Battle over bullet proof vests pits DOJ against Du Pont
The Justice Department and Du Pont clash over national vest standards. Police favor robust protection amid tougher drug gang guns, while Du Pont promotes lighter Kevlar options. Industry groups split, Congress weighs mandatory standards as Hall of Congress voices concern.
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Washington
Justice Department
du Pont Co
du Pont
Congress
Personal Protective Armor Association
Point Blank
Richard Stone
Stone
Spectra
Allied Fibers
John Fallon
Capitol Hill
Carl Levin
D-Mich
Richard Thornburgh
Levin
Edward Feighan
Dohio
Miami
Los Angeles
Nicaragua
el Salvador
Guatemala
United States
Dade County
Fla
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
County budget clash over land for government complex
Commissioner Wallace Hutton's 1971 capital budget request for land to build a central government complex failed amid debate. Charles Collins argued existing county land at Montevue Farm suffices. Judge Walter Moorman ruled the action arbitrary and remeced remand to approve a 1340-trailer park on a 214-acre Urbana site, alarming local civic leaders.
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Wallace Hutton
Walter H. Moorman
Frederick County Commissioners
Planning Commission
Urbana
Mooreman
Planning and Zoning Commission
Herb Morrison
Urbana Civic Association
Frederick County
Maryland considers strict new day care rules for homes
Maryland weighs comprehensive child care regulations for private homes. Proposals require fingerprinting and background checks for all adults, fire safety gear, detailed records, medical exams, and CPR training. Estimated startup cost is 339 dollars per provider. average annual income is 9000. Enforcement questions loom with 15 000 unregistered homes already operating.
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Maryland
Hold or moratorium mix up in Frederick water crisis
Roy Meachum Hoke opposes moratorium on building permits as Frederick County battles MDE policy. In New Market Singanore and Jefferson, delays stem from water treatment readiness, zoning disputes, and a push to run plants before facilities are complete. Officials test second 50,000 gallon plant in New Market while debates over a third package plant linger.
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Mark Hoke
Frederick County
Jefferson
New Market
Singanore
Maryland Department of Environment
MDE
Reich
Ford Road
Singapore
Frederick
New Market West
Winchester Hall
County Public Works
Wayne Keeler
Ernie Ausherman
Briarcrest
Lon Dale
Cambridge Farms
Ausherman
Marvin Ausherman
Mr. Hoke
Marvin A
Keeler
Copperfield
Winchester
Hoke
CCC Camps Mark Seventh Anniversary In Frederick County
More than 1,000 residents from Frederick and nearby areas toured Fishing Creek and Braddock CCC camps during ceremonies and an open house. Sen John Funk discussed prisoner workload with Sheriff Anders and Assistant AG Robert Clapp Jr noting existing authority may cover jail work. Clouds blocked local view of a 5 PM solar eclipse.
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Frederick County
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Fishing Creek
Braddock
Baltimore
Washington
Hagerstown
Salisbury
Pennsylvania
Sen
John B. Funk
Guy Anders
Funk
Robert E. Clapp Jr
Anders
Mr. Clapp
Year round schooling debate over education structure
Reader questions the impact of year round schooling and extended school year plans. He argues that skills tracks and extracurriculars pull students from core classes, questions discipline standards, and calls for a reassessment of how career education and arts programs affect learning outcomes.
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Vo-Tech Center
Letter on education policy and board responsibilities
Mount Airy reader Jim Witmer questions the Board of Education role beyond reading writing and arithmetic. He asks whether extending school days would raise energy costs and whether the system’s policies and structure should be reviewed for better focus and efficiency.
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Noel Farmer
Board of Education
Why SDI is a wasteful blind Star Wars plea
Robert Charles Ladner argues in the News-Post that SDI drains funds with little security payoff. He asserts independent science rejects SDI, notes Soviet threats fade, and warns terrorists could bypass high tech defenses. He urges funding zero dollars for SDI and the B 2 bomber.
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News-Post
SDI
Doug Bandow
Pentagon
U.S
Bandow
Science and
Nature
Sds
Soviet Union
Soviets
New York
Washington
Coast Guard
Preview of Chaos and NRA Dementia in Three Acts
A week of high profile violence includes a New York nightclub arson with 87 dead a Maryland state trooper shot and a Texas fatal shooting followed by a self styled execution. The Texas grand jury declines to indict the vigilante. The writer blasts NRA influence and warns this preview portends broader societal chaos.
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New York
Maryland
Texas
D.C
National Rifle Association
Texas Grand Jury
NRA
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George 8. Delaplais
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HosTace
Roy Meachum
Jim Witmer
Mount Airy
Robert Charles Ladner
Tamsville
Willie J, Mahone Frederick
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