City approves two flood plan property buys and street overlay
Carroll Creek Flood Project gains two property acquisitions Roland Harbaugh at 83750 and Seeger & Company Hardware at 75720 with settlement set for Sept 30 and Oct 30. Seeger includes storefront to be marketed with sale gains returned to flood funds. A 1.5 million HUD grant pre approval is sought for flood work and All Saints Street streetlights. Overlay of East Street slated at 390000 with rail work next spring funded from capital improvements.
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Carroll Creek
East Street
William H. duBell
Roland Harbaugh
Seeger & Company Hardware
duBell
Seeger
Harbaugh
duBeil
Department of Housing and Urban Development
B&o
All Saints Street
Michael E. Pue
South Market Street
Seeger & Company
C. Kurt Holter
Wholesale prices slip 0.1 percent in August
The Labor Department reports a 0.1 percent drop in wholesale prices in August, the first decline in two years, with consumer food prices down 1.5 percent the largest drop in two years. While inflation at the consumer level remains near 10 percent annually, officials hope the wholesale decline signals progress in cooling prices.
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Washington
Mhem
U.S
Carter
Iran under martial law as troops fire on Tehran crowd
Tehran reports say troops fired into a several thousand strong anti government gathering in Jaleh square as martial law is imposed in the capital and 11 other cities. No official death toll was released though Tehran radio spoke of many dead. The crackdown followed days of protests led by teenagers and veiled women demanding reforms, with buildings and stores set ablaze and statues toppled.
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Tehran
Iran
Radio
Jaleh Square
Ayatullh Noori
Baharestan
Parliament Square
Planning panel approves rezoning over protests
Frederick County Planning Commission approved rezonings for two 41 acre properties along Indian Springs Road and a 122.5 acre tract near Lynn Burke and Weller Road from agriculture to residential use. The Green Valley parcel was approved 3 to 0 with one abstention and the Yellow Springs tract 4 to 2, while 14 lots west of Old Middletown Road and east of Md 18 were rezoned to Village Center 4 to 2. The decision now goes to the Frederick County Commissioners for final action.
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Jeffer
Frederick County Planning Commission
Frederick County
Indian Springs Road
Robert D. Osburn Jr
Richard M. Winters
Robert A. Perryge
Howard J. Zimmerman
Lynn Burke Road
Weller Road
Bush Creek
Green Valley
Bryan Moore
Yellow Springs
Old Middletown Road
MD. 18
Richard Grosmickle
Harry Schamel Jr
Schamel
Health Department
Jefferson
Summit progress hinted at Camp David talks
Veiled progress hints emerge from the Camp David summit as President Carter Israeli Prime Minister Begin and Egyptian President Sadat press toward tough Arab Israeli issues. White House aide Powell says secrecy helps talks while Palestinians push to be equal partners and end occupation. A small plane carries a pro peace message over Thurmont Maryland.
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Camp David
Middle East
Carter
Menachem Begin
Anwar Sadat
White House
Jody Powell
Powell
U.S
Walter F. Mondale
Cyrus Vance
Zbigniew Breernadd
Mondale
Vance
Brzezinski
Begin
Teraéul
Wang Dor WS
Sadat
Thurmont
Washington
Cyrus B. Vance
Harold Brown
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Nations Security
Moshe Dayan
Exer Weizman
Brown
United States
Israel
Sharp fighting breaks peace in Lebanon in Beirut
Syrian peacekeeping forces bombarded right-wing Christian militias in Beirut with heavy artillery rockets and tanks in the heaviest clashes in a month. Police reported three dead and eight wounded in three Christian neighborhoods on Beirut’s southeastern side as at least six buildings were set ablaze by the bombardment.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Single bullet theory gains support in JFK case
Washington AP The House Assassinations Committee has developed new evidence backing the single bullet theory that one bullet wounded Kennedy and Connally. Neutron activation analyses showed matching elemental fingerprints between a wrist fragment and Connally’s stretcher bullet, as experts prepare to hear the findings and question key ballistics and pathology officials.
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Washington
House
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Texas
John B. Connally
Connally
Dallas
Larry Sturdivan
Charles §. Petty
Dallas County
Petty
Life Behind Camp David Fences A Local Journalists View
A Baltimore AP report recounts a press visit to Camp David for a Marine Evening Dress Parade honoring Egyptian and Israeli guests. The piece details accreditation struggles, security cautions from White House staffer Ann Edwards, and a crowded Thurmont press center as Jody Powe prepares a briefing.
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Thurmont
Camp David
Carter
U.S. Marine Drum and
News-Post
Ile Insite Camp David
Egypt
Israel
White House
Thurmont American Legion
Bedlam
Ann Edwards
Pat Malone
Ann
Jobless rate climbs in Frederick County in July
Frederick County's unemployment rose from 4.2 percent in June to about 5 percent in July, with 2 702 people jobless. Statewide rate fell to 4.8 percent as national rate edged to 6.3 percent, while Baltimore area added jobs aided by summer youth programs. Data from the Department of Human Resources covers July figures for Frederick Montgomery Carroll Howard and Washington counties.
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Frederick County
Department of Human Resources
Montgomery
Carroll
Howard
Washington
Devil
Somerset
Baltimore
Nuclear carrier upheld in global anti hijacking pact
A nuclear carrier was upheld in a global anti hijacking pact, with nations agreeing to joint actions. The accord strengthens security measures and sets procedures for responses to hijacking attempts, aiming to reduce maritime threats and improve enforcement.
Weather forecast note with cooler tonight
Cloudy and cooler tonight with lows in the low to mid range. Saturday remains mostly cloudy with highs in the 60s and a mix of conditions expected.
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