Building code push urged to unlock federal housing grants
Frederick County faces a housing shortage with high density projects hinging on adopting a county building code and creating a Building Department. Officials warn without codes, HUD grants cannot be obtained, risking fire safety in multi family developments and delaying shelter for thousands of residents. local planning leaders Edward Holter and George Speer back the move.
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Frederick County
Winchester Hall
Board of County Commissioners
Planning and Zoning Commission
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Lawrence Johnson
HUD
Johnson
Hera
Frederick City
Edward Holter
George Speer
Speer
Commission
Diplomatic turmoil hidden in State Department letters
Confidential letters reveal top officers sought to oust anti war diplomat Murray Smith II while feigning concern for his rights. Smith was briefly reinstated as officials feared exposure of the letters and scandal.
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Washington
State Department
Foreign Service
Murray Smith II
Department
Smith
Murray Smith
Washington Star
American Civil Liberties Union
Iran
U.S
Douglas MacArthur Tl
ACLU
John Burns
William Macomber
Chauge
MacArthur
Macomber
Burns
Charles Thomas
Fish and Wildlife
Interior Department
Wyoming
Texas
Auditors Report Sums Salaries of County Commissioners
The Eighth Annual Auditors Report shows seven thousand two hundred fifty six dollars and thirty cents spent on county commissioners salaries and mileage. Named payments include David Oland T Frank Hightman William J Martin Harry Wood and George D Toms with amounts ranging from 1268.80 to 1734.60.
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David Oland Eared
T. Frank Hightman
William J. Martin
Harry Wood
George D. Toms
Interstate Commission heads chosen in Potomac Basin group
The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin elected Gus Brust Jr of Maryland as chairman and Maurice K. Goddard of Pennsylvania as vice chairman. The group includes Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and DC. Brust's background spans WESTVACO public relations, modern journalism, and regional environmental work. Goddard, now PA Secretary of Environmental Resources, is a forester and longtime environmental official. The article also recalls a political anecdote from 1896 about McKinley and a doorknob conference scene.
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Interstate Commission A
Trago
Gus) Brust Jr
Maryland
Potomac River Basin
Commission
Maurice K. Goddard
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commission
Compact
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Brust
Westvaco Corp
ICPRB
Citizens Council For A Clean Potomac
Western Maryland College
Westminster
Frederick
Mr. Brust
August T. Brust
Olive B. Brust
West Fifth Street
City
Department of Environmental Resources
Goddard
Department of Forests and Waters
Milton J. Shapp
Delaware River Basin Commission
Susquehanna River
National Watershed Congress
University of Maine
Lee F Dante
Oscar Meier
Carl J. Johnson
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Europe
Europa
Danube
Black Seas
Charlemagne
Holy Roman Empire
Europa Canal
WABCO
Rhine
Brunswick
Hutton
Mr. Hutton
Rose Hill Manor
Wally
Charles E. Smith
Brunswick, Md
Nevada
Saint Luke
Paul
Abraham Lincoln
Ile
Wilz A Hisegion Mowe
Ge-Reand
Berry's
NEA
News-Post
Annie Laura Gas and Oil Company
Thurmont
Frederick City Hospital Association
Frank Markell
Bentz Street
Fourth Street
Seventh Street
Peoples Court
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Frederick High
Marylana
Joe Eisenhauer
John Burroughs
Shelley
William McKinley
Kansas
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