Detrick Fire Tests Fort Detrick Readiness Amid Uncertainty
Fort Detrick faces an unsettled future with cutbacks to staff yet maintained its fire department. A Saturday blaze tested response with limited manpower, drawing good turnout and strong Frederick City support. Damage to the Crozier house was kept under $10,000, underscoring the base community’s resilience and the need to keep first responders ready during this transition.
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Fort Detrick
Detrick
Frederick City
Crozier House
Frederick
Rotation And The Need For Fresh Governance In West Virginia
Editorial argues for frequent political rotation to curb corruption. Cites former West Virginia Governor William Wallace Barron’s 25 year sentence for conspiring to bribe a federal grand jury and related scandals. Endorses two party system and regular clean sweeps to deter entrenched power.
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Lord Acton
West Virginia
William Wallace Barron
Barron
U.S. District Court
John A. Field Jr
W. Warren Upton
Cecil H. Underwood
Arch Moore
Mountain State
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Courtroom Dignity Marks a Big Plus for Judge Tamm
U S Court of Appeals Judge Edward M. Tamm urges dignity and decorum in court. He laments tired law clerks sleeping, clerks not seated properly, and witnesses and spectators dressing informally. He notes cracking down on salon-like grooming and coatless male spectators while stressing proper courtroom conduct.
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Edward M. Tamm
U.S. Court of Appeals
Washington
Tamm
Court of Appeals
United States Court of Appeals
Public letter blasts county politics and sheriff bids
A Frederick County reader writes about Sheriff duties, jail conditions, and a proposed budget, criticizing Weatherholt and Baumgartner. The letter laments political pressure, questions Impeachment claims, cites past grand juries, and argues for citizen vigilance and a possible people’s lobby. The writer references the Potomac River Compact, Annapolis legislation, and the need for responsible budgeting.
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Richard Baumgartner
Weatherholt
House of Delegates
Frederick County
Baumgartner
News-Post
Board of Education
Thomas Paine
State House
Annapolis
Tam
Monocacy
Potomac
Jim Gilford
Julien Delphey
Democratic Committee
Emmitsburg
Paines
U.S
Congress
Montgomery County
Sheriff's Department
Neons prep season work in Frederick and stormy Hoover notes
April events loom as manager George Ramsey arrives to ready Blue Ridge season amid local business and construction updates. FBI chief Hoover menus reveal personal quirks, Agnew criticizes Hunger in America, and Navy probes link lube oil strainers to fires aboard Roarke and Knox.
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Blue Ridge
George Ramsey
Frederick
Ramsey
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Anna Fields
Miss Fields
G-man
Hampton General Store
Mr. T
Clyde Tolson
America
Agnew
CBS
Boston
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Louis Churchville
Churchville
NAVY
Rourke
Seattle
Todd Shipyards
Knox
Cmdr
W. A. Lamb
Chief of Naval Operations
Lamb
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Rt. Thurmont, Md
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