Deficit talks begin amid market confidence concerns
Washington leaders say talks with the White House will seek real savings to meet Gramm Rudman targets for 1988 and possibly extend to 1989. Dole Foley Byrd Michel caution against high expectations while urging bipartisan action and rapid progress to reassure financial markets.
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Market Up Sharply In Early Trading On Wall Street
New York stocks moved sharply higher as the Dow Jones industrial average rose 83 points to 1,877.82 after a trough Monday. Bond prices opened lower as the 30 year U.S. government issue dropped about 18.75 per 1,000 face value and yields jumped to 9.07 percent amid stronger global markets. The dollar remained firm but slipped against the yen and the mark in early trading. London stocks reversed gains after BP share offering concerns, while Tokyo’s Nikkei rebounded nearly 3 percent following Monday’s 4.7 percent drop.
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Middletown voters reject annexations in referendum
Middletown residents voted 65 percent to reject annexing three parcels, halting a plan that would have added 123 acres and 135 homes to the town of 1,800. The measure faced petitions fromConcerned Citizens of Middletown and drew accusations of late campaigning and potential illegality from the council.
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Thurmont elects Best as mayor in close vote win
Terence Best rises from town commissioner to mayor with 308 votes and 58 percent, defeating John Amery who had 193. Edward Hobbs keeps his council seat while Robert Wagermann edges Stever Purcell for commissioner by two votes.
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Battle over landmark status for South Mountain battlefield
Frederick County commissioners consider recommending to the National Park Service a proposed historic landmark designation for about 2,000 acres around South Mountain. Landowners fear tourist intrusion and loss of land if designated, while park officials seek protection from future development. Petitions circulate among 45 area owners as disputes flare between historic groups and local residents.
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Everett Moser
Middletown field hockey tops Catonsville 4 1 in first round
In Frederick County sports coverage, Middletown girls field hockey opened title pursuit with a 4-1 victory over Catonsville in the first round. The page also notes weather outlook and a story on taxing districts and impact fees from the Frederick County Farm Bureau.
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Worman's Mill elderly city faces regulation clash
Frederick developers urge loosening of city standards to pursue the 251 acre mixed use Worman's Mill project for about 2,600 residents. Robert Wormald warned that without flexible road widths and zoning, the plan may be redesigned or scrapped, arguing for a rural urban road concept to create a village atmosphere.
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Regardie's 44 Page Frederick County Supplement Debuts
Regardie's readers get a 44 page Frederick County supplement noting the county as an energetic part of the metropolitan area. Donald Date expresses satisfaction with the larger than expected issue and its 60 000 subscribers. The report highlights economy, tourism, development, ads for parks offices shopping centers hotels and health care. It includes Vital Signs and Frederick Facts with figures like the average new house at 101 559 dollars.
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