World leaders urged to swap bombs for aid and aid missions
A former adversarial leader praised for sending 76 rescue workers and 30 tons of equipment to earthquake victims, while contrasting U S policy shift from Peace Corps aid to heavy bombing. The piece urges restraint, more humanitarian action, and sustained Kosovo support, envisioning a return to global aid leadership.
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Hose
United States
Good Guys
Peace Corps
Americans
Doctors Without Borders
Kosovo
NATO
Pushkin's rite of puppy adulthood and family life
A reflective piece on Pushkin, a growing English pointer, shedding puppyhood at six months with a new long nylon collar. He bonds with Boomer the Airedale and Sweetwater, while his playful mischief continues and his zest for life energizes North Market Street. The trio forms a lively canine dynamic with gentle hierarchy and mutual affection.
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Pushkin
Pushky
Boomer
Ermine
Sharon
Sweetwater
North Market Street
Moscow
Timber Theft Cripples Forest Oversight and Enforcement
The article cites estimates that $10 million to $100 million in timber theft occur annually, with the Forest Service reporting $5,248 recovered in 1997 in its Pacific Northwest region. It recounts past busts, a disbanded Timber Theft Investigations Branch, and questions about leadership, accountability, and how much timber crime goes undetected.
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Paul Bunyans
Forest Service
Capitol Hill
Government Accountability Project
Pacific Northwest
Thomas Creek Lumber and Log
Then
Jack Kent
Chicago
Kent
Wasley
Customs Service
Jack Anderson
Jan Muller
United Features Syndicate
Frederick County acts on school loan and library site
The Frederick County Commissioners approved the first payment on a Thurmont High School addition contract under a state 30 million credit pool for school construction. They also announced the new library headquarters will occupy the former Key Chevrolet site on East Patrick Street in Frederick after talks with City Alderman James S. Grimes who owned the property. A sharply divided county Democratic State Central Committee withdrew its recommendation for Liquor Commissioner Ellis G. Carty. Rep Beverly Byron led a House Armed Services delegation to the People's Republic of China. Charles H. Nickens was promoted to chief petty officer in the US Navy, stationed in San Pedro. A Maryland Pennsylvania group formed a committee to build a Pen Mar Park pavilion, with William Dayton influential in the drive.
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Frederick County
Thurmont High School
Frederick County Library
Chevrolet
East Patrick Street
Frederick
James S. Grimes
Democratic State Central Committee
Ellis G. Carty
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Pen Mar Park
Wiliam Dayton
Costly mail service between Baltimore and Frederick Post Office
Complainant reports severe delays in mail between Baltimore and Frederick, with days of two month lag. He notes late payments to credit card and insurance companies due to slow incoming and outgoing mail. He asks for restoration of reliable service and mentions potential move to protect credit.
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Baltimore
Frederick
Pony Express
Letter Opposing Star Wars Missile Defense Policy
Barry J. C. Kissin argues the Star Wars missile defense program wastes vast resources and relies on unreliable tech. He warns it escalates arms races and undermines deterrence, advocating major nuclear reductions and proliferation limits by the United States and Russia. He cites Lt Gen Lester Lyles and Admiral Stansfield Turner to support his case.
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U.S
America
Lester Lyles
U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
CIA
Stansfield Turner
Russia
Letters to the Editor raises concerns on teen driver debate
A reader criticizes a March 10 letter linking tragedy and teen drivers, questions tone and judgment, and shifts to comment on Serbian conflict and U.S. leadership. The letter expresses sympathy for victims and families, discusses ground forces versus air logistics, and ends with distrust in political leaders.
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Gabriel Johnson
U.S. 40
Question of trust fuels mockery of world conflicts
The author derides U S policy on Albania Bosnia Croatia and Kosovo arguing a long civil war cannot be solved by aerial bombing. They criticize the president as a Hitler comparison, claim past leaders had backbone, and accuse current defense cuts and military disdain. The piece frames current tensions as politically driven and alarmist.
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Albania
Bosnia
Croatia
Herzegovina
Serbia
Kosovo
White House
Hitler
Vietnam
England
Russia
Sen
Scouting for Frederick Scouts Present Civic Service
A Frederick area Boy Scout, First Class with Troop 274, reflects on five years in Scouting. He cites community activities such as Scouting for Food, bench repairs, and volunteer effort, stressing the program builds character and good citizenship beyond personal reward.
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Frederick
Letters to the Editor Purposed Address Lines
Local readers submit correspondence to The Frederick Howe Post with mailing and contact details including a P O Box and fax line. The fragment lists addresses and contact methods rather than content of opinions or editorials.
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Frederick Howe-Post
Patrick
P.O. Box
Fredertex
E-ay R
Fred
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