Fatal radar gap costs Frederick pilot his life
National Transportation Safety Board blamed air traffic radar blindness near Frederick Municipal Airport after Ronald Lee Spring, 36, of Fairfield, Pennsylvania, crashed into a mountain in heavy rain and fog on October 21, 1988. The FAA had considered shifting control to Dulles International for better coverage, but no action followed.
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Frederick
Ronald Lee Spring
Frederick Municipal
Baltimore-Washington International Airport
BWI
Fairfield
National Transportation Safety Board
Federal Aviation Administration
Dulles International Airport
Dulles
FAA
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Safety Board
Lexington
Maryland Lawmakers Narrowly Back Impact Fees Debate
Robert C. Reid reviews a tense Maryland General Assembly session focusing on impact fees for Frederick and Washington counties and the Schroeder farm landfill dispute. He defends Frederick delegation actions, notes amendments by Sen. Smelser, and counters charges of obstruction. He emphasizes transparency, timing, and political theatre.
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Maryland General Assembly
Maryland
Frederick
Schroder
Washington County
James E. “Doc” McClellan
Boyd Smith
John W. Derr
Frederick County
Annapolis
Mark Hoke
Charles Smelser
Mr. Smelser
Senate
Sen. Derr
Carroll County
Soviets seek Western tech via espionage says Gorbachev
Secret briefing details Mikhail Gorbachev authorizing KGB chief Vladimir Kryuchkov to escalate spying for high tech secrets from the West. Western intelligence cites increased industrial espionage while CIA and allied services plan countermeasures amid cross-border intelligence cooperation and policy debates on export controls.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
KGB
Vladimir Kryuchkov
Kryuchkov
West
Kryuchkoy
U.S
Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
William Webster
Pentagon
United States
Commerce
Bush
Eryuchkov
Flood Threat Grows in Frederick County Rivers Rise
Fifty years ago on April 16 1949 Frederick County faced a third flood threat as a 24 hour downpour of 1.68 inches pushed creeks and rivers to bank full levels unseen since 1936. Monocacy River at Ceresville stood 12 feet above normal and kept rising while Hood College hosted its fourth annual Guest Day drawing 318 attendees including 179 prospective Hood students from Pennsylvania Maryland New Jersey and New York.
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Frederick County
Monocacy
Ceresville
Hood
Hood College
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
Walkersville course plan sparks debate and rezoning changes
Social studies supervisor Robert Hess won approval from the Frederick County Board of Education to pilot a nine week Bible course at Walkersville High School as part of the Man in the Serial Order program. The Walkersville town board rezoned 10.91 acres in Glade Town from R1 to B for a mixed development including town houses, apartments, homes and a shopping center. Norman Waltz of Frederick County Developers outlined plans for 105 town houses, 156 garden apartments, 239 homes, with most business space devoted to a shopping center and service area. The Downtown Frederick Association commended the Sanitation Department for cleaning up debris after a wind storm. Mayor Paul Magaha and Frederick Housing Authority chair William O. Lee Jr. attended groundbreaking for a new low income housing project on Sagner Street.
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Robert Hess
Frederick County Board of Education
Walkersville High School
Walkersville
Glade Town
Baptist College
Norman Waltz
Frederick County Developers
Frederick
Paul Magaha
Wiliam
Lee Jr
Frederick Housing Authority
Sagner Street
Mothers who Stay at Home Deserve Support and Honor
Jaime D. Boyce argues that stay at home mothers deserve respect rather than condemnation, reflecting on how modern society values fluctuated roles. She recalls her own mother’s dedication and urges recognition of parenting as a valued, timeless vocation.
Frederick County editor applauds judge over Allen sentence
A Frederick News-Post letter praises Judge Mary Ann Stepler for not reducing the 10 year sentence of Patrick and Jean Allen for harming a 2 year old child. The writer notes a Frederick County commissioner’s plea won’t aid re election and urges full 10 year incarceration. The letter also comments on defense claims of prior trouble and parole hopes.
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Frederick County
Mary Ann Stepler
Patrick
Jean Allen
Allens
Charles Smith
Thomas Nikirk
Earth Day '90 hinges on people not profits
Francis Brock urges local Frederick residents to participate in Earth Day 1990 emphasizing people over money. He argues that the anniversary's success depends on grassroots involvement and awareness of environmental crises, noting shifts from urgency to marketing in later decades. An Earth Day information line is provided.
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America
Hit
EPA
Gaylord Nelson
Earth Day
U.S
Tam
Frederick
Government offices should stay downtown
Kenneth C. Eidel of Creagerstown responds to a March letter urging moving Frederick government offices out of the city. He argues such relocation would worsen traffic, destroy farms, and spur growth by pulling people from suburban DC areas into rural Frederick County, urging residents to stay in Emmitsburg and rural communities.
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District of Columbia
Maryland
Frederick
Rockville
Gaithersburg
Emmitsburg
Frederick County
Germantown
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Japan
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Boyce Frederick
John R. Derr Frederick
Fredenck
Francis Brock Frederick
Kenneth C. Eidel
Creagerstown
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