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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1985
Page
4
Commentary by Anthony Harrigan argues against viewing corporate tax credits as welfare. He defends accelerated cost recovery as spurring modern plants and energy independence, noting museums, churches, hospitals rely on tax deductions. He warns against simplistic “corporate welfare” labels and calls for informed public understanding.
Washington filed report notes risks for reporters covering Central American conflicts. Jon Lee Anderson has been under fire but unharmed, while several interview subjects and associates of his have been assassinated or killed in relation to the region's turmoil. The piece recounts cases involving Grenada's Prime Minister Bishop, Eden Pastora, Lt. Col. Domingo Monterrosa, Gen. Jose Alberto Medrano, and linked death squads and CIA ties. It also reports on a separate case of Vicent Teresa later known as Charles Cantino, now in prison for wildlife trafficking and related crimes.
In a reader letter Reverend Lionel Iver Rankin argues against rushing to create a countywide police force within nine days. He cites the Frederick County Sheriff’s Department leadership under Sheriff Robert Snyder, praising its accomplishments, facilities, and accreditation, while warning that budget cuts threaten staffing and morale. He urges funding the existing sheriff’s department adequately to meet growth and crime, avoiding a costly parallel force.
A letter criticizes the Task Force Report on a Frederick County Police Department call, noting lack of data driven justification beyond belief and mocking the commissioner’s note of gratitude to himself. It cites Easter poetry by Vivian Howes of Damascus.
Fifty years ago Frederick hotels and inns filled with travelers from Pennsylvania bound for the Washington blossom season. A barred rock rooster belonging to Frank Weddle destroyed after biting a fishing line on the bank. Stanley Sagner announced a major expansion at Frederick Tailoring Co to employ about 150 more, reaching 400 total. The Threads of Gold met at Mrs Regina Hartsock home with Mrs Gartop presiding and Mrs Leslie Dorsey leading devotions.
Twenty years ago Mrs Naomi C Long 78 of Creagerstown a cancer crusade leader visited every home and turned in collections to Frederick County Unit of the American Cancer Society She had lost her husband and one of her five sons to the disease Four fire companies extinguished a blaze in the Francis Scott Key Hotel male employees locker area damage estimated 10 to 15 thousand dollars firemen stayed about an hour About 30 members attended the spring meeting of the Maryland Animal Welfare Association in the Wedgwood Room of the hotel The association includes humane societies from Montgomery Baltimore Frederick Washington Howard and Carroll counties Local members were Mrs Howard C Baker second vice president and Mrs Maryellen Boone recording secretary.
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