Pork Barrel Politics and Maryland Capital Spending
The piece explains how state capital projects and appointments are used as political leverage in Maryland. Governors allocate funds for pork barrel projects like a new prison on the Eastern Shore, while local legislators seek favors, with reports noting IOUs and pension reform votes tied to this system.
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Maryland
Senate
Harry Hughes
House Appropriations Committee
Baltimore Sun
The
Sun
Washington Post
Frederick Delegation Holds Line on Pension Vote Fallout
The Annapolis pension vote spat exposes rewards stories with Del Clayton Mitchell noting some payoffs, while Del Robert Neall calls them cheap. Frederick officials faced potential kickbacks over funds for a pool, yet the delegation largely opposed the pension measure. two Frederick Democrats voted no, and the bill ultimately survived after a reconsideration. Frederick City won matching funds for the Helma Hann Bowers Pool, thanks to McClellan’s leadership and steady support from the Appropriations Committee.
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Del
Clayton Mitchell
Eastern Shore
Robert Neall
Anne Arundel
Frederick
Frederick City
George H. Littrell
Thomas H. Hattery
Littrell
Hattery
James E. McClellan
M. Albert Morningstar
Frederick County
Annapolis
Appropriations Committee
Helma Hann Bowers
McClellan
Maryland
FordAid Veers to Arlen Specter on Gun Ban in DC
The piece details former President Ford's bid to lift Washington DCs ban on armed private bodyguards, aided by Sen. Specter and noting the Nepal episode involving Queen Aishwarya of Nepal. It highlights DCs strict gun controls and impact on Charles Vances security firm and outlines related lobbying efforts and a Las Vegas FBI sting note.
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Washington
Gerald Ford
White House
Charles F. Vance
Secret Service
Susan Ford
MVM International Security Inc
Vance
State Department
Aishwarya
Nepal
Mut Weare
Tony Capaccio
Sen
Arlen Specter
Specter
Ford
D.C
Appropriations Subcommittee
John Nolan
Successful Meetings Magazine
Nolan
Vegas
FBI
Internal Revenue Service
Smilton
Gerald Swanson
Las Vegas
Joe Conforte
Mustang Ranch Bordello
Conforte
IRS
Brazil
Swanson
Joseph Yablonsky
Resmenine
Hebace Edge
Justice Department
Yablonsky
Three county tax sales yield few buyers at Evanses event
April 9 1934 items from the Files of the News Post report only three of 184 offerings at the Frederick County tax sale sold while spectators numbered about a dozen. Nearby injuries include a fall injuring E. Engle at her home on E Third Street. Burglars hit two Libertytown garages stealing two cars a cash register a watch and a safe with unknown money. In Emmitsburg Road incident two Hagerstown men describe a robbery attempt by armed suspects on the road five miles from Frederick.
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Evaneeth
Libertytown
Unitarian Speaker Jack C. Davis At Frederick Event
Twenty years past the Unitarians in Frederick hosted Jack C. Davis of Hood College for a talk on The Spirit of Art. Davis recently earned a Fulbright Grant to study art in India and his Washington show drew notable praise.
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Unitarian Fellowship
Frederick
Jack C. Davis
Davis
Hood College
Fullbright
India
Washington
Washington Post
Washington Star
Letters to the Editor Sparks Citizen Debate in Frederick
The reader criticizes Elliott Haines for demanding public watch-dogging while praising citizen involvement in school advisory groups. Constance Wrench defends teachers and administrators, notes wage issues and budget pressures, and urges respect for unions and lobbyists as part of government participation. William A. Scruchey III adds cautions about pension and legislative reform impacts.
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Elliott Haines
Winchester Hall
Haines
Board of Education
Church Street
Tay
Lonnie
Joe
Congress
Annapolis
Washington
Frederick County
Mary Pirie
Larry Palm
Adair Andrews
Peg Denton
Jim Devilbiss
Pam Strasburg
Curt Harper
John George
Hank Bohlander
Ann Egan
Ciivens
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Pork Barrel
Bob Reid
BIGY
Fort Worth
STAR
TELEG
Jack Anderson
Torney
William French Smith
Nevada
Brian McKay
Smith
McKay
Hank Greenspun
Las Vegas Sun
Greenspun
News-Post
MHS
Tylee
Engle
Third St
Hagerstown
Emmitsburg Road
Charles McC Mathias Jr
Robert J. Dole
Peter Pan Inc
Urbana
Montgomery
Carroll
Newton J. Steers Jr
Republican Party
Wyuurg
AOL
Dan Gaedra
Spicer Beth
Elaine Gorman
Paulette Jones
Ordor
Agnem
Constance Wrench
Jefferson Blvd
Harry
Jack
Charlie
Doc
New Bedford
Mass
William A. Sruchey III
Parkview
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