zones.
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Jim Luther
Washington
Congress
Bush
Senate
Bob Dole
Kansas
House
U.S
California
Grand Canyon
Utah
Bill Clinton
Moscow
Clinton
Oxford University
Sen
Bill Bradley
D-N.j
Citizens oppose reactivating Frederick police panel
Angry members of the Concerned Citizens for Racial Justice held a press conference condemning Mayor Paul Gordon’s move to reactivate the ad hoc police commission. The group, including NAACP members, argues the city government dismisses minority concerns and calls for openings to be filled by minorities. They propose a public forum with the mayor and police chief to discuss minority hiring and department sensitivity.
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Concerned Citizens For Racial Justice
Paul Gordon
Police Commission
NAACP
The
Peace Resource Center
Frederick City
Gordon
Keith Lee
Citizens Group
Lee
Maj
Regis Raffensberger
Frederick
Willie Mahone
Maj Raffensberger
Bittinger admits killing Gravley faces life sentence
In Frederick County Circuit Court Vernon H. Bittinger 26 pleaded guilty to killing Donald Gravley 32 and to false imprisonment of Heather Gravley 14. Judge G Edward Dwyer Jr set sentencing for Nov 19 with a maximum of two concurrent life terms. The murder occurred at the Gravleys mobile home on Green Valley Road January 25 after a high speed police chase and a prior probation violation.
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Hound
Vernon Henry Bittinger
New Windsor Road
Donald Ray Gravley
Libertytown
Heather Gravley
Frederick County
G. Edward Dwyer Jr
Duane Gigeous
Bittinger
Franklin Stillrich
Michael Morrissette
Gravley
Green Valley Road
Frederick
Heather
Gigeous
Mr. Gigeous
County clinic clocks record flu immunizations in one day
Frederick County Health Department vaccinated 824 people on the first day of the flu immunization campaign outpacing last year’s total. The three hour clinic opened at 9 am drawing a queue of about 30 people, with staff offering shots for the general population and pneumonia vaccines.
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Frederick County
Gloria Shanks
Heath
James Bowes
Agus
Heart
Lila Esler
Doris Sruth
Frederick Counts
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