Bartlett Urges Washington Birthday Holiday Focus
U S Rep Roacoe Bartlett of Maryland highlights Washington's birthday as a federal holiday kept on February 22. He argues the 1968 Monday holiday shift to Presidents' Day dilutes Washington's significance, plans a Mount Vernon press conference to promote a named Washington holiday.
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Maryland State Archives
Maryland House of Delegates
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Carroll County
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Buckeystown
Mount Vernon
Alexandria
Red Cross Speaker Recalls History At Rotary Club
Leah Crace executive director of Frederick County Red Cross spoke to the Rotary Club of Carroll Creek about the organization history and modern disaster relief operations. She wore a 1940s nurse uniform as Michael McGowan and Ethel Schricker joined her in the photo.
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Carroll Creek
American Red Cross
Emmitsburg to crack down on vandals after park vandalism
Emmitsburg town council urged Frederick County Sheriff to curb vandalism after Memorial Park breakage. Overturned tables and bottles littered the ground ahead of a Memorial Day ceremony with three more memorials planned. Residents discuss neighborhood watch and crime prevention measures as deputies urge involvement.
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Mount St. Mary's
Frederick County Sheriff's
Sweeney
Frederick to set goals for 2000 and beyond
Frederick's Office of Government Affairs outlines 2000 goals to boost citizen information and involvement, collect data on resident needs, televise government activities, improve the city website, balance information access with confidentiality, promote home ownership through loans, create jobs, and attract investment via a new economic plan and Greater Frederick Development Corp initiatives. A task force will refine government roles and a resident and business investment committee will ease permits and educate downtown investors. The slogan A Special Place will be proposed as the promotional tag.
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Frederick Mayor backs Fair Housing Month proclamation
Frederick Mayor Jim Grimes proclaimed April as Fair Housing Month, highlighting equal housing opportunity as a core civil rights goal. He stressed cooperation from government, real estate, builders, and citizens, and noted efforts by the Frederick County Association of Realtors including home repair projects and student posters and contests to promote fair housing awareness.
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Jim Grimes
Grimes
Frederick County Association of Realtors
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Stan Goldberg
Equal Opportunity Committee
Goldberg
Maryland Association of Realtors
Marla Johnson
Cathy Dauher
Joseph Baldi
James Schmersahl
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