Detente Drives HUD Ties with Soviet Union in Housing Trade
Washington HUD quietly expands cooperation with the USSR under a 1974 agreement renewed by Reagan. The program pushes American firms into Soviet housing and construction, led by Dr June Koch and Samuel Pierce. Trade shows in Moscow drew hundreds of firms and thousands of attendees, with multimillion-dollar contracts eyed despite conservative opposition.
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Washington
Reagan
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Housing and Urban Development Department
HUD
Samuel Pierce
U.S
Pierce
June Q. Koch
Koch
Dr. Koch
Moscow
I.S
Stroyindustriya
U.s.5.r
Baltic
Caucasus
Central Asia
American Standard
Spanecrete Machinery Corp
Milwaukee
Carlisle SynTec
Carlisle
Universal
Peters
Damascus
Fawn Hall
Ollie North
Transcontra Committee
Subway
Transit
Frederick planners reject 97,000 sq ft Golden Mile shopping center
Frederick County planners deny a 97,000 square foot Golden Mile Marketplace proposal on U S 40 West citing mismatch with the Golden Mile concept and proximity to a nearby residential area. They indicate the site between McCain Drive and Grove Hill Road may still be developed commercially but in a smaller scale.
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Frederick
U.S. 40
Golden Mile
Frederick County
McCain Drive
Grove Hill Road
Renovation Joy as Meachum Farmhouse Welcomes Guests
A Frederick house under restoration draws a lively band of young men and dogs, as dry walling chimney work and new systems shape a family dream. Truman the dog and Sharon push toward a grandparenting home while dust and spiders mark the progress.
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Truman
Sharon
Art
Frankie
Rick
Michael
Emily
Frederick
John Felton
Shawn
Paula
Special fishing open in Big Pipe Creek Park 50 years ago
Fifty years past the Mary land State Conservation Commission opened the Special place to fish in Big Pipe Creek Park from noon to five. About 1,000 legal size bluegills yellow perch and bass were placed in the park dam for opening day. After opening day a 5 cent parking fee and 15 cent per pound charge for trout taken were planned, with all other fish remaining free.
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Big Pipe Creek Park
Maryland State Conservation Commission
Maryland speed limit should not be raised to 65 mph
Susan Davis of Monrovia argues against increasing Maryland's 55 mph limit. She cites safety, fuel efficiency, and pollution concerns, asserting higher speeds raise crash risk, waste more fuel, and worsen air quality.
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Maryland
National Park Service faces nomination row over Historic Landmark status
In Frederick County Maryland 47 property owners faced notifying by unregistered mail of potential National Historic Landmark designation. Owner votes must be cast by Nov 10 1987 per Chief Historian Edwin Bearss. Some owners no longer hold the land, new owners unreached. state agencies Gathland Park and Maryland DNR are among listed owners.
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Fox's
Turner’s
Crampton’s
National Park Service
Edwin C. Bearss
United State Department of the Interior
Bearss
Maryland
Gathland State Park
Department of Natural Resources
Nursing homes dedicated but paperworks must be transferred
John R Derr of Frederick defends Citizens Nursing Home against remarks by Jean Spurnock. He asserts transfers between homes require medical papers and calls out Baltimore for responsibility. He praises Citizens Nursing Home where he has been for eight years and disputes accusations of poor service.
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Jean Spurnock
Frederick
Citizens Nursing Home
Citizens
Jean
Baltimore
In Defense of Bradford Pear Trees Letter Reply
Dorothy Bernard argues against critics of Bradford pear trees praising their low maintenance and visual appeal. She notes costs, height, shade, superb blossoms, and resilience to pollutants, while countering claims of faults. She emphasizes consumer choice and warns against blanket condemnation.
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Jack Anderson
Sponcrete
Urals
Universal Plastics Corp
Chicopee, Mass
Joe Peters
Jim Peters
Professor Kool
Frederick City
Taycee
J.R. Ramsburg Jr
Jaycee
Dolphus Morris
Goodloe EB. Byron
Charlies Smeiser
John A. Derr
William H. Bartgis
Emmett Bowlus
Donald B. Rice
Richard L. Shipley
Louis £. Eichelberger
Vietnam
Jack Yelton
Disabled American Veterans
Mehra L. Murphy
American Legion
SU. Wu
Sap
Roy Meachum
News-Post
Pennsylvania
Michael J. Harteady
New York
Virginia
Stephen Collins Foster
Young Peoples Choir
Creagerstown
Jefferson County
W.va
Browers
Charles Town
James A. Jones
Montevue
Charles Kidd
North Bentz Street
Park Place
Susan Davis
Monrovia
Anthony Pappalardo
Middletown
NFL
Christopher Lee Damascus
Austin Renn
Adamstown
John R. Derr Frederick
Bradford
Bethesda
Silver Spring
Dorothy Bernard Adamstown
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